Five on Friday - Headed to a Bachelorette Party

So I'm headed to my good friend Krista's bachelorette party on the coast of North Carolina. I don't know anyone who will be there except the bride, but I'm actually really excited to meet everyone. Here are a couple fun things that I have packed for the trip.

I'm linking up with my favs April at A. Liz Adventures and Christina at Carolina Charm for.....

 

ONE

I know this makes me sound like I'm 80 years old but I love a book on CD when I travel. I can handle music for about an hour and then I'm bored. If I listen to a story the time goes by really fast and I stay awake. I'm listening to The Shoemaker's Wife by Adriana Trigiani. I don't like it as much as Very Valentine but it's still pretty good.

 

TWO

Even though the weather looks like it'll be cold and rainy we are still going to the coast. I broke out my favorite beach lotion from Bath and Body Works - Coconut Lime Verbena. It just smells beachy and fun.

 

THREE

Speaking of coconuts, I am taking coconut water. I hate coconut. I think it tastes like sucking on a leaf. However people (including my husband) swear that if you drink it after a long night of girly drinks and wine you won't have a hangover. I had it on the night of my Bachelorette and felt great the next day. We will see....

 

 

FOUR

As I said it looks cold and rainy at the beach this weekend so I'm bringing a bunch of wedding themed movies in case we need an indoor activity. There is nothing better than wedding movies and wine. What are your favorites?

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIVE

Tissue Paper. After the bride-to-be unwraps all her lingerie we bundle all the "outfits" into different colored tissue paper. She then takes the packets on her honeymoon and lets her new husband pick out a color. It makes the outfit a surprise for them both. You can see that my friends did the same for me here.

 

I'm so excited about this weekend!

 

Easter Candy

Why can I stop myself from buying Halloween candy, Christmas candy, and Valentine's Day candy, but I CANNOT control myself around Easter candy?

This was my fuel for the 6 hour drive from Columbia, SC to Orlando, FL on Friday afternoon. The little bags make it better, right?

Then this bag of Starburst jellybeans (tropical flavors) just jumped in my basket the last time I was in Target. It wasn't my fault!

Okay so I'm hoping those will be my only candy purchases this season. Do you have an Easter candy obsession too?

Five on Friday

I'm linking up with my favs April at A. Liz Adventures and Christina at Carolina Charm for.....

 

ONE

I'm heading to Orlando this afternoon and I'm so excited! We have a night on the town planned for tonight, all day at Epcot tomorrow, and brunch somewhere fun on Sunday before I drive back. Anyone have any recommendations for brunch places in Orlando?

 

 

TWO

Good friends of our had a baby girl last week and I've become slightly obsessed with trying to make her some hair bows. My mom made me tons of cute bows as a kid and they can be very expensive in a boutique so why not try to make some. I definitely don't have it down just yet but I'm getting better. Have you ever made hair bows? This is a great video tutorial I found.

 

 



 

THREE

For the last couple weeks we have been trying to have very low carb dinners Monday - Thursday. My go to weekday meal was always pasta and our waistlines can't take it anymore. I crave carbs so this has been interesting, but it's all about training your body. I saw this salad on Pinterest and I think I could get on board. (Sans chips on top of course.)

 

FOUR

I'm tired of cold and rainy. Where is SPRING?

 

FIVE

Huge shout out to everyone who responded to my post yesterday. I think I've got it fixed and of couse I feel like an idiot because it was so easy. It's so nice to know that people are willing to help a stranger. Thank you so much!

 

Blogger Help!!!!!!!

Ok so I need your blogger expertise.

I love getting comments but I can't figure out the best way to respond back to them.

The only place I see an option to reply is when I bring up my own blog and open the comments, then hit reply under each comment from a blogger. The problem is this response shows up for everyone to see and I don't know if the response is emailed to the original commenter, or if they ever see it.

I tried to find a way to respond through this other pages but came up with nothing.

 

I love getting email responses back from when I make comments on other people's blogs. Thankfully Annie at Classic Annie wrote a great post about how to edit your profile so people can respond to your comments.

But I need it from the blogger side, not the commenter side. Does that make any sense? Am I having a complete blonde moment?

****P.S. I don't get email notifications when people leave comments on my page, how do I start getting them?******

Basically, how do I reply to comments on my own blog so that the person who left the comment actually sees that I responded?

What I've Been Reading Lately

The Antelope in the Living Room by Melanie Shankle
This is Melanie's second book and I ran out and purchased it as soon as I finished her first one. This book is all about marriage and how two people combine their lives. I laughed out loud at some of the stories that hit close to home for me. Let's just say my husband and I have had the exact same conversation when it came to painting our house. It's a fast read and totally relatable for a married couple.

Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald by Therese Anne Fowler
This is a fictional autobiography of Zelda Fitzgerald, wife of the famed author F. Scott Fitzgerald. This was a cool look into the 20's and 30's. Women's rights were being established and woman were experimenting with the idea of being independent and a wife at the same time. This book is a fun look behind the scenes of a very popular, power couple.

Very Valentine by Adriana Trigiani
This is such a fun girly book. Valentine is a 30-something, single woman who is learning the family business of custom shoe making. The business is in financial hardship and she has to make some hard decisions. However it's difficult to concentrate on these problems with the new restaurant chef who just moved in next door.

What are you reading?

I'm going to Disney World!!!!

So my husband left yesterday for insurance training in Florida. It’s weird not having him in the house. But my faithful Camden is here to keep me company and I’m determined to become his favorite human by the end of this. ;)

 The cool thing is that Andy is in Orlando and since I’ve never been (I know, crazy!!!!) I’m going to drive down for the weekend and spend some time at Disney! Since I’m only going to have pretty much one day we decided to explore Epcot. All the different countries sound really fun and I can’t wait to experience Disney as an adult.

 

 

 

 Does anyone have any suggestions or tips for a one day trip to Disney???????

Five on Friday - My Favorite Blogs

I'm linking up with my favs April at A. Liz Adventures and Christina at Carolina Charm for.....

 

 

Whenever I say "I read about this cool        blank          on a blog" my husband just rolls his eyes because it happens so often. People's reviews and opinions are my favorite posts to read. I love to hear what products people use, restaurants around the country they frequent, and overall tips to make life more fun/easy/enjoyable. And it's even better when you see something and immediately say "I've got to try that!" So I thought, as a way of thanks, I would put together a list of some things I've taken away from reading other blogs.

The Skimm from A. Liz Adventures
I love this daily new email. I am embarrassingly unaware about what is going on in the world. If it wasn't on the front page of Yahoo, I didn't know about it. So when April mentioned this email I signed up that day and have even had my Mom and coworkers subscribe to it. The writing is so witty and I like that they cover world events and random other things like sports, fashion, and entertainment.

 

Parsley Plus from Carolina Charm
I think fresh herbs are some of my favorite smells, so when Christina mentioned this cleaner I knew I had to have it. I love it! It makes me want to clean sometimes, which is a big deal since I hate to clean. I like that doesn't have a strong perfume or chemically scent and it's all natural.

Garnet and Black Attire from Fried Green Pickles
Megan is my main source for finding cute Gamecock tailgating clothes. In South Carolina we take football seriously, but we want to look good doing it. She has great taste and features items from accessible places like Target and Forever 21. A Gamecock girl has to stock her closet with lots of gameday options and I've stolen a couple ideas from her.

Towels from Classic Annie
We got some beautiful new towels when we got married and after two washes I was thoroughly disappointed. Why is it so hard to find nice, soft towels that don't shed like crazy and don't fade? Thankfully she did a great post about her favorite towels and those Lands End towels have been on my Christmas list since.

Keeping Flowers Gorgeous from Dee's Adventures
Dee shared one of my favorite flower tips, put fresh cut flowers in a vase of ginger ale. It's so simple, but definitely would have never thought of it. The flowers stay fresh and beautiful for a really long time and if I bother with fresh flowers they better last a while.

What ideas and items have you taken away from other blogs?