Friday Faves (+ little giveaway)
Hi friends! THE WEEKEND IS HERE. I’m so ready for it. Anything fun happening?
Congrats to the winners of our huge Bitsy’s giveaway!
Grand prize – Steph Michelle
Runners Up-
Jill K.
Amie
Sara M.
Kristen
Shannon W.
Sarah S.
Marie
Holly B.
Morgan
Amanda
Laura
Shannon B.
Audra D.
Mindy
Donna R.
Mackenzie G.
Ellen
Vicki L.
Kristin G.
Masala Girl
All winners have been emailed.
Thank you so much for all of the beautiful anniversary wishes. We appreciate them so much!
(Piic from our date night. I like how the server captured the awesome full moon in there.)
We celebrated a night early, and had dinner at Coasterra. It’s a Cohn restaurant (they own our favorite place, Bo-Beau Kitchen), and is located right on the harbor, which a magnificent view of downtown, the ocean, and the sparkling Coronado bridge. The atmosphere alone was incredible. Coasterra features modern Mexican food, so of course, we had margaritas, chips and tableside guacamole.
We also shared an ahi tuna tostada, which was overflowing with fresh tuna.
For my entree, I had a vegetarian enchilada and tostada combo. To be totally honest, the food was pretty meh. It was good, but nothing memorable or extraordinary. The atmosphere, drinks, and dessert are worth a trip if you’re in San Diego.
This is the butter cake, and it 100% made up for the mediocre entrees. It was basically a buttery cookie cake, with ice cream and caramel. LIKE A CAKER VERSION OF A PIZOOKIE <— worth yelling about
Yes yes yes.
I think that cake is a perfect way to kick off the weekly Friday Faves party, where I share some faves from the week and around the web. Be sure to stick around for the end of this post and enter a little giveaway for me to youuuuuu.
Food finds!
I was excited to try out a couple of new things this week from Trader Joe’s and loved them both.
The first one is this egg white protein powder.
It’s only egg whites! This is awesome because I’ve been doing goat whey mixed with Shakeology (because goat whey tastes so goaty but has higher protein content) and this powder is nearly tasteless. It doesn’t smell great because you know, eggs, but it tastes totally fine. It’s an easy way to amp up the protein content in oats, smoothies, and baked goodies.
Speaking of oats, I was also stoked about this find.. It’s just a mix of chia, oats, quinoa, flax, and amaranth, and has zero sugar.
Pretty awesome stats, too.
This backpack has been a game changer. I wanted something hands-free when I’m out with the girls, and it’s been an awesome impromptu diaper bag. It also fits my laptop and planner nicely, which makes it perfect for travel.
10 workouts to try when you’re bored at the gym.
Why your legs shake in barre class. (Tip: if you’re sleep-deprived, short on nutritions, or dehydrated, they are more likely to shake.)
I want this frosé right now. I mean after 5pm.
Things that don’t make sense to Type A people.
Adding these to the reading list.
Right now, it’s just about surviving. The part about the chart on the floor and the baby eating it made me laugh out loud. #reallife
P’s new jammies.
LOVE the bold red off-shoulder dress.
I was so excited to see my friend Jess on this list!!
The revamped membership program! Beautycounter just updated their membership program and are offering an amazing free gift if you sign up. It’s $25, and you get perks throughout the year like product credits and free shipping (orders over $100). If you sign up before the 31st, you will get a free travel set! It’s valued at $49, so that alone makes it an incredible deal.
I’ll pick 3 commenters from today’s post to receive free memberships and travel sets. If the winners are already Band of Beauty members, I’ll send a Charcoal Mask ($45) instead. 🙂
Simply enter by leaving a comment below with something you’re loving this week! I’ll announce the three lucky winners on Monday morning.
Happy Fri-YAY. <3
xoxo
Gina
I’m loving the sunshine and hoping to spend the weekend outside!
This week I’m loving sheet masks. I just got back from vacation and my skin feels all blegh from the airplane. Sheet masks all day erry day! (Until I feel back to my “well rested” (hah) self.)
I’m loving finally being home after a 6-day business trip. It’s so nice to be back with my family.
I’m loving that it’s the weekend and we are celebrating my husband’s birthday!
I’m loving that it is Friday and my husband and I are going to see Eric Church in concert tomorrow night!
I would love to try beautycounter! I’ve been hearing about it for so long, but haven’t had the opportunity to try anything, especially the charcoal bar or mask 🙂
My friend to finish her second full ironman!!
I’m loving the feel of being rested from accidentally falling asleep with my son putting him to bed the last 3 nights in a row 🙂 I have so much to catch up on from the early nights but it feels so good!
Loving what’s left of the summer weather!
I am loving the awesome weather we are having this week!!
I’m loving my new business venture and being able to stock kid’s at-home libraries with amazing books… for FREE!
I’m loving (and hating at the same time!) that I’m leaving for CO tomorrow morning (from FL) to take my son to college!! It’s blowing my mind. I was 21 when I had him and I feel like we’ve kind of grown up together. <3
I've been wanting to try the charcoal mask so badly as I've seen it making the rounds on IG lately. I've been using a charcoal face wash and I swear it has helped my skin so much.
Going camping and I’m super excited!
oooh! yes! i need a good excuse to try out some new makeup. haha.
this week I am loving iced coffeeeeeee.
I look forward to my husband being home this weekend!
I’m loving dry weather this week. Down here in Louisiana we need it!
I’m loving that we leave on vacation on Sunday!
I am loving that it is almost pumpkin season!!! Fall is my favorite season and I can’t wait for it to get here!
I’m totally looking into that! I have only tried the charcoal bar but I love it! What gets me is no free shipping — makes it hard to buy things on the fly. So having the little bonuses and coupons would be great.
I’m loving the summer weather and soaking it all in… I work in Higher Ed and with the college students returning in just over a week, I am appreciating every moment of calm I can get!
I love the red beauty counter lipstick!!!
I am looking forward tot taking my kids to DisneyLand for the first time
We are preparing for my best friend and brother in laws wedding that is next weekend (yes, I played Cupid ;-))! I’m loving all the fun wedding prep fun! 🙂
Where did you get P’s pajamas? They’re adorable!
Right now I’m loving that it’s Friday but I’m also loving these long summer days and I’m sad for them to end.
I am loving the fact that we are going on a much needed family vacation to the beach tomorrow!!!!! I think it’s been 3 years since we took an actual vacation!?
I’m loving that I’m getting back into yoga! And looking forward to our beach vacation in September!
I’m loving the Bare Minerals gen nude matte liquid lipcolour in Swag that I got with Sephora points the other day. The colour is amazing and it smells like chocolate.
I am loving how happy my son is when I get home from work (I just went back after summer break)!
I am loving prenatal yoga! It gives me strength, centeredness, and community!
Olympic Track & Field is rocking my world right now! With all the late night spectating, I am definitely in need of some new beauty products 🙂
Are you trying too hard to make every day with your kids “fun” and “meaningful”? (other synonyms could include “magical”, “purposeful”, or “memorable”?) Not right now. Right now, just survive.
<<– that is my truth! i want every day for my son to be magical, and it's an absolutely ridiculous standard to put on myself. He finds the world magical just because it exists, regardless of whether that day had glitter/bubbles/homemade playdough.
I”m loving the slightly cooler weather we’ve been enjoying the past few days! Such a relief from the heat!
I am loving this cool fall-like weather! Has me excited for boots and leggings ha~
I’m currently love the summer days! Trying to cherish them before they are GONE!
I’m loving that my sister and her husband are coming into town for the weekend, and it’s the start of our local fair. Family time and reconnecting with old friends, with maybe some fun fair food mixed in…win, win!
I’m loving the farmer’s market finds! This week orange Turkish eggplant!
I’m loving that my kids are back in school and we’re getting into that routine again!
P’s jammies are adorable. 🙂
Loving the cooler weather we have been experiencing here in CO!
I am loving your PBB workout plan! I find working hard really hard to stick with but I am in week 4 and really excited to continue!
I’m loving that this week was challenging with my husband gone for work out of town, looking forward to his return today and the wknd! Also loving how much I dig getting to the gym—it’s been 2+ mths of 3-4 times a week, feeling so good:)
It’s the first day of school, and I am loving getting to know all my new students!
I’m loving my Friday morning – drinking coffee and watching my newborn nap peacefully!
I’m loving spending time with my husband and my daughter this weekend.
That cake looks AMAZING!:)
I’m loving having a great chiropractor! Especially when I don’t take care of myself as much as I should and they work all the kinks out and kick my butt into gear. Heh heh 😉
Your girls are too darn cute:) And I need that dessert in my life…like today!
This week I am loving that we have finally found our back 2 school groove! The early days were sluggish and whiny, but now – We’re getting the hang of it 🙂
Your Friday posts are my favorite.
This week I have been loving my week off from school! I am starting my last semester of graduate school next week and this week has been a great refresher in preparation for the whirlwind that will be my life for the next 4 months!
Something I’m loving to hate this week is how sore your barre tabata and barre strength videos made my legs!! I did those two videos on Monday and was sore through yesterday. Whew!! But I’m excited to try out the new barre video you posted this week 🙂
I am loving my shorter work week. Thanks for the giveaway!