happy halloween

Hope everyone has a fabulous and candy-filled day! We are having a couple's halloween party tonight and I'm so excited! It's going to be Conner's mission buddies & their wives. I love getting together with this group and I'm so happy we've made such good friends with so many awesome couples :)

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pumpkin waffles & buttermilk syrup

Fall is the season for pumpkin recipes so obviously, pumpkin waffles and buttermilk syrup were in order. While I'm not the biggest pumpkin pie fan, I do love a good pumpkin chocolate chip cookie and some warm pumpkin waffles.

For the waffles I used this recipe I found via Pinterest and then topped them with my mom's foolproof buttermilk syrup.

Buttermilk Syrup

3 cups sugar

1 1/2 cups buttermilk

1/4 cup butter

4 tablespoons corn syrup

2 tablespoons baking soda

4 tsp vanilla

Start with a big pot. And I mean big. This stuff boils up a lot.

Put in all ingredients (but vanilla) and bring to a boil over medium heat for 5 minutes.

Stirring throughout, you should notice the syrup should get really foamy and start darkening into a caramel color. After 5 minutes, turn off the heat and stir in the vanilla.

Enjoy!

fall nail inspiration

Pinterest has been killing it with some fabulous nail inspiration lately...