My Favorite Things is one of my daily reads in the blog realm. They always seem to find fun & practical products that I love! This week, I was lucky enough to be part of their Friday feature. Every Friday they choose one reader and feature a list of their favorite things. Click here to check out my favorites. It was really hard to narrow it down to just ten things (I actually went over the limit!). Try it yourself!
I loooove this shirt. It reminds me of my childhood. Let me explain. When I was growing up, my family went out to eat. A LOT. We probably went out to a restaurant as a family at least twice a week. One of our favorite little places was a place known to us as the Spaghetti House. It had a real Italian name but we never called it that. My parents started going to the Spaghetti House before they were married and we continued to go there at least once a week for years. The owner knew us and gave us the same table as often as possible. My sisters and I would always order cokes and garlic bread and the same entrees. Every time. For years. I can't even imagine how many birthdays, good report cards, and other special occasions were celebrated there.
They had an ancient jukebox that we hovered around while our dinners were cooking. I don't think the thing had been updated since 1988 or so. My dad would give us each a quarter and we would get to pick two songs. Austin always played Diana Ross & the Supreme's "Stop in the Name of Love" and Birch would "accidentally" play the Chipmunk's Christmas song (usually in July). "Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay" was popular, as was "Under the Boardwalk", but we always had one constant. Without fail, we always heard Dean Martin's "That's Amore." To this day whenever I hear the opening line 'When the moon hits your eye, like a big pizza pie, that's amore', I am instantly transported to the Spaghetti House, where I have had so many memories with my family. The restaurant has changed a lot over the past five years, but I think this shirt would be a nice way to remember all of those fun times.
I love nautical ascessories and this bracelet is no exception. For a chance to win one of your very own, head over to Post Grad Hair Cut and leave a comment. Hurry, the contest ends on Monday!
I am dying to try the newest lip product from Tarte. It's a lip stain (similar to their famous cheek stain) that provides all day coverage without the heaviness of lipstick. I'm a lip balm and gloss kinda girl and this seems like a nice alternative. Plus, it has some special new "LipSurgence" technology that guarantees to make your lips 6000% more moist. Yes, 6000 percent. Not sure how they figured that out, but it sold me. I'm a fan of the light pink color called Charmed.
So I've been enjoying my very first snow day this year by catching up on movies and reading but the only thing missing is the snow! We were supposed to get up to sixteen inches here in Providence starting at six this morning but it never came. Everyone was in a panic yesterday afternoon-schools closed and the grocery store was a mad house--but it was all for nothing! The snow actually just started falling about an hour ago and now we're only supposed to get about four inches. No sweat for the insane plow force here in New England. I've been texting with both of my sisters throughout the day (they're down in DC) and they have crazy cabin fever. DC has seen an astounding 30+ inches of snow in the past week! It's more than they even know how to begin to deal with. At least our new puppy, Carter, is enjoying himself!
Congrats to Drew Brees and the Saints for their exciting victory in Super Bowl 44! It was an entertaining game to watch & a meaningful win for the city of New Orleans! My favorite parts (other than the Saints' victory) were Brees' shots at the end holding his son, the Google commercial, and all of the Doritos commercials (so funny!). On the other hand, the halftime show was pathetic and Carrie Underwood's outfit made her look like a cheap hooker. Terrible! This was definitely one of the more memorable games in recent history. Hopefully I won't have to wait too much longer until the Redskins make it back to the playoffs! Geaux Saints!
I spotted these cute plates depicting the seven deadly sins over at Etsy. Maybe it's my (morbid) time spent in Catholic school speaking, but wouldn't they be fun hung up in a kitchen? They're at least a great conversation piece to have! I think the 'greed' plate is my favorite--love the lettering. The same Etsy shop has some cute teacups emblazoned with labels like "geek" and "brat" for those not-so-subtle birthday gifts for friends (or enemies). Some pieces of the vintage china take it a little too far, warranting a "mature" category. All in all, a very creative shop.
Why didn't I think of this? Seriously. It's a baker's dream. It's like the baking section at Michael's times a thousand. Layer Cake is a sweet online shop that sells all kinds of goodies related to baking, decorating, and packaging your homemade goodies. I am in love! I think one of the site's best features is the ability to browse through products by color or theme. Throwing a pirate party? You can order mermaid cupcake toppers and an anchor cookie cutter! They have some really cute cupcake wrappers (I'm partial to the gingham ones) and edible glitters for added sparkle. The cupcake kits would make a great gift for the baker in your life. Doesn't the hula set make you want to throw a winter luau!
