before / after

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funny

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(loungin') a corner of your home

day 18

green

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High Five for Friday 3.16.12

Yay, it's Friday! The morning started out with a crazy rain/snow mix but the sun has decided to come out and I'm welcoming it with open arms! Here are my top 5 for this week:

We picked up these Bird of Paradise seeds on our trip to Maui last year and we're finally getting around to planting them this weekend :)

I picked up some reads from the library today!

My love of nail polish is no joke so when SIL mentioned julep.com I was very intrigued. I held off for a while but once she messaged me a one time discount code, I couldn't resist! The package came super quick and I'm loving those colors!

I got to catch up with my friend Emily on Skype this week and her little Lady decided to say hi!

 

And lastly, I took the plunge and purchased a DSLR camera! I'm really excited to start using it and slowly knocking another item off my list :)

What are you high-fiving for this lovely Friday? Be sure to link up!

sunglasses

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car(ish)

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clouds

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a sign

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fork

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someone you talked to today

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loud

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High Five for Friday 3.9.12

Yay, it's Friday! The sun is shining and I'm just thrilled the weekend is here. My top favorite things I'm high-fivin for this week are:

BLAKE SHELTON! We've been watching The Voice this year so we were really looking forward to the concert.  And he did not disappoint! We had SO much fun! He is incredibly entertaining and funny. Before he came on stage, they were playing "Baggage Claim" by his little lady Miranda Lambert, I love it. We scored seats on the floor level so we were really able to get up close and personal. GAH!! So fun!

Starbucks buy one get one half off! Yay, I love going in for an afternoon icy treat!

Hunger Games! Anyone else looking forward to the movie?! I read the trilogy over Christmas and have been anxiously awaiting to see it on the big screen. Only 2 more weeks!

imdb.com

My friend's new blog, Jems and Jules! Check it out, she's a DIY-baking-designing lady after my own heart!

This penne with beef recipe by Giada. I've made it a couple of times and it's so good! The only change I've made is to cut the olive oil to 1/2 c. and think it could still stand to be cut back a little more. I'm thinking this recipe is in store for the weekend - it's time to fire up the grill for the first time this year!

photo from food network

And that wraps it up for me! Have a great weekend! Be sure to link up and share your top 5 for the week!

red

day 9

window

day 8

nate berkus show: trailer reno

We finally got around to painting the family room and office in our downstairs (yay!) and I've been spending lots of time looking for decorating ideas to finish that space up.  That's when I stumbled upon this super cool renovation of a mobile trailer.  So cool, I had to share!

Here are the befores:

Yikes, right?! Well this couple did a beautiful job bringing this little beater back to life:

something you wore

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5PM

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smile

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bedside

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neighborhood

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High Five For Friday 3.2.12

It's that time again! Boy this week just flew by! Here's a few things I'm high-fivin' about on this lovely Friday:

1. Planning our Christmas vacation with my all of my in-laws. We only get to see them once a year so we're super excited!

2.  Cuptakes! Their app for iphones has so many cute backgrounds to pick from. I love the beginning of the month when they release the latest designs!  They also have a store where you can purchase some cute cases as well.

3. Chicken wings! This is what we went out for on Valentine's day this year. I'm thinking another outing is in order!

4. Painting and decorating our downstairs. Hopefully we will be able to knock this off my 30 before 30 list before summer starts!

5. I am loving all the new candles at Bath and Body Works. The tropical ones are my favorite!

Happy Friday! Be sure to link up!

fruit

day 2

never in a million years

Have I seen something with my name on it. Low and behold today I checked out my march showroom on shoedazzle and there she was - Mirella*. Don't know if I can pull off walking in 5" heels but I feel obligated to honor these shoes with my name and purchase them.

*when I was born, my parents originally spelled my name Mirella but with the confusion of the double "l" and some people not knowing in Spanish that it makes a "y" sound, they eventually changed it to how it's spelled now.

(wake) up

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