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H54F: Bacon For ME

January 17, 2014 · In: TMI, Uncategorized

Happy Friday! How’s life? I’m going back to that life-long resolution of letting go a bit and relaxing. 

1. Loving this crazy manicure this week! Notice the outfit I’m wearing…most likely taken in my pajama/dog walking outfit. The technician used gold glitter powder to create an ombre effect. These hands belong in Miami. OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

2. This is a breakfast I made for MYSELF this week. Until this day, I had never made bacon just for myself. Bacon is for sharing. Bacon is for guests. Bacon has less calories when you eat it in the company of others. No, now bacon is for me. I made it for 2nd breakfast. First breakfast was cereal with Chris that morning. Then I actually made a special trip to the grocery store for this stuff. I felt deliciously guilty. That’s fresh-ground lemon pepper on that bagel.bacon eggs and bagel breakfast

3. Linking up with the ladies via Lipgloss and Crayons for this giveaway…which is still going! Click HERE. Thank you to those who have already participated! katespade

4. Seeing the baby’s face was pretty far out. I keep looking at a picture of him and asking myself, “Who does that look like?” What kinds of answers am I expecting? Hopefully something like Keanu Reeves (not Bill & Ted Keanu but Matrix/Point Break Keanu).

5. Getting ready for another giveaway! Stay tuned!Target gift card

Linking up with The Lauren Elizabeth!!! XOXO
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By: Christina Warren · In: TMI, Uncategorized

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  1. Natalia says

    January 18, 2014 at 12:30 pm

    So sweet how you treated yourself – must have felt like a very special breakfast. isn’t it silly how some breakfasts require a company to taste better, though?! 🙂

    The nail idea is very sweet and so is the phone cover. Very pretty.

    have a great weekend! x

    http://fashionedbylove.blogspot.com

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    • Christina Warren says

      January 18, 2014 at 1:42 pm

      Thank you, Natalia. 🙂 I LIVE to dine with company…but while I’m pregnant, I’ll dine alone if I must! 🙂 Thanks for stopping by.

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  2. Pamela Bannon says

    January 17, 2014 at 10:18 am

    I love your blog and that phone case is amazing!
    Pam http://www.alittleglitter.com

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    • Christina Warren says

      January 17, 2014 at 7:32 pm

      Thank you, Pamela! That phone case is from Anthropologie (a little while back). It inspired a trip to Paris!!! 😉

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  3. Jessica (Coco/Mingo) says

    January 17, 2014 at 8:10 am

    Super cute mani!! And oh my, that breakfast (which is my favorite meal of the day) looks amazing! Can’t wait for the giveaway! Happy Friday, my dear!! Enjoy your weekend!

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    • Christina Warren says

      January 17, 2014 at 8:25 am

      Jessica, I go to sleep thinking of breakfast the next morning-I feel ya! Have a great weekend!

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  4. Krista Williams says

    January 17, 2014 at 7:46 am

    You successfully have me drooling right now. Bacon is a gift from the gods and should be a food group unto itself!

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    • Christina Warren says

      January 17, 2014 at 8:26 am

      K, have you had a bacon donut yet? That’s on my bucket list lol.

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      • Krista Williams says

        January 17, 2014 at 11:15 am

        I haven’t tried one yet. But I plan on it!

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  5. Helene says

    January 17, 2014 at 7:20 am

    i love that mani you’re sporting!! so pretty and now I’m hungry!

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    • Christina Warren says

      January 17, 2014 at 8:27 am

      Well, hopefully you have some “backup bacon” in your freezer. I had a roommate who taught me to have both “backup bacon” and “backup cookie dough” at all times. 😉

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  6. withluckblog says

    January 17, 2014 at 6:58 am

    haha Dean and I definitely ate an entire thing of bacon relatively recently…. my dad just couldn’t get over the fact that we in fact had finished it all in one sitting. It’s sooo good!

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    • Christina Warren says

      January 17, 2014 at 8:28 am

      Like a whole pack of Trader Joe’s Hickory Smoked thick bacon or the Oscar Mayer thin variety? Lol. My mother swears it’s (pork) the reason why the people of Okinawa have the longest lifespans. You’re going to live forever!

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      • withluckblog says

        January 17, 2014 at 11:33 am

        I don’t remember the brand… but it was definitely a great thick center cut. I hope your mom is right! haha

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  7. Chelsea says

    January 17, 2014 at 6:09 am

    Such a pretty mani!

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    • Christina Warren says

      January 17, 2014 at 8:29 am

      Thank you, Chelsea! I’m getting high maintenance with my nail look to distract from my new “thigh” look. j/k…kind of.

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    • Christina Warren says

      January 17, 2014 at 9:05 am

      Where do I find YOU?

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  8. Lauren {Fizz & Frosting} says

    January 17, 2014 at 5:52 am

    Your mani is gorgeous! I love those colors!! 🙂

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    • Christina Warren says

      January 17, 2014 at 8:30 am

      OOOO Thank you! Lauren, I thought of doing a navy blue with gold…hmmmm. Quite a departure from my standard-French.

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