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My M&M’s Ready for the Wedding! #MC

“I participated in an Ambassador Program on behalf of Millennial Central for MY M&M’S. I received product samples to facilitate my review and to thank me for my participation.”

These two are getting hitched in less than a week and I couldn’t be more excited! I shared with you awhile back about how I ordered some custom M&M’s for the wedding. I was so thrilled with the result! You can read my original post HERE.

The M&M’s arrived in perfect condition. Nothing was melted and they were fresh and ready to serve!

If you have a party or event coming up I highly recommend using My M&M’s to create that perfect personal touch for your event. I will definitely share how these two lovebirds showcased their M&M’s at the wedding this weekend. And some wedding photos too 🙂

Five on Friday!

Hallelujah! It’s finally Friday….I have a week of vacation ahead….my twin sister is getting married next Saturday. Good times.

1. My hometown of Conway, AR has a Pineapple Whip stand. OMG. I crave it so badly when I’m here in Texas and it’s so refreshing on a hot day. They mix the flavors and every week have a different one like mango/pineapple, fruit punch/pineapple, or orange/pineapple. Soooooo good!

2. My favorite color is green. Not because of Starbucks….but ya know that doesn’t hurt. I got a new summer purse and am loving this bright shade of green. This is the Kate Spade Cobble Hill Minka bag.

3. I love Target. Especially because you can find fashions for under $10 bucks! I bought this orange stripe (orange is my 2nd favorite color) shirt for $9 bucks! Holla! Great for summa-summa-time!

4. I’m a picture-taking freak. I’m so glad I am though because I treasure every single one! I’m really enjoying doing photo sessions on the weekend too! If you live in DFW holler at me if you need any portraits taken mmmmmmkay?

Here is a recent favorite of my booger:

5. Also while paroozing Target the other day I found these adorable heart push pins. Why do I need these. I don’t….but Target bull’s-eye sways me in with all the vibrant colors and patterns…. it’s almost like I’m in a coma and suddenly shoving crap in my cart because it’s cute and I’ll need it eventually right? The brand is Yoobi and I’m sure you’ll notice the Yoobi isle if you visit Target soon.

Follow along with me every day on Instagram!!!

Favorites+ Working Mom Wardrobe Series

A lot of times I find something and I can’t wait to share with people. Tarte is no longer selling my favorite lipstick, LipSurgence in “Buff”. So where do I look for advice…fellow bloggers. I read about Kate from The Small Things Blog loved BITE lipstick. Of course I didn’t create my own. But I found a color that is pretty similar to what I wanted in a neutral lip color. This is the “Nude Almond”. What I love most about it is the taste/flavor. It’s not overpowering and it doesn’t taste like wax like a lot of lipsticks.

Another item I picked up was Formula X nail polish from Sephora. I really like this neutral lavender for spring. This is my second week wearing it and I’m getting chips, but the first week it held up pretty well.

In my Birchbox for May I received this BB Golden Glow crème. I have very fair skin and actually looks really good on me. It doesn’t give me a streaky fake tan look. Just a nice golden accent to my skin.

Another favorite item is this “Time to Get Stuff Done!” mug from Click & Blossom. I also ordered a really cute t-shirt but it’s way too small…if I can’t return it I may just give it away to one of y’all 🙂 It’s too small for my boobage! Darn.

So, I know there are a lot of fashion bloggers out there and I love seeing how they style things. Honestly, my style is pretty simple & because I work full-time I have to find things I can work into my every day life AND the work week. So I’d love to see how you style your work wardrobe. Follow along on Instagram and TAG YOURSELF #workingwardrobe

Here’s my #workingwardrobe for today. Picture courtesy of Connor 🙂

For details on this outfit visit my Instagram and click on the picture:

Tolalu Kids: Custom Kid Activities & Gifts

I received Tolalu products in exchange for a post about the personalized gifts for kids. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

A few weeks ago I ordered some fun items from a company called Tolalu for Connor. Tolalu has beautifully designed, high quality customized products for children and parents.

Tolalu produces a range of affordable, tailor made products:

Calendars, Placemats, Growth charts, Stickers, Storybooks, Items for Mom and more!

At Tolalu you can customize your items by gender, color, & name.

All Tolalu product designs are first viewed by kids for their feedback. Only after getting their approval is the product introduced to customer.

When Connor is old enough to do “major” chores we are certainly going to use this chart. He loves it and keeps asking what it’s for. Right now his chores consist of sorting the laundry by color 🙂

I also created a personalized place mat to use during meal time. He likes seeing the dragon and all our pictures and he knows that’s HIS seat.

There are lots of fun activity books to choose from too. These are great for rainy indoor days where you need some busy work. Everything in the activity booklet is totally customized for your child too.

The last thing I got was some stickers with his name on them. He loves to trade stickers with all his friends at school.

I can definitely tell these are “kid approved” items because Connor certainly approved himself. He enjoyed everything! Tolalu has great personalized items for your children and the prices are SO GOOD too!

Check them out on Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest.

Five on Friday

1. I know I’m a crazy person and keep changing my blog design. I am legit cray cray!

I bought this “FAMILY” sign while in Arkansas and just love it….hoping to find a place to put it soon!

2. I’ve been using the ItWorks! Hair, Skin, Nails vitamins for about a month and 3 weeks ago I had NO roots. Seriously this stuff works. My hair has grown at least a couple of inches. I’m trying to grow it out as much as I can before my sister’s wedding.

3. I’m seriously addicted to sno-cones right now. I don’t like syrup though….too much makes me gag. So I get mostly ice with a little bit of strawberry on top!

4. My favorite color is green. I found these cute flats that feel like slippers the other day at Steinmart. SO COMFY!

5. Today is my 33rd birthday (or I’m 30 again…ahem….) I am so blessed and thankful for another year of life. My sweet boys made my day and got me a pretty necklace and tonight we’re going out with friends. It’s gonna be a good year 🙂

HAPPY FRIDAY Y’ALL!!!

I Need to Check Myself…and Friday Fives

I posted something on Instagram yesterday about how much I missed the “personal feel” of blogging. I used to go and read everyone’s blog and comment. It felt like I knew them and I built so many great relationships over the years. I have to be honest, I don’t do it as much as I should either. Life gets busy and everyone moves into different stages in life. Life gets FULL. Yet, I still miss the feeling of togetherness I once felt while blogging.

Someone left a comment on my blog yesterday too….

It said that they missed what I used to write about. That my blog is primarily sponsored content and it’s not attractive to readers and not what they want to read. I get it. I do.

I don’t want this to become a review blog and I’m guilty of letting it slowly shift in that direction. It’s hard for me to say “No” to opportunities that seem like fun. And let’s face it getting free stuff is pretty cool. STILL-I don’t want this to become a place where I’m not authentic. Product reviews are not why I started a blog, I do enjoy doing them….but I need to find a balance.

I need to get back to reality and write about valid topics. That’s why I started this journey. I’m not perfect by any means. I will finish up some reviews I’ve had in the works for awhile….but I’m going to try and slow it down a bit. I need to focus on why I’m here. What do I want to say? Sometimes it’s easier to do a review because you don’t have to “think” and just get to write about something someone else has given you.

I hope you don’t resent me for it. I really do value every single person I’ve met through blogging and I truly care about your life too 🙂

Anyway….just wanted to clear the air a bit and I promise things will get a bit more REAL around here!

Linking up with my favorite Friday gals: Darci & Lauren

1. There’s a fun little project going around on Instagram right now where you can share your favorite coffee mug and talk about why you love it so much, or just why you love COFFEE! Use #PCMugshots & find out more HERE

2. Connor got a torch. He is obsessed. He is “hunting” for everything with it 🙂

3. Happy Memorial day weekend! I am personally looking forward to a 3 day weekend with my boys! Here’s a flashback of my Ter-Bear in Iraq 2003. We love our soldiers!

4. I received this Pixi Shea Butter Lip Balm in my monthly Birchbox. I LOVE IT! It’s super soft and a subtle hint of color.

5. Hope everyone has a good weekend. This Friday has been CRAZY so far! Whew!

Five on Friday

This week has been crazy busy with stuff to do…so I’m anxiously awaiting our vacation to Arkansas next week! Yay! I haven’t been home since Christmas and I’m so ready to see my family.

1. Connor’s class photo 2014

2. One of Connor’s favorite shows, Chuggington, has a traintastic new movie out called Chuggington: Explorer Koko. The latest Chuggington release from Anchor Bay Entertainment features six action-packed episodes that bring exciting adventures to young fans everywhere. Super cute movie y’all!

3. We celebrated Mother’s day a little bit early with Terence’s family last weekend. It was a beautiful windy day and all the kids had fun playing outside 🙂 We had some good food, including a Petit Jean Ham that was delicious!

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4. I’ve had so much fun shooting Mommy & Me shoots this past weekend…here are a few sneak peeks I’ve posted:

5. My and my baby on a HAPPY FRIDAY #selfieaday Instagram post 🙂

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