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Weekend recap in (mostly) pictures

I’m typically a woman of many words, but here’s another attempt at a weekend recap without a lot of narration. A delicious quinoa dinner (recipe to be shared very soon) Movie night Family car ride (including Lucy) on Saturday afternoon Michael’s first visit to the pool. He seemed to love it! Our Father’s Day present to MT What did you do this past weekend? Have a good...

Things I didn’t share Friday (6-14)

1. As I was cleaning the other day, Saved by the Bell was playing on television in the background. It was the episode where Slater’s pet chameleon Artie dies, and Mr. Belding organizes a school wide funeral in his honor. Seriously, how did I not realize how ridiculously cheesy that show was when I was younger? Don’t get me wrong- I’ll always love that show regardless of the extreme cheese factor. In fact, that’s probably part of the reason why I do like it so much! After all, I am a giant cheeseball...

19 comments Jun 13/13 Makeup, Style

My summer essentials

Since I did a post on my spring essentials, I figured that it would be fun to do a summer essentials post as well. As always, I use the word “essentials” very loosely. I surely won’t suffer without any of these things, but I certainly wouldn’t mind owning all of them! Summer straw hat (J. Crew) Mint green shorts (GAP) Striped halter tank bathing suit (J. Crew) Coverup swim dress (Target) Abigail sunglasses (Coach) Farmer’s market tote (J. Crew) The Sonny sandal (Madewell) Bikini So Teeny nail polish...

How to make healthy meal choices at a Mexican restaurant

Hola! Last night, I met up with some girlfriends (and fellow mommies) for dinner at a Mexican restaurant called Charanda. It is one of my favorite Mexican restaurants in the area, and I’ve never had a meal there that I didn’t like. It was so much fun to catch up with the girls, and being the wild and crazy mommies that we are (totally kidding) were we there until close. Apparently, we had a lot to say about the topic of poopy diapers. I’ve always loved going out for Mexican food- even as a child. Unfortunately, it is...

Weekend recap (birthday bar hopping)

This past Thursday was MT’s birthday, so I wanted to make the weekend all about him. We had some cake on his actual birthday, but I made him a special dinner (chicken Parmesan) on Friday night. On Saturday night, we celebrated by doing some bar hopping in the NoDa area of Charlotte. By the way, NoDa is short for North Davidson Street, in case you’re not from these parts and you’re wondering. We started off with a visit to Heist Brewery where we enjoyed a tapas style dinner, including fire brick salmon, forked-up ahi,...

The best Friday ever

If you read yesterday’s post, you know that I was planning to watch Lionel Richie perform on Today, and I was eagerly awaiting his big announcement. I was hoping that he’d deliver some news about doing a US tour, and…. (Image credit) My wish came true! Lionel is going to tour, and I’m dying to know when (and if) he’s coming down to Charlotte. You’d better believe that I’ll be there dancing in the aisles (and on the ceiling, of course). It has been four years since I’ve seen him in...

Things I didn’t share Friday (6-7)

1. Monday’s episode of Katie (Katie Couric’s talk show) was about former child stars, including Candace Cameron (aka DJ Tanner). Can I just say how flippin’ gorgeous she is now? She’s seriously gotten prettier with age! 2. MT and I watched Identity Thief on Sunday night because I had been dying to see it. Unfortunately, I thought the movie was just OK. Even so, I’m convinced that I could watch Melissa McCarthy in absolutely anything. She’s just so likeable…and I’d like to be her...

The Honest Company (customer service & products)

I know, I know… Another post about The Honest Company. I swear that I’m not affiliated with the company in any way, and I haven’t been paid to mention them a billion times- or even at all. However, I was asked by several readers to discuss what I think of their products, so I thought I’d do one last review. Any more reviews, and I will be requesting a commission from Jessica Alba. I’m subscribed to receive the family essentials bundle. (Diapers & wipes and health & wellness bundles are...

Blog I’m Loving Lately (Clean Mama)

OK, you’re probably sick of hearing about it, but I just need to tell you how much I’m loving the strawberries that I bought at the farmer’s market. They are so sweet and fresh. I have a feeling that they won’t last long around here! And now time for something else I’m loving… (How’s that for a segue? I’d make for one heck of a talk show host.) Every now and then, I stumble across a blog or website that gets me really excited. I read through the current posts and articles,...

16 comments Jun 04/13 Food, Healthy Eating

Is it cheaper to buy local?

If you’ve been reading here for awhile, you know that I’m a huge fan of buying local produce and that my family visits to the farmer’s market are some of my very favorite things in the world. Even if one certain family member does this the entire time… I am always amazed at the amount of food I can purchase there for practically nothing. I used to wonder how much money (if any) I was saving by buying my produce at the farmer’s market rather than a big chain supermarket and decided to tally it all up this...