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Friday, May 22, 2020

Friday Favorites

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I can't even remember what week of quarantine this is. We just have been doing this too long. Anyways, I wanted to say thank you to everyone who reached out to me, prayed for Walter and kept my family in your thoughts. I had a lot of responses on here and Instagram and it makes me feel like this community is really something amazing. We scroll through people's lives and see most of the good, but when you see something bad, we rally together and help each other out. I just love that. People supporting people. So thank you. Walter has been doing better, but we still continue to monitor him.

Onto Friday Favorites and Happenings.

ONE. I have been eyeing some new Birkenstock's for awhile now and then a new line came out and now I really want a pair. The ones I really want are $160 and that just seems a bit high. Plus they are not the soft bed kind, so I would rather not pay that much. I found some that are pretty much the same, but they don't have the braided ankle strap. And these ones are only $125 which is still high, but not too bad. Plus these shoes last forever. I have another pair which I will link below as well.
Birkenstock Yara Oiled Sandal

Birkenstock Gizeh Birko-Flor
Birkenstock Gizeh Birko-Flor (the ones I have)

TWO. A blogger that I follow launched a line on Gibsonlook this week. I have seen other bloggers that I follow do a collaboration with them as well, but I never bought anything. Anytime I was in Nordstrom, I wasn't in awe of the line. But I decided to take a look and there were some cute pieces. But I am tall and I worry that some of the dresses would be too short on me. But I did scoop up this maxi (more like a midi in my opinion) for $21 using the code AMANDA25. It is perfect for summer and I can even wear it to work with a blazer or jean jacket.

THREE. So I have talked about massage guns before and how I wanted to try one. Well my in-laws got one recently and I asked them for the brand and how they liked it. They said, why don't you try it out for yourself. We have had it at our house for a few days now and we love it. Once we get to workout again, this thing will be even more useful. Right now, we just use it on our muscles as a relaxation, but I can see how amazing it will be after a hike, a long walk, a big workout, etc. This is the one they have and we just ordered. Way more reasonably priced for the everyday use.

FOUR. We were up in Tahoe last weekend and I captured some amazing pictures. We went to a new-to-us fire lookout and it was beyond beautiful. It was a short half mile or so hike up and then we hiked around the top area. When we were at the top, we sat on a rock wall and enjoyed a picnic lunch and ran into a co-worker (from Las Vegas) there and it turns out that his family lived right next door to our cousin. We hadn't been to the cousins lake house, but we were planning on doing it this Summer. Well, they talked us into going down there to surprise them and I am so glad that we did. We got a tour of their house, made plans for the Summer and hung out for a few hours. Plus the views were amazing!
Lake Tahoe

Lake Tahoe

Lake Tahoe

Lake Tahoe

FIVE. Weekly funnies.





I am linking up with A Little Bit of Everything and Becky.

Have a great weekend! Even though Monday is a holiday, I will be posting all of the books that I have been reading lately.

26 comments :

  1. Great memes and amazing Tahoe pictures. We hope to get there someday! Have as sweet of a Holiday weekend as you can!

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    1. You will love Tahoe!!! I hope you had a great weekend too!

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  2. That massage gun sounds interesting. I am always so jealous of your lake pictures. It looks absolutely breathtaking and too perfect to be real! Sending you and Walter hugs. Hope you have a great weekend!

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    1. It feels like it is too perfect to be real sometimes. That is why I love it so much. And thank you for the hugs for Walter!

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  3. I'm so sorry I missed about Walter and hope that he is ok. That dress is perfect for me right now and I am always a sucker for stripes. I need to check it out!

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    1. He is doing better, but we are still monitoring him. Thank you for checking in on us. I love everything stripes too!!!

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  4. Cute Birks and dress. Thinking of you al.

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  5. Lol to your memes. Sending Walter continued love and healing vibes. I need that massage gun! Hope you have an amazing weekend!

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    1. Thank you so much. The massage gun is amazing. I love it so much!

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  6. I still can't get over those Lake Tahoe pictures! It's SO on my travel bucket list. Thinking of Walter and hope you and your family enjoy a safe and happy weekend together.

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    1. It should be. It is amazingly beautiful here. I love it so much. Walter is doing better. Thank you for checking in on him! I hope you had a great weekend too!

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  7. I've been wanting birkenstocks. I don't want to spend a ton though!

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    1. They are sooo pricey, but worth it as they last forever!!!

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  8. Those Birkenstocks are adorable!!! I bought Joe that massager as part of his anniversary gift. We LOVE it! In fact, it may end up saving us money... we used it when he was super sore and wanted to get to the chiro but obviously couldn't... and it worked so well he didn't have to go! Your Tahoe trip looks like it was so beautiful!

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    1. That is amazing. I am glad that you liked it just as much as we do. That is awesome. I love Birks, but they are so dang expensive.

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  9. that Kris K with the online shopping - MY LIFE!!! :) LOL

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  10. Those Tahoe pictures are amazing!!

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  11. Great memes! Hope you have a fun weekend!

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  12. That striped dress looks really cute and the views on your hike were amazing - it's nice you were able to spend time with friends and family on your visit too! :)

    Hope you are having a great weekend :) We aren't doing much, staying home and staying warm with that cold winter weather that's here!

    Away From Blue

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    1. I am sooo glad that we got to see some family too. We haven't seen them in forever and we all have been in mega quarantine.

      We pretty much did the same thing. We stayed home and relaxed!

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  13. I absolutely love those Birkenstock Yaras. So pretty. I just don’t think I could ever pay that much for a pair of shoes. I’m just so hard on them. And your Lake Tahoe pics are absolutely beautiful!!

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    1. I hate paying that much for shoes too! I wish they would go on sale. I love Tahoe so much.

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