And The Winner Is...

Congratulations to bAs of Preppy Wife Preppy Life! She is the lucky winner of the Lydia and Pugs giveaway! Here is the link to her blog, I cannot use the linky on my phone. http://preppywifepreppylife.blogspot.com/ Thank you everyone for participating in this fun giveaway. Anyone ready for the weekend? I know that I am!

Tibi Fashion

I've been totally slacking in my fashion posts, and most importantly, my Tibi posts. I know, I know, it's been a while. I've totally gotten so wrapped up in moving right now that everything else has gone by the wayside. If I did OOTDs (Outfit of the Day) right now they would consist of a t-shirt, shorts and tennis shoes. Upon pulling up Facebook for the first time in probably a week, I was ecstatic to see all of the new Tibi updates.

The Istanbul print has been very popular this season. I admit, I have not purchased anything in it because of the blue, which is not my color, but there is one in peach/tan/yellow that I am still hunting.

What do you think of the Pre-Fall outfits?

I could do cartwheels over this...I love the Pre-Spring 2012 looks. Seriously, this might be my favorite collection in a while. Love.

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Giveaway Reminder

Please don't forget to enter my Lydia and Pugs giveaway! It ends Wednesday night at midnight.

Summer Boil

Amongst all the moving that went on this past weekend, Bryan and I were able to have a little fun, too. Laura, aka Lil' Bit, aka Lala, came to visit early Thursday and stayed until Saturday afternoon. I would not have gotten as much accomplished if she had not been here. I tell myself every time she visits that I need to write down her quotes, they are priceless. One of my favorites was when she got the drill and said, "Could this kill someone?"

Friday night Paul and Danielle had a crawfish/crab boil. Danielle's brother and a friend were vising from New Orleans, so fresh food was hauled in and thoroughly enjoyed. Sorry, I forgot to take a picture of the crawfish before it was demolished.

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We now have electricity at our new home! I'm hoping it was just the heat, but the air conditioner took forever to cool the place. Yesterday I went to Kohl's, TJMaxx, Ross, Wal-Mart, Walgreens, Pier 1, Kirkland's, Michael's, Hobby Lobby and other little places in between. My favorite find of the day was a lamp that I saw in a window of a thrift store. The rest was absolute junk, but I scored this beauty for $25!

As we were going to Lowe's on Sunday, Bryan and I passed a little flea market. Itwas already closed, but a couple of people let us run through their area. I spied a bench to put on my front porch. Bryan whispered and asked what I would pay, my reply, "20 dollars." A few minutes later when he asked the man the price he said, "I'll take 20 dollars." It is now sitting on my front porch.

I'm off to find the ribbon for my wreath!

Monday News

Good Monday morning, everyone! This is going to be short and sweet. Bryan and I spent the weekend packing, unpacking and repacking. Even though it was paid on Friday, our electricity was not switched on, so I'm waiting rather patiently (insert sarcasm) for that to happen this morning. Imagine moving in 100 degree weather with no electricity and you can imagine my weekend. I forgot my laptop so I am sitting g at Starbucks on my phone. I thought I set up blogger for me to do something differently, but I just opened up an Internet window. It will not allow me to upload pictures. Is this normal? Today I would like to find out what day the trash is picked up and how to get the Internet on at our house. There is a possibility that the kitchen table I have just redone isn't going to fit in my kitchen, but I'm still crossing my fingers. Aside from he downers, Bryan and I are both very excited about our new place! Hopefully I will get my computer tonight and I will get a better post up tomorrow. Be sure to enter my giveaway from Lydia & Pugs!

Friday Five

In no particular order, here are five things that I have been thankful for this week.

1. Fresh veggies from the garden.

2. Packages in the mail. You gotta love a friend who gets excited that you will finally being able to use wedding presents that have been packed in storage for three years.

3. The fabric for my kitchen chairs.

4. Whipped cream on top of my morning coffee.

5. Summer days spent by the pool.

Thirsty Thursday: Strawberry Mojito Cocktail

Yes, this is my second post of the day, but I could not pass up sharing this tantelizing Strawberry Mojito Cocktail recipe with you on this sunny Thirsty Thursday.

Ingredients:
1.5 ounces of simple syrup
about 3 fresh strawberries
about 4-5 fresh spearmint sprigs (chopped if you prefer smaller mint pieces in your cocktail)
soda water
1/2 lime
2 ounces of light rum

1. In a chilled glass (about 10-12 ounces), muddle the simple syrup, strawberries and mint leaves together with the back of a spoon or muddler. Crush the strawberries and mint leaves well.

2. Squeeze the juice from the lime into the glass, add the rum and stir well. Fill glass with ice and top off with soda water.

3. Garnish with mint sprigs or strawberry slices. Makes 1 drink.

Enjoy!

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