Father's Day Gift Guide

FATHER’S DAY GIFT GUIDES


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Summer Wedding Guest Dress Ideas

SUMMER WEDDING GUEST DRESS IDEAS


We have a lot of wedding festivities this summer and into the fall and I was shopping for some dress options for me to wear and I figured why not share them with you guys as well! All of these options are from Amazon because of the time crunch that I had to get something to wear but I found TONS of options and I am going to share them all with you. I am talking like 16 dresses showed up to my house to try on and I am going to share my thoughts with you to spare you from ordering just as many as I did to find a good one! There are two sections, one is summer wedding guest dresses and then the other is bridal shower guest dresser. Later on in the year I will be sharing Nashville bachelorette outfit ideas and then fall/winter wedding guest dress ideas with you guys as well!

LIGHT PURPLE FLORAL FRONT TIE DRESS - This is the dress but I chose to wear to the wedding. I got the stress in an extra large and it fit perfectly. The waste is elastic and the front ties to make it as loose or tight as you need it to be on your chest. It came in like 20 other colors but I really liked the light purple for spring! I am going to wear this dress with my heels from Target and a clutch that is the same nude color! I think I am also going to curl my hair with my latest hair tool obsession, I will link it here!

EMERALD GREEN PUFF SLEEVE DRESS - this is the other option that I got, but I think I’m going to wear it to the rehearsal dinner. It has an elastic waist and then ties in the back to keep the sleeves in place so they don’t slide down your shoulders. I was worried when I first bought the dress that it would keep falling down my shoulders but the elastic is perfect and keeps them up! Again the stress comes in a ton of colors, I was going back and forth between the emerald and the lavender! I got the XL and it fits so well! I’m going to wear the same nude heels from Target!


SUMMER WEDDING GUEST DRESSES

I knew that I was going to need a dress for the wedding that we are going to this weekend but for some reason it took me wayyyyy too long to begin to look for a dress. I wanted something nicer but nothing super over the top. I went with darker greens and blues and some purples thrown in as the colors I wanted to look for. I found a TON of options and ordered them all basically as a last ditch time restricted effort. I ordered 11 dresses to try for the wedding and I found a couple that I liked on my body. I only kept two and I will write about why i kept each of them!

| DARK GREEN HALTER DRESS | ONE SHOULDER ROYAL BLUE DRESS |

| ONE SHOULDER LIGHT BLUE MID CALF DRESS |

| LIGHT GREEN TANK DRESS | PURPLE LONG SLEEVE SHORT DRESS |

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SUMMER BRIDAL SHOWER GUEST IDEAS

When I started looking for options for the wedding I figured I should find a few options for the bridal shower I am going to because it was the following weekend! I wanted something a little more casual but not too casual. When I first started looking I had a romper in mind but actually found a lot of dress options that I liked as well! Again, I am going to give a recap of each piece and how I liked it below!

| ORANGE FLORAL SUMMER DRESS | GREEN PLAID TANK DRESS |

| PURPLE TANK ROMPER | ORANGE MAXI DRESS |

| LIGHT PURPLE FAUX WRAP DRESS | TAUPE FLORAL ROMPER |

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What kinds of events do you guys have coming up this summer? Besides this wedding and bridal shower in spread over the next couple of weeks, we have a bit of a break and then the late summer I have bachelorette party in Nashville and then some fall weddings in October and November! I hope this blog post was helpful for some of you guys trying to find something to wear! If you have any questions you can comment below or you can send me an email at tarynintotravel@gmail.comand I will get back to you there asap!


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3 Day Disney Staycation

THREE DAY DISNEY STAYCATION

A few weeks back my cousin Taylor and I had a little 3 Day Disney staycation at the parks while my husband hosted a bachelor party at our house. We were SO excited and were really ready to pretty much be at the parks from open to close all three of the days. One thing that I was actually a little sad about when we first were moving to Orlando was missing those trips to Disney where you open to close everyday and go go go. I was worried that being able to go whenever we wanted was going to make some of the magic go away. BUUUT, that really didn’t happen at all which I am so happy about! In this post I will talk about where we stayed, what rides we did on each day, what foods we ate and any other details that happened during our staycation!

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WHERE WE STAYED

Originally we wanted to stay at one of the value resorts like All Star Movies or All-Star Music Resort but those were sold out and we ultimately chose to just get an airbnb because of the amount of time we we would really be in the room each day. The location of our Airbnb was seriously perfect, less than a 10 minute drive to all of the places that we needed to go. We drove to and from the location as well as took Uber’s to get to some of the spots and we didn’t have trouble with it at all. The airbnb had a nice bathroom, a kitchenette, a living room and two queen beds in the bedroom. It was almost like a hotel suite and it was perfect for the three nights that we stayed. It was $80 a night and completely worth it. I should also mention that our host was very responsive, helpful and we would definitely stay here again! I put photos and some extra info to the listing below!

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DAY 1 - CITY WORKS

We both worked on this day but we wanted to kick off our Disney weekend with dinner at Disney Springs. We chose to go to City Works! It wasn’t the first time we had gone there but its always good and never really disappoints. Especially with its ever-changing menu and its basically unlimited amount of good drinks. We love the cider flights and they have a lot of good wine as well! City Works is over by the movie theater and Splitsville. I wish I had taken pictures when I have gone in the past but I will add more of them to this blog post when we go in the future! I wrote a whole City Works Gluten Free Review and you can read that here! There are tons of restaurants in Disney Springs, you can read about our favorites here! We love going to Disney Springs because they take such good care of me with my allergy and I know I won’t be getting glutened here!

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DAY 2 - Magic Kingdom and Hollywood Studios Day

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Magic Kingdom - You can read my 10 Tips for Magic Kingdom, here!

Rides we rode at Magic Kingdom:

  1. Pirates of the Caribbean

  2. Big Thunder Mountain

  3. Space Mountain

  4. Seven Dwarfs Mine Train

Lunch - Columbia Harbor House, I had the chicken fingers, shocking I know! I haven’t done a full review on this yet but I will at some point because this it pretty much where I eat every time I am at Magic Kingdom.

After lunch we decided to head over to Hollywood Studios and ride some rise so we wouldn’t have such a long day on Sunday . We took the bus over to Hollywood Studios and it only took about 20 minutes total to get on the bus, get to the park and then get into HS. I would recommend getting from park to park like this! We stayed at Hollywood Studios from about 2:30 to close and then took the bus back over to Magic Kingdom to close out the park and ride a couple more rides before it closed!

Rides we rode at Hollywood Studios:

  1. Tower of Terror

  2. Rock N’ Roller Coaster

  3. Rise of the Resistance

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Dinner: We ate at Woody’s Lunch Box, I have eaten here a bunch of times and in the last two times I have gotten the magically delicious totchos that they have. I found out that they can be made gluten free and you can taste literally no difference, they are amazing! Its tater tots, Fritos, chili, a gravy of some sort, chives, queso and sour cream. I literally can’t think of a better combination of foods to go together than the way these do!


DAY 3 - EPCOT

Rides we rode at Epcot:

  1. Test Track

  2. Frozen Ever After

  3. Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure

  4. Soarin’

Where we ate:

Lunch: For the first time, we tried eating at the The Sunshine Seasons in the Land Pavilion! I had the salmon with mashed potatoes and OH MY GOSH, I didn’t even know I needed this meal in my life! It was so so so good!

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Dinner/Snack: I had the House-made Italian Sausage and Peppers Poutine - Refreshment Port. I have had these like 4 times now and DANG, its good. You would never guess that it is a vegan dish! But it is a must for me at the Flower and Garden Festival!

What we drank:

Mexico: Blood Orange Margarita from La Cava Del Tequila

Norway: Troll Krum from the cart in Norway

China:  Honey Hibiscus Hard Iced Tea drink at Joy of Tea

Morocco: Pomegranate Acai from the Spice Road Table Bar

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DAY 4- ANIMAL KINGDOM

Animal Kingdom - You can read my 10 Tips for Animal Kingdom, here!

RIDES WE RODE:

  1. Flight of Passage

  2. Dinosaur {one of my all time favorites}

  3. Expedition Everest {it was finally open again and we rode it probably 6 times!}

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Where we ate:

Lunch - We had an early lunch at Restaurantosaurus, we just happened to be in DinoLand and it was close! I had the gluten free chicken nuggets and those really never disappoint! I almost always get these when I am at Animal Kingdom! You can read my full Restaurantosaurus Gluten Free Review here!

Afternoon snack: We both got our own orders of the buffalo chicken chips that are at the little cart right outside of Dinoland called Trilobites! They are potato chips with buffalo chicken on top and then they put sour cream, diced tomatoes and celery on top and it is SO GOOD. I have all of my Animal Kingdom Gluten Free Favorites written in this post here! I hope that you find it helpful if you are planning a trip to Disney World and are feeling overwhelmed by the gluten free menus!


I hope you guys enjoyed this post and found it helpful! In the past I have done other blog posts like an 8 Day Disney World Trip, a 6 Day Disney World Trip as well as all of my other random Disney posts which you can read here! Have you ever done a Disney Staycation? I would also love to know if you usually stay on property or off! Let me know if you have questions at all, I am also always here to help you with your next trip! You can comment below or send me an email at tarynintotravel@gmail.com!


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Walmart Beauty Must Haves

Walmart Beauty Must Haves


NYX BUTTER GLOSS IN CREME BRULEE - I have this gloss in a few colors at this point! I have Creme Brûlée, Tiramisu, Vanilla Cream Pie, Fortune Cookie and Praline! I love them for putting on top of lip stick or by itself!

MILANI BAKED BLISH IN ROSE D’ORO - Another random find from Walmart but that was about three years ago and I have repurchased it since then! It is just a good gloss for on top of lip stick! I will also put it on top of my Tarte Maracuja Juicy Lip Glosses for more shine!

ABSOLUTE HD FLAWLESS SETTING POWDER - I have only had this once but it is a really nice powder. I go back and forth with this one and another one. There really isn’t a difference but I like that it doesn’t crease or feel too cakey. Its just a nice powder to set my makeup!

NEUTROGENA MAKEUP REMOVER WIPE SINGLES - I don’t usually use these unless I am traveling. They are super convenient in the individual use packaging. I have them in my guest bathroom for guests and I have a couple in my car for more emergency purposes! But handy for sure!

GARNIER MICELLAR CLEANSING WATER - This is what I use to take off my makeup daily. I like that it takes one or two cotton pads or I can use reusable ones as well. It takes my makeup completely off and I like that it doesn’t feel oily on my skin when I am done!

PALMERS COCONUT OIL BODY LOTION - I literally have a bottle of this in my nightstand, in my bathroom, in the guest bathroom and in my office. I love this lotion, it doesnt make my skin feel gross. Its super hydrating and super affordable!

ALMAY LIP VIBES LIPSTICK IN SKIP THE GYM & ALMAY LIP VIBES LIPSTICK IN NEVER FORGET - I did a whole blog post on this brand of lipstick a few years ago and I still reach for it most of the time! I will link the blog post for you guys here. I had 6 in this blog post and since then I have probably acquired 4-5 more of them. I just love how easy they are!

CERAVE HYDRATING FACIAL CLEANSER - This is the cleanser that I use to wash my face. I like using it in the shower because I hate when the water runs down my arms. But I saw a trick to use scrunchies around your wrists to keep that from happening, so I will have to try that! But I have used this cleanser for about 3 years and love it!

OLAY CLEANSING & NOURISHING BODY WASH - I am on my third bottle of this body wash and I really like it. Its not super drying and it smells fantastic! I also love the pump which is easy to use in the shower.

REVLON ONE-STEP VOLUMIZER - I have had this hot tool for about 5 years and LOVE it. It dries my short hair so easily and I love the way that my hair feels when its done. It volumizes and smoothes my hair perfectly. I can’t recommend it enough. Its usually on all of my gift guides!

MAYBELLINE LIFTER GLOSS IN REEF - Another great topper gloss, this one isn’t too sticky and I like that its a bit plumping! But it doesn’t hurt or burn like some other ones that I have tried. Its high shine to give a fuller looking lip. I really like it! I think that Reef is the perfect shade.

EQUATE EPSOM SALT SHEA BUTTER AND ALMOND OIL - I am a big bath person and I usually add epsom salt and or a bath bomb to each of my baths. I love this shade butter and almond oil formula because it is super hydrating on my skin!

COVERGIRL SKIN MILK FOUNDATION IN 520 FAIR - I have had this in my makeup bag for who knows how long and just recently rediscovered it! I usually just use a tinted moisturizer but when I want a little more coverage for like going out or date night or something, I will use this and its so nice on my skin! Its bailable and fantastic. I am in shade 520 fair!

REVLON SUPER LUSTROUS LIP GLOSS IN SANDSTORM - I know I have said this twice now but this is really another great gloss for topping a lip color. But this one I also really like on its own. It has an oranges tint to it and perfect for spring and summer! It pairs well with my Almay lip colors!

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April Favorite Five

April Favorite Five


| TTHE ORDINARY PEELING MASK |

Back in March I got LOST in the Ulta that is in my Target and walked out with more than I anticipated but this was one of the items that I had grabbed. I have seen it on Instagram and TikTok and was intrigued. It was $8 and 10000% worth it. I use it once a week, I leave it on for 10 minutes and then wash it off with a wet washcloth. It is like the easiest way to exfoliate your skin and make your face feel new! I even have Dustin using it. He will put it on once a week and wash it off in the shower and he really liked it as well. Its so worth the $8!

| WILD FABLE SQUARE BACKPACK |

I have absolutely loved this smaller backpack. I bought it to be able to bring my backpack into the parks and the resorts to work for the day without carrying like a huge bag and making it look like I am moving in haha. So I got this one and my laptop just fits into it along with my chargers, a notebook, my mini fan and a snack or two! Its perfect and I have actually brought it other places as well. It’s really the perfect size and so cute. It comes in like five other colors and it is only $20! It would also be good for younger kids as well!

| MADE GOOD STAR PUFFED CRACKERS |

I found these on Amazon and at first I wasn’t sure how I felt about them but honestly they are the closest gluten free cracker that I have found that even comes close to tasting like goldfish crackers and I think that is the one thing that I haven’t found anything similar until now! But I will continue to buy these because they are so good. I like the cheddar ones the most, then the pizza ones and lastly the plain ones but only because I like the flavors of the other ones. The only downside is that you can only really get them on Amazon!

| PRETTY GARDEN GREEN PLAID SUMMER DRESS |

I actually have a couple of pieces from Pretty Garden and love them both! I am usually a large and it was true to size. I got this dress in the light green and it is perfect for spring. I love the color and that the dress is super lightweight. But there is a liner so it isn’t see-through. Great for Florida! There are pockets which every dress should have and the straps are adjustable which is really nice!

| NULOOM LESLIE PERSAIN AREA RUG 3 X 5 IN PEACH |

This rug popped up as an ad for me on Facebook or Instagram one morning and it literally prompted me to paint my laundry room. I had been wanting a more colorful rug and to do something more colorful with our laundry room. It was just white boring and sort of gross. I am planning to do a longer post on our Laundry Room Refresh soon so I won’t give too much away but I am very happy with the rug and how well it stays down on its own. We did put carpet tape but not until later. It is a really nice quality rug!

Updated Hair Favorites

Up until we moved to Orlando, I had never really died my hair or did anything to it. So when we moved to Orlando and Khristina reached out to me and was like let me do your hair, I was like…SURE, let’s do it! I had been thinking about going lighter and it was like she read my mind and knew that I wanted my hair done. I knew I wanted to go super blonde and have silvery and purple pieces in it! But sometimes I also just do blonde. If you are in the area, I go to Khristina at Educe Salon and she is AMAZING. I just wanted to go over all of the items that I use and when I use them and how often and all of that sort of thing!


HAIR PRODUCTS

  1. Odele Volumizing Shampoo - I got this shampoo so I could use something on opposite washes of the Olaplex and I really like it! I says to wash with it twice but if you lather it in your hands really well and then work it into your hair adding a little water it will lather and suds up just fine! I really like the way that my hair feels after the shower when I use this shampoo and its conditioner as well!

  2. Olaplex Bond Treatment Shampoo - I had heard great things about Olaplex, like a few years of people hyping it up before I pulled the trigger. I really like the way that my hair feels and defiantly know that there is less breakage. I was so worried about this when I started coloring my hair but this has helped so much!

  3. Odele Conditioner - Shortly after I got the Odele shampoo I wanted to also switch up my conditioner so that I wasn’t using a purple conditioner every time I was washing my hair because I was finding it to be really drying. So I just went with the same brand and I have been equally impressed with the conditioner as I was with the shampoo!

  4. Shu Uemera Blonde Anti-Brass Mask - This is a purple conditioner that I leave in for as long as possible. I have been using this for just under a year and it is incredible! Opposite to the Living Proof, I use this conditioner and I leave it in my hair for 12-15 minutes {basically as long as I can while I am still in the shower}.

  5. Bumble & Bumble Blow Dry Accelerator Spray - I’ve used this blow dry accelerator for about 4 years now and I have repurchased it like 3 times! I love it so much, it takes about 4-5 sprays and it makes my hair dry so much faster. It is also great because it acts as a heat protectant from the blow dryer and whatever other hot tools I use on my hair that day!

  6. Ouai Leave in Conditioner - I sort of said this above but when I use my purple conditioner to keep my blonde it can be a little bit drying so I spray this in on my wet hair before I brush out my hair it is so great. I just got the little size to try but when I run out I will be getting the bigger size.

  7. Kerastase Resistance Serum - I have had this same bottle for over a year now and it still feels full! I got this either the first or second time I went to see Kristina at Educe and I can’t believe I haven’t had to buy another one. It literally makes your hair feel like you just got a fresh haircut! It heals hair ends, acts as a heat protectant and nourishes damaged hair. It honestly just makes your hair feel so good, I feel like I share this product with everyone that comes into my bathroom, plus everyone over on my Instagram stories!

  8. SGX NYC Dry Touch Volumizing Dry Shampoo - This is seriously my tried and true dry shampoo! When I have this in my hair it feels fresh and clean again without the feeling of having product in my hair! I can’t believe how impressed I am with this dry shampoo. Its smells so good and there is no residue when its sprayed!

  9. Moroccan Oil Moisture Mask - I use this hydrating hair mask and I leave it in for 2-3 hours and then wash it out in the shower and use shampoo and conditioner after it is rinsed out! It works really well and doesn’t leave my hair feeling really heavy the next morning which is huge for me and one of the things I look for most in a hair mask! I think I will use this 2-3 times a month just for some hydration in my hair, especially going into the pool months and being outside a lot and in the sun.




I feel like that might have been a lot of information but I wanted to have it all in one spot! I finally have like “my favorites” and I just want to share them with everyone. I will also share my Dry Shampoo Review that I did and my Updated Skincare Routine while we are on the topic of all things beauty related! I am slowly writing updated blog posts for all of these topics. If you have any questions at all feel free to comment below and I will respond in a comment. You can always email me at tarynintotravel@gmail.com and I will get back to you!


Mother's Day Gift Guide | 2022

A Weekend in St. Augustine

It has sort of become a tradition in our house that we go away for our birthdays and celebrate them pretty big. We usually like to fly somewhere but since we have moved to Florida we have so many places that are drivable on our bucket lists and so we decided {well Dustin did} for his birthday that we should check one of those off for his birthday. We had heard so many good things from friends about St. Augustine so we choose to head there for the weekend! We spent two nights and the majority of three days there and it was great! We packed up the car and drove the short two and a half hours up to St. Augustine and started the birthday weekend!

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WHERE WE STAYED

This was my first time ever staying in an AirBnb and I really had no idea what to expect. But after deciding that we wanted to split our time between the beach and downtown St. Augustine for this trip we decided right in the middle would be perfect to have the best of both worlds. I found this airbnb and was skeptical of it being a part of someones house but was PLEASANTLY surprised and would 10000% stay here again! Katrina had the cutest welcome sign and note, tons of information on restaurants and things to do in the area, the coffee bar was stocked, there was a mini fridge and microwave. There were tons of little added things that she did to make our stay perfect and not really need to worry about a thing while we were there! We had our own parking space and entry way in to the room on the back of the house and we felt comfortable and safe the entire time which is really all I could ask for! It seemed like their house or at least the suite we were staying in had just been renovated, it was so nice inside! They also had the cutest dog named chance that came out and said hi to us while we were on the patio one morning when we were headed out for breakfast!

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WHAT WE ATE

I learned my lesson from St. Pete and took a lot more photos of food while we were in St. Augustine and I am so glad I did because we had a lot of good food and I want to share it with you. Not all of these are not going to be full reviews because I will do a gluten free review in the near future but as I write each of them I will add the links to this blog post so you have an easy way to get to it!

BREAKFAST

Kookaburra Coffee - I literally think that the Honey Badger coffee that I got from here was the best coffee I have ever had and I feel like I have tried a lot of coffee in my day! I got it iced and Dustin got it hot and we both loved them! I also tried the pumpkin donut and that was pretty good as well. You can read the full review here!

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Beachside Diner - We went here on our last day in St. Augustine for breakfast and it was so yummy. I think they had the best hash browns I have ever had. It was a very simple breakfast of hash browns, eggs, gluten free toast and bacon! It was great! Dustins breakfast was 20x more exciting than me, he had the spicy chicken and waffles and he said they were delicious. He brought the leftover chicken and ate it as leftovers and loved it for the second time. He said it was spicy, great, and he would get it again and again!

LUNCH


The Conch House Restaurant - We went here the first afternoon that we were there and besides the view that was really all that was good in the gluten free category. I had the nachos that were on the appetizer menu and they were literally disgusting. The taco meat wasn’t like taco.. it was like ketchup was mixed into it with the grossest cheese. I also got a cup of the seafood chowder and it tasted like that weird vegetable soup we used to get as kids with bits of fish in it. I wouldn’t recommend this place beyond maybe getting a drink, sitting in one of the outdoor tables and looking at the view!

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Green Papaya Thai & Sushi Cuisine - This is where we ate the second day for lunch and it was SO good! I started with the spicy California roll and Dustin got some “sushi” but other places I have been they call it nigiri. He liked them all! Then we realized that they had otoro as a special and we each got a piece of that. If you haven’t tried it is a melt in your mouth piece of fish that we look for everywhere we go! It is the “most desirable part of the tunas belly”. YUM! Then as our main entree we both got chicken pad Thai and it was a 10/10. I got a spice level 2 and I think I could have done a 3! I will be writing a full review on Green Papaya and you will be able to read that review here!

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DINNER

The Floridian - We absolutely loved this place! We both actually had the Fried Chicken Sandwich which we really try not to do when we go out to eat, but oh well, we did this time. We also got the Biscuits and Belly as our appetizer to share and it was seriously 100%! I would go back just for the gluten free biscuits! You can read my full Gluten Free Review of The Floridian here!

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Casa Maya - We stopped into Casa Maya for a drink and some appetizers. Dustin is a huge ceviche fan and they had shrimp or octopus civiche that he wanted to try. We both also got drinks, I got the Smokey Granada which was Ojo De Tigre, Grand Marnier, rosemary simple, pomegranate and lime. Dustin got the 400 Rabbits which was Montelobos, lime, Oregat, Boomerang and grilled pineapple. To eat I got the chips and guacamole and both dishes were pretty good. I believe that they brought us these chips because they were safe for me to eat with my gluten allergy. Plus they had live music and that was fun!

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Burrito Works Taco Shop - We went here late on the second night as we were realizing that everything was closed after listening to the live band. Dustin got a huge burrito and I got some chicken nachos which were really good. We also got chips and queso to share. I honestly was nervous about if I was going to get glutened or not but it actually was fine and the nachos were probably the safest thing for me to get because it was on tin foil the whole time and never touched anything it shouldn’t have. We got ours to go and took it back to the airbnb and sat in bed, watched Jurassic Park and devoured our meals! It was a great way to end the trip!

DRINKS


Odd Birds Cocktail Lounge - When we first were moving to Florida I started like a little bucket list of things that I wanted to do while we lived here.. big or small, I just wrote it down! Well I must have seen a TikTok or something about this cute bar and wrote it on my Florida Bucket list and forgot about it. When we were sitting at the bar ordering a drink it dawned on my that THIS place was on my Bucket List and I didn’t even realize it! But there we were ordering YUMMY and fun drinks from this bar and I was able to cross it off my list!

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There was an option on the menu to ask the bartender to just come up with something for you to drink so that’s what we both did. I told him I couldn’t have whiskey and he went with it! He made me something called a Dead Spicy Lady which was like smoky mezcal, Aperol, falernum and Scrappy’s Hellfire bitters is what made it spicy. I am not even a huge tequila person but it was SO good! The bartender made Dustin called a Paper Plane and it had like bourbon, aperol and Amaro Nonino Quintessentia and I believe he put the hellfire bitters in it as well to make his spicy! This bar was a lot of fun and the food looked good as well but we just stopped for a drink!


Slugs Pub - We stopped in here on the way downtown the second night to grab a drink because we noticed that they had a pool table but there were about 10 people in the whole place and 6 of them had just started playing pool. We each grabbed a cider but didn’t stay long. We decided to finish our drinks and keep walking! I also feel like I should show you the weird phone, TV, cartoon picture collage situation that was in this bathroom!

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Prohibition Kitchen - This is where we ended out night on the second night out! But there was a live band, a good vibe and a lot of fun! We had some French fries from here and they were so good. I will link their menu for those of you who are interested! I was either starving or they had the best ranch that I have ever tasted in my life! I couldn’t even believe how good it was. We didn’t get anything crazy to drink here. Dustin stuck to his normal whiskey ginger situation and I had a cider just because I was worried about mixing the few tequila drinks that I had from earlier with more things. Might just be me though! Haha. But we liked the band and stayed there until about 1:30 before heading to find a snack! I will also link to their drink menu because it looked like there were some fun ones to try that we might have missed out on!


WHAT WE DID

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*us trying to get a picture on a timer with my phone leaning against a potted plant on the ground after a few Cutwater Grapefruit Vodka Sodas while we were mini-golfing haha

Like most of our trips we mostly just jumped from place to place finding delicious food and drinks! This trip started off being REALLLL rough. On our drive there we were in a tornado warning that was literally heading right towards us and we were in the pouring rain. Once we finally made it out of that and to the beach to walk about before the next patch of rain, we rolled down our window to pay for parking and our window would not roll back up. It was stuck and we didn’t want our car to get rain damage so we headed to the Toyota dealership. After sitting there for the majority of our day we finally were given a rental car and told to come back tomorrow to get our car from them. So our first day wasn’t really spent doing anything besides taking a much deserved nap and eating and doing a little walking around in the downtown area. We didn’t take advantage of the history tours like I thought we did but we were really all that sad about missing them. It was nice to have no agenda and just go where we pleased.

But the second day we did go mini golfing near our airbnb and that was a lot of fun. We went to Anastasia Mini Golf and it was a lot of fun. Not too crowded, they had drinks available to buy and it was a fun course. We had a blast and we don’t usually mini golf so it was fun to do something different. Besides that we did do some wandering around downtown St. Augustine. We popped in and out of shops, saw tons of dolphins watching from the bridge and we really liked the live music at the Prohibition bar which I wrote about above!


RECOMMENDATIONS

Before our trip started we got a few recommendations that we didn’t get a chance to try but I wanted to list them here for you guys! Someone said that we should try a restaurant called Columbia and another person recommended the A1A Ale Works Restaurant & Taproom as well! For some shopping we got a recommendation to check out Two Sparrows boutique! We didn’t get to do these but maybe next time!


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I know that you probably get to the bottom of my blog posts and the last paragraph I probably sound like a broken record but I just want to make sure I cover all my bases and let you guys know that you are more than welcome to reach out or comment below with questions that you might have! I also wanted to link my 24 Hour in St. Pete Beach blog post just in case you’re headed there as well!


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March Favorite Five

March Favorite Five


| The Good Patch by La Mend Rescue Patch |

I originally got these when I was stocking my guest bathroom for guests, you can read more about that here and here! But in the last couple of weeks with people being here and us having drinks by the pool or drinking around the world at Epcot I have actually used them three times and all three times they have helped me! It says that you can use it before or after a night out, I have never planned that far in advance so I use them the day after! The patch has vitamin B1 which gets used up when you are drinking and it also has green tea that has antioxidants. Basically it replenishes the stuff you need in your body to feel good! I am not saying that its a 100% cure for a hangover but it does help!

| High-Rise A-Line Pleated Shorts - Universal Thread |

I was so skeptical of these when I put them in my cart to go try them on at Target but when I put them on in the dressing room I was IN LOVE. I thought that they were going to look huge and baggy on my but I don’t think that they do at all. I think the pleats give it such a classic look. You can pair them with just a plain white tank top or a more fun flowy top if you are going for a dressier look for dinner or something! I paired them with these sandals and one of my Gaze tank tops from TJMaxx!

| Medium Support V-Neck Seamless Bra - All in Motion |

I know I have shared these sports bras like 100 times at this point but I feel like I am never impressed by bras or sports bras anymore and I just feel like I need to share them with you guys! I have the frosty lavender and the jade color and love them both. I have gone into the store to look for the black one a couple of times but haven’t seen it in stock, but I definitely have my eyes peeled for it because I love it that much. Some of them are on clearance for $3 off and I think its because they are going to bring in newer colors.

| Moroccan Oil Intense Hydrating Mask |

I use this hydrating hair mask and I leave it in for 2-3 hours and then wash it out in the shower and use shampoo and conditioner after it is rinsed out! It works really well and doesn’t leave my hair feeling really heavy the next morning which is huge for me and one of the things I look for most in a hair mask! I think I will use this 2-3 times a month just for some hydration in my hair, especially going into the pool months and being outside a lot and in the sun.

| Meg Knotted Slide Sandals - Universal Thread |

These sandals have been so great! I have worn them like 3-4 times all day long and haven’t had problems which is awesome. But they are so cute and go so well dressed up or down. I have worn them with this dress from PinkBlush! But also with shorts and a tank top for a causal mini golf date! I am so impressed with them and they are different than your usual sandal, they are more fun! They also come in like three other colors, I have my eye on the purplely/pink color.