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
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I’m loving the results I’m getting from an online bootcamp I’m doing! Also, have been really wanting to try the beautycounter products, but just haven’t had the extra income yet. They sound phenomenal!
I’m loving my puppy cuddles this weekend! I was out of town all week, and missed my 2 dogs terribly!
I’m excited for an upcoming trip to see my grad school friends!
have been wanting to try beauty counter products! would love to win the membership
I got married this week!! Loving my husband and all our amazing friends and family. ??
I’m loving that I finally start grad school this week! (I’ll probably be eating my words soon)
that tuna tostada looks amazing! I’m sorry it was sub-par! Happy anniversayr!
love coaching soccer this week!
I have been loving taking the time to sit on the couch and read for pleasure.
Thanks for the book list! I read both Big Magic and Daring Greatly recently. Big Magic was a light, but really good, read. Daring Greatly was amazing and I highly recommend it. I can’t wait to take a look at the other books on that list!
I would love to try thia line! I’m dying for a good skincare routine and consistent brand!
I am loving dual nap time for my two littles! Sometimes I just need a moment to breathe and this allows for my sanity to come back. Thanks goodness my youngest has started a more consistent nap schedule!
I’m loving the cooler weather! Perfectly warm during the day and cool at night!
I’m loving that one of my best friends from college is visiting for the weekend!
I am loving the Olympics. I am totally sleep deprived because I keep staying up until midnight to watch. I tape all the Olympics during the day and try to fast forward through them all when I get home from work. I am sad they are over on Sunday but happy to get my life back.
I’m loving the corn and tomatoes from the farmers market!
I found out I am pregnant with a boy, and my husband and I are so excited!
I am loving baby coos! My daughter is 9 weeks old and as the second child she spends some time just hanging by herself and she just coos and coos. We say she is singing the songs of her people! I am also loving crazy toddler time. My son is two and recently figured out how to climb play ground rock walls.
Love P’s jammies. Just for my little ones with crabs on the shorts and the top says Always Crabby in the Morning!!!
I’m loving P’s stance in her new jams. It’s like she’s saying “girlfriend, I know right!”
Family time at the beach!
I’m loving the snuggles from my 1-week old!
I’m loving wandering around NYC, as I just moved back and missed it so much!
I love that my wedding is 3 weeks from today!
I’m loving that I was just at Coasterra 2 weeks ago, and my husband and I have the same exact picture as you and your husband! I agree that our dinner was “meh”, but we also had the butter cake and o.m.g. . . . heaven on earth . . . . it was amazing!!
I’m loving sleep this week – feeling so burnt out and exhausted! I would love to see more recipes with that egg white protein powder, I bought some but have no idea what to do with it!
Loving this week: green smoothies and long bike rides with my husband! We live in Utah and biking along the base of the mountains is so pretty.
Loving the staycation we did this week! So sad my husband has to go back to work Monday.
I’m loving that my sister is here to visit!
I’m loving some extra cuddle time with my boys!
I’m loving that I got to spend so much time with family and friends this week! Scheduling worked out in our favour and I’m so grateful.
Would love to win a membership and try more BC products! They all seem incredible- so many I have been wanting to try!!
Happy Friday 🙂
I’m loving the fact that the humidity is dropping here and we can take afternoon walks.
I’m loving a little peace and quiet after a hectic week!
I’m loving our crayons experience membership. Something to keep the kiddos from driving each other crazy, when the weather doesn’t cooperate for outdoor activities
I’m enjoying ice coffee and snuggles from my sweet baby nephew!
Loving heading back to work this week after a great summer to a great new boss!
Oh no! I blinked and it’s Sunday
I’m loving snuggling with my baby. I was out of town all week so trying to soak up all the snuggles.
I am loving spending time with old friends this weekend!
I’m loving my CSA box! All the fresh local veggies each week are amazing, especially since we live in an apartment right now and can’t have our own garden.
I’ve been loving the last few days of summer with my 2 and 4 year old this week! Preschool starts soon and while I’m excited to get back to routines, I’m going to miss hanging out with my babies!!
This week I’m loving all the rain in Houston!
I’m loving getting back to my hot yoga studio after a week of much needed vacation, rest and salt water (which cures everything) 🙂
I’m loving having 2.5 more weeks of summer with the kiddos and getting to celebrate my bday this week with family and friends!
I’m loving that it’s only 10 days until I fly home for my grandma’s 92nd birthday! Also loving the passion from the amazing ladies I’m leading in bootcamp <3
OMG! P in her jammies pic!! <3 <3 <3 Such a little diva poser!!! 🙂
I’m loving that I get to see my fiance this weekend and we get to go to our first wedding together!
I just bought the eggwhite powder and haven’t tried it yet but it seems like such a great “booster” protein! Oh my goodness P is sooooo sooo cute!
I’m loving all of the fall themed things hitting the shelf!
I’m loving the time with my daughter before her first year in school! And the warm weather.