It’s been a major fail with my new diet since Mike arrived. Having said that, my new found love of cooking has had me pottering around in the kitchen since he arrived. On Saturday night I cooked one of my favorite dishes that I have come to love since living here in the South – shrimp ‘n’ grits. It’s so easy to cook too and you can add cheese to the grits, and chilli to the sauce as desired. Trust me, it’s delicious!
Sunday morning began early – we were off to watch the Atlanta Falcons play at the Georgia Dome!! SO exciting. Watching a football game also means tailgating prior to the action. As we are amateur tailgaters, instead of grilling, we decided to take an eclectic mix of food including bacon and sausage butties, olives, hummus and grapes – and beer of course! Obviously my gluten-free living has gone out of the window this week.
I didn’t get a full length shot of my outfit – but needless to say I was wearing a Falcon’s t-shirt with my new Diesel Jogg Jeans and my Golden Goose Francy sneakers (similar here).
The noise was overwhelming in the dome and it was a brilliant game with a Falcons win – though not the easy way! Poor Hugh couldn’t handle the pace in the 4th quarter!
Yesterday we took Mike shopping. Quite often he likes to get a bargain on this side of the Atlantic and it was nice to have a mooch around the shops on a quiet Tuesday. We hit Target too for some early Halloween bits and pieces before they all sell out!
Trousers – Harem trousers Zara (old) // Top – draped top Zara (old) // Jacket – Zara (old) // Scarf – School Gate Style blog shop // Boots – Isabel Marant Dickers // Bag – YSL Roady
I felt a bit of a plonker having my photo taken in Target – my Husband isn’t the quickest snapper and he is more intent on making me giggle rather than composing a great shot:) I wanted to get a shot of my new scarf though. It is from Avril’s SchoolGateStyle.com shop and the great news for us here is that Avril ships to the US for just $5 regardless of how much you order! Her prices are brilliant and the quality is fantastic. I love the colors in this Lightening Storm scarf – bright pink, orange, blue and white on a black base.
Of course it wouldn’t be me if I didn’t fall for something while out shopping. Recently I bought the new J.Crew wool baseball cap:
Yesterday I fell for their new leopard print cap – gorgeous, sumptuous calf skin – a great hat that will be worn time and time again. 25% off with free shipping today in the US (code SHOPFALL) helps with the almost $300 price tag if you’re smitten too! I didn’t buy it yesterday – still compiling a list of justifications and googling frantically for a cheaper version!
Finally an outfit from Monday. The jackets are making a come back with the big cool down we are experiencing here this week.
Jacket – River Island (available at ASOS) // Top – TopShop camisole // Trousers – Next navy harems // Shoes – Tory Burch Eddie navy flat
Now all I have to do today while I take Poppy swimming is to decide what to wear for our 15th wedding anniversary tomorrow night!! We’re off for some fine dining while our babysitter is here – thanks Mike:)
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