July Fourth

I hope that everybody had a fun and relaxing holiday! I know I did :)

The Beau and I went to the July fourth parade in the morning with my family and then my Dad grilled for lunch, it was tasty! I made a fourth of July cake that I found on Pinterest... I have to say it didn't quite look like the Betty Crocker version but it was still delicious!

At the parade :)

My cake!

Last night I stayed over at the Beau's house and we set off some fireworks in his backyard :)

Nice thing about having the holiday fall in the middle of the week is that it's almost time for the weekend and another break!

What did everybody do to celebrate? 

Don't forget to smile today, xx

My Weekend According to My iPhone

Happy Monday! 

I hope that everybody had as great of a holiday weekend as I did!

Only two more days until July fourth!!

Friday was a crazy slow day at work so I spent most of the day out of the office. In the morning my Dad and I stopped by the FOX studio and watched Pat Benatar sing "Heartbreaker". It was a fun start to the day! For lunch, my Dad and I went to Little Italy. Dad also bought some Italy paraphernalia because he was rooting for Italy in the Euro cup. The weather was beautiful on Friday night so we ate sushi on the porch and played some Phase Ten!

On Saturday Dad and I went to the Yankees game and boy, was it hot! It was a lot of fun though! Nothing says summer like a baseball game :) We had awesome seats with access to the Jim Beam suite which meant free popcorn and peanuts...

Sunday I went hiking with the Beau and his family. We went to Buttermilk Falls and even though the falls were pretty dried up, there was a little pool at the bottom that felt soo nice when we were finished. We hiked a little over 8 miles and rewarded ourselves with Dairy Queen :)

What did everybody else do this weekend?

It's the first Monday of the month so that means a new Matchbook Magazine issue! Go check it out!

Don't forget to smile today, xx

Friday Favorites - June 29

It's finally the weekend! Since July fourth falls on a Wednesday this year I guess either this weekend or the next can be considered "fourth of July weekend"... Either way it's going to be a hot one so make sure to keep yourself cool!

Here are my Friday favorites of the week :)

I hope everybody enjoys their weekend!

Don't forget to smile today, xx

Nautical

Remember ages ago when AOL instant messenger was the best thing in the world? Well I do and I remember that I had an excess (that's being nice) amount of screenames... I think I must have made a new one every week. During my obsession with nautical clothing and accessories I created a screename along the lines of nauticalgirl. Clearly I thought I was super cool...

It seems that nautical clothes are reappearing. I was in J.Crew today and they had soo many (adorable) articles of clothing with anchors.

Here are some items from J.Crew and a few other places:

Hope everybody had a great start to the week!

Don't forget to smile today, xx

Hint of Mint

Colored pieces such as neons and pastels are definitely popular this spring and summer. One of my favorite shades for clothes right now is mint, it's a great color, light but fun. 

Here are some mint items to add a pop of color to your wardrobe:

What other fun colors are y'all enjoying this summer?

Don't forget to smile, xx

Friday Favorites - June 22

Happy weekend! What a long week... 

This will be the first weekend in the past month that I will not be attending a graduation! As much as I love supporting my friends and family, I am looking forward to having a relaxing weekend. (well sort of, dentist appointment and babysitting are relaxing, right?)

Here are my favorite items of the week:

I hope y'all have a great weekend!


Don't forget to smile today, xx

Summer Changes and Goals

Being on vacation from school during the summer makes for a great time to do things that you cannot usually find the time to do. It is the perfect time to reinvent yourself in ways you've been thinking about, no matter how big or small the change is.

Yesterday, my family sat down together to discus our goals for the summer. It was really helpful to get my thoughts on track. 

Starting today I am only eating raw food for hopefully the next three weeks. We'll see if I can actually do it. During the school year I fall into horrible eating patterns, eating food that I know I should avoid and eating at all hours of the night. Since I've been home for the summer, I keep telling myself that I'm going to be healthier but it is to no avail. I still find myself eating the same junk (if not worse) and staying up eating late into the night. I'm hoping that by giving myself a definitive goal, I'll be able to stay motivated and stick with it.

Another change that I'm hoping to make is to stop buying clothes that I definitely do not need. My beau likes to joke around and tell me that my thought process when I see something cute is: "it's so cute!...I must buy it!" Although he is only teasing me when he says this, I'm starting to think it's partially true... I need to stop spending my money on cute clothes! 

What are y'all going to be working on this summer? Have you sat down and set goals for yourself?

Don't forget to smile today, xx