Friday Favorites {6.16.23}

Happy Friday, friends!!  Today's post is a quick look at my favorites for the week....

First off... my most favorite thing, is that we got to spend four years with this amazing dog. His life was cut short, unexpectedly, and our week took a huge hit this past week. But we have a lot of amazing memories with him. Caroline (the youngest) asked if dogs go to heaven so she could see him again one day. Sweet girl, I sure hope so. 

You can read and see more about him HERE.

My favorite outfits for the week...

My favorite workout outfit this week is one that makes me so happy and cheery! I have mostly been wearing shorts because...you know. Summer. 

tank // bra // shorts

My outfit for the day - I actually wore the tank and bra to workout in and then I just changed into the summer shorts - they are the best shorts for all day wear! I've worn them hiking, tubing, shopping, to soccer fields, basically EVERYWHERE. 

shorts//tank//bra

I promise you, once you try them, you won't ever go back. 

My favorite Amazon purchase is these shorts! I got them in blue and neon yellow, and then I had to go back and get them in bright pink. I wore them this week and they just made me so happy!

They're on my list of Summer Favorites - because I'll basically be wearing them all summer.

And always, but especially this week, I'm thankful for this man.

He has had quite the last few weeks...

from having to build the closet  because of this...

to fixing our pool

and making the girls an outside movie theater

Screen // Projector // Speakers

and not to mention, he's the one that took Diesel in...

He has shouldered a lot the last few weeks...he's due for a vacation.

Speaking of... we're getting ready to go on our summer trip.

So here are some of my favorites for traveling!

Travel Favorites

Travel Tips

Packing for Road Trips

Have a great weekend! 

Friday Favorites {6.9.23}

Happy Friday, friends!!  Today's post is a quick look at my favorites for the week....

My favorite recipe from last week's menu ended up being the grilled fish. I decided to do it with black beans and rice, and MAN it made amazing leftovers for the lunch the next few days. lol I used this recipe for the black beans and rice

And these HELADOS MEXICO popsicles are my go-to treats right now! The mini ones are perfect for me. 

My favorite outfits for the week...

Honestly, we're basically living in workout clothes and bathing suits. 

My favorite workout outfit this week is one that makes me so happy and cheery! I have mostly been wearing shorts because...you know. Summer. 

shorts//tank//bra

/shorts/ /tank/ /bra/ /hat/

These luxe drawstring pocket hustle shorts are some of my most favorite shorts, ever! Right now, they only have the maroon ones, which I absolutely love!

The girls got new bathing suits from Athleta during their sale, and they are so cute! And all so different. Something for everyone, really.

bikini bottoms // tankini top // swim shorts // long sleeve one piece // bikini top

My favorite purchase? Well... it's not from Amazon.  But these sandals, I have been wearing for FIVE years straight now. I will never go back to regular sandals. I LIVE in sandals, you know, FL girl. But with the pains that I've had in my feet were/are unbearable, until I started wearing these OOFOS sandals. They have a bunch of different styles now, and even slip on sneakers (which I have and LOVE). The sandals are not so cute off, but once you put them on, they're not that bad and by golly they're so amazing you won't even care! These are the best teacher shoes too. I keep a pair at work and wear them around the classroom all day long. And if I can get away with it, I wear them around the school, too. Depends on your admin, I guess ;-) 

I promise you, once you try them, you won't ever go back. 

My favorite Amazon purchase is these shorts!

and my favorite little dainty letter necklaces from Victoria Emerson are on sale! I got me and all the girls one for Christmas last year. They're so perfect - and perfect for layering, if you like to do that!

see how dainty they are?!

letter necklace

We've had some BEAUTIFUL mornings this week. It's so hard NOT to be outside during these beautiful mornings. 

Morning sunrise from my portch

morning walk on the causeway bridge

swimming laps while my daughter was at a birthday party at the North County pool

Lake Atlantic! ha - just because the ocean was so calm, it was a beautiful morning!

Last week, I watched AIR on Amazon Prime. I really liked it! It's not normally something I would watch, but I gave it whirl, and I really liked it!

We FINALLY get to watch the last season of Yellowstone. It's one of my favorite shows. 

I'll be back next week! Have a wonderful weekend!

Saturday Round-Up

Oh, my goodness.

Well, I'm back to work and so now I'm back to trying to figure out my new routine. 

So, instead of Friday Favorite or Menu Planning Thursday - I'm just going to do a Saturday Round up, combing it all!  So grab your coffee, and come hang out for a while!

Last weekend (hard to believe), we came home from our trip to North Carolina. 

We were heading home and Ron really wanted to stop off at South of the Border. lol Turns out, that SAME DAY  in 2014, we were heading out for our road trip and had stopped at South of the Border. SO...we had to remake some pictures. 

2014

2022

2014 - pregnant with Caroline

2022 - Caroline (and the girls) are a LITTLE bigger now 😭

If you want to see our trip, here's PART 1 in the mountains, and here's PART 2 at the coast. 

I mentioned I went back to work - well, this week and next week are all new teacher training...new teacher as in "new to Pineapple Cove" training, because they do things A LOT differently than most BPS schools (which is why I switched to BPS)

The biggest difference, so far, that really challenged my brain was the Orthography training. I'm such a phonics nerd, so I LOVE this... but the coding and "script" of what/when/how to say it, that's they mind challenge. But I am excited about it!

What I wasn't excited about? Doing a lesson in front of my peers. lol. I mean, if I was confident in the subject I was teaching, I wouldn't mind, and actually, it wasn't bad once I got up there, because I knew that EVERYONE was nervous and didn't know what they were doing. lol. 

Coming home from work, it's still summer, so I would jump in the pool with the girls to enjoy the outdoors after being inside all day.

/SWEATER TANK/ /SKORT/

This skort is one of my favorites - I have it in a few colors now. 

TANK/  /JOGGERS/

/SHIRT/ /CARDIGAN/ /JOGGERS/

I've still gotten in my workouts every morning! I think it helps that I woke up early still throughout the summer, because it's not too bad getting up in the morning before work to get it in. 

Granite software n snug hustle shorts...quite possibly my favorites after luxe drawstring hustle shorts...and they're they're sale!!

Gray all star bra Blackberry Twist tank - we don't have this color right now, but we have other colors!

Abstract leggings and all star bra - such a fun set!! So comfy and silky and stretchy... no top seam, but they stay up, especially after you get going and get a little dewy from the sweat.

Maroon seamless hustle shorts. Love these - no seam, but the compression is still there! Comes in a bunch of different colors too. I sized up in the pink ones and they still fit perfectly.

Black luxe muscle tank- one of my favorite tanks for working out and hanging out and daily wearing.

The new hazard tank. I love this tank. It feels just like the kettlemoon

Yellow metallic lnt strappy

Neon tape luxe leggings (on sale!)

Island pine leggings - it's so hard to capture the beauty of these leggings, but take a look at these other beautiful ladies wearing them. Hendrix bomber - this one is on sale! I really like this one, more than I thought I would, actually. Yellow copper charge tank - one of my favorites 😍

Guysssss!! Have you tried the new XB pilates on beachbody on demand yet??? Holy. Cow. It's like barre blend on steroids 😆 I had to DROP my TWO LB WEIGHTS this morning at one point because it was so dang hard - ha! One day, I'm using my 20 lbs for upper body day, and today I was struggling with 2 lb weights, if that tells you anything. I did the sculpt 1workout. I am definitely incorporating this program into my weekly rotation. I haven't even tried any of the new workouts they've added, but xb is part of the open fit programs that they added. I'll have to give the other ones a shot at some point too

I'm starting to get some new things for my classroom! I'm not getting to much because (A) I have a SO MUCH already (B) I don't know what my classroom will look like yet and if there are any "rules" that we have to follow for lack of decorating. 

/BURLAP PINEAPPLE FLAG/ /PINK PINEAPPLE FLAG/

School Girl Style Tropical Set

And since we're back into the swing of working again, time to stock up on my dry shampoo. lol 

and it's time to make that grocery list! So, here's what's on the menu for next week....

Remember, I have them planned for "days," but I don't always do them on those days. Sometimes I don't even make them in that week - I just circle them on my monthly menu so I know I can add them to the next month's menu. You'll find the links for the recipes below

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1.  Garlic Herb Shrimp Scampi - so light and refreshing. It's one of my favorite recipes. 

2. Sheet Pan Jalapeño Pineapple Shrimp Tacos - (I didn't get to this last week, so I just moved it to this week for our Taco Night) I LOVE a yummy shrimp taco. The girls and I can't handle much heat, so I'll put the jalapeños off to the side for Ron. He loves heat. 

3.  Bacon Chicken Sandwiches - just plop on the grill and add some bacon, lettuce and tomato!

4.  Grilled Chicken and Spicy Corn Salad - again, I'll leave off some of the heat for us girls, but add it on for Ron

5.  Creamy Garlic Butter Tuscan Salmon - yummm. We love salmon and it seems like garlic is one of my favorite flavors this week. lol

Allllrighty. I think that's it for today! I think I'm all caught up... perhaps. I mean, there's always WAY more going on than what I can/do share, but those are the "highlights" of the week. (not the best of, just the main parts of...I'm not a highlight reel kind of person. I share the good, bad, and ugly!)