Friday Favorites

Sorry for the lack of post yesterday.
I am just having one of those weeks, where a blog post, was seriously like lifting 300 pounds. Hard, and almost impossible.

It's Friday, and I will be spending my day at work, but get to head to a minor league baseball game after work for dollar beers, and a meet and greet with the overly attractive players.
Yep. It's a good ole' day.
 & it's time for Friday Favorites!

1) a Hobby Lobby opened up by my house yesterday, and they have their grand opening this weekend. Good thing we payed off our credit card, because it is fully needed. 

2) With a hubby being down, and me really not having much excitement in my life besides having clean laundry, I decided to take on a house project to keep me productive, AND to finally get myself a work space. I won't give away too much because hopefully I'll have a gorgeous reveal on Monday morning but here is my inspiration...

source: pinterest

3) Speaking of DIY projects did you see Ashley's tutorial for her ADORABLE banner??!  It's probably by far the cutest thing I've ever seen, and perfect for ANY party. Young or old.

4) Okay, so you may remember Ashley & her shop Colie's from the blog a few weeks ago, but seriously, this Chevron shirt, ADORABLE. Statement necklace, PERFECTION! I want both, right now!

source: Colie's Instagram

5) Okay if this isn't everyone's Friday Favorite, we have got issues. Watch this without the biggest smile on your face. If I have a son one day, I hope he is nothing short of this adorableness

The Newlywed Game: Co-Host {a link-up}

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    1.  Follow both the HOST & the CO-HOST
2.  Post the button above to your post. 3.  Post the questions & your answers.
4.  Add your link to the bottom of the post where it asks for your link. 5.  Have fun checking out everyone else's answers!  

1.  Which one of you (you or your spouse) can go without a mirror the longest?

Hallie: Porter, I couldn't go a day without a mirror.....

Porter: Me, by far. Please, Hallie without a mirror? What kind of question is that?!?

2.  Do you have a picture of your spouse in a unique place (for example.. in the car, in the wallet, in your purse, in the bathroom?) and if so, where?

Hallie: I have a picture of him on our wedding day on my desk at work...is that even weird?

Porter: No. Just the pictures of us throughout the house.

3.  Complete the sentence.  "My spouse has more _________ than anyone else I know!"

Hallie: Dreams. He has like a bajillion things he wants to do in this world, but hey, I am not complaining. He's a go-getter.

Porter: clothes.

4.  Think back to your very first kiss with your spouse.  How do you think your spouse would describe that kiss in one word?

Hallie: Good. He's a man of many words, and not one to reminisce on romantic memories.

Porter:...............................................................Electric. (Hallie: Electric? Seriously? who says that....)

5.  Which one of these would your spouse say they are "ruled" by: Their heart, their mind, or their stomach?

Hallie:  Seriously, he can eat anything. His stomach. Hands down.

Porter:  Her heart, strictly based upon her love to help any living animal in the entire world

6.  What will your spouse say attracts the most attention toward you when you are in a large crowd?

Hallie: His height. He's 6'5

Porter:  How loud she is......she is not a very quiet individual.

7.  Without looking it up or asking....what is your spouse's zodiac sign? 

Hallie: Cancer.

Porter: umm...it's two after mine....umm. Virgo? (he's right)

 

8.  What is the last food item that you both shared in bed?

Hallie: Chick-fil-a right after his surgery. I thought it would make him feel better.

Porter: Golfish

9.  What would your spouse say is the first thing that you did on a date that showed them what you were REALLY like?

Hallie: ummm.. only a month in to us dating he fell in to a coma for 7 days. I never left the hospital. I think it finally showed him how much I really liked him, and how when I care for someone, I am there 100%

Porter: On our first date I told her too look up to the sky, and when she did, I told her it was a "shower of kisses" I think it really showed her how ridiculous, but loveable I am.

10.  What did your spouse say they wanted to do more than anything before you were married? Anything?

Hallie: We really didn't want "anything" before we got married. We just wanted to make sure we were ready for marriage. If I had to say anything. We had our house, our jobs, and everything else, so we just saw marriage as our next step!

Porter: I am not sure, I agree with Hallie, we just really wanted to just be married.

Stella Summer {Style Series}

As some of you know I recently became a Stella & Dot Stylist.
There were multiple reasons for my choice, but the two biggest reasons were my love for fashion, and my passion of helping others.

 If you have not heard of Stella & Dot, head on over and check it out. Their designs are chic, and their products are high quality.
 If you have, than you already know the colors, style, and variety are never ending, and when it comes to the 2013 Spring & Summer line they did not disappoint.

I don't know about you but I am a visual buyer. I like to try things on, feel the texture, see certain things accessories placed with full outfits, and my favorite thing of all...recreating looks!

 As my way of introducing you to Stella & Dot, and myself as a Stylist, I will be running a small series.. Stella Summer, a style based post highlighting some of my favorite Stella & Dot products!



We already know how much I am LOVING the neons this summer, which would be exactly why I choose The Palm Springs Scarf as my main accessory.

The colors on this scarf are to DIE for, seriously! The turquoise, yellow, fuchsia, and light mixes of red and green, it's eye catching, and the perfect combination.

I paired it with my bright The Loft skirt, and plain white tee. A easy simple outfit, brought together by a vibrant piece of fabric.

I finished off my look with a few cute simple pieces of Stella arm candy The Gilded Arrow Bracelet (gold) & The Christina Link Bracelet.

This outfit was so easy and simple to put together, and with the array of colors in this scarf there are SO many different outfit styles it could be paired with!

If you believe any of the items I styled would look great in your closet, head over to my stylist page, and you will find all these items and MORE.

Why not get it free? Even better!
Host a trunk show with me, invite your girlfriends, and rack up the rewards!


linking up with Random Wednesday & Wild Card Wednesday