day before birthday recap, recipe & ootd

day two of birthday weekend! i am going to make this post short and sweet because i am exhausted but today was nothing short of perfect! i started today out with body pump and now i am ending it with an iveycake lemon blueberry cupcake! in between came lunch at goodness gracious with mom and phillip, a quick stop at green hills, and then mom and i went to christmas village in nashville! we came home to delicious buffalo chicken chili and cornbread so you could say that today could not have been better! posted below is the recipe for our chili and a picture of my outfit from today with my handsome looking brother, phillip, at goodness gracious! 

buffalo chicken chili

1 1/2 lb. raw boneless skinless chicken breasts, halved

1/4 tsp. each salt and black pepper
3 cups low-sodium fat-free chicken broth + more if needed
2 15.5-oz. cans cannellini (white kidney) beans, drained and rinsed
2 cups chopped celery
2 cups peeled and chopped carrots

2 cups chopped onion

1 tsp. chopped garlic

1 tsp. chili powder

1 tsp. ground cumin

1 cup Frank's RedHot Buffalo Sauce + more if desired
crumbled blue cheese, feta, etc. for topping

1. Season chicken with salt and pepper, and place in a crock pot. Add all remaining ingredients except hot sauce. Stir. Set crockpot on low for 6-8 hrs or high for 3-4.
2. After chicken is fully cooked. shred with two forks and return to crockpot. Add hot sauce to chili and stir in crockpot. add additional chicken broth if needed.
3. To serve, top with additional Buffalo Sauce and cheese if desired! 

(slightly adapted from Hungry Girl)

green piko top, june rabbit fur vest, AG jeggings, j. crew mcalister boots,

j. crew statement earrings, louis vuitton speedy 30 and bandeau scarf 

told you it was going to be short and sweet and to the point! happy friday to everyone and happy almost birthday to me! 

xoxo, 

clp