friday favorites

This week has been a crazy one! I have been slammed trying to get work done, running errands, getting my car tag renewed, and then the whole issue with the internet and that cyberhack has been super frustrating too! To say I am glad it is finally Friday is an understatement. I am literally behind on everything else and it I just want to relax.

Favorite Moments:This week was extra special because my mom brought my grandmother down from Pennsylvania and they came to my house to visit. Zoe got to meet her other great grandmother! We just sat around and talked and played with Zoe and it was so fun. My mom also brought me my favorite chips and smiley cookies that we cant get down here. After she takes her back home, she is bringing us some pepperoni cheese. I can’t wait for that either!

Getting this sweet card and coffee treat in the mail from Lindsay!!!  It surely brightened my day. My most favorite thing about blogging and the reason I wont quit more than anything, is the friendships I have made. I am waiting for teleportation or floo powder to be a thing so we can just visit our blogging friends much more easily!

I made some decent lunches and dinners this week, trying to change it up a little. I get stuck in ruts making the same things. We had Korean beef and stir fry veggies one night, pot roast, bbq chicken stuffed sweet potatoes and pork chops this week. Two days for lunch I made sweet potato noodles.

Zoe and I have been having lots of fun with the Instagram Story filters.

Favorite Lust: I tried this purple ruffle back dress on at Loft this week and it is soooooo cute on! I love the back detailing that you cant see in this picture. Now I wait til it goes on sale. Because you know it will. They had it in a print too.

Favorite Funnies:

How I felt about the PLL Finale. If you watched it, lets discuss please!!!!!!!!

I hope you all have a fabulous and safe Forth of July weekend!!!! Linking up with Amanda.

We had quite the scare yesterday in Birmingham! Figures, the one day I was in the office this week the tornado sirens started going off right around the time I got a call from my MIL telling me that she was on top of the weather and was getting ready to take Zoe to the basement. The sky looked SUPER sketchy and there were so many clouds that looked like there was rotation. Tropical Storm Cindy can go ahead and get the hell away from here anytime now!!! We are supposed to have a threat of tornadoes again today from about noon til 8pm. I have my helmet, supplies and Zoe’s car seat in the basement so we are ready at anytime.

Anyways, I cant focus on that right now or I will go insane! The good news is that it is Friday!!! Our beach trip is going to be here before we know it! I ordered some sunscreen, a beach tent, two quilted sheets for Zoe’s pack and play (supposed to help with the awful noises the mattress makes anytime she moves) and a few other necessities this morning. I still haven’t found a swimsuit or cover up for me. I have one swimsuit but we are going to be there for awhile so I need more than one. I tried on 15 the other day and walked away with nothing. Ugh. Swimsuit shopping is the worst, am I right?

Favorite Moments:

This week has been pretty low key, minus the whole storm thing. Besides work, it has been lots of playtime with this cutie!!!

Favorite Recipe: I enjoyed my three bean green salad this week, I think I want to try this next!

Favorite Delivery: My Sephora package came and it was filled with lots of goodies!!! I am finally trying the IT CC Cream. I have only used it twice, but so far I am enjoying it. I ordered a special additions set that came with two deluxe samples of their eye cream and confidence in a cream. I also ordered the Buxom lip gloss in Kimberly. Love the light pink color for summer and it has the slightest hint of shimmer. I scooped up the Bobbi Brown cult favorites with some points I had saved up. They had a special for VIBs who ordered that day to receive Too Faced Hangover Primer and Better Than Sex deluxe sized samples. Then I got three free samples of perfume.

Favorite Blog Post: Steph’s post, The Here and Now, this week was such a great reminder to stop putting things off for later when this or that is better and treat yourself better now.

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I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend. If you live in the south in the path of the storms today, stay safe!!! Linking up with Amanda.

I looked down at the date yesterday as I was writing this post and realized that June is already half way over. How that is even possible is beyond me. I feel like time is flying by so much faster than it used to. It is insane. Anyways, we don’t really have anything specifically on the books for this weekend. We will be celebrating Chris’s first Father’s Day! So that is exciting.

Favorite Moments: Laura and I met up for lunch on Tuesday. We decided on Shiki because we both had a hankering for some sushi!!! We split the spicy tuna rolls, and I got coconut soup and massaman chicken. SO GOOD! Plus, we parked in a parking deck a few blocks away and walked so I ended up hitting my step goal very easily that day. Hurray!

I unexpectedly got to spend some time with one of my nephews this week too! He didn’t want to go on his field trip at camp so he hung out with Zoe and I one day. We got to play another game of Life and Zoe playing on the floor with him and listening to him read her books. She kept reaching out and patting his belly and trying to tickle his neck. It was the cutest thing ever.

I ordered some Baby Bjorn bibs from Target for Zoe. Trust me, when they start eating foods…just get these!!! They make life so much easier and really cut down on the laundry. That link takes you to the specific colored ones (green and pink) I got that were on sale for way less than anywhere else. I couldn’t resist this watermelon sunsuit when I placed my order. It was only $7.99. How cute is she going to look in this????

Zoe is in to selfies now haha. She loves seeing herself in the pictures so we make all kinds of goofy no make-up faced ones. I love to hear her giggles.

Favorite Recipe: I love making fried rice at home. This quinoa version looks like a healthier way to do it!

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Favorite Lust: I picked up a black and white striped sleeveless swing dress from the Loft outlet last weekend. I didn’t really care for the other prints that they had there but realized that the regular loft has some solid colored ones right now. I really want to scoop those up! I really like the pomegranate color, and they are 40% off!

How cute is this cold shoulder one???

Or this Lou and Gray casual one???

The Loft gets me every time!

Favorite Funnies:

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

Hey there Friday! We have Zoe’s six month wellness visit today where she is expected to have another round of shots so send her all your hugs today. I think it might be harder on me than her. The look she gives me when she realizes I let these people hurt her breaks my heart in to a million pieces every time. Even though it is for her own good! What do you have going on this weekend? I am supposed to hang out with my mom and sister tomorrow for a little while. Can’t wait to see them!

Favorite Moments: My mom came over yesterday for a little while just to hang out and spend time with Zoe and I. It was the best! We just chatted and played with Zoe and it was so good for my soul. Of course, a visit with grandma never goes without a little spoiling of Zoe. She got her several new outfits and some golden books!

Zoe is at such a fun age right now and she has really been loving sitting up and exploring things from a new view. Her love for unicorns is seriously growing.

She has also learned how to open drawers. Lord help us!

I have been chatting with one of my friends from way back in the day, and we are hopefully going to meet up sometime this summer! We haven’t seen each other in years, gosh I want to say probably at least 10??? We met in high school, and she is the reason I went to University of West Georgia! She asked me if I had chosen a school yet and I told her I hadn’t and she said…well if you went to UWG then we could be roommates. DONE! I didn’t need to hear anything else, I didn’t even tour the school before I committed. Anyways, Shelley started a Chloe and Isabel Boutique and I wanted to share with you guys if you are looking for any jewelry. They have such fun stuff and I love seeing others thrive in their businesses. Check out Shelley’s shop and I can get you in contact with her if you have any questions. She is an amazing person!!! I may have to share some of our hilarious college stories some day.

Chloe and Isabel has some really gorgeous pieces. I have my eye on this….

And this bar necklace…..you know me and classic pieces!

Favorite Recipe: This Asian Chopped Chicken Salad recipe looks amazing, right??? Bonus for being Whole 30 approved! I am not officially doing Whole 30 Right now, but I am trying to stay mostly paleo during the week.

Favorite Workout: You guys….I think I am back. Like for real this time. And I am loving the Popsugar Fitness workouts, my usual go to. I did a killer 30 minute cardio burn earlier this week and plan to get this arm workout in today!

Favorite Funnies:

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

Ahhhh yes. That awesome feeling you get when it is the Friday of a long weekend!!! Hallelujah for that, am I right??? We don’t have a ton of things on the agenda this weekend, and that is how I like it. You never know what you might get in to.  I know one thing is certain, the grass needs to be cut! Every two weeks it is like an emergency jungle situation it seems. Good cardio. The only kind I am getting in these days haha.

Someone decided that she likes to sit up all on her own for long periods of time. So much so that she can now sit on her unicorn stool, which she highly approves of and is obsessed with.

Also happening this weekend? Zoe will be starting on solids. Stop it! I know! I cant believe it either. I picked up a few cups and two purees this week. Chris and I talked it over and we are sort of going to do a baby led weaning crossover approach to eating. I grabbed the purees just in case. And I want to start her on straw and 360 cups over sippy cups, since supposedly they are better for dental purposes. We shall see how all that goes!

Our Keurig died this week. It was a sad three days with no coffee. I made lots of green tea and pretended that it had all the caffeine I needed. Chris came home with this beauty last night. Needless to say we are both two cups in already this morning!  We had our old Keurig for about seven years, so I say we had a pretty good run. It was used multiple times every single day.

Favorite Recipe: This looks like a good, low carb option for a weeknight dinner!

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Favorites from Nordstrom Half Yearly Sale:

This tank is so cute and what a great buy!

This Madewell dress!

This ruffle front tank is perfect alone or under cardigans/jackets for fall winter. For less than $30 it is a great staple piece!

How fun would this peplum top be for date night?

These tshirts that I wanted to try are under $20 right now! Great staple pieces!

What do you have your eye on for the sale? There is just so much to look at it gets overwhelming!

Favorite Funnies:

Truth…

Seriously though, who doesn’t like Space Jam???????

The United jokes are still making me laugh….

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