Friday, March 31, 2017

Five on Friday – A Sequel, the Dentist, and a Giveaway

I have lots of good stuff for you today!  It’s Friday, y’all!

O N E – Instagram Goals + Giveaway

One of my blogging goals for 2017 was to really start focusing on growing my following on social media.  My goal for Instagram was to hit 5k followers by the end of the year.  At the beginning of the year I was sitting somewhere around 2,700 and it had taken me years to get to that number… I wasn’t working that hard to increase my following, though.  Well, I’m so excited to say that I already met my goal of 5k for the year this past week!  Since I met my goal so early in the year, I have decided to revise it and aim for 10k by the end of 2017.  Eeks.  


So if you don’t already follow me on there, head on over!  Now is a good time to start because I have a giveaway going on right now with a few other ladies.  We’re giving away 1 fluffy hooded robe, 1 $50 Spa Finder gift card, a candle, a Rae Dunn mug, and a Home is My Happy Place tee!  So much free loot!  But hurry, the giveaway ends tonight at 8 PM EST!


T W O – Love Actually Sequel

Y’all!!!!  Have you seen this?!?! 

Love Actually is doing a 10-minute video to benefit Red Nose Day, and they are catching us up on the beloved characters from the 2003 movie.  This is my favorite movie of all time so you can probably imagine how excited I was when I found out!  I know I’ve mentioned on here a million and one times that B and I watch it every single year at Christmastime.  It’s been one of our traditions since it came out and I never tire of it.  It just makes you feel so darn good!  And fun fact, the movie is the same age as B’s and my relationship… it came out in November of 2003 and B and I had just started dating at the end of August 2003.  :o)

Anyway, the ten minute short is out and will air on NBC on May 25.  You can see the UK version of the short here and a teaser trailer here, but I’ve been hearing that there will be a different version for the US as another character has signed on to participate!  I’m so excited I could pee my pants!!!! 

Have I sold you yet?  If not, here are six words for you – HUGH GRANT DANCING TO HOTLINE BLING.  

Amen.


T H R E E – Dentist

The week before last, Jacob and I had our teeth cleaning appointments at the dentist.  This kid was a boss as he always is at these appointments and he completely ROCKED it.  The best part?  No cavities again!  I just love how he wears sunglasses for the cleaning.  He looks so cute.



F O U R – Spring Cups

Have y’all seen the spring cups at Starbucks?  They are just so festive and I love that they left them blank so we can draw on them!  I had way too much fun designing this one a couple of weeks ago.  On a side note, I can’t get enough of the Cinnamon Almond Milk Macchiato that everyone has been talking about… it is so good.  And the best part is that it’s only 140 calories and 5 grams of fat (for a tall) compared to the typical 300-400 calories and 10-15 grams of fat that my other faves have.  PSL and Peppermint Mocha, I’m looking at you.


F I V E – Behind the Scenes

Does anyone else have and love Lauren Conrad’s Celebrate book?  I read her blog every day and yesterday they gave a little behind the scenes info on what went into planning/creating the book and it was really interesting.  I was especially surprised to find out that Lauren cooked all of the food for photographing the “parties” herself!  Makes me love her even more.  You can see the post here.


Well, we are off to celebrate my birthday this evening with my FIL… the first of many celebrations!  And tomorrow B and I will celebrate ten years since we got engaged!  

Cheers to our ten year engagiversary!! 

*Linking up with A Liz Adventures and Carolina Charm for Five on Friday, A Little Bit of Everything for Friday Favorites,  September Farm and The Farmer's Wife for Oh Hey, Friday, Meet @ the Barre for Friday Favorites, and Cup of Tea for High Five for Friday.


37 comments:

  1. Way to go to hitting 5k....I'm barely at 500! HA
    Have so much fun celebrating your birthday and engagiversary!

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  2. Congrats on hitting your goal! I LOVE that Starbucks drink, too. My new favorite!

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  3. That is awesome that you hit 5000! I am hoping I win the giveaway, I never win anything. I hope you have a wonderful weekend celebrating.

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  4. Congrats on meeting your goal. That's great! WAy to go Jacob! Cam wears sunglasses during his appointments too and it makes me giggle. Have a great weekend.

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  5. Congrats to you on your goal - what a fab accomplishment!! I hope you have a great weekend and I'm pretty excited for the sequel as well! xo, Biana -BlovedBoston

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  6. What a fun giveaway! And hooray for no cavities! I'm going to show my 4-year-old your dentist pics to get him more used to the idea...he's due for an appt. :) Have a happy birthday and engagiversary!

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    1. Haha. I hope it helps!! We need to take Olivia soon and I'm dreading it because I just know she's going to freak out! Happy weekend, Laura!

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  7. Congrats on hitting your IG goal!! That's awesome!! I really need to step my IG game up but or some reason it's just at the bottom of my list. If I really want to then I need to actually try LOL!! Love Jacob sitting with his sunglasses on! Have fun celebrating your birthday tonight!

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  8. Woo-Hoo! Congrats on your IG following!!! How exciting!!! I'm sooooo happy for you! I'm going to have to check out Lauren Conrad's blog. Why have I never read it?! I loooove her clothing line! Happy birthday celebration tonight! I always appreciate how you celebrate all month long...as it should be, darnit! Hahaha! Have a nice weekend, girlfriend!

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  9. I hope you have a fun and safe birthday!

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  10. That is my new favorite Starbucks drink! And I love reading LC's blog! I started watching Laguna Beach when it came out when I was in high school and then of course I watched The Hills--she's always been my favorite!
    Sarah at MeetTheShaneyfelts

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  11. I haven't read LC's blog in years- I'll need to revisit. Have a fabulous birthday weekend!

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  12. I had a goal of hitting 1000 followers this year on instagram. lol. I met it already though, so maybe I should up my goal to 5000. Things seem pretty stagnant right now - any hints? I still need to snag one of those Starbucks cups! Happy Birthday - when is your actual b.day? Gabbie's is tomorrow!

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  13. I've never seen the first Love Actually so maybe I should!

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  14. Hi Lindsey! Please do share your tips on reaching 5K!!!Congrats!

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    1. Thank you, Jill! I am going to put together a post soon about how I got to 5k! It's been a LOT of work, but what I'm doing is working! Happy weekend!

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  15. Wow!! What was your strategy to get to 5k? That's so awesome! I want to get one of those fun Starbucks cups. I tried that macchiato this week and I am obsessed with it. I got the iced version though so no fun cup!

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  16. Oh please help me - how did you reach 5K so quickly?!? I need tips!

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  17. #babybigtruck and I both have dentist apts next month not looking forward to it for either of us. I HATE the dentist and she seems to have inherited that trait from me as well!

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  18. Wohoooo!Congrats on surpassing your goal of 5k girl! I have been TRYING my hardest to break through to 2k and nothing -- one of my goals is to get to 5k by the end of this year...but I don't think that's going to happen. I'm kinda getting over IG and it's stupid algorithm changes.

    I love the new macchiatos, they are delicious! I'm having one as I type! Hope you have a wonderful weekend celebrating!
    xo, Lily
    Beauty With Lily

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  19. Great job on hitting 5k! Good luck with 10k! I'm sitting at just under 900 but my goal is to get 1500 by the end of May. I haven't seen any spring cups yet! Hopefully they still have them once my spending freeze is over! Have a great weekend!

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  20. Teach me your Instagram ways :) I love Lauren Conrad!!
    Kelsey
    www.thepeacockroost.com

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  21. Happy Friday! That is amazing that you have already surpassed your goal! You must share your secrets with us :) I know a big thing right now is accounts being shadow banned and it's got a lot of people upset. It's so silly but I know a lot of accounts who are buying followers and doing the follow unfollow bit. It seems like instagram is somewhat cracking down. Oh this love actually sequel sounds great!!! Jacob is so cute with those sunglasses. Enjoy your birthday weekend and your engagement celebrations! Beautifully Candid

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  22. Sometimes reaching blogging goals is just the boost you need to keep on pressing on! Congrats, my friend! Have a wonderful weekend! <3

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  23. Oh how I love LC, and that book is one of my favs! And I still need to get my hands on one of those pretty spring cups at Starbucks! CONGRATS on hitting 5k on Instagram, it's so hard to grow organically. I've been hover just above 1k, and just can't seem to hit that big jump. Teach me your ways gurlie! Happy Friday <3
    Green Fashionista

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  24. Wow, congrats on reaching 5k on Insta. That's awesome! I'm aiming for 5k on Twitter this year, and for Insta, I don't have a set goal but I'm just trying to grow the number as much as I can.

    Glad the dentist went well and yay for no cavities!

    I recently bought all three of Lauren Conrad's books. I'm especially excited about the Celebrate one.

    -Lauren

    http://shootingstarsmag.blogspot.com/2017/03/monthly-wrap-up-top-five-march-favorites.html

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  25. Happy 10 year engagementanniversary. Or however you want to call it. We just had our 4 year one at the beginning of the month. And happy early birthday to you. What a boss at the dentist. I need to grow my IG, but I have no idea how to do it. Congrats on the 5K!!

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  26. Wow Lindsey that's awesome that you hit 5K already!! Congrats! Have a great weekend!

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  27. Congrats on your goal! Instagram is SO tricky! How did you do it? Any tips. I am just trying to get to 1000 but nuts it feels like Mount Everest!!!! YAY YOU! Also I keep seeing those starbucks cups, I need to go try it out one of these days! xoxo ERIN

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  28. Congrats on growing your Instagram numbers! I'm just 8 weeks in to this whole blogging adventure, and I have to admit my social media game is pretty weak. Looking forward to your post on your tips and tricks!

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    1. Thanks, Kristen! It's definitely a lot of work, but it's work that I love! Good luck to you!

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  29. Way to go on your IG numbers! Now you have me sooo excited about Hugh dancing. Eek..I love that movie so much.

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  30. Congrats on the 5 k goal, I wish I was motivated to get there.

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    1. Thanks, Deena! I have lots of motivation for IG, but I just can't get myself motivated to grow Twitter. Ugh, I hate it.

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  31. I had no clue they left them empty to be drawn on... I feel as if I failed and I need to go get another to redeem myself.... #butreally. Hope you had an amazing weekend of celebrating!

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