Friday Faves + Nalgene giveaway
Hi friends! Happy Fri-yay! What are you up to this weekend? Any fun plans?? We have a friend’s birthday party, and I’m hoping to cash in on my Mother’s Day nap. 😉 I hope you have a relaxing and fun weekend ahead!
It’s time for the weekly Friday Faves party! I always enjoy sharing some of the latest faves, and hearing about yours in the comments section if you’d like to join along.
(similar shirt here! love it for summer)
#1: Having my hand surgery over with! It was Monday, and while the day itself was a little stressful, it was so worth it. They were waiting for my graft nerves to arrive -I pictured someone running down the hall with a cooler, Grey’s Anatomy-style- so it was delayed 4 hours (with a dead phone and IV in my arm…) and our sitter had to leave our house to take a final. So, the Pilot went home to take over for P and pick up Liv from school. I was chilling, trying to ignore the IV, and Jess walked into the room! It was the best. She stayed there during the surgery, and then stayed downstairs with Liv and P (no kids under 14 allowed in the hospital) while the Pilot went up to get me. Jess, you are an angel. <3
The splint on my hand has taken some getting used to (my first diaper change was hilarious ) but it’s NBD now. I get it off on Tuesday! I’m so so thrilled to have had an incredible surgeon. While my hand is sore, the constant throbbing pain is already gone. Also, I HAVE FEELING in my thumb. It’s been numb for over a year, and this fact alone makes me cry because I’m so happy. I thought I’d just have to get used to constantly dropping things and a dull pain where I cut it, but no. I am so thankful.
To celebrate the end of my surgeries, the Pilot picked up this cactus cake from Whole Foods.
It’s chocolate cake with chocolate ganache, and the whole barrel cake is already almost gone.
Livi and I were equally thrilled. The chocolate-loving apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, that’s for sure.
Salad a Day in May is going strong! Thank you for tagging me in all of your beautiful salad beast pics! Let’s keep it going. 🙂
Here are my salads from the week:
Sunday (unpictured): Hawaiian chopped salad while riding to the airport
Monday: Whole Foods hot bar. The Pilot made it with greens, garbanzo beans, balsamic dressing, edamame, beets, fennel, and chicken
Tuesday: Tender Greens kale salad with roasted veggies and grilled garlic bread
Wednesday: kale salad with hearts of palm, feta, pomegranate arils, lemon vinaigrette and chicken. I processed the chicken in the food processor since it’s tricky to cut things with the splint
Thursday: leftover kale salad
I’ll keep taking pics so I have more to share in next week’s Friday Faves post! This chopped shrimp salad is on the menu and I’ll share the recipe for my uncle’s chopped avocado salad, too.
These Steve Madden sandals (in the pic above). They match everything and are super comfy!
Being healthy means not always being healthy. It wasn’t until I had Liv that I really learned the art of moderation. Life is so much happier when things aren’t off limits. *Raises cactus cake-covered fork triumphantly*
Well this makes me want to improve my chicken scratch.
Advice for first-time entrepreneurs.
A giveaway from my friends at Nalgene!
I’m a huge fan of Nalgene bottles because they’re BPA-free and super durable. I have a blue one that I stole from the Pilot, have dropped it at least 100 times, and you would never know. I also love that they hold a LOT of water, which makes it easier to get in the recommended daily amount. They sent me one of their newest Silo bottles, which is the only 48 oz bottle on the market. It doesn’t leak and is dishwasher safe on the top rack.
5 lucky readers will win their own Silo bottle in Cosmo!
Enter here:
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The lucky winners will be chosen Sunday night at midnight EST and announced Monday morning.
Happy Friday, friends! I’ll see you soon with a dessert recipe. 🙂
I leave you with the P smile of the day, dancing with daddy at our cousin’s wedding last weekend.
xoxo
Gina
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Would love to have that new giant nalgene!
I follow on instagram!
Love the pink bottle!
That I am going home to visit and the weather has been nice. thanks
Love the Daddy Daughter dance photo!
This would be great to have!
I am loving that my brother and sister in law are in town from Austin, TX and we are going to her sisters wedding at a winery on Saturday!!!!
Happy Mother’s Day and I hope you have a great time with your family! Thank you again for your awesome giveaways!
I’m pregnant with #3 and in need of a new water bottle, but I can’t convince my body that it’s worth it to drive to get one, with a 3-year-old and 2-year-old in tow!
Glad to hear the surgery went well!
love new water bottles!!! Glad you surgery went so well and that you are on the mend!! Have a great weekend and Mother’s Day!! 🙂
Oh man… I need that giant water bottle to encourage me to HYDRATE!!
I love that I’m running a 10k tomorrow after recovering from an injury!
Love the big water bottle! This will help me drink my daily intake! 🙂
I’m loving that the school year is almost over, and I will be free for a few glorious months! The kiddos at school are making me crazy! 😉
I follow you on Instagram (though my account is private).
I am soaking up my last 3 days of maturity leave with my girls.
The warm weather — we had a really mild winter here in Colorado until about mid-April and then it’s been rain and snow! So happy to have a few days of 70’s/80’s before we return to rain!
I’m loving the nice cool weather we are having in Santa Cruz recently!
I could always use a new water bottle. My kids keep stealing mine!
I’m loving more time outside with my littles as the weather gets warmer! And, this water bottle would be perfect for that time outside 🙂
I am loving that it is RAINING today! It doesn’t rain here often, so I love it!
I’m loving yoga… and learning how to be mindful and relaxed.
I also follow you on instagram
I would love a bigger nalgene!
Hurray to your hand nerve repair! I’m happy for you and getting that fixed. Now go soak up the feeling of the surf in the ocean on it.
i am loving the weather finally here in Ohio!
I’m loving spring races!
I’m loving this summer weather in the midwest and that I’ve actually taken the time to sit in the sun and just read 🙂
I’m loving the weather we’ve been getting lately…that perfect time of year before it gets hot and HUMID.
Glad your hand surgery is done!
I’m loving that my husband and I got rocking chairs this week as our ‘wood’ gifts for 5 years together 🙂
I have been getting outside as much as possible this week for activity, but was excited to take a spinning class Tuesday night! Spin for the win, ha!
That picture of P and her daddy is the sweetest. I love her “smile of the day!” Thanks for sharing them! This week, I’m loving a trip to the zoo with my kiddos.
I’ve been loving PiYo sweat this week! Great workout I can do in my living room and feels like the perfect balance for my 3 month belly!
I love your Instagram photos!
I’m loving my new Brooks Glycerin 13 running shoes!
I’m loving this giveaway! I left my nalgene at a conference in november and I haven’t gotten a new one yet.
I follow on insta!
LOVE nalgene, I have 4 and rotate them to be cleaned. I teach and my kids know me by by bottle! It’s actually encouraged them to buy a nalgene to keep water on hand!
I am loving that it’s Friday and the weather is beautiful!
I love this giveaway. My nalgene already comes with me anywhere I go. It’s how my co-workers spot me on campus! 🙂
I also follow you on IG
Loving this week: my friends. I graduated from college four years ago, moved straight out DC and knew no one (aside from my boyfriend>fiance>now husband). While we were thankful to have each other, retrospectively it was lonely and it didn’t help that we so far in student loan debt, we didn’t have many distractions to look forward to like travel and events. Fast forward to today, and we’re doing great. So thankful that we are peeking our heads out of the post-grad poverty slump and are surrounded by wonderful people here in DC and all over the world.
Love the picture of P dancing with the Pilot! So cute! And nice giveaway!
I started a new job this week, and I am already loving it!
I would love a bigger nalgene! I’m loving the nice weather in Florida this week 🙂
I just got married on April 24th and we are slowly coming out of the mass chaos of wedding planning. I’m loving getting back to a routine this week. I feel so much better when I know what to expect.
Perfect timing with this giveaway- my water bottle just started leaking and I need to replace it. I bring water with me everywhere during the summer months!
I follow you on insta and Twitter
I am loving roasted chickpeas. Yum.