Friday Faves + Wild Friends giveaway
Hi friends! Happy Friday! Hope you’ve had a wonderful week. I’m SO excited for this weekend. We have nothing officially planned, the Del Mar fair is in full swing (happening), and I feel like I can get caught up on life a little. As I mentioned, we had some rough sleep/nap days, so fingers crossed that we’re back in the game. Our house is a disaster, we’ve eaten a lot of takeout, and my inbox is giving me the sweats. But, FRIDAY! You’re here. It’s so nice to see you again.
It’s time for the weekly Friday Faves party! It’s fun to share some of my favorite eats, wears, reads, and adventures from the week, and I always enjoy hearing what you’re loving, too. Please shout it out in the comments section if you’d like to join in the fun, and also enter this week’s Wild Friends giveaway.
Summer is officially here, since Livi goose is out of school for the summer. She’s going to be doing a couple of camps, we have some family vaations planned, and in the meantime, we’ll all be heading to the beach, Kid Ventures, the museum, zoo, cooking, and playing together here at home. I can’t wait. I can’t believe how much she’s grown this year.
Ok time, you can slow down a little.
The Pilot and I enjoyed a date night at the new LOT in Liberty Station the other night. We had the opportunity to check out the La Jolla location when it first opened, and were so excited that they brought it to Liberty Station. It’s the perfect spot for date night as it’s a restaurant, bar, and swankypants movie theater in one spot.
They have an outdoor patio overlooking Liberty Station, with bonfires, tables and lounge chairs.
We shared a margherita flatbread and for my entree, I had an incredible salad with salmon, kale, quinoa, goat cheese, strawberries, and almonds.
I’ll definitely be recreating this combo at home.
We had originally planned to see a late showing of Neighbors 2 (has anyone seen it?) at 9:30, but when we went to buy our tickets, we found out that it was 9:30 AM. The only thing playing was Jungle Book, so instead, went to Target to pick up some essentials, including wine and tiny pajamas. #parentsgonewild
A fun highlight of the week was when Liv and I were invited to check out the ivivva store in UTC.
If you haven’t heard of it, ivivva is owned by lululemon and they make activewear for girls. I swooned over the catalogue when we received it in the mail over a year ago, and am so excited that Livi is old enough to wear it now. (The smallest they go is size 4, but many styles begin at size 6.) It’s everything you’d find in a lululemon, in brighter colors and smaller sizes. Each piece has a functional design for the girls’ sport of choice, whether it’s swim, gymnastics, dance, running, or tennis. A lot of the pieces were in UPF protective fabric, lightweight, wicking material, and all of the fun classic designs. It was SO CUTE to see Liv in the kids’ version of a Power Y and Run swiftly shorts.
Thank you again to ivivva for the fun visit and for Liv’s new gear; she loves it!
After our shopping trip, we grabbed lunch and rode the train. Not a bad afternoon girls’ date. 🙂
On a more personal note, a huge favorite for this week was finding a new pediatrician for P. I kind of mentioned this on the Family page, but we haven’t had a lot of luck with her peds. We saw a new pediatrician and he was kind, caring, knowledgeable, and genuinely wants to figure out what’s going on with her reflux and the choking incidents. He’s everything a doctor should be. We’re seeing an ENT, and are also getting some testing done. FINALLY.
Always smiling:
Trader Joe’s, back at it again. I go crazy for the new crinkle cut butternut squash fries, and they came out with SWEET POTATO NOODLES. YASSSS. I lightly boiled them and then sautéed with olive oil, salt and pepper. Topped with turkey meatballs and marinara sauce, and they were fantastic. I’m excited to play with these a bit more!
Anthony Bourdain, I like you a lot.
WILD FRIENDS nut butters! (I’ve partnered with them for the remainder of this post.) As we all know, I’m a huge fan of all things nut butter and have tried so many brands over the years. I was recently introduced to Wild Friends.
You guys. It is my new favorite, hands down. The texture is super smooth, and the flavors are delicious.
They also have Protein + nut butters, which are the Pilot’s favorite. They took their delicious flavors and added high-quality whey protein (non-GMO and hormone free). These nut butters have 50% more protein, which make it a great clean protein option with a dose of healthy fats.
The chocolate coconut peanut butter (it tastes like coconut Nutella) is my very fave, and Liv loves it too. It’s what she wanted for dessert last night! The jar is almost gone….
Oops. hahah.
Some more info about Wild Friends:
Wild Friends was started by two peanut butter loving college roommates. They were looking for ways to spice up their favorite food, and Wild Friends was born. They are based out of Portland, Oregon.
All of the ingredients are things you can pronounce, without any additives or preservatives. They use organic and non-GMO options whenever possible, and are produced and packaged with the planet in mind.
You can check out their store locator here to find some near you! They’re located in many natural health food stores including Whole Foods and Sprout’s, TJ Maxx, Home Goods, Marshall’s, and now in select Target stores.
The Wild Friends nut butter fairly kindly offered to hook up two very lucky readers each with 2 jars and a pack of 10 single serve packets in the flavors of their choice. All you have to do is leave a comment below with something that’s making you happy this week. 🙂 I’ll announce the winner in Monday morning’s post!
Cheers to the weekend,
G
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I’m happy about my friend’s Glam Rock show tonight! I’ve been looking forward to this for months!
Summertime weather makes me happy 🙂
I got a new car! I’m a city dweller and I don’t need one but the freedom it’s given me has been amazing!
Whats making me happy is Friday. Its been a crazy week at work with 13 hour days mid-week so I am ready to rest tonight, go on an 18 mile run tomorrow morning and then hit SF for a Giants game with my husband and daughter tomorrow.
Both of my sons are graduating this year. One from college and one from high school. I’m so proud of both of them for what they’ve achieved but what makes me happiest is how close they are and the fact that they always have each other’s backs. They’ve both had some struggles over the last few months but the other one is always there when needed. A mom can’t ask for more.
I’m happy about saying yes to the wedding dress tomorrow!!!!!!! And also very happy you’re having a wild friends giveaway
The sun is out, I made it to 36 weeks pregnant without any major issues and I spent lots of time with friends/family this week while the hubby was away on a work trip!
Im happy for 1/2-day summer Friday’s at work…hello, weekend!
Coming home from the hospital with our second child has made me happier than I ever thought possible this week.
I’m happy I get to go kayaking this weekend!
My baby girl moving and shaking around in the tum has me happy this week. Only 9 more to go before we meet her! Happy Friday 🙂
I love how green everything is right now. It’s my favorite time of the year. when I drive to work, I look at the fields and the mountains and remind myself how lucky I am to live where I do!
So happy you found a pediatrician that is going to try to figure out what’s going on with P’s reflux! That’s awesome news. I’m happy because after a year of trying and miscarrying four months ago, I am pregnant! It’s still super early (4/5 weeks), but all seems to be going well. My last pregnancy I had no symptoms at all and kinda new something was wrong. Well, now I have morning sickness, no desire to eat, am tired all the time, and have insomnia for 3 hours every night! So yay for all these horrible symptoms! I am going in Monday to make sure everything is still progressing (I’m high risk so they have to keep a close eye on me), but I have a good feeling about this one! Happy weekend!
I finally have all my flowers & our garden planted for the summer….now to sit back and watch it all grow 🙂 Hello sunshine!!
I’m so happy my 10 year old is feeling better. Last Monday he was diagnosed with the flu and pneumonia… In June!!!!
Had our 20-week ultrasound for baby #1 this week, and everything is looking great. Couldn’t be happier about that!
Mmm the chocolate coconut version looks delicious!!!
I’m happy to be on maternity leave to spend time with my 8 week old son!
This beautiful summer weather (and no rain!) makes me happy!! (Except when it’s gorgeous out and I have to go into work – boo!!)
Love that tank you’re wearing. Hysterical
Quick weekend getaway to Vail with a good friend and our guys! And yoga in the mountains tomorrow has me like
Hi! I just recently found your blog and I love it! =) And what’s making me happy this week?? The Bachelorette! Ha, I seriously love that show and it was on twice this week. It’s the little things. =)
the fact that is is Friday makes me oh so happy!
the sun and the blue sky is definitely making me happy this week! (and the fact that it’s friday and i can kiss the work-week goodbye)
The long summer days are making me happy! Love seeing the sun up for so long.
I was told on Monday that I would have to start having NST’s twice a week and I am only 33 weeks along so at first I was really stressing about it. Now after two of them I am completely at ease and love listening to my baby’s heartbeat for at least 20 minutes twice a week.
summer!
I just got back from European vacation on Tuesday, and despite the post-vacation blues, I’m so happy to be home and back to a routine. Plus, my cat’s “I missed you” snuggles have been awesome!
I’m happy about visiting my brother and his fam next week in Colorado! We’re getting all the little cousins together for the first time and I can’t WAIT for the chaos and laughs. 😀
Feeling my surprise baby (24 weeks!) wiggle more and more makes me happy. Oh and peanut butter. I’m literally craving it non stop. I’ve been putting it on bananas, oatmeal, ice cream and adding it to smoothies.
I’m happy about a weekend getaway with the kiddos and a big group of friends.
Sunshine after a tropical storm here in Florida is making me very happy this week! Nothing like a little rain to make you appreciate the sun 🙂
It’s not raining in Florida!!!! Never thought I would say that
HAPPINESSSS – It’s Friday! Softball tonight with my son, group run tomorrow morning with a group of awesome ladies, local street fair on Saturday with a great friend and our kids, pool party with hubbs and son Saturday night, trampoline outing with son and a buddy Sunday morning, and Broadway production of LION KING with my son to end the weekend….so much to be happy about this weekend!
Tomorrow night is my old dance company’s recital. It’s always nice to see how they are doing since it was such a big part of growing up for me! My old dance teacher has been posting some good throwbacks from past years too. They are so much fun to see!
Waking up to live another day makes me happy 🙂
One thing making me happy this week is that I my body finally feels strong again. It’s been a long road of recovery since the car accident.
My snoring pup next to me on the couch makes me happy 🙂
Some cool cloudy weather is making me feel happy. 🙂 Thank you so much for the giveaway… I really rely on nut butters to get my healthy fats in and would LOVE to try these. <3
Your daughters are BEAUTIFUL. You and your Pilot are in loottss of trouble. 😉
I got a new job offer this week so that’s definitely making me happy 🙂
I just opened a jar of Wild Friends chocolate peanut butter this morning. I love their new flavors! And I’m happy because I got 2 run twice this week without pain!
I’m happy that its almost summer vacation and both my son and I will be done with school!
Love this glorious time of the year and my daughter’s 4th birthday party this weekend!
Good luck with the new ped!
I’m happy it’s finally the weekend and excited to go to a friend’s birthday dinner tonight!
P is the cutest, even if she is not sleeping!
I’m happy that we’re taking my son to the waterpark next week!
The nut butters look delicious! I had such a great time at a concert with my husband listening to bands making me feel like I was fresh out of high school and each day was full of possibilities.
I’m happy that it’s summer–warm weather finally!, a healthy family and staying crazy busy with everyone’s activities (OK maybe not extremely happy to be so busy but blessed that we are able to enjoy so many things). 🙂
I am happy that the weather has been beautiful lately and now with school out we will have more time to have fun adventures this summer!
Going away for the weekend with my husband makes me happy! I am looking forward to relaxing a bit 🙂 Would love to try these nut butters – they sound amazing!
My mom is coming to visit today from the east coast! Perfect timing since my boyfriend is underway and basically gone all summer
I’m a teacher, so I’m very happy that summer break has started! Also happy that we get to pick up our new puppy next week! 🙂