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Hump Day is here! And that means it's time to share a few things I'm loving this week...

~SMASH~

Last night was the 2-hour Season 2 premiere of Smash. I adore this show and am soooooo happy that it's finally back! It's so well written and the music is simply amazing. If you aren't already a fan and find yourself with some free time on your hands, go back and watch Season 1. If you love musicals at all, you won't regret it! Or if you are one of those people who actually has important stuff to do and you want to jump right in on Season 2, I found this very brief recap of Season 1. It leaves out a lot of things, but it's thorough enough to provide a foundation for where the show is at when Season 2 kicks off. You can thank me later!

~gelato~

One a whim at Publix the other day, I picked up this coconut gelato by Talenti. Ah-mazing! Each bite is like a sweet little taste of summertime in your mouth. I'm not sure how I've missed out on this for so long. Word is they have a chocolate mint and a pistachio flavor that I'm dying to try as well!

~Signing Day~

Luckily I have two computer monitors at work. One of them will be emblazoned with the above screenshot all day today as the live fax camera notifies the Crimson Tide faithful which lucky guys will be "Built by Bama" next.

~WINTER~

Down here in the South, we don't get too many months of true winter weather. But nonetheless, I still get dry skin this time of year. A couple of months ago, the Miller High life switched from our normal soap/body wash to this Winter Care line from Dove. I love it, and I have not experienced my normal dry skin since!

That's all for this Wednesday! Have a good rest of the week!



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I'm linking up with Jamie for What I'm Loving Wednesday to share a few of my current random loves.

1. Nutella Muffins with Cream Cheese Icing

I've made these delicious muffins the last couple of weekends and we are hooked! Here's the how-to if anyone is interested.

• 1 can Pillsbury Grand Biscuits
• 1 small jar Nutella
• 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 4 oz. cream cheese softened
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees

- Roll each of the 8 Pillsbury Grand Biscuits out into a flat circle with rolling pin. Coat with sugar on both sides.
- Spread a couple Tbsp. of Nutella onto each rolled out dough.
- Roll up each dough.
- Cut each rolled up dough into 3 equal pieces.
- Place 3 pieces, with the cut side up, into each muffin tin slot.
- Bake at 350 F for about 15 minutes. Once cooked, let cool in the muffin tin for 5 minutes, then remove and let finish cooling (or if you are like me and like them warm, then you won't have to wait long :) )
- For Icing, beat softened cream cheese, vanilla, and powdered sugar together until smooth. Top Each Nutella Roll with Icing.

 Recipe via Chef In Training

2. Carrie Diaries

It's no SATC, but you take what you can get. And I think this new series about high-school-age Carrie Brashaw is a fresh, pleasant surprise. Check it out!  

3. SAG Awards
I thought the SAG fashion was a bit of snooze-fest this year, but I did see a couple of looks that I loved.

Jennifer Garner

Amanda Seyfreid



Katrina Bowden
All SAG images via Yahoo

4. THE Kiss

Nick and Jess FINALLY locked lips last night on New Girl. On a side note, if anyone knows where Jess got that super cute ruffle robe, please tell Mr. M that yours truly would like one for Valentine's Day.

Have a good Hump Day!!!

the most wonderful time of year...

I know this title is typical reserved for the Christmas season...and I agree, Christmas is wonderful. I LOVE Christmas. But despite my Christmas obsession, I think Fall rates as my FAVORITE time of year. So why is this the most wonderful time of year one might ask. In WILW style, let me tell you what I love about this season.

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1. Lower temperatures. Our southern summers are hotter than four hells. I'm talking so hot you walk out the door and your carefully applied make-up immediately slides off your face into a melted blob on the ground. However, come September October we finally start to feel a little relief from the extreme heat, and thus look a little less like a hot mess.


2. Football season. You see, we at the Miller High Life House eat, sleep, and breathe college football. Specifically Alabama football. Not only do I love the excitement and school pride associated with football season, it's also the perfect excuse to get together with friends, eat really unhealthy food, and enjoy questionable amounts of libations. Doesn't get much better than that folks.


3. Fall foliage. Call me a tree-hugger or a nerd, but I really do love the natural colors of fall. Reds, yellows, browns, oranges... so pretty. And literally every pot and planter at the M house is currently dripping with mums. Pumpkins come next!


4. Re-emergence of the PSL. Who doesn't get excited the first time they pull up to Starbucks and see the glorious Pumpkin Spice Latte back on the menu? I know this girl certainly does.


5. Fall TV Premieres. You guys know I love primetime tv. I make no excuses. Are there more productive things I could do with my time? Sure. But we all have our vices. The way I see it, mine could be much worse. Aside from a few little gems (True Blood, etc), summer tv is pretty much a long "dry spell". So when fall rolls around, I'm more than ready for all my favorite shows to return. And because I wouldn't be me without a list within a list, I'm breaking down the premieres I'm MOST excited about this season.

So this one already happened and the Castle/Beckett romance did not disappoint!

I practically salivate thinking about this return. Amazeballs.

Who doesn't love a good fairytale?

It's just awesome. And if Cam doesn't crack you up, you must be dead.

"My boobs are loving this unemployed this. They don't have to go to boob jail everyday." - Jess



This new show intrigues me. Giving it a shot this Sunday.





This is my other new tester-show. Will report back.

 

Hello Chuck Bass. It's always a long summer without you.

Don't let the name fool ya. Mrs. Florrick can get pretty scandalous.

WILW

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It's HARD to be a consisent blogger during the summer. That's all I'm gonna say...and without further ado, here's what I'm loving lately:

{frosting}
You guys remember that movie with Kate Hudson and Matthew McYummy? How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days? Well, I've always loved the analogy they use to describe accessorizing yourself with the perfect jewels- "Frost yourself." Yeah, totally random I know and has nothing to do with my next point really, except that it involves jewelry. So my friends have become quite the jewelry-making experts, and I'm amazed at what cute stuff they can produce. I joined in on a crafty session with them last week and made this little frosting for my neck. My talents don't compare to them, but I'm still loving the final product!



{showers}
I love afternoon summer showers! And even more, I'm loving these two silly kiddos playing in the drizzle.


{frans}
I'm always loving sweet friends, a fun night out, and Tin Roof!




{munchies}
I'm loving that any time we have a team meeting at work, everyone brings goodies. This time I whipped up some sausage balls and pigs-in-a-blanket. I'm loving that as I prepared them, the pigs-in-a-blanket brought back football season memories and the sausage balls conjured up Christmas memories! I think this girl is already longing for a break in the summer heat wave...


{melody}
I'm loving my new Miranda Lambert cd. I'm NOT loving that she cancelled her concert last weekend and now I have to wait until October to see her. However, as I pointed out above, I'm over the Alabama summer heat, and seeing her in the fall will certainly make for a more pleasant experience in an outdoor amphitheater. My favorite tracks so far are: Over You (duh), All Kinds of Kinds, Fine Tune, Mama's Broken Heart, Look at Miss Ohio... and I'm sure as I learn more the list will grow!



{tube}
I miss my regular shows, but summer tv is nothing to scoff at. I'm loving True Blood, Melissa & Joey, Real Housewives of New York, and Charlie Sheen's Anger Management. But a surprising new addition to the list is The Newsroom, which comes on immediately following True Blood on HBO. I was hooked after the first episode. Jeff Daniels delivers an amazing performance, and his dry wit and quick remarks sometimes have me in stitches. Plus, I'm also a sucker for the inter-work romances: the budding flirtation between Jim and Maggie and the long history between Will and Mackenzie.



Have a great Wednesday!

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{Magic Mike Midnight}
I'm loving our very fun girls' night last week! We had dinner/drinks at on tap and then headed to the midnight premiere of the movie. It's not going to win an Oscar anytime soon, and the ending kinda pissed me off, BUT any movie with Channing Tatum half naked a majority of the time ranks pretty high on my favorites list!

{sno-cones}
With the oppressive Alabama heat, I'm loving that we have a sno-cone stand less than 2 miles from our house. A large Tiger Blood, please sir!



{pretty polish}
Let's face it- I STINK at doing my own nails. I paint like a 2 year old, and even when I manage to do a semi-decent job, I usually mess it up within 10 minutes. Enter Sally Hansen's Insta-Dri. I usually buy nice polish like Essie or OPI or really cheap polish like NYC and Sinful Colors, but I finally tried this Insta-Dri line. It can't work miracles, so my painting skills are still lacking, but this stuff goes on smooth and sets FAST. I am loving the Petal Pusher color for my fingers and the top coat is also fabulous!





{tresses}
I'm loving these two lines of hair care products both made by Organix. I had some extra care bucks at CVS that were about to expire, so even though I didn't NEED any hair products, I decided to give these a shot. Fabulous idea- they both are so great I'm not sure which I prefer!




{independence}
God Bless America Y'all! I'm loving having the day off!

Have a very safe and happy 4th of July!

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It's Wednesday, and these are a few current loves:


{candle}
My sweet friend Calley gave me this candle recently. Not only is it made right here in Alabama, but it smells divine! I'm loving burning it every evening when I cozy up with a good book.

{Scentsy}
Speaking of home fragrances, y'all know I'm a loyal Scentsy customer. I just restocked my inventory. Rio Beach is always a summer favorite, but I'm loving the new scent Tingnanello.

{tomatoes}

I'm loving the endless supply of homegrown tomatoes coming at me from all directions this time of year. These are some from Granddaddy's garden and they always seem to be the best!

{hot&hot}

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Last night Mr. M and I had dinner with 3 very dear friends at Hot & Hot Fish Club. This local restaurant has long been one of our favorites, but we have not been to eat there since Chef Chris Hastings won the James Beard Award or beat Bobby Flay at Iron Chef America. As always we had a WONDERFUL meal: gazpacho, tomato salad, fried okra, scallops, desserts, etc. The thing I'm loving most about our meal (besides the wonderful company) was the William's Old Fashioned signature summer cocktail. I'm not a huge fan of bourbon, but this was the smoothest bourbon drink I think I've ever tasted and the grilled peaches were an amazing combination.

Last but not least, I'm also loving that Chef Hastings came and spent a few minutes visiting with our table. He was so funny and humble about all of his success, and I loved the Alabama/LSU national championship jokes he made when discussing his Iron Chef victory over Bobby Flay (Chef Flay hails from cajun country).

{mjh}
Y'all know about my girl crush on Melissa Joan Hart. Well, I'm loving the news article I read this morning announcing that she will have a memoir coming out this fall. Another addition to my "must read" list!

Happy Hump Day!!!

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{wisdom}

I'm loving the statements that can come out of a toddler's mouth. For instance, my very smart and very sweet "niece" made a profound comment last week that I found wise beyond her (three) years. As we scraped the brownie batter bowl clean of any left-overs, she looked at me and exclaimed, "Chocolate- that's my best, favorite color!". I chuckled at her confusion with color vs. flavor, but the more I thought about it... Birthdays= chocolate. Easter baskets= chocolate. Weddings= chocolate. Valentine's Day= chocolate. Christmas stockings= chocolate. Afternoon pick-me-ups= chocolate. Long days at work= chocolate. Movie theaters= chocolate. Chocolate cake, chocolate cupcakes, chocolate chip cookies, chocolate fudge brownies, hot chocolate, chilly chocolate milk, chocolate covered pretzels, chocolate ice cream... Indeed, sweet girl. Chocolate is my best, favorite color as well.


{sweet}

Speaking of sweet things, I'm currently loving sherbert. It's no secret that I'm a dessert girl (chocolate to be specific). But when it's 1000 degrees outside, nothing hits the spot like Blue Bell's summer sherbert!

{convenience}

I'm loving that the Target by our home has started giving you a clip-on cup-holder for your buggy when you buy a Starbucks beverage. Until recently, everytime I grabbed a drink, I had to play a tricky balance game as I tried to push the cart, grab items, and NOT spill my drink. How convenient!

{fresh}

I'm loving that my mom gave me my first batch of fresh, homegrown tomatoes this summer. Between her and Clint's granddaddy, there is no telling how many tomatoes I put away over the course of the summer. A great fresh tomato sandwich (with Miracle Whip, not Mayo) is a classic summer staple at our house!

{monogram}

Wasn't it the lovely Reese Witherspoon who said, "If it's not moving, monogram it"? Well whoever said it, I tend to live by this philosophy. Blame it on my Southern roots I suppose. Anyway, my bestie Candace gave me this awesome hat as part of my birthday present, and I'm loving it! Seriously don't think I could I be any more obsessed!

{cross}

Speaking of accessories, I'm also loving this other birthday prize - my new cross wrap bracelet! Too cute!

{eric}

I'm loving that Mr. Eric Northman is once again making his Sunday night appearances in my living room. The "True Blood" premiere was this past Sunday, and if the rest of the season is anything like the first episode it's going to be a wild ride!

Happy Wednesday!