Friday Favorites #111

Happy Friday Foxy Friends! I have today off and a friend from college and her two kids are visiting us right now. I'm so excited to see them, they used to live across the country but recently move to my same state...although still a 6-7 okay 8-9 hour drive with kids and traffic. Okay on to Friday Favorites.

In case you missed it this week...I've actually posted everyday this week, including the weekend, say what?:

Saturday: $200 Amazon giveaway - go enter!
Sunday: My Marriage In Numbers - random facts in numbers about me and Mr. Happy 12 Years to us!
Monday: Spring Time Fun
Tuesday: 14 Karat Cake
Wednesday: Black Floral and My Favorite Hair Products
Thursday: Sentence A Day: March Edition

I'm trying to do a video a week for you guys, this week I took a break on my hair tutorials to give you my favorite hair products. I've gone through a lot to find what works for me. So I'm telling you what they all do and how to use them!

  

Last Thursday I went to a MNO, and it was wonderful, some girls came that hadn't been able to come in a while.

Yep we stayed so late that we were the only ones left. I just love the lighting in here, so glad that the waiter caught that in the picture.

Sunday was full of baseball and soccer. I think he could be the cutest little catcher.

Saturday night we went out to celebrate Mr. turning 40, my uncle turning 70 and my and Mr.'s 12th wedding anniversary, there was lots to celebrate.

Our view

Yum dinner!

Then they told us they were going to bring out dessert for celebration and then set this down...what the what?

Then this came out, how nice of them to give that to us!

So glad to have such great relatives that go to fancy dinners with us.

And what do you do after you eat a fancy 2 hour dinner? Trader Joe's of course. In case you are wondering the lipstick is the new Velvet Lip Kit from Kylie in Rosie.

Sunday we went to church and then headed to the mall to return some stuff and meet up with friends, while Mr. studied and got some homework done. The kids wanted to get pictures with the Easter Bunny.

While at the store I decided to pick up some real kernals to make some popcorn, I haven't done this...probably since before me and Mr. got married, I was a little rusty...but it turned out great, and it brought back great childhood memories of my mom making a big bowl of popcorn and us with our little plastic bowls going to get more.

Speaking of plastic bowls, those bowls I used to use as a kid...no these aren't them, but we still have them, they are currently in the play kitchen.

Linking up with The Blended Blog for some Friday Loves.

Mackensey and Danielle started a new series called Tuesday Outtakes where we get to post all of those pictures that we want to post on the blog and didn't get the time or had to number how many we posted. So here's your chance to do just that! How awesome is that? I missed it this round, but so doing this on May 2nd.

Okay guys do you know Carrie from A Stylish Fit? Yeah...girl has it going on. She's 53, turning 54 in August and this is what she does? I'm super impressed and motivated to do that too.

This year I am trying to branch out and meet more bloggers and join different link ups. I just discovered Anne from  Anne In Residence and she hosts a monthly currently where she gives you the topics to talk about.

I like when people tell me what to do, then I don't have to think as much, just answer questions someone asked me. I can do that. Next month her guest host is Nancy of NY Foodie Family and the questions are:

baking, listening, loving, planting, remembering

Some randomness for you. Can I say I have shoe envy of my Mother In Law? If only she were my same size....and lived closer...

From dinner last Saturday, the plate was so hot it was making the food sizzle.

We were in Costco on Sunday and look what we found...yep that's real.

Mr. and I are 4 episodes deep into 13 Reasons Why and so far it's pretty darn good. I highly recommend it, it's on Netflix. I see binge watching the rest of it over the weekend.

Oh my goodness you guys! Can we say make up dream?! I'm not a beauty youtuber or anything, but seriously go to 3:40 in the video for the custom make up drawers. So pretty. Love watching the whole process on how they came up with everything. Perfection, I'm telling you.

PSA, in case you get kidnapped....basically lesson learned here is to always wear shoes with shoelaces.

This couple is too cute, love them and how they can be so silly with each other.

Hope you all have a great weekend! Doing anything fun and exciting?

Linking up here

Sentence A Day - March Edition

It's another month and I'm sharing my sentence a day for the month. I just love looking back on these posts and seeing how I was feeling and what was happening that month. It's funny how quickly we forget. Join us next month, we're linking up on May4th! Click here to see all of my past sentence a days. Thank you Rebecca for the idea.

1 - Ash Wednesday again, while traveling for work.

2-  I miss my family.

3-   L.O.N.G.E.S.T day ever, fly home, then have a whole day with kid activities.

4- Baseball, pictures, opening day parade and a 2 hour game, long but fun day.

5- Last minute mommies and kids date with some friends, so much fun. (no picture, does that mean it didn't happen?)

6- So grumpy, I hate that.

7- Parent/Teacher conference today, of course she was all praises.

8- Kids are sick, workout video for me.

9 - Holy crap I forgot PT today...how did I do that?!

10 - T-ball practice, and Ballet all in one day and at the same location, that never happens!

11 - Hardest day EVER with  Baby Fox...man he tests my limits.

12 - So happy Mr. decided to heat the pool, fun times swimming, I see what our summer is going to be like!

13 - Phew, I remember PT, forgot last Thursday...oops!

14 - Mr.'s Birthday celebration with my parents and sister.

15 - Happy Birthday Mr.!

16 - Physical Therapy...it's working, it's working.

17 - MIL is coming into town, yay!

18 - New phase of life, soccer followed by baseball games on Saturdays.

19 - Got lots of work done around the house, love productive days.

20 - First workout in over 2 weeks, yay!

21 - Yes Sephora box came

22 - Back at R.I.P.P.E.D....felt so good

23 - Play date at the park

24 - Much needed carpet cleaning.

25 -Another date night with friends, so much fun!

26 - Got three videos edited today, productive. They were Kylie Lip Kit Swatches, 2 Ways To Curl Your Hair and A Spring Half Up Do.

27 - Home sick, boo.

28 - So many people at the park, loving this, 5 years ago it was always just us.

29 - More physical therapy.

30 - MNO, Woo hoo, I need this!

31 - Mexican for dinner, yum...needed after a long week.

Join us next month! It's a great way to document life.

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Black Floral + Favorite Hair Products

Happy Wednesday Foxy Friends! I thought since I'm obsessed with floral I would show you my newest purchase. You all know I love dark colors, reds and pinks, but combine black with some pretty colored flowers, I'm in. I saw this print from the register at Old Navy and as soon as I was done returning my other floral dress, I went over and got this dress plus another one, in the same print but different style, is that socially acceptable? I figure no one will really know, although now you do...

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This is the dress, and it's on sale for $15 plus it comes in 10 other colors and patterns...I might have to pick up another one.

I figured I would let you guys process the other hair videos I made over the last few weeks and bring you my favorite hair products! This is pretty much everything I use, with the occasional random freebie thrown in there, but these are my staples.

Here are the products I mention:

TRESemmé Kerian Smooth
Paul Mitchell Hot off the Press
Amika Texturing Spray
Amika Dry Shampoo
TRESemmé Hair Spray
KMS Dry Wax
Kms Gel Wax

BOOST IT Air-Blown Texture Mist
Clearn Hair Elastics
Black Rubber Bands
TIGI Bed Head Gel Pomade


What is your favorite hair product? Anything I need to try?

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Tasty Tuesday: 14 Karat Cake

Hey Foxy Friends! Today I'm over on The Blended Blog talking about Mr.'s favorite carrot cake recipe. He asks for it whenever there is an occasion to make cake. Go check it out. If you have a recipe to share, go link it up and share the wealth and knowledge.

Linking up here

Spring Time Fun: April Showers

Hello Foxy Friends! If you're hopping over from Katie from Mishap and Mayhem of Solitary Life, welcome, glad you stopped by. Today the Blended Blog Ladies and I cooked up a fun Spring Time Fun link up to enjoy for the next couple of months, please join in on the fun! Today's topic is April Showers...such a hard topic to talk about, seeing as that it doesn't rain here too often.

But when it does, the kids like to jump in the occasional puddle, sometimes we have to go hunting for them.  And it had just rained, an hour or so before and we had to drive around to find the puddle, apparently the drainage in our backyard is stellar. Good to know.

We wear rain jackets even when it's just sprinkling, with crowns of course.

But the best part? Is seeing views like this while driving. The snow in the background and the hills all nice and green.

I don't own any rain gear per say, and try not to look around either, because you know, then I would want it all and only get to wear it a couple of times of year when it's sprinkling, haha. Although this year we've gotten a lot more rain and I totally didn't feel prepared. What do you do during April showers? Any go to rain gear? Now go check out The Blended Blog and start the loop, and see what the ladies are up to.

Come link up with us for the rest of April and May, here are the topics, now you have no excuse not to participate!

Don't forget to enter my $200 giveaway to Amazon! Can't win if you don't enter! 

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My Marriage In Numbers

I thought I would take a different approach to Deena's Month in Numbers link up this month. Since today is Mr. and my 12 year anniversary, I thought I would share 12 things about our marriage, here we go.

12 - The number of years we have been married.

11 - The number of months we were dating before we got engaged.

10 - The number of months we were engaged before we got married.

9 - The number of professional photos sessions we've had.

2010 (Baby Fox 1 month old)

 

1 year old

 

8 - The number of states we crossed on an East Coast road trip without listening to the radio (actually if you're counting there and back it was more like 17, but that's not on the list, so we'll go with 8 on the way up the coast).

7 - The number of years we have been in our house.

6 - The number of amazing vacations we've taken together, not including weekends away.

Bora Bora

5 - The number of months it took to remodel our house, and lived in 2 rooms, the others were a disaster and not livable.

4 - The number of cars we have bought together.

3 - The number of places we have lived together, 1 condo, 1 apartment, 1 house.

2 - The number of cute kids we have.

1 - The number of dishes I knew how to cook when we got married, fajitas in case you were wondering.

Happy Anniversary Mr.! I love you to the moon and back and then some.

Linking up here

$200 Amazon Giveaway!

Hello Foxy Friends! I know a post on a Saturday! Easter is right around the corner and what would be better than to win $200 to Amazon?! I'm joining a bunch of awesome ladies to give one lucky person a chance to win $200 gift card to Amazon. Enter below, good luck!

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