5 Friday Favorites: June 10, 2022

 It's time for my Friday link up with  A Little Bit of Everything and Momfessionals. 

On Fridays I share things that made me happy from the week - a photo, a song, a quote, a beauty product, a recipe, a pair of cute shoes, etc. If it's a product, sometimes it's something I actually own and sometimes something I just saw online that gave me a smile. Sometimes it's serious and sometimes it's silly. I suppose I believe that God is in the simple details of life and yes, I can even find Him in a tube of lipstick.

Good morning.

My son and his teammates are playing in the Virginia High School Baseball State Semi-Finals at 10:00 am this morning. If you know me at all you can rest assured that this is what's been happening since about 6:00 AM Eastern Standard Time.

Which is why I wrote most of Friday Favorites on Thursday because I knew if I tried to concentrate on anything else this morning, it would be pretty much like this:

This is to tell you that I'm - shall we say - INVESTED. So if you have a positive thought, a well wish, any amount of good juju or my personal favorite, a good ol' fashioned on-your-knees-hands-in-the-air prayer of peace and calm for the mamas and lots of hits, double plays, stolen bases and a ticket punched for the State Championship for the Freedom Eagles today, please know that it will be much appreciated.

Here are some favorites from the week.  

1. Trader Joe's Grapefruit Body Butter plus Palmer's Skin Therapy Oil

I haven't had this Grapefruit Body Butter for very long and I already need to buy another one. Since Trader Joe's items are seasonal, I might buy five more. I would rather eat dirt than eat a grapefruit, but I love the scent, especially in the summer. This is really thick and really moisturizing and smells amazing.

Here's a little trick I learned from either Jamie B. Golden, Melanie Shankle, or Kathleen Jennings. I can't recall because those are three people that I follow and I will do pretty much anything they tell me when it comes to skin care products. You take a dropper full of Palmer's Skin Therapy Oil and mix it with the body butter. Who cares that they say the Palmer's is for your face. Whatevs. I use the body butter/oil combo on my legs, arms, chest, and neck. It smells amazing and I feel like I'm doing something better for my skin than just basic lotion.

2. Bibb Lettuce Salad with this Dressing

When I was in Austin in April with my sorority sisters we ate at Clark's on 6th and had the Bibb and Watercress Salad and it was one of the best things I've ever eaten. It was so simple and none of us could stop talking about it for the entire ride home from Austin to Dallas. My friend, Lynn, went on a search for a similar dressing and found this one. This week I have had this dressing on a bunch of Bibb lettuce with red onion and shaved parmesan four times. It is so good. PS. I don't know where she found this dressing recipe, so to all the dressing recipe creators on the internet, please don't sue me. 

1/3 cup sherry vinegar

1 large clove garlie

2 teaspoons dried oregano (I used Italian Herb Blend. Lynn thinks we should also use Tarragon. I don't have it.)

1 teaspoon salt, plus more for seasoning

1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, plus more for seasoning

1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil

3. Top Gun: Maverick

Well, I'm not the first one to say it or the last. Top Gun: Maverick is every single thing I wanted it to be. This movie is so worth the wait. We saw it on Monday and as soon as the theme music started Steve and I both were like this:

Suffice it to say the movie makers kept those of us who saw the original in the 80s in mind and I honestly felt like it was such a kindness. I know that being 17 in 1986 wasn't as easy as we all remember it being. But being an adult in 2022 ain't no picnic and we needed this little bit of nostalgia and straight-up fun so much. I LOVED IT.

4. Short Sleeve V-Neck Tunic Top

This top looks like the perfect loose fit top for summer time. The only issue is that I can't figure out which color/pattern I like best. It's $24.99, but if you click the coupon box you get a whoppin' 6% off! What a deal!!!

5. Freedom Eagles Baseball

It was a little stressful on Tuesday. In fact, at one point when our pitcher got out of a tense situation with a strike out, I literally had to put my head between my knees. The boys pulled off the win in the State Quarterfinals, so here we are with the gift of (at least) one more day to watch them play. I gotta go stretch and hydrate now. Let's go, kiddos We believe in you.

Happy Weekend, Y'all. 

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