May 9, 2013

Changes + Contributors!

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I’m so excited to finally show you the slightly updated Grown-up Shoes!! I’ve been working on these little changes for a long time and I’m so happy to finally be able to share them with you.

Here’s what’s new!

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May 7, 2013

Easy, Fresh Pina Colada Recipe

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I’ve been a fan of  frozen rum drinks for longer than I’d like to admit. Let’s face it: ordering a daiquiri while everyone else is shooting whiskey makes you feel a little silly. But I think in the right time and place, there is plenty of room for these frozen concoctions, especially if you’re whipping them up yourself. I was craving a pina colada the other day and had to make one, so I looked into a few recipes and found out that it’s so easy!

Below is my adapted recipe and a few tips and tricks:

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May 1, 2013

May Desktop Calendar

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 Hope your May is off to a sweet start! First things first: click here to download this month’s calendar. And secondly:

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April 29, 2013

J.Crew Factory

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Have you ever gotten anything from J.Crew Factory? Here’s my two cents on J.Crew’s online outlet:

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April 26, 2013

Love and Links // The Drinking Edition

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(photo from my Instagram, taken at Weather Up on Cesar Chavez and Chicon)

Do you have plans for the weekend? Adam and I are heading to Dallas tomorrow for my family reunion, but I think tonight we’ll take it easy, get some dinner somewhere and maybe some margaritas. Is anything better than that first sip of margarita on a Friday night? That salty, limey buzz and the thought that you have the whole night in front of you without a thing to do except maybe watch a movie…that’s the good stuff. Or maybe we’re just getting old? Haha:)

With that Friday night margarita buzz in mind, I thought it’d be fun to have a little cocktail themed links post this week…

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