Friday Favorites September 20th

  Happy Friday friends! Another week in the books! I spent the week in Boston for work, and am heading back home this afternoon. Ready to get back to my fam!

As usual, I am linking up with Andrea & Erika for a little Friday Favorites. A peek into a few of my favorite things from the week. 

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Last weekend we made our way to college tour number five. I’m not going to lie, this is a lot. Trying to see all these different colleges and decide what she wants to do and does she see herself in the schools…there's a lot to think about.  I honestly don’t remember doing college tours when I was her age. I think I kind of just picked a school and went with it. I don’t remember visiting multiple campuses with my parents. And I ended up OK, so I try to keep all that in perspective. 

This trip found us in Binghamton, New York. This campus was actually really pretty, and she liked it for a "Northern school". She still has her heart on heading South. So we’ll see what unfolds in the next few months. If you missed our other campus visits, you can check them out here and here.

Our  campus tour guide recommended a couple of restaurants in town, and one of them was Mexican. Well I could eat Mexican food 7 days a week so that was the obvious choice!

A couple weeks ago I shared this black athleisure set from Target. It is so comfortable and makes you look put together.  I grabbed the white top too. It has black piping down the arms and I loved it with the black skirt. 

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If you’ve been following along for a while, then you may know that we have had some issues with our boat this year. It has been in and out of commission, and we have not had it since July 20 when we came back from our trip to the lake. We finally got it back about two weeks ago and we finally got out again this weekend, for the first time in nearly 2 months! It was the most beautiful day and super relaxing to be back on the water. Something about the water just washes away any thoughts or worries. 

This crew is not ready to say goodbye to Summer!

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While I am not ready for Fall weather, I did do a little Fall decorating last weekend. I saw this arrangement at Target and I loved the simplicity of it and the height for our dining room table. I grabbed it with a drive up order and I was not disappointed.  The smaller glass pumpkin I also picked up a Target, and the larger one was a random Aldi find the other day.

We have some blue accents in our dining room and smoky gray blue walls, so I wanted to keep the blue napkins for fall and added these gold weathered napkin rings. They are less than $20 for a set of 12 and there’s an assortment of leaves and pumpkins. It’s a perfect touch of Fall.

Here is a closer peak at some of the designs. 

I really just added a little Fall to the dining room.  I do need to get up my other Fall decor from the basement, but I did add this little arrangement. It caught my eye at Target and it looks cute in our entryway.

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I have been seeing green everywhere for this Fall and I loved this sweatshirt when I saw it in store. It looks and feels like a much more expensive brand, but for $25 I think it’s a great way to make a trendy statement this season. 

This sweater cardigan is so soft, and would be great for work or more casual with jeans. It comes in several colors, but I loved this light blue shade.

I admit, I’m a sucker for a good stripe. This black-and-white one is a nice little statement sweater. With black jeans, I think it would be a great casual look. 

I had just done my dining room with the Fall things and then I saw this wood platter. This would be adorable as a serving piece or you could set a candle on it. 

I assure you, Paul does not feel the same way I do about pillows, he wonders why there are so many!   I love some seasonal pillows. This one has a hint of Fall without being too crazy.

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When I travel, whether personally or for business, I love to find a local coffee shop. I like  to hang out for a while and do some work or just grab my morning fix to support a local business. This place was called Fuel America. They had great coffee and lots of space to work or hang out.

While traveling this week, we found ourselves at a Mexican restaurant that had the most beautiful tequila presentation I have seen. And I love a good margarita. Not something out of a frozen ice machine or something that is fluorescent green, but one that is handcrafted. Fresh lime juice, agave, and a really good tequila. 

Cleary, we had to order margaritas. I got the spicy margarita and it did not disappoint! This place also had guacamole flights. There were like 12 different ways you could get your guacamole.

And my last piece of Boston was this comfy travel outfit. Black leggings and a black tank are super comfortable to travel, but then I threw on this new blazer and it instantly transformed the look into a little bit more professional. The blazer has a great length to wear with leggings, and I rolled the sleeves for a little bit more of style. It comes in several colors, but I loved this neutral paired with black.

And that my friends, was a peek into some of my favorites from the week. 

Tonight we are hosting the cross country team for dinner, so I'll be cooking pasta for about 35 kids. Carb loading for their big race tomorrow!

Wishing you the best weekend! See you back here on Monday, there is always room for one more at our family table. 

xoxo

Genevieve

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