live it - brunch

Single this Valentine's Day? Why not host a brunch for your friends this weekend instead of just YouTubing proposals and eating ice cream (as if I have ever done that)?

Last Saturday, my roommate, Jenna, and I had our friend, Sandra, over for brunch. I used my new waffle maker (thank you grandpa!), used a slightly healthier version of a waffle recipe (use applesauce instead of oil), my family's homemade maple syrup from Michigan, juice and clementines.

Details: Use a simple lace table cloth, a pretty centerpiece (fresh flowers would be even better!), pink rose napkins and use teacups instead of normal glasses. What a lovely, classy way to spend the morning.

Need a playlist to help pretend you are really having brunch on a terrace in the Tropics? Check out Songza's Tropical Beach playlist!

Enjoy! live-it #thebrittdiaries

Create it- diy Valentine's Day

Valentine's day is less than a week away...here are a few easy gift ideas! These are things I have done for various holidays since we have been together, so these ideas can work for anniversaries or birthdays too.

Customized Coffee Tumbler:

My boyfriend loves coffee, so I bought a coffee tumbler that you could customize. I bought different types of paper from the craft store and printed out pictures to create a personalized collage.

One Year Of Memories Book:

I glued 12 (one for each month of the year) envelopes together to make an accordion-style fold out book. I wrote down a memory from each month and added pictures from that on the outside of the envelope. This one is definitely a little more time consuming, but worth it.

Our Map:

I used pencil, markers and water colors to create a customized map. It actually took my boyfriend and I seven years to finally get together, so I focused on the path to get to each other, but this can be adjusted to your year together, to your engagement or when you first met.

Happy Valentine's Day!!!

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