Five on Friday

ONE

Kind of crushing on these jeans. I'm not sure if they'd look good on me though (with my hip-y hips)? Since I initially started this post, I went ahead and bought the jeans online. They haven't arrived yet but I'll post an update when they do! Update: It wasn't my hips that were the problem (they are quite roomy), it was my short-ness. The rise is reeeeally long and they just made me look super short legged (I bought the short size too, which usually helps). Plus they kind of have a weird smell. And apparently my husband is "not a fan of those ripped up type jeans." Who knew? :)

TWO
Loving this dress. So cute! Waiting for a good sale from Loft before I order it.... and trying to come up with another reason to get a new summer dress!


















THREE
This awesome drink dispenser for H's party (and all parties thereafter!). We are going to serve fresh blackberry limeade in it (see item 5 for blackberry simple syrup). I'm thinking of freezing lime slices and whole blackberries to keep it cold and keep it festive too.















FOUR
"Don't get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life." I saw this quote on Hello! Happiness last week and it just struck a chord with me. Ever since having Hazel work/life balance is even more important to me, and even harder to achieve. But it is so important to remember what it is that makes your life and to cherish and nurture that.



FIVE
Blackberry margaritas with homemade blackberry simple syrup. One of our favorite Mexican restaurants has the most amazing blackberry margaritas.

I crave them.

But with the little one, getting out to happy hour isn't happy-happening. When the weather was so nice last Friday I really wanted a nice cold one... and then I had a light bulb! I bet I could make those! So I googled blackberry simple syrup and found a super easy recipe from tiny farmhouse. We just added it to our normal margarita recipe and adjusted the amount of lime juice accordingly. They tasted just like the ones from the restaurant... #win! I think we will also use this simple syrup to make blackberry limeade for H's birthday party. Yum!

Blackberry Margarita Recipe

2 shots good tequila (we like Hornitos or Patrón)

1 shot orange liqueur (we like Patrón Orange Citronge)

Fresh lime juice (to your taste)

Blackberry simple syrup (to your taste)

 

Add everything to a drink shaker with ice and shake it up!

Pour into a glass with a sugared rim (if you are feeling fancy).

 

 

 

I'm linking up for Five on Friday!