Happy National Donut Day! Let's make a air-fried d Happy National Donut Day! Let's make a air-fried donuts.

You can make donuts using biscuit dough! I used regular and chocolate chip biscuit dough here. 

Directions:
1. Take your biscuit dough out of the tubes and use a round cookie cutter (or any small round glass) to cut a hole in the middle. Put the center dough to the side.
2. Spray your air fryer with cooking spray.
3. Put as many donuts in the air fryer that will fit your appliance. If you have the Instant Pot/Air Fryer, I did three at a time.
4. Fry the donuts for 6 minutes flipping halfway through. So three minutes, then flip, and three more minutes.
5. Take them out and add your icing!
6. You can use the middle pieces to make donut holes.

#nationaldonutday #airfrieddonuts #easyrecipesformoms
Let's make the easiest clam cookies for summer par Let's make the easiest clam cookies for summer parties! These would go well with the crabby chicken salad croissants I shared a few weeks ago. 

To make these, add icing the the back of a Nilla wafer. Place a second cookie on top allowing the front to be open while the backs are touching. Add candy eyes or pearls to the icing. 

You can make these in lots of colors. I was feeling pink, but blue or purple is totally on theme for a mermaid party or a "let's shell-a-brate" party!

#mermaidparty #summercookies #mermaidcookies #easyrecipesformoms #toddlersnacks
Some of my favorite Amazon home finds! What is you Some of my favorite Amazon home finds! What is your home decor style?

Linking everything on my Amazon storefront and in the LTK app! 

#grandmillennialdecor #amazonhomefinds #blueandwhitedecor #blueandwhitehome
Let's make Piña colada fruit dip for your summer Let's make Piña colada fruit dip for your summer parties! 

Mix together 8 oz whipped cream cheese, 7 oz marshmallow cream, 8 oz crushed pineapple drained, 1/2 cup shredded coconut. Serve with fruit and enjoy!

#fruitdip #easyrecipesformoms #summerrecipe #summerrecipes
Let's make bedazzled bottles for bachelorette part Let's make bedazzled bottles for bachelorette parties!You could bedazzle bigger bottles for decor or mini bottles like this for favors.

Super easy! Just glue on rhinestones and pearls with flat backs to the bottle. You can use super glue or hot glue, but just clean up the strings.

Linking the set of gems I used in the @shop.ltk app! https://liketk.it/4a3rN 

#bachelorettepartyideas #bachelorettepartyfavors #partyfavor #bridalshowerideas #bridalshowerdecor
The school year is ending and summer is finally he The school year is ending and summer is finally here! Time to "shell-a-brate!"

Sharing some of the fun details from this mermaid/summer party! This is a great theme if you are throwing a summer birthday party, pool party or bachelorette party over the next couple months.

Planning any parties this summer??

#summerpartyideas #summerparty #mermaidparty #mermaidpartyideas
Easy DIY bridesmaid hairstyle! -Curl your hair. - Easy DIY bridesmaid hairstyle!

-Curl your hair.
-Gather the top layer of your hair and pull to the back. Make sure you leave a little hair over your ears. Secure with a clear elastic. 
-Create a hole above the elastic to flip the ponytail through for an inverse ponytail.
-Pancake the twists to fill it out.
-Take the section still over your ears and repeat the process with the second elastic being right below the first. The bottom section should be smaller than the first.
-Spray and go!

#diyhairstyle #easyhairstyle #bridesmaidhairstyle #bridesmaidhairstyles #bridesmaidhairdo #bridesmaidhair
Stocked up on basic tees and denim shorts last wee Stocked up on basic tees and denim shorts last week for summer. Which tee is your favorite? 1, 2, 3 or 4? 

Linking all tees and shorts in the @shop.ltk app! https://liketk.it/49MAR

#summerwardrobe #summerstaples #denimshorts #basictees #easysummerstyle #midsizefashion #midsizeblogger
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Saturday Morning Coffee Talk, Valentine's Day · February 5, 2022

Saturday Morning Coffee Talk – February 5, 2022

It’s time for another Saturday Morning Coffee Talk! Grab your coffee and let’s chat. I’m rounding up all of the highlights from our week in this post.

This week started off on a weird foot. Ben started the week with another ear infection. We went to the pediatrician Monday morning and he started antibiotics. Luckily, after 24 hours he can go back to daycare so he was back on Tuesday and feeling much better.

The rest of our week has been pretty routine. I’m excited to share some of my new purchases next week in my blog posts, but you can go ahead and get a sneak peek here!

What I Bought

I ordered a few new things from Express that should be here before the weekend! I’m excited to share those with y’all next week. I purchased this black top for work, this cute dress and this white sweater.

I also ordered a few pieces from Amazon. This sweater dress, this tennis skirt, these shorts, this ruffle sweater, this teddy bear jacket and this plaid shacket. I’m excited to style and share these pieces next week!

I also made a large order from the Red Dress Boutique warehouse sale. I am SO excited for those pieces to come in.

What I Shared

Our Baby Helmet Journey

Valentine’s Day Party Recipe Roundup

Trends to Try: Shackets

Valentine’s Day Gift Guide for Men

Valentine’s Day Outfit Inspiration

What I Watched

I finished “And Just Like That.” The season finale was Thursday and I actually liked the show. It had some problems like everyone said, but I still watched all ten episodes and overall liked it. I’m happy SJP is back on my screen.

I watched the Opening Ceremonies last night and am so excited for the Winter Olympics. Honestly, I will probably take this section out of next week’s coffee talk because I will be watching the Olympics all week.

We watched “Reminiscence” on HBO Max. It was a lot to unpack there for a while, but Stephen and I both agreed it was nice to watch a movie that wasn’t a remake or a reboot of something that has already been done.

Then we just need to put something on, we are still watching “Schitt’s Creek!”

What I Ate

We did a great job with meal planning this week. It was literally the first time in over a year. We made several different recipes and they were all super tasty!

At the beginning of the week, I went ahead and made a white bean chicken chili in the crockpot and froze it so we could reheat it later in the week. I technically could have made it in the crockpot during the day while I’m at work, but honestly, I already get up so much earlier than I care to. It’s dark when I get to work, so I didn’t feel like getting up any earlier to put ingredients in a crockpot. I love white bean chicken chili and with how cold it’s been lately, this was a welcome warm meal.

We decided to do Meatless Monday. I don’t know if we will make this a regular thing, but we did this week and made this delicious Mushroom Stroganoff. It was so easy to make and quite tasty!

We made this shrimp and andouille sausage sheet pan dinner. Turns out I love the Skinnytaste sheet pan dinners for weeknights. They are so easy to make because you just dump everything on a pan and bake. If you need weeknight meals in a hurry, this is the move. This was delicious and had a cajun vibe with a good amount of heat.

cajun shrimp and sausage sheet pan

We also made a delicious sheet pan teriyaki salmon dinner that was my favorite meal of the week. We ate the entire thing in one sitting. No leftovers because it was SO yummy.

What I Did

I’m so excited. I booked a little creative work trip at the end of February to shoot some spring/summer content. Spring and summer kind of mesh together in the south lol. So I am planning for that trip and shopping for outfits and things to shoot while I am there.

I hung with Ben on Monday while he was sick and I got so much work done now that we have his big playpen. It’s amazing how much work I got done on Monday vs the entire time we were in quarantine a few weeks ago.

I did some fun Peloton workouts. I did Kendall’s 00’s ride from Jan. 10. and Cody’s pop ride from Jan. 11. I am excited to get in a few workouts over the weekend!

I’ve also been planning Ben’s birthday party! He turns 1 in March and since we didn’t really get to celebrate him during pregnancy or right after he was born, I’m happy to be planning his party. I am loving how everything is turning out and can’t wait to share details.

What I Wore

Stephen and I went on a casual date night Saturday night and this was my outfit. We just went to dinner so I didn’t want to go over the top, but also didn’t want to wear jeans.

We went to the brewery with some friends on Saturday and this was my outfit for that. It was chilly, so I wore this sherpa shacket with a white bodysuit and jeans. It was a comfy, casual, but warm look!

Another day, another shacket. I shared my shacket roundup post earlier in the week.

Missed last week’s Saturday Coffee Talk? Check it out here!

I hope you had a wonderful week!

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Happy National Donut Day! Let's make a air-fried d Happy National Donut Day! Let's make a air-fried donuts.

You can make donuts using biscuit dough! I used regular and chocolate chip biscuit dough here. 

Directions:
1. Take your biscuit dough out of the tubes and use a round cookie cutter (or any small round glass) to cut a hole in the middle. Put the center dough to the side.
2. Spray your air fryer with cooking spray.
3. Put as many donuts in the air fryer that will fit your appliance. If you have the Instant Pot/Air Fryer, I did three at a time.
4. Fry the donuts for 6 minutes flipping halfway through. So three minutes, then flip, and three more minutes.
5. Take them out and add your icing!
6. You can use the middle pieces to make donut holes.

#nationaldonutday #airfrieddonuts #easyrecipesformoms
Let's make the easiest clam cookies for summer par Let's make the easiest clam cookies for summer parties! These would go well with the crabby chicken salad croissants I shared a few weeks ago. 

To make these, add icing the the back of a Nilla wafer. Place a second cookie on top allowing the front to be open while the backs are touching. Add candy eyes or pearls to the icing. 

You can make these in lots of colors. I was feeling pink, but blue or purple is totally on theme for a mermaid party or a "let's shell-a-brate" party!

#mermaidparty #summercookies #mermaidcookies #easyrecipesformoms #toddlersnacks
Some of my favorite Amazon home finds! What is you Some of my favorite Amazon home finds! What is your home decor style?

Linking everything on my Amazon storefront and in the LTK app! 

#grandmillennialdecor #amazonhomefinds #blueandwhitedecor #blueandwhitehome
Let's make Piña colada fruit dip for your summer Let's make Piña colada fruit dip for your summer parties! 

Mix together 8 oz whipped cream cheese, 7 oz marshmallow cream, 8 oz crushed pineapple drained, 1/2 cup shredded coconut. Serve with fruit and enjoy!

#fruitdip #easyrecipesformoms #summerrecipe #summerrecipes
Let's make bedazzled bottles for bachelorette part Let's make bedazzled bottles for bachelorette parties!You could bedazzle bigger bottles for decor or mini bottles like this for favors.

Super easy! Just glue on rhinestones and pearls with flat backs to the bottle. You can use super glue or hot glue, but just clean up the strings.

Linking the set of gems I used in the @shop.ltk app! https://liketk.it/4a3rN 

#bachelorettepartyideas #bachelorettepartyfavors #partyfavor #bridalshowerideas #bridalshowerdecor
The school year is ending and summer is finally he The school year is ending and summer is finally here! Time to "shell-a-brate!"

Sharing some of the fun details from this mermaid/summer party! This is a great theme if you are throwing a summer birthday party, pool party or bachelorette party over the next couple months.

Planning any parties this summer??

#summerpartyideas #summerparty #mermaidparty #mermaidpartyideas
Easy DIY bridesmaid hairstyle! -Curl your hair. - Easy DIY bridesmaid hairstyle!

-Curl your hair.
-Gather the top layer of your hair and pull to the back. Make sure you leave a little hair over your ears. Secure with a clear elastic. 
-Create a hole above the elastic to flip the ponytail through for an inverse ponytail.
-Pancake the twists to fill it out.
-Take the section still over your ears and repeat the process with the second elastic being right below the first. The bottom section should be smaller than the first.
-Spray and go!

#diyhairstyle #easyhairstyle #bridesmaidhairstyle #bridesmaidhairstyles #bridesmaidhairdo #bridesmaidhair
Stocked up on basic tees and denim shorts last wee Stocked up on basic tees and denim shorts last week for summer. Which tee is your favorite? 1, 2, 3 or 4? 

Linking all tees and shorts in the @shop.ltk app! https://liketk.it/49MAR

#summerwardrobe #summerstaples #denimshorts #basictees #easysummerstyle #midsizefashion #midsizeblogger
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