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

LOVE & LINK-UP

I was going to post my fashion today for our Style Six link up but my heart just can’t do it, so the only three words I’m going to say are 
LOVE EACH OTHER!

However, I know we still must live, so I am going to share my beautiful birthday friend below and the link-up will go on if you choose to do so this week! Love you all!

MY FAVORITE FROM LAST WEEK:
Kellyann from This Blonde's Shopping Bag
This is indeed a beautiful day because, while we usually don’t pick each other for our Style Six favorites of the week, I’m totally going to break those rules for my dear Kellyann! It is her birthday today and I wish I could be down in Florida celebrating with her! Make sure you head over to her Blog, check out her beautiful stylings, her sweet heart and wish her a very Happy Birthday! 

Make sure you hop to the blogs of my other five hostesses of Style Six so you can see who they chose as their favorite, sometimes we choose the same and sometimes we are completely different in our choices but what fun! It just may be you! 

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TWINING WITH LAURA...PAPER BAG PALS

 Of all the outfits I’ve shared on Insta Stories, this has been the one to receive the most messages. You guys are loving the paper bag trend and so am I. 

 This post is extra special because it’s a joint venture with one of my favorite people on the planet: Laura from The Horton Family! 
This is not the First time I have twined with Laura, you can see another outfit match clear back in July 2016 HERE! A few weeks ago, she mentioned some cute stripped Paper bag Pants she'd gotten from Penny's and right away I knew they had to be the same ones I had just ordered.

Just when I think I couldn’t love my friend anymore; she will say or do something that puts her in the category of angel on Earth! An encouraging word, a hilarious story, a care package of my favorite things, a listening ear and a revelation that we both ordered the same exact paper bag pants and didn’t even know it! From the small things in life, to the big, my sweet Laura is there beside ya all the way. She’s the kind of friend who’d sit with you during an MRI if you needed her too just to reassure you and no doubt make you laugh! She’s one of my “people!” Well, not only did that call for a toast of our glasses, but that called for a post to share both our stylings of them! And some fun boasting that we both share awesome tastes! 

Laura wore her cuteness with a sweet white tee and dark denim jacket. Spot on Spectacular from this curly haired cutie! 

And how incredibly cute is her circle rattan bag, I have this same bag and until I saw this picture, I didn’t know Laura had it too. Make sure you check out Laura's Precious BLOG

 I was lucky to find a little crop top that matched the yellow stripe in the pants. And a denim jacket really is the perfect choice. 

Love that you can do a cute flat sandal with it or a wedge.

BUY a.n.a Pants HERE // Top HERE // Necklace HERE // Tory Burch Flats HERE // Jean Jacket HERE

Can’t wait to see what outfits we pack come this Fall when Laura and I meet up with our other 4 besties in Austin. I’m thinking matching outfits are in order! 

PS..after this post, one of those besties, Kellyann, shared with us that she had gotten the striped pants too!! Had we known, we could've been triplets! Check out the 3 CUTE ways she styled them HERE

INKING-UP with Tuesday Talk with Erika and Ashley // Hello Monday // Lou Lou Girls Fabulous Party // Creative Monday's // Creative Muster Party // Wonderful Wednesday's Blog Hop // Metamorphosis Monday // Friday Favorites Link Party // 
Oh Hey Girl  // Visible Monday // Style Me Wednesday // THT  //Fashion Moda // Fashion Friday // Lizzie in Lace // Trend Spin // Fab Favorites //A Labour of Life // Confident Twosday //I will wear what I like // Jersey Girl Texan Heart// Fancy Friday  // Fashion Frenzy // Straight A Style // On the Edge

xoxo