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Gift Wrapping Memories with Red Baron and Coca-Cola

December 18, 2017

*This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, INC. and The Coca-Cola Company, all opinions are mine alone. #GrabSomeCheer #CollectiveBias *

Happy Almost Holiday Week! Are you still needing to get your wrapping party on before the big morning? Between work, family, parties, and well this lovely little space of mine, I am finding scheduling time to wrap gifts is slime to none. This weekend I put my foot down! With the help of Red Baron and Coca-Cola™ I was able to spend time with the hubs wrapping gifts, watching football, and eating our favorite meal (PIZZA) top off with the ever so amazing Coca-Cola. It’s the meal time like this during the Holidays that leave us with more time to spend quality time with one another. And with all the hustle and bustle we all know that is super important and rare during these last few weeks.

No pizza is complete in our house without our savory Garlic Ranch Dipping Sauce! If you want to try our little southern taste of heaven here is how we whip it up.
*Tip: let is set in the refrigerator for a few hours before serving*

1 Cup real Mayonnaise
3 Tbsp Milk
1 Tsp Lemon Juice
2 Large Garlic Cloves, Crushed (minced)
2 Tbsp Finely Chopped Onion
1 Tsp Tarragon
2 Tsp Dried Dill
1/2 Tsp Salt
1/2 Tsp Pepper

I will be totally honest, Kyle and I eat Red Barron pizza at least 3 times a week. We’re Pizza Lovers to the FULLEST! I think our gifts came out eve more festive than usual because we were washing out savory pizza down with a cheerful ice cold Coca-Cola. Soooo PSA to family: If you see any grease stains or sticky residue on your gifts packaging, just know we wrapped it with love and tastyness!

But we do promise to make it up to you when we all go to the movies for extra special bonding time at THE MOVIES. Seriously, there are so many great movies that are released or being released this weekend that I think our families and us will be living at the movie theatre. We might even wear matching festive pjs to the theatre so we won’t get lost in all the madness, haha. Fandango has made it even more affordable to bond with your family at the movies this year over the Holidays. Snag $10 worth of Coca-Cola products at your local SafeWay so you can take advantage of Fandangdo’s $5 towards a movie ticket for every $10 you spend. Super easy, and will have you being the Holiday Hero in your family! Be sure to take advantage of this amazing offer with Fandango as it ends 12/31/2017.
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Holiday Party Bar Cart Styling

December 12, 2017

Mistletoe & Martinis, anyone?! Styling a bar cart is something I have wanted to do for a few years now. Last year my sweet Mother-In-Law gave me this bar cart for Christmas, and FINALLY I have it styled for all things Holiday Party! In our family, Bar Carts aren’t usually functioning pieces of décor. We all end in the kitchen perusing through all the snacks and whip up on our cocktails all while leaving a mess hind. I thought why not show off some wine bottles in cute little sweaters, with adorable cocktail napkins, some mixers, and the MUST HAVES (Gentlemen Jack Daniels & Bailey’s Irish Cream) for any festive cocktail. I try to make it function for our not so conventional family, yet still be a stylish party bar cart.

Most of the décor you see here I snagged from my favorite place to shop all things Home Décor, HOME GOODS. I am not able to link those things for you, but do look to see where your closest store is, because you most definitely need to go do some damage on your wallet at one. You will thank me.. Promise! I have many banner ideas you can get here. And if you’re still looking for the perfect bar cart I have linked a few of my favorites below that are NOT going to break the bank. That’s what took me so long to find mine. finding one that matched our home, and wasn’t ridiculously priced. When I did find mine, my Mother-In-Law said “you better not buy that yourself because that’s your Christmas gift” haha. She is the sweetest and I love love love our Bar Cart!

Photography By: C Wright Photography

Turning 28 & 8 Things To Know About Me

November 20, 2017

Well it’s official, I am that much closer to 30! lol, don’t roll your eyes.. I’m still not sure how I feel about turning 28. For now I am going to try and just be positive about turning 28. It came to mind that even though I chat with you twice a week on here, there are still many things I don’t think I have totally shared about myself. I wish I could say I’m sharing 28 things with you BUT to be totally honest, I don’t even know that many things about myself to share with you. I have found a few (8 to be exact) that I wanted to share with you about myself so we can get to know each other a little better. I mean, isn’t that what blogging is all about? Getting to know one another outside of the pretty little images we’re always posting on social media.

1. I love to sleep! I know that seems generic, but I for reals can’t function without minimum 9 hrs. of sleep and would really be more productive when awake if I got closer to 10.5 hrs.
2. PSA: I have a larger butt, hips, and thighs for my body frame size. I know, SHOCKING right?! I’m 5’2 and under 115 lbs. and apparently that is considered “curvy” so *high five* to all my curvy babes, let’s own the extra sass God gave us!
3. Diet Coke is still my all time favorite beverage of all time. And this love in fact is what I got from my momma, haha!
4. I’m not basic in the sense that I love all things pumpkin. In Fact, I HATE all things pumpkin. It’s just not my jam. I hope this doesn’t make you love me any less 🙂
5. If for some reason all things beef, chicken, and turkey where taken from the world but we still have all things seafood I would never be a sad woman. This is the Cajun in me, all things white rice, grilled fish, and vegetables and my life is complete.
6. My dog (PoBoy Daniels) is my child, and I am a dog mom to the fullest! I don’t think we can be friends if you don’t your animals are your children.
**PoBoy will be featured much more than previously here on the blog. You might fall in love to watch your step.**
7. If the handsome hubs didn’t hate it, I would keep our Christmas decorations up year round all while living in Christmas pjs! We went to see the Houston Zoo Lights this weekend for my birthday because Christmas lights are ultimate birthday magic for me. Told you, I am a total Christmas nerd.
8. TV Shows I am totally crushing on right now.. This Is Us / Shameless / Empire . I get all the feels from This Is Us, all the belly ache laughs from Shameless, and ULTIMATE drama and ridiculousness from Empire.

Geeze, writing just 8 things is difficult. I really don’t know how to tell you about myself. I’m just a hot mess express and wouldn’t change it for the world lol. Thank you for all the kind birthday wishes y’all sent out over the weekend, they were all so wonderful and made turning 28 much easier!
I am having 2 other blog post this week, Wednesday, and Black Friday so be sure to check them out. They will NOT disappoint!

Photography By: C Wright Photography

Off The Shoulder Bodysuit & Our Halloween Traditions

October 31, 2017

Happy Halloween Y’all! Although today’s off the shoulder bodysuit look isn’t all the Halloween vibes, it might just help you not chow down on so much of your favorite sweet treats so you can rock this knitted off the shoulder bodysuit to the best extent. But there is no judgment which ever road you take because Lord knows I will be eating all of my favorites including the left over candy, haha. Before I go and get into the tasty details let my just blow your mind with this look.

I personally love high waisted bottoms that have stretch because they fit my waist well. I thought with this still being a bodysuit newbie, styling it this way would make the off the shoulder bodysuit and myself happy. Boy did my hips/waist leap for joy! Not only do these shorts have an elastic waist band, but this knitted off the shoulder bodysuit does as well, WIN WIN. I did see these shorts are sold out in all sizes, Other Than large. I have linked the same style in a few colors. I ordered a small in both the shorts and bodysuit and even had a little extra room in my buns and length area should I need it.
( to help with sizing reference: I am 5’2, jeans size 26, bust 33″)

Now for our Halloween traditions
As I am sure you know by now, we only have our sweet fur baby and no actual children of our own. We have always found great joy in sitting out on our front porch handing out “GOOD” candy to all the littles in our neighborhood. Luckily, our neighborhood is filled with lots of kiddos so we are never just sitting twiddling our thumbs. Every year I purchase more candy than the last and I always, always run out. I went a little overboard this year because I am determined not to run out. I am fully aware I may be running to the store halfway through the night in usual Sarah fashion though lol. Our neighbors are as just as into the festivities as we are and with living in a cul-de-sac we have many times had a block party. This year we are keeping the food in the house so all of us can watch the World Serious Game all while enjoying Halloween. I fully decorate the house every year so whether you’re outside with us or inside snacking down on food you feel like you get the full experience.
This years menu includes:

Buffalo Chicken Sliders
Fried Pickles
Chips & Queso (because it’s not a party without that HAHA)

I would love to hear all about the Halloween traditions you have in the comments below! I am always looking for new ways to make ours even more festive.

Have a great Halloween and Be Safe because there are lots of witches out there 😉

Life Update & An Oversized Cardigan TopShop Dupe Under $25

October 17, 2017

TopShop Dupe: Cardigan // Express: Bodysuit // STS Blue: Jeans (similar) // DSW: Mules

Hi There Loves! So I thought it was about time y’all might want to hear a little life update here on the blog. Maybe this life update is more for me than you (I could really use a therapeutic vent session), haha. So as of tomorrow I am officially a month out from only being 2 YEARS away from the big 3-0 birthday. You may have just rolled your eyes, but let’s both be honest.. transitioning out of your 20’s isn’t easy. I could be just making a mole hill into a mountain as usual but it’s definitely something that is on my mind much more frequently as it gets closer. And if you were reading along with me last year around this time, you may have seen that we were pregnant. No that’s not our current situation and we trust in God’s greater plan for whatever he has up his sleeve. But I’ll let you in on a little secret, we are most definitely trying! Hahaha. I’ll leave out the steamy details so you can enjoy your lunch.

Usually on my birthday I am planning something, even if it’s little I still plan something. This year.. nothing sounds like “Yassss, we are most DEFINITELY doing that!” I’ll let ya know if the wind is blowing me in any certain direction if things change over the next 4 weeks. But please, please do send my your ideas! I am all ears.

Now ENOUGH about me because this striped oversized cardigan that is a TopShop dupe. It’s just as fabulous as the TopShop oversized cardigan you might have seen from the N Sale, but a fraction of the price. I promise that the quality is all that and a bag of chips so do let yourself go and purchase this soon. This oversized cardigan is under $25 big ones. You will notice it only comes in “one-size” , but as you see the fit here in my photos it will be perfect for just about anyone. Whether you want more oversized or a slight more fitted knee length cardigan. I can’t rave about this one enough more! And my bodysuit that is velvet and has crochet details is currently 40% off making it under $30.
(sizing reference: I am wearing a small and if I wouldn’t have been so weird I would have to just stayed with the x-small for a more fitted fit )
So simply put…
Sales on Sales, on SALES!

What about you? Do you have a favorite oversized cardigan right now? Let me know which one in the comments below!

Thanks for stopping by and caring about what little ‘ole me has to say! I promise you mean more than I can ever say in words. I am going to try and get two blog posts out as usual this week, but if I don’t… please still love me!! lol.

Photography By: H B Media