OLIVE GREEN DRESS AND GARDEN WALKS

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Saturday mornings are for quiet garden walks with my main squeeze. Charlie and I were up at the crack of dawn on Saturday, cleaned up the house a little, and by a little I mean we threw a load of laundry into the washing machine and forgot to turn the darn thing on, LOL. Yes, it’s like that sometimes. We decided a trip to the JC Arboretum was a good idea. We roamed around, checked out all the plant life, snapped some shots, and then off to Ihop for some fluffy pancakes and french toast, yummy. 

As far as the outfit I’m rocking is concerned, a few of the pieces are from back in the day (Gold Jacket-The Limited, Cognac Booties-Charlotte Russe). No worries though, I’ve linked a similar Olive Green dress, My H&M gold button earrings, and printed scarf for you at the top. I had a fun time pairing these pieces together. It’s still a bit warm in NC in the afternoon so I make sure I have layers I can remove if I get hot. I’m all about showing a little leg too. I wanted to stay in the fall color theme so the Olive colored dress was a win win. When in doubt, add a blazer and fun colored scarf to elevate any look. 

Who else is ready for Thanksgiving? This is my fav holiday so I’ll be posting a few of my fav Turkey Day recipes passed down from my mom and granny. Hope you enjoy!

Sincerely, 

Deidra Marie 

LATE NIGHT MEATBALL RUNS

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It’s been a great week! Charlie and I have been coasting and catching up with friends. Yesterday we chilled with the newlyweds. You may remember them from a previous post #AdventuresofAandG. Welp, we were back at it again, except this time with meatballs and “not your grandma’s” mac and cheese…inside joke. What I love most about Raleigh living is the random restaurants housed downtown. Oak City Meatball is one of them. Never heard of it until yesterday and what a pleasant surprise it was to indulge in a chicken meatball sandwich equipped with chunky tomato sauce, mozzarella, and kale salad drizzled in a delight vinaigrette dressing, yummy.

The menu was full meatball mix and match options. If you know me, more options make for a long night. I’m so indecisive and apparently so is my friend. 25 minutes later, us ladies finally decided. We chatted up a storm till about 10pm and then realized we all had work in the AM. Yeah, the reality hit rather late in the evening, LOL, but all in all it was a good night of exchanging post wedding thoughts, our next international trips and some side convo about the election.

Yay, one more day till the weekend. Whose counting down with me? Oh almost forgot, want all the deets on Oak City Meatball click here.

Sincerely,

Deidra Marie

RAINY DAY AND BIRTHDAY BURGERS

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This is how all Mondays should be, chill, colorful and filled with good eats with good people. I’m not one to dread Mondays, it’s a fresh start! Also, simply put, I love what I do. It was my managers b-day today so we celebrated with some tasty black bean and sweet potato burgers from H-Street Kitchen, a swanky restaurant/bar located on university campus. My favorite part, the hand cut french fries, yummy. Always down for good eats.
Now off to entertain some soon to be married friends with lots of red wine, pizza and good conversation.
Highly recommend you check out H-Street Kitchen if your in the Raleigh area, they don’t disappoint. Anyway, what a great start to what I know will be a great week! Happy Monday ya’lls!
Sincerely,
Deidra Marie