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WHERE DID I GO?

You might think that since I’m working from home and finished with college courses I’d be blogging NON STOP.

But alas, I have been unmotivated.

I’m not sure if it will get better anytime soon.  We’ll see how it goes.

On the subject of college courses, I mentioned that mine have been completed.  Finally.

I got this in the mail

Favorite # ONE

A box of trinkets from Liberty University.

Now, one of those trinkets is special… it is a cord that is meant to be part of a graduate’s regalia.  This one is red.  It means I am a Cum Laude graduate.  Sadly, it is the wrong color.  It should be BLUE!

 

I’m so tired of dealing with them I’m not even going to protest.

I’ll hang it around my neck and pretend it is blue while I watch my virtual graduation this weekend.

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Last weekend LB and I went to the St. John’s Town Center to return some items that I ordered from LOFT.

Favorite # TWO

I’ve said it many times… LOFT is my favorite.  LB is too.

I also like Express and we stopped in there as well.

Favorite # THREE

I really like this outfit.

Off The Shoulder Ruffle Top//Super High Waisted White Button Fly MOM Jeans

MOM jeans?

 NVM… I need another outfit like a need a hole in the head.

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The Glambabies are in town this weekend and I’m looking forward to a visit.  They haven’t been to Florida since February.

Today they went to the Caddyshack with their Mema.

Afterward they rode along to pick up Levi and Thea from school.  Then they all went to Mema’s house for a fun time together.

I took some photos the last time they visited earlier this year, but never posted them.  I came across these photos recently and they are my

Favorite # FOUR

When Lydia and Rory came to Glammy’s house, they found the My Little Ponies that had magical color changing tails.

 

And now I’m going to walk next door and get them!

That will be my

Favorite # FIVE

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By the way…

Happy Friday!

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Thank you for taking time out of your day to stop by my blog.

Friday Favorites

Its that time again… my Friday Favorites

Favorite # ONE

This tee shirt from Ross

With a criss-cross design (in the back) and a $4.99 price tag, this item is my Friday Favorite # ONE

Favorite # TWO

Betsey Johnson Designs

This week I visited a Ross Dress for Less store in search of a pair of unique jeans.  My quest was fruitless, but in the process I discovered the designer handbags in the Accessories Department.  The Betsey Johnson handbags were very cute at unbelievable prices

Betsey Johnson designs the cutest handbags and jewelry.

I love this Betsey Johnson watch

and these shoes

Favorite # THREE

There was a birthday party for my two year old GLAM Daughter that was held at my house this past Saturday.  In this picture my son Richard is showing his friend a scrapbook/photo album that I put together highlighting his story from birth to age eighteen.  It made my heart happy to see that he appreciated my work about his life enough to share it with someone.

Tonight my sister Gina visited Richard at his Starbucks side job.  She video taped him as he constructed a coffee for her.  In the recording, I heard him tell Gina that his mother ‘had not even come to visit him’.  I’m glad to see that my family members keep up with each other.  Although I tend to let my full time job wear me out to the point that I don’t want to go out for coffee after I’m off work, I’m always aware that they are out and about and I’m always watching to see what they are up to.  I love each of them DEARLY!

Favorite # FOUR

Baking for my LB

This week I have hit the kitchen TWICE to prepare goodies.  Baking Event No. 1 was to ensure my Man had a dessert to partake in every night at 10:00 PM.  For this I embarked on a venture to create a Lemon Blueberry Cake.  I have a Board on PINTEREST dedicated to Desserts and I used this saved pin from Sally’s Baking Addiction to bake a delicious cake for him. He is currently enjoying a slice every night.  Event No. 2 was to participate in the ‘pot luck’ at work to wish Farewell to a long time co-worker ROB ROB Ross.  By request I took my Red Velvet Oreo Truffle Brownies to share.  Always a hit, and dubbed ‘Crack Brownies’… these are D-E-L-I-S-H-I-O-U-S!

 

Favorite # FIVE

This Car

The Ford Mustang 2015 Anniversary Limited EditionLB and I rented three of these automobiles and he had researched purchasing one before we stopped to look at a car for sale in South Florida.  While driving to a vacation stop in Tampa we decided to stop at the Mullinax dealership and take a look at the Race Red Beauty.  He never dreamed he would actually own one, but the fire in his eyes made me think he was destined to drive a Ford Mustang.  I was right.

He’s nearly obsessed…

It’s a beautiful car and LB deserves it!  And I get to enjoy it too!

 

It goes without saying that FRIDAY is my favorite day of the week!

TGIF!

and Party On!

cat friday GIF

Daytona Beach Tanger Outlets

Daytona Beach Weekend Day 3 was ALL ABOUT our visit to the new

Daytona Beach Tanger Outlets

We arrived around noon and wasted no time visiting the shops

First stop was Kirkland’s

Obviously we had a good time at Kirkland’s.

Next stop was a shop that I haven’t experienced called Dress Barn.  The name isn’t all that pretty, but the prices are.  And the staff was very helpful and courteous.  I was especially impressed with the young lady that assisted me.

Now there is something about the word CLEARANCE that screams to me and I am immediately drawn to the back of the store.

And there I go…Cute dress and handbag.  I walked right past them both as the CLEARANCE sign screamed on and those yellow Capris I’ve been looking for… FOUND THEM!Next stop… UM…

Lee Wrangler Vanity Fair Outlet.      I’m still having trouble grouping this trio, but we found some useful items in this shopa handy dandy Nautica Cap.

And… Rainbow Dash and Princess Peppa.  I am a SUCKER for My Little Pony and anything else that Lydia likes!I have Always been an Express Fan.  Every time I walk through the doors of this shop I begin to covet (tears)

After a quick stop to pose with this

Pink Sugar BearWe checked into Old NavyIt used to be that I could walk into an Old Navy store and find something that I thought I had to have right away.  This time LB found something he had to have… Summer Shirts on Sale!  Blue/White striped, Pink, White, and Multi-colored checked Oxford Men’s shirts.  Although I did not go into the crowded dressing room with him, I did eventually see the shirts on him and love how they look.  The deals at Old Navy were great.

And I eventually came across these pretty little shoes marked WAY down.  The shoes at Old Navy are very cute, and even more cute when you find them on sale. (LB practicing with the camera features again)

We spent A LOT of time in Old Navy, then headed to another shop The items in this shop are just as pretty as can be.

Nearly all of the tops in this store are priced at $38 except this oneBy the look on my face you can see that I wasn’t sure about it because it is very poofy, but I bought it anyway because LB said I shouldI would have spent more time in Francesca’s because there were so many pretty things to see, but it was getting late and there was one more stop to makeThere’s that word again

We wound up our shopping adventure at the Daytona Beach Tanger Outlet around 3:30 PMIt was a shop till you drop kind of day!  And I’d spend any day doing the same!

Seasonally Challenged

“If you don’t like the weather in Florida now,  just wait a few minutes.” Mark Twain

… except he was referring to New England, not Florida.

The official start of spring is but a week away!  Although it’s been spring-like in Florida, today we are having winter.

The weather forecast this week calls for lower than normal temperatures and wouldn’t you know that I’ve packed away all my winter clothes.

No need to panic… I have a plethora of jackets stashed in the home office closet.

I also have a pair of jeans with thick white stitching that I love.  These jeans from the Barely Boot collection by Express were purchased a few years ago and have served me well.  The white stitching is more pronounced than this picture shows

I used to wear them with my lost white blouse.  Since I was fortunate enough to find a replacement white blouse this past weekend (see yesterday’s post) we have a winner.

This is outfit #45 from my Stylebook:

Alas… The blouse in my style book that brought such joy was taken away with the towels.

Here is my new blouse:

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