Tuesday Shmuesday

Top: LuLus | Jeggings: Forever21 | Booties: ShopMCE

This was one of my casual looks from last week, 

I wore pajamas all day yesterday so unfortunately my outfit was totally not post worthy.

How was everyones Monday?!

Gosh, I LOVE my Mondays off.

Even though it's my day to do laundry, clean & grocery shop--

it's still nice to have a day to myself.

Charley and I had a nice little 30 minute sun bathing sesh.

Then it was time for all my wifely duties.

On a positive note I cooked some damn good lasagna last night

AND made some homemade chicken salad that Kyle & I both loved.

Both are pretty simple recipes...let me know if you'd like me to share!! 

Have a good Tuesday babes!

Thanksgiving 2015 Part I

Dress: ShopMCE

Boots: LuLus

Necklace: BaubleBar

The Holiday Season is of course one of my absolute favs.

Nothing like stuffing yourself with delicious food surrounded by all of your favorite people.

This Thanksgiving we headed over to my parents house around noon to spend the day with my family.

SO thankful for this beautiful, crazy family of mine.

Easter 2015 Part II

Top: Dainty Hooligan

Belt: Kate Spade

Skirt: LuLus

Sunday morning we all went to The Woodlands Church to celebrate Easter with Kyles family.

The service was incredible as always.

After church we grabbed some pizza from Grimaldi's and ate our hearts out.

[heaven in your mouth]

We left and went and hung out at Kyle's moms for a little while.

We didn't get to see her much because she was working at the church all weekend,

so it was good that we got to catch up for a little while!

We ended the weekend feeling SO thankful for our families <3

God sure is good.

Brunchin' Again.

Kyle and I LOVE to do brunch, 

there are so many little places downtown that have amazing brunch 

and we love trying out new restaurants. 

Last Sunday we met up with Bryan & Skye for brunch and mimosas!

[my brother in law and his girlfriend]

We went to a place called Royal Oak Bar & Grill,

I had been there once with my girlfriends and all I remember was there amazing mimosas!

They come in pitchers and they have a few different flavors.

I decided to get blackberry this time around, and oh my word it was YUMMY.

Oh and in case you were wondering, the food is pretty delicious too.

After brunch we all headed back to our place and then headed off to the dog park!

 

These pups are seriously obsessed with each other. 

It was a pretty great Sunday if you ask me.

I'm pretty excited about getting to see and spend time 

with both of our families this weekend for Easter!

Sooooo on a different note.

I have gotten a few requests to do a "get ready with me" video.

Now, I'm not a makeup or hair professional. Hell, I can't even apply eye shadow.

BUT, I will totally do this for y'all!! 

My every day "look" is pretty simple and most of my products are cheap!

So keep an eye out for a video soon, possibly even THIS week...

like...maybe even tomorrow if y'all are really lucky! ;] 

Happy Hump Day

xoxo, Monica

Shredded Chicken Nachos and Hair Product Advice.

Pinterest never seems to fail me y'all. 

Of course I've personally had some pinterest fails, but Tuesday night I totally nailed it.

Around noon I realized I had nothing in the house for dinner,

so of course I went to pinterest to find out if I could make something with the things I already had.

Then I stumbled across the EASIEST recipe ever 

[and later found out that it was freaking delicious as well]

This recipe can make tacos, nachos, really whatever your heart desires,

and mine was really desiring nachos!

For the original recipe click here.

Or just keep reading to see the step by step instructions by yours truly!

Shredded Chick Nachos

What you'll need:

Frozen Chicken Breasts (I used 3 and we still had plenty left over)

Jar of Salsa (I just used a traditional mild salsa)

1 Can of Rotel

1 packet of taco seasoning

1 can refried beans 

Shredded cheese

Your favorite tortilla chips (we LOVE on the border tortilla chips)

And any other additional toppings you might want!!

What you'll do:

1. Place frozen chicken breasts, jar of salsa, can of rotel, & taco seasoning in crock pot.

2. Cook on high for about 4-5 hours, then cook on low until chicken looks ready and shreds easily.

3. Heat up your refried beans

4. Then start putting your nachos together!!

AND VOILA! 

I was a little nervous that Kyle wouldn't love this recipe because he is more of a beef person,

WRONG. We both had 2 full plates and then shared another plate!

These are SO good and SO addicting. 

If you're on a diet I don't recommend them because

 it's kind of impossible to stop yourself from eating them lol

But seriously y'all this is one of the easiest recipes I have ever made.

This would be REALLY great if you have company over to watch a game or something! 

Let me know if you decide to try out the recipe!!

On a completely different note...

I need a little hair help!

As you all can clearly see I'm a HUGE fan of the wand, and my hair is almost always curled.

However, my hair is naturally board straight and I have a hard time getting it to hold

the curl for a long amount of time.

I use Garnier Fructis hair spray every now and then but don't feel like it does much..

So, do any of you have some magic product you've found that really helps to hold your curls?!

I hate most hair sprays because I can't stand when my hair feels stiff, so keep that in mind!

I am just desperateeeeee for something to help hold me waves/curls longer!

Sunday Brunch is always a good idea.

You know when you're having one of "those days" and you hate all of your clothes,

and feel fat and ugly? Well girls, this shirt was MADE for those days.

Super comfy, and a super cute fit that doesn't hug in any of the wrong places.

Top: LuLus

Jacket: JCrew

Jeans: Free People

Booties: Zara

Kyle and I went to meet some old friends for a late lunch yesterday.

Kyle actually went to high school with both of them (who are now married)

and Chris went to college with us freshman year and we all became really great friends.

Yesterday was really the first time for me to actually meet his wife (Tara) 

And now we're both poor newlyweds with pretty much all of the same problems, ha! 

We went to a little place downtown called Grafiti Kitchen & Bar.
I would definitely recommend it for any of my fellow Houstonians!

We stayed there for about 2 hours just talking and catching up.
Brunch dates might be one of my favorite kinds of dates,
the food is just about always delicious and you really can't go wrong with a mimosa.

The weather here lately has been so gross, rainy, and muggy and basically just depressing.
But yesterday was beyond gorgeous!! Fingers crossed that we'll keep having days like that!

Everyone say a little prayer for Kyle this morning,
today is his first day at his new job and apparently his boss isn't the greatest of people.

Have a great day pretty girls!

xoxo, Monica

Florida Georgia Line at the Rodeo!

Tank: Dainty Hooligan

Jacket: Tillys

Jeans: Free People

Boots: Cavenders: Justin Brand

On Wednesday Kyle and I headed to the rodeo and met up with one of our favorite couples!

We got there a little early and they were running a little late,

Thankfully Tara and Jonathan were there so we met up with them and hung out

until Claire and her boyfriend got there! 

We grabbed a beer then walked around looking at all of the animals. 

These baby piglets were JUST born that day, how freaking cute are they?!?!

I could go to the rodeo every day if I had the chance, 

I'm really hoping we get to go at least one more time before it ends!

After looking at all the baby animals we headed to grab some food and go to our seats!

I, of course, got the nachos. Pretty sure they were gone within 3 minutes. 

After we finished eating Claire and Brett finally made it!

I met Claire in college and seriously adore her friendship. 

She's one of the most amazing and sweetest girls you will ever meet, oh, and HILARIOUS.

We chatted and sang the night away, while the boys chatted and drank beer.

After a few beers I was dying for something sweet, so I'm sure you can guess what came next...

Funnel cakes are everything y'all. 

We had such a great time, the rodeo never seems to disappoint.

xoxo, Monica

Mondays are the devil.

Mondays are the devil.

Yesterday was a tad bit stressful, crappy things pretty much kept happening throughout the entire day.

Of course they were minor things that just put a damper on my day,

but to sum it all up, it was a ROUGH day.

I got my first work out in for Day 1 Week 1 of Kayla Itsines Bikini Body Guide...

However, I ate terrible :( I forgot how bad of a stress eater I am.

Sheesh, I'm just thankful that day is over!!

Today will be better!

Today is "cardio" day, but I think I may add in a little weight training as well.

One of my goals is to grow my legs and butt and I know I'll need to lift heavy to do so!

Have any of you ladies done work outs that have helped grow your booty successfully?!

If so, PLEASE, I'm begging you, share. 

Killin' It.

Top: BrandyMelville [similar]

Plaid: LuLus

Jeans: Kohls

Boots: Forever21 [similar]

On Saturday a bunch of us headed to Top Golf!
There was a 2 hour wait so we went to a little sports bar while we waited.
I've been [attempting] to eat better lately but I decided since it was the weekend
I would give myself a little break...so I ordered these.

and ate every single last one...and yes, I was miserable.
I was so full I could die.

After eating and having a beer we headed back to Top Golf!

I was enjoying slowly working off my nachos until these arrived...

Cinnamon Sugar Injectable Donut Holes Y'all...

They were so good we ordered 3!

Well we actually ordered 2 but they messed up and accidentally brought out a 3rd and well,

we ate them!

They were basically crack, all of us were SO full but literally couldn't stop.

After some golf and putting ourselves in a food coma it was time to go home and relax!

This weekend was awesome,
We got to be with family, and got to celebrate our anniversary!

Can't believe Valentines Day is SO close, I need to find myself an outfit!!

Happy Hump Day y'all!

xoxo, Monica