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Julie
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Showing posts with label friday favorites. Show all posts
Showing posts with label friday favorites. Show all posts
Happy Friday friends.
I can't believe that Thanksgiving will be here in less than a week. I've been busy planning and getting everything ready since I will be hosting Thanksgiving this year.
I will be making turkey breast, sausage stuffing, and corn pudding muffins are always a big hit. I'm still trying to figure out what we'll have for an appetizer.
These recipes can be found here and Kitty's corn pudding recipe can be found at her blog here. Thanks, Kitty for this recipe as my family loves this dish.
Yesterday on the Today show they had many all-star chefs sharing their recipes and tips for Thanksgiving. You can read that post here.
At the beginning of the month, Sephora had a big sale on makeup and many products. I took advantage of that sale and bought some Christmas gifts and makeup for myself.
I had many sales associates help me with my shopping list.
I bought this high-end mascara from Yves Saint Laurent in a blue color found here. I love the pop of blue for my lashes and it'll be nice to wear for the holidays.
I found this blue eyeliner from Sephora and it goes nicely with the mascara.
I also took advantage of sales at the Gap Factory store. I bought this sweater for the holidays and winter. I also bought a light green sweater, and a black turtleneck top.
I bought these faux leather pants on sale. They will look perfect with my winter sweaters.
I love how comfortable these high rise universal legging jeans are. They look great with sneakers and boots.
I will be doing a lot of food shopping this weekend for Thanksgiving. I'll also be getting the dining room table ready and any cleaning that I need to do.
I hope you have a happy Friday and weekend. Wishing you a wonderful and happy Thanksgiving.
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Julie
Hello friends. I hope you all had a nice week. I can't believe that it's already the middle of June. I am looking forward to enjoying the summer.
We had a few days last week with bad air quality due to the fires in Canada. One night I took a picture of the sky. The sky looked so gray. I'm happy that the air quality was much better this week.
I have romaine lettuce growing and it was ready to be picked. My husband and I shared a salad this week.
On my walk to the gym this week I saw these pretty flowers.
I made a quick shopping trip to Costco this week. I needed lettuce, veggies, and fruit. I spotted this pack of Scrub Daddy sponges. My daughter turned me onto these sponges. I love using one in the kitchen for cleaning pots and pans. I also love using these sponges to scrub down my shower walls.
Have you ever used a Scrub Daddy sponge?
On my last shopping trip to Trader Joe's I picked up this facial sunscreen. I love using this sunscreen on my face before I apply my makeup. This sunscreen is perfect to use during the summer months.
My blog friend Heather loves shopping at Trader Joe's. You can click here to see her recent shopping haul.
Have you tried this sunscreen yet? It's supposed to be compared to Super Goop.
I hope you have a happy Friday and weekend!
Hello friends. I hope you all had a nice week. The weather is finally warming up here with sunny skies and that makes me happy! 😎
Here are my favorites for this week.
Last weekend my husband and I went out to eat at one of our favorite local restaurants. We shared garlic parmesan chicken wings, a cheese burger, and fries. My husband had Shock Top beer and I had a Coors Light. The pub was so crowded and we were all able to watch the Kentucky Derby. We had such a fun evening.
Recently, I was on my way to my gym when I saw this cute dog sitting in the window. He didn't move and let me take his picture. (to me he looks like a boy dog) LOL. So cute! 🐶
I bought these herbs from Costco a few weeks ago. I was finally able to plant the herbs outside.
I planted basil, mint, rosemary, and oregano. I can't wait to use these herbs. I especially love using basil to make pesto sauce.
I recently saw a blog post from Lindsays Sweet World and how much she loved this mascara. I was so convinced to buy this mascara and I like it too. This mascara works great with only one coat of mascara but I usually apply two coats. I love when I find makeup recommendations from other bloggers.
We were all finally able to celebrate my daughter's birthday this year. My daughter was away at college for the past four years. We celebrated with sushi and red velvet cake. We will be going out again tonight to celebrate her birthday. This time out to dinner with my daughter and her friends and my husband and I in the city.
To celebrate Mother's Day my daughter and I will be going to the movies to see Momma Mia. I can't wait to have a fun day with my daughter.
Wishing all Moms a very Happy Mother's Day!💗
Wishing you a happy Friday and weekend.
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Julie
Hello friends. Is it already the end of April? I can't believe how fast the month of April has flown by! I'm looking forward to the month of May and warmer weather.
The weather is perfect for spring walks in my neighborhood. I love all of the trees and flowers budding. The only thing I don't like is that my allergies are bothering me. If I take Claritin then that helps with my watery eyes and sneezing.
I've been seeing on Instagram ads for Chico's Pull-On Jeggings. I'm so tempted to buy them, except I don't have a store nearby incase I have to return the pants.
I was so excited to make this retro granny square vest.
I was working on this vest shown above except the it was coming out too small. This pattern is from Yarnspirations and it is for a size medium. I ripped it out to make another project with this yarn.
I found this pattern to crochet a shawlette. I am hoping the shawl will come out good. I've never made a shawl before and I think this will be perfect to wear to keep me warm.
I made back in March Gnocchi with Sausage and Broccoli. This dish was a hit with my family. To make Kitty's recipe, you can find her recipe here. This time I decided to make it again but leave out the sausage and make it using broccoli rabe. This dish was delicious tasting and a hit with my family. Thank you Kitty for this easy and delicious tasting recipe.
Now that the weather is warm I like drinking iced coffee. I love ordering Iced Shaken Espresso drinks from Starbucks. A while back I shared this recipe to make your own drink at home. It's so easy to make and I hope you try it out.
Wishing you a happy Friday and weekend.
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Julie
Hello friends. It's been a while since I've done a Friday Favorites. I hope you all had a nice week. The weather is so nice here and it's finally warming up with a lot of sunshine.
It took me a while to find a crochet project that I was interested in making. I found this Retro Granny Square Vest pattern and I decided that this would be fun to make.
I needed to buy the yarn and that turned into a problem for me. I went to the Michaels store in my area but they did not carry the yarn I needed for this project. Micheals online did not have the yarn colors I wanted either. I had to order the yarn from Joanns in different colors than shown in the photo above.
I found the packaging unique. The yarn is shown below. All of the colors are connected in a circular form.
I started the front of the vest. I find the pattern for this vest very involved. I am happy that I found a YouTube video to watch how to make the vest.
I'm loving the signs of spring in the city.
My cherry blossom tree bloomed in my front yard.
This past weekend it was so nice to see this Magnolia tree in bloom at our church.
On my most recent trip to Costco I picked up this package of herbs. It has basil, mint, oregano, and rosemary. I can't wait to plant these herbs outside in my yard.
Our neighbor loves to bake. She made for us brownies with a macaroon topping. We enjoyed these delicious tasting brownies.
We spent Easter with a family friend. She gifted us Bacha coffee. I can't wait to make this coffee as we are all coffee lovers.
Wishing you a happy Friday and weekend.
Click HERE to see the blog parties I will be linking up to.
Julie
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