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I was so completely hooked on the Olympics over the weekend! I love everything about the Olympics...the nail biting competition, the human interest stories, and mostly the unity that the games can only bring. I went to the summer Olympics in Atlanta and I would love nothing more than to be in London! However, since I have to live the Olympics vicariously through TV, I decided to put together an Olympic inspired outfit :)

Did you watch the Olympics this weekend?

Mojito Recipe//Bathing Suit//Jeans//Bracelet//Tote

I am linking up with Long Distance Loving for Friday's Fancies. Hope you have a great weekend friends! 

Happy Wednesday! Today I am linking up with The Vintage Apple to show you a little bit of this and a little bit of that from my recent pins!

I love this DIY Greek Key Painted Rug! It is just $80 and doesn't it look so much more high end? Definitely going to try this for my living room.

DIY Floor Poofs using $3 Ikea rugs!


DIY Fringe Balloons...how cute would this be for a bridal or baby shower?!

Absolutely LOVE this hot air balloon shower


Cupcake Fondue Party, such a good idea!


Peanut Butter Yogurt Dip


Sweet Potato Burgers with Avocado

Peanut Butter. Pretzels. Chocolate Chip Cookies. These are three of my all time favorite foods and their combination is just perfect - sweet and salty. Well when I saw these Chocolate Chip Pretzel Bars on Food & Wine's site, I knew I had to make them. 

I made two small adjustments to the original recipe. I added 2 tablespoons of peanut butter (you can never go wrong adding peanut butter!) and instead making of bars, I made the cookies in a muffin tin. It is one of my favorite twists on the traditional cookie because the center is always so soft! 

Ingredients: 

I hope you enjoy this recipe! We certainly are! xoxo Meggan 

Dress//Earrings//Bag//Shoes

Be sure to head over to {av}'s blog to see all the wedding guest looks! I hope you all have a wonderful weekend! xoxo 

Over the past few months, I have been slowly pinning all kinds of delicious summer cocktails. They are cold, sweet and beautiful to boot! I think these would be the perfect cocktails for summer a party...

The Frenchy

Mimosas with Orange Sorbet

Riesling Strawberry Slushie 

Summer Sangria

Strawberry Basil Margarita

Peach Collins

Non-Alcoholic Strawberry Lemonade

Raspberry Beer Cocktail 

I had to add some bar cart inspiration! Isn't this just perfect?

Do you have any favorite summer cocktails?
I am linking up with The Vintage Apple for Pinteresting Wednesday! Have a great day friends! xo 

Dress: Dorothy Perkins//Cardigan: J.Crew//Necklace: Francesca's//Sandals: Tory Burch//Bag: Kate Spade//Polish: Essie

Hope you have a wonderful Tuesday!

PS - Did anyone see the Bachelorette last night?? So sad Sean went home, but I was loving all of Emily's looks! My favorite outfits were this white dress by Haute Hippie, this maxi by Alexis Payton, and this dress by All Saints. All perfect for a vacation in Curacao! Check out The Possessionista for more of Emily's outfits!  xoxo

I am a firm believer that simple and quick changes around the house can add a fresh, new feeling with out having to completely overhaul a room. This weekend I made some simple changes in our house that made a big impact.

The first change was to update the previously blah background on my Mac. I found this cute desktop background on Kate Spade's tumblr page. The splash of color instantly freshened up my office, given my Mac is almost always open! 

The next change was the addition of these basil and sage plants. I have always wanted to have my own "herb garden" and this is the first step. This was a DIY project using two planters that I already had and chalkboard contact paper.  I am not going to lie, chalkboard contact paper is amazing! I just cut out squares and placed them on the white planters. It was so easy! You can find similar planters at Crate and Barrel.

And the final change was inspired by a recent Pottery Barn catalog. They added starfish to lanterns with candles. I have these two lanterns in my family room and I added a large starfish to each one.

Before:

It's such a simple and easy change, but it ties in the vintage island look that the rest of the room has.

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend and have a great Monday! xo 

I just love all of this red, white and blue! My mother in law did such an awesome job decorating our dinner table, she is so gifted!

This weekend Kris and I are planning on painting our dining room (pictures to come!) as a part of our summer bucket list.  Have a wonderful weekend! xo 

Happy Fourth of July!

Today we are going to my mother and father in law's house for a barbecue and I am planning on making these two desserts (1, 2) that I found on Pinterest. Definitely hoping they work out since it is my first time trying the recipes! I hope you all have a wonderful 4th of July whatever  your plans are!

Home made barbecue sauce. The original recipe calls for a mango chutney as well, but I left that out. I am allergic to mango sap (something I found out the hard way after moving to South Florida) and didn't want to risk it.  

 Prepping the quesadillas