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My Sally Hansen Pacific Blue polish was and exact match to my bubble necklace! 

F21 Dress (worn as top), Old Navy Maternity Jeans, Nordstrom BP Flats 

I've been obsessed with smoothies the whole pregnancy and have been using the Yoplait Smoothie mixes and adding OJ, lemonade, kiwis, and bananas. It's so delicious! It says it's two servings, but I've been drinking it all to myself. I've found that it's about the same amount of smoothie as a regular Jamba juice cup or my plastic tumblers.

I'm so so so excited that my sorority big sis and my grand big sis and I are all pregnant together. It's been such fun news to share and our text messages are classic. I love that I have two women so close to me that I can connect to and lean on. 

This past weekend was my SIL's bach party and this was our view from our beach house, gorgeous right? 

Here's the view at sunset, so beautiful! 

One night we went bar hopping and one bar served my Shirley Temple in a pitcher, I loved it! The best part? It was non-alcoholic like a Shirley Temple is supposed to be! LOL 

I have been obsessed with kiwis now that they're in season, I'm eating a few every day. I eat mine like an apple, I swear you can't taste the skin/fur at all! Plus, the skin of a fruit has the most vitamins! 

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Neither Hair nor There...

Change is upon us people. Not just because I'll be entering the realm of motherhood, no, it's that spring is around the corner and what that means is changes to my hair! Lately I have really been missing my blonde locks, I haven't been blonde in what seems like a lifetime. I'm not ready to go fully blonde yet, I haven't decided if I'm ready to fully commit to it. When I'm blonde, I get my hair done every 8-10 weeks to avoid the ghetto crack look of roots. They are the worst beauty enemy! I hate them.

So I made an appointment with my magician hairdresser and started looking all over for some ideas of something in-between that's not ombre. I still like the look overall, but I'm over mine. I say that, and then I'll have a great hair day and I'm like, I love it! Then my blonde love affair comes back and ombre is in the wind.

Here I am very blonde, on my wedding day vs my hair today:

Now, I love how the dark brunette makes my eyes pop and doesn't wash me out like being blonde can do, but when I think of myself, I still picture myself blonde. Plus, like I said, it's getting close to spring so I think lightening up is perfect. Here is some of my inspiration I've found on Pinterest:

I love the last three pictures, that they're a darker with lots of highlights, lightening it up overall. I'm leaning towards this for now and seeing where it takes me for the rest of summer and future hair appointments. I just want something that's bright, lighter, but not as high maintenance as when I'm full on blonde.

My appointment is at the end of the month, right before my shower, a wedding, and our maternity pics so I have some time to make a decision, but wanted to share what I'm thinking now. Also, my hair is not longer or thicker due to being pregnant. That was one thing I've been looking forward to my whole life! I figured that I would finally get long hair when I was pregnant instead of this medium length I've had my whole life. Whatever those other preggers were doing, apparently I'm not (and yes, I'm taking my pre-natals). So non-preggers, take note: this does not happen to everyone so squish that hair dream now!

What are your hair plans for spring and summer? Please share!

My Favorite Pink Items + Must-Reads

Question of the month from Kristen: Inspired by Valentine's Day... 

What are your favorite Pink items?

 This month's question is so fun! It was really hard to narrow down my pink items, and of course the majority of mine are nail polish. Go figure.  Pink is one of my favorite colors, but not a color I wear a lot in clothing. Lips, cheeks, nails I'm all over though! If I can get something in pink, I will- IPhone cover, toothbrush, etc. Here are some of my favorite pink things:

MAC Baby Sparks

Sinful Colors 24/7 and Easy Going

OPI In the Spotlight Now

Cotton Candy

(this is the one thing I never got from Santa growing up, 

I asked for a cotton candy machine for like 10 years)

Victoria Secret Incredible Perfume

MAC Pink Nouveau

Essie Pink Parka, Fiji, and Mod Square

Starburst Fave Reds

Simply Raspberry Lemonade (can't get enough of this stuff!)

MAC Pink Swoon

• Alison*Elle - Alison finally found her perfect pair of boyfriend jeans.
• Beautygirl24 -  Noelle said yes to a wedding dress! She also started decorating her new home.
• Ella Pretty - What Ella's been wearing and an update on her shopping ban!
• Lindsay J Everyday - Lindsay has a new love.
• Love, Lipstick & Pearls - Kristen shared her Beauty Wishlist for spring.
• Schnelle Couture - Danielle shares her birth story in her final BUMPdate.
• Sequins and Stilettos - Skylette of course wore red for Valentines - see the dress here.
• The Currently Obsessed - Mehreen reveals the gender of her baby ... And gives us a bumpdate !

Lameness

Sorry that NONE of my pictures are showing up! I've updated my bandwidth on Photobucket over 24 hours ago and have emailed them twice without a response. I'm hoping my pictures will be back shortly, but until then, I hope you all have a great weekend!!

Hot Man Parade

I'm in love with JT's hair like this, it's so dashing! Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!