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Friday Faves!

 Happy Friday, y’all!  Today’s post is going to be short and sweet.  This week has just been really weird and busy, and I’ve had a hard time adjusting to going back to school for some reason.  I’m ready to get a break and hopefully get my act together this weekend.

So, let’s get started with a few of my favorite things!

 I shared Wednesday how one of my students just got back from spending a couple of weeks in England, and this is the candy she brought me back.  Literally, the most perfect candy!  It was a caramel outside that was hard when you first put it in your mouth but eventually softened, and then it was filled with CHOCOLATE.  I’m thinking about seeing if Cadbury will ship internationally lol!



I took one outfit photo this week haha!  We had a semi-warm day and I busted out my new self-tanner to cover my pasty, white skin.  I really love this new self tanner!  Make sure you also order this mitt to apply it.


My Matilda Jane party is Monday night and I’m really excited to see the new April collection! If you live local and want to shop, send me an email!  Otherwise, you can use the website listed above to shop and just make sure to choose me as your Jane when you check out!
 This top is recent MJ and is my FAVORITE one right now!  It’s the softest fabric ever!

This dress is MJ and may not be available anymore (I bought in December?), but they have lots of cute women’s dresses that also coordinate with some of the little girl clothes if you have a daughter!  

I used to think that MJ was only for children, and I’m so glad I learned that they also carry women’s clothes because I LOVE them!


I hope y’all have a great weekend and an even better Easter celebrating the risen Savior!

What’s Up Wednesday (March 2018)

What we’re eating this week…
For breakfast, we’re eating eating a homemade parfait.  They are literally our favorite things ever!

Monday–breakfast
Tuesday–spicy chicken with rice
Wednesday–taco salad
Friday–???


I had a sweet student spend a couple of weeks in England and she came to school Monday and brought me back candy from England!  It was the most wonderful Cadbury Eclair candy, and sadly, I’ve eaten it all haha!

What I’m reminiscing about…
The fact that spring break is over haha!



What I’m loving…
Sometimes I get annoyed with sleeping with my hair down.  Anyone else?  I don’t like having it under my neck, so I use these invisibobbles that I got for Christmas to sleep with my hair on top of my head.  Then I wake up the next morning with zero creases in my hair!

I have also been loving the fact that it stays lighter longer outside!  Now if we could only get rid of the rainy and overcast days and let the sun out!



What we’ve been up to…
Even though March had spring break, it still wasn’t the most exciting month ever.
 Mom and I spent a day together earlier this month.



 My little sister and I 😊



 All three of us got to eat lunch together last week and it was so much fun!



 My sister got certified to teach spin so she started teaching at our gym on Friday evenings. Dustin went to his first spin class this past Friday…and survived.  This was pre-spin haha!



We spent the day together Saturday before my spring break ended.  Basically we’ve spent a lot of time together just enjoying the moments when it’s still just us.



What I’m dreading…
I can’t think of anything!



What I’m working on…
Maintaining a good exercise schedule each week while I can.  I try to shoot for 3-4x a week!



What I’m excited about…
Easter this Sunday!



What I’m watching/reading…
Watching: The Arrangement (I’m kind of confused at where they are going at this point), When Calls the Heart, Summer House, Spring Baking Championship (there’s a chef from Auburn competing!), RHOBH

Reading:  I just finished reading The Alice Network and reviewed it here!



What I’m listening to…
Lots of DMB lately and podcasts!



What I’m wearing…
Nothing really super exciting this month since the weather has been insane.
I’m obsessed with this Matilda Jane top and this was the picture they put on their website!  I’m having a party Monday, so I’ll post the link in the next few days in case you wanted to shop!



 Cold weather running clothes since it’s been strangely cold.  Side note:  I bought these Lululemon running tights before Dustin and I were engaged (because I’m pretty sure he’d freak at the cost now), but they have been the best investment!  



This was my uniform over spring break since I can’t wear it to work and it was pretty chilly over spring break.  Literally, the most comfortable ever!



What I’m doing this weekend…
Prepping for Easter lunch



What I’m looking forward to next month…
Hopefully it getting warmer, my Matilda Jane party on Monday, our transfer!!!, and spending more time outside



What else is new…
not much!  I know, March was really exciting ha!

Weekend Review + March 2018 Reads

Y’ALL.  My spring break is officially over 😩😩  I most definitely enjoyed having a week off and it’s making me really excited for summer break because I love setting my own schedule   My last weekend was a fun one, though, so I’m sharing it with y’all today!

Friday I finished reading an EXCELLENT book that I’ll share at the end of this post because you need to read it, too.  And then we got ready for my sister’s spin class that evening.

 Friday night was Dustin’s first night at spin…and he survived!

 Nick (my BIL) and I are old pros at Rachel’s class 



 Then we went home, showered quickly, and met back up for Mexican food!  You know, while our metabolism was still working haha!


On Saturday, Dustin and I spent most of the day in Birmingham.  We wanted to go away for the weekend, but with the weather being iffy along with the fact that we’re only a few months away from being out of student loan debt, we opted to save the money and do a day trip.

Our first stop (and one I didn’t get any pictures of) was to the Birmingham Botanical Gardens.  Dustin had never been and it was a great day to go because everyone was at the gardens!  The sun ended up peeking out, but most of the flowers weren’t in bloom so we’ll have to go back in May.  Oh, we did get to see an engagement happen!
 Our next stop was Dustin’s pick for lunch.  I used to eat at Mugshots a lot in Tuscaloosa during college, so I was happy to eat there.  Our service was horrible this time–I’m not sure if they were understaffed or what.



 Then we drove over to Avondale to go to the brewery.  They have an outdoor space behind their brewery with a stage and outdoor bar.  They had two guys performing on the stage and lots of people brought their dogs and babies haha–we had a great time people watching!



Yes, I even sat on the grass 😜



Then we went to downtown Homewood to walk around and shop.  We had to stop by Cookie Fix, so if you’re ever in Homewood, make sure you stop by there!!  Look up Cookie Fix on IG if you want to see their different cookies.


Sunday I took zero pictures, but we went to church like we always do.  Then we grocery shopped, went back to church, and ate at Zaxby’s.  It was a low key day, but a fun one because we spent it together 😊


And now for the one, but EXCELLENT, book that I read this month!  I’m currently in the middle of Longing for Motherhood, so I’ll review that next month.

My book club’s book for this month was The Alice Network.  I initially wasn’t that excited about it because all I knew was that it was about female spies, and that really doesn’t excite me.  But I’m so glad I had to read it!  There are two main storylines in this novel–Eve which takes place in 1915 and Charlie’s in 1947.  Both of these women’s lives intersect and there is a subplot with a love story, too!  It’s a longer novel but kept me interested the entire time, so I highly recommend this for anyone!