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Friday Favorites

Favorite Song: We are Tonight by Billy Currington has been on repeat for me basically every day. I just love this song!! I actually enjoy running to it too, surprisingly. Usually I go for EDM-ish music to run to. Or Lady Gaga. 🙂

Favorite Beauty Find: I was perusing Walgreens last week for something to alleviate my allergies. While I was standing in line for the pharmacist, I happened to see a display with a picture of Elsa from Frozen that caught my eye. Wouldn’t you know, Orly came out with a frozen collection of polishes and they are super awesome and pretty and ON CLEARANCE!!!! Obviously I needed a few. I made a deal with myself to not grab any pink since I have a million different pink colors. Check out this pretties. Watch out or Else is more purple than pink. I haven’t had a chance to paint my nails yet this week, but I hope to this weekend and will share.

Favorite Surprise: Laura went up to Pennsylvania to visit family and while she was there, she went antique shopping. Being the super thoughtful friend that she is, she grabbed these Tom and Jerry glasses to add to my ever growing collection of character glasses!!! Little did she know, I LOVE Tom and Jerry. And even more special than that, my grandma’s name was Jerry.

Favorite Snack : I love salt and vinegar potato chips. Love love love. I needed to find a better snacking alternative for those days you want something salty and satisfying. Enter Planter’s Sea Salt and Vinegar peanuts. You guys. You guys. I freaking love these things. Sure, raw almonds are the healthier option…but sometimes you gotta go with flavor! These may or may not have been gone in like 3 days. Oops.

Favorite Treat: I am not a cake person in the least bit. In fact, most cakes I actually hate. I much prefer cookie cake and no longer waste calories on something I do not like, even if I feel sort of obligated to consume at parties and such…I am able to just say no thanks now. I knew Chris was my soul mate when I discovered he’d rather have cookie cake too. (Well, that isn’t the only reason. Ha!!) Yesterday I had stopped on my lunch to pick up a slice for each of us to celebrate his birthday with!!! I figured a slice is just the right amount of indulgence 🙂

I had picked a blue one for Chris, obviously!

Favorite Dog Sightings: Every time I look out on our deck when the dogs are out, I see this. They are just so damn cute!

The picture above looks oddly familiar from this past weekend right? About 90% of the time, Mac has his head resting on the railing guarding the city. Our house sits on a hill and he can see half of our neighborhood from his perch!

Favorite Funnies:

Whenever I go to Walmart, I always find myself saying…

When it is time for lunch…

When things don’t go as planned…

How I feel when I don’t understand a cryptic message…

When Laura texts me something hilarious while I am at work and I am trying not to LOL…

I hope everyone has an amazing weekend!!! I am linking up with Amanda for Friday Favorites.

May 15, 2015 by Nadine

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Friday Favorites

Favorite Song: I find myself singing along to this song when it comes on. Bright by Echosmith.

Favorite Beauty Product: I received two new Cover Girl products from Influenster that I am in love with!

The mascara is called The Super Sizer, and super sized indeed!!! If you look at the wand below, it is very detailed and smaller than your normal mascara wand. My lashes are short and thin. I usually have to be really careful with mascaras because they tend to clump easily on me. Not this one! I love how build-able this one is! If I want a simple day look, I can just swipe twice on each eye and have decent looking lashes. If I really want the wow factor, I can just swipe a few more coats and it looks like I am wear fake eye lashes.

My favorite thing about it? It comes off easily with my Neutrogena eye makeup remover. Something I am finding harder to do these days with most mascaras for whatever reason.

The eyeliner made me a little nervous because it is liquid. When I opened the packaging though, I realized that you can use it on it’s side for a thinner, more precise line…or you can use it flat for a thicker, more dramatic look. I have played both ways and the results are awesome! I am no longer afraid of liquid liner.

I really liked this formula because it stays black, not some weird color when color when it dries. It is super precise and it did not run or smudge all day.

Favorite Moments: I did a lot more than I usually do during the week! We hosted a food drive Wednesday night and got to hang out with some awesome people at World of Beer. Yesterday for lunch I met up with my usual Friday group (minus Courtney, whom we missed!) to try PT’s of Soho, which did not disappoint. Then last night we had a girls night at Saw’s Juke Joint.

The space at PT’s of Soho was fun. They had arcade games in the back and a great patio area outside. I ordered a salad with a cup of chili. The other’s at my table split fried green tomatoes. I am not a fan of fried green tomatoes, but they looked pretty so I had to snap a picture at least!

Favorite Snack: I am loving the Yoplait Greek Whips Vanilla Cupcake. Yes, you read that correctly….Vanilla Cupcake!!!! The texture of the whips is my favorite and the flavor….oh the flavor!!!!

Favorite Funnies:

This is the kind of yoga I can totally get down with!

How I am probably going to look Monday when I get back to running…

How you respond at the ridiculousness of some people…

How I felt at the beginning of the week

Linking up with Amanda! Happy Mother’s Day to all the mommy’s and mommy-to-be’s! Have a great weekend!

May 8, 2015 by Nadine

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Friday Favorites

First things first. May does not happen without Justin Timberlake. Obviously.

Ok, now that we cleared that up….it’s Friday!!!

Favorite Song: Since it is in your head now…

Favorite Recipe: I think that this recipe needs to come out for Cinco de Mayo! Skinny Taste’s Skinny Chicken Fajitas.

Favorite Beauty Find: I ran out of blush. I haven’t purchased any in years. Seriously, that shit lasts a long time!!! Since I loved the Milani lip products so much, and I try to save money where I can…I decided to try their blush. Love love love. I grabbed Dolce Pink. Why spend $30+ when this one is just as good for $8.99.

Favorite Quote:

Favorite Funnies:

Who’s with me???

May 1, 2015 by Nadine

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Friday Favorites

Favorite Song: When I sing along to Wiz Khalifa’s Roll Up, I always feel like my street cred points rise.

Favorite Moment: Laura and I playing with the dogs last night at GBHS! Look at these three cuties that are looking for their forever home, Koda, Chelsea and Hooper!

Favorite Pin: Navy and white are always classic. I love everything about this picture! I could see myself curled up in one of those chairs reading for hours.

Favorite Recipe: Last week I made my Mexican Skillet Casserole and it is always amazing. Always. Not to mention, you only have one pan to clean and um…cheese.

Favorite Product Find: Target had the Starbuck’s Cinnamon Dolce coffee on sale this past week. I normally opt for a non-flavored coffee but I was intrigued. I paired it with a splash of the all natural sweet cream creamer…and it was delicious! A nice little switch up for the week.

Favorite Funnies:

How I feel when I walk in to Nordstrom Rack

The spin cycle….

Apparently, there are perks to the cone of shame!

How I feel using those hand dryers in public restrooms…

Did someone say cheeseburgers?

After you eat too much…

I hope you have a great weekend!!

April 24, 2015 by Nadine

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Friday Favorites

Favorite Song: Afrojack Ten Feet Tall – This isn’t a new song by any means…but I just love it!!! I added it to my running list for next week. It is in good company with a whole bunch of Calvin Harris stuff. And Lady Gaga. Because if you aren’t running to Lady Gaga, I am not sure what you are doing with your life.

Favorite Dinner: Last night Chris and I met up with his family at Konomi for my sister-in-law’s birthday dinner. I freaking LOVE good sushi and hibachi…and great company too 🙂

Favorite Beauty Product: I picked up the Biore Charcoal Warming 1 Minute Face Mask last week because I just have to do something about my skin. I only used it once so far, and I can really tell a difference. My skin is smoother, some of the blemishes I could feel starting disappeared and the overall look (tone?) of my face is brighter and more even. All in one minute of scrubbing?Yes, please!

Favorite Surprise: Chris was out thrifting and he picked me up this Donald Duck mug. I thought it was so sweet of him to grab it. I had no clue he was looking for glasses for my collection when he went out, but he said he does all the time.

Favorite Body Product: I like to keep a scrub in my shower at all times for good exfoliation. I normally grab one from Bath and Body Works, but when I was at Target last weekend I found this Bodycology Sugar Scrub.

I am really loving this stuff!! I picked up the XOXO one, it has a delicate smell of raspberry and vanilla musk. It reminds me of a scent I used to wear in college and I just love how soft it makes my skin feel after I use it. There were two other scents, a floral one and a sugar one….they all smelled great in the store and I think this is going to be my go to from now on at $5.99!!!