Quadrille Fabrics for Jack Rogers

One of my summer staples are my Jack Rogers Navajo Sandals.  I was so excited when I read that Quadrille Fabrics was introducing a line of sandals, with their fabrics, for Jack Rogers.  Quadrille was one of my favorite fabric designers when I worked in interior design.  How fun are these patterns & shoes?  What a great way to jazz up an outfit for summer!  You can currently purchase them through the Jack Rogers website AND Piperlime!! 

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Weekend Recap

Yeah...its Tuesday, I'm a little behind.  We had an EXTREMELY busy weekend and Monday.  


Friday night Mr. R's brother and sister in law and our two nieces K & E came to spend the night.  We cooked out on the Egg in between thunderstorms.  I made THESE zucchini fries.  They were good but needed a little more Parmesan and maybe some more Italian seasoning.  

I was SO excited when I got a call from our neighbor around 7pm to ask us to go let their dog out...because their beautiful twin girls were born!!  Meet sweet A & B!  CONGRATS to the S family!
 


Saturday morning Mr. R got up bright and early to participate in the Palmetto Society's 1st Annual Redfish Tournament.  I went with my brother & sister-in-law and nieces down to the Farmers Market, it was beautiful Saturday morning.  With Spoleto happening, there was even more to see and do.

yummy cheese grits, breakfast sandwich and fresh coffee

sweet K & E

K on the bouncy slide

one of my favorite Piccolo Spoleto booths

E with my fresh flowers--loving in my office!

pony rides!

Saturday night we celebrated our good friend L's 29th birthday!  It was so fun to catch up with friends and enjoy a night out on their dock.  **I was going to make the avocado, corn & tomato salad but ran out of time.  Instead I made my salsa/cream cheese specialty.  Easiest thing in the world and addicting!

the cake from L's husband, haha

happy happy birthday!!!

Sunday we went out to Kiawah to hang out some more with Mr. R's brother and family.  We went to the beach in the morning and then the boys went to play golf and the girls went to the pool and a visit to the Kiawah Nature Center.  I got WAY too much sun.

our little starfish E

baby gators at the nature center

Our niece K just got back from a week at camp and we made Camp Greystone nachos on Sunday night!  What a fun idea for kids or a Mexican themed dinner!  Take individual bags of fritos, open them, dump beef, cheese, salsa, and whichever other toppings you may want, shake it up and serve!!  

Monday was a BIG day for birthdays.  It was my sister in law J's bday, my coworkers, our friend L from Saturday night AND my one of my bff's bdays.  We went to Pearlz in Avondale last night to celebrate L's big 29!!  We have been best friends since college and I absolutely LOVE spending time with she and her hubby J.  I wish her the best year ever!

surprise TCBY cake, her fave!

L&J, love them

Last but not least a HUGE shout out to our friends the Oakleys who will be welcoming their set of TWINS tomorrow morning!!  Cannot wait for those beautiful babies to be here and praying its a easy delivery for their momma J!

Thoughts

• I watched Part 1 and Part 2 of Hatfields & McCoys last night.  SO good.  If you have Comcast, its available On Demand through tomorrow.  However, I also that The History Channel is playing all 3 parts straight through on Saturday night.  DVR is set!!  I am excited to see Part 3, the finale.  Have you watched it?  What did you think?  How hot (for a dirty redneck) is Johnse?

• I am planning on making THIS recipe for Tomato, Avocado & Corn Salad for a birthday party tomorrow night.  Update on that next week!  Thanks Natalie @ designer bags & dirty diapers for the yummyness!

• The first movie trailer Les Miserables was released yesterday and oh my word, I am not sure I can wait until the Christmas release!  It looks amazing.  Props to Anne Hathaway as Fantine in this trailer.  WOW.

• I am so very excited to see two of our nieces tonight!!  K&E come for a week to Kiawah, woohoo!  (I'm excited to see my brother and sister in law too:)

• Can you believe its June 1?  Off course that means the beginning of hurricane season...and I'm trilled!!!  Sometimes I really do wish I had become a meteorologist!

• I am thinking of trying the Couch-to-5k Running Plan, has anyone tried it??  Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

• I made a big change yesterday...5 inches of change!  A huge shot out to my girl Ashley Burg at Tabula Rasa Salon on Cannon Street for this amazingness.  I feel like a new person!  Seriously, Ashley might be the best in town!  She did all of my wedding hair and colors/styles a TON of my friends hair.  If you are looking for someone new, you will not be disappointed with Ashley!!!

The Best Squash Casserole--EVER!

As promised, the recipe for my uncle's wife's squash casserole.  To.die.for.

PREP TIME: 45 MINUTES

READY IN: 1 HOUR 15 MINUTES

YIELDS: 6-8 SERVINGS

INGREDIENTS

6 medium squash

1 bell (green) pepper

1 small onion (optional)

1/2 stick butter

1 box chicken or cornbread Stove Top stuffing (prepared according to box)

8oz sour cream

1 cup mild shredded cheddar cheese

1 can cream of chicken soup

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven at 350 degrees.  Fry the squash, bell pepper, and onion with 1/2 stick of butter.  Drain in strainer.  In a bowl, mix together sour cream, shredded cheese and soup.  Add squash mixture and then stuffing.  Mix ingredients all together.  Put in 13x9 casserole dish and top with shredded cheese.  Bake for 30 minutes or until edges start to brown.