Not Just FRIDAY FAVORITES....OF 2015...

Wow, where did 2015 go? As I've been reflecting this week, I started thinking about all my favorite things from the year, many of which I have mentioned in my Friday Favorites. Here are some of my Favorite favorites and wonderful memories from 2015. NINE categories, of course. ;-)

1. OUTFITS

Flared jeans were big item in 2015 and I found two pairs I loved!!

2. RECIPES

Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps HERE // Peanut Butter Cheesecake Pie HERE 

// Pumpkin Cheesecake Mousse Pizzelles HERE // Red Velvet White Chocolate Trifle HERE

3. COCKTAILS

Buckeye Brownie Cookies and The Buckeye Cocktail HERE

S'Mores Martini HERE Blue Hawaiian HERE Party Punch HERE

4. SPRING BREAK in the CAYMAN ISLANDS

Vacation Recap HERE


5. COLE SWINDLE CONCERT & RETWEET

Learn about the Fair and Retweet HERE

6. PHOTOS

Waiting at the Airport with our "IPad" sign for our other son

Cotton Candy FAIR Love!

My favorite Summer meal

PROMPosals
More Ideas HERE

7. PRODUCTS

Favorite hands and feet Products HERE

Being a Maybelline Great Lash Girl (Pink and green forever baby), it's tough to find Mascaras I live but these two Rock
Drugstore Cover Girl Super Sizer
and a Higher End Make Up For Ever Smokey Extravagant HERE

My two Sonix Phone cases, love them 

Chilled and ready to go...what I'm drinking tonight!

8. RED HUNTERS

By far, favorite purchase of the year were my red Hunter Boots. 

9. LOVES OF MY LIFE

HAVE A BEAUTIFUL, FUN AND SAFE NEW YEAR'S EVE
And GO IRISH!! Notre Dame needs the W over the yucky Buckeyes tomorrow!!

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xoxo

FRIDAY FAVORITES....FAIR EDITION

Wow, the last day of July. NO!! You know what that means, time to start thinking about Fall, if you haven't already. You know, I love the sweet Summertime but Fall is my groove, so I'm a little excited. Tomorrow is the last day of the Fair and since this is pretty much where I lived and breathed this past week, much of this Friday favorites post is about the country life, primarily what I ate and wore. LOL 
Have a wonderful weekend soaking up the last few of Summer.


1. 4-H and THE KIDS
While the people watching, concerts and food are amazing, the thing that is most important about the Fair is the 4-H kids. They work so hard. They learn, grow and make new friends.
So proud of our guy and how he did.

 Steer Show: 2nd Place and showed for reserve champion

Swine Show: 3rd place out of 10 in his show group

 2. COTTON CANDY
I have loved cotton candy since I was a little girl. My friend Tami and I love it so much that we always get one of those cute lil themed buckets of it at every holiday for each other. There is no cotton candy like that at the Fair. I usually grab a bag on the very last day and enjoy tiny little pieces of sugary goodness throughout the next week.

The Sugar Spun Candle gives me that sweet smell without the calories. It's from Target and literally smells up the whole house so sweetly. It is my favorite candle for summer and in between seasons. Fall and Winter call for more cinnamon and harvest smells but this remains a goodie!! I need to stock pile before Target stops selling them
I have been wanting to try the one Yankee Candle has too.

3. CORN DOGS
So, call me crazy but hands down, my favorite food of the whole Fair are the corn dogs. It is the first thing I eat every time. And not just any Fair dog, it must be at this booth behind me. Photo bomb by the cute booth worker. I am not big on processed food but this week all bets are off. I enjoyed 2 of these puppies this week. Til next year BEST CORN DOG EVER.....

Express Barcelona polka dot Cami,  J.C. Penny Lime shorts, Target sandals, Coach cross body

I've made little mini corn dogs at home before so 

I thought I'd share a recipe for them you might enjoy. Kids love em'

Homemade Mini Corndog Recipe Here

4. FAIR ATTIRE
Oh kids, as you know with most of the country, this week has been sweltering. I feel so sorry for all the 4-H kids, the animals and fair workers. Let me tell ya, my main goal was not to see how many fried Oreos I could eat, but rather it was how to stay cool. 
My best defense was hair up, shirts and cool breezy tops.

Target top, Levi's shorts, Kohl's Sandals, Coach cross body

Cupid's Diary top, Kohl's shorts, Wal-Mart sandals, Old Navy fringe cross body

 5.COLE SWINDELL CONCERT & TWITTER REPLY
Finally, 6 months of tweeting this guy, one of my favorite country stars and he replied yesterday. My week, month, YEAR is complete!

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One more night at the Fair for Auction and then I think everyone including "y'all" needs to do lots of this:

xoxo

I'll be bucking it to the County Fair

~George Strait

STYLIN' FOR SWINDELL

This was one excited lady right here. I'd been waiting for this night for 6 months!! As I stated in a post earlier in the week, my husband and I had front row seats to the Cole Swindell concert at our Fair this past Tuesday night. I love music of all kinds but I grew up on country so it holds true to my heart and country music stars simply put on amazing concerts. Cole was voted CMA's New Country artist of the year, has written songs for all the biggies including his buddy, Luke Bryan. 

His co-writer on the song, Chilin' It is even married to a girl from our town.

 Oh yeah, the outfit. Macy's boots, and the dress is from a store called Gordman's. Tassel necklace from Target, Initial necklace, Kate Spade, bracelet Stella and Dot and cuff from Charming Charlie

 Like a school girl, I had been trying to get him to re-tweet me leading up to the concert but he must've been getting his rest for the concert. However, his bass player and opening act Favorited my tweets! Cole did wave at me, thinking in his mind, I am sure, "yep, there's another one of my blonde middle-aged lady Twitter stalkers!' Ha!

**UPDATE. As of 10:04 this morning, Cole REPLIED to my Tweet today about this very post!!! More Tomorrow!! Woohoo!!

Great night Just "Chillin' It" with Cole!! Oh, and 

my husband and the 12,000 other concert goers.

Happy day before Fun Friday!!

xoxo

"Let me see you shake it in the bed of my truck..."

~Cole Swindell