Crock Pot Dr. Pepper Pulled Pork

So, apparently last week there was some sporting event on television during which people eat large amounts of ridiculous foot and yell at the TV. There was also a Bruno Mars concert during halftime, so ya know, I didn't want to miss it for the world.

In honor of the Bruno Mars concert, and some random football game... I decided to eat something delicious. I had just picked up a Pork Roast at Aldi the week before, so this was a great opportunity to eat it.

I looked around on Pinterest and I immediately found a recipe for Crock Pot Dr. Pepper Pulled Pork, so I knew I had found a winner.

This cooked all day while I was at work, and when I got home to turn on the game it was time to eat!

Doesn't this look delicious?



Yes? Ok, go make it. Trust me, you want to. Here is the recipe:

What you need:

3-4 lb Pork Loin Roast
Pork Rub (see how I make mine here) or your favorite seasonings
12 oz Dr Pepper
Barbecue Sauce (to taste)




How to make it:

Season pork with your rub on all sides.
Place in slow cooker.
Pour in Dr Pepper.
Cook on low 10-12 hours.
Drain most of the liquid.
Use tongs to shred pork.
Add barbecue sauce to taste (I use a whole bottle)
Stir well and reduce temp to warm for serving.
Serve on buns with cole slaw on the sandwich or on the side (optional).

Here is the original source: http://www.raininghotcoupons.com/crock-pot-dr-pepper-pulled-pork/

DIY chevron Necklace Organizer

A couple of weeks ago we traded rooms with Rachel. This resulted in us gaining a bigger closet and a better layout in our bedroom. It also meant that I lost the tree branches I had painted on the old bedroom walls in order to hang my necklaces from:







What this meant is that it was up to me to find something new to do with my necklaces, because I have a lot. (Probably twice as many now as I did in that picture)

So I looked around on Pinterest, but I couldn't something I was in love with. I ended up going to Hobby Lobby and looking around for a big wooden plaque.

I did manage to find on that I liked, so I took it home to work on, praying it was going to be big enough.

I started out by painting the edges black and middle of the plaque white. Then I started the time consuming process of using my chevron stencil and tracing chevron designs onto the wood.

I used teal paint to make the alternating chevron lines.

Next Justin screwed about a million mug hooks into the wood in an alternating pattern so the necklaces wouldn't tangle.

I love how it looks on the wall. I just need to slow down on my necklace buying... or maybe I don't.  We will see how it goes. ;)

Teal Dresser Chalk Paint Makeover

A few months ago I turned a drab wood nightstand into a fun and funky teal nightstand with the use of some homemade chalk paint.

Since we recently traded rooms with Rachel I decided that our dresser would look great if I painted it to match the nightstand.

So, I took it from this:

To this!

It was very easy to do this DIY! I left the top black, and painted the bottom half of the dresser teal. I used just a couple of coats, and since it is chalk paint, the more worn it ends up looking, the better. I love how it turned out!

Now I need to find Justin a nightstand so I can paint it to match too! :)

Be-You-Tiful Sign

Recently, we traded rooms with Rae so that we could have a bigger closet. This means there is a lot of redecorating to do in both rooms and much settling in left to do.

Rachel saw a sign that said "Be-YOU-tiful" at a craft show over the summer and she told me she wanted it. I decided to go ahead and make her one for her new room.

I bought a large wooden plaque at Hobby Lobby and painted it with some aqua chalk paint.

 After that, I gathered up some wooden letters I had laying around and painted them black. The bigger letters are for the word "YOU" and the rest of the word is in little letters, so the you is emphasized. I also used a couple of wooden stars that I painted black to break up the words. I attached all of the letters using hot glue. I love the way it turned out! And so does she! :)

Now if I could just get her to clean the rest of her room, it would all be great! ;)

{Hungry Girl} SW BBQ Quesadilla

Two things that we love in this house are quesadillas and Hungry Girl recipes. This SW BBQ quesadilla recipe was yumtastic.

Recipe makes 1 serving.

1 tablespoon of BBQ sauce with 45 calories or less per 2-tablespoon serving
1 wedge of laughing cow light creamy swiss cheese
1 large high fiber tortilla with 110 calories or less
2 ounces cooked and shredded chicken breast
2 tablespoons shredded reduced fat Mexican blend cheese
1 tablespoon canned black beans, drained and rinsed
1 tablespoon frozen sweet corn kernels,thawed
1 tablespoon chopped scallions

In a bowl mix the BBQ with cheese wedge until blended. Lay tortilla flat and spread BBQ/Cheese mixture on one half. Top mixture with remaining ingredients.

Spray skillet with nonstick spray and bring to medium-high heat. Lay the half-loaded tortilla on the skillet and cook for 2 minutes.

Using a spatula, fold the bare half of the tortilla over the filling and press lightly to seal. Carefully flip and cook until crispy, about 3 minutes. Slice into wedges.