Classy Southern Texan : Link Ups

Today I am linking up with Mel, Sheaffer and Shay for this month's edition of WUW!!! This is a random assortment of things going on in my little life right now.

What We're Eating This Week....

This week I am still doing BBG hello Week 6 and sticking to my healthy eating habits. I am loving the reduced fat turkey bacon sandwich at Starbucks. It is a new favorite! It is an egg muffin with an egg white and turkey bacon. I ask them to leave off the cheese.

Below is a picture of kinda my own version at home!!

What I'm Reminiscing About...

Our trip to Alaska two years ago....We are leaving again towards the end of May for another Alaskan cruise and I am reminiscing about all the fun we had last time.

What I'm Loving....

The warmer weather! Hello shorts and t-shirts!!! I am loving all the bring colors of Spring!!! Here I am wearing the STELLA and Dot Audrey earrings with our most popular Taj Clutch.

What We've Been Up To...

WORK, WORK, WORK.

We got a new air unit at one of our locations and that has been keeping me busy.

What I'm Dreading...

Packing....I hate packing. I want to make sure we have everything and I lay it out about a week in advance! The hubby will have to pack with me this next week because he will be out of town.

I plan to blog about what I am packing and the trip when we return. :-)

What I'm Working On....

New blog content! I am shooting some pictures this afternoon for Cinco De Mayo and some super fun summer looks!

What I'm Excited About...

SUMMER! I can't believe it is almost May but I am ready for the warmer days and the relaxing evenings.

What I'm Watching/Reading...

OMG I just watched THE GREATEST SHOWMAN!! Wow so many emotions...happy, sad, angry, crying etc.

Yes, I cried at the end.

source: Goggle

What I'm Listening To...

The Greatest Showman and Trolls soundtracks when I am walking/running!!!

What I'm Wearing...

Stay tuned for some shots coming to the blog soon!!!

What I'm Doing This Weekend...

Picking up my parents! They have been on a 12 day trip and I am so ready to see them!!!

What I'm Looking Forward to Next Month...

Our Alaskan cruise with my inlaws, brother in law and hubby!

What Else is New...

I am on WEEK 6 of BBG...the workouts have gotten more intense. More reps and an added day of LISS which I am off to do now.

Hope everybody is having a great week!

Wednesday, April 25, 2018 No comments

HELLO HELLO HELLO HAPPY FRIDAY!!!!!

Today, I am linking up with Erika, Andrea and Narci for Friday Favorites. I haven't done Friday Favorites in a while so today I have a fun list of favorites for you!

Last night, the hubby and I went to AUSTIN, TX to look for a couch. We moved into our house last March and bought a couch from West Elm that sadly didn't work. :-(

The sizing was wrong and we didn't really love the color once we got it into the space.

After many months of hard work and savings we went to CB2 and found a couch that I think is going to look great in the new space! All the praise hands!!

source: CB2 website
https://www.cb2.com/ditto-ii-grey-sectional-sofa/s540667

We enjoyed dinner at North and had the roasted cauliflower OMG. It had an egg, asparagus and then roasted cauliflower soooo yummy! We shared an entrée and dessert also.

I recently have seen several bloggers I follow (Sheaffer and Honey Were Home) talk about Colleen Rothschild products! I was curious so I went ahead and ordered two products and am loving them so far!

Target just came out with a new brand OPAL HOUSE and I am loving all the bright fun colors!!! I love to have seasonal plates out on my table. I think it adds some fun and then I can use them when we have friends over for desserts or dinner also.

You can't beat the 1.99 price tag either and to me they look very Anthropologie like! I have some bowls from Anthropologie that I love!!!

I also got some fun napkins for 3.00 each. I just think these are super cute and fun for the Spring and Summer months ahead. Think BBQs, Cinco de Mayo, 4th of July etc.

Friday, April 20, 2018 1 comments

Happy Friday! As usual I am linking up with Andrea, Erika and Narci for another week of Friday Favorites! I can't believe EASTER is almost here!

I wanted to share a few EASTER basket goodies for all ages today! I am 31 years old and still love getting a chocolate Easter bunny on Easter Sunday!

1) William Sonoma and Pottery Barn

These are perfect item to add to anyone's Easter basket and they are sooo good! Right now you can get 20 percent off all Easter candy at William Sonoma!

I personally love their gummy candies but you can't go wrong with jelly beans! I got some for my dad!

Jelly Beans

Pottery Barn has some of my favorite Easter plates right now as does Pottery Barn kids! I am loving all the Peter Rabbit Stuff that is out right now!

Bunny Plates

Peter Rabbit plates

2) Fun statement earrings and travel case

Jewelry
3) Books for the book lover

I love Usborne books and books just in general. I just finished reading The Wedding Date...it was super cute, a good chick lit read, but warning parts of it are rated R.

The Wedding Date

4) I am loving the BBG workouts and have a fun update coming soon to the blog...be looking for some healthy breakfast ideas on Wednesday and a recap of Week 1 of BBG. So far I have completed all 3 LISS workouts and 2 resistance workouts. I am a sweaty mess when I finish and loving the workouts so far!

5) Dry Shampoo

I am currently loving the Queen Bee Hippie dry shampoo. The lady who owns the company is local to the Shreveport/Bossier area and I recently tried her dry shampoo. It is not a spray it is more of a powder. NEVER EVER in my life have I been able to go 3 days without washing my hair!! OMG I love this product. You can order through her FB page.

Dry Shampoo

I hope everybody has a wonderful weekend enjoying the warmer temperatures!

Friday, March 23, 2018 2 comments

Happy FRIDAY! Today, I am linking up with Andrea, Erika and Narci for Friday Favorites!!

It is hard to believe how fast the weeks are flying by and that it is almost APRIL and Easter. The weather is finally warming up and feeling like SPRING!

I wanted to start this Friday off with a fun giveaway! Stella and Dot released their new SPRING line last week and OMG the fun bright colors just SCREAM warm weather, beaches and a fruity drink!!

Tell me your favorite thing about SPRING in the comments to be entered to win! I am giving away a SHAKE YOUR PALM PALMS bag to the lucky winner!

Last night I celebrated my sweet dad's 66th birthday! We had a wonderful dinner in Austin with family and friends!

I started BBG workouts this week in addition to working out with my trainer. I plan to incorportate this along with healthy eating into my weeks until our cruise in MAY.

I am ready to get in my yard, plant flowers and enjoy this beautiful weather! What are your weekend plans?

Friday, March 16, 2018 7 comments

Happy FRIDAY! Today, I am linking up with Narci, Andrea and Erika for this week's edition of Friday Favorites!!

This week I went to Austin, for a little retail therapy with the Momma! It has been a rough couple of weeks between work, back pain and some little hiccups in the road.

I stopped into Banana Republic and I found some great traditional SPRING pieces. Here in TX it is cooler in the AM and then it warms up! These little sweaters are the perfect weight and I have bought them season after season. This year I got pink.

Here I am wearing it in green last year!

The green will be perfect for St. Patricks' Day coming up soon!
The SPRING Stella and Dot line launched this week. I love all the bright colors and textures they used with this collection. Hello corals, blues, greens and all things tropical. This collection makes me want to grab a drink and go to the beach!

Today we are throwing a baby shower for a couple in our small group! I am off to make some taco meat and chicken and some yummy enchilada dip!!

Friday, March 09, 2018 2 comments

Today, I am joining Mel, Sheaffer and Shay for What's Up Wednesday, where I answer a series of questions. I will be sharing a random assortment of things that are up in my life. Let's get to it....

1) What We're Eating This Week...

I recently got an INSTAPOT. I have been making hard boiled eggs in it as a test. OMG 7 minutes and they are done. The INSTAPOT is life changing in this way. I made egg salad for dinner last night and it was super yummy. I think the whole process took me 10 minutes MAX.

I have been back to healthy eating with oatmeal, and healthy options.

More to come on the INSTAPOT soon.

I tried something similar to the TYSON mix bowl and am excited to try the pot roast soon!

2) What I'm Reminiscing About...

Our recent ski trip and all the snow....I had fun on the slopes. Lots of yummy food, wine and time with the hubby! Already looking forward to our next trip in May.

3) What I'm Loving...

The new Spring collection of Stella and Dot launches soon and I am loving all the fun blues and greens! This collection makes me want to pack a getaway bag and get to the BEACH!

4) What We've Been Up To...

Last night I went with friends to see Fifty Shades Freed. There are so many fun movies out right now I want to see.

Peter Rabbit

The Greatest Showman

Blank Panther

5) What I'm Dreading...

Not so much dreading but I am over all this RAIN! It literally has been raining nonstop for a week. It is either pouring, sprinkling or drizzling. If it stops it is then just sooo humid!

6) What I'm Working On....

My grandmother's 85th birthday is Friday. I have been gathering photos of her throughout the years. All of her family and girlfriends wrote her little notes and it is funny to read them.

One from my great aunt recalls when my great aunt was little she pulled up all my grandmother's flowers she was 4-5 years old and my grandfather promptly spanked her. He knew how important those flowers were to my grandmother and she just went and destroyed them.

7) What I'm Excited About...

Celebrating my Grandmother's birthday! Surprising her with family and friends on Friday!

8) What I'm Watching/Reading...

I currently just finished The Antelope in the Living Room by Melanie Shankle. It was a cute little book about marriage. Now I am reading the Last Mrs. Parrish, which is a great suspense/thriller.

9) What I'm Listening To....

Grey's Anatomy, This is Us, The Crown

I am not a huge music person, specifically listen to a certain genre of music, artist etc. However, I have been catching up on shows on Netflix.

What should I add to my list?

10) What I'm Wearing...

I am loving this fun scarf and earrings!

11) What I'm Doing this Weekend...

Spending time with my grandmother for her birthday and seeing my husband. He has been back in Shreveport this week.

12) What I'm Looking Forward to Next Month...

Warmer temperatures, getting reading for Easter and SPRING.

13) What Else is New...

Nothing really....we are hosting a baby shower next week at the house. How cute is this theme? 'Let's TACO bout that baby"

14) BONUS...What is your favorite place to travel for Spring Break?

I enjoy skiing during Spring Break and saving the Beach for summer. My mom is off to Seaside, FL this week with girlfriends and I am so jealous.

Wednesday, February 28, 2018 No comments

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