Friday I’m in Love {July}

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I realize that it’s not Friday but that’s how the last week has gone for us. I still wanted to share my Friday loves for this month, so here we are!

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{1} I love the 4th of July for many reasons. We hosted a 4th of July pool party this year, so we all were decked out in cute 4th of July apparel. It probably doesn’t surprise you that most of it came from Target! Cat & Jack is one of my favorite brands for the kids, including their swimsuits. Crosby wore lobster swim trunks and Kenley had the Lucky Charms one piece suit. Kenley also wore the Americana stars and stripes tank. I’ve since picked up the Rose in the USA shirt on clearance for next year.

{2} We got a couple Big Joe floats last year (the watermelon and the lime) from Sam’s Club and they are my absolute favorite! The bean bag style floats are definitely the way to go since they are durable and don’t pop. We found a couple Big Joe Petz floats for the kids at Aldi last week for an amazing price! We have loved having them in the pool this summer.

{3} I have had a Road ID bracelet for a while that I wear when I run, but I got each of the kids one last year after a recommendation from a friend. We’ve used them so much this summer between trips to the theme parks and Kenley going on field trips for camp. It’s becoming second nature for the kids to wear them when we’re going to be out and about. One of nice things about the kids bracelet is that it comes with three different sized bands so it’ll grow with them!

{4} Old Navy has been having some amazing sales over the last couple of weeks. As I have been slowly back to school shopping for the kids, I have picked up a couple things for myself that I could not pass up. My favorite so far is the slub-knit tee dress. I ordered the black and gray and I have worn them both so much in just a couple of weeks. They are super comfy and can be dressed up or down. I scored them for $10 each, which you cannot beat!

{5} I am sure you have noticed that hats are a staple in my wardrobe ~~this summer~~ all the time. Maggi and Rachel both mentioned these hats that with airport codes on them and I immediately loved them! I started with the Aviate MCO hat since I need to represent Orlando, but there are several cities and colors on my wish list! They are so cute.

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26May2017

Friday I’m in Love

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Happy Friday! I have been seriously slacking on my Friday loves, but I want to pop in one more time before the Friday posts go on hiatus for the summer.

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The gap x wonder woman collection is amazing! I wanted everything, but settled on a t-shirt for Kenley and a running tank for me. Both are so cute!

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The 2018 Simplified Planner covers have been revealed and I am in love. I am certainly not wishing away 2017, but I am already looking forward to my new planner for 2018. I am leaning towards the Fancy Floral, but I also love the classic Happy Stripe. What is your favorite? I am also so excited about the new updates to the weekly version.

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The month of May has been a whirlwind of fun things happening now that school is winding down. The kids finished their soccer seasons, we went on their class field trips to SeaWorld, and Kenley has started gymnastics! She’s had two classes and loves it! She immediately requested a leotard too. These girls definitely look the part!

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Now that I have researched this, I now know the coffee nut M&M’s have been around for almost a year, but I just found out about them. They are a-mazing! I am telling you to go buy some but also warning you that they are addictive! I’ve only bought one bag which are now gone, but I have wished I had them several times since.

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10Mar2017

Friday I’m in Love

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Happy Friday and happy March!

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I am rarely on Facebook these days, but I happened to see a friend post about a food chopper that she just ordered. Considering all of the food prep we’ve been doing, I immediately ordered it. The Chef’n VeggiChop Hand-Powered Food Chopper is the jam! I first used it for bell peppers and wasn’t a huge fan because they turned out pretty watery. I used it next for onion and cilantro and it was amazing! I think I chopped the peppers too fine so I probably will try them again. Overall, I’m a fan. It’s so fast and easy!

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Greg and I really love iced coffee (with vanilla and cream) and it’s our go-to drink at Starbucks. Greg did some research and found a copycat recipe from Starbucks themselves! He’s been grinding, pressing, and icing coffee each week for us and it’s so good!

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Thank you Target for the best shirt of the year. Both of my kids got a new Strong Like Mom shirt to sport. Bravo, Target, bravo!

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The Hoosiers got a big win last night in the Big Ten tournament giving us a glimmer of hope for making the tournament. Either way, we’re ready for March Madness! Bring on the basketball!

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Misha is taking some time off from her Friday loves, but hop on over to welcome baby Daphne!

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20Jan2017

Friday I’m in Love

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Happy Friday! I apologize for missing last Friday, but now that the semester has started, my Friday loves may not happen each week. I’ll do my best! The good news about skipping a week is that there is more to love, so let’s get started!

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The Gap x Disney collection was released right after Christmas and it is absolutely adorable. There are so many cute things for babies, toddlers, and kids. It seems there are some items that are already out of stock, but I am eyeing a couple of things for the kids.

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I have shared a couple good books recently and I am always adding to my must-read list. Here are 7 books to help you feel fabulous right now.

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We have been trying a lot of new, healthy recipes over the past couple of weeks. Michelle and I have been testing them out and swapping the good recipes that we find on Pinterest. This week we had BBQ Chicken Zucchini Boats which were a huge hit! We are really loving zucchini boats. They are a great alternative to carbs and surprisingly really filling. I highly recommend if you’re looking for a new recipe next week.

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I also am loving my Instant Pot. I have had it for almost a year now and I am finally feeling comfortable with it, even though I haven’t even scratched the surface of what it can do. I frequently use it for hard-boiled eggs, quinoa, brown rice, sweet potatoes, and chicken. It’s been clutch on our big meal prep days on the weekend. I am excited to expand my horizons and start using more of the settings. Ha!

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9Dec2016

Friday I’m in Love

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Happy Friday! I’ve been slacking on my Friday loves, so I have a lot to catch up on. Let’s get to it.

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When we saw Trolls in the theater, we got to see the preview for the new Lego Batman movie. We’ve since watched the trailer several times and are all so excited to see it in February. There are 20 minifigures that go with the movie, which are all so cute. I am pretty sure vacation Batman is my favorite. Speaking of Batman, the kids love to sing the Batman version of Jingle Bells, so I was excited to find this free Batman smells printable from recipe for crazy to go with our Christmas decor.

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I picked up a couple pairs of the new Old Navy Pixie Chino pants and I love them! I think I have previously shared my love for the Old Navy Pixie pants, but I like the chinos even more. They are not as tight or stretchy as the regular pixie and they are great for work. I have Gray Stone and Cool Sage Green.

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Michelle and I frequently discuss how we are still so emotionally involved with Grey’s Anatomy. I know a lot of people don’t watch it anymore, but I just can’t seem to quit it. She sent me this article and it made me want to go back at watch every single one of these heart wrenching episodes. Why do I love this show so much?!

21 Heartbreaking “Grey’s Anatomy” Medical Tragedies That You will Never Get Over

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I have been doing majority of my Christmas shopping online and I am loving Ebates! I know I’ve mentioned this one before too, but if you haven’t signed up for Ebates, you are missing out. You get cash back for shopping online. It’s seriously that simple. I use the handy Google Chrome extension so it reminds me to activate my Ebates when I’m shopping.

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Of course, I am loving all things Christmas right now! We’ve had so much fun with our advent calendar activities, including building a gingerbread house and making reindeer chow this week. The kids also have the Lego City and Lego Friends advent calendars, so they have loved building Legos each morning. We are looking forward to more Christmas fun the next few weeks!

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16Sep2016

Friday I’m in Love

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Happy Friday!

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I know that I have mentioned our love for Sugarcrash Kids before, but I shared a little bit more over on Orlando Moms Blog this week. I also haven’t shared that fun news that the kids were interviewed at the end of one of the podcasts this season! They are in the BUGS!!! episode and you can listen to it on their website. They are at the 17:55 mark if you want to have a listen. They were so excited when they heard themselves while listening to the podcast.

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Last week, Misha mentioned her love for the Cat & Jack line at Target and I couldn’t agree more! I was thrilled to get to buy some itty bitty baby boy clothes for a good friend this week. I had so much fun browsing all of the adorable baby items. I still stand by one of our favorite and most efficient baby items ever: the inverted zipper pajamas!

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Badass Mom Pumps Breast Milk While Competing In Half Marathon

Wow. You go girl!

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29Apr2016

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Happy Friday!

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Last month, Greg had the opportunity to serve on a jury when he was summons for jury duty and this week it was my turn. The Gilbertsons are done for the year with jury duty — though I hope it is longer. I was on an intense criminal case and it was mentally, emotionally, and physically draining. Not to mention classes ended this week and we are in the midst of finals week. Overall, it was a great experience. I am proud to say that I have served on a jury and our courthouse wasn’t half bad either.

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Crosby has had such a great week going to the potty and I have been consistently thinking to myself “boy undies are way cuter than girl undies.” Case in point: these boxer briefs.

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I have to admit, I planned a killer dinner menu this week, even though I didn’t get to enjoy much of it since I was at the courthouse late most of the evenings. On Monday, we had Cilantro Lime Baked Shrimp and it was SO good! This will definitely be added to our regular dinner list. You must try it!

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22Apr2016

Friday I’m in Love

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Happy Friday! I inadvertently skipped last week so I have two weeks worth of loves.

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The Huffington Post shared a gender reveal video this week that you must watch —

Little Girls’ Adorable Reaction To Baby Gender Reveal Captured On Camera

I prefer not finding out the sex until the baby is born, but I would totally want to do this too.

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There are so many great buys right now at Old Navy. Kenley has this tank maxi and it is only $10 right now, so she is getting it in a different color. If you’re in the market for pajamas, the Marvel, Mickey, and Star Wars pajamas are only $12, which is cheaper than almost all of the others. The stripe muscle tees are only $8 and they are seriously, so cute.

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Emily Ley released the 2017 Simplified Planners this week and oh my goodness, I don’t know how I am going to decide. I am leaning towards going back to the weekly version because of the completely different type of planner this year. It’s so sleek and pretty. I also pre-ordered her book, Grace, Not Perfection: Embracing Simplicity, Celebrating Joy this week, which I am so excited to read!

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This boy got his stitches out on Wednesday, so we headed to our favorite place – Tijuana Flats to celebrate with tacos! I think he was very happy to be eating crunchy, flavorful food again.

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I got my first Stitch Fix last night! Stay tuned, I will share what’s inside next week.

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9Oct2015

Friday I’m in Love

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Happy Friday!

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I know I’ve already mentioned it this week, but my mom and I spent the day shopping on Monday and it was amazing. We had such a great time and decided that Mondays are the days to go shopping. We pretty much had the mall to ourselves, so we took our time scoping out all the sales. One of my good finds was this eyelet-front sweater from Gap. I wish I would have gotten it in every color. It’s perfect for the Florida fall because it’s light and airy. It was cheaper in the store, but still a great deal right now. It does run big though… I ended up getting an extra small.

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On that same note, the GapKids x ED collection is now on sale at Gap. The shirt I loved was out of stock (both in store and online), but I did get Kenley another cute shirt and these comfy pants. I really wanted a pair for myself. They are SO soft!

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This article is spot on. I love everything about it.

Joke All You Want, But My Sorority Days Were Golden

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I don’t think I’ve mentioned here yet how much we’re loving that the fall TV shows are back! Our favorite right now is How To Get Away With Murder and I am STILL watching Grey’s Anatomy. I just can’t quit it. I think it’s still early enough for us to jump on the bandwagon for some new shows, so if you have one you love, let me know! I am definitely going to try to get into Scream Queens which I have heard great things about so far.

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The Mets are in the playoffs and their first game is tonight!! We are already nervous wrecks. It’s going to be a late night.

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18Sep2015

Friday I’m in Love

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Happy Friday!

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I have mentioned several times how much I adore my local chapter of the Moms RUN This Town running club. This group is such an encouraging group of women – moms and non-moms alike – and this week I was particularly thankful for my accountability partners as I have gotten out of bed at 4:30am to run before work, which is not easy to do. One exciting thing that has happened this week was that the national Moms RUN This Town introduced She RUNS This Town… two names, one amazing running club that encourages ALL women (moms and non-moms) to get out there and get running. I love it!

Moms RUN This Town | She Runs This Town

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Ya’ll… we tried a new recipe this week: cauliflower pizza crust and it is simply amazing. I prepped and made the pizza crust the night before so it was ready to go when we got home from work. I still have some perfecting to do as it was a little soggy in the middle, but the flavor was delicious and it’s definitely a promising meal. I am already excited to give it another try and really fine tune the pizza. Give it a try, you won’t be disappointed!

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Isn’t this the most perfect tee? You can pre-order it through Brickyard Buffalo through this Sunday. I’ve already ordered mine!

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