Lonely leopard

Everyone in my office is away today.  I am going to enjoy the quiet and not wearing heels.  The hubs took me to a concert last night and it was a late night.  It was so worth it!   I hope y'all listen to some great music and have a wonderful weekend.

Lonely leopard by blondegigi featuring a long sleeve cardigan

Sephora splurge

Sephora splurge by blondegigi featuring tarte

I'm blaming this all on Cafe Fashionista's post.  She reviewed a few of her favs and lo and behold I was on Sephora ordering away.  I have been trying to curb my spending since the hubs has been affected by budget cuts,but these were begging to be added to my cart.   I used ebates and it is 8% cash back right now.   Check ebates outs and find out all the stores that offer cash back.

National Hotdog Day

National Hotdog Day by blondegigi featuring stripe tops

Weekend food celebrations

Friday night I made Cellentani alla Caprese with basil from the garden, banana coconut and peach basil daiquiris for National Daiquiri Day.

Saturday was National Ice Cream Soda Day.  I created a blueberry ginger ale concoction that was super light and refreshing. Perfect for a hot summer day.

And Sunday rounded it out with National Ice Cream Day.  I made some peach syrup to go with the store bought ice cream.  It even was delicisous on my pancakes this morning. 

Butterflies and daiquiris

The heat has brought the butterflies out.  I grabbed my camera and ran out to snap a few pics.  In a previous post I showed the plans for the Better Homes and Garden butterfly garden that we planted.  We spent a pretty penny on the plants required.  On the other side of the house we planted some random flowers after a large bush was removed.   Of course they love the random plantings.  Oh well, I'm going to enjoy them wherever they are!

Today is National Daiquiri Day.  I will be making both banana coconut and peach once it hits 5:00!  Maybe sooner since I took today off.  I hope y'all are staying cool.