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5 on Friday: Olympics Edition

It’s time for another edition of Five on Friday with A Liz AdventuresThe Good Life BlogHello Happiness and Carolina Charm.

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I ended up getting sick on Monday and it took me down for the rest of the week. I think it was a touch of food poisoning, but in any case it meant no blogging for me! I am excited to get back to normal today and hopefully get caught up this weekend.

I’ve never really been into the Olympics, but this year has been different. I actually ended up watching the Opening Ceremonies for a work project and it has been a topic of conversation everywhere I go. I thought I would do an Olympic themed edition of 5 on Friday to get into the Team USA spirit. So here are my favorite items to show my spirit:

1. USA Olympic iPhone Case ($34.10)

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2. US Flag Infinity Scarf  ($40)

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3. United States Necklace ($41.54)

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4. North Face Nuptse Down Vest ($160)

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5. Ralph Lauren American Flag Shawl Cardigan ($99.99)

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What are your favorite patriotic themed accessories?

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5 on Friday: Valentine’s Gift Guide Edition

It’s time for another edition of Five on Friday with A Liz AdventuresThe Good Life BlogHello Happiness and Carolina Charm.

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John and I don’t usually exchange gifts for Valentine’s Day, but I thought it would be fun to put together a little gift guide. Here are some of my favorite Valentine’s Day gifts.

1. Lia Sophia LoveFest Earrings ($38)

US Weekly just posted this article about Nikki Reed’s Love earrings from Lia Sophia for only $38. I thought these would make the perfect Valentine’s Day gift. For a bonus, I think someone I know is having a Lia Sophia party soon, so I can make sure to get this order in.

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2. Love Bracelet ($24.95)

I purchased this at The Limited a few months ago and love wearing it. It would make a cute Valentine’s Day gift.

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3. Kate Spade Je Ne Sais Quoi iPhone Case ($40)

I thought this was an adorable way to celebrate Valentine’s Day. It changes pictures based on your view.

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4. Kate Spade “Mrs” Necklace ($78)

I’ve eyed this ever since John and I got married. Just a cute reminder that I am married to my prince charming.

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5. Tiffany I Love You Ring ($125)

I saved the best for last! This delicate ring would make a great token of your affection. I feel like this isn’t one you can buy for yourself, it is so much better if someone else gets it for you.

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What’s on your Valentine’s Day wish list?

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5 on Friday: Chinese New Year Edition

It’s time for another edition of Five on Friday with A Liz AdventuresThe Good Life BlogHello Happiness and Carolina Charm.

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Since today is the Chinese New Year, I thought I would share some of my favorite Chinese-themed items. 2014 is the Year of the Horse which means wealth and prosperity.

1. Godiva Lunar New Year Gift Box with Lucky Red Envelopes ($50)

For a limited time you’ll receive a package of eight Godiva lucky red envelopes with your purchase. It is a tradition to give gifts of money in red envelopes on the Chinese New Year.

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2. Fortune Cookie Placeholders ($40)

If you were hosting a party for the Chinese New Year, these would be the perfect table decoration.

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3. Coach Bleecker Chinese New Year Boxed Gift Set ($198)

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4. Kate Spade Fortunes Phone Case ($40)

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5. Sterling Silver Fortune Cookie Necklace from Arte Designs ($65)

I sort of love the fact that this comes with a scroll for you to write your own message on.

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Have you found any great items to celebrate the Chinese New Year with? Share them below!

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5 on Friday: Cute Butt Edition

It’s time for another edition of Five on Friday with A Liz AdventuresThe Good Life BlogHello Happiness and Carolina Charm.

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I haven’t posted much this week because school is back in session and I have been adjusting to my new teaching schedule. Juggling work, teaching and blogging along with my home life is a delicate balance 🙂

1. Row House 14 Valentine’s Day Cards

I saw these adorable cards and had to snatch them up for my husband. The sayings are totally something I would say to him. These two are my favorite:

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2. Paris Themed Toms

I saw these on Pinterest the other day, then when I went back to find them the pin didn’t connect, so I had to hunt them down myself. They are so cute!

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3. Wedding Cake Ornament

Another great Pinterest find. You send pictures of your wedding cake to Aberrant Ornaments and they turn it into an ornament! How darling! I can’t wait to get this done for our cake!
OrnamentHere is a picture of our wedding cake – it would look so cute as an ornament. I wonder if we could even get it to light up!

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4. Xhilaration Sequin Skirt ($29.99)

This skirt is a great Target find. I think it would be great for a night out or Valentine’s Dinner with the hubby.

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I am excited to be part of the Sip Happens Party with Val from Chicken Scratch, Eva Marie Taylor and Erin from Living in Yellow.  My party is scheduled for Saturday and I am really excited to share it with you. There is still time for you to host your own party. You can read more below and check out my Sip Happens Party post here.

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5 on Friday: I Love My Husband Edition

It’s time for another edition of Five on Friday with A Liz AdventuresThe Good Life BlogHello Happiness and Carolina Charm.

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So, I stayed up super late to finish this and for some reason the internet disconnected and none of it saved, ugh! So you, lovely readers, are getting the second version of my Five on Friday, hopefully it is still just as good as the first one. 🙂

1. I Love My Husband T-Shirt ($24.99)

I am loving my Wife After God 30-Day Devotional. My husband loves it to because of all the extra attention he is getting. Both of us have had very busy weeks and it is so awesome to have a reminder to pay extra attention to your marriage. If you are interested in joining me in the devotional, check out my post here. The Unveiled Wife (the woman behind Wife After God) also promotes these great shirts, which I think is the perfect purchase after I finish my 30 days.

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2. Kate Spade Kick Up Your Heels iPhone Case ($35.99)

For Christmas, my husband got me a new iPhone 5s (see point 1, lol) and I got the perfect phone case to celebrate getting back in heels.

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3. Lilly Pullitzer Tusk in Sun iPad Case

My husband won his fantasy football league and he decided to treat himself to a new iPad with his winnings. After he got his new toy, he gave me his old iPad and I am really excited to have it! (See back to point 1, the hubby is awesome!) I have been eyeing this elephant case with the keyboard – it is so cute! The case is sold out, but you can still find them here on eBay.

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4. Good Friends & Good Wine Tray ($29.95)

I am collecting items for my Sip Happens Party next weekend and came across this adorable wine tray from Pier 1 Imports.

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5. Cranky Pants ($30)

So after staying up late to work on this and then having to redo it, I almost changed this post to the Cranky Pants edition, so I had to add these. I thought this were hilarious and have to get them!

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5 on Friday: Wife After God Edition

It’s time for another edition of Five on Friday with A Liz AdventuresThe Good Life BlogHello Happiness and Carolina Charm.

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I have some fun and exciting news this week – a new giveaway!

1. Wife After God Giveaway

My new Be the Best You in 2014 series is off to a great start. I started with the Wife After God 30-day devotional and I am loving it! My husband is really responding to the challenges each day. It was such a busy week for both of us and this was the perfect thing for me to keep him top priority.  As part of the devotional, I found an amazing prayer journal, which I just got in the mail from Integrity Graphics. Jennifer from Integrity Graphics has generously offered to giveaway a custom prayer journal to one of my lucky readers.

Mine is below, which is customized for my husband and I. I can’t wait to use it during my next devotional! The giveaway will stay open for a week, make sure to enter here or at the bottom of this post.

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2. Bauble Bar Twitter Nameplate Necklace

One of my favorites, Eliza Dushku, recently tweeted about her new Bauble Bar Twitter necklace and I can’t wait to get a Detroit Duchess one. This is so adorable! You can customize them to any name or hashtag for $100 in silver or yellow gold:

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3. Erin Condren Phi Sigma Sigma Planner

I have mentioned in the past how much I wanted to get an Eric Condren planner and I’m so glad I waited! I just found out that she does custom sorority items including her famous planner! I am a Phi Sigma Sigma and still very active as an alumna. This is just gorgeous and I can’t wait to get it!  There are also phone cases, notepads, clipboards and more! She does work for a few sororities, you can check to see if yours is on the list here.

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4. Necessary Roughness Costume Liquidation

For those of you that watched Necessary Roughness this summer, I have some fun news for you. We are all sad that the show got cancelled, but I was recently contacted by the costume department and they are selling a lot of pieces from the show, some of them were even featured here on my blog. There are a lot more items to come, but the first piece is from Karissa Lee Staples character, Paloma. If you wear a 8.5 show, then you are in luck! The bid price is starting at $29.99, you can check it out here:

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These are Screen used shoes worn by Karissa Lee Staples playing the character “Paloma” in the show Necessary Roughness. They are the JCrew Everly Pump. The black pad and rubber tip over the heel can easily be peeled off but they left it on to show you a little behind the scenes magic. These shoes would have caused too much noise walking around the set. This method of silencing the shoes is commonly done in Hollywood. These shoes cost the production $264.60. A certificate of authenticity is available upon request.

5. Sip Happens Party

I am excited to be part of the Sip Happens Party with Val from Chicken Scratch, Eva Marie Taylor and Erin from Living in Yellow. I have been collecting items for my party and have already purchased the wine. I send out my invitations this week and can’t wait to share everything with you. You can read more below and check out my Sip Happens Party post here.

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5 on Friday: His Christmas Wish List

It’s time for another edition of Five on Friday with A Liz AdventuresThe Good Life Blog, Hello Happiness and Carolina Charm.

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Since I did my Christmas Wish List a few weeks back, I figured it was only fair that I did one for him. Most of these items would be great for those of you that haven’t shopped for your significant other yet.

1. Shinola Watch

If you aren’t from Michigan, you may not have heard about Shinola yet. Shinola decided to reignite watch manufacturing in the United States and they chose Detroit to launch their business. My husband and I think it is so cool to have such amazing watches made right here in Detroit. For those of you not in Detroit, you can buy Shinola watches at Nordstrom.  My husband really wants the 47mm one below:

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2. Dollar Shave Club

So my husband recently joined the Dollar Shave Club. He heard about it from a friend and it is a cool concept. Dollar Shave Club is a subscription service that delivers high quality razors every month. You can get different packages for $1, $6 or $9 depending on your preference. You get 4-5 cartridges each month depending on the plan you choose. You can see the plans here. What a great deal! This basically means that you can use a new razor every week. Ladies you can even get this for yourself, they allow you to add on another person to your account if you would like to. Check out the video for more details:

3. Detroit Tigers Cuff Links

We actually got these for the groomsmen in our wedding party and I love to see the guys wearing them. John wore his to work today and they look really sharp. You can buy them here at Kohl’s. If you aren’t a Detroit fan, don’t worry, they have all of the other teams available too.

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4. Personalized Watch Box

My husband loves watches as much as I love shoes. He has a nice collection going now, but could really use a place to keep everything. He’s mentioned getting a box like this for a while and I thought this one would look really nice on his nightstand.

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5. Purifying Light Sanitizing Cutting Board System

My husband is a great chef and loves to cook. It’s sort of funny because whenever I try to make something, he is always poking around to see what I’m doing, he can’t help it, he just loves it. The big difference between us is that I have to follow a recipe and he can just make up his own as he goes. He loves gadgets like this and is really big into sanitizing all of the tools in the kitchen (I’m glad he is, because without him I would probably poison us all, lol). These cutting boards are awesome, they have different ones for each type of food and then they are sanitized by 20 minutes of exposure to a UV-C light.

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What are you getting for your special guy?

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5 on Friday: Merry & Bright Edition

It’s time for another edition of Five on Friday with A Liz AdventuresThe Good Life BlogHello Happiness and Carolina Charm.

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1. Clinique Merry & Bright Event

Macy’s is hosting a special Clinique event: Merry & Bright to get a pretty and festive holiday look. You can make an appointment at your nearest Macy’s store through December 15th.

Just for attending you get a free Chubby Stick for Lips mini in your choice of shade Mightiest Maraschino or Broadest Berry.

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2. 50 Shades of Grey Wine

You all know how much I love wine, so I thought this was something I should try. E.L. James, the author of 50 Shades of Grey has come out with the official 50 Shades of Grey Wine. There are two blends, White Satin and Red Silk. You can get the box set here.

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3. Lily Pulitzer Tipsy Sweater

This is just too cute to pass up!

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4. Kate Middleton Zara Necklace

Kate Middleton recently wore this $35 Zara Necklace to the Mandela premiere and it sold out instantly. But no worries, you can still find it on eBay!

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5. The Bride’s Tree

I swear I am putting the tree up this weekend! But first, one of the things I have wanted to get since we were married was the Bride’s Tree ornaments. The Bride’s Tree is a German Christmas tradition. There are 12 ornaments that are supposed to bring good fortune to a newlywed couple. They include:

  • Flower basket (good wishes)
  • Rose (beauty)
  • Heart (true love)
  • Pine Cone (fruitfulness)
  • Fruit Basket (generosity)
  • Fish (Christ’s blessing)
  • Teapot (hospitality)
  • St. Nicholas (goodwill)
  • Angel (God’s guidance)
  • Bird (joy)
  • House (protection)
  • Rabbit (hope)

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5 on Friday: My Christmas Wish List

It’s time for another edition of Five on Friday with A Liz AdventuresThe Good Life BlogHello Happiness and Carolina Charm.

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I figured that today would be as good as any to share my Christmas Wish List with you. This is mostly for my hubby so he knows what to get me, (haha) but I would also love to hear what things are on your wish list this year. Now this will probably look very similar to my Birthday Wish List, but I like to be consistent.

1. The iPhone 5s

This is the top item on my list, I NEED a new phone. I currently have the iPhone 4 and it isn’t working out anymore. It is too slow and I never have enough room to take new pictures, not to mention the quality of the camera is terrible. I already know that I want the gold iPhone and hope that Santa will bring it to me for Christmas.

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iPhone 5s

2. Temptu

I have wanted the air brush makeup kit for a long time now. I used to test it out at Sephora when they partnered together and I loved the results! Patricia Field, the costume designer from Sex and the City has come out with a branded gel skin for the Temptu that I think is adorable.

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Patricia Field Temptu Kit

 

3. Jennifer Zeuner Initial Necklace

Michelle Money made this famous on The Bachelor and I have been coveting it ever since. I would get ERS on my initials.

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Jennifer Zeuner Initial Necklace

4. Michael Kors ‘Everest’ Baguette Crystal Bezel Bracelet Watch ($325)

This is such a beautiful watch, I would love to wear it.

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Michael Kors ‘Everest’ Baguette Crystal Bezel Bracelet Watch

5. Tiffany Paloma Picasso Olive Leaf Band Ring

You can never go wrong with Tiffany, plus who doesn’t love getting a blue box for any occasion? I am in love with Paloma Picasso’s new olive collection. It reminds me of Crete, which is one of the locations we went to on our honeymoon.

Paloma Picasso Olive Leaf Band

Paloma Picasso Olive Leaf Band

What items are on your Christmas wish list?

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5 on Friday: Corkswoon Edition

It’s time for another edition of Five on Friday with A Liz AdventuresThe Good Life BlogHello Happiness and Carolina Charm.

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1. Celine Dion’s New Album – You Loved Me Back to Life 

The new album is here and it is awesome!! I can’t wait to jam out to Celine on a long drive I have this weekend. She has also announced more Las Vegas concert dates for the summer and I am looking forward to seeing her in concert again. I have seen Celine Dion three times live and she is amazing! Watching this video just makes me love her more, she is such a beautiful person.

2. Clinique Bonus at Nordstrom

Nordstrom’s Clinique bonus is still going through November 16th with a $30 purchase.

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With your bonus you get:

· Tracy Reese for Clinique Cosmetics Bag
· Moisture Surge CC Cream (0.5 oz.) in Your Choice of Very Light, Light Medium or Medium Deep
· Eyeshadow/Blush Palette in Starlight, Starbright and Fig
· Dual-Ended High Impact Mascara in Black (0.07 oz.) and Long Last Glosswear in Bonfire (0.17 oz.)
· Long Last Lipstick in All Heart (0.14 oz.)
· Repairwear Laser Focus Eye Cream (0.17 oz.)
· Moisture Surge Intense Skin Fortifying Hydrator (0.5 oz.)
· A Different Nail Enamel in Happy (0.17 oz.)

3. Clinique Eye for Colour

Von Maur is hosting a special Clinique event: Eye for Colour to learn about their new eyeshadows. You can make an appointment at your nearest Von Maur store through November 17th.

Just for attending you get a 10-day supply of Clinique’s Happy Perfume Spray mini and your choice of Repairwear Laser Focus Wrinkle Correcting Eye Cream mini or All About Eyes mini.

 

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4. Jimmy Choo Look for Less

Now, let’s pretend for a minute that my foot’s not broken and I’m not in a walking boot. The Jimmy Choo Leila shoes have been on my list for quite some time. They are pretty much the hottest shoes I have ever seen. Unfortunately, they are sold out. I have scoured eBay for them but they only have the brown ones. Fast forward to last night, when I was out at an event and saw a girl wearing them. Of course I went up to her and asked her if those were the Jimmy Choo shoes and where she found them. She told me that they weren’t Jimmy Choos and she got them on sale at DSW. I immediately went online to hunt these amazing look-a-likes down. They are the Caparros Dalton Sandal for $39.94. Just take a look – on the top we have the Jimmy Choos and on the bottom, the Caparros:

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5. Kate Middleton’s Stuart Weitzman Blue Suede Corkswoon Wedges

Big news! Zappos has just re-released Kate Middleton’s Stuart Weitzman blue suede Corkswoon wedges. You can read about them in my Kate Middleton style post here. Make sure to get them at Zappos while you can.

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