Happy Hour Bridal Shower {SPD}

Last week my friend Autumn and I had the honor of throwing Bethany a bridal shower.

In the beginning stages of planning we knew we wanted the shower to have a slight theme and came across (I'll let you guess where) the idea of a 'Happy Hour Shower'. 

I mean, who doesn't love Happy Hour (especially on a Thursday!) and being able to give gifts to a beautiful bride??

For the decor we decided to go with bright, Spring colors- pinks, oranges and yellows.

We used fresh flowers, bright pink vases and bright tissue paper balls throughout.

As far as the food, because it was after work, we wanted to keep things fairly simple but yummy.  We decided on 'bar' type food but taken up a notch.

Our menu included:

Homemade guacolmole

Salsa

Sausage and cheese wontons

Ham and swiss warm sandwiches

Fancy cheese and crackers

Chocolate chip cheese ball with chocolate teddy grahams

Assorted goodies from Trader Joe's
And, of course, wine. Lots and lots of wine.

And what's a good party without a favor?

Thanks to Pinterest, we found these cute ideas (here and here) for a Spring cookie inside a glass wrapped up.

Autumn found these adorable pink margarita glasses which we filled with Spring cookies, wrapped in clear treat bags with ribbon.

Super simple, cute and delicious- now that's my kind of favor. 

Now on to the pretty details!

The beautiful bride!
(and door decoration inspiration from here)
The shower was so fun and we were honored to be able to 'shower' our great friend and send her off into married bliss!

And for one more pretty, how fabulously simple yet beautiful are these earrings from Love Shine Bridal.

 These earrings are so versatile you can even wear them when you're hanging out with your basset hound.
(really Floyd was just upset he hadn't had a photo shoot lately)

I love so much of what is in this shop.

If you are in need of pretty jewelry (and who isn't always wanting to add to their stash?), bridesmaid jewelry or even wedding jewelry, check out Love Shine Bridal. 

These are the smoky quartz earrings and they are perfect for everyday wear as well as dressing them up for a night on the town.
Dainty and classic.

My other favorite pieces are this, this and this.

Love Shine Bridal is graciously offering TBC readers a 10% discount off your total purchase with the code 'Floyd'. 

Linking up with the ladies; Katie and Steph!

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I Like to Eat

I mentioned recently how much Floyd likes to eat and you know that I sure do as well.
Well I've found some gems at the grocery lately and thought I should share them with you.
I would never want you guys to be in the dark about delicious snacks out there.



1. Luna Bars: I literally can not stop eating these.  I dream about them as I am driving home from work every day.  I am usually starving by the time I get home and these really hit the spot.  I haven't found a version that I don't like yet but I think my favorites are the S'more or Vanilla Almond.  They are the perfect combination of sweet, salty and protein. They really hit the the spot to have before my afternoon work out.

2.  Chocolate Soy Milk: I didn't think that I would EVER like soy milk.  Well, I've proven myself wrong.  Now, almond milk I can't really jump on board with but soy milk, that I can handle.  More specifically, chocolate soy milk.  I think it tastes just as good as regular chocolate milk and is much better for you.  The vanilla isn't half bad either.  Both varieties are delicious in smoothies as well. 

3.   Boom Chicka Pop: This popcorn is SO good.  It's light, airy and not filled with junk.  And only 35 calories per cup, I mean, can you beat that?  I've been keeping a bag at work to fulfill my afternoon snack cravings. I've seen it at Target and a few other places.

4. Lucky Country Licorice: A friend gave me a bag of these delectable little treats to take on the plane.  Mister and I could not stop eating them.  By the end of the bag we were rationing them out.  They are different than typical licorice- chewier and fruitier.  Thank goodness Kroger carries them or else we'd be in withdrawals.  

5. Plantain Chips: Trader Joe's strikes again. I picked these up on a whim and can't stop eating them.  They are a perfect replacement for chips at lunch and SO much better for you.  I also recently had their 'Inner Peas' as well and they are also delicious.  But, really, is anything from Trader Joe's bad??

And that's that.
I like to eat.  #sorryimnotsorry
What have you been snacking on lately?

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All Over the Place

Phew, we had a weekend.

We were all over this city.

But first my weekend started on Thursday night when I helped host a 'Happy Hour Shower' with our friend Autumn for Bethany!  We had a fabulous time and I'll have a whole recap for you later this week!

Bethany must have read my mind because she gave me that adorable basset necklace with an 'F' on it.  I have not taken it off. I'm beyond obsessed with it.

Friday we went to a wine tasting in our neighborhood.

Reason 246 I love our neighborhood.

We had a great time and met some new friends!

Later that night, I didn't want Floyd to miss out so we shared some popcorn and I tasted more wine.

Saturday morning we were up bright and early and I decided to run the Go OTR 5k.  We've walked this race before and I really wanted to run it this year but there was originally a 90% of rain so I decided against it. Well we woke up to sunshine and I decided to see if I could make it downtown in time to run.  Talk about a last minute decision.  We made it with a few minutes to spare and I got my run on.

It turned out to be a great run, I was pretty happy with my time and Floyd and Mister helped cheer me on from the sidelines.

After resting up, Mister and I went to see Gatsby and out to dinner at Mellow Mushroom.

We thought Gatsby was really, really good. 
The manner in which it's filmed is very interesting and the costumes/set design are awesome!

 We didn't see the 3d version and I would definitely go see it again so we could see it in 3d.

Somehow we had yet to go to Mellow Mushroom- I'm not sure what we were waiting on.

We went with the Maui Wowie and that was a really great decision.

Now we just need to go back every week to try all the other ones as well.

How was your weekend?

Have any random outings?

Linking up with Sami

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I've Lost It

I think I've officially lost my basset lovin mind.

I can't stop buying basset related things.

Move over crazy cat lady, here comes the crazy basset lady.

I recently purchased this cookie cutter from Etsy. 

(p.s. check out that Etsy shop, hundreds of adorable cookie cutters.)

I mean, c'mon!! How could I not get that?!

 Floyd and I used it to send Pierre some birthday yummies.  Check out the post about his birthday here.

And then the other night I was perusing a basset themed Pinterest board (yes, I know, my life is TERRIBLY exciting) and I came across this gem from Gap.

(It's sold out online but I heard there are a few available on eBay. I'm wearing a small, it's a blousier type shirt, just for reference.)

Again, how could I not?! 

So if we are keeping track, I now own two pieces of basset apparel.  

One for the fall and one for spring.

I mean when this face is looking at me every day, how can I say no to it in any form??

Yes, he does sleep with his paws crossed like that most of the time.

It's so stinkin cute and I can never get enough it of.

It's almost as if you guys can smell the delicious Frito smell coming from those paws. 

In other random news, I helped host a 'Happy Hour Bridal Shower' last night for this pretty lady and I can not wait to show you all the adorable details next week! 

P.s. Don't forget to enter the Embellish Cases giveaway! 

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Embellish {Giveaway}

I use the heck out of my iPhone and wanted it to be protected it all moments. 

But I also want it to be cute.

If nothing else, I see my phone case as an extension of my outfit. 

So it naturally needs to be cute ;)

So along with a cute case, I also need it to be sturdy.

Welcome Embellish Cases into my life:

How stinkin cute is that?!

And trust me when I say it's sturdy as well!

The Embellish Case shop is FULL of adorable cases, all in bright colors, fun patterns and monograms.  I know we all love a good monogram.
Embellish Cases are available in hard plastic or silicone, both in black or white.
These cases are fun, fashionable and the perfect for all your trendy ladies.

Tell me those aren't the cutest things you've ever seen!

Well you ladies are in luck today because Embellish Cases is graciously giving away one iPhone case to a lucky TBC reader today!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Good luck! 
Winner will be announced on Monday! 

Linking up with Shanna

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