Hello, hello – welcome to the weekend!
I am feeling particularly bright and sunshiny today because, well, this weekend is supposed to be particularly bright and sunshiny! We’re talking highs in the 60s and 70s, even climbing into the 80s by the beginning of next week.
Can I get a collective, WHEE?! Goll, so ready for this.
I told Ben that I want to do something especially fun this weekend to celebrate our first warm weekend of the year, so he’s been sweating it trying to come up with something good. I know he will. He always does. Some people have all the best ideas. ; )
Anyway, wherever you are, and whatever you do, I hope you have a great weekend, and please enjoy my favorite finds from the web and beyond in this week’s Friday Favorites!
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Favorite sip: Watermelon and Mango Agua Fresca. Ahhh, so refreshing, and nice to find a fun mocktail to enjoy in the hot spring and summer months!
Favorite outfit. This top is so out of character for me, but I’m just loving blue these days. Plus those shorts? Adorbs! (PS if anybody knows where I can get a decent-looking pair of maternity shorts, I will forever grateful.)
Favorite crunch: Chopped Thai Chicken Salad. I have been drooling over this salad all dang week. Crunch, freshness, and peanut sauce. What more do ya’ need?
Favorite reminder. This print is intended for a child’s room, but I kind of want to plaster it all over the world.
Favorite bite: Coconut Crunch Chicken Strips with Creamy Honey-Mango Dipping Sauce. Obsession alert! Can’t you practically feel the crunch, and taste that sauce through your computer screen?
Favorite fashion: Jade Boho Rings. I’ll take one in every color, mmkay? Thanks.
Favorite refresh: Tropical Chia Smoothie. Basically a super-fresh, virgin pina colada with healthy chia seeds in the mix. Great for deck sailing or a morning treat.
Favorite furball. Hey y’all. Awww… :)
Favorite dip: Easy Feta Dip. This would be such a hit at BBQs and get togethers. I know my Mom would love it.
Favorite find. I don’t know when/if I’ll ever need to skewer Mike & Ike’s with toothpicks to mimic mini popsicles, but OMG HOW CUTE!!!!
Favorite homemade: Homemade English Muffins. I always forget about English Muffins, then when I finally have one I want to slap myself for waiting so long in between sessions. They are so good served hot and crisp then slathered in a little salted butter and sweet jam. Mmm.
Favorite fitness: Jillian Michaels’s 45 Minute Treadmill Workout. I’m all but done with running until after the baby is born, but I could modify this to be all walking and it’d still be a great workout with those inclines.
Favorite mini: Blackened Chicken Sliders with Warm Mango Salsa. What a fantastic flavor combo, and I love the fact that these mini burgers are served on tiny little slider buns. So cute.
Favorite find: How to Brew the Perfect Cup of Tea. This video makes me happy. :)
Favorite sweet: Brown Butter Oatmeal Chocolate Chunk Cookies. Oatmeal chocolate chip cookies are my number 1 favorite cookies of all time. These babies are made even more wicked by browning the butter in the dough first. I could pop about 87, me thinks.
Have a great weekend!
My maternity shorts were from Old Navy and the Gap. I only had one pair (and wore maternity clothes all summer long) because the sun dresses were much better. I just bought maxi non-maternity cotton sundresses from Target and Old Navy and lived in those. Good luck!
Oh what a good roundup of favs! I’m making at least three of these! Coconut chicken! Tropical chia smoothie! Blackened chicken burger with mango salsa! Yum! I also detect a tropical theme. :)
I am absolutely LOVING that outfit (how perfect is royal blue for Summer?) and those rings are fabulous! Yet again, another great week of favorites :).
Cheers to 70 degrees, that’s for sure! I am loving that agua fresca! A must try.
The cookies and the sweet dog – those are great Friday favs! :)
Those cookies look delish!
I live in Florida and both of my kids were late summer babies, so I definitely wore the heck out of my maternity shorts! My favorites were actually the linen ones from Old Navy (the ones with the elastic waistband, NOT the full panel). They aren’t the highest quality and they sort of expand around the legs if you wear them too long, but they were so darn lightweight and comfortable that I really didn’t care.
I’ve been making that feta dip for a year or so and it is ALWAYS a hit. I always liked Gap maternity shorts but I bet Loft would have a good pair. I’m in Cincinnati and it looks as if the warm weather may be moving towards us, also!
I fell in love with the Boho ring and was going to order it for my Bahamas trip, but the turquoise/aqua one isn’t available. POUT. Thanks for the tip, though, $22 is a great price! I was afraid to click thinking it would be $125!!
Motherhood Maternity has great shorts. Hope you are feeling fab!
I’ve been all about blue recently too! I love that outfit :) Have you tried Target for maternity shorts? They seem to have pretty on trend maternity apparel!
I have to try that watermelon drink. Holy refreshing and yummy! I don’t eat chicken but that coconut coating with honey mango sauce…shut the front door! Great finds!
If you’re ready to drop some cash- check out a Pea in the Pod. Also, you can’t go wrong with a cute maxi dress when you’re rocking the bump!