FRIDAY FAVORITES...FOR THE LOVE OF

Happy Fri-YAY! The end of January is signaling us that much closer to Spring. Pool opening is now on the books too for April 26th. But we did have a lot of snow this week and I must admit, it’s been GORGEOUS. This Friday Favs is for the love of...my fam, a sweet gift, great dress, etc...well, let’s just get to it.

1. Fun in Indy

Cannot even tell you how giddy I was, even just to get away for a few hours to see our boy in Indy with the crew. I’ll admit we are good social distancing stewards, and we stay home the entire weekend most weekends, so a day trip was exactly what the Dr. ordered. It was brrrr cold but our sons apartment is within downtown walking distance, so we did it and masks come in handy for the cold too. We were able to find a great eatery where we had a section of the restaurant pretty much all to ourselves, so it was glorious. Then back to the apt for Playing with our newest grand cat, Reese's birthday cake (celebrating 2), chillin out and virtual reality games (so cool)!

This beautiful girl! She happens to have a birthday on Monday! 25, the quarter century mark! In honor of her birthday, I shared a Cap’n Crunch shot with her on our trip to Indy and it was so delicious! If you’re not sure what that is, they coat the rim of a shot glass with cinnamon and sugar and it’s a mix of Bailey’s and Fireball, my two favorite liquors! Also, a favorite is this girl! She adds so much joy to our family and is the perfect person to be an RN because her heart is so full of love and compassion! Adore her! Yellow is her favorite color and look how beautiful she looks in it!

2. Red Truck Welcome Sign

The sweet girl above belongs to one of our precious sons and they both know how much I love red trucks! They saw Red truck Welcome Sign on social media and knew it had to be mine! The lady that makes them kind of went viral and so shipping was a little behind but how cool is it that when we got back to their house after our trip to Indy Saturday night, it had arrived! I love the interchangeable delightful, cute slides for the back of the truck! The shamrocks are on their way to me for St. Patrick’s Day and I also of course order pineapples!

Another also HERE sold on Etsy.

3. Week's Attire

Sweater HERE // Leggings HERE // Sneakers HERE

Jacket Similar HERE // Boots HERE

Sweater & Pants are Gigi Moda HERE

(use code ANDEA20 for 20% off Gigi Moda)

Sweater HERE // Jeans HERE // Boots HERE // 

Earrings HERE

4. For the LOVE of Leopard

This DRESS! I cannot even tell you! THE BEST! I have had my eye on it for a while. It is one of the top-rated clothing pieces on the Mint Julep Boutique website! It is the perfect DRESS and a perfect dress for me! The leopard print is of course spot on and the ruffles not only on the three-quarter length sleeves, but the skirt are so fun and flirty! It’s another modest one that still has a sexy vibe, and I loved the elastic waist. It feels so good on and I would give it 10 stars!

And Similar Shoes HERE  &HERE  

5. Misc. Fun

POSTS OF THE WEEK

Monday ~ Valentine's Tiered Tray

Wednesday ~ Stay on Target

MISSING MY BIRTHDAY GIRL

Our Daisy would've been 16 today. It's been a year and a half and I still think about and miss her every.single.day! Many of you have lost your beloved pets since then and spoken with me about it. I know your pain and I empathize with you so much. Read about the circumstances regarding her loss HERE.

LOVING TAN

Oh, How I LOVE this stuff. Yep, see my legs in the leopard dress above...tan thanks to Loving Tan. My legs are so white this time of year and Loving Tan has come to my rescue. I tried several last year and this is a clear winner 110%. Take it from a girl who loves to be tan. It is a lil pricey but lasts a long time and so worth it to me, especially since we can’t travel to get the sun and it’s a balmy 25 degrees here, lol. There are 3 shared but unless you're a ghost, get this Dark Shade. It's still not dark but a perfect golden! And very easy to apply. I love the Applicator Mitt too.

 

MEMES

(And note: I finished Bridgerton this week...so good!)

Someone knit me the Bernie below, lol...so cute!

My Fav...

HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEKEND!!!

Linking up with  Friday Favorites // Metamorphosis Monday

xoxo

FRIDAY FAVORITES...HELLO CHRISTMAS SEASON

Ahh Friday my sweet friends! I feel like the holiday festiveness has officially started this week! And I just want to hold it in time. I’m trying to savor each and every moment. I hope you are too and I hope your weekend is all things amazing and cozy!

1. Family Fun Day

As you probably know from my stories, the two college boys headed back but I’ll be seeing them again before you know it and have them home for almost a month! This past weekend we had such a fun family day out. A local brewery has this awesome small plate feast. They make all kinds of unusual and delightful dishes and you can grab as many as you want. Plus, it’s the spot that has my beloved reindeer mule cocktail! However, for some odd reason because it’s oh so popular, they are not calling it a reindeer mule they’re now calling it a cranberry mule. Bah humbug brewery, lol. 

Friend Fun Day

Wednesday, I got to enjoy a holiday lunch at a quaint little café boutique that I had mentioned Wednesday on the blog called Birds Gotta Fly! My dear friend Kim and I have known each other almost 20 years and are so much alike that she enjoyed this place as much as I did. I did not get a food picture but our lunch at the café consisted of a yummy spinach poppy seed salad, a turkey pesto Panini and a Cuban latte. We shopped a little too and just had to both get this adorable truck sign. As we both live on the river and in the woods, LOL!

Kim got me the CUTEST slippers!! Sparkly, Cozy Fun! 

BUY Sparkle Slippers HERE

2. Holiday Find

Tiered Cheese Tray

This tiered cheese tray! Some of you may have seen how cute my Turkey cheese ball turned out. This was the first time I had used the tray that my mom got me last Christmas from Amazon. It is so freaking darling, I will be using it all the time!

BUY Tray HERE

3. Week's Attire

This first outfit of the week is getting a big picture because I love it that much!! Even Mr. Nine loved it! It’s the Knock off PULLOVER from Amazon and I got it during lightning deal for $15 and it really is THAT good that I may pay full price for more!! So soft! 

Pullover HERE// Shoes HERE

 Top HERE // Boots HERE // Similar Vest HERE

Hoodie HERE (It's a Fav too!) //

 Sneakers HERE (also a Favorite!)

4. Plaid Dress & Hunter Boots

How festive is this dress? One of my Favorite Dresses ever!! I like styling with a slouchy hat too. And the Hunter's just worked!

 

BUY DRESS HERE

More Inspo

5. MISC. FUN

TBB ASKS

Last TBB ASKS link-up of the year on Monday and of course, the Holiday ones are always fun! 

 

Post from The Week

In case you missed any posts, this week was a goodie…Monday was The Christmas Bedroom Reveal, Tuesday was my recipe from Bacon & Chicken Chowder and Wednesday was the Holiday Look with my gold skirt and chambray.

HERE, HERE and HERE

 LOFT Earrings

These earrings from The Loft! I saw them in the store and was swooning but no sale at the time. So, when these puppies went on 50% off, I scooped them up and love them! That’s the reflection from my chandelier in the top part, lol.

 BUY HERE

The Finished Tray

Oh Target Dollar spot, sometimes you are just so, pardon the pun, “spot on!” It is not every time I go to Target that I find just the right stuff at the Dollar spot, but this week I found two of the sweetest little gems for my Christmas tiered Tray!!. Just look at this little red truck in Santa hat, a dollar each!

TRAY HERE

My your weekend be full of sparkle and cookies!!

Linking up with  Amanda // Friday Favorites  // High 5 For Friday  // Fashion Friday

xoxo