Nails of the week! Summer's not over yet!!

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So, I KNOW it's August and it's time for SCHOOL but... well... my nails aren't quite ready to give up on summer YET! :)

This week I picked sunny, happy colors with a sunny, happy accent nail! Here's what I used:

China Glaze Strong Adhesion Base Coat
Sally Hansen H-D Polish in Hue
OPI Nail Lacquer in Goldeneye
Beauty Secrets Cuticle Oil

Turned out fun!

I'm experimenting with some new base and top coats. This base coat is definitely THICK going on. Curious to see if it extends wear at all. This cuticle oil is actually used as a fast dry top coat, which seems weird, but it seemed to dry pretty quick. The brush is really coarse, though, which I wasn't expecting. Lord knows my cuticles can use any help they can get! Haha!

What are you doing with nails this week? Anything fun for back to school??

Friday iPhone Photo Dump!

Time again to link up with Jennifer over at Ramblings of a Suburban Mom for the weekly photo dump! Loves it! :D


Well, I guess I am finally admitting that summer is drawing to a close.... The one thing that always makes it easier is all the fun fall clothes that pop up!! I have pics on my phone of a few things I've already picked up (and some I am drooling over....).

I can't believe this jacket was only $69. It is SO soft
and cute and I can't wait to wear it! 

Loving all the unexpected leather everywhere! The fact that this one is vegan just makes it even better!  

Excited about these cheapy Aeropostale wedges! 

I'm going to be so sad when these awesome Frye booties are gone if I don't make myself buy them!! 

This week started off with a trip to a Louisville Bats minor league baseball game! SOooo fun. There's not much I would rather do on a summer night! Our oldest got to be a "guest announcer" and she was ALL about it. The kid wants to be a Rockette and a Broadway star when she grows up, so she's never turning down a microphone! LOL! OMG, I LOVE her confidence SO much!! :D This is my first attempt to embed a video, hope it works! 

It's on You Tube HERE :D

Kenny Powers?? hahahaha

Vote Slugger Field the best minor league ballpark in America HERE! 


My search for a perfect Emmy's dress continues, with this gorgeous Badgley Mischka being the latest to fall just a tad bit short... On to the next! 

Werk much? LOL

Love the back drama!

And just a few more random pics...

New school physicals! Paper gowns are
always good for some chuckles! Haha

Stopping mid-bike ride to freshen
up makeup... *so proud* ;)

Still jocking our neighbor's Rolls!

That's about it from here! No pool pics this week... ugh. Weather has been so silly all summer. Hopefully we are swimming today! Hope everyone has a great weekend!! 

Friday iPhone photo dump linkup

Time to link up with Jennifer over at Ramblings of a Suburban Mom for the weekly photo dump! Yay! 

Woot! It's the weekend! This has been a crazy, emotional week and I'm excited it's drawing to a close! We are going to the Louisville Bats baseball game tonight and I can't WAIT. I LOVE baseball but unfortunately the hubs hates it... He humors me once or twice a summer and sits through a game and I'm looking SO forward to it! 

So what have we been up to this week? Lots and lots of pool time! It was so cool at the start of summer and has been SO HOT here the last couple of weeks. This week has been right in the middle and kind of perfect to be outside! 

Riding boots with suit? Why not? ;)

Floats that are impossible to get on are the most fun! LOL!

I got a little crafty and finally made the "Flight Crew" tank I've been contemplating for my sweet little cheerleading flyer. Turned out cute and she loves it! 

I've made a couple of trips to the Target end of summer clearance and my best purchases so far have been this crappy slip n slide and the pink lemonade cookie mix and frosting! The pool floats above have more than paid for their $2 each in entertainment so far, too!! 

Crazy amount of fun! 

Had a blast making them with the girls!
We passed them out in the neighborhood! :)

Working on a MAJOR sugar high! LOL!

Am I the only person who has lots of random celeb "looks" saved on my phone?? I do this all the time and scroll through them for inspiration. I'm hoping to get motivated to start doing a "look for less" type thing of some of my favorites. This look from Miranda Kerr is one I've been loving lately!! 

Much of our stress this week has come from worrying about Boo, our 9 month old schuanzer. She went in to get spayed and they found an abnormality with her liver. It's still not fully diagnosed, we go in for an ultrasound on Monday. She's become such a huge part of our family and we're all pretty worried about her. :(

The girls take turns with Boo in their beds each night.
So precious!

I've started the major hunt for a dress to wear to the Emmy's in September! I thought this Michael Kors was going to be IT, but it was just not quite right...

Pretty major! 

That's about it! I can really feel summer starting to wind down now and it makes me sad. Where does it always go so fast??? The girls are SO excited to start school in a couple of weeks but I love having them home! 

DIY: Kool-Aid hair color!

The girls go to private school and have to dress pretty conservatively, so in the summer they LOVE the chance to cut loose a little with their appearances! One of their favorite summer traditions is dying their hair tips with Kool-Aid! I feel better about it than regular hair dye and it pretty much washes out over a month or two, especially with time spent in the pool. And if it's NOT all gone, we only dye the last few inches that will need to be trimmed before school starts anyway! It's so cute and fun and I thought we'd share how easy it is with you!! 

1. Buy packs of Kool-aid at the grocery store. You need three packs of the same flavor per color. Just about any color is going to show up great on blonde hair, brown hair needs a darker color like red or purple. Each color needs its own small plastic bowl.

2. Put hair in a ponytail at base of neck then a second ponytail holder to mark the point that you don't want the dye to pass. My girls think this hairstyle looks like Jasmine! ;)

3. Dump the Kool-Aid into the bowl and fill the bowl about halfway full of warm/hot water. It will be THICK, so give it a couple stirs to dissolve the Kool-Aid. Then microwave the bowl for about a minute to get it really good and hot. 

4. Dunk just the part you want dyed into the bowl and let it sit for 10 minutes. I kind of swish it around every once in a while to make sure the color gets all the way through the hair. We can't do this step without making a MESS so we usually do this on the floor/seat of my walk-in shower with the girls in minimal clothes! LOL!

5. Leave ponytail holders in and rinse the hair with cold water. 

6. Leave ponytail holders in and dry with a hair dryer. I take it down when it's still a little damp and then finish drying completely to make sure it doesn't get on any clothes, etc. 

Purple is kinda subtle on brown, but so pretty! 

Wild and crazy for Pep! LOL!

7. That's it! Enjoy! Happy summer!!

PopSugar Must Have Special Edition Summer for Him Box

This box has been at my house FOREVER but I was waiting on Father's Day to pass so no surprises were ruined! I had read spoilers online (of course!), I couldn't wait to see everything in person!! Here's first looks:

O.M.G. How cute is this packaging?? I LOVE the black and white plaid tissue paper! And it's always so fun to get a box where each thing is individually wrapped up! One of the very best things about these limited editions from PopSugar! Feels like lots of presents! :)

The box is (obvs) geared towards summer with an emphasis on barbecues, excursions and brunches in the sun. The information card says the box includes "everything you need to kick back, look sharp and impress your party guests."

Here's a look at everything unwrapped:

Pocket square from Ivy Prepster, $40. Uh... this is a miss. My husband definitely dresses more like a MMA fighter or a skateboarder in his off time than a dandy! Hahaha! Love you hubs! ;) 

Stuff Men Should Know book, $10. Also a miss. My husband is good at EVERYTHING. Seriously, everything. It's a running joke how easily he can do anything. He probably could have written this book! Lolz! He might still find it entertaining, though! ;)

Now on to the edible portions! Now we're talking! Stu's Bloody Mary mix, $9. This is from a place in Chicago famous for bloody mary's that use homemade pickle brine as foundation?? Can't wait to try it!! We are packing it for weekend getaway next month! Always up for cocktail exploration! Haha! And Modern Gourmet Wing Sauces, $8. These were definitely greeted with enthusiasm, too!

Swell bottle in black, $35. I received a teal one of these in my Summer for Her box from Pop Sugar and it's already been a big hit at the non-air conditioned cheer gym! Excited to have a backup since they have to be hand washed! And Anthony Logistics face lotion, $32. Um.... definitely heading a little bit in the metro direction for the hubs. This is going on eBay.

Wooden sunglasses from Proof (more info from my spoiler here), $115. I was so excited to get my hands on these! I was so curious to see how heavy they were going to be. The box and bag/case are all SO cute and the sunglasses are SUPER light. I think they are just really cool. I'm all for HUGE sunglasses but these *MAY* be too big, even for me. They are perfect for a manly man face, though!! LOVE!! And a big hit with the hubs! He's already worn them so many times!

Too big for me, but...

Perfect on him! So cute! :)

Overall, I was THRILLED with this box! So, so fun!! This box was $100 and the value was right at $250. What do you think?? PopSugar is easily my favorite subscription box and both of the summer limited editions were a hit for me!

If you would like to try the regular Must Have box, $35/month for over $100 worth of goodies, please use my referral link and use code REFER5 to save $5 off your first box! Woot!! The June box was insanely good and I can't wait to see what comes in the anniversary July box next month!! :)



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Friday iPhone photo dump

Time to link up again with Jennifer over at Ramblings of a Suburban Mom for the weekly photo dump!

The most fun thing I've done since last Friday was definitely the Tom Petty concert I rocked with hubs! So so so much fun! I took a picture of the other shows coming to the Klipsch Music Center outdoor schedule this summer. Wish we could make the Jimmy Buffett show!!

Not gonna lie, would love to see Jonas Bros, too! 

Tom Petty = my most steps in a day ever! 

The girls have put on lots of fashion shows for me this week and continue to crack me up! Pepper is legit obsessed with the boys swim trunks she HAD to have and I'm still laughing over her mustache for cheer practice! LOL!

There is SO MUCH construction going on in my neighborhood. It's awesome, and exciting, but loud and NOT exciting at the same time...

We decided what we are doing for my birthday next month! Hubs and I are going to see the famous (?) swimming pigs in the Exumas, Bahamas. They swim right out to the boat so you can feed them! I have SO many pics of them on my phone. Can't WAIT to see them in person!!

WTH. That's the biggest "pig" I've ever seen

O.M.G. I WANT that speckled one!!! 

And just a few other things like the Zumbaz that still make me laugh from a conversation with Brandy at Mommy Splurge and the random helicopter that has been parked at the Outback down the street recently? Guess this is the newest mode of transport in our parts!

Really?? I just want a pimped out golf cart... ;)

So that's pretty much it! We are 2+ weeks past Dylan's surgery and since things are back to normal for her, we are hopefully starting on REALLY enjoying our summer!! Can't wait to see what everyone else has been up to this week!! :)

Normal kid things!! YIPPEE!!