Foxy's Domestic Side

Friday, May 27, 2016

Friday Favorites #71

Happy Friday Foxy Friends! It's a long weekend for us, yay! And guess what? We actually have no plans...yet. So excited to just hang out and do nothing! Well we do have to get some passport photos done, other than that, nothing. Woo hoo! Onto some of my favorite things this week.

In case you missed it this week

Monday: Favorite Summer Meal - Honey Lime Shrimp and Sweet and Sour Cole Slaw

Tuesday: Show and Tell - My Favorite Vacation

Wednesday: Style Persepectives-Navy/Nautical Stripes

Thursday: Life Lately

I took finally remembered to get the pictures off of Mr.'s phone...here are some of my faves.

When Mr. is at home with the kids he likes to make them hotdog art...so sweet.

This one is from Mother's Day and is probably the cutest picture ever! I love when we all hold hands and hey look at that, we're all in the same step too.

While I was off taking Baby Fox to Disneyland, Mr. took Mini Fox on a date of pizza and Yogurtland...she's been doing this thumbs up thing recently, she does want to be BB8 for Halloween, so maybe she's copying him? Hilarious.

As a reward at Mr.'s work they took them on a boat cruise around the harbor, this is the picture he took to show me what a gorgeous day out it was...He can take selfies without having to ask him, so proud!

So excited that Nordstrom was having their half yearly sale. I've been looking for a black blazer, the one I have I'm not really in love with and wanted to find something a bit longer. The one I got is fitted and short, I'm really hoping this one works out. And that blue cold shoulder, I saw Andrea (fairly certain that's who it was) had it and I wanted it, but couldn't justify the price...but now it's on sale, you better believe I swooped that up in a hurry! I hope it looks as good on me as it did her! I've been looking to add some floral in my wardrobe, what's better than a swing dress? And workout tops, always need more of those, and I really like the shirts that come with the built in bras. The necklace, I bought the white one in Vegas and I wear it ALL.THE.TIME. You guys have to get it, it just completes outfits is super easy to wear and it's only $11! Come on! Just get it already.

What I got at the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale

Black Blazer ($59) // Cold Shoulder Top ($29) // Tent Dress ($28) // Workout Tanks ($19 - Sold out, similar) // Necklace ($11)

*I did buy these with my own money, but linked products are affiliates and I will receive a small commission if you click on it. Thank you for your support!

You guys, I am almost at the end of my wear my closet challenge! Getting to the last 10 things or so...Yay! So happy that I did this. Okay so I lied, I have bridesmaids dresses and stuff in my closet that I haven't worn, but for some reason I can't seem to get rid of them...anyone else? I've been in 7 weddings and I have all of the dresses still...

Video Favorites of the week:

Is anyone else excited about this? When Mr. and I went to NYC we wanted to see a Broadway play, we vacillated on what to go see, I was interested in Jersey Boys and a few others that I can't remember, but in the end we decided to see something we both knew so we could enjoy the whole experience of seeing a Broadway play, and we saw Beauty and the Beast, holy heck people, it was fantastic!

I'm so looking forward to seeing this with my Mom, we saw the live version of Cinderella together and fell in love with it, I'm sure this will be no different.

At one of the birthday parties we went to last weekend, was at a bounce house and they set up a field goal station for fun with the kids...I think Baby Fox might be bound for the NFL...kicker, doesn't get hit, I think I like this. We did tape this in slo mo but it never comes across when you load it, does anyone know how? Besides going in and editing it with video software?

Last week when we met up with Meg, she warned me that the kids might get muddy so we came prepared, good thing we did, she pretty much got soaked, but had a blast doing it!

Linking up here

Thursday, May 26, 2016

What Up Wednesday... Thursday

Today I'm linking up with Mel, Shay and Sheaffer for What's Up Wednesday....on a Thursday. I like looking back on these, especially since it's the same questions each month, click here for the past months.

What we're eating this week:

Still boring and eating some beef with beens and guacamole and Salsa...speaking of Guac...have you guys seen/bought the organic guacamole from Costco...the bomb.com seriously. You have to try it, it really is good, and if you're too lazy to make your own, this is the way to go. I think it's $10 for three small tubs of it...deal if you ask me, I mean just to buy the avocados for the guac would cost more then that.

What I'm reminiscing about:

Three years ago this month, I was pregnant with Mini Fox and we took Baby Fox to Disneyland for the first time...it was record breaking heat that day, I think it was in the high 90's and we were dying, but Baby Fox never complained about how hot it was, just kept on going...and going...and going...

No there is nothing wrong with the coloring of this picture, we were just that hot and red and sweaty...we were taking the train ride to try and get some shade and cool off. I think we went on Small World a few times that day...

What I'm loving:

My hair challenge...I'm in week 21 and while it's getting hard to come up with more styles and I don't have as much time to do it on the weekends I'm still enjoying trying new things out, which is good cause I still have a long way to go.

I did this post about what I have learned so far...like which hair product of the bazillion that I bought that I like the most...so far.

What we've been up to:

I've been taking Baby Fox to Disneyland a lot this month, just happened to work out that way. Pretty soon our passes are going to be blocked off for the summer, so have to take advantage of going as much as possible now.

What I'm dreading:

Mini Fox starts ISR (infant self Rescue) lessons next month. Super nervous for her, but she needs them. She needs to be water safe STAT.

What I'm working on:

Trying to get better...I've had this sinus thing for almost a week now, totally over it. I can't work out, which I really don't like, and I just want to get back into the swing of things and feel normal again and have Mr. back in the same bedroom as me. Currently we are sleeping separetly so I don't get him sick and since I sleep so poorly with a stuff nose, he sleeps in a different room so he can get rest. Anyone else do that too? Or are we alone in this...

What I'm excited about:

We are looking at a few places that we are going to take our very first week long family vacation, I'm so excited. We're trying to see if it will work out to go with another family, fingers crossed that it works out! I'm so excited, either way we're booking something for Mr's 40th birthday. I hope it looks something like this:

The view from the pool on our Honeymoon, no we're not going here, but I hope it's tropical and has lots of beaches

What I'm watching/reading:

Watching Sons of Anarchy...love that show! Well actually we took a break to catch up on Blacklist...holy heck those few episodes leading up to the finale...nail biters!

What I'm listening to:

Mini Fox talk up a storm...seriously all day long. It's so sweet and I love hearing her little voice and what she has to say...most of the time.

What I'm wearing:

I've been wearing everything in my closet, since March 1st, and guess what? I'm almost to the end, I have a few shirts left that I can only wear on the weekends (tank tops) and then a few long sleeve sweaters, that I am still debating if I am going to keep them. I think this is almost everything.

What I'm doing this weekend:

NOTHING! Yay! We have a few errands to run, Costco, passport photos and having some friends over on Monday but other than that, I'm hoping to feel a little better so I can get to the gym on Saturday. Fingers crossed that works out.

What I'm looking forward to next month:

We're going on vacation with these crazy people! Just going to the Lake for 4 days, but we're all looking forward to some down time together.

What else is new:

Umm...not much else. I pretty much told you everything.

What I'm looking forward to this summer:

Headed to LEGOLAND with my cousins and their kids to celebrate a birthday. We're all spending the night at the hotel and spending two days there, yay! Next time we take this picture there will be 4 more cousins in there, woo hoo!

Linking up here

Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Style Perspectives: Nautical Look and Hair Challenge Week 21

Today we're styling Nicole's prompt: Navy/Nautical Stripes. But first if you missed everyone's graudation look, here it is. Didn't everyone do a fantastic job? Head on over to The Blended Blog to see who got the most clicks!

I wasn't sure how to really interpret this prompt, so I thought, well I have a navy striped dress and add some converse that's what you would where going on a boat right? Although I don't think a swing dress on a boat is that great of an idea, but it sure does look cute.

Blue and White Stripe Swing dress with Converse

Sort of annoyed that I didn't realize that my necklace was not straight...ah well, let's just pretend.

Of course if you're going on a boat you want your hair all up. Cause that's what I imagine you'd want if you went on a boat. Right? I did a pull through braid and for the life of my can't find where I got it from...

Onto my hairstyles for the week. Only did three this week. I did a braid crown, which I absolutely love.

Then I tried this tutorial...I don't know how she got it to look so good. It was sort of falling out when I took this picture. Will have to try again some other time.

I had curled my hair on Saturday morning and come Monday I threw my hair up in some bobby pins and then thought I'll brush my hair when I get to work...and then forgot, oops. So I took a picture of my unbrushed hair...lucky for me the curls had some massive staying power and masked the messiness.

We only have one more week of Style Perspectives and of course The Blended Blog ladies have come up with something fun for June. We're taking Carrie and Whitney's Create 28 and making it our own.

Here's how it going to work, there are 28 prompts broken down by weeks. Each day one of the 16 bloggers will post their look on their own blog, and each Wednesday we'll have a recap of all of the looks on The Blended Blog. So join along, pick and chose what looks you want to do and post them on Wednesday for The Blended Blog weekly fashion link up. Don't have a blog? Don't worry use #theblendedblogstyle on social media, who knows you might be featured on The Blended Blog Social channels. Here are the daily prompts.