snapshots of life, goodbye my love

Our weekend started off with a fare well kiss and goodbye to the tot. She left with Justin's parents for the weekend to visit family in Winnsboro, Texas, meaning kid free weekend for us not that anything exciting happened but only to reconnect our relationship better. As parents we need that sometimes, right? We filled it with laughter, reminiscing how we first met, rekindled our love life and just simply spent it together. It was nice and sweet and it made me realize how lucky I was to have him. It ended rather quickly if you ask me but I was ready for the tot to be home to squeeze her, hug her and give her oodles of kisses. To hear those words, "mommy" or "I love you" makes it all worth it and I'm happy to say that my life is complete.

1. lunch date with the tot before leaving town

2. postcards filled with many memories

3. a vintage musical toy I'd like to get for the tot

4. cooked breakfast for my babe

5. new journals to keep my ideas in

6. finally happy she's home safe and sound

Shop Feature

images- Fancy Tree House

Your probably asking yourself (for those who don't know), who is this gorgeous girl in these gorgeous outfits. Coury from fancy tree house runs an amazing blog and shop. I have been following her blog for a while now and anxiously waits for when she updates her shop with amazing dresses, tops and bottoms. She has such a unique style and pairs each item so well that it makes me want to dress outside of my comfort box. That being said, I will feature different independent shops run by amazing people here that some have never heard of or already have. I hope you guys enjoy.

one. Baby meets bow dress- $39
two. Blue polka dot mini- $34
three. Lemon cream pie dress- $34
four. Fruit basket blouse- $24

Mama Style: WHAT I WORE

top/bag- thrifted, skirt- maxrave- pumps- charlotte russe, necklace- forever21

I'd like to thank my newest followers and for everyone who has been leaving sweet comments. I wanted to add more to my FAQ section of my blog. So for those who have any questions to ask, please comment in this post and I will answer all of your questions that you may have. I am going to keep this post short since we are trying out a new bedtime routine for the tot, tomorrow I will post about difficulties we've had, ways to solve this problem and to my fellow blogger friends with kiddos please let me know your secrets for bedtime.

Tasty Tuesday

source- recipe bridge

When it comes to cooking beef I'm never a big fan and I'm not much of a red meat eater. When the family bores of eating chicken I have to come up with recipes that that I would enjoy. Now I've made this recipe three times already and I never grow tired of making it nor does anyone else of eating it. It's also good and low in calories. A couple months back I was determined to cook healthier meals and exercise but being that my schedule is rather hectic at the moment it's even hard to try. But I do need to get back on tract and maybe just maybe I can document my fitness journal here on the blog. That's just a possibility nothing written in ink. But I hope you enjoy this and do hope you guys try it.

Healthy Beef Tacos

Ingredients

• 1 t olive oil
• 1 red bell pepper, cut into
• ¹/₂ 1/2-inch chunks
• 1 green bell pepper, cut into 1/2-inch chunks
• 4 scallions, white and green parts separated and thinly sliced
• 3 clv garlic, thinly sliced
• ¹/₄ cup bulgur
• 8 oz ground sirloin
• ¹/₂ t chipotle chili powder
• ¹/₂ t ground cumin
• 1 15-ounce can low-sodium crushed tomatoes
• ¹/₄ t salt
• 8 6-inch corn tortillas
• 4 oz crumbled feta
• 2 cup shredded romaine

Directions

In a large nonstick skillet, heat oil on medium. Add peppers, scallion whites, and garlic and cook, stirring frequently, for about 7 minutes or until peppers are crisp and tender. Stir in bulgur. Add sirloin, chili powder, and cumin and cook, stirring until beef is no longer pink, for about 3 minutes. Mix in tomatoes and salt and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer, cover, and cook for about 10 minutes or until bulgur is tender.

Using tongs, hold each tortilla over a burner for about 15 seconds or until lightly toasted. (You can also wrap stacked tortillas in a paper towel and microwave them; wrap them in foil and heat them in a 350°F oven for about 5 minutes; or toast them in a dry skillet.) Spoon 1/2 cup filling down the center of each tortilla. Top with feta, romaine, and scallion greens.

This meal gives you two of your daily veggie servings.

Serves: 4

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 25 minutes

Nutrition Score per serving:

(2 tacos): 399 calories, 15 g fat (34% of calories), 7 g saturated fat, 44 g carbs, 22 g protein, 9 g fiber, 224 mg calcium, 4 mg iron, 672 mg sodium