Monday Monday & a Winner!

I hate Mondays! It just seems to take so much effort to get motivated!
This weekend was uneventful.
Friday night we had to stop by my cousins house for her twin girls birthday.
Before that we hit up our favorite local spot for dinner.
I had a margarita bar pie and a salad and ate every single bit.

Saturday we had a house showing and then pretty much hung out.
I ran a few errands and then we watched the Devils kick the Penguins butt!!
My new favorite player is Bobby Farnham!
And since I already have a #23 jersey from David Clarkson (boo)
I'm going to get his name on it! WooHoo win win

 

 

I saw this and LOVED it!

It's such a good message.

And the 80's song from the movie Summer School is also good!
Haha

So I went to the food store on Sunday after church and helping mom and was about to buy a pint of Ben & Jerry's because they were on sale for $2.88 which for that is CHEAP!
But I saw these.... and they were 4 for $5 so I scooped up 4 and my gosh, they are delicious!
Can you tell I'm pregnant?! Hahah

Oh the things that excite me these days....

And last but not least on this boorific Monday morning....
The winner of the Starbucks gift cards is:

 

Congratulations Kim F!

 

You have 48 hours to e-mail me back with your address & claim your prize!!

 

Have a great week everyone!

 

~Tiffany~

Friday Favorites & A Giveaway !!

Friday Favorites!

 

Linking up with Erika, Narci & Andrea to share my faves....

 

 

A whole lot of random !

 

First of all, I mentioned the other day that I was no longer a fan of the Pumpkin Spice Latte.

I know, I know, blasphemy!
But luckily Starbucks has Gingerbread already, so I've been thoroughly enjoying a
Grande Iced Gingerbread Decaf Latte
*decaf of course for the little babe growing in my belly ;)*

 

1

 The Iced Gingerbread Latte

 So as I said above, I love this drink!
I get it with caramel on top instead of the molasses drizzle because the molasses smells like spaghetti-o's (lol)
Plus, the caramel just gives it a good flavor kick!
Mmm I might have to go get one right now!
What is your favorite Fall/Christmas Starbucks drink?
I need  suggestions, I need to branch out... haha

 2

 The Container Store

How have I not been shopping here my entire life?!

I've randomly seen them in traveling, but never really knew that it was THIS. I thought it was a storage store. The closest one to me is about an hour and a half away, so that explains why I've never physically been to one, but ONLINE?!?!
Omg... I'm in heaven! I'm such an organizer and love containers for everything.

I have been looking for a better way to store my baking ingredients, similar to how all the pro chefs on the food network have theirs. In large containers easy to stick a cup measure in there to get what you need. So I was reading Shay's blog the other morning and remembered seeing the kind of jars I was looking for in her pantry. So I shot her an e-mail and she wrote back and told me about The Container Store...

 

This is Shay's Pantry & the containers I'm talking about... Her pantry is dreamy!
 

These are the containers she has from there.

 

So naturally I ordered 8 of them because I need them in all sizes!

I need to spend some time on that website and make some serious purchases!

Oh my goodness that place is fantastic!!

#latetothegame

 

 3

Spode

For my Wedding Shower, my bridesmaids all got me the Christmas dishes I wanted. It was really cute, they even wrapped it in Christmas paper. I got so many pieces and I just absolutely love it. I know Spode Christmas stuff has been around for a while, but it's timeless and you can find so many fun random pieces at places like The Christmas Tree Shop or HomeGoods. So for me, it's perfect. And growing up, I had a "Cookies for Santa" plate that was Spode which was my inspiration to start my own collection...

 

Since my shower was July 2014, and we haven't had the opportunity to host Christmas yet because we don't have enough room to do so in our current house, all these wonderful pieces are sitting boxed up in my moms basement :(

In all of the shopping that my mom and I did last week, I came across so many fun pieces that I really had to hold back from buying because I can't justify it knowing I won't be hosting Christmas yet again this year, unfortunately.

 

How stinkin' cute is this?! #needit

 

 

And this serving dish! LOVE it !

 

4

 Pregnancy Cravings
I know it's an odd "favorite" but it's pretty entertaining...
Especially when I crave things that aren't readily available....

For Example:

Hawaiin Shaved Iced
Not something you can get easily

We stumbled across an ice truck at car show late September, so I got my ice!

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Hot Sam's 10 pretzel stixs with nacho cheese sauce 

 Hot Sam's chain went out of business in 2003
So in the mean time, I'm trying to figure out how to get the nacho cheese and so far it seems its only available in a can hahaah yum!!
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Pickles from The Ritz which is no longer in business

 

Oh man, I could eat ALL the pickles....

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Mexican Food - but from Texas

Particularly from Alamo Café

 

The Tortillas.....so fresh, made right there...mmmmm

The Queso...omg...a bowl of heaven

The Flautas with avocado cream!

 

 :sigh:

I could eat it all!

5
Starbucks Giveaway!!

 

So because it's fall, and because it's red cup season, and because it's Friday
and especially because I love giving things away.....
 

I'm giving away 2 $10 Starbucks Gift Cards
to ONE lucky winner!!
One for YOU and one for a FRIEND!

*

 

Wooo!!

 

To enter simply use the Rafflecopter below!

Good Luck!

  ~Tiffany~

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My Favorite ~ A Giveaway!

Friday Favorites!!

Linking up with Andrea & Erika for faves...

For today's Friday favorites, and in honor of the first Friday in August, and because I'm a giver AND because I just love a giveaway... 

I'm giving away some of absolute my favorites!! 

Now. Since I'm from New Jersey and my blog name features Jersey...and it's the summer, I figured a Jersey/beachy/summery themed giveaway was only fair...

Now I'd love to give you all some pork roll and jersey tomatoes because ya'll are SERIOUSLY missing out, but that would spoil in the mailing process.
So I have to pick something else (ha) 

1. Starbucks Giftcard

 

I mentioned several times lately how much I love the Mango Black Iced Tea. It's my go to summer drink. It's my favorite thing to grab before heading to the beach. 

Go get one and report back to me! 

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2. Surf Wax Air Freshner 

To me, the best smell on the beach is sunscreen and surf wax. My hubby is a big surfer and I love how he smells like wax after surfing. So when I saw these surf wax car air fresheners at our local surf shop, I needed to buy them in bulk. It reeks (literally) of summer!!

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3. A Piece of Starfish or Anchor Jewelry
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Because it's just so super cute and duh, straight out of the beach... 
 It's the perfect type of summertime accessory.
 I have a necklace, earrings and an anklets of my own in both!
I haven't decided which one I'm going to pick to give away to one of you!

4. Salt Water Taffy

Because hello! If that doesn't scream Jersey Shore, I don't know what does.
I only like a little bit of it here and there, but it's so good.
And if you haven't ever had it, you need to!

5. A Fabulous Toe Ring
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Because naked toes in the sand isn't nearly as fun as a properly accessorized one!

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To Enter - Head to the Rafflecopter below!
Good Luck!!

~Tiffany~

 

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