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FRIDAY FAVORITES...LET THE FAIR BEGIN EDITION

Happy Friday Friends!! Our County Fair kicks off today. 9 glorious days of food, animals, rides, and dust. It's a big deal around here kids. I dedicated a few posts to it last year 
like 9 Reasons You Should Go To The County Fair and Stylin' for Swindle along with my Friday Fair Favorites last year. So, you'll find me there but I also hope to get in some relaxation, sunshine and family time. Hope you can do the same sweet peeps!

AND it's HOT kids, index in the 100's today so I like to keep cool with refreshing drinks besides my cocktail concoctions like the new......

1. Iced Coconut Milk Mocha Macchiato
K, say that 5 times but oh how yummy. I first saw this on my sweet mama to be friend Nadine's blog last week and knew it would be my pick for my once a week Starbucks treat. Little did I know this was the actual title of the drink so I say to the barista who looked like death warmed over, mind you, "I'd like a Mocha Macchiato made with Coconut milk." and she replied. "Um, duh it is with coconut milk." Ya know I wanted to b@*#h slap her after the day I'd had but I was nice and laughed. Good thing that drink was Fabulous!!

2. Summer Date Day
Every Summer my Mr. and I pick a Saturday, or 2, or 3 and have a date day to some of our favorite locales. This past Saturday was perfect and started off with a noon time breakfast including he BEST Eggs Benedict evah!!! , coffee and beer (We were at our favorite Brewery complex), a little beach time,  rooftop dinner and a glorious Lake Michigan sunset. LOVE these days!! 
One of best last year I wrote about HERE

3. Week's Attire
Summertime mix for work and play
Target cardigan and top, Old Navy Skirt, Michael Kors flats

The Loft cardigan, JC. Penny dress, Target sandals

TJ Maxx eyelet top, Charming Charlie necklace, The Loft skinny whites and Sam Edelman sandals

4. Ribbon Obsession 
About a decade ago I won a contest at our Fair called Bursting with Blueberries with my Blueberry Crunch Parfait and got this big ole purple ribbon, thus my obsession with winning Fair ribbons began. Here are a few of them. It's been a few years since I've entered anything but come Fair time, I pull out all my ribbons and reminisce. lol
Sorry.. grainy old news photo on a hot Fair day with the 1st place win a decade ago..

5. OUR COUNTY FAIR
Our Country Fair is HUGE Kids, just HUGE. It's the 2nd largest County Fair in the nation. With 2 of our 3 in 4-H and this being the oldest one's last year as a 10 year member, I had to showcase some of my favorite things about it.

The corndog of all corndogs that I only indulge in once a year, my favorite country concert to date, a view of the midway and cotton candy. Mmmm
And this guy!!! 10 years strong showing pigs and steers. My cowboy at heart. Come auction time next Friday, he gets that money towards college, whoohoo. So proud!! Wish him luck in his shows next week.

And a favorite Beef Barn Photo from years ago during one of his first shows


Does your town have a Fair?
Enjoy the Weekend and in Ferris Wheel fashion...ENJOY the View!!

Linking up with  Amanda // Friday Favorites  // Oh Hey, Friday  // High 5 For Friday // 5 on Friday 
xoxo

FRIDAY FAVORITES....Come on Spring!!


Ok, it's official, at least in Indiana: April, you are daRunk!!!!!!!! What are you doing to us Mother Nature....sipping too many of my cocktails? Do.Not.Like 22 degree wind chill, snow piling up on my daffodils. What? I refuse to pull the Winter coat back out. I want to wear my little Spring dresses, I want to sit on my deck reading in the sun, bring the real April won't cha. This is nuts!! Yet, no matter how yucky it is, it is still warm inside and in my heart over all this Friday Favorites goodness. 
I hope the weekend treats you right friends and the sun shines on your pretty faces!! 

1. Friendship in the Mail
Blogging has enriched my life so much!! The biggest way as many of you know is the wonderful friendships along the way. My sweet, sassy and gorgeous friend Laura who has been successfully blogging friends for a DECADE over at The Horton Family sent me this box of goodies in the mail. And getting and sending mail is one of my all time joyous things!! Isn't is crazy we have never met in person but this gal pal has my number...all my favorite goodies!!! So ME and so much gratitude for friends like Laura: supportive, understanding, compassionate and soooo much fun!!



See, not only is she sweet, she's PUR-TEE as an be!!


Look at these darling cards, do my loved ones know me or what? From Pier One and Papyrus..clockwise top left from my sister-in-law, from my mama, from my friends Julie and Annette.
Shoes, Shopping, Feathers, Bling and Martini's!!

And the perfect card from BFF Tami, Bah ha ha!!

2. Chicago Shenanigans
As I mentioned last Friday we headed to Chicago last weekend for my Birthday and a little R&R with our youngest since the older two were away on Spring Break, We shopped, ate fabulous food including this tomato, house made mozzarella and aged balsamic salad, and enjoyed the only gorgeous day this week on Sunday.

No, little Nine does not have Champagne like us, it's Ginger Ale, although we thought the waiter was serving him the Champs, lol
Magenta top JLo from Koh'ls, Michael Kors white pants, Yellow shoes INC from Macy's, Leopard dressy clutch~boutique gift from T

3. Week's Attire
Forever 21 sweater, BP Nordstrom Tee, Kohl's pants

Kohl's top, Loft green pants, Charming Charlie necklace 


 Calvin Klein top, necklace gift shop birthday gift from my BFF

Target Blazer and Tee , Charming Charlie scarf, Steve Madden flats

4. Athleisure 
According to In-Style, Athleisure is what designers and retailers are calling clothes that fit a somewhat broad category of being appropriate for either athletic or leisure pursuits, or both. For me, I've just always called them "cute, comfy clothes" I got this "Athleisure" poncho at a Boutique in Chicago by Heidi Hess and am obsessed. It's like sweatshirt material. Oh comfort joy. 
You can go online and buy Here. Heidi is a sweetie! Read about her story Here
Nike's are the Roshe LD 1000

More Athleisure Inspo




5. Eggs Benedict 
Remember when I talked about all the Things I've Never Done and one was never had Eggs Benedict. I did it, I did it and I am HOOKED on Eggs Benedict!!!!!! You all are so smart that said I needed to try it including Mr. Nine who knew I'd love it!! 

Bonus: The Perfect Meme
Look at his little Starbucks cup...so cute but that frickin' snow in April is not!!

HAPPY WEEKENDING!!
Linking up with  Amanda // Friday Favorites  // Oh Hey, Friday  // High 5 For Friday // 5 on Friday // Fashion Friday
xoxo


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