Good morning!! How was your weekend? I have to admit this post is going up super late this morning because I overslept. That never happens but apparently I needed it. But now I want to get those morning hours back. Does that ever happen to you? Imagine how much laundry I could have completed by now. LOL. In any event, I have our Monday Morning Wrap-Up for you so let’s get going.
Our McGee & Co. wreath arrived and I love it. It’s perfect on our black door. I may have to look into a different bow as this one blows around constantly because we get a breeze on the porch. Maybe I need to go back to a wired ribbon.
tank top | blazer | jeans | handbag
Last week I was invited to pop over to Naturally White in Corona Del Mar. What a beautiful office. Do any of you ever whiten your teeth? I just use the whitening toothpaste because the typical whitening systems give me to much pain. I must have the most sensitive set of teeth ever. So trying a natural alternative was speaking my language.
If you are interested in learning more you can check out their site. The process took an hour and I saw immediate results. They were even whiter the next day.
This past weekend my husband and I snuck away for his birthday celebration. My sister took great care of our children so we could exhale and relax. We stayed at the brand new Lido House in Newport Beach. I can’t wait to share more with you. It just recently opened and is truly beautiful. No travel time extended the vacation and was perfect for us this time around.
I’m so bummed we only have two photos of us from the entire trip. I guess that means we were so in the moment we didn’t stop to take them. Although I really am bummed we didn’t take more. I am beyond grateful for this man in my life. I couldn’t ask for a more loving and supportive partner in life. He is one of the good ones and deserved a weekend of celebrating. This was right before a walk to the beach. The hotel also offers bikes which we used a couple of the days. I wore these to workout each day and they are restocked. LOVE.
Ummmmm. This is the other photo we have of us. LOL. But if any of you have husbands who are sports fans you can relate to this. Of course watching the Penguins hockey play-off game was on his wish list. So we decided to have appetizers and relax in the room. Sadly they lost but he rallied and we still went out for the night. And I suddenly want to install navy shiplap somewhere in our home. My wheels are turning. Thinking my son’s room or bathroom. Stay tuned.
We spent a good amount of time down on the boardwalk and at the beach. We hit up all the spots we used to go back in our dating days. It brought back so many memories. I stopped to snap this lifeguard tower. My daughter’s birth date is the 24th so I thought it would be fun to have this framed for her room. She is our beach baby.
I better get serious about my to-do list or the family won’t be eating this week! It’s time to do some serious meal planning. Trying to find a new recipe or two. If you have tried something great lately, let me know about it in the comments. We are in another rut. In other news, I have a really fun post coming up tomorrow that I am putting the finishing touches on so be sure to check back.
Enjoy your Monday. Let’s do this! xo
We loved these Greek chicken bowls so much last week, I’m making them again. I made it for dinner (instead of as a meal prep bowl), and I tossed the grape tomatoes and onions in with the cucumbers (she marinated them alone). So good!
https://www.eazypeazymealz.com/greek-chicken-bowls-meal-prep-easy/
This is right up our alley! Thank you so much. And we always have grape tomatoes and onions on hand so that’s an easy addition. Thank you, Victoria. Will try soon. Enjoy your week.
I love that picture you took for your daughter. Such a great idea! Makes me think I should be on the lookout for something that would work for my kids.
We are in a dinner rut, too. Some of that is brought on by spring/summer sports schedules that are just crazy and make me not want to try to figure out dinner. A recipe I want to try is the Easy Honey Chipotle Salmon from here – https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/2017/07/26/easy-honey-chipotle-salmon/. We have already tried SO, SO many of her desserts and we just loved her slow cooker chicken chili – super easy and freezes beautifully – https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/2017/07/26/easy-honey-chipotle-salmon/. I imagine that the salmon would be tasty too.
You rock. These all sound so great and a new source for me. Yes! I totally agree that the sports and later nights with activities make it so much more difficult. The schedule is definitely throwing me off. I have great intentions and then when the evening rolls around I’m so over it. Thanks again for passing along.
I just bought the Magnolia Table cookbook and am looking forward to trying out a few recipes this week.
I was going to make the same comment! Lots of inspiration in there, and it’s soooooo pretty!
I’ve had my eye on that. I think I need to pick that up. Thanks for the nudge.
Glad you could get away for a bit!
I’m wondering how you hung the wreath on your door? I have a similar door, but haven’t found the best way. Did you do it on the glass or the door? With a command hook? Thanks!
Thank you so much!!! So there was already a nail in the door when we moved in. I know it’s hard to think of putting a nail in your pretty door. But I do LOVE that it’s there and almost always have a wreath on ours.
We have been loving butter chicken pizza lately. Cook chicken breasts in the crockpot with butter chicken sauce . Spread over nan bread with veggies and mozzarella cheese and a little cilantro. Easy and delicious!
And yet another reason I need a new crockpot. I’ve never heard of this and is sounds incredible. Anything with veggies and cilantro is a go in my book. YUM!!! Thank you.
Sounds like the perfect getaway. And yes, can relate to the watching of sports. Hubby did almost as soon as we settled into our hotel room on our wedding day :-0
Oh, that’s hilarious. I figure it was his birthday weekend. Can’t take the sports away. LOL. Been thinking about you all so much. Definitely in my prayers, sweet friend.
I so love reading your Monday wrap ups. Glad you could enjoy some time away, you both deserve some fun. Enjoy the week, and thanks for brightening my day!
Thank you so much for saying that! So kind. It really did come at a good time. It was just what the doctor ordered. Have a great week.
We had this for dinner. So good!
https://www.melskitchencafe.com/monterey-chicken-chilis-copycat/
Oh, yum!!! I am all about this. Thank you. My family will love. Thank you for taking the time to share. I really need ideas.
Happy Monday gorgeous friend!
Love that you had the time away together – in such a gorgeous space too!
x
Thank you, beautiful. It came at a really great time. Hope you are doing well.
Pulled pork in ththe crock pot is the easiest thing I can throw together, perfect for those buys nights where the kids all have activities and we can’t eat at the same time. I like to use pork tenderloin with some bbq sauce, some big pieces of chopped onion and just cook it on low all day. I love serving these with fresh soft buns, but a hamburger bun also does the trick! I make a salad on the side and call it done! I have been in a rut lately too…I think it’s the time of year…ready for summer and bbq-ed everything!
This is why I need to replace my crockpot. I’ve been without one and that sounds so delicious. I think you are right. I was just telling my husband we need to bbq all the time now. Hope you’re off to a great week, Kerri.
Love your blog and that getaway looks dreamy! One dinner I made after a busy kid activity afternoon was a Thai Chicken Stir Fry.. if you go to Trader Joe’s buy the jar of Thai Green Curry Simmer Sauce. Pan fry chicken (bite size) and whatever veggies you like onions, peppers, zucchini, mushrooms, etc and add the sauce. Great as is or you can put it over some rice noodles and it is kind of pad Thai inspired.
My go to lately (I can’t call it a recipe, it’s way too easy…lol) is throwing in frozen chicken breasts in the crockpot with fresh pico de gallo over it. Let it cook all day long, shred it and add a little more salsa if it needs it, and then you have chicken ready to go for tacos, taco salad, tostadas, etc. I’m sure you can add in beans, veggies, olives, etc too but it’s good on its own!
Hi Courtney… Bryce and Riley were in 2nd grade together…. we now live in TX! I recently made these two delicious shrimp recipes! They each were similar, but so different and tasted better than restaurant quality! Plus they were rather quick and easy to make with no crazy specialty ingredients. Enjoy!
Creamy Garlic Butter Tuscan Shrimp– I added extra sun-dried tomatoes! YUM!
https://cafedelites.com/creamy-garlic-butter-tuscan-shrimp/
Garlic Parmesan Shrimp Scampi Pasta- I did orzo instead of linguine to mix it up and yum!
http://myincrediblerecipes.com/garlic-parmesan-shrimp-scampi-pasta/
Enjoy!
Michelle
What a nice way to celebrate your husband! Simple and sweet. I actually love the second pic of you two. It captures a moment better than any posed photo. Snapshots are my fave! As for food, we’ve been loving this yummy chicken wrap recipe lately. The sauce is so yummy! We didn’t have tahini, so we substituted a few drops of sesame oil.
https://thecozyapron.com/grilled-lemon-chicken-flatbread-wraps-and-that-golden-hued-evening-sky/
Hope you’re well. Love reading the Monday Morning Wrap Up posts!