12/6: Friday Faves

-Your awesome 10 days of giveaway entries! The last one for this week will be up later today and the party will resume on Monday. Check in Sunday am for all of the winners for week 1! ๐Ÿ™‚ You still have time to enter to win my favorite things goodie pack, Somethin’ Special fragrance oils,…

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11/8: Friday Faves

-Girls’ night! A couple of my friends were interested in checking out the classes at the National Laser Institute, so made took a road trip to Scottsdale to check out one of their events. Not only did they wine and dine the heck out of us, we all had a blast. We spent the night…

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Warm Tempeh Salad with Mustard Vinaigrette

Hi friends! How’s your morning going? Thank you so much to those of you have entered the giveaway (now over). Today I have a tempeh recipe that even the Pilot enjoyed! It’s a delicious warm tempeh salad with mustard vinaigrette. Scroll down for the recipe! Bella has been itching to do something fun – I can…

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11/1: Friday Faves

An amazing Halloween with the fam. I can’t believe how much our little sushi roll has grown in the past year!  Last year: This year: My heart <3 After work, I met up with a couple of girlfriends for a quick sangria and planning for a huge Soli Beat event, and then came home to…

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10/25: Friday faves

Hi friends! Let’s all do the Friday dance! Or the piรฑata dance? I’m just now getting a chance to get to the computer, since Livi and I had to rush on base early this morning. I had to get some blood work done, and since kids are no longer allowed in the base clinic (so…

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What’s in the [quart-sized] bag?

Hi from Boston! It feels so good to be on the ground after a crazy day of flying. Travel shirt:  (I was not namaste-ing when we made that emergency landing, haha.)  Maybe it’s just that I’m nosy, but I love learning little things like this about other bloggers. Since I haven’t done one of these…

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9/27: Friday Faves

Floral denim. I got this pair at Old Navy (they’re $19 now!), and they’re perfect with a chambray button-up.    Justin’s nut butter single packs. I always have one in my work backpack or purse, just for emergencies. The hazelnut chocolate rocks my world.  This exfoliating cleanser. I went into LUSH to pick some up,…

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9/22: Some weekend pics

-Dessert night at the hot bar -Gym flooring -The Halloween costume, which is getting well-loved before then ๐Ÿ˜‰ -Grain-free nut-free granola bars: -Flamenco Festival at Casa Vicente aka proof that food can really still taste good after our trip to Italy. We took our tiny flamenco dancer, who absolutely loved the show. She was mesmerized…

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9/20: Friday Faves

  -Not a fave: Livi looking way too grown up. It’s a cliche for a reason: time flies when you’re having fun. She steals my heart every single day <3 -These GF cookies. I had to convince myself to save some for Livi because um, they go down way too easily. -The most legendary StitchFix…

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9/13: Friday faves

-A reunion with Mexican food. Since we all decided that I’m not about to attempt the glorious Italian food we ate -guess we’ll just have to go back one day!- I’m sticking with what I know. Like enchis. I had a little helper in the kitchen, and there’s no doubt that she made them even…

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8/23: Friday Faves

-Hula-ing with these lovely ladies at the dance show last night. We did a hula/Tahitian dance, and the costumes were SO fun. I kind of felt like a rainforest fairy… or something. The pizza and cocktails after the show weren’t too shabby, either ๐Ÿ˜‰ -This LUSH face mask. I’ve tried out quite a few of…

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Brownie Fruit Pizza

I finally started packing… This means I have a pile of travel-sized things + Reebok clothes and shoes, ready to be stuffed into a suitcase. Bella wants to know where we’re going on vacation, and Caro… well, poor Caro is just freaked out from the monsoon storms. We’re having a little dinner party at our…

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