Month: February 2016

Gift Guides, Holidays

Valentine’s Day Gift Guide

With Valentine’s Day less than a week away I am devoting this week entirely to gift ideas and outfit inspiration. Wether you’ve been dating for 10 years or 10 days I tried to pick out gifts that would fit both ends of the spectrum. I’m writing this as I watch the Super Bowl, and I say “watch” with the loosest definition possible. Is it still considered watching if you’re strictly watching the commercials and half time show and then blogging during the game? I vote yes. Who knew a Super Bowl party would be the perfect place to hold a Valentine’s Gift guide survey? My sweet friends were more than willing to help me out. I asked them “What would you want for Valentine’s Day?”.Their suggestions consisted of answers like “myself”, “chocolate”, “commitment”, “a million dollars”…. thanks guys!! Not entirely helpful but I guess that’s what I get for interrupting cute puppy commercials! 🙂

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All items in the lists above are shoppable links so that all you have to do is click on each item and it will take you directly to the website. Hurry and get your orders in before you have to rush ship things all you last minute shoppers!

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FF, Life

Super Bowl Munchies

I’m going to be really honest here and I know this will probably come as a MAJOR shocker… but I could care less about the actual Super Bowl game. What I am super excited about is that I have an excuse to eat some yummy gameday food! Good party food is definitely a guilty pleasure of mine. Calories don’t count on Super Bowl Sunday, right? I’m sharing some of my go-to party dishes that all of my friends love and little do they know that even a 10 year old could make these! I have made all of these on countless occasions so I can vouch they are amazing and will surely be a crowd favorite at your Super Bowl party!

weeniePigs in a Blanket

  • Ingredients: Hillshire Farms Lit’l’ Smokies and Pillsbury Crescent Rolls
  • Instructions: Pull apart your crescent rolls and cut each section in 3 smaller triangles. Roll up a lit’l smokie in each triangle. Bake at 400 degrees for 10 minutes or until golden brown. It is optional to serve with a side of mustard for dipping.

pizzaPizza Rolls

  • Ingredients: Mozeralla cheese sticks, pepperonis, marinara sauce, and crescent rolls
  • Instructions: Cut the mozzarella sticks in half. Pull apart your crescent rolls and place your halved mozerella stick and 4 pepperonis onto each triangle. Roll up each triangle. Bake at 400 degrees for 10 minutes or until golden brown. Serve with a side of marinara sauce for dipping.

weenCrockpot Weenies

  • Ingredients: Hillshire Lit’l Smokies, BBQ Sauce, and grape jelly
  • Instructions: Dump the entire package of weenies, BBQ sauce and jelly into a small crockpot. Mix ingredients and then let it warm up for at least 30 minutes on low. Serve with toothpicks.

Ham & Cheese Sliders

  • Ingredients: 1 package of Hawaiian rolls, 1 pack of shaved deli ham, 1 pack of your favorite sliced cheese, 1 stick of butter, 1 TBSP mustard, 1 TBSP brown sugar
  • Instructions: Do not break apart rolls, instead cut the entire pack of rolls lengthwise like one big sandwich. Pile on ham and cheese all over the middle of the “sandwich” and place top of rolls back on. Heat butter, mustard and brown sugar in a pan. For added flavor add a splash of Worcestershire and a pinch of onion or garlic powder. Drizzle glaze over “sandwich”, cover the pan with foil and bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes. Cut sliders apart and serve.

bufchicBuffalo Chicken Dip

  • Ingredients: 1 jar of hooters buffalo wing sauce, 1 stick of cream cheese, 1 large can of chicken breast, 1 bottle of ranch dressing, 2 cups of shredded cheddar cheese
  • Instructions: Heat cream cheese and buffalo sauce in a pan over low heat until cream cheese is melty and creamy. Add in drained, shredded chicken, ranch, and 1 1/2 cups of shredded cheese. Stir until blended. Pour everything into a casserole dish and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Top with remaining 1/2 cup of cheese and serve with tortilla chips.
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Events

The Glam App

A few weeks ago I had the privilege of attending The Glam App’s first launch party in Houston, TX. For those of you that don’t know The Glam App is a revolutionary way that brings the salon to your front door step. Beauty on demand, anywhere, any time. The app  lets you experience luxury and pampering in the comforts of your own home or place of your choosing. This is great for mamas, girls nights, bachelorette parties, date night, or any reason at all that you want to have any beauty services done without leaving your house. We all deserve to feel pampered and beautiful and what better way than drinking a glass of wine with your feet up and in your own home! I sure was sold immediately 🙂

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“With the push of a button, The Glam App delivers beauty experts to your front door. Offering services that range from a blow dry, to make up applications, or just a simple polish change there’s no need to leave your house, when we bring the salon to you.”

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We were pampered throughout the night enjoying the services that the app had to offer- hair, make-up and nails! And the best part about this is that the app brings together the best stylists and make-up artists from all around the Houston area so that they are at your disposal anytime that you want!

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From left to right: Jen, Lauren, Cara Santana (CEO of The Glam App), and Michelle

As always I love being able to meet new people and find out about products and services that I probably would not have if not through this blogging venture. The launch party brought together some amazing bloggers, fashionistas, and other Houston creatives and influencers that I love being able to experience this journey with and also get to share with all of you guys. I have linked the girls blogs above and you should definitely check them all out! Such sweet and incredible girls.

Also, you can check out more information on The Glam App, here and make sure to follow along on Instagram (@theglamapp) for updates and more information as well.

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Outfits

Faux Real

Houston sure did see some beautiful weather this past weekend and I soaked up every bit of it that I could! I spent my weekend with my best girl friends eating some good food, checking out Karbach Brewery’s new renovation, and celebrating Margret’s (from Style The Girl) soon-to-be bundle of joy. How did you spend your weekend? I would love to hear!

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This look was created from a lot of old pieces that I had in my closet and my new pair of over-the-knee boots that I recently picked up from my neighborhood Marshalls. The faux fur trend has stuck around and if you don’t already own a faux fur vest in every color (I’m definitely guilty of this), then I would highly recommend getting one that has mainly blacks and browns in it. I love that I can wear it with black or brown shoes!

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My birthday was last month so I used my 50% off birthday discount to get this beautiful Kendra Scott ring. If you didn’t see my previous post with all of your birthday month specials, you can check it out here.

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  Dress (similar) // Vest (similar splurge) // Boots // Watch // Ring

With Houston’s weather being so bipolar this vest is an easy go-to piece for me because it keeps me warm in the morning when it’s cooler but is not too hot for when it warms up a bit. I linked a splurge option but here is a cheaper option that I still love. Have a great week everyone and thanks for stopping by 🙂

Photography by: Kamden Photography

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