Birthday Cake Chex Mix

I love chex mix. Whether it's sweet or savory, I can't keep myself from reaching for a big handful of it at a party. My favorite chex mix has always been the chocolate peanut butter muddy buddies or puppy chow as some people call it. A unique twist on muddy buddies, I found this recipe for cake batter flavored chex mix on Pinterest and decided to whip it up for a friend's birthday cookout. Being for a birthday party, I decided to dub it Birthday Cake Chex Mix to fit the occasion.

Nutter Butter Flip Flops & Sandy Bottom Pretzels

+ Beach Themed Party or Shower Ideas

My coworker Jen is getting married in May in Hilton Head, South Carolina. Traditionally, our office holds small after-work parties to celebrate events such as upcoming weddings and babies. My fellow coworkers and I began planning Jen's shower about a month ago and last Thursday was the big day. We scrounged up all of our beach themed decor, made some creative homemade favors and threw a really great shower on a small budget.

A White Halloween

Source: cakeinfo.blogspot.com via Amber on Pinterest

My roommate and I had been planning a Halloween party since we moved into our apartment two months ago. We set the date, sent out a Facebook invitation and covered our apartment from top to bottom in Halloween decor. I went to three costume stores in search of the perfect costume, only to settle on a homemade costume instead. I scoured Pinterest and some of my favorite blogs to come up with the ideas for cute treats for our guests to enjoy.

And then, Snowtober hit. Five inches of snow and widespread power outages led us to postpone our party until November 12.

So, our Halloween decorations will stay up for two more weeks. And our neighbors will probably think we're crazy when our guests show up in costumes, mid-November.

Here are just a few of the things we had up our sleeves for the party.