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Friday, March 26, 2021

Friday Favorites and Happenings

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Happy Friday all! I can't believe March is almost over. This month flew by. April brings Easter, my mom's birthday, warmer weather and all the flowers. So many good things to look forward to. And I feel like I am finally recovered from daylight savings time. We were in Mexico when the time changed, so we went from 2 hours ahead to one hour ahead and then back again. It took all week to finally feel normal again.

Anyways, onto Friday favorites and happenings.

ONE. Before our trip to Mexico, I bought some black sandals. I have been searching for a cute pair for a couple months now and nothing stood out to me. Ok, nothing that was reasonably priced. I have always wanted the Miller sandals by Tory Burch and now I want the Miller Cloud version. Anyways, I didn't want to spend $198 on a pair of sandals. 

I went into Target to grab some of my kids favorite protein bars and check out the sandals. I tried on three pairs and went with the one below. And they held up beautifully in Mexico. 

Anamaria Toe Loop Strappy Sandals


Side note: my last pair of black sandals was also from Target. They were a gladiator style sandal that I wore for 2 or 3 years and they broke two months ago on a warmer day when I wore them.

TWO. Speaking of the girls favorite protein bars, I have never shared them here. My girls are obsessed with these. They have one every school morning. They eat it on the way to school and then they have their breakfast there about an hour later. This keeps them from complaining about hunger. And they remind me of those carnation breakfast bars I used to eat as a kid. But these are better for you. We have tried all three flavors: chocolate chip, vanilla and peanut butter cup, and the chocolate chip is the girls favorite.

Think! Kids Protein Bars

THREE. This Tuesday was Rory's birthday. Last year his birthday was right after the pandemic started and we didn't get to celebrate him properly until a few months later. We had presents and pizza at home last year. This year, the girls made Rory some birthday cards, we gave him a gift and then him and I went out to dinner for his birthday. 

Usually we surprise the birthday person with dinner, but this year I let him pick. His first choice has a strict reservation policy where groups of two have to be paired with groups of 6 and we couldn't find a time outside of 5 pm and 9 pm. It was for a teppanyaki style dinner. So he went with his second choice of a steakhouse. We went to Land and Ocean. They have several of them all over the US, but this was our third time going there. 

For dinner we had steaks, a cheesy potato skillet, asparagus, lobster and some mushrooms (on Rory's plate). We started dinner off with an amazing calamari that had onions and peppers in the same batter with an amazing aioli on it. We didn't have dessert as my in-laws brought Rory four different desserts from a local bakery that we love. 

calamari

steak and lobster


The birthday boy.

This is just one of the desserts. We ate the other three with the girls Wednesday night.

FOUR. As part of Rory's gift, I got him some amazing lounge sweatpants. My hairstylist told me about the brand Vuori and I was looking for something for myself (but didn't get anything YET) and decided to get him something. They are cheaper than Lululemon but I heard they are just as amazing. I will report back after Rory wears these. I have my eye on some joggers.

Vuori Ponto Performance Pant

FIVE. Weekly funnies.

Especially when he is on work calls.


I too spent way too long laughing at this.

I am almost there.

I know my husband would want this too.



Haha.

Have a great weekend. I am linking up with A Little Bit of Everything.

24 comments :

  1. Love the sandals and that dessert....yes! Hope your man had a great birthday and you all have a happy weekend!

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    1. We did have a good weekend and he had a good birthday. The sandals are comfy and cheap!

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  2. April does bring so many fun things to look forward to! Those sandals are really cute. I need to go through mine because I'm pretty sure I'm due for a pair. Hope Rory had a great birthday!

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    1. That is why I grabbed these from Target. My black ones were torn up and on the verge of breaking. Rory did have a great birthday!

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  3. Thanks for the protein bar recommendation!! I'm always looking for new healthy snacks for our kiddos since they're so picky. I'm adding these to my list. And happy birthday again to Rory!! It looks like y'all had a great time!

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    1. Mine are picky too and they LOVE those. And I get them from Target often on sale. We did have a great time celebrating Rory!

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  4. Those look like great sandals. The birthday dinner looks good! And my husband totally yells into the phone like that!

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    1. They are really comfy too. And getting them on sale helped! I think most husbands do. Ha. The dinner was sooo good. I am so glad we got to go out and celebrate him this year.

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  5. Those sandals are fun! I will have to grab those bars for Zoe, they sound good. I am laughing so hard at correctile dysfunction! Have a great weekend!

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    1. My girls are obsessed with them. And they are one of the better ones. The sandals are comfy and I will definitely get a lot of use out of them. I laughed way too hard at it as well.

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  6. Always love Target for a great pair of sandals! I will have to check out the kid protein bars. Since we are back at daycare I meed something like this to hold him over until his morning snack. A steakhouse is always a good idea- the food looked delicious.

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    1. Me too. And these ones are great. These bars are perfect for that. My girls do the same thing on their way to school. I love steakhouses!

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  7. Happy belated birthday to Rory! Also, thanks for the breakfast bar recommendation! I think my kids would love those. We're looking for something other than those organic poptarts and granola bars from Costco haha

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    1. Thank you. We were looking for other items too and my MIL got them for them once and they have been hooked ever since.

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  8. Those black sandals are adorable. I will have to check out those bars. We have a favorite for the boys, but Costco stopped carrying them a couple weeks ago and we are sad. Yay for getting out for Rory's birthday! Dinner looks like it was fab.!!

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    1. Oh what is the favorite of you kids? My girls love granola/protein bars and I love changing it up for them. Those they are obsessed with these and haven't changed them yet. The sandals are great. So comfy and no break in time. And thank you. We had a blast on his birthday.

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  9. I need to stop reading blogs at this very moment and go eat. I AM STARVING! That calamari and dessert did it for me. LOL!

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  10. Those sandals look fabulous! I have a few favorite pairs from Target. That birthday dinner looks delicious!

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    1. They are really nice and comfy and no break in time. I get a lot of my sandals from Target. The dinner was really good!

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  11. “Correctile dysfunction” haha hahaha! Your dinner looks amazing! Target sandals seriously last forever.

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    1. That was a good one, right? They do last forever and there is no break in time. I love them!

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  12. Happy belated birthday to Rory. That dessert looks delish. I'd totally be down for an "Automofeels" truck.

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    1. Thank you. Dessert was really good. Haha, I would be too!

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