This past weekend I was lucky enough to snag a trip to Northern California.  And what can I say but wow!


We started our first day out and about in San Francisco and headed to Off the Grid Picnic.  We normally go against the grain when it comes to tourist attractions so this was right up our alley  We had a great time sitting in the grass having a beer, enjoying the view and families AND having some fish tacos.  (It was fish taco week.)


We then headed to the city to checkout some sea lions at Fisherman's Warf and our course to climb some hills!  We actually were stopped for directions twice as apparently we looked like natives!  We then stopped for another round of fish tacos and then another.  Don't judge.

Next stop, the Redwoods!  And of course we drove through a tree, five times.  And then we backed through the tree.  It cost $5 okay!
But the best part of the Redwoods was pulling over on the side of the road to go dippin'!   The most beautiful clear river was running on the side of the road and we couldn't resist the cool water complete with mini rapids!



If only I could go back again this weekend... and yep! I was brave enough to cross over these logs to get to the beautiful beach...

Yes, I know.  I kill plants.  So what better way to add some green to home than to work with some succulents.  A succulent is a plant like a cactus or something with thick, fleshy leaves AND you don't have to remember to water a succulent everyday = perfect for me.  So I decided to take this lantern I purchased last year from Pier One and turn it into a succulent terrarium.

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I do my best to menu plan each week.  It saves us money in the grocery store and saves me time at night when I'm scrambling to make a healthy dinner before D gets home from work.  I decided I've been using my first round menu planners for too long and have designed some fun new ones for us all to share!  Download and share with all of your friends :)

{one} Russian River: Last weekend I was a lucky girl to get to stop by Russian River Brewery.  The line was out the door just to get inside to get your name on the list, but it was worth the wait!  I got to have a delicious sour beer, my favorite kind!


{two} Diet-worthy Dreamsicles:  The dog days of summer are upon us... so I'm definitely going to pull out one of my first tattered to taylored recipes in the upcoming week.  Diet-Worthy Dreamsicles.  They. Are. Delicious.

{three} $2:  This week I was lucky enough to snag a $2 Dirty Shirley WITH upgraded vodka.  Now that was a tasty birthday treat!


{four} NYX:  I've always heard about how great NYX products are but I've only recently picked up some goodies.  Why did I wait so long!??  Butter glosses, omg yes!  Eyebrow kit, yes!  If you haven't tried these guys out before, pick some up next time you go to Target!


{five} Birthday: My birthday was on Wednesday and I felt so blessed to see how many of you stopped by tattered to taylored to send me some birthday wishes!  Thank you so much to all of you for making birthday extra special!

Hoping your weekend is swell!

Hey y'all!  Today is my birthday!  I'm turning a ripe young age of 24 today and you know I'm celebrating.  I'll be back Friday with my Five Favorites from the week!

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Dear Anthropologie,

Why you gotta be so cool?  After stopping in for dresser knobs this past weekend (I scored some for $2 each)  I fell in love with your dip dye bedding set, but unfortunately your prices are astronomical and I pinch pennies so hard they squeal.  So I have decided to take matters into my own hands and re-create your Sol Linen Pillow set, for $7 dollars.

{one} Gin Gimlets:  I had forgotten about these easy, but delicious, cocktails.  And all you need is two ingredients!  1 oz. of your favorite gin mixed with 2 oz. Roosevelt's sweetened lime juice!  Mix one of these up this weekend for friends, or just yourself ;-)


{two} Key Lime Pie:  Speaking of lime... I don't typically like key lime pie, the flavor is just always too limey for me.  So when I went to The Standard Pour on Wednesday for my weekly girls dinner, I was not excited when I saw the desert was none other than the pie of limey-ness.  How wrong was I!  This pie was probably top three pieces of pie I've ever had.  The flavor was just like a cheesecake with a pinch of lime.  And the crush, ah! I wish I could eat this pie everyday...


{three} DIY: I've been hitting the DIY projects hard this week!  But my favorite tattered to taylored project has to be my coat hangers to wine racks.  If you missed it, go check out how you can upgrade your bar this weekend HERE.

{four}  24:  Someone's birthday is on Wednesday... it's mine!  This gal is turning 24!
{five}  Weekend Playlist:  Are you ready for two days off? I sure am!  Be sure to get the perfect summer jams from my July 18th playlist!  And if you're not using Spotify... big mistake!  Special thanks to Jazzy D for this awesome idea, not to be confused with regular D.

Have a great weekend y'all!