Friday Favs 11.21.14

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First and foremost, I want to send a BIG THANK YOU for all of the facebook birthday wishes, texts, and phone calls. Each one made my day extra special!

Also, I want to send a very heartfelt HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my two BFFs, Rachael & Kim. So lucky to have you both in my life for all of these years! xo

Moving on, there have obviously been a lot of birthday celebrations lately (and there are more to come), plus Thanksgiving, and then the Christmas season. Many of my "friday favs" this week revolve around food (and flowers). Keep in mind, I don't toss healthy eating out the window; all things in moderation. Donuts, french toast, and spaghetti can all be enjoyed without guilt. I always say this but I want to re-iterate it... Make smart choices the other 80% of the time and you can enjoy whatever you love. Be mindful.

Now, here are my favs.

A sunny sky on a cold day during a run last week.

Espresso martinis that I made for my mom's bday (and some pretty flowers).

I finally had my cronut... and it was all I ever hoped for.

These Christmas-themed dark chocolate bars are pure perfection.

The most sun-shiney flowers I ever did see!

I hope you all have a FANTASTIC weekend! I have a lot of bday celebrations to attend and enjoy. What do you have going on? xo

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Fighting a cold & random catch-up

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Hi everyone! Just checking in as I've been a tad absent from the funfitflavor-blogosphere lately. This post is a little random, but, I was sent home from work today because I have a disgusting cold and after several sneezes, nose blows, and sniffles... my boss looked at me and said "I'm pulling rank... go home and rest". I've never missed work due to a cold, but, the busy holiday season is coming up and I have an event tomorrow so I obliged. Being able to work from home in my pj's and just REST for once has been so nice. I'm so grateful for my half day!

This past weekend was so fun! As I mentioned on Friday - we celebrated my mom's bday and then had Nicole & Joe's wedding on Saturday. It was so nice to spend so much time with family and friends.

Last night, we went to dinner and the Celtics' game with Rob's parents which was also really fun. I hadn't been to a Celtics game in a long time so I really enjoyed myself. 

Around Sunday/Monday, I felt a bit of a cold coming on. I wasn't too worried about it because I was good about taking my ACV (apple cider vinegar - TOTAL SORE THROAT KILLER) and zinc. Usually, I can nip a cold in the bud with these two methods, however, I think all the running around I had been doing last weekend/week at work on top of a fun 4 days... it got the best of me. UGH.

So, I picked up some vegetables, Afrin nasal spray, and made my way home around 1pm. I made a big green salad filled with broccoli, arugula, avocado, feta, cashews, and drizzled with spicy crushed red pepper and hot pepper oil (clear the sinuses).

I did some work, took a little nap and made this smoothie that I modified from one that I saw on toneitup.com.

- 1/2 avocado
- 1 banana
- 1 orange
- 1/2 cup arugula (could use spinach or kale but, I had arugula in the house)
- Almond milk to blend

Honestly - not the tastiest smoothie I've ever made, but, it's not bad and it's filled with cold fighting foods, vitamins and nutrients. Yes, I drank it out of a wine glass. Half for now, half for later.

I'm hoping to have this cold 65% gone by the morning. I like to set a goal for myself mentally... maybe it's a placebo effect, but, it tends to work. Anyway, we all have a busy season ahead of us and the colds will start to run rampant. My best advice for colds is rest, sleep, WATER, organic apple cider vinegar, zinc, spicy foods, rest, sleep, water, and an "I'm going to fight this attitude", and nutrient dense foods. Got it?

I hope you all have a happy and healthy week! xo

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Friday Favs_11.14.15

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First and foremost, I'd like to wish my mom the happiest of happy birthdays! Thank you for your never ending love, support, honesty, and laughs! xoxo

I'm sooooo excited to be able to spend today with my mom. Working weekends has its perks and this is one of them. I have my mom's bday off, my own bday, and my sister's bday off this year due to working a few weekend days. #worthit 

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Tomorrow is Nicole & Joe's wedding - Yay! I am so happy for Nicole & Joe - they are going to look ravishing! It's going to be so much fun and I'm looking forward to catching up with my cousins and the Miami crew. Whoo! On Sunday, we are celebrating my mom's bday as a family. Great weekend ahead! Here are my favs of the past week:

Last Friday, Molly and George pulled off another fantastic Harvest Party. I loved the place setting - how cute & fun?!

After the party, we enjoyed catching up with everyone. I quickly snapped this photo because it looked so rustic and the flowers were so pretty!

We had a couple of great sunsets this week - did you notice?

I'm really bad at pre-wrapping and pre-writing out cards. Sometimes I do it all in the car on my way to an event. I need to stop doing that so I'm really proud of myself for being so organized haha

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Give off good vibes, ok? Be nice, be positive, be kind.

Have an awesome weekend! What do you all have planned?! xo