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 Today I am linking up with Lauren @ From My Grey Desk for this week's Top 5:

1. Bought a new coffee maker!

2. Got my haircut, pretty view huh?!

3. Took a visit to Anthropologie. I fall more in love every time.

4. Enjoyed this every morning.

5. Blew my hair with my new dryer!

Hope you enjoy your weekend! We will be tacking house renovations and wedding stuff for the next couple of days hoping to not get blown over by this hurricane! Joking of course. When you live in Florida your whole life, hurricanes don't seem that scary. Maybe that isn't a good thing?

Sweet Day!

Miami's Best Burrito!

Lately, my fiance and I have been on a HUGE Mexican kick. We can't get enough of it!!

If you're ever in Miami & in the mood for a burrito, you need to try Catina Fresh Mex Grill. This place blows Moe's & Chipotle out of the water!

Although they have a big variety to choose from, I always order the chicken burrito. Did I mention how fresh & healthy this place is? You get the option between a whole or white tortilla, they cook the meat right when the order is placed, and you can even add spinach! Imagine that!

& don't forget to visit the salsa station before you dig into the chips! It is delicious. 

Friday nights are usually date nights & whenever we go here, I am literally ecstatic!!
Can you tell who loves it even more than I do.......

 

Yeah. It's that good. You have to go and check it out for yourself!

Make Your Home Smell Like Anthropologie For Less

Remember when I posted about my favorite Anthropologie candle?

Well, you're never going to believe what I found at Target last week. Yes, a candle that smells exactly like Anthro's Volcano, for only a whopping $7 bucks!

Go check it out for yourself!  (Bella by Illume) Although I must admit that the scent from the Anthropologie candle lingers in my house a little longer, I'd much rather pay Target's $7 price tag over Anthro's $28.

Happy Bargaining!

Is It Just Me?

Or do you crave a mid morning snack as much as I do?

I would take my mid morning snack over breakfast any day.

During the warmer months though, you will always catch me with some refreshing fruit.

I am the only one?

Do you look forward to a mid morning snack too?

My Wedding Dress Tale

I would have to say, last week was pretty monumental in wedding world! I picked up my wedding dress from the seamstress, got measured for my veil, met with the DJ, picked out our flowers, visited the liquor vendor and had our final pre marital counseling session. Phewwwww. Exhausted, yes. But it was all worth it to see everything coming together!

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Did I mention my DRESS is finished??

I really want to tell you the full story, but we will need to back track a little.

It all started...

7 years ago...
I was searching through a bridal magazine, and there in front of me, I saw the one! Or so I thought, but being only 15, in high school and not engaged, the odds were low. So I tore out the page and tucked it away, in hopes that one day (or 7 years later) I would be able to find the exact dress.

15 months ago...
So the story goes on. I got engaged and immediately thought of my magazine cut out, which believe it or not, I still had.

I was on a hunt.
a) find the dress
b) have it made

Of course option A would have been the easiest, but $7,000 later, I knew it would never happen. Did I mention the dress was $7,000? Who on earth would pay that?? Moving on....

Option B. I wanted to make sure I found a local seamstress that could be visited often. Ironically, I found just that. One day, while in downtown, I stumbled across an old fabric store that my {future} mother-in-law had told me about. In my broken Spanish, I quickly began asking if anyone could make the dress in the picture.

& there she was..  I knew she was the one! Language barrier and all, she was going to be my seamstress.

She made my dress in the back of her house and worked on it for 15 months. The majority of the dress was made by hand. Bless her heart, she basically worked for free.

I never thought this day would come!

God sure taught me a lot through this journey too. After many lessons in honesty, trust, faith and patience, my little girl dream dress was finished.

I cannot wait to show you all what it looks like! I think you will be surprised! As for now, it will sit in my closet & wait patiently for November to arrive.