"Baby its cold outside..."

"Baby its {cold} outside..."

So there is nothing I love more about coat season than to have a bright colored piece for the winter. What better way to show some amazing colors than your coat? I mean come on its never covered (unless with snow) + you can find so many cute styles + colors everywhere! 

Top: H&M

Fleece Leggings: Valshi Boutique or like ones at Bella Me Boutique.

Boots: Steve Madden

Coat: H&M

Beanie: Zumies

Necklace: Lia Sophia

I loved this outfit it is a go-to of mine! Today is a short + sweet post. Hope you all have a very Merry Christmas! 

{xoxo kal}

New + Improved

{New} Name?  Yes... Why you ask? Ok I will tell.

So it came to me one day as I was in my hometown looking up at the stars thinking of all the things I would like to do in life. I love to stargaze (like seriously its a problem when I am home or outside at night I will always just look for a minute) + to me Stargazer means ambition. According to the good old dictionary that means; a strong desire to do or to achieve something, typically requiring determination and hard work. I feel like I have a lot of {ambition} bottled up inside of me ready to burst out + show myself to the world. So I figured what better name for the new + improved blog for me right? You may think its weird but I am going with it + hopefully it works. Thanks for starting this fun journey with me. If you ever have any tips or questions as always find my contact info on the contact tab! 

So {Welcome} to The Blonde

 Stargazer

{xoxo} kal

Bright Color in {Fall}... YES!

 How was everyones Thanksgiving? I hope great! Mine was great we went up to Idaho to see my family + it was so much fun! While up there I was able to shoot some pics on this beautiful property by my house for my style portion of the blog! Hope you enjoy!

 So I'm all about fall + all that comes with it! I especially love that it is automatically sweater, legging + boot weather. Which means you usually stick with more neutral colors right? So those days I'm not in the "legging mood" {which is rare} I like to add lots of color to my wardrobe. This outfit is a great example of how I love to add lots of color to my outfit for the day!

top:  Target

vest: Bohme Boutique

silver jeans: Buckle

boots: Steve Madden

watch: Buckle

lion bracelet/earrings: DownEast Basics

ring: Charming Charlie

Thanks for stopping in! If you have any feedback feel free to contact me. 

xoxo {kal}

Easy {Chocolate} Cake

Did I hear {cake}, yes yes I did. Ok so I'm not a huge lover of cake but this cake will make everyone think differently of a good old chocolate cake! You ready? I am! People will think you spent a fortune on this cake or took forever making it but truth is it is sooo {simple}...

What you'll need:

{1} box of Chocolate Cake Mix (yes I said boxed cake mix, I told you it was easy!)

^^You will also need any ingredients that you need to make your cake but thats a given..^^

{1} 12 oz. package Semi Sweet chocolate chips

{1} C. Whipping Cream 

{1} Bundt Pan (or any kind of cake 

Mix together your ingredients for your chocolate cake, pour in you cake pan + bake.

Yumm.. Ok so once your cake is done baking let it cool on a wire rack until you can slice it into 3 layers without it breaking. {Ps. if you have a normal cake pan use that if you don't want to play the guessing game lining your cake up just right.} Also make sure to poke holes in your cake with a fork that way your chocolate mixture will just melt through the cake which = melting in your mouth! DELISH! 

Once your cake is sliced + ready turn your stovetop on medium heat + in a pan pour in 1cup of whipping cream. This is really the most complicated it can get. Once your cream is just about boiling point, take it off the heat + add in 2 cups of chocolate chips and let it sit for about 1 minute. Once you have let it sit stir your chocolate + cream mixture together until it is silky smooth. I usually have the pan on the stove top now tuned off but just low-med heat so it will continue to melt. 

Once your topping is smooth pour the chocolate mixture over the 1st bottom slice of your cake {do so slowly or it will run everywhere!} Once you have poured 1/3 of mixture on bottom slice of cake set your next layer on top of that + continue to pour + then do the last layer pouring the rest of mixture on top of cake.

Let it sit for at least an hour before serving that way chocolate has time to melt into the rest of the cake. My husband always says he likes it the day after. I like to set it in the fridge so it has time to set + get nice and cold. Your choice! Enjoy! 

For you Chocolate lovers {beware} this is very addicting! 

If you have any questions please email me! Information is in my contact page. 

Arizona or Oregon?

Decisions decisions...

  A little update on what is going on in our life. Jake is in the process of applying + interviewing from schools, he has had a few offers from schools all over but has accepted offers at Midwestern University in Arizona + Pacific University in Oregon. We just have one problem... we both are very indecisive + can not make a decision yet on where we want to go. We have gone to both places looked around + loved them both! Unfortunately I am lame + only took pictures at one place! So I thought I would just share the latest from the Adventures of Jake + Kalie.

 When I was driving around looking at apartments I found this...

 Could not believe how green everything was.

 Jake was determined to cross this 3+ mile bridge + we found a way

 If you didn't know already the coast is very windy

 Cannon beach so pretty

 Multnomah Falls = Breath Taking

 nough said..

 Moss is unreal

 if ever in Portland go here. long line but worth the pink box

 most random flavors ever! 

coast once more.... 

Well there ya have it our little adventure weekend to Oregon... 

Daily Deals

Ok so as I am surfing the internet tonight going through blogs, my favorite deal websites + I was thinking how amazing it was once I found these amazing sites so I thought I would share a few of my favorites! Enjoy! (BE WARNED YOU MAY BE TEMPTED TO SPEND LOTS + LOTS OF TIME + MONEY AT THESE SITES ;] )

1: Brickyard buffalo. {www.Brickyardbuffalo.com} I may have spent more than I would like to share at this website + I love everything! They will usually have a Blogger that they feature with their favorite things on their site once a week + so it makes it fun to see everyones favs!

2: Groop dealz {with a "Z} {www.Groopdealz.com} This was my very first find, a co-worker showed me this site + it was instant love at first glance! They are always updating with new dealz, but mainly the start of the week! So fun! 

 3. P.S I Adore You {www.Psiadoreyou.com} Ok ok I L.O.V.E these mommys! They started this site to raise awareness for childhood cancer + they feature amazing courageous little children that are battling their disease. Then your purchase funds the fight! Amazed yet? I am! Go check out this site now! 

4: Sassy Steals {www.Sassysteals.com} Last but not the least this website offers daily homemade deals, boutique deals + giveaways! So fun right! Check it out you wont regret it!

Ok now you know some of my guilty pleasures! Go have fun, enjoy these websites I know I do! 

xoxo {kal}