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Friday, December 30, 2011

Fab Friday! What I Wore! and My Secret Santa!

YAYAYAYAYAY!!! It's Friday!!!
It could not have come any faster! This has been the busiest week ever!

We are hanging out at our friends house for New Years! We did the same thing last year :-) Not gonna fight the crowds!

So remember when I told you we went to this
awesome restaurant called Eddie V's HERE?
(you SERIOUSLY need to go there!)

Well this is what I wore!
I have really been loving tights with dresses!


it's a little dark so here are a few other shots!


Dress (exact one): Urban Outfitters,
Shoes: Nine West, Tights: Target,
Bracelet: Old and I don't remember! 

And I participated in two Secret Santas. One I have received and it was from Jillian at Boyish Chic!

She sent me this...
isn't this the cutest wrapping ever!!



Super cute!!! and Love it!! Thanks Jillian!

I am linking up with Breanna for Fab Friday today! You can find her button on the right side of my page!

What are y'all doing for New Years?
Are you staying put or going out to PARTAY!

xoxo!
Manda

Thursday, December 29, 2011

It's Ok Thursday! ...my wallet won't close!

Lets Link up today with It's OK Thursday!

Its Ok Thursdays


It's OK...

...that I CANNOT close my wallet! Way too many receipts and I need to empty the change out! YIKES!

Am I right? Or am I right? Yikes...is the word!  

...that E is OFF ALL week...yet I still have to get up early and go to work. NO FUN!

...that I have been living off of my Starbucks gift cards since my birthday! Everyone must think I'm addicted to Starbucks...because that's all I got haha! ME ADDICTED TO STARBUCKS? NAH! (but E is too lol)

...that I am now addicted to the below recipe...mmmmm...so good! Eat it with Pita chips (or regular chips)!
I bought this at HEB (I think they are only in Texas) but I'm sure you can find the relish in any specialty sauce section of your store! It's healthy but doesn't taste like it!

Hope everyone is having a GREAT week so far!!

xoxo
Manda

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Had A Merry Christmas!

Oh Ladies! It has been really hard getting up these past couple days to go to work...after having a 5 day weekend/holiday!

And we BARELY took any photos! (super sad face). My soon to be sis n law has a photo of E and I that I really want. It's the only one we took of us together this year!!

Luckily....E bought me an awesome camera for Christmas!!

And we got some much needed rest...well Chloe did at least!!!


And then she played with all of her Christmas toys!


And here is ONE photo E took with his Iphone of me and my cutie pie niece Addie.



Not sure if you remember when I found this Red Velvet Hot Cocoa Recipe on Pinterest HERE?!

 


Well we made some! It was SOOOOOOO good and I highly recommend making it!! Ours didn't turn out as pretty BUT still good!


I'm gonna link this to Oh How Pintersting Wednesday over at The Vintage Apple!

That's all I have for today ladies! Just too tired!! I'll have some good recipes for you later this week!

xoxo
Manda



Thursday, December 22, 2011

It's OK Thursday plus a Questionnaire!

So I slept in a little today and just now getting ready for the day...boy does that feel good! I love days off of work!

Here is clo last night just lounging around lol!


Lets Link up today with It's OK Thursday!

Its Ok Thursdays


It's OK...

...that E is using my comb to comb out his beard! I'm buying you a comb today babe! lol!

...that your fiance knows every line to The Lord of the Rings trilogy and while your watching said movies...he says the lines right before they actually say them!

hmmm...that's all I've got for you today!

Go check out the lovely Melina's blog!
She is doing a sponsor feature and I'm in it!
She also tagged me in a questionnaire!

The rules for the questionnaire are...
1.You must post these rules.
2. Each person must post 11 things
about themselves on their blog.
3. Answer the questions the tagger set for 
you in their post and create 11 new questions 
for the people you tag to answer.
Here goes....11 things about me...
1.I love to sleep in!
2. I never leave the house without makeup!
3. I absolutely love to bake and wish I could open up my own storefront one day!
4.Sometimes I forget to wear my engagement ring! (it takes some getting used to!)
5. I seriously wear my riding boots every chance I get!
6. I LOVE me some marshmallows! (but you ladies already know that!)
7. Thinking of 11 things about yourself is really hard!
8. I drink Starbucks EVERY day except on the weekends...then we just use the Keurig!
9. I had so much fun doing the Santa swap this year 
10. I have a shopping problem!
11. We actually have a maid come clean the house every two weeks! We hate scrubbing!

Questions Melina asked me!
1. What's your favorite cupcake flavor?
oh man...I have such a sweet tooth but prob Cookies N Cream
2. Long or Short socks?
short socks all the way!
3. What are you plans for next year?
to get married to the love of my life and the most wonderful man ever!
4. What's in your purse right now?
eek it is soooooo messy right now...i would say a TON of receipts since I've been Christmas shopping like crazy!
5. What's your favorite accessory?
earrings!
6. If you could change something about yourself, 
What would it be and Why?
hmmmm...this is a tough one. I'm not gonna go with anything physical...I am a really quiet person until I get to know you. Which is crazy because I have no problem blogging lol!
7. Any piercing or tattoos?
I have two tattoos and believe it or not...when I lived in California at the age of 21 I had my lip pierced and my nose pierced lol! But not anymore!
8. High heels or flats?
Heels!!!
9.What was your favorite childhood TV show?
I loved Full House!
10. What is your greatest fear?
I'm always scared something freaky is gonna happen to me and I'm gonna die! Am I a little hypochondriac lol?!?!
11. What was the last thing that made you laugh?
well Clo Clo and Eric always make me laugh! But i was walking around all morning and finally E said...do you know your shirt is on backwards?  

My questions for the ladies I tag...
1. Do you have any fun hobbies?
2. Do you like your job?
3. What is your favorite most recent purchase?
4. Do you wear scarves in the fall/winter?
5. What is your fav type of music?
6. Do you remember your dreams?
7. Do you fix your bed every morning?
8. What is your favorite retail store?
9. coffee or tea?
10. What is your favorite food?
11. Did you mail out Christmas cards this year?
Now I tag the following ladies...


Beat OF My HeartSewing K's Closetwesandgina
 
Have a great day everyone!!
xoxo
Manda

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Chili and Banana Pudding!

Hi again! Go check out Mrs. S at Everything Girly and Beyond for Recipe Wednesday!



I'm sharing two of my favorite recipes!

Chili and Banana Pudding!

This is a stock photo I found HERE.

Stock photo found HERE.

xoxo
Manda

Oh How Pinteresting! Nutella...Really?

So I had the best little piece of chocolate yesterday! I'd never had a Ferrero Rocher before! I mean I've seen the commercials but I had no idea what kind of chocolate or candy it was. This particular one was Hazelnut. Are they all hazlenut flavored?!


Anyway...the hazlenut part of it was so freaking good!! It got me to thinking that...wait a minute...Nutella is hazlenut too!

Let me tell you something. Everyone is soooo crazy about Nutella that a month or two back...I bought some. I was in the peanut butter section and it just popped out at me...so I was like ok...I'll give it a try!

YES...I had never tried Nutella before.

I mean it IS really good but some people are going crazy over it? (ok...maybe I DID eat half of it right when I got home)


So are you ladies gaga over Nutella...or are you soooooo over it?
I have to say...I'm not gaga but it is good. E doesn't like it.

So that has inspired my Nutella pinnings...some are funny...because I know people really are obsessed with Nutella. (and there is nothing against that...I'm obsessed with marshmallows and E is obsessed with M&Ms lol)

Now on to Oh How Pinteresting!
I always look forward to Wednesdays so I can link up with Michelle!!
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Can I put Alcohol in this?!?! lol




This is not Nutella of course...but E LOVES red velvet. thinking of making this tonight!!



So I have another short week! I took some vacation days and I have to work today then I'm off until next Tuesday!!! Woot Woot!! E is actually off today thru the beginning of next year! Seriously...Why can't I have a job like that!!!!

Anyways!
xoxo
Manda

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Guest Post - Sweet and Sour Lou Lou!

Hello Darlings!  It's Amanda from Sweet (and Sour) Lou Lou.  The other Amanda was kind enough to let me post a guest blog. 

I thought about doing a get to know me type post, or a fun fact post, but let's face it, us ladies are nosy.  I figured I'd do a "what's in my bag type post.  I carry a lot around with me, as I'm sure most of us do.  I'm a bit unorganized, but when you carry your life around with you, it's hard to stay neat. 

I hope you enjoy taking a peek into my life, and check my blog out and subscribe if you'd like!

Meet my bag.  It's a Coach satchel type bag.  I'm not sure of the exact style, but I LOVE the color.  It's the most perfect brown, and I've been carrying it every day!
Sometimes I get a little OCD about being matchy matchy, so I have the matching wallet.  In my defense, I got them both at the outlet on mega clearance.  Big sale=okay to be matchy matchy, right?
Insurance cards, store rewards cards, and receipts galore.
Credit cards, debit cards, and my drivers license
A whole dollar!  What a cashless society we are!
My keys!  My current mini skinny is about seven years old!  When I reach 50 subscribers I'm going to buy myself a new one and I'm going to give one away as well!
I am a true lip gloss/chapstick hoarder.  I've got it all in these two bags!  I also keep a can of Evian facial mist, some hand lotion, and a pop up brush around.  Just the essentials, you know!
A hat.  It was actually sort of cool the other morning when I left for work, so I grabbed this.  It's soooo warm!
A koozie.  Despite my hatred for Lilly, this was a gift from a special friend and besides, just because I don't want to look like a 60's tablecloth doesn't mean my beer can't!
The top sunglasses are my prescription aviators for flying, and the bottom ones are my everyday (mega scratched) sunglasses.  I need new ones!
My Nook Simple Touch.  Consumer Reports #1 E-Reader of 2011!  Maybe I'm doing a little bit of shameless promotion for my work, but seriously, this thing is awesome!  What am I reading?  Hot Six by Janet Evanovich.  I'm addicted to this series!
And last but certainly not least, my phone.  It's a Motorola Droid 3, and I love it! 
I hope you enjoyed it! 
Thanks for taking the time to snoop around in my bag. 

I hope each and every one of you guys has a fabulous Christmas and a very Happy New Year!

-- xoxo,
Amanda

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Now go show her some love!! Let's help her get to 50 followers so she can give away a skinny mini!!