Friday Favorites

Happy Friday, y'all! It's the weekend and we've got a fun filled one!

Hopefully tomorrow the house will be officially box free! We got so much unpacked in the first two days, but we still have one box of random stuff that we need to go through and a few things left to hang up on the walls. My goal for tomorrow is to get that done! (Blake doesn't know this yet, surprise!!) Also, A&M plays Alabama, so we will definitely be cheering on the Aggies and wearing our maroon here in Austin!
 Sunday Blake is playing at our Night of Worship at our church here in Austin. We are partnering up with Allies Against Slavery ATX & Austin Disaster Relief Network for this night and we are so looking forward to it! If you're in the Austin area you won't want to miss it!

Now for some favorites!

I have missed my coffee so much while pregnant, and with cooler temperatures hopefully around the corner (come on Texas, it's supposed to be fall.), I needed to find a good decaf coffee! This is the best I could find for our little Keurig! It has a pretty good taste, but it's no craft coffee by any means. But it will do for now! Definitely a favorite for this fall/winter!

Y'all, I think I have found my favorite multi-surface cleaner ever. First off, it smells incredible. Second, it cleans so well! We have granite counter tops in our new home and boy do I love them. I love this stuff even more because it keeps those pretty counter tops clean!! I also use it to clean my stove after we cook and it makes cleaning all the excess grease and messiness that I make while cooking so easy. I highly recommend trying this!

So, a favorite of mine is pumpkin bread. Specifically, Starbucks pumpkin bread. I have never tried to make my own pumpkin bread before, simply because my momma and grandma have made it for me every fall :) This year, I decided to try and make my own! I searched Pinterest for an easy pumpkin bread recipe and I'm pretty sure I found the easiest. All you need is 1 box of spice cake mix & 1 can of Pure Pumpkin. (yes, that's all.) You'll combine them (I used my mixer) and the batter will be very thick. Bake at 350 for around 40 minutes, or until a knife comes out clean. SO easy, right?? It tastes pretty great too! Definitely a favorite of my husbands! I made the bread mostly for myself, thinking he wouldn't like it (he's not the biggest pumpkin fan) and he has almost eaten the whole loaf! Y'all have to give it a try! 

Another favorite of mine is gel nail polish. I love to have my nails painted, and they almost always are. But I hate when they start to chip! It drives me crazy. Gel nail polish makes you polish last for at least up to two weeks. It can get pretty expensive to visit the nail salon so often, so I have been looking for a good gel top coat for a while now and I found a favorite! I wanted to slurp and buy the Essie brand (I really only wear Essie) but i didn't want to spend the money on it and it not work! So I found this Revlon brand gel top coat (only $6!!!) and it works! I love it. It adds so much shine to your polish and I have been super impressed with how long it lasts. This will definitely work for me since I paint my nails once about every two weeks. But since I'm not the best at painting my nails, I'll probably opt for going to the salon for special occasions :)

Nail Color: Essie "Berry Naughty" great for Fall!!

I started joining the She Reads Truth studies shortly after Blake and I got engaged. The first study I ever did with them was their study on Ruth. What I love about she reads truth is that it is ran/written by women just like you and me. They believe in digging into The Word of God and spending time with Him daily, and they also believe in doing this as a community of women that are all in need of Gods grace and the truths that we read in His word. Right now we are on day 12 of the Philippians study and it's not too late to join! The whole study is online along with SO many others! You can also order their study booklets, cute printables with scripture on them, coffee cups, magnets, notebooks, and so much more! I love their stuff and their studies and I highly recommend checking out this favorite :)

I hope y'all enjoy these favorites & have a great weekend!