Five on Friday

Friday, January 6, 2017

Happy first Friday of the New Year! I'm sure it was hard for everyone to go back to work and get into the groove of things (I know it was very hard for us) but I hope everyone had a great first week back in the real world. Before I get started, I wanted to give my mom a quick shout out - today's her birthday! Happy Birthday, Mom! I hope it snows for you today ;)

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Now that we have a little more free time, I've finally been watching some shows that have been on my list for a while. I know I mentioned this before, but I finished The Crown last week and it was fantastic! I wish I had paid more attention to the middle episodes (guess that's what you get for binge watching while trying to get things done) but maybe I'll go back and watch them before Season 2 comes out.


After finishing The Crown, I finally decided it was time to start Downton Abbey (nothing like an England overload and I'm totally 6 years behind). I just finished the first season and it's really good! I didn't realize how much time is in between each episode though so now I need to start keeping up with the timeline better.


One show I'm NOT watching this season is the Bachelor. Nick is just too gross and skeezy for me to watch all those girls over him... no thanks. But you better believe I'll be reading Sheaffer's recaps so I can stay in the loop and get a nice laugh.

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This week I decided to try out Christina's Creamy Tomato Basil Soup and it was a big hit! So delicious and even better with some toasted crackers. I think next time, I'll try her Baked Potato Soup. I've also tried her Creamy Zuppa Toscana Olive Garden soup and it's amazing!


Three
For our Anniversary (wayyy back in July) Stephen was so sweet and got me a new monogram decal for my car. We knew I'd be getting a new car by the end of the year so he went ahead and surprised me with a specialty one made with a Lily Pulitzer print! I've been wanting to put it on my new car for a while, we kept forgetting and then Stephen wanted to wash it before putting it on the car. Thankfully, my oil change on Monday came with an amazing car wash so I asked Stephen to put it on my car and he did an amazing job! I love it!

Sorry for the poor photo quality, it was dark and in our garage

Four
For my sister's college graduation in May, we all decided it'd be a blast to stay a week at Disney World! We are getting so excited for it and are starting to look into some custom shirts. We've never done "Disney" shirts before so we're trying to find something fun on Etsy. I'd love to know if y'all know of any good Etsy shops to purchase from! Here are our ideas so far:




Five
I'm excited because tomorrow, we're going to have a girls afternoon! My friend got a few of us free tickets from work (she works with Stephen, they really like to promote the space movies ;)) to see Hidden Figures. I'm very interested to see how it ends up being; the ads made it look like it had a lot of feminist and racist tones to it so we'll see. Hey, it's a free movie with girlfriends - how can you pass that up? ;) Other than that, I think we'll be relaxing a lot of the weekend which will be much welcomed!

I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!



12 comments:

  1. Oh my gosh, I absolutely LOVED "The Crown," and I'm sooooo glad you're finally watching "Downton Abbey!" Those two shows are fabulous! Totally makes me want to pack up and move to England immediately.

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  2. I've never heard of "The Crown," I'm interested in that one, I want to watch it to see what it's all about! Love that car decal! I love all things Lilly!

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    1. It was really good! I've heard nothing but good things about that show too! And thank you, I love how it turned out - it was a great anniversary surprise! Have a wonderful weekend :)

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  3. The Crown is sooo good! We have 2 episodes left and I already can't wait for season 2. And Downton is my favorite show of all time- you will love. It just gets better! Your decal is super cute! Happy weekend.

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  4. I just started The Crown and like it so far! Downton Abbey is next on my list too. Your monogram looks great!! I like the tank with the castle but instead of the year I think a monogram would look cute underneath it and then you could still wear it later on if you wanted and not have an old date on it!

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  5. This is the 2nd time I've seen The Crown listed as a Friday Favorite today so I'm adding it to my list of things to watch. And the gold/polka dot Minnie Mouse shirt is definitely my favorite! I've been dying to go to Disney. I hopped over from the Friday Favorites link up!
    Have a happy weekend!

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  6. My husband started The Crown last weekend but I haven't watched yet and I can't wait to catch up! Love the new monogram on the car- so fun!!

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  7. Love your new monogram how sweet :)

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  8. Disneyworld is THE BEST, sounds like ya'll are going to have so much fun! Enjoy your girls day tomorrow, stopping by from the Oh Hey Friday!

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    1. It so is!! We love it there and are so thankful to have season passes again this year! Thanks for stopping by!

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  9. Let me know how you like Downton Abbey! I don't think it's really my taste but I've heard such great things!!

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  10. Can I just say your side blog pic is absolutely gorgeous?! Ah! Love the monograms and I'm thinking I need to see the Crown! Have a great week!

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