FRIDAY FAVORITES: SUMMER EDITION

Ahh Friday! 

Summer!! It's here it's really here I cannot Believe it! We've waited a long time for this! What are you looking forward to the summer? I'm looking forward to our yearly family vacation to Lake Michigan, our County Fair, which is the second largest County Fair in the country, lighter meals, extra exercising because it doesn't feel like exercising because it's fun outside, fresh strawberries and vegetables, homemade ice cream and my first favorite just name a few, sunsets!!

1. SUNSETS

 These pictures are from Lake Michigan.
I've seen a lot of sunsets and let me tell ya, Lake Michigan sunsets are more beautiful than the Caribbean. Maybe it's just us because we're "Smitten with the Mitten" but they will take your breath away sometimes. 

Carrie from Curly Crafty Mom said her and her husbands favorite summertime activity is a sunset paddle-boat picnic. Doesn't that sound wonderful!!

2. BAJA STYLE FISH TACOS 
 Can you believe I had never had fish tacos until last Summer!! Now I'm in love and pray they'll be on the menu. Here are some scrumptious ones to make at home!!

Baja Fish Tacos Recipe Here

3. PLEASING PANTRY
 Some serious ingredients and gadgets stored in here! The doors have it that's for sure!!

 
 4. WORK ATTIRE

You'll notice with two of the tops, I am into the see through sweater trend. Nice way to wear a lightweight sweater and not really get hot with the simple cami underneath.

Noelle Top~Boutique

Target Mint Cardi

Short Sleeve cardi from Loft, Top Lauren Conrad for Kohl's

J-Lo Sweater from Kohl's

5. Ice Cream Cone for Dinner 

Yep, I knew no one was going to be home last night for dinner so I had my indulgence for the week. One dip of Lemon on a sugar cone and ate it on the drive home from work. 
Heaven!!

 Let me tell ya, there is a reason this ice cream institution is tops in the state and in the top 33 in the country. It is the BEST!
(My husbands favorite is peanut butter and the butter pecan is delish too, well every flavor is amazing here!!)

 Happy, Happy Summertime Weekend friends. Enjoy!
xoxo

Linking up with  Charming Lucy
// High Five For Friday 

PICKING POSIES

Tradition! Every first Friday in May, my mom and I go greenhouse hopping and stuff our vehicles with flowers galore. Then it's home to plant, plant, plant and sure to be sore the next day. I literally made 33 trips from my garage to the shed where I do my potting. This year, we managed to hit 6 greenhouses all by 

1 pm. We both ran out of room so it was back the next morning to two of our favorites to finish up. I know, more flowers just means more care and watering, but they are so beautiful!!!! My mother has had the most beautiful flowers in our area for as long as I can remember and often gets consulted on 

"What flowers should I get?", so you can bet I got my green thumb from this lovely lady!!

This is the majority of the traffic we see when flower shopping in the middle of Amish Country. Of course I stopped for some homemade cinnamon rolls too!! Best Cinnamon rolls ever. I always get them for Christmas morning and of course any time we go to this Amish town.

Here are some of my posies from last year.

 This one below was my favorite last year and we were lucky enough to find it again this year. It is a perennial but I had it in a pot which at the end of the season you could plant it in the ground for next year.

xoxo

"Flowers... are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty out values all the utilities of the world." ~Ralph Waldo Emerson