Commas & Carbs: Friday Favorites

It's a whole lot of random this Friday, friends. I didn't post last week so I have some residual favorites to share and then some stuff from this week which flew by and somehow still dragged on ;) thankful we've made it to the weekend though.

On to the faves...

We got some of the photos we took earlier this month with Sammy's family and we love them. His cousin is amazing (and if you're local, you should definitely check Kristy out!). Definitely want to frame one in our home.

In classic Alex form, dark ass picture as part of the Friday Favorites round-up ;) but I finally got around to trying the cauliflower fried rice from Trader Joe's and I really liked it! Finally a cauliflower product I actually liked, I think having it already seasoned helped. I threw shrimp in with it and it was a nice light dinner.

You're officially seventy-eight years old at heart when you include a watering can as a favorite. It's from Magnolia (where else?) and she's stunning.

We planted some new flowers in our backyard a few weeks ago and they're really blooming nicely. They don't really match with any of the other flowers we have haha (aside from the white ones) but Sammy and I picked the same flower at Home Depot in different colors (him orange, me yellow) while we were wandering the aisles on our own, so we decided to get both and combine them. We are nothing if not Mr. and Mrs. Symbolic.

I've really enjoyed seeing what the previous owners planted on the side of our home while they lived here because it's all a mystery as they've been blooming up! This picture doesn't do it justice but we have gorgeous purple flowers that I've never seen before and couldn't tell you the name of, white and yellow lilies (my favorite colors for flowers), white and pink peonies, dark pink roses, etc. Love, love, love.

Because everyone has been DYING to see a picture of me in our still-to-be-painted yellow bathroom...here I am in my newest obsession: the Gilligan & O'Malley lemon pajamas everyone has from Target. OBBBsessed. So soft and comfy (and I'm not a shorts gal when it comes to pajamas) and the lemons are so cute for summertime.

I've been obsessed with taking pictures of our entryway table lately. It's definitely not done as I feel like the proportions are still off, but I just love it. I cut some of those purple flowers from the side of our house and left them long. Love how they looked there.

The randomness continues with this screenshot of a remix Robyn Youkilis was playing on her Insta stories last week. I've been playing it on repeat since then only because it makes me think of Parent Trap.

Sammy replaced the light fixtures in our kitchen last week and I love how the glass fixtures look in there. SO much better than the beige iron ones...

Told ya it was random today!...My mom got Sammy and I a snack box subscription service as a housewarming gift and you get around 5-6 different healthy snacks to try in each box and I loved this Jimmy Bar that came in our first box. It was seriously so good and I normally hate the taste of protein bars--why do they all have that taste to them?! Definitely want to try other flavors. Wanted to mention in case another protein bar hater is looking for a recommendation.

Sammy's coworker proposed to his girlfriend at Disney last week and I just had to share these here because they're so. damn. cute. I can't handle it!

Aren't they just the sweetest?!

Speaking of sweetness... I can't wait to hang out with my buddy all weekend!

Laying with his broom and taco, as one does.

My sister posted this on Snapchat the other day, it's my mom's chalkboard in her kitchen. She's the cutest (and the smartest). I just love this reminder. And every time I come over, she's drawn more flowers "growing" :)

I have to brag on Sammy for a minute. While I was gone last weekend for my cousin's bachelorette party, Sammy did so much around our house. He cleaned the entire place, grocery shopped, replaced the light fixtures in the kitchen, returned a bunch of stuff for us, fixed our coffee table, and turned all the soil in our flower beds. He's a pretty great man and I'm pretty blessed to be living with someone as good as he is.

Also, I can't believe how nice our flowers are coming in this week! All those white impatiens were so sparse, I actually asked him if he had gone out and bought new ones, that's how full they are now.

And after all his work, he still went out and bought me these lovely purply-pink lilies to come home to on Sunday. That guy.

Dinner favorite of the week was definitely this lemon chicken I served with a quinoa and brown rice herb blend. Sammy loved it.

Obviously her photo is better than mine haha.

I've been trying to watch my data use now that my train commute is a little longer (meaning I watch more Insta stories than usual), so I've been pulling out the Kindle lately and been loving it again.

I just started this book which came highly recommended by my cousin. It's been a little slow to get into, but I have a feeling it's going to pick up.

We have two parties on Sunday and one of them is my cousin's daughter's first birthday, so I picked up a few little things for our sweet lady. Old Navy for the win, per usual.

And I would be remised if I didn't mention my very, very favorite thing of this week...one of my favorite people is getting married TOMORROW! I can't wait to celebrate one of the sweetest couples as they start this new chapter together. They do so much for everyone else, I can't wait for them to be shown the same kind of love in return.

We had the rehearsal dinner last night at Lehmann Mansion in Lake Villa where their ceremony and reception will take place. It's SUCH a cool venue, I can't wait to walk around more on Saturday.

The bride and her dad :)