Friday Faves

Hooray for Friday! I've got a jam packed weekend ahead of my and I'm prepared and excited for all of the fun. I have to include prepared because that definitely isn't always the case for me. Here are some of my faves from this week in no particular order for no particular reason. Happy Friday!

1. Ruffled Sweeteheart Swimsuit - I've had a few dreams about Mexico this week which may be because I'm impatiently planning our trip for 2016. (HAH...long way away, I know!) I'm loving this swimsuit but wishing I could find it in black. I'm not working with much up top so I love the ruffles in that area. I'm thinking if I can find a more neutral color this is the suit I'll be rocking this summer and I can't wait.   
2. Baked Creamy Chicken Taquitos - A sweet friend shared this recipe with me recently. We tried it last night and it was DE-licious! 
   
3. Amelia had a great week! She is repeating everything these days and reminding me why I need to watch my mouth more than ever before. I love Jesus but I can't lie I have a terrible habit of using some four letter words. Currently practicing biting my tongue. She's also on the move like every second of the day so good pictures are pretty much impossible but here she is riding her pony before school the other day and being adorable, of course! Her headband is from Willow Crowns I even got a matching one to go with it. #sorrynotsorry
   
4. SUPER BOWL- said in my best announcer voice...but really though, haha. We used to go to watch parties every year but our weekly schedule is so ridiculous that it's just not possible. Amelia is in bed by 7pm and up at 5:30am and we are in bed by 9pm and up by 4am so needless to say we don't do much on Sunday nights these days. We will however watch from home and my goal is to make it through half time. I'm a big Katy Perry fan (her music not really anything else in life that she supports or does) and I know it's going to be a good show! My bestie, Katie, and I have seen her live twice and she is a great performer and live singer.  
   

   

                                                             
5. Baby Shower Time-We are showering my sweet friend, Jessica, tomorrow. She is having her third little boy and I just can't wait to celebrate with her. She has two year old twin boys, Hayden and Connor, and they are just the cutest things ever and have already spoken for Amelia when they all get a little older. They are going to be the best big brothers and none of us can wait to meet the newest Baby Lewis! P.S. they haven't decided on a name so if you have a great boy name for this sweet family post in the comments below!! 
   

   

What are your plans this weekend? What will you make for your super bowl party?? Don't leave me hanging and share your best recipes below!

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Dear teenager that thinks my toddler is SO CUTE...

First of all, she is really cute, like the kind of cute that my 64gb phone can't hold anymore pictures or videos kind of cute...but I'm also annoyingly biased because she is my sweet baby girl. 

{Image by the talented Lacy Dagerath}

BUT...she's not always cute. Yes, when we saw you in the doctor's office on Friday she was well behaved and saying hello to everyone and waving bye to the fish and speaking all kinds of gibberish that made everyone smile and laugh. 

Friday Faves

Cheers to the weekend! It's been a long week for me and I'm so ready to get the weekend started. I'll be working a half day today and then taking Amelia in for her 18 month check up. It will be nice to go in for a check up instead of a sick visit for once. 

So, Friday Faves, several of my fellow blogger friends have similar Friday posts and so I decided to join in on the fun. I'll be sharing some of my favorite things as well as Amelia's on Fridays when I get the chance. Some of my favorite things may be products they may also just be things to do or milestones Amelia is reaching. The fun thing about this little corner of the internet is that I get to decide. {Sidenote, some products may contain affiliate links where the company will give me a tiny percentage of any shopping you do through that link, thank you in advance for your support and contribution toward the maintenance of my little piece of the internet} So here we go...

1. White Converse-They have been all over hollywood lately and are becoming the go to for my weekend wardrobe. Converse Chuck Taylor 
   
   
2. Amelia's speech has BLOWN up over the past couple of months and this week she said, "I want milk." I mean! Sentences, really?!? A few weeks ago it was, "I see dada," along with, "I see ball." I don't know what it is about these sentences but they've definitely made me see how quickly she's growing up and I'm loving it and hating it all at the same time. 
   

Why Losing Weight Isn't One of My New Year's Resolutions

New year, new you! For me it was more like new year, new flu. Hah! I've been wanting to post my thoughts on new year's resolutions and more specifically on why losing weight isn't on my list this year but I started off the year with the flu instead. {womp womp}

Thankfully, I'm feeling much better now and am ready to talk resolutions. For years and years losing weight has ALWAYS been not only a new year's resolution but a life struggle. I've been on the curvier side my whole life and my whole life I've felt less than perfect because of it.  

A few years ago I stopped all of that nonsense. I stopped agonizing over every pound and dress size. I stopped letting the scale dictate how the rest of my day went. I stopped silently torturing myself with self hatred. I STARTED LOVING MYSELF. I started trying to make good choices and forgiving myself when I didn't. I started exercising because I enjoy exercising not because if I didn't I wouldn't be able to fit into a smaller pair of jeans. Don't get me wrong, that evil hater inside of me still rears her ugly head every now and then but I shut her up as quickly as I can and go on living my life.