IZEA has been sending me all over the US lately and this past week included Minneapolis, Minnesota. My colleague and I were excused from the first day of the conference and what a blessing this was! We were able to visit all of the local hotspots around town including the City Sculpture Garden and Max's Bar for the infamous Juicy Lucy, a burger with molten cheese packed inside.

SNAPSHOTS:
1. Pumphouse Creamery is a South Minneapolis ice cream shoppe that prides itself in organic milk and cream from the Minneapolis and Wisconsin area. They offered all of the classic flavors from chocolate, mint, and strawberry. I'll have to visit again when they feature the Chocolate Coconut Almond as that sound delicious!
2. Minneapolis is known as the city with the most urban parks and it certainly did not disappoint. In the downtown area, there is a park and waterfall called Minnehaha. We shared quite a few laughs listening to Siri pronounce the park's name.
3. Our group visited the falls just before dusk. The sun was falling slowly behind the crest of the falls and I made sure to snap a few pictures.
4. The City Sculpture Garden is famously known for the Cherry on a Spoon. However, beyond the spoon, the garden featured many artworks and a botanical greenhouse.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:
1. Many of asked me on my Instagram to share the pasta recipe I posted and I did! Give this Pasta Fagioli recipe a try.
2. Thank goodness for my blogging community to keep tabs on my goals.
3. I've been working on all photography including my Instagram. Thanks to Beth and Meg for leading the #HoldersNotFolders challenge.

GREAT FINDS:
1. I've been all about perfecting my coffee and these homemade coffee syrups are delish!
2. I love how feminine, yet casual this look is for Spring.
3. I've been doing so much traveling lately, so I am trying to become a master at packing light.

While this certainly wasn't last weekend, I still wanted to share some of my sport photography that I took during Men's Centex in Austin, Texas. Neither M nor I were coaching and were there to purely spectate. This left me plenty of time to catch up with friends and snap some photos with my big ol' lens.

The University of Central Florida Dogs of War placed 3rd among 16 of the best teams in the country.

SNAPSHOTS:
1. Coach Andrew Roca has been playing ultimate frisbee for over 10 years. After his graduation from UCF, he began coaching and he has earned 4 consecutive All-Region Coach of the Year awards and a All-American Award in 2012. In 2013, Roca led M's captain-led through their 2013 Cinderella run, reaching the National Championship game and earning a silver medal.
2. Andrew McKelvy is the fastest kid on the planet. He ran this throw down and tip toed the line for the score.
3. Brawley Sioux Adams made the biggest play of the weekend with a huge layout D on regional rival, University of Florida. The DOW were down 6-12, with only 3 points more to count for a loss. This play rallied the DOW and they came back to win 13-12! It was the biggest comeback anyone can remember in program history.
4. Kyle Reedy has been a prodigy in the DOW program since his freshman year. His older brother, Matt, used to captain the team and paved the way for Kyle to shine at UCF. He is an easy candidate for MVP in his future years. 

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:
1. Help keep me accountable.
2. My past FOUR years.
3. When three generations conquered the Alamo.

GREAT FINDS:
1.  Sonnet James - these dresses are supposed to be for moms. However, they are totally cute and stylish. Can I have one in every color?!
2. The best soup I have ever made!
3. Amazing loft makeover.

Over the last two weeks, I have spent only one and a half days in San Antonio. My company, IZEA, is the leader social sponsorship connecting brands with influencers (yes, like you!); each quarter, all of the IZEAns congregate in our Orlando, Florida office to celebrate our quarterly successes. These LOCO meetings consist of celebrations, workshops, and a whole lotta fun!

However, the best part about going to Orlando is visiting my best friend Haley! Fortunately, I was able to stay with her and her fiancé, Daniel for the entire trip. It was so great to spend evenings catching up with friends from my former home town.

SNAPSHOTS:
1. I have been living out of these two bags for two weeks and have visited Georgia, Tennessee, and Florida!
2. Today is International Women's Day and I decided to post a rare selfie celebrating my beautiful femininity. Thank you, Jesus, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made!
3. Every Friday at IZEA is Dog Day! My colleague, Katie, brought her adorable weiner dog, Schweiny! He actually has his own Instagram account where you can follow his adventures!
4. This is part of our HQ office - which is pretty neat! Our Orlando office is a total tech space complete with a work at/eat at bar, HUGE wall mural celebrating social media, a custom wooden spaceship looking desk, tea party lights, and a stage! You can see more awesome pictures here! Did I mention we are hiring! :)

 IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:
1. Last weekend, I spent two lovely days with my family in Tennessee and took lots of pictures.
2. One of my life-long friends tied the knot!
3. My photography in Austin, Texas and Jamestown, Tennessee.

GREAT FINDS:
1. In spirit of International Women's Day, these ladies kick BUTT at beach ultimate. #GoTeamUSA
2. A totally unique wedding mood board.
3. This Friday Night Lights throwback mug.

My dear mother and I had the pleasure of witnessing our family friend, Christian Berger, marry his college sweetheart in the beautiful sky scraper-lit city of Atlanta, Georgia. The wedding was very Pinterest worthy - topped with pink and white hydrangeas and gold accents.

After the wedding festivities were over, we headed up to the mountains of Tennessee - just four hours and a timezone away. Just around the winding mountain roads lives my Memaw and her husband Willie. Fortunately, we were able to visit with a lot of other family too!

SNAPSHOTS:
1. The couple's first dance. Ian and Alex hosted such a fun evening and I made sure the capture some of the best moments - like their first dance!
2. The Point - My Memaw lives in a very small town on the East side of Tennessee where everyone knows everyone. Fortunately, she knew the owners with the large cabin on the edge of the mountain where we took many family pictures. This photo is my precious Memaw and her husband, Willie.
3. My stunning Great Aunt Louise.
4. No wedding is complete without a selfie.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:
I know I have been a bit MIA, as I need a little break to prepare for my two week traveling trip out of town. I am still swamped, but am glad I was able to get a couple posts in.
1. My attempt at a fashion-y post
2. One of my favorite bars in San Antonio
3. My Favorite Etsy Shop

At the end of 2015, I joined an online community called TriStyle & Co. Each month Samantha of Elah Tree, Megs of Rivers & Roads,and Beth of Oak + Oats join together to share three ways to style the same clothing item & you're invited to be a part it! Their goal is to encourage, awaken, and celebrate the inherent beauty in each one of us as we live in community.

This month was scarves and let me tell you, I was stoked! The weather in San Antonio has absolutely been "sweater weather" and I was going to wear the whole boots and hat gig. BOOM! 75 degree weather. However, on Valentine's Day, I thought I would bust out my scarf. I have had this scarf for years and picked it up from the local Plato's Closet. Don't worry, Etsy has thousands.

While M&I were in Austin, we stumbled and found the romantic Mt. Bonnell located within the city limits. Just a short drive from South Congress,  Mt. Bonnell serves as a nature park and trail complete with sitting rocks and tables to gaze over the Colorado River. M&I, being that it was Valentine's Day, decided to spend intimate quiet time watching the sunset together.

In case you don't like wearing scarves around your neck, there is always around your head.

Join the TriSyle and Co community and show us how you style your scarf! 

M&I took a little day-trip to Austin for Valentine's Day!  Lucky for us, the Hipster Capital of the World is only 75 miles down the road.  M had never spent any time checking out the eccentricities that abound there, so we decided it would be a fun, cheap way to spend Cupid's favorite day.

SNAPSHOTS:
1. A Bloody Mary that I loved and M hated.  It had celery, olives, lemons, and limes added to their homemade mix, plus lime+chili Tito's vodka
2. Don't push the red button!  We found a quaint foyer outside a hotel that was begging for photo-ops.  Don't worry, the button only controlled the entry gate
3. The beard is looking extremely "nostalgically Austin"
4. M's brunch; Bacon, egg, and cheese sliders on Brioche buns plus a side of home fries.  Survey says: YUM

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:
1. How to Use a French Press
2. How to Pick your Warby Parkers
3. How to Play Frisbee (Ok, this isn't a how to, but I wanted to keep up the theme!)

What are your favorite things to do in Austin?

My weekend was amazing and full of so many feels. Trinity University's Women's ultimate team, Altitude, participated in their very first Spring tournament in the program's history. With 11 girls and two coaches, the girls finished their weekend winning two games on Sunday and their first win ever on Saturday.

I am so honored to be a coach for the women that surrounded me this weekend. Their laid their hearts and bodies on the line each and every point.

SNAPSHOTS:
1. Annie making a "into space" throw to Marissa
2. Lupita closing out a goal to our baby giraffe, Sash.
3. Our comeback player of the month, Mikki going up for a catch.
4. Altitude's team captain, Sarah, throwing a long throw downfield.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:
1. Coffee Cocktails?! Yes, it is a thing.
2. A personal look into my heart.
3. A Valentine's Gift Guide for her.

GREAT FINDS:
1. A super easy, restaurant style Chimichurri sauce on flank steak.
2. Red Velvet Brownies, because obviously.
3. How to look comfy and cute!

Tell me about your weekend! I am genuinely excited to hear about it.

With Valentine's Day right around the corner and being a new blogger, I began thinking what the perfect Valentine's Day gifts would be. M&I are keeping it low key, since his birthday is on the 17th and we are aggressively saving money! However, poking around on Pinterest is nothing short of fun.

1. Work It Print: Isn't this what we bloggers are always doing? Working the clothes, working the photography, working the food..the list goes on!
2. Kate Spade Wallet: We all need a place to keep our blogging income. Why can't it be pink, sparkly, and Kate Spade?
3. A New DSLR: I'd be lying if I said this was my camera. I actually have a Canon T5, but this one is pink. So obviously, this is worth picking for Valentine's Day. Also, this camera is a smart camera - it connects to your Facebook wirelessly!
4. A Pink Bike: Doesn't every blogger need a mode of transportation to explore their local eats and shops with? Let's make it pink.
5. Camera Scarf: Eeek! I love these and will definitely be getting one before my big London trip. What an awesome alternative to a camera strap and cute too! There are tons of shops that make them on Etsy.

What is on your Valentine's Day Wishlist?

This weekend was a nice, relaxing, kick back and relax weekend. M&I stayed at home and enjoyed some of the local area and friends around us. Our weekend last week crushed our budget, so this week we needed to lay low and make do with the fun available at home. The good news? This opens the door for creativity. We spent the day on Saturday with our friends and frisbee and got crisped by the sun. Saturday night led to a bit of bonding time with our close friends, Eleanor and Parks, where M&I were introduced to Cards Against Humanity. Oh my word, people. That game is crazy!

SNAPSHOTS:
1. I participated in the Fabulous Foodie Swap hosted by Rachel Cox of Oh Simple Thoughts. Rachel partnered me with Becca of Two Places at Once and boy, did she make a great pair! Becca and I are Florida to Texas transplants learning our new communities through food, fun, and friends. This picture is of all the Austin goodies I received this week.
2.  The weather was ugly this week in San Antonio, with the exception of Tuesday afternoon where the weather hopped to 70 degrees with the sun shining high. M&I took the opportunity to walk around and explore our neighborhood some more. I posted even more pictures to my Facebook page.
3. As mentioned in the first pictures, M&I took Sunday to make a late afternoon brunch after church using all of our yummy goodies. It was divine!
4. Part of my gift basket was Texas Pecan Coffee. HOLY WOW! The smell was .. indescribable ... It was so sweet and aromatic. We tried our our French press for the first time. I will be doing an entire post on that experience.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:
1. The easiest, yummiest snack you can make.
2. Me pouring my heart out into my goals.

GREAT FINDS:
1. How to be debt-free!
2. Top 10 Places to Splurge at Disney
3. A heartfelt coffee date

There will be some fun posts this week and even a guest blogger! 

M&I had some serious FOMO this weekend. Back in Florida, our college frisbee teams were playing in home field tournaments that we totally would have been at, one of my college girlfriends and roommates got engaged, and M's 2012 Team USA had a reunion beach ultimate team that they put together for a tournament in California. So, instead of wallowing in our sorrows, we decided to get out in the crowd with some of our friends!

SNAPSHOTS:
1. Layout Practice. This past week brought us some cold nights; the weather was much colder than I have experienced in the past. Oh yeah! In addition to bone chilling temperatures, it brought us spitting rain. With this week being Trinity's first week back to school, we decided to have layout practice! My girls absolutely killed it - my lil' nugget, Annie soared through the air in this shot!

2. Branchline Brewing Company. On Saturday, M&I attended the second anniversary party at Branchline Brewing Company. For $20 at the door, they gave you an anniversary pint glass and 4 beers to fill it up! They had over 10+ to choose from including a Coconut Cream Ale, a chocolate and espresso brew, a Reese's Pieces brew, and my personal favorite the Honey Blonde Ale. It was so neat to try out all of the different brews.

3. A new HEB! You know you are getting old when you get pumped for a new HEB down the street from your house. This location on Nogalitos is actually the oldest HEB in San An. They demolished everything expect the courtyard store front and built a brand spankin' new two-story grocery mart with a travelator. What is a travelator, you may ask? You and your cart hook up to a conveyor belt and it takes you up to the store or down to your cars! Pretty neat.

4. Tuk Tuk Taproom. This pho-fusion restaurant is right up in the Pearl area, so ten minutes from our house. Tuk Tuk is known for its collision of Asian street fare and a craft beer bar. M&I chowed down on some Thai style fried chicken that included lemongrass, garlic, chili, cilantro & jasmine rice. YUM!

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:
1. How Fascination Street stole my heart.
2. Did your "get in shape" resolution fall by the wayside?
3. The one time I tried to be a fashion blogger.

GREAT FINDS:
1. Customizable Jewelry
2. Lent Bible Study
3.Things to do in... LONDON! (getting excited for my trip!)

How did you spend your weekend?

Adoration for beautiful things is a character trait passed down from the many ladies in my family that have lived before me. However, adoration has evolved from a passion and hobby to a business for my aunt, Marjie Sajben.

Marjie has had a passion for designer fashion and jewelry for many years and has shown that from buying gorgeous gems in her world travels to the most trendy accessories. After collecting her fair share of precious stones, metals, and fully designed pieces of jewelry, she decided that her eye for trendy, yet timeless jewelry should be put to good use. Out of her home in Florida arose My Fascination Street Designs.

I love the scalloped edges on the ring that add a delicate and feminine touch. 

The name of her acclaimed Etsy shop came from her world tour following the famous rock band, The Cure. She has galavanted all over the US, the UK, and Spain to see several shows. Marjie is a rockhound who will take you on her Harley Davidson motorcycle to any live music performance.

While metal and rock music is her tune to dance by, her jewelry speaks a much softer tone. Marjie has mastered the ability to mix textures, metal, and precious stones to create unique, one of a time pieces worthy of a designer title. During her travels, Marjie has collected exotic stones like opal, rubies, and sapphires from dealers and traders alike.

The bracelet is made with manmade rubies and blue kyanite.

Her Etsy shop allows for custom orders on all of pieces that she makes. If red ruby or blue kyanite isn't your favorite color, let her know and she will find stones that make a better combination - with little to no extra cost! **depending on the stone chosen**

If you like my ring and bangle combo, she still has FIVE left. You can order them online at her Etsy Shop: MyFascinationStreet.

In case you wanted to hear the direct inspiration for the shop title, I shared the song above. 

Happy Shopping!

*** Technically, I was compensated by MyFascinationStreet Designs for my blog post by receiving product. However, she is my Aunt and I would happily write this post regardless of compensation or product received. ***

Okay, so there weren't polar bears in San Antonio. Sorry for pulling the white over your eyes! (So, I am cheesy.) Our weekend was pretty uneventful because the temperatures dropped to the low 20's with sleet and freezing rain. Floridians and even Southern Texans do not handle this well. This place was a ghost town. So what does a sleet day mean to the Ogre/Fiona household? Cleaning Day.

SNAPSHOTS:
1. Our new space heater. The temperatures during the week got colder and come Friday, M was begging to get a space heater. Luckily, I had been hoarding a Bed Bath & beyond coupon and one of their 20% off mail offers. So, right after work on Friday, M&I went out and purchased our first space heater. That frown was turned upside down! :) Not to mention, Old Navy was having a buy two clearance items, get one free! M was in desperate need of warmer clothing that is appropriate for work, so we got some sweaters for him and myself.

2. Our massive overhaul. I recently discovered un-fancy, a Texas based fashion blog. Un-fancy decided to do a capsule wardrobe where she only wears 37 pieces for a three month season to allow longer life in her clothes and creativity in the pieces she owns! During that season, she stores her other clothing for another capsule.  I was totally inspired and decided to try my variation. In doing so, M&I cleaned out our entire closet, dressers, and storage. Together, we rid our closest of 8 (E-I-G-H-T) garbage bags of clothing, shoes, and accessories. I would say that 75% of it was mine.

3. Northrock Church. We are in the process of becoming proud members of Northrock church. After a few months of trying to find our new San Antonio church home, we have found a place that we feel God is calling us to serve. Yesterday, we attended the second session of Growth Track learning about our spiritual gifts and how they can benefit his Kingdom! So exciting!

4. PBB&J Roll-up. I made a fun delicious and super healthful snack over the weekend! I'll be sharing a more detailed post soon.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:
I recently have joined some new online communities. So, here are part one and two of my short story:
1. From Raybans...
2. ...To Rodeos.
3. Our Apartment Tour

GREAT FINDS:
1. This. I made this yummy crock pot concoction filled with quinoa, cheese, taco seasoning, onion, tomatoes, and jalapeños! It was super easy, super filling, and super delicious!
2. For My Valentine. Valentines Day, M's Birthday, and our Anniversary is right around the corner. Check out my Pinterest board and let me know if you have any ideas.
3. Local 5k. M&I will participating in a local 5k to support Kinetic Kids. Kinetic Kids provides opportunities for children with disabilities to participate in sports and other recreational activities. Healthy living and youth in sports is super important to M&I.

Cold weather swept across this entire country over the weekend. 

How did you spend your days in the chilly weather?!

We are baaaaaack. 2014 has come and gone! What a roller coaster year that was - in a totally good way. M&I celebrated our 3 year anniversary in California, M graduated from college, M&I moved to San Antonio to start a new life and for M, a new job, I cooked my first Thanksgiving, and I rang in the New Year with my best friends. God has been amazing in 2014.

M&I have a very jam packed 2015 ahead and we can't wait. However, before I begin posting goals, resolutions, and other New Year related activities - we better take a look into the last two weeks of the year 2014 AD.

SNAPSHOTS: 
1&2: New Years Eve was a blast! M spent the remaining hours driving 'round and 'round Homestead, Miami's speedway during a 24 Hour Endurance Speed race. M will have to do a post about his racing to give you the ins and outs of how that is even possible! I, however, took my little Mazda up to Orlando to ring in the New Year with my best friends in my favorite hometown.

4: (Yeah, I skipped 3) The Elf outfit! On Christmas, I danced around from house to house wearing my Elf pajamas and sparkly red shoes. The morning began with a co-family brunch at M's house. His mom decked out the event with quite the spread. After eating ourselves into a coma, Grammie and Grampie and little elf drove ourself to Plant City to visit my great Grandma, only to consume Prime Rib and other (un)healthy foods. Jesus, thank you for being born and allowing us to celebrate your birthday with tons of food!

3&5: Goodbyes are always hard. These photos were taken on my new DSLR (eek!!) right before we got in the car to drive from Florida to Texas. Luckily, I was able to hold off the tears until after the photos! :)

6: HOLY TOLEDO BATMAN! My best friend got engaged y'all. Im so excited to help plan the showers, parties, and the wedding with her. Maybe I'll even be able to squeeze in a post or two.

7: I chopped my hair off! Just like errybody else. However, I was able to try one last up-do. Guys, it was super easy and can even be done with shoulder length hair.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:
An Easy Up-Do
Zebras, Giraffe, and Antelope! Oh my!
That one time I fell on my face.

GREAT FINDS:
She Reads Truth, y'all. A great study on John has started. Join us!
Easy to understand photo tips

That's this weeks wrap up. I'm so glad you are joining me to see what 2015 brings! (Like, London.)

I received a copy of Braids, Buns, and Twists for Christmas and thought I would try out one of the styles for a Christmas service at my Grandmother's church. The book suggests a multitude of styles from easy to ones that need assistance.

This mohawk style of braided buns would be an easy cute up-do for New Year's Eve. With your hair up, you wouldn't have to worry about your curls bouncing or the frizz of your straightened hair while you are dancing your way into the New Year.

Check out my how-to below:

Begin by separating your hair into three ponytailed and braided sections. I used black rubber bands at the base of my ponytail and blonde rubber bands at the bottom of each braided section. Feel free to braid your hair all the way down to the ends. I am not very good at it, so I stopped once my fingers couldn't hold on much more!

Twist the top braid up into a bun and pin down with bobby pins. I tried to keep my braid flat and create more of a pinwheel, rather than a bulky bun. However, this is YOUR look, so do it how you please. I had to use about 3-4 bobby pins per pinwheel.

Continue with the second and third braid. I only did three braids/pin-wheels. However, I probably could have split the second braid into two to make four total braids. The book suggests using four total pinwheels.

The completed look! I chose to use a light hold hair spray to keep the frizzes away. However, I left some of the pieces that naturally fell out of place for a more natural and easy up-do.

If you try it, let me know in the comments. I'd love to see your take on this style.

For more styles and up-dos, check out the book from The Freckled Fox and her friends.

I have recently discovered a new blog that I am a big fan of: Oak & Oats. Beth, the author, is a beautiful Christ-loving young woman and I've taken quite a liking to some of her post compositions - particularly her "Week's End" recaps. Tell me what you think!

Snapshots:
1. I call this shot, "The Gargoyles." There was a lovely series of photos where my Mom touted her absolute best America's Next Top Model faces. My Grams quickly caught on and decided to join in the fun. Needless to say, a lot of laughter ensued.

2. One of M&I's favorite weekend activities is perusing the Pearl Farmer's Market with our favorite cup of Local Coffee and this past weekend was no different. However, in conjunction with the Farmer's Market was the Annual Tamale Festival! The lines were crazy, but we did try a small bite of tamale that faired up to be delish.

3. This my good friends is an ostrich. I did not use zoom in this photo. Yes, I was that close to the most terrifying bird of all time. The Wild Adventures Drive-Thorugh Safari has been highly acclaimed since we moved here and couldn't pass up the opportunity with my Grams and momma are in town. It did not disappoint and a full post will follow shortly.

4. You can't visit San Antonio and pass up a chance to view the Alamo. On the last day of my Mom and Grams visit, we toured the grounds of my Great x10 Uncle Davy Crockett's death place.

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Great Finds:
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Personalized 2015 Planner
My Future Camera

Thanksgiving has passed! We are officially into December, but I can't move forward without sharing photos of the Ogrens' first trip to San Antonio.

Aside from Thanksgiving comas, the Ogrens' and I went to the Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony and Boat Parade at the SA Riverwalk.

Thanksgiving Pre-Meal

Karen & Mike O

Downtown SA Tree Lighting

That sweater, though.

Those two can't help being silly

#SelfTimer

The O's

This photo was just too cute

The Cove! 

Our first Christmas Tree! His mom gave us tons of ornaments :)

Early Christmas Gift

Roasted Veggies - Precooked

The table, pre-wine

Corn Casserole without the oven

Green Bean Casserole

The Spread

Us

My weekend did not go as planned at all, but never the less, I had a blast. M was in Orlando trying out for Team USA U-23 so it was up to me to figure out what to do.

Original plans: Celebraciõn in Austin, TX dressed as the Hamburglar. I had my costume ready and was totally excited, but weather had different plans. All week long we were looking at 100$ chance of rain on Saturday, so the tourney decided to halt play until Sunday...until it poured overnight and Sunday was no longer an option. :(

Well, this means Friday night had a better opportunity to go out and have a good time. Coincidentally, Parks (E-Claire's boothang) was also out of town. So, naturally, we decided to go out and have a good time. Eleanor and I share similar taste in music, so she found a show featuring The Lone Bellow, Foreign Fields, and Kristen Diable at Sam's Burger Joint in San An. We both had never heard of the bands, but decided to check it out. #BestChoiceEver

It's hard to say who was the favorite of the night, but the Lone Bellow was absolutely awesome.



The above song, "Green Eyes and a Heart of Gold" is one of my favorites. Luckily for y'all, Eleanor did the due diligence of creating a playlist of the three bands. Check it out if you like the folksy type.

 

Last but not least, I was quite a fan of my outfit that night. Bad news: I only took a selfie. So sorry, but I still wanted to share.

I checked out Salvation Army earlier that day for my costume but walked out with this awesome coat for $2.50. Yes, $2.50.

This post has extended long enough, so I hope you enjoy the bands above!

This weekend ended up being date day for M&I. This will wrap up our chill weekends together for pretty much the rest of the year. Ha!

November is jam packed: a cruise trip for me, as my company is taking us on a retreat to the Bahamas this week (#cantwait), Turkey Day complete with a trip from M's parents (!!!), U23 Team USA tryouts (#London2015), and Celebracion Mixed Friz Tourney.

Friday night was Halloween. I am a bit ashamed to admit, but Halloween isn't a huge holiday for either of us. I was feeling pretty sick, to be fair, and decided to stay in. We invited two of our friends, Eleanor and Parks over for some board games. I donned my onesie and M dressed up as a USAMNT soccer player. #wearelame

We slept in on Saturday morning then dressed up and headed to Candlelight Coffee House for bottomless mimosas and brunch. This was another "must do" on our list from friends who have visited or lived in San An.

Candlelight Coffee House: 4 out of 5 stars

How cute!?

As usual, M went super sweet for breakfast and chose the Eggnog French Toast. Let me tell you - this was a holiday dish on steroids. Whipped creamy, fluffy eggnog-y french toast. It didn't even need syrup.

I couldn't decide but when it was time to order, I panicked. I chose the huevos rancheros and boy was that NOT a mistake. Homemade salsa, homemade tortilla, runny eggs, sausage patties, and a latte! Delish!

We even took up a bit of modeling after we ate. I wanted to try an "outfit post" or #OOTD for all of us bloggers out there. Let's just say, we are amateurs.

 After Candlelight, we went to La Cantera Shopping Center. This place is (literally) right across the parking lot from Six Flags Fiesta and is a monster. There is every store you can think of. M&I had a fun time walking around and finding no reason to spend some of our pocket money - don't worry, it was budgeted.

My Haul Nov 1 by eryn-ivey featuring Stila

                                                               

The next few weeks are going to be crazy, but I am looking forward to it!

Much love <3