Weekend Pampering & Football

Happy Friday and last day of January! Even though I no longer live somewhere that gets bitterly cold, I still think of the end of January as light at the end of the tunnel that warmer weather is on it's way. Tonight, I'm going for a much needed pedicure and eyebrow wax at my favorite nail spa. I haven't been since before Christmas so needless to say my eyebrows look like 2 caterpillars about to meet each other and my poor little piggies are in serious need of some moisturizing and fresh polish. Tomorrow,...

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Perfume Mirrored Tray

I used to keep my perfume on my vanity in the bathroom, but moved them out to my new dresser and mirror set when we finally upgraded to an adult bedroom set a few months ago. But, I felt like something was still missing. I decided to order a mirrored tray from Amazon for the top of my dresser and love the way it transformed the area. It gives a nice feminine touch to the area and I feel it looks much more organized too. Cheap and easy upda...

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Everyone needs a sparkly blue scarf

I've always admired fashion bloggers who post outfits that are mixed with affordable pieces and Shanna has been one of my biggest inspirations. She always looks amazing and she shops at a lot of the same affordable places that I do which is awesome. When she shared that F21 was offering an additional 50% off their sale items, I couldn't resist and ordered a few new tops and a beautiful sparkly new scarf. Sweater - AE | Gap skinnies | Scarf - F21 | Flats - Target Yep......

Forever 21

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Flourless Fudgey Cookies

Oops Pinterest did it again... I've always wanted to try making flourless cookies, and when I found this recipe on Pinterest I decided to try it. I was a little weirded out by the texture since it's more moist/runny than typical cookie dough. I tried not to fret since I knew the batter didn't consist of flour or butter which was a huge win to me. Cookies without flour, butter, or egg yolk was very appealing to me. Ingredients ~ 3 cups of powdered sugar ~ 3/4 cup of unsweetened...

Recipe

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Wine & Cookies

I'm not sure whose bright idea it was to air The Bachelor Wedding and The Grammys at the same time last night, but I think the choice was pretty clear when trying to decide. For me, it was the wedding of course. The winners list for The Grammys is always immediately available and let's be honest that's all anyone really cares about. No one needs to see the camera panning in on Taylor Swift a bazillion times... ever. It was nice to have a quiet weekend sandwiched in-between 2 busy weekends and that's...

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Planning for an unplanned weekend

Happy Friday! After the craziness of last weekend I'm looking forward to a quiet weekend... all I want is to sleep in, enjoy home cooked breakfast on the patio, watch copious amounts of Netflix, and indulge in some junk food and wine. I was also thinking about baking a new recipe... cozy weekend indeed. // // This Pinterest Hover Button is brought to you by bloggersentral.com. // Visit http://www.bloggersentral.com/2012/11/pinterest-pin-it-button-on-image-hover.html for details. //...

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Origins CC Cream

For the longest time I had no idea what CC cream was as I was just only getting the hang of BB cream and proud of myself for that... But recently I was looking for something that would help give my face a flawless finish and color correct some imperfections. When I placed my last Sephora order I decided to try out Origins Smarty Plants CC cream which includes SPF 20 in it and is formulated without parabens and sulfates. Already winning right there... Origins Smarty Plants CC Cream I...

Origins

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Travel Plans?

Traveling is hands down my favorite hobby... I would much rather go see new countries and amazing places around the world instead of having the newest electronics or those beautiful red soled shoes I've been lusting after since forever. H and I always make sure we have something in the works so we have a trip to look forward to. It honestly gives you something to wake up and go to work for every day knowing that you're getting closer and closer to that next vacay. So when Lisa and Kristen asked...

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Sephora Makeup Brush Set

I had been looking around for a good stippling brush that wouldn't be too expensive. I've heard amazing things about MAC #187 Stippling Brush, but I came across a beautiful rose gold Sephora brand brush set that included a stippling brush and it was on sale. I got 5 fabulous new makeup brushes for less than the cost of just purchasing MAC #187 on it's own. Sephora Collection Rose Gold Mineral Brush Set - currently on sale for $25 down from $48 It even comes in a beautiful rose gold...

Sephora

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Disney + Giant Mimosas

Another successful surprise weekend has come and gone and left me with nothing short of exhaustion. Monday please speed up and move out of the way please and thank you. I picked up H's best friend at the airport on Thursday, and we had to resort to "Plan B" to surprise H as he beat us home. I caught the surprise on video, but it's terrible quality... boo! But epic surprise #2 was a success. He was totally shocked and his reaction was priceless. Thursday night, we fired up the grill...

Disney World

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It's a surpreeze!

Since we moved down to Florida 3 and 1/2 years ago, we've had a lot of friends and family from Connecticut come to visit us. But H's best friend is the one who has come to visit us the most including the 1st time he visited being a total surprise. He came again the following summer, but wanted to make it a surprise again this time around. I picked him up from the airport yesterday afternoon and H had absolutely no idea. Classic! The best part of these surprises is his grand entrance that totally...

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A Pop of Color

Sometimes all you need is a pop of color.... Top - Express | ankle jeans - Express | wedges - Target Some of my favorite jeans are from Express, they're one of the only lines that conform to my errr.. curves ... all you need is a nice white tee and good fitting jeans and of course a pop of col...

Express OOTD

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