Friday Faves
Hi! Happy Friday to you. <3 Hope you have a wonderful weekend ahead. We’re meeting up with our cousins for dinner tonight, Liv and the Pilot have a fun adventure planned, and we’re so excited to celebrate this guy on Father’s Day.
Also, I’m taking an Orangetheory class (AHHHHH! I’m coming back!), and hoping to sneak in some paddle boarding.
In standard Friday fashion, here are some faves from the week and around the web! I always love hearing about the things making you smile, so please feel free to join in the party in the comments section.
THESE BARS.
Betsy brought these over on Sunday -after I had just returned home from teaching Zumba and barre- and they are probably my new favorite dessert.
Get this:
chocolate chip cookie on the bottom
brownies stuffed with Oreo on top of that
with an animal cookie layer.
I just. can’t. even.
Here is a profile “bite” view:
It was around 14038 grams of sugar, and they were everything. I request these for all future birthdays and holidays.
Reading this post is making me sad because one would go really well with a cup of coffee right about now…
13 children’s book that encourage kindness. I ordered this book for Liv, and we had a great talk about how we can fill others’ buckets and that sharing kindness can also help fill our own bucket.
Lace bralettes. I know I’m late to the party here, but I think they look so cute and unexpected peeking out of a simple tee. They’re definitely more for style than support, but are comfy just for hanging out or running errands.
Well this was just amazing. Maggie Rogers may be my new very favorite.
Rope workouts! This is one of my faves, but I love addingn 30-second blitzes of rope work after upper body workouts.
Looks like we need this beach blanket.
Uhhh I guess I should let my coffee cool down a bit before chugging.
Breakfast tacos! I gave P some bites of bean (I would just peel it and smash a little into her mouth) and she giggled with each bite. She LOVED them, and it was pretty darn cute to watch her enjoy them so much.
This moon charm bracelet is adorable.
And now the P smile of the day. She looks so sneaky crawling away from me haha.
Check out her little messy bun. 🙂
Happy Friday friends!
xoxo
Gina
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Miss P always has the biggest smile! How can you not be happy looking at that face?
it’s not possible. every time she smiles, it melts my heart (and makes me want all the babies)
she’s making me want all the babies too…tell her to cool it!
Her “bun” officially makes my day. Thanks, Gina. I needed that after the Warriors loss last night!
haha thank you! AHHHH i thought of you last night. i’ll be cheering for the next game! it’s going to be intense
xoxo
Adorable pictures of the fam! I’m certain you guys will have an amazing Father’s Day. It’s hard not to with those two adorable little ones!
What I’ve been loving this week is up on the blog, too – but to shorten it up with the 600+ words. Pink Peonies. I can’t even. I’m LOVING them in Denver this season!
Hope you have a great weekend!
XO, Jessica
http://www.semisweettooth.com
hahah i thought you were talking about the blog pink peonies. i was like “i love that blog too!” then i was like, oh yeah. the flower. one of my faves 🙂
xoxo
So cute! What is orange theory fitness?
i linked to the focus on post above, but it is a combo of strength circuits, treadmill intervals and rowing. I LOVE IT
Ahhhh those brownies!!! I need some. Please ask Betsy to give you the recipe to post for us readers.
Those tacos look soo good. Where did you get them? I need to add that to my places to eat when I move back. I keep telling my husband I am going to gain 20 lbs when I move back to SD cos I plan to eat at all my fave places.
OMG that pic of P with the pony/bun. LOVE IT. I love putting my Bellas hair in ponytails/buns. Its soo fun to have a girl
i’m pretty sure she found it on pinterest! i’ll look for it
they were from naked cafe. SO GOOD. and you need to try all of the new places that have opened!
have a great weekend <3
Just Google “slutty brownies.” 🙂 (sorry, I didn’t name them!)
hahahhahaha 🙂 done
I am a school psychologist and I am the BIGGEST proponent of gratitude and kindness! Love the Fill My Bucket book….Also, the book ONE…is incredible! xo
i will check that out!! i really enjoy reading books to liv that have a lesson attached to them, especially about being kind to others.
xoxo
Happy Friday! I’m spending my morning with my little P at the zoo, grilling salmon for dinner and making your southwest salad… Oh, and turning 30!!! Yikes!! Saturday the birthday festivities will be spent with girlfriends Loews Venata at the pool and dinner at The Flying V. Sunday is all about CJ and how amazing he is as a dad to P!
that sounds like a perfect day! HBD to you lovely friend! i hope you all have an amazing weekend together. please get a prickly pear marg for me at the v 🙂
xoxo
This makes me so happy I’m odd and let my hot drinks almost completely cool before drinking them! Haha I don’t know why but I’ve never enjoyed very hot drinks.
haha i like it to burn on the way down (which is guess is very bad for you. oops)
Don’t worry, as it says in the article you posted, most drinks in North America aren’t served that hot. It would be have to be hot enough to burn your toungue.
http://vitals.lifehacker.com/settle-down-your-hot-drink-isn-t-likely-to-give-you-ca-1782045687
P is just the cutest thing, and her hair, precious!! I hope you all get that beach blanket, it would be the best :). I’ve been loving summer salad eating and then finishing off with this yummy crisp – http://pinchofyum.com/paleo-strawberry-rhubarb-crisp – at least once a week, topped with coconut milk ice cream. We can’t find any rhubarb though!! So I just use strawberries.
thank you! she is a nut. we all have so much fun together <3
i will have to try that crisp this weekend with strawberries! YUM
happy friday!
Okay I can’t handle those bars. The animal cookie layer sealed the deal for me. Whoa.
Happy Friday and have a lovely Father’s Day weekend, Gina! 🙂
the animal cookies took it over the top!
hope you have a wonderful weekend, too.
xoxo
Thanks for sharing that list of kindness books! I taught “bucket filler” lessons with my students using that book and it did wonders for our class! We had “buckets” (cups) with each student’s name on it and everyone put kind notes in each other’s cups throughout the year. Fun to see you using it with Liv!
Looks like P will have hair as beautiful as yours and Liv’s!! So cute!
Just catching up today after being on a family vacation in Puerto Vallarta (so fun!). Congratulations on your great news from the GI test! Such a huge relief!!
thank you so much! she has SO much hair already. i kept waiting for it to fall out and it never did
so happy you had a wonderful family vacay 🙂 thank you for the sweet words about her test, too. we’re very relieved