Friday Favorites

Happy Friday!

If you read my post on Tuesday you might have seen there's a new link party on the block called Share The Love hosted by Pamela from A Little Glitter which takes place every other Tuesday. I think it's a great way to feature other bloggers and share their posts that are worth reading. This week I posted about some Selfie Tips from Kerri at Cheshire Kat.



Speaking of Kerri, we met up for happy hour yesterday at Marlow's Tavern. Marlow's was throwing their 2nd anniversary celebration with some great happy hour deals. They gave us some cotton candy (cotton is the tradition for 2nd year anniversaries), we had some drinks and appetizers, won some door prizes, and also managed to walk away with some free cupcakes too. Fun times but blogger fail for not taking a selfie with the pro herself!

Favorite Jewelry & Accessories Shop: 
I just stumbled upon Earrings Nation jewelry this week on Etsy and they have some gorgeous pieces along with beautiful earrings and such for brides and bridesmaid gifts.

 

Favorite Recipe:
This Thai Chicken Salad with Spicy Peanut Sauce recipe sounds amazing. I'm a fan of anything with peanut sauce.

Cutest Social Media Post:
I've been following Boo for a while now and I still can't get over how cute he is.

Free Money!
Love getting paid to shop from Ebates. I've made a total of $235 since signing up a couple years ago. This check isn't as big since I haven't done much shopping recently but it pays off nicely around the holidays when I do most of my shopping online. Who doesn't love free money?

Joining Amanda for her weekly Friday linkup and hoping she's having a blast in Charleston with two of my other favorite bloggers.

Enjoy your weekend pretties!

Friday Favorites

 Happiness is the feeling when Friday finally get here... and of course the weekend... and not having any big obligations. Happiness will be had this weekend with lots of relaxing and maybe a dash of productivity but I'm not promising anything though. So let's talk about some faves for this week.

Hair:
I love these 5 easy summer hairstyles by Lauren Conrad. 

Recipe: 

I've never heard of Mexican Street Corn before but this recipe looks amazing! 

Cute Outfits: 

Summer Casual

Casual Work to Happy Hour

Dressy Work

Exercise: 
I've been slacking recently and need to get back into a routine. I particularly like waist trimming workouts since that's my problem area.

Lola:

If you follow me on Instagram, you might have seen this pic of Lola who's always a great help in the kitchen vacuuming the floor when we're cooking and eating dinner.

Humor:

Because having friends that you don't have to always bite your tongue around is key.
 

Joining Amanda for her weekly Friday Favorites linkup and wishing everyone a happy weekend.

Is it 5 o'clock yet?

Friday Favorites + Urban Decay Giveaway

What can I say about this week? It really didn't start off too fabulous on Monday and Tuesday when I thought I was getting sick but by Wednesday all my energy kicked back in and I was ready to take on the world. I met up with a girl friend for Thai lunch on Wednesday which was fun catching up on our different travel adventures and life in general. 

I also had fun going through all my photos from Vegas and recapping my trip on the blog yesterday here. K and I cooked up healthy dinners every night because you know traveling can throw everything off so I've been trying to get back on track. I also somehow managed to crush it at work and get so much done which called for a glass of wine or two last night. At the end of the day, it turned out to be a pretty great week ;-) Now it's time to join Amanda for some of my weekly faves. 

Favorite Fashion Accessories: 

These adjustable Alex and Ani necklaces are so pretty and perfect for layering. I'm a big fan of starfish and sand dollars.

Favorite Makeup Lust:

Has anyone tried out the Ultimate NARS lip pencils? I love all three colors in this set. 

Favorite Recipe:
Tracie's Edamame and Bacon Succotash recipe looks like the perfect side dish for summer days.

Favorite Nail Design:

I recently tried out Jamberry nail wraps which come in every color and design imaginable. Check out my Jamberry post from earlier this week to see how they work along with some of my favorite designs.

Favorite Giveaway:
Of course the Naked Smoky palette giveaway hosted by Kate, myself and several other of my favorite bloggers. Only 2 days left to enter!

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Happy weekend everyone! 

Wedding Anniversary & Friday Favorites

Hope the week treated everyone well! I'm so looking forward to hopefully binge watching Orange is the New Black this weekend so I can finally get caught up but we'll see how that goes...

K and I celebrated our wedding anniversary on Tuesday (our wedding recap). Nothing special was planned because we have much bigger things in store for 4th of July weekend but I got home from work to some roses, a card, and dinner cooked. Chicken Cordon Bleu was on the menu...That was a nice treat and relaxing way to spend it on a week night.

Joining the lovely Amanda today for Friday Favorites.

I'm excited that another trip has been booked and confirmed for later this year. I know, I know we haven't even accomplished the Vegas trip yet but when a Southwest sale has cheap tickets we have to make quick decisions soooo we're heading to New Orleans for K's birthday in September!

Favorite Shopping Finds:
 Stocked up from Bath & Body Works semi-annual sale. Got all of this for $50 which is a steal considering one 3-wick candle is regularly $22.

 

Love this Beaded Bangle Bracelet set I purchased over the weekend. They're inexpensive but so pretty to dress up any outfit. 

Favorite Recipe:
I'm always looking for new smoothie recipe and next Im planning to try this Coconut, Milk and Almond Butter Smoothie from The Housewife in Training Files.

Favorite Fashion Find:

I tried on and almost bought this black Vera Wang jumpsuit over the weekend and now I'm thinking I need to go back to get it. I would have never thought jumpers would look good on me but I was surprised plus its super comfy and loose fitting.

Favorite Funny:

Have a great weekend everyone!

Friday Favorites

Well this week just zipped by didn't it? I'm definitely happy about that and thankful to have nothing special planned for the weekend except a whole lot of cleaning before some guests arrive next week.

My best friend arrives Monday and leaves Thursday and then some more friends arrive Thursday night and leave the following Monday. Funny it worked out that way but needless to say I'm going to be busy and not sure how much time I will have to focus on blogging. I am looking forward to catching up with some of my favorite girlies from home.

Other than that, I'm happy to finally be the new owner of a tiny Macbook Air after the incident earlier this year with my other computer. Thankfully I have a laptop from work that held me over for almost 3 months but I really needed to get my own for personal use. Let the fun begin!

I'm going to keep this post short and sweet like this week and hopefully today decides to do the same for us so we can get the weekend started!

Joining the lovely Amanda for her Friday Favorites linkup. 

Favorite Recipe:

Slow Cooker Thai Chicken Soup

Favorite Accessory Find:

Kendra Scott stackable rings

Favorite Funny:

I'll leave you on this note...

 

Have a fabulous weekend loves!

Long Weekend Excitement

Happy Friday!
I feel so relieved the long weekend is here. What a difference one extra day of relaxation can make especially since we (in the US) get to skip over that dreaded Monday.

This week consisted of me going back and forth via email with Bloglovin's a-hole support staff who tried to place the blame on me for my feed not working. I would have possibly believed them if there wasn't several other bloggers complaining about the same issue. It's fixed. For now. Only took a week.

Other than that BS, the orange sunset from my backyard wasn't too shabby on Wednesday night.

So let's get right into some weekly faves and joining the newly turned Mrs. Amanda for her Friday Favorites linkup. Hoping she's enjoying her honeymoon in European paradise!

Favorite Fashion Finds:
Some Memorial Day-themed outfit ideas. Keeping it casual of course. I especially like the Marilyn Monroe top and the sunnies.

Favorite Hair Inspiration:

This Relaxed Half-up Braid looks pretty and easy to recreate.

Favorite Recipe
Skinny Buffalo Chicken Meatballs
Skinnytaste.com seriously has the best recipes. I would post their recipes every week if it wasn't for other great recipes on Pinterest and, of course, from other bloggers I follow.

Favorite Funnies:

I think this is my first thought almost every morning when the alarm goes off...

Cheers to the weekend!

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Friday Favorites

I hope you have something fun lined up for the weekend even if that means relaxing at home. 

I only realized yesterday but it appears Bloglovin has failed me starting on Tuesday and hasn't been publishing my posts to the feed. Anyone else run into this problem and happen to know the solution? I'm waiting to hear back from their support team. 

I'm stumbled on the world's most dangerously delicious smoothie this week from Wawa. If you have a Wawa in your area, I definitely recommend this Strawberry Cheesecake Smoothie. It's certainly a guilty treat but I used it as a meal replacement and declined on the whip cream topping. Does that count for being healthy? Probably not but not sorry.

In case you missed it and you might have because of Bloglovin issues. Kerri, Kate and I started a new Wanderlust Wednesday linkup this week which will run every 2nd Wednesday of the month so if you love traveling (or dream of it), come just us for the next linkup on Wednesday, June 10th. 

Now on to some my weekly faves and joining the lovely Amanda who is off on her honeymoon for her Friday Favorites linkup. 

Favorite Shopping Finds:

This White Deep V-Neck Coverup is on my wish list for upcoming beach trips since it's already 80+ degrees in Florida. 

Favorite Recipe: 

Emelia's Maxxed Up Moscow Mule sounds like an adult beverage I would certainly enjoy especially on a Friday like today.

Favorite Truths: 

Favorite Funny:

This girl. And that tongue...

Happy weekend!

Friday Favorites

Happy Friday lovelies!

I'm looking forward to a fairly low-key weekend and hopefully lots of sleep. This work week was crazy busy so I wasn't able to keep up with reading blogs as much as I usually do BUT the weekend is here and hopefully that will all change...

So let's talk about Cinco de Mayo on Tuesday. Honestly, my days are over for heavy drinking on a work night but I did make it a point to go for lunch with coworkers at one of my favorite hole-in-the-wall Mexican restaurants. Their fajitas are to die for and Cinco de Mayo was the perfect excuse for a calorie splurge.

Now on to sharing some of my weekly faves and joining Amanda for Fridays Favorites.

Favorite Spring Nail Color:
These are not my nails but I love this color and would to find out what the name of the color is.

Favorite Purchase:

Is this City Triangles Blouson Dress not perfect for a night out in Vegas?
I'm counting down the days for our trip out there for 4th of July weekend. I don't dress up often (other than for weddings) but I figured I would need one nice "night-out" dress and keep the rest of the trip pretty casual. 

Favorite Recipe:
Found this Pesto Grilled Shrimp recipe on Pinterest and looks like a must try especially since we love cooking with pesto.

Favorite Article:
I definitely condone splurging on special occasions (like I did for Cinco de Mayo) but I like to make my overall eating habits healthy. This article is a good guide to figure out how to create healthy cooking and eating patterns.

Have a fabulous weekend and don't forget to enter our giveaway to win a $125 Amazon gift card!

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