Friday Faves

{two weeks until spring!}

Happy Friday, friends! Two blog posts in one week, can you believe it? Let’s see if I can keep it up for the month of March. St. Patty’s Day, March Madness, a new baby niece….so much material, how could I not? That’s right – I’m officially an auntie times two! Little Harper Elizabeth joined us on Wednesday, a week early (so I hope she didn’t expect her blanket to be finished!). She’s pretty perfect…and so tiny!

What are you up to this weekend? Something fun I hope! I’m heading out of town tonight (sadly, not to Vegas for the WCC tournament), and I’ll be frantically trying to finish up Harper’s blanket on my flight.  Wishing you a wonderful weekend. Go Zags! Some fun links and pics from the week:

• Homemade pizza tips from Mario Batali
• I always love (and need!) a grammar refresher
• Butternut squash and green chile enchiladas ~ perfect new baby meal, and I love Sara’s writing
• I adore this necklace
• This is pretty fun – what’s your song? Mine is Lady by Kenny Rogers (which I don’t think I’ve ever heard of!)

{I gave my friend Lindsay the “single malt” glassybaby drinker for her birthday and she sent me this picture ~ almost makes me want to start drinking bourbon}

 {this new “adjustable” rolling pin has changed my life – or at least, my cookies}

{lemon ricotta pancake at Tallulah’s with my friend Jessie, right before we both started our diets healthy eating lifestyles in preparation for her wedding in Hawaii in May}

{One of my favorite things that I did for Coop, so I had to do it for Harper as well.  She’s going to be a sporty little gal if her dad has anything to say about it! Rattles from Land of Nod, burp cloths from Swaddle Designs.}

Friday Faves

{New Glassybaby: Cherish, Valentine, Princess. Happy Valentine’s Day to me!}

Happy Friday the 13th! I just realized what day it is, yikes! I’ve had the hardest time getting into this blog lately, but I couldn’t miss a Friday Faves the day before Valentine’s Day – way too much pink and red to post. I hope everyone has had a wonderful week and is looking forward to a fun and/or relaxing weekend ~ and a happy heart day! Some fun links and pics to get you a little closer to 5pm:

• A perfect Valentine’s breakfast (and yay, another baby for Deb!)
• How adorable are these?
• Tips for buying flowers – how timely!
• My favorite red lip and cheek color
• How to fall asleep fast

{spectacular venue for my friends’ Katie and Brian’s lovely Seattle wedding last weekend}

{last minute valentines}

{Coop and I are in the spirit (even if he won’t look at the camera)!}

{treat baskets for my two favorite babies}

{basket and liner from pottery barn, books, lifefactory bottle (with valentine peanut butter m&ms of course), sleepers from old navy and gymboree and onesie from the baby gap, valentine glassybaby, heart teether from land of nod, reusable squeeze packets from amazon, and stickers from etsy}

{basket and liner from pottery barn, books, lifefactory bottle (also with m&ms), sleeper from hanna andersson, onesie from old navy, heart tutu and headband from gymboree, pink headband from nordstrom, princess glassybaby}

Friday Faves, Black Friday Edition

{stockings for Coop and Baby (Girl) N – stockings, jammies, bottles (with candy!), ornaments and ornament kit (here, here, and here), personalized book, teethers, toys – and I’m just getting started!}

Happy Black Friday! I hope you’ve recovered from yesterday’s festivities (green smoothie for breakfast?). I had one of the best Thanksgiving nights in recent memory thanks to the Seahawks game (and this hilarious post-game interview).  And now we need to gear up for Christmas!  I’ll be spending my Black Friday on the couch with my laptop – so many good deals out there, and not one single crowd/line/parking nightmare to deal with. In case you need more convincing:

• 25% off at Madewell (thru Sunday).
• 30% off at J. Crew (plus 40% off sale and 50% off Factory, thru Sunday).
• 30% off Lucy (thru Sunday).
• 40% off C. Wonder (thru Monday). Sorry Tory! So many cute gift ideas!
• 50% off at Gap/Banana/Old Navy (Gap: today only; Banana: 50% off only one item, the rest is 40% off; Old Navy: in store only, although lots is on sale online).
• 25% off at Hanna Andersson (for my mommy friends – or if you’re a crazy auntie like me). This one is in store only, which is a bummer. But potentially worth it, depending on how many kiddos in your life need Christmas jammies!
• 50% off at Kate Quinn (also for moms/baby gift givers – thru Monday).

{not to brag, but: my most successful pie crust to date!! 100% from scratch! (I finally figured out how to keep it from shrinking during par-baking and am pretty proud of myself. I’m sure 99.99% of you don’t care, but if you’d like my newfound secrets let me know)}

{for when you need a break from shopping: happy hour red + glassybaby at Liam’s in the village}

{my favorite christmas treat}

{baby genius, all tuckered out from his first Thanksgiving!}

Friday Faves

{kate spade “one in a million” necklaces}

Happy Friday, friends! What are you up to this weekend? I’m still waiting for my baby nephew, if you can believe it.  At first I thought he was just fashionably late like his favorite auntie, but now I’m afraid he’s bordering on rude.  I had some fun plans this weekend that I’m going to have to miss, but of course it will be well worth it. I’m so excited to finally meet this little person, and to find out his name (my sister and her husband have it narrowed down to two and are going to flip a coin at the hospital – true story).  I have so many personalized and monogrammed items in my (virtual) shopping carts all over the interwebs, I can’t wait to finally complete my purchases with an actual name! Hint: it’s going to start with one of the letters above.

PSA: the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale ends on Sunday. So if you haven’t stocked up already, add that to your to do list for the weekend. My top five recommendations (aside from the Kate Spade necklaces) would be:

• “Live In” Leggings – I literally live in mine. So when I say stock up I mean I bought three pairs.
• Arcona Moisturizer 
• Hanky Panky – this is a PSA within a PSA, but Anniversary Sale is the only time of year that Nordstrom sells the mid rise, so it’s a good time to update your underwear drawer!
• Boots and/or Booties 
• Fine leather goods: treat yo self. 

{the beach this past weekend – this is literally a “#nofilter” photo}

{new favorite face wash}

{whale wins patio + summer white}

{I put together this entire whale/beach/nautical themed package for Baby P, and intended for it to be a shower gift until I realized it needed to be “wrapped” in a Land’s End tote with his name on it – and of course we’re still waiting on a name.  And then I got impatient and gave it to my sister without the tote (which of course is in my cart, in two versions). But, isn’t it all just so cute? I’m pretty proud of the fact that I got every single one of these items on sale. The perks of having 20+ weeks to plan. Whale rattle here, beach towel here, all else long gone. Are you sick of all these baby clothes pics yet? At least we know there’ll be an actual baby by next week for sure.}