Casual Friday Link Up

This weeks link up is going to be a tad different from my side...

 

I have no clothing post for you... On Saturday, late afternoon, our home burned, along with the contents, to the ground.

95% of the contents burned, wasn't found, or has significant smoke or water damage.

Including my mac, d90, all photos and videos and all furniture.

This has been a truly hard and tiring week for all of us, but we were physically unharmed, which we are truly, truly grateful for.

I wasn't planning on posting, but many have asked, and wanted to know progress.

So this week's, my own post wont be fashion, but something much more precious.

#whatsurvived

I will be back up and fashion posting again...just bear with me...

I have started something new every week with the link up's ;).

I created a new Pinterest Board specially for this! So, whatever you link up, I will pin it on my board, leading you all to more traffic....yippee!

Click HERE to view the Casual Friday Link Up Board ;)

BIG thanks to ALL of you who linked up this past week! You sure know how to rock a girls world ;)

Now, onward with the rules for linking up, easy peasy:

1. Be a follower of the blog (there are lot's of ways, via GoogleFriendConnect,Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Email, etc., hey you can follow me on Pinterest too!)

2. Link to your specific post, not your main blog page, and any post goes, whatever makes you be you.

3. Please link back here so all of the casual business makes sense, I even have a rockin' button on the sidebar!

4. Check out others links! We all know we dig followers and comments on our post we work so hard on, it's just cool to play nice. And you never know what other awesome blogs you will find!

{I send out email reminders for this link up. I have had several ask lately for me to add them. Are you one of them? Would you like a reminder on Thursday Nite? Leave a comment below with your deets or drop me a line with you info at TwoThirtyFiveDesigns(at)Gmail(dot)com.}

Casual Friday Link Up

well hello there, black friday...

you sure were sneaky this year,

please tell me someone else feels this way.

I was not my norm,

didn't have a game plan.

Headed out the door, with the hubs in tow

in route to Target.

Stood outside, in a wrap around line for 45 minutes,

rush in, being bumped by carts and big, stinky people,

lost the hubs,

but grabbed my one item purchase, saving a whopping $25 and rushed out in less than 30 minutes.

Kudos to the hubs for being a trooper,

as crowds aren't his thing...neither is shopping.

But somehow he has managed to go with me. Twice, might I add.

Muah

He said he officially threw in the towel on this sport,

and passed it on to the soon-to-be 14 year old.

I'm not sure which is scarier....

(top&clutch:F21, tank:AE, jeans:Machine, boots:Target, sunnies:Kate Spade, earrings:Tigris, necklace:Snake Orb, Cuff:Chantilly Lace, Ring:Suzanne Cocktail)

I have started something new every week with the link up's ;).

I created a new Pinterest Board specially for this! So, whatever you link up, I will pin it on my board, leading you all to more traffic....yippee!

Click HERE to view the Casual Friday Link Up Board ;)

BIG thanks to ALL of you who linked up this past week! You sure know how to rock a girls world ;)

Now, onward with the rules for linking up, easy peasy:

1. Be a follower of the blog (there are lot's of ways, via GoogleFriendConnect,Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Email, etc., hey you can follow me on Pinterest too!)

2. Link to your specific post, not your main blog page, and any post goes, whatever makes you be you.

3. Please link back here so all of the casual business makes sense, I even have a rockin' button on the sidebar!

4. Check out others links! We all know we dig followers and comments on our post we work so hard on, it's just cool to play nice. And you never know what other awesome blogs you will find!

{I send out email reminders for this link up. I have had several ask lately for me to add them. Are you one of them? Would you like a reminder on Thursday Nite? Leave a comment below with your deets or drop me a line with you info at TwoThirtyFiveDesigns(at)Gmail(dot)com.}

Grateful

Hope you Have the Happiest of Thanksgiving's today,

and are grateful for all of your blessings

Wednesday's Wear

wear.

totally into fast and easy as the beginning madness of the 

holidays swoops in...think I have been literally running into 

every place.

Even in these booties, they are 

that comfortable...

 

(top:Francescas, jeans:Machine, shoes:Target, sunnies:Kate Spade, earrings:Tigris, ring:Aurora Cocktail, clutch:Chelsea Tech Wallet) 

Click HERE for the Casual Friday Link Up

 

Easy Carmel Fruit Dip

I think we all know I am a fan

of anything easy.

And somehow, if it is super duper easy, I have a special talent

of making it crazy hard and totally screwing it up....

I actually didn't mess this up this time.

This is beyond perfect for parties, get togethers and with the holidays coming up.

We tend to eat snack-ie type foods alot, and this rocks it.

big time.

Yup, this is all it takes...

Easy Carmel Fruit Dip:

Ingredients

1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened (room temp)

1 cup of brown sugar

1 tablespoon of vanilla

Mix all together very well until creamy. Serve with sliced apples, grapes, etc. and be expected to be asked over and over how you made it. And scoop up their jaw when you tell them it was only three ingredients.

Casual Friday Link Up

I really, really do

love fridays.

The biz-i-ness of the week doesn't slow down at all,

I just love the casualness of Fridays and my nights with the fam...

Digging straight-legs and flats.

(shirt:The Buckle, tank&shoes:Target, jeans:7's, sunnies:Kate Spade, earrings:Local, wristlet:Chelsea Tech Wallet, cuff:Chantilly Lace Cuff)

I have started something new every week with the link up's ;).

I created a new Pinterest Board specially for this! So, whatever you link up, I will pin it on my board, leading you all to more traffic....yippee!

Click HERE to view the Casual Friday Link Up Board ;)

BIG thanks to ALL of you who linked up this past week! You sure know how to rock a girls world ;)

Now, onward with the rules for linking up, easy peasy:

1. Be a follower of the blog (there are lot's of ways, via GoogleFriendConnect,Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Email, etc., hey you can follow me on Pinterest too!)

2. Link to your specific post, not your main blog page, and any post goes, whatever makes you be you.

3. Please link back here so all of the casual business makes sense, I even have a rockin' button on the sidebar!

4. Check out others links! We all know we dig followers and comments on our post we work so hard on, it's just cool to play nice. And you never know what other awesome blogs you will find!

{I send out email reminders for this link up. I have had several ask lately for me to add them. Are you one of them? Would you like a reminder on Thursday Nite? Leave a comment below with your deets or drop me a line with you info at TwoThirtyFiveDesigns(at)Gmail(dot)com.}

Wednesday's Wear

wear.

This is out late....

Thinking about a friends upcoming move next week

and didn't feel much like talking about fashion last night.

(More about that next week) But after a much needed coffee run with her,

you start to feel better about things and know that life goes on.

But I am not going to lie....I am totally digging this clutch ;)

 

(cardi&clutch:F21, tank:American Eagle, jeans:7's, flats:Target, sunnies:Kate Spade, belt:DSW, earrings:Serenity Stone Drops, necklace:Serenity Stone Pendant, cuff:Chantilly Lace Cuff)

       

Casual Friday Link Up & Winner

mom. mom. mommy. mom. mother. mom. madre. mom. mum. mom.

totally feel like one in the blazer...

at least no one can see it, when I am whizzing past them in my car.

 

(blazer&tank:Old Navy, jeans:7's, bag:Neverfull, shoes&belt:Target, sunnies:D&G, cuff:Chantilly Lace Cuff, ring:Laurel Ring, necklace:On The Mark, necklace:Francescas) 

Congrats to Catie from Catie's Corner!

You won the Infinity Scarf from 1723 Furniture, Decor & Accessories!

I have started something new every week with the link up's ;).

I created a new Pinterest Board specially for this! So, whatever you link up, I will pin it on my board, leading you all to more traffic....yippee!

Click HERE to view the Casual Friday Link Up Board ;)

BIG thanks to ALL of you who linked up this past week! You sure know how to rock a girls world ;)

 

Now, onward with the rules for linking up, easy peasy:

1. Be a follower of the blog (there are lot's of ways, via GoogleFriendConnect,Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Email, etc., hey you can follow me on Pinterest too!)

2. Link to your specific post, not your main blog page, and any post goes, whatever makes you be you.

3. Please link back here so all of the casual business makes sense, I even have a rockin' button on the sidebar!

4. Check out others links! We all know we dig followers and comments on our post we work so hard on, it's just cool to play nice. And you never know what other awesome blogs you will find!

{I send out email reminders for this link up. I have had several ask lately for me to add them. Are you one of them? Would you like a reminder on Thursday Nite? Leave a comment below with your deets or drop me a line with you info at TwoThirtyFiveDesigns(at)Gmail(dot)com.}

 

Bourbon Baked Apples

I have begun to despise email subscriptions... 

So much so, I hate to check my main email account,

I just skim through.

I had sworn off subscribing to anything else,

and you guessed it, I started to subscribe things to another email account.

help.me.

There are just a few, for the most part, that I read daily,

and of course they have to do with food, design & fashion...

in that order.

Of course I read, and have become addicted to 

Jessica's post at How Sweet It Is.

How could you not be, my tummy turns with hunger

everytime I read her post...and then I seriously wonder is it normal for someone to make this goodness everyday? My family would totally move in with her...

I could not wait to try this one:

 

It's like ooey goodness, stuffed with warm yumminess and topped with fall.

I know your drooling and have temporarily forgot about all those nagging email subscriptions you have..

Ingredients:

6 large honeycrisp apples

2/3 cup oats

2/3 cup loosely packed brown sugar

1/4 cup flour

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 cup softened unsalted butter

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 cup apple cider

1/3 cup bourbon (or less, depending on how much you enjoy bourbon. I used a bourbon that had spiced apple cider in it)

cinnamon ice cream for serving (pumpkin or vanilla will work. I actually couldn't find cinnamon and found pumpkin, odd....)

directions:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Core the apples - but not all the way - using an apple corer or a paring knife. You want to cut about 2/3 of the way down to remove the seeds if you don't have an apple corer. Carefully cut a circle around the stem and cut about an inch downward. From there, use the same knife or a spoon, remove the core and the seeds.

In a bowl, combine oats, brown sugar, flour, salt and cinnamon. Add softened butter and vanilla, and mix thoroughly with a fork and your hands until it becomes clumped together. If desired, you can also add nuts here! Stuff the mixture equally inside each apple. Sprinkle with additional cinnamon if desired.

Place apples in a large baking dish. Pour apple cider and bourbon in the bottom of the pan, then bake for about 45 minutes. This will depend on the exact size of your apples (if using small/medium apples, start by baking for 30 minutes), but it is easy to keep an eye on them because a few times during the cooking process (every 10 minutes or so), you want to spoon the cider/bourbon mixture overtop of each apple. Once the skin looks all wrinkly and slightly darker in color, remove from the oven. Serve immediately with ice cream on top.

Wednesday's Wear

{looking for the Link-Up & Infinity Scarf Giveaway? Click HERE}

wear.

this is the face,

the face of a girl who is lacking in sleep after being

in Cali with a dancing mob of preteen dancers...

also the face of a girl

who's husband thinks she is wearing a 

satchel (pronounced saa-shell) on her head...

it's really because I didn't want to

wash my hair again and it was a flat frizz ball.

Yes, there is such a thing.

(cardi,tank,jeggings,socks&ring stack:Target, boots:DSW, hat:Roxy, sunnies:Kate Spade, earrings:Heiress Hoops, necklace:Soar necklace:Rebel Pendant)

 on a side note... don't you love it when you take all of the pics off of your camera and have a few (say 100 or so) extra thanks to the 13 year old offspring??

   

You mess with me homegirl...I will publish yo face, girlfran... ;)