Monthly Archive: October 2018

Zumbini

Looking for a fun mommy & me class?  Look no further!  Zumbini is the cutest class for babies and toddlers ages 0-4.  They call it “Happy” Hour for mom and child!  Zumba partnered with Babyfirst to create this program full of dance, music, and educational tools.  And named it Zumbini, I mean even the name is cute 😍.

So far Emme and I have attended 2 classes.  In our second class I could already see Emme’s improvement of cognitive skills and a simple understanding of what was coming next!  It’s so fun to watch her grow.  Max is usually at school when we go but I’m anxious for him to join us soon and since the program is for ages 0-4, he can surely join us!

Once you sign up for the full program you get this cute little Kalino stuffy and a cd for the car!  Plus a full songbook to enjoy at home.

Below are a bunch of pictures to enjoy of Emme and her friends participating in class with Coach Dana!  You can check out her full site here!  Use Code:  ATBLOG for $10 off a session.

Can’t wait to see you all at class!

 

XOXO,

Lissa & Emme

Favorite Things Party

If you have been following along with me for awhile you will realize other than fashion and family, I REALLY love my friends and Girl’s Nights!!!  Recently my college friends and I went to New Buffalo Michigan for an entire Girl’s Weekend that mostly consisted of drinking wine, however, we started out the weekend with a Favorite Things Party!  I had heard of this and totally wanted to do it for a long time!  So when we all decided to do it I was ecstatic.  There are a few different ways to have a Favorite Things Party but call us greedy(we wanted everyone to get one of everything)!  haha.  So we had a $5 price point and we all bought for everyone.  It made this super fun and actually easier!

Disclaimer: Not all of the Favorite Things were wrapped but it was kind of fun so that no one could see them!

Seriously, thats all you do:

Find a group of girls!

Everyone buys all of the girls a gift(whatever price point you want)

All the girls get together, drink wine, eat, talk way too much, and give out their favorite things!!!

Some of our favorite things were:

Caramel Apples

Everyone Hand Soap

Micale Lynn Scrunchies

Halloween Masks

Light up Pumpkins with our initials

Silicone Wine Glasses

Wax Eyebrow Pencil

Egyptian Cotton Sheet Spray

Truly everything we got was SO fun!!!

 

We also turned out favorite things party into a little halloween party since it was the start of October!  All of this fun and SUPER cute decor is from The Paper Merchant!  It is one of my favorite little shops to go into on Third Street!!

My friend Cory made all of our matching Boos T-shirts!!!  You can find her shop here :).  She also makes fun wood stuff too!

And would it even be a party if we didn’t take awkward self timer pics over a balcony?!?!?!?  Seriously though, this did happen and we probably took way too many!!!

Have a great week!  I would love to hear if you have attended a Favorite Things Party!?!?  How did you do it?  What were your favorite items you received?  Drop a comment below!

XOXO,

Lissa

***All items from The Paper Merchant were sponsored but I would not have used them if they weren’t the cutest things ever!***

Scentcerely Yours 🖤

There is basically nothing I love more than a good craft, diy, or an event!  However, I DO love to do these things outside of my house.  I mean no clean up, Amiright?!?  So let me give you the lowdown on my new FAVORITE shop, Scentcerely Yours!  First of all, it’s nestled in downtown Geneva which is a gem in itself.  Second of all, the owners are AWESOME!  Trust me, you will love them within seconds of meeting them.  They are super passionate about their shop and truly genuine people.  I strongly believe Everything in business starts at the top and it shows at Scentcerely Yours.  Third, you get to make your OWN candle to take home 🖤!!!  AND, drumroll…..you get to pick your own scent!!!  Yup-hence the name Scentcerely Yours!

Emme and I spent the morning there about a week ago and made our own candle while Maxwell was at school.  Note:  Scentcerely Yours is totally cool with your littles being in tow!!  Below I will walk you through the process of making your own Scentcerely Yours Candle.

See what I mean about being “nestled” in Downtown Geneva?  If you blink you might miss it, so be sure not too:).

(Susi & Rob-owners, Britt-Marketing Coordinator)

Upon walking in you likely see one of these three smiling faces above!  Susi and Rob(the two on the left are the owners I mentioned that really make this a place you want to go back too.  They actually ran this business as a test in their basement before officially opening!  Britt is the super fun and spunky marketing coordinator that is sure to help you!

This wall of approximately 100 candles are actually pre-made candles for purchase but also the scents that you choose from to make your extra special Scent-Scentcerely Yours!  You pick 3 to make your scent.  I found this part challenging because I am V indecisive when it comes to REALLY major decisions such as making a candle.  lol.  They provide you with a paper to track all your favs and will support you in making a scent that goes well together.  So don’t stress about that!

The next major decision in your candle making journey is choosing what container to put it in!  Truly, they are all cute!  But I knew within seconds I needed this grey and gold number(it’s a surprise so you will see it below).

Then the real candle making begins….

You mix all three of your scents and do multiple sniff tests along the way!

As you can see, Emme enjoyed her time there eating a cookie!!

Next, you mix the wax and the oils together.

Being a part of the process really is such a good time!

I ended up choosing Bourbon, Roasted Chestnut, and Honeycrisp to make my Special Scent.

And I then named it:  Apple Orchard.  See you even get to make your label.  I probably should have gotten a bit more creative with this part.

The final step is that your candle has to sit for 90 mins, which is actually amazing in Geneva because there are SO many good restaurants.  So go have lunch and a drink will you wait!

Then you get to pick up this CUTE package!!!!

So, ladies, gentlemen, everyone, get your little booty over to SY’s and make yourself a candle!  Or, look at ALL of the fun ideas and or reasons to head to Scentcerely Yours!!!  Plus, you can actually make other things besides candles.  Check out all of the scents and other products by clicking here.

Here is my candle at my house, I know, It’s weird that it’s Apple Orchard and it’s by a pumpkin sign but whatevs!!!!

XOXO,

Lissa

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***This post was sponsored but all opinions are my own***