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Happy Friday and Valentine’s Day!

February 14, 2014

Good Morning Friends!

Just wanted to pop in to say hope all you have a wonderful and extra special day!

I saw this picture and it made me smile!

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My love for coffee may run deep but I promise I love all of you guys more! 🙂 Is it cheating if I say that while drinking coffee! Love, Love!

Enjoy your day!

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Do you still enjoy eating the little Valentine Sweetheart candies? My daughter was eating a few pieces today and it brought back some childhood memories for me. I actually haven’t had any in years, I may have to snag a few pieces from her stash!

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Treat Yourself Tuesday #1

February 4, 2014

I am excited to join Becky in Treat Yourself Tuesday this week!

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I had  a great time this weekend! We decided we wanted a little kid free time and wanted to just get away for the day. But before that got started I found some awesome boots at TJMaxx. They fit perfect, comfortable and very cute! I had to share! 🙂

Blowfish Boots

After that J, myself and a friend decided to head out of town for the rest of the day Saturday! We dropped the girls off with the Grandparents and were on our way to Jacksonville!

Of course our first stop was Whole Foods, J and I had a few things we needed to restock.

Whole Foods, Jacksonville, Fl

One of the first things I saw when I walked in was some Kaleamole, I’m not sure how I have never thought about combining 2 of my favorite things Kale and Guacamole, how awesome and simple is that. So of course I picked up one!

Kaleamole

It was mid afternoon and  we were all getting a little munchy so we hit up the hot bar for a little snack to hold us over until our late dinner that we had planned. I love plantains so I got some of those and also decided the try the fireroasted eggplant. The eggplant was just okay but the plantains were delicious! I know the photo looks a little gross but trust me the plantains were fabulous!

Plantains

After we were refueled we went over to the Town Center for a little shopping. They recently opened up a Nordstrom Rack which I love. Found some adorable little clothes for the girls.

Emma clothesLily clothes

Lily and Emma

Later that evening I did pick up a pair of modern skinny jeans from Loft that fit perfectly!

Loft Jeans

We had reservations that night at one of our favorite places to eat at in Jacksonville Beach, Roys! It’s an Hawaiian Fusion restaurant and they never disappoint. We started off our meal with an order of Lobster Potstickers with a Spicy Togarashi Miso Butter Sauce and Szechuan Spiced Pork Ribs that were smoked & glazed in Roy’s Original Mongolian Sauce. There are really no words to describe how awesome both of these apps are. The potstickers melt in your mouth and the ribs are so tender and that sauce is phenomenal! I snapped a quick picture but I didn’t use flash because I didn’t want to blind the people around me, so please forgive all the dark photos from the restaurant. 🙂

Lobster Potstickers and Ribs

For my entree I had the Seared Sea Scallops with a Potato Purée, Pork Belly, Fennel, Apple, and Honey Coriander Glaze. Before coming to Roy’s I would not touch a Sea Scallop but they have truly opened my eyes to how delicious they can be and they have quickly become one of my favorites to eat. Again sorry for the dark pic!

Sea Scallops at Roys

I usually do not get dessert or if I do J and I share but they had a Salted Caramel Bread Pudding that sounded too good to resist. I am all about anything Salted Caramel, but I was a little hesitant at first to order it simply because I am not a huge fan of bread pudding but I am so glad I did. It was seriously one of the best desserts I have had.

Salted Caramel Bread Pudding

That wraps up this weeks Treat Yourself Tuesday!

Let’s Chat:

How have you “treated” yourself lately?

Do you usually order dessert when eating out?

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: blowfish, boots, kaleamole, Loft, Roy's Hawaiian Fusion, whole foods

Perfect Rainy Saturday

December 14, 2013

I love a good rainy day when I can stay inside and relax and do exactly what I want to do. Those days do not happen nearly as often as I would like. Having a family often times means that you have very little “me” time, but I tell you what when I do get it I really, really appreciate it! Today Jim and the girls are spending the day at the grandparents so this leaves me with a “perfect rainy me day!” 🙂

I was able to sit and relax and drink my coffee this morning and I even took the time to use the french press! It was so good. I mixed salted caramel coffee with pumpkin pie coffee and it was great!

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I was able to browse around online and then I even did an Ab workout and ran on the treadmill for 35 minutes. So I’m feeling awesome!

Even though I am enjoying myself I have found the time to do a couple loads of laundry make lunch and now I am watching Parenthood on Netflix.  This show has been on for years and my best friend has been telling me for a long time I should watch it. The other day I gave it go and now I am hooked!

parenthood

 

I  hope you guys are having a wonderful Saturday!

How do you like to spend your “me” time?

 
Photo Credit: kevin dooley via Compfight cc

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Happy Friday!

December 13, 2013

Hi guys!  So glad it is Friday, but a little sad that Christmas is only 1 1/2 weeks away. Thankfully though I have almost all my Christmas shopping done! We were really on top of it this year and had most of it done in November. I really love to make little notes throughout the year when I hear family members mention something they like, it makes Christmas shopping so much easier and I know that my friends and family will get something they really enjoy!

I’ve also started thinking a little about New Years Resolutions (more about that later).  Each year my husband and I like to write ours down and go over them on New Years Eve to see how we did over the year and how things have changed. We actually have all of ours from the last 10 years or so and it is so much fun to look over the old ones!

New Year

Photo Credit: Sukanto Debnath via Compfight cc

Also does anyone else get a little sad when your coffee is gone in the morning? I sure do. I drink 2 cups and I try to drink them slowly because the bottom of my cup is so sad!

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I hope everyone has a great weekend! Stay warm!

Let’s Chat:

How many cups of coffee a day do you drink?

Do you make New Year’s Resolution?

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: coffee, new year resolutions

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