I was able to ween myself off of coffee for about a month because the coffee in my office was terrible, I don't have a coffee pot at home and I'm too cheap to buy coffee every morning. Well let's just say, I'm back on my coffee kick thanks to creamer but to be honest, I'm not mad about it.

We finally  made it to Friday though after what felt like the longest week ever. Let's get into some Friday Favorites.

one.
Thanks to Blogger, it stores all the photos you've ever used in a blog post. Let's just say I took a nice trip down memory lane the other night.



1.Kolby used to go everywhere with me. Then we got his brother Max and now he has to stay home.
2.Drew & I at my Mom's wedding.
3. My little brother and I when our sweet niece, Harper was born.
4.  When friends & family come together for a day at the wineries in southern IL.


There's seriously nothing better than looking back at photos throughout the years and remembering all the fun memories.

two.
If you haven't watched THIS video that Nev Shulman and his fiance made about the lack of (none) paid maternity/paternity leave in the United States. It's so sad that when couples are trying to plan a family they have to make sure they have built up enough vacation and sick leave. I'm not having a baby anytime soon but this is something that definitely upsets me.

three. 
This recipe I made Tuesday for dinner. Anything in the crockpot is automatically a win in my book.

four. 
This weekend we will be prepping for a quick trip to St. Louis next weekend for a college friend's wedding! We're so excited to see everyone from college and to see my parents for the day! Also, when your husband wakes up and says he wants to go shopping for fall decor and buy pumpkins this weekend, you know you married a good one.

five. 

As someone who works in education, work days become long and tiresome once school begins. Over the summer I had all these great blog ideas mapped out ready to be put into action and well, school started and when you sit at a computer majority of the day, the last thing you want to do when you get home is stare at one again. Le sigh...but I wanted to recap some things I've been loving lately.

|CELEBRITY|
It's football season and to be honest this is the first year that I am totally loving it! This past weekend I went out to enjoy some Tiger tailgating and met a celebrity!


There is a Netflix Original Series called, Last Chance U that "follows a group of young men on the brink of becoming NFL stars. The players are the most recent recruits at East Mississippi Community College." The lady standing next to me is Brittany Wagner, the academic advisor for the team. You guys, she made the show AMAZING! I typically don't watch sports documentaries but sat down on the couch one day while Drew was watching this and got completely sucked in because of her. Even if sport documentaries aren't your thing, give this one a try, you won't regret it.

|SKINCARE|
I have been having some serious skin issues lately and I think I've finally found some products that are working for me. The FORMULA 10.0.6 face scrub has minimized my pores so much and then the poor cleanser burns so good.




Washing my makeup brushes and switching out my pillow cases continuously has helped so much as well. What type of skin care products do you use? I'm getting to the age now where I'm starting to notice the wrinkles and fine lines and I'm becoming obsessed with skincare products so any recommendations are wonderful!

|RECIPE|
I came across blogger The Recipe Critic and let's just say I'm obsessed, especially with her organized Pinterest page. I was the in the mood for a crockpot meal this week and found the easiest, most delicious one thanks to her!


Yesterday morning I got up, seared both sides in a skillet, mixed up the sauce and threw it all in the crockpot. When I got home, the meat was falling apart because it had cooked so perfectly. I threw some asparagus into the oven and dinner was set. Seriously YUM - try it, you won't be disappointed.

|FALL|Is non-existent in the south. It's still in the 90's and I'm miserable. However, we are headed to St. Louis next weekend for a wedding and right now the high's are in the 70's, I CAN'T WAIT but I'll be that person freezing with a jacket on. You better believe I'll be backing a sweater and rocking it at some point since I won't get my sweater fix until December here. 

|BLOG|
THE LADYGANG, all day everyday. Checkout their podcast too! A new episode comes out every Tuesday and it's the perfect thing to listen to & from work.

|FAMILY|
My sweet niece, Harper Paisley turns 4 this weekend. It's hard to believe she was 2.5 years old at my wedding and now she's going to be 4. I'm so sad I won't be able to make it home for her party but don't worry, Aunt May May sent the best gifts! I'm so lucky I have this precious girl in my life to love and of course spoil.

This weekend was nothing but football and you know what, I loved it! I haven't always been the biggest fan of football only because I didn't understand it. When you grow up in a small town with no football team, there's no such thing as Friday Night Lights. BUT when you're married to a sports obsessed man who does sports for a living you can only imagine what my life is like.

Since I'm from the midwest, SEC football is brand new to me and let me just say, it did not disappoint! We managed to find a tailgate spot to set up our tent and we were set! We were lucky enough to score some tickets right on the 50 yard line (pretty perfect for our very first game in Death Valley), with a hot dog in hand I was ready to cheer on the Tigers.







Thankfully I've seen the movies to know that SEC football games are basically a big fashion show. I scored this cute ruffled dress from a cute boutique in town and loved it! This weekend though I'm choosing comfort over cute.

Sunday, Drew had some coworkers over to watch the Chicago Bears game and I frantically ran around all morning trying to gather stuff to cook. I hate hosting people over without having some sort of snack/drink to offer them. 1 crazy Sunday morning trip to Target later and I was all set to make some bacon wrapped little smokies & queso, of course with a bloody mary in hand.

If I'm being completely 100% honest, football used to annoy me but as I've gotten older and I've been exposed to it I'm kind of falling in love with it.

Cheers to college & NFL football season finally being here & GEAUX TIGERS!