5 on Friday

1. I would say TGIF . . . but my Friday started on Wednesday and my weekend lasts until November. Oh the joys of maternity leave! Everyone says it goes by so fast but I hope it's the longest 3 months of my life. 

2. We went out to a birthday dinner last night to a Mexican restaurant and everyone was ordering margaritas on national tequila day. I swear I'm not a lush but this summer heat has me really craving a nice frosty drink. Plus, Pinterest hasn't been helping either. 

Frozen Margarita

Sour Lightening 

Strawberry Milkshake
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3. Nesting is in full swing around these parts these days. I even have the hubby in on it. We have went through our closets and uploaded everything to about 5 different buy/sell/trade groups on Facebook to try and get rid of this stuff. Feels good to purge this clutter we no longer need/wear and in return earn a little extra cash. 

4. I'm officially SO huge that when my husband stands besides me - he looks like he weighs less then me. Such a sad day. 

(Nursery tour coming soon!)

5. I can't wait for fall shows to start back up again. 

I confess ... I'm a TV junky. Scandal. Grey's Anatomy. Betrayal. I've also seen a good trailer for How To Get Away with Murder. Thursday TV has and will always be my favorite 

Hope ya'll have a good weekend and please be thinking about me. Hopefully by this time next week we will have a baby home with us! 

White Elephant Scarf Party

A few years ago I attended a girls night out full of food, fun, and a gifts. At this gathering we had a white elephant gift exchange of scarves. With 35+ girls, there was a huge variety of scarves and it was so much fun!  

Tomorrow I'm throwing a 'scarf party' for the ladies I work with. We are heading out after work to grabs some drinks and exchange gifts! 

Rules:

- Purchase, make, or take a scarf from your own closet. 

- Wrap it. 

- Choose your order: oldest to youngest, draw numbers, etc.

- The first person starts and opens a package. 

(Once you open a package you keep that scarf.)

- Next person can either steal a scarf or open another package. 

(A scarf can only be stolen twice and then it's out. If you get stolen from, you can steal someone else's scarf or draw another gift.) 

- Continue until everyone has gone and all the gifts are opened.

I highly recommend getting together with some girls to exchange scarves! It's a great way to kick off the holiday season, plus who doesn't love a new scarf? They are all the rave these days!

PS - of course, I purchased an infinity leopard print scarf for the occasion! 

A Tailgate Necessity

Unfortunately, I have been extremely busy with my new job and with football season in full swing, I haven't had time to make up my own version of this, but I stumbled across it on Pinterest and knew it would make the perfect tailgating drink! And if you aren't a tailgater, whip it up at home for some Sunday night football. It looks too delicious to pass up.

Frozen Bloody Mary

from A Beautiful Mess

According to Elsie, the night before you will need to freeze a tray or two of bloody mary mix. My personal favorite is Zing Zang which can easily be found at any grocery store. It's the perfect mix of spices and tomato juice. 

2 ounces vodka

Bloody Mary mix, frozen into ice cubes

Worcestershire sauce to taste

Tabasco to taste

Fresh lemon juice 

Liquid Smoke

In a blender, combine all the ingredients. You may need to add a little extra bloody mary mix to make it blend better. One tray of ice cube will make one drink, so if you are having a party, freeze a lot! 

Serve with a rimmed salt glass, a stalk of celery, and enjoy.

How delicious and easy! You may not be able to bring your blender to the football field, but don't let that stop you from making some at home to take with you. For my version, I would probably skip the tabasco. I'm not a fan of too much heat and the Zing Zang comes really well seasoned.

 You can never go wrong with a bloody mary!