Loving Lately

Hey there! Sorry for the hiatus this week. I am finally getting the hang of the new laptop. I forgot how much work it is to set all your settings, organize all your documents, bookmark your favorites, transfer everything from the old to the new, etc. Also, thanks for all of the "back up" recommendations.

Okay, let's get right down to business. A few things I'm loving lately...

L'Oreal's Colour Caresse Wet Shine Stain: I am a total sucker for good commercials, so when I saw L'Oreal's new lip stain advertisement I immediately had to have it in “Pink Resistance.” I love how much longer it lasts on my lips than other lip glosses. Even after a full meal, the shine fades but the color definitely stays. For $7.99, I highly recommend picking up a tube during your next Target run.

Guacamole: I cannot stop eating this stuff lately. I have been making it as a “side dish” for dinner, like every night. You know, tacos and guacamole, pizza and guacamole, pasta and guacamole. The perfect complement to any entrée, right? Okay, fine. Maybe not.  Regardless, here is the recipe: 

Ingredients:
4 Ripe Avocados
2 Limes, juiced
1 Roma Tomato, diced
1 Small Red Onion, diced
1 Jalapeno, deseeded and diced
1/2 cup Cilantro, chopped
1 tsp Ground Cumin
1 tsp Fresh Ground Black Pepper
Kosher Salt to Taste

Mix all of the ingredients together until well blended.

Snow! We had our first {and probably only} snow in Charlotte last weekend. It was so fun to see our home covered in 3 inches of white powdery snow for the first time. And I wasn't the only person excited for a snow day…

That boy looooves his football!

 New laptop: When did Toshiba start packaging their laptops in pizza boxes?

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Bagel Sandwiches: My new lunch go-to for the week, sans turkey. I start with an everything bagel thin and add a layer of Trader Joes White Bean Hummus, a thick tomato slice, alfalfa sprouts, a thin slice of provolone, avocado and whatever else I can find in the fridge. 

 

Be Back Soon!

  After 6 great years, my faithful Toshiba laptop bit the dust over the weekend. I am still mourning the loss of some of my pictures that were unrecoverable after the unexpected hard drive crash.   Thankfully Matt quickly approved the purchase of a new laptop and off to Best Buy we went to pick out a new one {another Toshiba, of course}. Apparently a lot has changed since the Windows Vista days because I feel like my Grandpa trying to navigate my new laptop.   I promise to be back soon! In the meantime, I would love to know what you use to "back up" your pictures, documents, etc...

2013 Valentine's Day Recap {in photos}

Our Valentine’s Day in Photos…

{Krispy Kreme donuts to start off the morning}

 More V-Day food: Heart Waffles, Chocolate Heart Peanut Butter Cookies, Shrimp topped Mahi, Crawfish Diane

Gifts: Chocolate Covered Mega-bone, surprise daffodils allll over the house, my gift to Matt, Matt's gift to me

I can't get over how thoughtful my gift from Matt was this year. He had the wedding day letter he wrote to me framed. 

{Dinner at Cajun Queen for our third year in a row}