1 – VALENTINE’S DAY

{etu home rectangle board/etu round board/rectangle board/

pizza paddle board/heart board/similar heart board}

Happy Saturday! I hope you had a nice week and a happy Valentine’s Day! As soon as I made my pretzel hugs on the 14th the holiday felt official. :)

{pretzel hugs}

I had fun delivering them to friends with these lipsticks. My girls were so excited to get the lipgloss and hugs too! We had dinner with friends on the 13th and some family time on the 14th.. it was a good year!

{THEN}

Me and my Valentine in 1993. :)

{NOW}

And now. Standing in the exact spot in our old High school where we met. I’m so happy the girl who was supposed to take me home after dance practice that day during my sophomore year decided to flirt with Kenny’s friend instead. Ha. (You can read our story here.. an old blog post I wrote on our 13th wedding anniversary! The post made me laugh because we haven’t changed at all!) This year we will celebrate our 27th. Growing up and growing old together. :)

{THEN}

My other 3 Valentine’s in 2011. Just want to squeeze those sweet cheeks!

{NOW}

And today. Where does the time go? Feeling extra grateful for these 4 this year. My everything!

2 – SPRING CANDLE

{rattan candle/marble lazy susan/faux peonies/concrete planter/similar vase/capiz jar candle/gold candle snuffer/

brass salt mill/brass pepper mill/also sold here – gold salt & pepper mill}

Moving on to some recent favorites! I’m mostly sharing Amazon favorites today but I had to also mention this rattan candle because it’s definitely a favorite and it sold out quickly last year. I bought a similar candle last spring and it was hands down my favorite to have displayed all through spring and summer. I’m so happy Anthro brought it back again this year! I always save my candle jars (especially cute jars like these two!) even after the candles are gone. They always make great home decor!

3 – STEMS/VASE

{modern vase/plum blossoms/rattan candle/similar black pot/vintage peonies (2 packs)/rectangle serving board}

Ok.. how good is this vase and these stems!? All Amazon!

The texture on this vase makes it look a lot more expensive than it is and I love the smaller top (you don’t have to use as many branches!). These stems come in a set of 4 and this is one set. I could easily use 2 sets for a fuller look but I kind of like it more sparse like this! The peonies are also Amazon favorites I recently shared. I ordered the vintage soft pink peonies to try and love them! (This is 2 bundles of the peonies.) Such a good price for all of these fun spring finds!

4 – COLLAPSIBLE MICROWAVE COVERS

{Collapsible Microwave Covers}

I’ve had these for a while and keep forgetting to share them but I’m in love! They are covers for the food you put in the microwave! Does anyone else hate cleaning up the messes when food explodes!? Ha. My kids love messy foods like pasta and it drives me crazy when the sauce gets all over the microwave. These come in a set of 3 OR you can just buy one size. They are easy to expand and collapse!

{taco soup recipe}

Taco soup is another frequent favorite that makes a mess at my house. This small cover works perfectly over bowls!

You can also flip them upside down and use them as a strainer.

They collapse thin so they are easy to store!  They also wash easily and you can put them in the dishwasher. Seriously a game changer at our house!

5 – PIZZA STORAGE CONTAINER

{Pizza Storage Container}

This is a recent Amazon find that I just got and can’t wait to use! FINALLY! A pizza storage container. Anyone else tired of trying to squeeze a full pizza box in your fridge for leftovers?

It comes with 5 dividers to lay slices of pizza on but you could definitely store even more if you didn’t separate every slice.

The bottom expands to fit all the pizza slices!

I don’t know where this has been all my life but I know I will never go without it again! Excited to test it this week. We have pizza all the time with all of the teens coming and going and I’m so excited to have a solution for leftovers that doesn’t take up my whole fridge. THANK YOU to whoever invented this one!

6 – STEAMERS

{Handheld Steamer}

I’ve been using this steamer for over 6 months now and really like it. I had one before that was good, but it didn’t feel as powerful as I wanted it to be for bigger jobs like steaming bedding or really wrinkled clothing. This steamer works great!

{Mini Steam Iron}

It’s on the bigger size so I also picked up this adorable mini steam iron for travel! It’s the perfect size to toss in your bag.

The handle flips around to use and it comes with a little plate to set it on when it’s hot.

So excited about this! I’m traveling with it soon and will report back!

I hope you liked seeing some of my Amazon favorites! I’ll be back tomorrow with my Sunday Edit. Enjoy your weekend! :)