Marie Claire Mag and Stella

Marie Claire Magazine just deemed our On the Mark & Ever After necklaces as a seriously stylish duo, perfect for Valentine's Day!

Share this stunning combination with a guy in your life who could use a few pointers :)

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Romantic Gift Ideas for Valentine's Day

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Taken from my post earlier today...

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Baked Potato Soup

This is one good, finger-lickin' grub, cause ya gotta crumble the bacon, ya dig? (trying to attempt to talk cow-talk, since this is a 'down home' recipe, but that ain't gonna work here)

Stole this from one of my bestie's, wonderful blog. Seriously check.her.out. So, so good.

Anywho, it's late and blabbering, I've made this a few times and it has gone over superbly every time. Filling + Tasty + Great Left Overs + Kids Love = A lotta good.

Baked Potato Soup:

4 large baking potatoes (I added in one extra and used microwavable taters)
2/3 cup butter
2/3 cup flour
6 cups milk
3/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
12 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
1 1/2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
4 green onions, chopped (I nixed out)
8 ounces sour cream

1. Bake potatoes at 400 for 1 hour. Let stand until cool.
2. Cut potatoes in half and scoop pulp into a large bowl.
3. Melt butter in a large saucepan over low heat.
4. Add the flour, gradually stirring until smooth. Cook for 1 minute.
5. Add the milk gradually, stirring constantly. Cook over medium heat until the mixture is thick and bubbly, stirring constantly.
6. Add the potato pulp, salt, pepper, 1/2 of crumbled bacon and 1 cup of cheese and mix well.
7. Cook until heated through, adding more milk if needed. Stir in 2 Tbsp. of green onions. Ladle into soup bowls. Sprinkle with remaining bacon, cheese and green onions. Top each bowl with a dollop of sour cream.

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eyyyyye've been a slacker... hey, do what the sign says...

Snapped this in the quick trip to Ruidoso

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Music Mondays, Ingrid Michaelson

Good morning sunshine, the earth says hello.

Hope you all had a fabuloso weekend, fast and furious as always.

I know I have already posted this, but it is Such a beautiful song...

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365 Challenge & Link Party

All ready to go...

Thank YOU ALL for linking up last week and posting about it. I appreciate more than you know!! Here are a few from last weeks:

Visual Meringue updated us on her Big Boy Room Progress

Because Shanna Said So introduced us to her slight 'obsession' with scarves and mixing orange and purple together

Brooke from Inside-Out Design gave us a great tutorial for lovely Paper Flowers

And with the most clicks, Brooke from Spruce Your Nest showed us her before and afters of her Pinterest Inspired Bathroom

Thanks to all of you very talented, creative girlies....you rock!

Wasting no time and starting back up again with the 365 challenge, here are da rulzzz for da link party....
1. Please be a follower of my blog, because you rock, and linking back would totally rock out.
2. Link to your specific post of ANY type of photos (I'm not picky), not your main page of your blog.
3. Feel free to grab my button on the left hand side and post in anywhere on your blog.
4. We all know we love traffic and comments, so take a short, kind minute and visit a few. And spread the word, let's keep this thing going!

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Her mask for the Mardi Gras Bells & Beaux

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My Nightstand

I swear, I cleaned it off two days ago and this is where it stands now. Although...I have seen it worse....

1. Campari Necklace (totally my FAV, new piece, have worn it almost everyday)

2. Fossil Watch

3. Marchesa Studs

4. Michele Watch

5. Chantilly Lace Cuff

6. Serenity Stone Drops (Sooo pretty)

7. John Hardy Bracelet

8. On The Mark Necklace (perfect for Valentines Day)

9. Camilla Ring

10. Stackable Band Rings

11. Snake Orb Pendant

12. Sidewinder Ring

13. Tribute Bracelet

14. Bardot Spiral Bangle

15. C-Prime

16. My Ring

Here I am with the Campari Necklace on, along with my wonderful sponsor, Sheri, after a long day of driving to Dallas and a Stella&Dot meeting

and of course, my Kindle, glasses and phone case, cause I'm a nerd ;)

Happy Thursday!!

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Her beautiful curls...

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Wednesday's Wearings, #28

Seriously love these wedges...have had them for years, and they are definitely NOT an all day shoe, but I dig 'em.

(top:Old Navy, jeans:Citizens of Humanity, belt:DSW, shoes:Kenneth Cole, earrings:Chandelier Lace necklace:On The Mark, necklace:Snake Orb Pendant, watch:Fossil, bracelet:Tribute, cuff:Chantilly Lace, ring:Camilla)

Rebel Pendant Necklace in Real Simple

The Rebel Pendant Necklace just popped up in the February issue of Real Simple Magazine & I'm thrilled to see this trend piece make an appearance in the glossies!

Hey, Valentine's Day is only 3 weeks from today, yikes!! Click here to see this fabulous piece!!

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Reason #83 why I love this kid and that mac...GarageBand

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Healthy Sloppy Joes

Anyone else have an image of Adam Sandler singing about sloppy joe's when you hear it? No?? Alrighty then...

This is yet another from Eating For Life, one of our fav's, and even the offspring eats yet. Yup, you read that right. It's super fast and el cheapo to fix. That's a winning combo folks.

Sloppy Joe's

4 portions lean ground turkey (about one gobbling pound)
1/4 tsp ground black pepper
1/2 red onion, chopped (I opted out on this)
1 can (8 oz.) no-salt added tomato sauce
1/2 cup ketchup
1/4 cup barbecue sauce
1 tsp chili powder (again, I forgot opted out)
Dash of hot pepper sauce (opted out, yesssss that's three times now)
4 wheat buns or rolls, split (we use 5)
4 lettuce leaves

1. In a large skillet, combine ground turkey, black pepper and onion. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until the turkey is no longer pink.
2. Stir in tomato sauce, ketchup, barbecue sauce, chili powder and hot pepper sauce. Simmer for about 10 minutes over low heat, stirring occasionally, until mixture has thickened.
3. Place a wheat bun on each plate. Top with a lettuce leaf and a portion of turkey mixture and enjoy.

As the 12 year old said, 'Come, lettuce ketchup'. Yeah, a regular stand-up comedian right there.

Full and happy tum-tums.

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Seriously sad to hear the ants (a.k.a. google) are eating up picnik...guess I really will have to learn photoshop (it's even been on my mac for a while now), I've been putting it off....sigh....

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Music Mondays, The Head and the Heart

Watched the live a couple weeks back on Austin City limits, I always lovelovelove listening to them....

365 Challenge & Link Party

Thanks to all who linked up last friday!! Maybe I should feature one from each week? Yes?? Or two?? Alrighty then, I put some up:

Mindy from Ponderings of the Heart linked up a wonderful banner and Valentines Mantel that's fabulous:

And Lisa, who linked up twice (you rock, my friend!), from Creative Raisins, had the most clicks an awesome princess cake:

So here we go again, rules are insanely easy:
1. I would LOVE for you to be a follower of my blog, because you rock.
2. Please link to your specific post of ANY type of photos (I'm not picky), not your blog.
3. Feel free to grab my button on the left hand side.
4. We all know we love traffic and comments, so take a short, kind minute and visit a few. And spread the word, let's keep this thing going!

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Uh, who doesN'T have tele cords in his or her laundry basket? Pshhhh....you're all weak I tell you. W.E.A.K.

Everyday it's something new in his basket that just 'jumped' in there.

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