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I am hoping that March takes it’s business with her when she leaves. I feel like I am a sinking ship lately. The house is a mess, I am literally behind on all the things, and every time I cross one thing off at work, two more drop in it’s place. Also, allergies. If you dont know what the entire state looks like covered in pollen, take a trip down south in the spring. I have been living down here for 20 years now, and I am still shocked every spring when everything has a yellow/green coating of nasty on it for two months straight. There isn’t enough Clariton or nasal spray in the world to make you feel better. And that sentence made me realize something. It really has been 20 years since we moved to the south. Do you know how old that sounds that I can say, oh it’s been 20 years since….and I am not talking about being in elementary school?! LOL.

Anyways, you guys it is Easter weekend! The schools here have been on spring break this week. I can FINALLY pull out my sandals and flip flops and start wearing them on Sunday. I try to wait until Easter to deem them appropriate for work. Zoe’s daycare is closed today and my office closes at 2pm, so I am going to work from home this morning. My sister is supposed to come over for a bit today, and I am supposed to see my mom tomorrow for a little while. Haven’t seen her since Christmas! We spend Easter with Chris’s family, so we will be over there Sunday. What do you have planned?

Favorite Moments: I ate at Farm Bowl TWICE this week. Those acai bowls are addicting and they make it so easy to just drop in and take one to go if you have errands to run.

Zoe’s daycare was closed yesterday too, so I worked from home and we had some craft time before her nap. She is so much fun at this age!!! We did some painting, and colored in a book. She has this fun game where I lay on the couch and she “sneaks up” behind me and I look all surprised that she is there. She laughs and laughs so hard and loud that she snorts and then I laugh too. She can play that game for like 10 minutes straight. She has started giving kisses and they are the sweetest little kisses ever. And she learned the word “uh oh” and basically repeated in the car the entire way home the other night. (Our drive is about 35 minutes from daycare to the house in the evenings, mind you.) It was the cutest thing and I would repeat her and we would both laugh.

She received her first Scholastic books on Monday!!! They had a book fair at her school a few weeks ago and I was so darn excited about it! Was it not your favorite day of the school year??? I think my favorite book from the stack is Shoe-La-La. It is so cute! I put them all aside to put in her Easter basket, so I cant wait til we start reading these. But of course, I read them all before I put them up because book nerd over here!

Favorite Recipe: This Thai rice bowl sounds fabulous.

Favorite Purchase: Target has their t’s on sale for $5. Normally I would think, there is a reason they are $5. But no, seriously. I ordered a red and a white pocket v-neck with my Target card and it was less than $10 and they are amazing!!! It has been a long time since I have worn a plain tshirt. Normally they fit like garbage and I don’t feel comfortable. There is something about the material and the cut of these that rivals some of the $30 and $40 ones you can find at Nordstrom. Thanks Lindsay for talking me in to them!

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Linking up with Amanda. Happy Easter!!!

To say I am glad that the weekend is upon us is an understatement. This week was exhausting and I am pretty much ready to ditch all work and thoughts of work for the next two days! I don’t even know what we have planned for this weekend, but I know that some cleaning needs to be involved. Goodness, I don’t think anything other than dishes and laundry has been done in like two weeks. Oops. Also, thanks to all the rain and the random spring days….the grass is going to be needing attention soon. Adulting, am I right?

Favorite Moments: We have been enjoying a lot of healthy dinners this week. I really enjoyed egg roll in a bowl and turkey burgers with my maple roasted  brussels! Another one we have nearly every week is my baked pork chops recipe.

Chris and I had a lunch date at IKKO on Tuesday. We both ordered sushi and I also enjoyed an egg roll. It was delicious! It is nice to get to spend some time together, just the two of us.

I haven’t had lunch with Laura the last two weeks and it makes me sad. We are going to have to make up with something awesome next week!

Favorite Recipe: It is no secret around these parts that I love a cheeseburger. I found this keto friendly recipe that I cant wait to try!

Favorite Lusts: I am in desperate need of a wardrobe refresh, mainly spring/summer clothes. I also need one or two more pair of sandals to replace some that have been retired. I am in love with these bow flip flops from LC at Kohls. Right now they are on mega sale and I want to scoop up both colors!

I also like these knotted ones, same brand.

Has anyone tried these Articles of Society jeans at Nordstrom? They are on sale, making them under $40, and they have decent reviews. I have never tried a pair on to know. My current jeans are looking frumpy and baggy. Thank goodness.

I need to grab one or two of the Old Navy Swing Dresses while they are on sale. I have one from last year that I wore the crap out of. My only issues is, the arm holes are too big in the size I usually grab. I have this issue at a lot of stores with sleeveless tops and dresses. Is it just me???

Because of said arm hole issues, I live in my jean jacket over my dresses. The one I have is about 7 years old and on its last leg. It is from Old Navy and I really dont care for the fit of it to be honest. I think I need something a little higher quality to look better. I like the look of this one, but we dont have a Nordstrom for me to try it on. What is your favorite?? Spam me with them please!

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Linking up with Amanda. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

Spring has arrived here in Alabama! It was 79 degrees and sunny when Laura and I walked to lunch yesterday. Absolutely gorgeous outside!! This is the weather I enjoy, before it gets too hot and humid and I start dreaming of winter again. You know, in May.

Favorite Moments: I had lunch with Laura twice this week! On Tuesday we went to Saigon in Avondale. We both had our minds on bahn mi, and it was delicious as usual! We can’t go there without ordering the spring rolls of course!!! And then, we ordered Thai boba tea to go. Man, that was the best ever! I cant quit thinking about it.

Laura texted me an Instagram picture of sake cocktails in a can Wednesday night and was all…..eat at iCantina for lunch tomorrow, then walk over to Hop City and pick these up? Twist my arm. twist. my. arm. We shared chips and salsa, ordered delicious tacos and enjoyed another beautiful day in Birmingham…and then picked up one of each flavor they had of this gluten free 88 calorie goodness in a can afterwards.

Zoe brings joy to my life every single day. Right now she is in a phase where she likes to say hi to people as they enter a room. I will leave the living room and then walk back into the room and she will say “hi” like she is greeting me for the first time. Her afternoon teachers say that she greets them every afternoon when they come in without fail. They hear it over all the other kids the moment she notices they walked in. So sweet!

When I dropped her off at daycare on Wednesday, she walked up to each of the three kids in her class individually to say hi to them before sitting down at her own desk. It was just the cutest thing ever. My little social butterfly.

Right now she likes to go behind the kitchen table and “hide” and then she starts laughing manically when I come “find” her.

Favorite Recipe: We keep this korean beef recipe in rotation pretty regularly at our house. This was from Monday night. It is so easy to swap things out to make it healthier or less carbs or whatever. Most times I serve it with stir fry veggies instead of rice. During whole 30 I subbed coconut aminos and dropped the brown sugar and added a few more spices.

Favorite Lust: With the warm weather comes the need to update my spring wardrobe. Last year I was still going through PP issues and didn’t have a lot to work with. I wore the crap out of the same 5-6 dresses for most of the spring/summer. Loft is one of my favorite go-tos for dresses. And sometimes Old Navy, though their quality can leave a bit to be desired. I have my eye on this short sleeve swing dress right now. Come on sale! Swing and shift dresses are my jam.

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Linking up with Amanda, I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

Hey there, Friday! I picked Zoe up from daycare last night and she had a fever. Ugh. I thought we were going to go two full weeks germ free. I will be working from home today and hoping that it is just a little cold! This month is flying right on by. Before we know it, Easter will be here and everyone will be posting spring break pictures.

Favorite Moments: I received the sweetest Valentine’s Day card with some stickers from Andrea! She really knows how to make a girl feel special!

Chris surprised me on Valentine’s Day by inviting me to go to lunch with him. We went to IKKO in Five Points and had Japanese egg rolls, sushi, miso soup and salad. It was sooooo good!

We got Zoe a little something special to open on Valentine’s Day and they had a party in her class. She came home with a lot of Valentine’s loot! I sent her with applesauce pouches, Minnie Valentine’s cards and glitter stickers for each of the kids in her class. She really loved the card that Chris got me because it played music. She carried her M&M guy around all day.

I picked up two slices of cookie cake from Target as a treat after our lasagna. They were seriously up there as some of the best cookie cake slices we have ever had! My M&M’s reached out to me last month through Smiley 360 and offered me a voucher to put towards customizing my own M&Ms so I ordered some for Chris. I chose the colors, the XOXO clip art and uploaded our engagement photo. They turned out so well! They had sent them in a large bag with a white scoop and the M&M guy. Such a cool and unique present to give! I highly recommend.

Favorite Recipe: How amazing does this orange chicken look? I love making chinese take-out type food at home. It really saves on the sodium, calories and msg!

Favorite Show: Have you seen The Resident? My SIL told me about it last weekend and Chris and I binged all the episodes this week. There are only four right now. SO GOOD! It has the dude from Good Wife/Gilmore Girls and Emily from Revenge. It takes place at a hospital in Atlanta. This hospital isn’t real, but you get some Atlanta city scenes in some of the episodes that makes me homesick. Definitely check it out. Matt Czuchry is such a bad-ass doctor!

Favorite Lust: I want to get a cast iron skillet. Does it matter the brand and cost for this? I always see them for under $30 pretty much anywhere, but then there are some that are over $100 in the fancy brands. What are your thoughts? This one here is pre-seasoned, is that better than ones that say they aren’t?

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Linking up with Amanda. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

Is it just me, or did this week last a year??? I don’t think we really have any plans for the weekend. Probably avoiding people with the flu again. You guys, there are three separate school districts that are shut down right now because so many students there  have it. GROSS!!! If you are sick, don’t freaking expose yourself to the public!!! What is wrong with people???

Favorite Moments: Laura and I finally tried Bird’s. They opened down the street from my office awhile back and we kept saying we needed to check it out and never did. The pizza was SOOOOO delicious! I can’t wait to go back and try another kind.

Cue all the tears. Zoe moved up to her big girl car seat this week. She basically looks and acts like a toddler now. I literally had watery eyes as I put her in it for the first time Tuesday morning. We decided on the Graco 4Ever after reading a million reviews and talking about it to about 100 different people. I am so used to Britax that I am still on a learning curve with this thing, but it feels strong and sturdy and I LOVE the way it looks. I mean come on, it’s stripes you guys!!!

Favorite Purchase: Kathy has only been telling me for about three years now to order the Eminence Strawberry Rhubarb Dermafoliant. Have you seen Kathy’s skin? She looks like she is 12. When she tells you to order something YOU DO IT! You guys!! This stuff is seriously so amazing. My skin has never felt softer. Literally felt like a baby. Or as Kathy said, a dolphin! Just do yourself a favor and do it.

Favorite Recipe: How amazing does this pumpkin humus look??

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Linking up with Amanda, I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!