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Hands Down the Best Grad Gift For Girls

A few weeks ago, I stumbled upon a stylish company Caryn Lawn based in Dallas Texas.  They launched in April of 2019 and since are in 75 stores around the country.  Their Supernova collection is made of glass flat beads with 24k gold accents.  Women are wearing them stacked with other high fashion bracelets or in multiples as shown below.  My daughter has a stack that she LOVES and has been wearing everyday and everyone is stopping her asking where they came from.  The Supernova bracelets are def one of my top picks for Grad Gifts for her and while you are at it grab one or two for yourself.  Click HERE to see the entire collection..

Gifts For The Grads

I am in the middle of graduation season.  My daughter is graduating in 2 weeks!!  It feels like it happened in the blink of an eye!!!  I am happy and so sad all at the same time.  We also have a bunch of graduation parties within the next month.  I have been scouring the web looking for the perfect gift all while trying to contain my emotions!!! Here are some of the things in my own shopping cart!!!  Bon Weekend!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Watches

A watch can be worn with almost any outfit, for any occasion. Men and women wear them when they are working out, going to a nice event, or just doing their everyday routines. Not only does a watch tell you the time, but can also track your fitness stats and heart rate. This accessory is not only stylish, but it is also functional. A watch is something you can have for a long time. When you are choosing a watch, consider how long you will have it and the quality it should be.

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Best Cream Puff Cake Ever

Are you going to a Memorial Day BBQ or maybe just hosting one at home?  I have the perfect recipe for you to bring/serve your guests or just your family!!!  This recipe is for the BEST cream puff cake ever.  It goes down as one of our all time FAVORITE desserts!!!  Bon Appetit!!!


adapted from lilluna.com

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 stick margarine
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 cup flour
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 box instant vanilla or white chocolate pudding (large box)
  • 3 cups milk
  • 8 oz cream cheese softened
  • 8 oz whipped cream
  • chocolate syrup

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Boil together the margarine and water.
  2. Add flour and mix well. Cool slightly and stir in eggs, ONE AT A TIME. Mix well and spread into a greased 9×13 pan.
  3. Bake at 400 for 30 minutes. Cool completely. NOTE: Crust will spread up onto the sides (this is suppose to happen). ????
  4. In a large bowl, mix pudding, milk and cream cheese. Beat until lumps disappear. Pour into cream puff crust.
  5. Spread whipped cream on top of pudding and refrigerate for at least one hour before serving. Drizzle with chocolate syrup when serving.

Target Round Up

Over the weekend I took my older 2 kids to Target to look for some of the Vineyard Vines items.  They found a few things (more on that in another post) but I was most impressed with the home decor items and the outdoor decor.  I decided to do a round up for you since I was ask about a lot of the items when I did a live post on Instagram over the weekend…Here are some of my favorite things….


























Here is the table that I set this past weekend using all my Target finds…


The Great Outdoors

I cannot believe that Memorial Day Weekend is here..Time to spruce up your outdoor space to get ready for all that summer entertaining!!!  I have been to Home Depot 4 times already looking for plants for my patio pot..I think I am almost there..now onto the rest of the decor.  Here are some photos for inspiration.  I am def going to add an indoor outdoor rug and umbrella this year.  I love all of these pops of color against the neutral sofas. 

I love the black and white against all the natural greens!!
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Such a clever use of all the garden stools!!
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I love the pink and green!!  
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Green and White is my fav.  So crisp and clean!
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This would be my dream set up…I’m drooling over that chandelier!!!
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This reminds me of Charleston!!
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This is another of my favorites..I love the climbing greens on the fence and the other natural elements.  Its really just perfect!!
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Book Club Monday

Graduation Season is upon us.  Do you want to know what Oprah is giving as graduation gifts this year?  Her book, The Path Made Clear:Discovering Your Life’s Direction and Purpose.  

Everyone has a purpose. And, according to Oprah Winfrey, “Your real job in life is to figure out as soon as possible what that is, who you are meant to be, and begin to honor your calling in the best way possible.”
That journey starts right here.
In her latest book, The Path Made Clear, Oprah shares what she sees as a guide for activating your deepest vision of yourself, offering the framework for creating not just a life of success, but one of significance. The book’s ten chapters are organized to help you recognize the important milestones along the road to self-discovery, laying out what you really need in order to achieve personal contentment, and what life’s detours are there to teach us.
Oprah opens each chapter by sharing her own key lessons and the personal stories that helped set the course for her best life. She then brings together wisdom and insights from luminaries in a wide array of fields, inspiring readers to consider what they’re meant to do in the world and how to pursue it with passion and focus. Renowned figures such as Eckhart Tolle, Brene Brown, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Elizabeth Gilbert, Jay-Z, and Ellen DeGeneres share the greatest lessons from their own journeys toward a life filled with purpose.
Paired with over 100 awe-inspiring photographs to help illuminate the wisdom of these messages, The Path Made Clear provides readers with a beautiful resource for achieving a life lived in service of your calling – whatever it may be. – Amazon
I’m def having what Oprah’s having!!!! To purchase this book or for more information, click HERE.