Happy Friday, everyone!
Tell me you have some amazing plans for the weekend?! My Mom and I were supposed to setup a raised garden bed in the backyard, but we’re supposed to be back down in the 50s again with rain. I mean. It better clear up before next weekend because the FARMER’S MARKET starts next Saturday – wheee!
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TGIF, all, and please enjoy my favorite finds from around the web and beyond in this week’s Friday Favorites.
Favorite photo: New Zealand Style Pavlova. The colors! The fresh fruit! All the things!
Favorite frock: Floral Tank. I love the pretty design and long length of this tank. Great for summer.
Favorite sip: Texas Margaritas. Lemon lime margaritas with a sweet orange twist. Ahhhh, the ultimate refreshing drink.
Favorite RRR: Re Purposed Etched Glass Spice Jars. Take empty Starbucks drink bottles, and etch spice names onto the outside. So cute. :)
Favorite easy dinner: Creamy Ravioli with Peas and Salami. Confession: I adore salami. My Mom bought it for my brothers and I all the time growing up, and I’d stack about 15 slices between soft, squishy white bread and chow down. Oh-so-yum!
Favorite funny: Grandparent’s Wedding Toast. You have to watch this video of grandparents who have been married for 72 years give wedding advice to their grandson, who’s about to tie the knot. HIGH-larious!
Favorite summer bite: Moist Blueberry Cake with Light Lemon Icing. Sweet, light, and summery.
Favorite place: Lighthouse Cove Cottage. I’m kind of obsessed with lake houses right now. How fun would it be to have an adorable, summer retreat like this?
Favorite edible art: Edible Rubik’s Cube. Um, stunning. I wish I had the patience to make something like this…
Favorite DIY: Homemade Corona Bottle Glasses. Corona bottles + yarn + fire = Corona Bottle Glasses. Do I dare give it a go?
Favorite inspiration. Every other day I threaten myself with chopping my hair short again. This picture keeps me going for the gold though!
Favorite no-bake bite: Mediterranean Garlic Wraps. Light, and garden-fresh.
Favorite look. Floral + gold + LEOPARD. I would never think to put all these together. Send help.
Favorite find: Pottery Barn Shelby Accessory Tower Dresser. I love old printer’s cabinet type furniture. This is amazing. But also like, $5,000,000.
Favorite flashback: Cassette iPhone Cover. Goll, I can’t even tell you how many cassette tapes I have in boxes at my parent’s house. I used to dub like a pro!
Favorite decadent dinner: Double Crunch Honey Garlic Chicken. Ohhhohoho, my gosh. I need this! Just once!
Favorite inspiration: Summer Arms Challenge. My arms inexplicably doubled in size the day I turned 27, nearly two years ago. Thinking about giving this challenge a whirl to show my metabolism who’s boss.
Favorite bite: Thai Chicken Bites. You know I love me some spicy Thai flavors. What a great looking meal.
Favorite Etsy find: Shut The Front Door Sign. So cute.
Favorite truth: Turning 30: 30 Things Every Woman Should Have and Know. Fellow nearly 30 year olds: read this and nod the entire way through. Gosh, it’s all so true!
Favorite sweet: Cookie Butter Cookie Dough. Make edible raw cookie dough with Trader Joe’s Cookie Butter, or Biscoff Spread, then stud it with white chocolate chips. YES PLEASE! (Locals: FYI Trader Joe’s just got a new shipment of cookie butter in!)
Have a fabulous weekend everyone!
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Hi! in response to the etched glass bottles – which I thought was a neat idea… I had to take a 2nd look because at first I thought it was Uppercase Living…vinyl decals you can stick to your wall or just about anything – including bottles like this. It would be much easier than actually etching it. One of the color choices is ‘etched glass’ and looks just like this, but like i said much easier and customizable! Just thought I’d share. Check it out if you’ve never heard of it! )
I had to giggle at the article, Turning 30: 30 Things Every Woman Should Have and Know
I am well past that, and I think they should have an article, “What the heck to expect in your 30s, the things other women never tell you about.” Seriously I cannot believe the changes in my body, and you all in your mid-30s know what I am talking about.
Loved your KCCI video!! And I, too, can’t wait for the DSM farmer’s market on Saturday!! yay for fresh produce!
That video of the grandparents is hilarious! You do so well on KCCI, and I LOVE your blouse!
Oh Trader Joe’s cookie butter! Why you hide from me?? Sigh.
Congratulations, Kristin!!! Such a delish recipe, wish summer would have last longer herea, in southern hemisphere. Now I’m so cooking your fall recipes from last year!
You look so prety, btw!
Great job on the cooking segment! You definitely look more relaxed and comfortable and the food looked great. Your arms looked amazing and so tan! Jealous, lol.
Great post once more! I really like the floral-gold-animal print detail! Bold!
i have the SAME iPhone case! but i got it for free from a nice man at the laundromat! odd encounter, but fun i suppose!
see it here:
http://www.beyondthestoop.com/2012/03/little-things-volume-5.html
Great job on tv, you’re very natural, way to go!
I like that Summer arms challenge. I did the first segment today. I made your Jamaican red beans and rice and it was delicious! We’ll see what my hubz has to say about it when he gets home from work, as he doesn’t care for beans.
I’m with you. To have a lake summer house would be a dream…or even live there year around would be fantastic!
I always love reading your Friday favorites. You can get some Coronita shot glasses here. Also other cool things made from booze bottles.
Amazing weekend plans? Of course! It’s prom weekend baby!!! I love, love, love your blog and that’s why I started one too!
Awesome! Have a blast!
Pavlova is truly delicious! I had it when I visited NZ :)
Please tell us more about your raised garden. My husband is thinking of doing one for me because where we were planning on putting a garden has a bunch of utility wires buried. GRRRR. I was so looking forward to fresh produce of my own this summer. We are still exploring options.
As a grandma, I so enjoyed and appreciated the grandparents advice and toast for their grandson! I’ll have to keep that in mind for one of my grandchildren’s wedding! By the way, that floral tank would look great on you!
Have a good weekend!