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Friday Favorites

Favorite Song: Until You Were Gone by the Chainsmokers. Roll down those weekends and enjoy the vibe!

Favorite Moment: Laura and I checked out Fancy’s on 5th last night. It is a new restaurant in Avondale and it. was. amazing. There was a line out the door before they even opened, so that tells you something! We were lucky enough to grab the last shared table in the back, right in front of the oyster bar. It was cool watching the guys shuck those things. Laura ordered oysters and I ordered a side salad to start the night, and we both tried one of their amazing burgers with fries. Everything was delightful, as well as our service. Check out how cool this place is…

The Flying Pig – Burger with pimento cheese, bbq sauce and fried pork belly.

Favorite Recipe: Fried Honey Bananas – How simple, but amazing does this recipe look for a quick sweet treat or breakfast?

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Favorite Snack: I have been consuming these for years, but rediscovered my love for them this past week. I pick them up in the produce department at Target where the fun salad toppings are. Be warned, they are deliciously addicting!

Favorite Spring Comeback: One of my favorite things about each season is pulling out my favorite items that I had tucked away. I have had this Michael Kors bag for three years now and each spring and summer it is a real treat to bring it back out!!!

Favorite Lust: These sunglasses are so darn cute!!! Maybe I can find something similar at Nordstrom Rack for a third of the price!!

Favorite Links:

–Check out Popsugar’s Best Grocery Snacks of 2016. Some of these I am going to have to find!!! The Emerald’s cashews are amazing, though I prefer the chipotle ones!

–Have you seen the latest on the Gilmore Girls revival? I need to go back and watch the whole thing so I can be fresh for it! I missed a lot of episodes when I was in college and had night classes. That was before Netflix!!!

–Speaking of Netflix, have you checked out what is new in April? Erin Brockovich, more House Hunters, My Girl? Yes!!!

–Hungry? You can totally relate to these tweets.

–How many of these American foods have you eaten? I have had 85 of the 118! Yikes.

Favorite Funnies:

When a new look book comes out….

When everyone agrees on your choice of restaurant…

When you are trying to read and are interrupted…

When you read an article that a new tater tot food truck is coming to Birmingham!!!

When the last pair of shoes in your size was taken out of your shopping cart right before you placed your order…

When you see your frannnnnnd….

Linking up with Amanda. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

April 8, 2016 by Nadine

currently

Currently

Reading: No One Knows – I just started reading this one yesterday and I am enjoying it so far!! When I got it on Netgalley is said readers of Gillian Flynn and Liane Moriarty would like this book. Interesting they put both of them together, but I guess because this book is supposed to have some twists in it. I just hope I can finish it for the book link up next week. I see a weekend full of reading in my future!!!

I like pretty covers, what can I say?

Listening: Podcasts! I have another week before my next credit is available on Audible so I am catching up on Being Boss, Birmingham Shines, The Paleo Women and The Armchair Librarians with Steph and Jana!!!

Watching: Catching up on all of our shows this week, Scandal, Grey’s, the Chicago shows, Law and Order SVU, Big Bang Theory, The Good Wife, Vampire Diaries, The Originals, Modern Family and Blindspot. Also sneaking episodes of Fixer Upper when Chris isn’t around. So to sum it up, too much TV!

Pinning: What am I not pinning??? I haven’t really baked anything real in forever. How amazing do these brown sugar salter caramel cookies look???

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Believing:

Excited: About my dinner date tonight with Laura to check out a new restaurant! If you like to eat, Birmingham should be on your destination bucket list!!! We have so many amazing restaurants here.

Linking up with Kristen and Gretch, duh! Happy Thursday!

April 7, 2016 by Nadine

confessions

Confessions

–I have become that person. That person that uses a sharpie to hide a grey hair. #hagstatus #itsnotweirdifitiworks

–We are doing some work in Michigan this week and several places have roads named 21 Mile Road, 33 Mile Road. I can’t help but think of Eminem and 8 Mile and feel all gangsta and bust out in rap in my head whilst working. #8Mile #Rabbit

–Does anyone else miss AIM chats? I mean, they were the coolest. And you had to have a super fun bio and cryptic away messages. What was your screenname? Obviously it was something totally cool. #AIMFOREVER #A/S/L

–Monday morning I was so tired that I used face wash instead of shampoo in my hair. #caffeineneeded #sendhelp

–I don’t understand why people have to be rude in comments. I have to assume they are either a horrible person or they are an internet troll and their sole purpose is to bring others down. I have seen a few rude comments when I go to leave my comment on others blogs and I feel myself get all defensive for the person whose blog it is. Here is a free tip for you – If you don’t have anything nice to say, then don’t say anything at all. Disagreeing with something is fine, but there is no reason to be outright rude. #igotyourback #bitchesbecray #thatswack

–I have two unread emails in my blog comment email account and I can’t find them. It drives me insane because I am one of those people that likes to clear out all their messages so the notification thing goes away. It wont go away because of two said emails and I seriously have searched 50 pages back and cant find it. This is a huge problem for my OCD self!! #OCD #sorryifitwasyourcomment #whereiswaldo

Confessions in ecard:

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funny:

Link up with Kathy and I and spill all your secret confessions

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April 6, 2016 by Nadine

weekend shenanigans

Weekend Shenanigans

The first weekend of April is here and gone and the south enjoyed the upper 60’s and lots of sunshine. I never complain about that! We had a nice balance of getting shit done and doing nothing at all. That’s the perfect weekend.

Friday, Laura and I hit up The Wooden Goat in Avondale. We have been wanting to try them since they opened, but up until this Wednesday they weren’t open for lunch. When Laura saw the announcement on Instagram that they were now doing lunch, we knew where we were headed Friday! Our food was amazing and I can’t wait to go back. I had a hard time deciding between the Korean BBQ Beef and the Indonesian Fried Noodles. I got the beef this time.

Friday night, Chris and I settled in to catch up on some of our shows and I made a quick gnocchi with red sauce.

Saturday morning I stayed inside and cleaned, and Chris went outside to cut the grass. Obviously cutting the grass is a thing again, since this was our second time in two weeks. I also squeezed in a little time with Wooly Yoshi on the Wii U, then we headed downtown to grab a late lunch. Chris hadn’t been to Skycastle yet, so we went there. They have the best happy hour every day!!! From 3-6 you my favorite appetizer and meal, the fried pimento cheese balls with andoulsa sauasge and burger, are super cheap. You can also get any draft beer under 8% ABV for $3!

They house made pickles are worthy of mentioning as well. Nothing I love more than house made bread and butter pickles! I have got to learn how to make them myself some day.

After that, we headed over to World of Beer to catch up with our favorite bartender who we haven’t seen in months.

Sunday was meal planning, grocery shopping and food prep. I made a Vegetarian Quinoa Enchilada Casserole to take for lunches this week.

A Paleo Pumpkin Coffee Cake using almond flour, coconut flour and coconut sugar for breakfast. (AMAZING!!!!!)

And some sweet potato gnocchi with a butter sage sauce for dinner.

Gnocchi twice in one weekend, a new record!

The rest of the day was spent watching tv, cleaning up some of the guest room, finishing a book, and taking an hour nap in the afternoon.

I hope you all had a fabulous weekend! Linking up with Biana.

April 4, 2016 by Nadine

friday favorites

Friday Favorites

Favorite Song: Don’t Forget About Me by Cloves. Such a good, chill song! Obviously I found this one through The Originals. I am telling you, The Originals and The Vampire Diaries have the best music.

Favorite Recipe: These Chipotle Pulled Pork Lettuce Wraps with Avocado Aioli look Delicious!!!

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Favorite Moments:

–Getting to catch up with a friend at lunch this week.

–Going through boxes that my dad dropped off to me a long time ago and finding books from when I was a kid! Memories!!! Amelia Bedelia and Mr Pines Purple House were my favorite books.

“A white house is fine,” said Mr. Pine, “but there are FIFTY white houses all in a line on Vine Street. How can I tell which house is mine?”

Favorite Beauty Product: Have you guys heard of Paula’s Choice? I have purchased several products from their site and use Beautypedia to check out reviews on many skin care products that I am looking at buying. BzzAgent sent me Paula’s Choice 2% BHA Liquid to try, and I have to say that I am loving it!!!! After using it for a few weeks, I noticed that my skin was looking healthier and the appearance of my pores was starting to diminish completely.

It is so important to exfoliate your skin to keep it balanced and happy. When you exfoliate you increase your cell turnover rate, allow for other products to do their job better, and help cure dull and flaky skin as well as clogged pores. Exfoliating with a product like BHA is also supposed to help fight signs of aging, and who doesn’t want that?

Paula’s Choice has given me a code to share with all of you to get 20% off your purchase on their site!!! Just enter PRBHA16 at check out and enjoy shopping for some great products!!!