Saturday's Top 5 Deals

I hope everyone is having a great weekend!  The sun is finally out and we are off to enjoy some park time!

I wanted to share one of my favorite Joie Blouses is on sale.  I honestly wear it at least once a week.  

|| Joie Blouse

The short sleeve version is also on sale 

|| Short Sleeve Joie

TWO \\ SHOPBOP SALE

Sunday is the last day to take advantage of the Shopbop sale.

It is a great time to make a bigger purchase like a purse.  I just love my Annabel Ingall Tote. 

Shopbop has it in Honey and Black.

Annabel Ingall Tote

and kind of obsessing over this new cover-up just in,

|| Cool Change Tunic

THREE \\ TARGET

Y'all the Target girls stuff is so good this season.  Sadly the boys stuff sucks. A few things I snagged for Frances Moon this week.

Tassel Cover up | Zig Zag Pants | Ikat Dress | Strawberry Tank | Lemon Purse

Hot Pink Feather Dress

FOUR \\ ANTHROPOLOGIE 40% OFF DRESSES

No code needed, prices are marked.

This Skyscape Maxi is stunning.  I love the blue colors.

|| Chambray Dress

Such a great everyday casual dress.

|| Mara Hoffman Shirtdress

Love the colors and style of this pretty Mara Hoffman

FIVE \\  NEW MARKDOWNS AT NEIMAN MARCUS

Some great new stuff was marked down this week.

LOVE this Clover Canyon bathing suit, full price everywhere else.

|| Clover Canyon Cut Out

||Stella McCartney Shades

Love these aviators!

Cover It Up

Today I am doing a reader request post, all on cover-ups!  If you ever have a blog idea for me, email me!  I love getting new ideas.  This request was a fun one since we have two beach trips coming up.

Here is a snap of a few of my cover-ups I will be packing.

 |Tie Dye Crocheted Tunic |  This is so cute on and I am a sucker for tie dye

Tassels Tunic |  this also comes in a blue/green combo

Tie Dye Kimono | only $19!

 ONE Maxi Dress This Maxi dress is great as a cover up or to wear out.  It comes in like 15 different colors.  I own two of them I love them so much!  It is also great for any of you who are pregnant, I wore both while I was pregnant.

Tassel Necklace | and technically it is not a cover up but this tassel necklace is perfect to toss on with a coverup and only $20!

Don't forget many of the cover-ups below are from Shopbop and you can still get a discount thru Sunday with the code BIGEVENT15

\\ UNDER $100

All 8 of these cover-ups are under $100 and great budget friendly options.  I am loving so many of them.

Vava Cover-Up | Next Level Maxi (actually ordered this for myself) | Tie Dye Mini (also comes in a white version) | Tie Dye Crocheted Tunic (I also own this and love it)

Open Fringe Kimono (40% off)  | Tie Dye Tunic | Maxi Dress | Crocheted Cover-up (comes in 5 different colors)


\\ OTHER FAVORITES
These are a few of my other favorite cover-ups.   I still love the back of the Lace Beach Dress 
so much!

Lace Beach Dress | Beaded Maxi | Apron Tie Dye Dress | zig-zag Maxi | Pom Pom Maxi (by the same designer who made my short tassel cover-up)

Bengal Cover-up | Navy Embroidered Tunic | Pink PomPom Tunic | Nanette Cover-up | Milly Fringe Cover-up

Have a great weekend and here's to warmer weather soon!

Thoughts For Thursday

Yay one more day til the weekend!!  

Currently on my mind.

The Bachelor.  Lets discuss who is going to get the final rose.  I feel like Whitney is probably going to win and I like her but something makes me feel like Becca is a better match for him.  It concerns me a bit she has never been in love but he seems really into her.  I can also picture her being happy on the farm.  Lets be real it would be hard to live there, no restaurants, no grocery store or anything nearby to do??  Not sure I could do it- heck I know I could not live there!

Thank you for the book suggestions, I just finished The Girl on The Train and wow I loved it!!  Kind of similar to Gone Girl, I could not stop reading it.

If you have not read it you must!

Next up I happened to find Diane Von Furstenberg's Book at the library.  Can't wait to read about one of my favorite fashion designers!

My Baublebar earrings arrived this week and I love them.  I was looking for earrings that could be great for day or night.

They are such a steal for 2 cute pairs of earrings!

|| Abstract Stud Set

Frances Moon had her 15 month check up this week and my girl is growing like a weed.  She was 95TH percentile + for everything.

Frances' dress is one of my favorite for Summer!  

Embroidered Dress (on sale)

I love to watch my kids sleep.  Is that weird?  I can not go to bed at night until I have walked in and watched them both for a few minutes.  I saw Sterling like this one night this week and it was too sweet.  He had taken Frances Moon's baby dolls and tucked them into bed (in an old baublebar box).  He has the biggest heart.

I have been seeing so many cute things at F21 lately so I decided to try my luck and order a few things and  I LOVE them.  I have hit or miss luck at F21 but both of these are awesome buys!  They look and feel way more expensive than they are!  I am wearing a small in both for size reference.

and ignore the wrinkles they just came out of the mail bag:)

|| Embroidered Chambray Dress

||  Embroidered Peasant Blouse

also comes in white.  I actually just ordered the white too I loved the navy so much.  I swear they look like some $200 blouses I have tried on but they are under $30!

Tie Dye Cover-Up Cover-up

Actually found this on the store but it is online too. This reminded me a lot of Missoni plus the fabric felt great and its under $20!

I forgot how much I love tomato pie.  I made two this week one for us and one for my friend Ashley who just moved here.  Tomato Pie is one of my favorite Southern Comfort foods.  This picture was right before the final layer of cheese and before I baked them!

You can see my recipe HERE.

I have really enjoyed tequila lately.  I still love my wine but lately I swear all the sugar in it and the tannins make me feel worse the next day.  Good tequila does not do that to me.  This is a new small batch tequila I am loving that was actually aged in bourbon barrels.  It is so good!

and how gorgeous is the view from the deck of my parents condo here??

We had our monthly girls Supper Club last week and this is what I wore.  I love our girls super club.  We each switch off and host once a month at our houses and cook for the girls.  It is always a good time.

Blouse | Jeans | Necklace similar 50% off (similar same brand) | Purse

The purse and jeans are part of the Shopbop event so you can save!

Charleston Friends, don't miss out Barbara Cobb is hosting a trunk show today downtown!

She makes the absolute cutest beach hats not to mention the quality is fantastic.

Check out me and Frances Moon's hat that Barbabra made for us- the fun part is you can design the hats.  I picked the colors and patterns.

We started House of Cards Season 3 and are 5 episodes in, anyone else watching?  So far I feel like it is not as good as the first two seasons but it may get better.

I am thinking for meatless Monday next week I will make these Cauliflower Rice Cups.  I think they look so good!  They are drizzled with Srirachia Peanut Sauce- yes please!

Thursday's Wisdom.

Sausage, Broccolini, and White Bean Ragout

My sister and my brother in law had raved about this dish for months, so I finally decided it was time for me to make it.   It did not disappoint and it took no time to whip together.  Such an easy and hearty weeknight meal.  You could easily serve this over pasta, but we just ate ours in a bowl with bread for dipping- this was the recommended serving way per my sister.  Definitely add some fresh Parmesan before serving, it really sets off the flavors.

Not only was this meal easy but it was cheap too, probably cost $15 for all the ingredients.

Enjoy!

|| S A U S A G E    B R O C C O L I N I   A N D   W H I T E  B E A N  R A G O U T ||

- 1 pound hot Italian sausage (ground)

- 2 heads broccolini

- 1 can cannelini beans

- 2 cloves garlic minced

- 1/2 a white onion diced

- 1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes

- 2 tablespoons olive oil

- grated Parmesan cheese

Pour oil into a large skillet.  Add onion and sausage and cook over high heat several minutes, breaking the sausage into small pieces.   Add the liquid from the can of beans and bring to a boil.

Wash and cut the broccolini tops and stems into about 1 or 1/2 inch pieces.  Add to the pan with garlic, salt and pepper,  and red pepper flakes.  And return to a boil- at this point I added a little water maybe 1/2 the bean can full of water.  Bring to a boil and cover for 4-5 minutes until broccolin is tender but crunchy.

Add the beans and mix well and return to a boil.  Boil about 2-3 minutes to blend flavors.  Season with more salt and pepper if needed.  Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and a drizzle of olive oil.

Shopbop Sale!

Shopbop just started their tiered sale!

This is a great time to buy a few things you have had you eye on.

You should totally snag the snakeskin blouse that I featured Sunday.  I am obsessed with mine.  The perfect blouse to carry you through Summer.

|| Equipment Snakeskin Blouse

I decided to order this blouse to try out, I have had my eye on for awhile now.  Love the mint color for Spring.

||Ella Moss Stella Blouse

also this cute little cover-up is headed my way.  Between our two upcoming beach trips and the fact I will be living at the pool this Summer I wanted a few updated cover-ups.

|| Madewell Lanai Cover-up

I rounded up a few of my other favorite new arrivals!  Scroll thru to view each item.