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May 21, 2014

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Is anyone else looking forward to the long weekend as much as we are?! Memorial Day is officially the start of summer, but we feel like summer has been here for a couple of weeks! With the long weekend ahead of us, we’ve been searching the internet for more of your need-to-have summer essentials. Check them out below:

Neiman Marcus: 25% off Swim Sale– love this black & white swim suit, the perfect cover up to throw on after a day at the pool & love the colorful print of this swimsuit
J. Crew: 25% Packing Picks with code PACKME– we will take this dress in any color but especially in the red, you can’t have too many button downs to wear with shorts & this cover up can double as a summer dress
Piperlime: 25% off chic deals with code 25LUCKY– can’t wait to wear this cobalt blue dress to an upcoming destination wedding, a perfect black shirt for skirts and shorts this summer & we can never say no to floral
Shopbop: 70% off sale & free 3 day shipping– the perfect little white dress, love the print on this romper & how perfect are these cobalt blue strappy sandals
Bergdorf Goodman: Get it in time for Memorial Day- Free 2 Day Shipping with code 2DAYSHIP- love this crop top white a bright skirt or white jeans, unique sunnies for a day by the pool & what’s summer without these wedges

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Cheers,

black romper

May 20, 2014

Rompers are such a fun and versatile piece to have in your closet! We love having a few casual ones to wear with flat sandals to a pool party or barbecue, but a few weeks ago while shopping at Club Monaco, this dressier romper caught our eye! The asymmetrical open back makes this a light & breezy choice for summer evenings. Paired with strappy sandals, we’re ready for a night out, but with our gladiators, we can run to lunch or coffee with the girls – casual chic! Club Monaco has all but sold out of this romper, but has plenty of sizes of this navy with lace trim and this black one with white floral embroidery. If you have your heart set on this one, Shopbop has all sizes in stock now, and also in white (which we are seriously debating purchasing!). Keep in mind that we went up a size for the perfect fit. If you haven’t shopped with Shopbop, check it out – it’s one of our favorites!

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Cheers,

homemade strawberry ice cream

May 19, 2014

When the weather starts to get warm, our thoughts turn to ice cream. Homemade ice cream to be more exact! There’s something about a warm spring – almost summer – day that makes us want to get out the ice cream maker and crank out a batch, kicking off a summer tradition. Some of our favorite summer memories revolve around homemade ice cream. Happily, we now have an ice cream maker that doesn’t take a whole day to make the ice cream, or cranking until our arm aches! Last Sunday was just such a homemade ice cream kind of day. It was warm and sunny, we had fresh organic local strawberries from the Farmer’s Market, and it was Mother’s Day. The perfect combination for making pretty pink, fresh strawberry ice cream for our Mother’s Day dessert!

Strawberry Ice Cream (a la Ben & Jerry’s style)

Ingredients:

1 pint fresh strawberries, hulled and mashed
2 large eggs
1 cup sugar, divided
2 cups heavy whipping cream
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions:

1) Combine strawberries, and 1/4 cup sugar in a mixing bowl, set aside in for 1 hour.
2) In a large mixing bowl beat the eggs until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
3) Gradually add 3/4 cups sugar, mixing well. Stir in milk and vanilla and mix well.
4) Add strawberries with juice and mix well.
5) Gently stir in whipping cream just until combined.
6) Pour into ice cream maker and follow manufacturer’s instructions.

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