Weekend

The past 72 hours couldn't not be shared with you. I've reached outside of my comfort zone, gone to new places and I've managed to spend time with almost every person in my life who is special to me. Here's a recap.

Friday

h&8th, Waffle Champion, Speakeasy

Shopping at Dry/Shop, chicken and waffles: one of the best things I have ever had

These people keep my life fun

Saturday

Blue Seven's birthday, a walk by the lake

Blue Seven's eleventh birthday: giveaways, pet adoptions, food trucks

Got a killer deal on a new wallet

Sunday

Open Streets OKC

My first experience at Tuckers: I may or may not have a heart attack later but it was worth it

My dear friend Taylor and my chubby right hand

Little corners

In the apartment I share with my roommate, Sommer, I kind of took over the decorating part (which she was totally okay with) and since moving here last August I have really loved living here.

Our apartment complex has a park-like feel and I love having the windows open and letting the sunlight and spring breeze flow through our place. Below are my favorite little corners of my humble abode.

My bedroom: canvases I painted when I moved into my first apartment, family pictures, pine cones brought home from Colorado, Libra notepad and pencil

In-between dining and living: vintage side table, envelope box and blanket, my mantra "good vibes only," deer shed brought home from Colorado

Dining area: my two favorite candles, Vera Bradley napkins brought home from Florida, flowers from my sweet boss

How to: Radiant Orchid

I know you've seen it everywhere, and I may be a little late on this post, but--Radiant Orchid is the Pantone Color of the Year 2014.

There are so many different variations of the color and ways to work it into your wardrobe, and I'm planning on doing so with my accessories or swimwear! I'm not typically a super bright dresser, but a Radiant Orchid shoe or bikini will do just fine. (Men, show your trendy side with a great RO tie, socks or pocket square!)

Below are my picks for on-trend accessories!

1. Suede sandals
2. Signature necklace (it's actually your own signature!)
3. Bikini
4. iPhone case
5. Floral clutch

Thursday Three

I skipped Thursday Three last week (I was on Spring Break and had a girl's day with my mom) but don't fret-it's not going anywhere!

First: Tattoo craze

Are you like me and you're too scared of the commitment of a real life tattoo? Tattly.com has awesome temporary tattoos! I've been waiting to try these out for warm weather (so I can show it off, duh) and now that consistent warmth is in Oklahoma's near future I'm excited to try them out!
















Second: Pre-loved

Walk in my Closet, "your luxury consignment destination," is pretty cool. If you're looking for something that's a big name for a smaller price, check out this website! Loubiton, Chanel, Hermes, oh my.




















Third: DIY

It's no secret that I love a good project... this tutorial for macrame dreamers from A Pair & A Spare is just, well, dreamy.

Spotlight: Blue Moon Cafe

This past week, I spent a couple of full days in the Tulsa area and got to spend a short morning before returning back to OKC in Brookside, one of my favorite areas in Tulsa, but I'm usually there at night so I wanted to check out the daytime scene.

I used my Keep It Local app to find Blue Moon Bakery and Cafe (10% off!) and as I walked in, the atmosphere was perfect. If it were a nice day, I would've opted to sit outside on Blue Moon's adorable patio, but I decided to snag a table inside between two older singles dining. It was refreshing to see that people still like to eat alone.

While examining my view, I noticed the store across the way offers free yoga on Sunday mornings!

At first, I ordered oatmeal. I put too much brown sugar in it. Fail.
After that, I decided to get something a little more hearty.
You can download their menus here.

My second meal of choice: one whole wheat pancake and two strips of bacon, and it was delicious

Overall, I'm excited to go back and try more things not only on the breakfast menu but the lunch and dinner menus as well. Any time you're in Brookside on a nice day, head over to Blue Moon and have breakfast on the patio!

3 ingredient cookies

I want to start cooking with protein powder, and I decided to try out Tone It Up's 3 Ingredient Cookie recipe with some vanilla powder I just bought at Walgreens. This is my trial powder-as I move along in my protein cooking skills, I will splurge a little more on better stuff! 

I really want to try Perfect Fit, but for the time being I am using EAS soy protein in vanilla. I get a lot of my recipes (and daily workouts!) on toneitup.com, if you haven't checked it out, I highly recommend it!

3 ingredient cookies

Base:

2 ripe medium bananas

1 c. rolled oats

1 scoop vanilla protein powder

(I added dark chocolate chips to mine, but you can add whatever you want as a topping, i.e. walnuts, raisins, dried cranberries, almonds, etc. and you can even throw in a little cinnamon or vanilla extract!)

Directions:

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Mash up bananas with a fork, then add protein. After that is mixed well, throw in your oats and whatever topping you want to add. Depending on how ripe your bananas are, you may need to either add a little almond milk or throw in a little more powder to get the right consistency.

Spoon the dough onto a sprayed or foiled cookie sheet and press down lightly so that cookies are semi-flat, (this will help them cook thoroughly!) Bake for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.

These cookies are way more rich than I was expecting (score!) and SO good!!! I don't think I'll ever go back to the traditional bad-for-you version of chocolate chip cookies! Enjoy!

My week in squares

Babysitting cute triplets

A sweet Snapchat from my BFF pourin' one out for me on the beach. Champs, of course

My angel baby, Ellie, after a clean shaving

Girl's day with my wonderful mom: mani-pedi, coffee, and shopping at Utica

Breakfast in Brookside before heading home

Comfy on my way back to OKC