Sparkle & Shine!

Well the 4th of July has come and gone... wow! This year is seriously is flying by! It makes me realize how much I want to soak in the summer and enjoy it before it's fall! Hope you all had a great holiday! Ours was fun with my family - every year my sister has a bbq cos she has a great view of nearby fireworks. But this time we added sparklers to the mix!! I found them the other day at the mall and it was the first time in YEARS we had sparklers so we had fun! :) 

 my two older sisters and me :)

 my sister, nephew & niece - what a cute family!

 remind me never to cock my head again in a picture

lots of fun with sparklers

they look strange - but they are fireworks!

And now back to work. 4th of July should never be celebrated during the week again! 

Have a awesome thursday! 

Happy 4th!!

Happy 4th of July!!!

Have a wonderful day!

I'll be working in the morning [hey! time & a half, can't really complain!] and than enjoying bbq, beer, fireworks & sparklers with my family! :) how are you celebrating? 

Let's see that red, white & blue!

It's 4th of July EVE! What are your plans for tomorrow? I, sadly, will be working in the morning - than heading over to my sister's house in the evening for her annual 4th of July party where we bbq, drink & watch fireworks! I can NOT wait for that! I always love patriotic holidays [memorial day included] and always wanted to dress the part... props to the bloggers below for doing so successfully!

all images via pinterest

This year I'll be attempting to do so :) why? cos it's the most I can do on this patriotic holiday to show I love my country. New Jersey? Not so much - but still proud to be an American regardless of how fucked up we can be as a nation. You thought it - I'm just saying it :) Though I sadly won't be rocking the necklace ... the outfit below is looking pretty dead on. 

shirt / shoes / pants / necklace 

and I am STILL hunting down that red, white & blue bottle of Chandon. Since champagne has become my latest obsession [no joke - we enjoy at least 2 bottles a week. No need for an occasion, just INDULGE!] I am all about the americana bottle of Chandon! And some sam adams :) 

How YOU spending 4th of July?? 

A Stars and Stripes Weekend!

Whoo! What an amazing weekend it was! I was so busy and enjoying it so much I hardly took pictures... which is not like me. But I did get some in. Friday night was spent at the fair, Saturday was spent at the flea market, sushi and walking around Hoboken. Sunday I worked. And Monday was spent BBQing at my moms. Besides Sunday, it was the perfect weekend. Along with lots of packing thrown in.

out in the hot sun in Hoboken

Jose and Nestor deep in conversation... they talked about everything by the water from boats to weed.

Obviously I was bored by the conversation

 

the dogs dressed up in their red, white and blue bandanas! 

red, white and blue drinks at my moms [the middle is lemonade]

gorgeous Hoboken

at the fair!

us before going on the himalayan ride at the fair lol

 Jose and his favorite game at the fair. Every year we go back so he can try and conquer it

Jose LOVES feeding the goats lol

The Manhattan skyline... and boats enjoying the beautiful weather

Time to chow down!!

It's 4th of July weekend!! Holidays in summer should be more frequent cos this holiday is the best. I'll be enjoying the weekend with Jose, our friends and family. Tonight - we go to the fair! Games, rides, but the greatest part... food!! Cheese fries, corn dogs and the greatest treat ever..

Zeppoles!! 

This is a Jersey shore staple! But the fair makes em just as good!

Than it's BBQ time..

Along with Smores!! [I requested Smores Cupcakes from my brother in law, the pastry chef. We'll see if he can deliver!] 

Lots and lots o desert!

And fireworks!!

all images google and pinterest

Oh how I love this holiday! And tonight we are kicking it off! 

Enjoy your weekend!! 

4th of July at the Fair!

The state fair was in town and we spent our night watching fireworks, playing games, eating the greatest greasiest food.

Lots and lots of games...
Look at all the pikachus!

Jose LOVED going to the petting zoo and taking pictures with the animals!

This guy was all about the pictures

This guy was tired lol

Nestor and Wendy watching the fireworks

Us too! :) [and one of my favorite pictures of us now]

The night ended watching pig races, Jose winning me a little pig, and zeppoles and slushies :)

How was your 4th??

Happy 4th of July!!!

Happy 4th of July!!!

This weekend I will be enjoying the usual 4th of July activities with my fiance! [like we did last year below] watching fireworks!

And eating SMORES!!

And visiting the state fair!! Whoo!! Cant wait to pay a quarter to see the 2 headed snake lady!! lol

picture from blog.nj.com

OOh and we will be squeezing in some 4th of july shopping cos you KNOW how I do! OH! And tonight I will be enjoying a Pure Romance Party with my girlfriends and some friends from high school I haven't seen in years!! It shall be fun! :)

Everyone enjoy your weekend!!

Happy 4th!!

Happy 4th of July!!!!

It looks to finally be a beautiful day in Jersey consistiting of absolutely NO RAIN! But I'm not keeping my hopes up as it has rained every single day for a month straight, whether a downpour or a sprinkle it SUCKS! But anyway... Today is the 4th of July!! I got my Philidelphia Freedom [by elton john] playing and I am getting excited!

Today Jose and I will be spending the evening with my family at my sister, Ann Maries, house. I'm bringing smores for dessert and can't WAIT!! :) I'll also be checking out my other sisters house, Barbara, who has been moving end this weekend with her fiance Derek. I'll be taking pictures of Ann Maries house cos it was a mess and she turned it into a beautiful home :) As well as pictures of my family of course!!

Enjoy the holiday everyone!!!

Ahh... Nothing like seeing fireworks at the Magic Kingdom.