Summer Products (MUST HAVES)

I am very lucky to live in a place that experiences all four seasons to their fullest.  I couldnt imagine living somewhere without all four distinct seasons!  We get the extremely cold winters though this past winter was a great exception because Im not sure you could call it winter, but we get the amazing fall and the perfect spring and the very hot summer! 

This horse farm is about 15-20 miles from my home and this is an example of winter in Kentucky.

We get the cliche flowers blooming in Kentucky in the Spring and this Tree is absolutely beautiful and they are all over!

This is such a normal picture that I see in summer here the blue skies with the white clouds and the beautiful farms in the forefront! 

And last but certainly NOT least my favorite season FALL!  Can you not see why!?!

Since Summer is right around the corner and it is the best time to be out and about for me Im going to share with you all My FAVORITE summer must haves!

I paint my nails ALL THE TIME and I have tons of polish so one of my first must haves are 2 different nail polishes

Neon Pink Nail Polish is a MUST!

My Sally Hansen Insta Dri .. This is a staple!  This is how my nails always turn out looking great!

My favorite Razors are the Venus razors they leave my legs SOO Silky!

I have not always did this I really didnt start until about a year ago and I swear by it in the summer.  I keep the baby oil in the shower and after I shave my legs I lather it on.  Then when I get out and I dry off I wipe the excess off.  If Im getting ready and I am wearing shorts I will pour some baby oil onto a washcloth and I will go over my legs to moisturize and make them shine and look tan!

Fruity Smelling Shave cream!

The absolute best tanning lotion EVER!!!  I swear by it!

I tan really well in the summer (you should see my dad and brother CRAZY DARK) but I also burn a good few times this is what always comes to my rescue when I am burnt!

I think this is the best smelling shampoo that I have ever used.  I will put my hair up wet and then take it down the the smell is everywhere! But in the summer I swim A LOT and this helps keep moisture in my hair since the chlorine dries it out!

I do this year round but it is a great energy booster in the summer (DONT FORGET IT MAKES YOUR HAIR AND NAILS GROW TOO!)

And of course you sweat and swim and put on tanning lotion, makeup and sunblock and this helps clean your pores from all of the impurities! And smells great!

I Finally got to go fishing!

       I am from Kentucky, a lot of the girls that I went to school with went hunting and fishing regularly they had dads and brothers that went every chance that they had.  My family on the other hand was a little more urban in the sense that I have NEVER known of my older brother or dad to go hunting and as for fishing I can honestly say that I have not heard much from them about that either.  I would love for one day when I get married to find a guy that loved to do those things, because I am an outdoors kind of girl.  My friends know that when it is summer Im outdoors and they laugh about it because Im very girly in a lot of ways I love to dress up where heels, do my hair and makeup, and then there is the side of me that I love to get dirty and be "one of the guys".   It was funny because in school when I took Advanced Placement Biology my senior year where we disected a lot of animals, I seemed to always be the one that did the cuting and the dirty part of the work. 
       I have wanted to go fishing for years, I mean there is only one guy who really goes and goes often so I never had anyone to go with.  This weekend (Memorial Day Weekend) I came down to my cousins house and we all went fishing two days in a row we made a campfire and roasted marshmallows and had S'mores, hot dogs and chips.  The kids went swimming in the creek (I walked through it) it was beautiful out in the country down in the woods, very peaceful. 

OH YEA!  I caught my FIRST EVER FISH and I baited my own hook with bloody liver!!  Even the guys were impressed!  It was a catfish a little under 2 ft long and it was about 4-5 pounds!  I was ecstatic!  I think im a natural! haha

My Cousin Allison and I.

My little sister Thristian and I.

The Creek!

Taylor.

Gaige.

Kinley.

My Catfish! (I wouldnt touch it LOL)

My fish again!

A Very Sweet, Very Southern Dessert (Recipe)

Okay Im all about the easy laid back southern life style, but of course I am because this is where I am from and it is what I am used to.  Of course the southern states are some of the most unhealthy states in the country Not only due to the very fattening (i.e. the dessert Im about to show you) foods and a slower paced lifestyle.  We like the simpler things in life like sitting on a front porch and chewing the fat (Gossiping), (very) sweet tea, BBQ's, sweet lemonade and of course fried foods.  This recipe is a traditional southern dessert and you better be prepared because not only is it addicting BUT it is very very sweet. 

                                                                          Chess Bars

What you will need:
1 Box of yellow cake mix
3 Eggs
8 oz of softened cream cheese
1/2 cup (1 stick of butter) melted
4 cups (1lb) Powdered sugar

Preheat the oven to 300 degrees.

1. Pour the cake batter into a mixing bowl, add 1 egg and your 1/2 cup of melted butter.  MIX INGREDIENTS

2. Pour into a 9x13 baking dish and press down like you would with a pie crust (only on the bottom not up the sides)

3.  Mix softened cream cheese, 2 eggs and 4 cups powdered sugar use a mixer to blend until smooth. 

4. Pour creamy mixture on top of the cake batter crust. 

5. Place in the oven to bake for 50-60 minutes until the top is golden brown.

6. After removing from oven let set for a couple of hours to give it time to set.

7. Cut into squares.

I reccomend baking this the day before you need it because it sets up and thickens over night!