What I'm Loving Wednesday

Linking up with Jamie from "This Kind of Love" today to share some love...join in and share what you're loving this week!!!

I'm loving TJ Maxx...I completely have a love/hate relationship with this store - some days I could buy the whole store and other days I can't find anything even worth trying on.  Lately, the good days have far outnumbered the bad ones and I have found tons of cute things for myself, the hubs, and the girl...

I'm loving the Couch to 5k app on my phone that has made my whole work out regiment much better.  I've always been the type to go out hard and fast on a run and stop short because I am so worn out.  This program forces you to take walking breaks in between runs so I am able to stay on my feet much longer!

I'm loving Pinterest and all of the amazing pictures, ideas, crafts, and recipes.  I could get lost for hours...and sometimes I do.  Seriously, if you have not signed up...you totally should.  Let me know if you need an invite...I can send you one...promise, you'll love it.

I'm loving my new "e-nuf is e-nuf" from Essie for my toes.  Its pink with a hint of orange...not too bright...but perfectly summer.

I'm loving the new caramel flavored iced vias from Starbucks.  Whenever I order my iced coffee I always add caramel syrup...and now that they have the iced vias with caramel I can make my favorite drink at home - I'm in heaven!!

What I'm Loving Wednesday - Royal Wedding Style

I'm linking up today with Jamie for "What I'm Loving Wednesday!"  

So, I must admit, this week I am asbolutely loving all of the coverage and excitement about the upcoming nuptials of Prince William and Kate Middleton.  I think they are such a beautiful couple and seem so happy.  It's got me thinking what I would have to have if it were my wedding day again - styles have changed SO much in just three short years that the look would be entirely different.  While I won't be up at 4am to watch the coverage (or will I??), I will be recording it so that I can watch the whole thing!!  So for this Wednesdays, "What I'm loving Wednesday" I'm sharing everything wedding that I'm loving:

the bride:
J Crew now makes wedding dresses and I just love their line.  My bridesmaids dresses were from J Crew but at the time they didn't have any wedding gowns.  However, while looking over their site a few days, I eyed this beauty of a gown that I just love!

And, I highly recommend an up-do on the wedding day because I was SO hot and having my hair off my neck totally helped - so I just adore this up-do that I found at theknot.com:

the bridesmaid's dress:
Here is the bridesmaid dress (also from J Crew) that I just think is adorable and I love the grey-blue color!

the flowers:
For the bridal bouquet and a smaller version for the bridesmaids, I just love these lily of the valley flowers. They are so simple yet elegant - drool...courtesy of theknot.com

And here are some beautiful centerpiece ideas I spotted on theknot.com

Love these peonies...

And I just think this is adorable for chair/pew decorations:

the food:
I love the presentation of appetizers and because I would rather eat 10 small meals during the day then 3 big ones - I love heavy appetizers and stations for weddings.

the cake:
I found this cake on theknot.com and I just loved its simple yet playful style.  The cake is one of my favorite parts of any wedding (hello, sweet tooth)

While looking at the cakes, I also found this awesome little idea.  Instead of tossing the bouquet, serve each of your single friends a mini cake like the one pictured below(one of which has a ring inside it).  Whoever ends up with the cake with the ring in it is said to be the next to marry.

So, there's a sneak peak into all things wedding that I'm loving right now in honor of the royal wedding!!

J

What I'm Loving Wednesday

Today I'm doing something a little different from the usual Wednesday picture post and linking up with Jamie over at "this kind of love" for "What I'm loving Wednesday."
What I'm loving:

for Addie:  I finished my easter basket shopping up and I am absolutely loving everything I got to fill it.  In addition to the adorable things I mentioned in my post on Saturday, I also picked up these cute things:

Melissa & Doug Linking Crab

pink and white leg warmers from Target

Addie's first pool for the summer

I am so excited about this Sunday and spending our first Easter together as a family.  I'll be back next week with all of the pictures - Addie has really bad reflux and usually goes through about 3 outfits a day so we have several Easter ensembles ready to go!

for Momma:

Ann Taylor and Ann Talyor Loft are currently offereing 40% off everything!!  I love these stores and I LOVE a sale...my debit card is nervous right now....

I also came across these during my Easter basket shopping that just seem to make great sense - I'm loving the idea of them -they come in all different colors - and I'mtotally thinking about picking out one or two just to give them a try.  They are jewelry for moms that are totally teethable.  Yes, a big teething ring around your neck or wrist that looks like jewelry!

for my home:
I was at Target about 2 weeks ago and I spotted this outdoor table cloth and loved the almost "Tiffany blue" color.  I knew it would be perfect for summer cook-outs and the fabric felt great.  Even more to love - it was only $9.99.  I have already used it and washed it and it held up great.  I highly recommend looking at Target's outdoor table cloths if you're in the market!  You will also spot in that picture a glass beverage dispenser that I have been wanting for the longest time and finally bought on that same Target shopping trip.  The hubs and I love to entertain and this just does a great job of dressing up any drink you're serving and with summer upon us - I had to have it.  We've tried it once and it was great - all for only $20.79 at Target:)  Sangria, anyone?

from my garden:
I posted yesterday about harvesting my collard greens but wanted to mention today that the lettuce I just planted a few weeks ago is sprouting up and looking wonderful.  I love lettuce fresh out of the garden, it really does taste different from the store bought and this year I'm growing romaine and buttercrunch.  By next week, I am definitely thinking these will be ready for picking (and by that I mean, just grabbing the lettuce you need for your dinner salad - not harvesting the whole plant - these things are the gifts that keep on giving:))

Hope everyone is having a wonderful Wednesday - whats not to love about being half way through the week!

J