Sharing for Thursday. #HeforShe

We need more women like this in the world or maybe we all just need to start speaking up : ) This was an incredibly beautiful speech by Emma Watson regarding gender inequality and that word we all tread lightly around, feminism. My main belief is that it is good to believe in something and this completely expresses that. 

Thought I'd share. Happy Thursday : )

The awesome and not so awesome.

Some great and not so great parts of my last week or so: 

Let's start with the not-so awesome. 

I slept for about 3 hours on Sunday night and went to work on Monday like a zombie, trying desperately to concentrate in the about 100 meetings that were unexpected for the day. It was a Monday for the books - infamously terrible with everything that could possibly go wrong at work, to rainy commutes with traffic, and a very tired preggo lady that just wanted to crawl back in bed the majority of the day. 

Tuesday seemed to start off a bit better until I got to my car and it wouldn't start. After about 20 minutes, I gave up. My almost new (7 month old) car just wouldn't start, which resulted in it being towed to the dealership for them to tell me that it needed a new battery. Like I said, not so awesome. 

Dairy Queen ran out of sprinkles. I don't really know what else to say but that. No chocolate ice cream or sprinkles. A plain vanilla cone just wasn't going to cut it.  

My belly is getting to the point where it just doesn't want to fit into some of the tops I had bought a few months ago, which makes dressing for work increasingly difficult every morning. Business casual has a whole new meaning and brings a whole new level of frustration to the table, when you're almost 8 months pregnant. 

Let's end things with the absolutely awesome. 

We had a 3D/4D sonogram done last week and it was so crazy awesome. We were able to see little P's face, her absolutely adorable and delicate little lips and her button nose, and her little hands which she keeps conveniently right by her face as if she's pondering something really interesting. We even caught her letting out a big yawn and biting her lip. It was so incredible sitting there connecting the movements I was feeling to what I was watching on the screen. 

Little P's crib is all ready to go! Her room is still not quite together but we did manage to get the crib together and in her room, along with her rocking chair and mounds upon mounds of clothing that this little girl has! I'll have to share some photos soon of her room. 

We had 60-70 degree weather on Saturday and that is HUGE! We've been experiencing the worst heat lately, although the locals have not failed to remind us that this was a mild summer here in San Antonio. We've been anxiously awaiting the cooler weather and though it didn't stay, Saturday was a nice little break from the monster heat and I was able to bust out the new fall coat I had recently bought. I was a happy girl! 

Halloween Oreos are now in Target. That is all. Oh and candy corn. 

My recently acknowledged online shopping addiction, which can be categorized as a 'bad' thing has brought me so much joy this week with little surprises every day in the mail. Okay, maybe not every day but every couple/few days. The best packages are the ones you forgot you ordered...it's like Christmas ; ) 

I'm a firm believer that good always follows a little bad, as you can see. So...this wasn't necessarily a complaining post, although I did indulge in a little complaining. What really matters is that we can appreciate the good things that are happening to us every day, and they are so so good. 

Have a happy rest of the week : ) 

'P' & Me - Casual Saturday Edition

No surprise, I am getting more and more excited for having a little mini-me soon to come to dress and hang out with all the time : ) I have been going online shopping crazy between baby needs, mama needs, and adorable outfits for little P. I wanted to share some of the different looks I've been putting together for P and myself. 

Saturdays are my favorite and I love having a super laid back, comfy look for Saturdays. It's been a little difficult with the heat here but I'm hoping it starts to cool off soon and I can start sporting jeans without being uncomfortable. I put together a casual Saturday look for Little P and for myself (below). 

P's outfit details - Mini Boden Quilted Jersey Jacket, Josefina Distressed cuff jeans, Freshly Picked metallic moccasin , Baby Bling (soft) headbands

My outfit details: Classic Baseball Tee, A&F Allie Boyfriend Jeans, New Balance for JCrew, Sole Society Wool Panama Hat

I created the looks on Polyvore, if you are interested in creating your own! 

Happy Saturday : )

A little peek into our lives lately, from my iPhone.

I can't wait for the new iPhone to come out (so soon!) because mine is literally on its last leg but....I was able to take some photos of some of our summer to share with you. We had a pretty low key summer with a few trips back home for weddings, baby shower, and family visits. We tried to beat the brutal heat here in Texas with lots of pool days but you can only stay in this scorching sun for so long before wanting to literally buy yourself a walk-in freezer to live for a few days. We also took some day trips to explore a little bit around San Antonio and....we are so guilty of trying WAY too many restaurants and eating our way through San Antonio most weekends. I tell myself I'm allowed right now : ) Hope you enjoy the photos!

A few photos from my friend Aileen's wedding day back home where we visited for the week and had the chance to celebrate with her. So much fun! 

Always eating our way through the weekends. We took these photos after literally gorging on food at a Brazilian Steakhouse in downtown San Ant. Yum.

Pool days, followed by my feet up and relaxing at night with this bump (Little P)!

Texas nights! This is a really neat little outdoor beer garden/bar locale with bands playing, outdoor games, and food trucks lining the perimeter every night. This ALSO is the place where we found ACTUAL philly cheesesteaks and they were ACTUALLY good! 

Gruene, Texas is a small little town with a famous old dancehall where some of the most famous country singers have performed. The town (about 40 minutes from where we live) is lined with old little boutiques, a general store, and a outdoor restaurant (where we sat in 100+ degree weather and tried to enjoy a meal, yikes!). We had fun exploring there one day and hope to go back to catch a show! (No, I didn't have the baby back ribs but I'm sure they were delicious. I just loved that sign!)

We moved in early August to a new place not too far from where we were living and we absolutely love it...and so does Romeo. 

Of course we have overloaded on Target trips. This photo here is one of my fav little ones and of course is 'fiyur twuck". 

The bump just keeps getting bigger! Two months to go, until we can meet little P. More pool days to cool off because September is killing us over here! We need some northern fall weather!

Soccer game fun during some breezy nights...before the downpour caught us. It was refreshing! 

Hope you all are having a good week! 

coconut oil for everything.

Coconut Oil has taken over my life lately, in the absolute best way. I'm obsessed and figured I would praise it a little bit over here so you all can be obsessed with me. Texas weather is hot, dry, and draining which isn't fun for my skin. Despite having to wear sunscreen all the time to avoid the early onset of the inevitable wrinkles and the constant heat rashes my arms endure, my skin has completely gone from dewey and glowing to dry and just plain blah. 

I don't have much of a skincare ritual besides being extremely vigilant about washing my face before bed and getting all of the makeup and residue off and normally just putting on some moisturizer (the most basic because my skin literally will blow up if someone brushes up against me). I read a few articles on coconut oil a little while back and decided to try coconut oil instead of my normal moisturizer. If I'm being totally honest, I was completely hesitant at first. Who wants to put straight oil on their face....especially oil that is used for cooking, coffee sweetener, and many other things? I did it anyway, just to see what this hype was about and hopefully find a remedy to the beauty sucker that is called Texas weather. 

I used a small amount on my face every night to keep it moisturized and after a couple weeks, I saw a crazy difference. My not so fun pregnancy skin was free of any breakouts and redness. I've never been one to see any type of difference with new products and was always pretty easily discouraged, so I just kept to the basics but the difference I saw with just using pure coconut oil was incredible. I've been using it every night since then and throughout my pregnancy. I even slather it all over my belly every night, so not kidding. 

Seeing my belly keep growing has been an experience for me but I've been pretty crazy about not getting stretch marks, even though every pregnancy blog is basically screaming that they are inevitable. I lather my belly with the coconut oil every night and it keeps my skin nice and soft with no stretch marks as of yet, but we'll see for the next two months until Little miss P gets here. 

Aside from using it on my face and belly, I've also used it on minor rashes I get from the heat here and it's been a pretty good healer as well. I'm telling you, I'm completely obsessed! I know we are all going to get old one day and our skin isn't going to look like it did when we were 20 forever, but if something pure and natural like coconut oil can keep it looking a little better than before, I'm all for it. Hey, if I can walk out of my house and go to Target on a Saturday without makeup on and feel like I don't have to keep my sunglasses on while walking through the aisles, then this stuff has to be worth something!

So to end my rant, I completely recommend coconut oil for skincare. Yep, the same oil you probably use in your skillet while cooking, that one....just try it!