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FRIDAY FAVORITES...HELLO FRIENDS

Dedicating this week to sweet friends including my husband and one very special one has a birthday today!

1. Kellyann...Birthday Girl

My dear Kellyann‘s birthday is today! Head over to her Blog or Instagram and wish her a HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Kellyann is what I refer to as the OG, one of the original gang that I consider one of my besties! She truly is one of the good ones, an absolute heart of gold, amazing compassion, talent and a beautiful soul inside and out! We will have each other's backs always!!

2. Seeing Friends:

CABI and The BIG Applause

So grateful to see my girls Jill from Doused in Pink and Laura from I do deClaire this week. Jill and I were honored to be guests at an event called the Big Applause for Cabi Clothing which I will talk more about next week. Very inspirational. We enjoyed an overnight at a great hotel with pre-dinner cocktails too.

The next morning got to see Laura’s beautiful home, have breakfast and visit with her sweet girls! And if you haven’t already tried it, head to Laura’s Blog for her Rhubarb Coffee Cake, it was out of this world delicious!

3. Hubs and The Anni Fun

Mr. Nine and I had the best anniversary weekend. We had a day date in lower Michigan on Saturday.

Oh that Strawberry Slushie...YUM!!

Dinner was at a darling Italian tucked away Restaurant called Tosi's

This beautiful Azalea was in the shape of a heart!

A view of lake Michigan before heading home is always a good idea!

4. Talk to Me Goose

Then on Sunday, our actual anniversary, went to see Top Gun Maverick which was phenomenal, I mean phenomenal. Even if you are not familiar with original or haven’t seen it, you’ll be blown away by this movie! Have you seen it yet?? It was a perfect movie to go to after such a hiatus from the movie theaters. Of course I wore my CUTE TEE!

5. Misc. Fun

Memes

Just funny memes and a lil Stella to wrap up the week.

STELLA

Spotting her adorable red track suit, Stella and I worked on a great video for you all coming soon. Milkshake Toy HERE

Me on TikTok

I am liking TikTok so much better than Insta, I do more fun things on

It, so Follow Me over there if you want to!

HAPPY JUNE WEEKEND SWEET FRIENDS

Linking up with Friday Favorites // Metamorphosis Monday

xoxo

FRIDAY FAVORITES...FRIENDS

The friend’s fun started out last Friday night which I’ll share more below. It was such a great few days to see beloved friends and get my tooth fixed with no problems! BUT the up-and-down weather roller coaster can definitely go bye-bye. Come on Spring. And I'm having lunch with another friend today because I am focusing more on Friends, Family and Miss Stella and less on Social Media! And come on favorites..its chock-full today!

1. Flute and Friends Recital

When we influencers got together in September, we decided that no matter what, we were attending the magnificent recital on February 18th for our friend Kathrine of the Kathrine Eldridge Blog. She is what I call a master flutist and she combined beautiful poetry readings, some flute duets, and a piano accompanist for the loveliest recital. Before the recital, Jill, Caroline and I had dinner at an amazing restaurant in Westbrook called Antico Posto. Everything was delicious especially the roasted Brussels sprouts with honey lemon ricotta and my fabulous Eggplant Parmesan.

Laura joined us at the concert and afterwards we all went back to Kathrine's to enjoy the Bourbon Lounge that she and her husband created in their basement at the beginning of the pandemic. Super fun night. LOVE these genuine ladies!

2. Kellyann & The Cake Bake Shop

On Monday I got to have a day with one of my besties down in the middle part of the state. Carmel Indiana is where Mr. Nine’s sister and family also happen to live. The minute Kellyann told me that she was coming to Indiana for her son’s college volleyball tournament, there was no stopping me to make sure I got a day with her. I literally could do an entire post on our day together. Kellyann was one of my first fellow bloggers I made a connection with and although we talk on Marco Polo, I have missed traveling with her. I got to meet her darling husband Brian and he snapped a photo of us in the hotel lobby. Brian was so sweet to encourage our day together.

It worked out just perfectly and we were so blessed to get the last two countertop seats at the infamous and exclusive Cake Bake Shop. I literally tried for 2 weeks to get us a reservation to no avail so it was as if those 2 seats were saved just for us.

It was magical and enchanting an even more fun since we were day drinking the most glorious cocktails you’ve ever seen! Had Melted Fontina Cheese on Bread and scrumptious Carrot Cake selected for us by our counter Bartender.

AND Of course we got a photo in the Swan.

The decor was still sparking Christmas But they were switching over to Spring Floras when we were leaving so we got a shot on a swing

Of course, the afternoon included lots of shopping. We fell in love with a little boutique there called AH Collection and Kellyann and I each got a jacket and some goodies. The day ended with coffee, but it was not even possible that it was time for me to go home; the time flew by in the blink of an eye but when you’re with good friends and you haven’t seen each other in two years, that’s kind of how it goes. No way are we waiting this long to see each other the next time. LOVE HER!! Check out here amazing Blog Here!

3. Express
Express has had some incredible sales and it’s a favorite place for me to get blazers. The DRESS I wore last Friday night in the magnificent leopard print was from express and I just love it. Not to mention a BLAZER I’m sharing here as well. More from Express on Wednesday.

BUY DRESS HERE // TIGHTS HERE // BOOTIES HERE

BUY BLAZER HERE // TANK HERE // EARRINGS HERE // LEGGINGS HERE

5. Misc. Fun

POSTS OF THE WEEK

Monday ~ Air Fryer Sirloin Strips

Wednesday ~ Peachy Keen

RED ASPEN NAILS

Such a good Red Aspen Nail nail drop this week! It’s called the Urban Jungle collection and there’s so many good animal prints and rich colors! So many cool designs. BUY HERE

FREE PEOPLE FLEECE

You guys went crazy for this Free People Jacket on Insta stories and Like to Know It so I thought I’d share it here. It’s darling!

STELLA CUTENESS

So much joy from Sweet Stella this week.

She got a new ball...

...And a new hoodie..It's so CUTE

BUY DOGGIE HOODIE HERE

MEMES

Have a Sweet Weekend Friends!

Linking up with Friday Favorites // Metamorphosis Monday

xoxo

20 SUMMER OUTFITS...RE-STYLES WITH FRIENDS

I am so excited to collaborate with my fabulous Midwest girls again and I love that we showing you our restyles for each season of the year. So incredibly excited that between the five of us, we have 20 summer styles for you!

I love getting inspiration from like minded women and even better when they’re real life pals! Hoping to see them in the next month or two. Most of the ladies interpret the styles in their own way but as you know from past posts, I am a lover of re-creating Pinterest outfits almost identical, so I love doing that with my gal pals too!

In alphabetical order here we go!

First up, it’s a precious Caroline from The Petite Fashionista! Doesn’t she look adorable? It was a given that I would re-style something Caroline wore in pink as it is her signature color and my favorite! The sweet little Cami looks so good paired with the flowing neutral pants and braided sandals! I had everything in my closet to re-create this look and it was perfect timing as I had just bought the hot pink cami from Amazon and my Beachy Pants are some of my favorites!

My Version

TOP HERE // PANTS HERE & HERE // LONG NECKLACE HERE // SHORT NECKLACE HERE // SANDALS HERE

Follow Caroline’s Instagram HERE

Next up is my dear friend Jill from Doused in Pink! I have been eyeing Jill’s multicolor pleated skirt for several months and this restyle prompted me to pull the trigger on a navy and green one from J.Crew! I have loved navy and green together since high school and thought it looked so cute with my Ciao T-shirt. Jill put adorable white sandal slides with the skirt but I knew I had to pair it with my Adidas Stan Smith sneakers for a little more pop of gorgeous kelly green. You can’t go wrong with these adorable pleated skirts. Jill looks just darling and so sporty sweet!

My Version

TEE HERE// SKIRTS Similar HERE Exact HERE // SUNNIES HERE // SNEAKERS HERE

Follow Jill’s Instagram HERE

The minute I saw Kathrine from Kathrine Eldridge Blog style this chic black sleeveless top with buttons outfit, I knew I had to have that top. I was planning on re-creating the Fab look even before I knew we were doing our re-styles. It’s so hip and chic and can take us straight in the fall. Kathrine looks divine and her smile lights up the world!

My Version

TOP HERE //JEANS HERE // NECKLACE HERE // BAG // SHOES HERE // SUNNIES HERE // EARRINGS HERE

Follow Kathrine’s Instagram HERE

Next up is my polkadot princess, Laura from I do deClaire! Again Kelly green because it just pops! I fell in love with this little top on her and I think it looks so good the way she styled it with white jeans. The Cognac color with the bag and shoes really add some sweetness. I threw in a little leopard too of course with the belt and bracelet cuff. Laura is a doll and so are her girlies!!