Hey, hey St. Paddy’s Day!
You guys, I love St. Patrick’s Day!
What’s not to love?
Green is my favorite color. I’m Irish. I love any reason to celebrate. You get to drink beer or Irish Whiskey. I’m extra thrilled that it’s on a Friday too 🙂 .
From my home to yours, here’s wishing you a fabulous day. Enjoy wearing your green 🙂 !
(And of course, I’m linking up with my friends Andrea and Erika xx)
On Wednesday morning, we headed to the Houston Rodeo with the Slaughters! Tab’s company is a big part of the rodeo each year, and this year, he and Erika asked us to tag along. (You know you’re friends when, after a week together in the Dominican Republic, you want to spend even more time together!)
Now, you all know how I feel about rodeos, country music and wearing “cowboy” things, so Tab knew he would have to sweeten his invite. He won me over the minute he said “we can take JSX”. Sold! I’ve been dying to try this new little private airline company. It flies out of private airports on smaller, private-like jets with fewer passengers. It is supposed to be so much faster (no busy airport, huge lines, waiting for anything). My first experience flying round trip with them to Houston and back was a HUGE success! I can’t rave about them enough! You know what really sealed the deal though????
This…
…they passed out snacks and drinks during our 45 minute flight, and I’m now obsessed with both. These chips are CRAZY GOOD, and I’m going to try to buy them for my house now along with the canned non-alcoholic Bloody Mary mix. Both are SO GOOD!
Rodeo ready!
Our friends Jen and Mark met us at the rodeo too!
Thanks to Tab, we were able to sit in a suite too!
He’s always so serious.
After the rodeo, there was…
…a Kenny Chesney concert!
I’m not a country music fan, but I’m a big Kenny Chesney fan! It was so much fun!
The next morning, we flew home…
…and as I was getting off the plane, I looked over and realized one of my friend’s dad had been one of our pilots 🙂 .
What a fun way to end our quick trip to Houston!
Lots of questions about what I wore in the DR last week (blog post to come, I promise!), but in the meantime, here is a quick run down (almost every one is an Amazon find!)…
PRINTED DRESS, EARRINGS and GOLD SANDALS
I wore this ROMPER as my coverup!
How fun is THIS DRESS?!
And then, of course, I love THIS ONE too!
Now THIS DRESS…
…is not an Amazon find, but I LOVE IT SO MUCH! I wore it on the flight home. It’s so soft and comfy!
Speaking of Amazon, so many of you have asked, and I’m finally starting to make it happen…
I (finally!) have an Amazon Storefront!
Woohoo!
For those of you who have been asking, you can finally see it HERE!
I will try to keep up with it and add all of the random Amazon products I buy, use and love.
Don’t forget, you can also now follow me on LTK too 🙂 .
Speaking of Amazon finds…
…we randomly bought THIS LOTION to take to the DR, and oh my gosh, I’m so happy we did! I’ve already bought another bottle now that we’re home. It smells like Hawaii. If the entire state had one scent, it would be this. Today, as I’m typing, it’s cold and rainy here in McKinney, but I smell like I’m on vacation 🙂 . I know it says “after sun” (which is why I bought it in the first place), but I’m using it after every bath and shower now. It’s super hydrating but not greasy. Love!
We’re BAAAAAAAAACK!
The Besties are back with Season FOUR next week, so make sure you’re tuned into your favorite podcast platform.
Wait? What happened to Season 3?
Um, it was six episodes filled with technical errors. I really think we recorded four FULL EPISODES that we ended up trashing because the tech issues were so bad. We have it all worked out (fingers crossed!) and a slightly new format (oohhh!), so make sure you tune in. We are very excited to bring you Season 4. We’re just going to forget about Season 3…and Season 1 😉 .
Looking for the easiest little St. Patrick’s Day cocktail today?! You must try my Lucky Clover Cocktail! It’s super simple and delicious too!
Finally, it’s time for a very timely…
…today, in honor of St. Patrick’s Day, let’s flashback to…
…that time we took the kiddos to IRELAND…
…you can catch all the fun in my blog posts HERE!
Really, if you’re not taking your four young kids to the Jameson factory to teach everyone all about Irish Whiskey, what are you doing with your life? Bahahaha! They were so little!!!! Oh my word! Catch it HERE!
Happy St. Patrick’s Day, friends!
I’ll see you on Monday which is also THE FIRST DAY OF SPRING!! xx
Erika Slaughter says
Happy Friday! I am SO pumped about this new Bestie Breakdown season! Can’t wait!
Elspeth Mizner says
The rodeo looks so fun! What a great experience! Have a great weekend!
http://www.elspethsdaybyday.com
Nicole says
Yay! We have Spring Break at the end of the month and you just helped me a ton!! I know I always am curious about your go to eats, work out routine, haha! I was wondering what your current break down is weekly, how many days of what? Also you go to breakfast lately? Thanks!! You help me simplify things because you balance things so effortlessly!!
Mix and Match Mama says
You’re always so sweet, Nicole. Right now, I’m really working out every day. Some days, it might be just a walk (maybe on a Sunday morning), but every single day, I’m doing something BUT (like yesterday!), if it just doesn’t happen (we flew home early and I went straight to work), I don’t fret. I can only do my best. I’m still eating either the TJ frittatas or just a scrambled egg with a piece of turkey bacon. I always add avocado if I have some. Enjoy your spring break!
Beth Knecht says
Yay for your Amazon store! That and LTK make it so easy to shop!!
Susan Angvall says
You looked adorable in your rodeo outfit! Can you please do a tutorial on Amazon storefronts? Maybe I’m the only one, but I have several I follow but then I don’t know how to find them directly from Amazon. Thanks!
Mix and Match Mama says
Amazon does not make it simple! You really have to seek people out. It’s pretty easy to find me because you can type in amazon.com/shop/mixandmatchmama or you can find the link on my site/social media.
Lisa says
The boots you wore to the Rodeo are so cute. Would you share info on them?
Mix and Match Mama says
I bought them from a website in Nashville back in January. I’ve been looking through my inbox, but I can’t find the retailer. If I locate them, I will come back and share!
SS says
I was wondering who your concert was. We have seen Kenny he is good in concert (sidenote my cousin’s band won a local competition to be his opener).
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!!!
Mix and Match Mama says
Wow! That is so cool!!!
Kate says
I’m sooooo happy the podcast is back! I love listening
Sarah Shaneyfelt says
Yay for your podcast coming back next week!!! And cannot wait to read about your spring break trip to DR! We need to contact you about our 10 year anniversary trip for next summer–we have no clue where we want to go!
MeetTheShaneyfelts
Mix and Match Mama says
We would LOVE to help you two!!
Marie Williams says
I just saw the pic of your 4 kiddos in Ireland and thought wow they all look so little and that trip must have been a while ago. Then I realized I have been following you through both adoptions and both Ashby and Madely are in the pic. Made me feel proud of your little family for you, just like I feel when I look back at pics when my kiddos were little (They r 32, 27 and 22 now lol)
Mix and Match Mama says
Oh goodness, Marie, thank you for following along all of these years. You just have no idea how much that means to me.
Ashley says
Love that striped Amazon dress and just followed you on your Amazon storefront! 🙂
Hope you have an amazing weekend!
Make Life Marvelous
Amy Azza says
Heck to the yes for the return of the Bestie Breakdown!!!!!!!!! WOOHOO
Joanne says
You have so many cute outfits from your trip and I can’t wait to read/hear all about it!!
Leslie S says
Happy St Patrick’s Day!! Love the throwback photo – it’s such a great reminder to take the trips and make the memories! Love the rodeo T-shirt! Was that an Amazon purchase too?
Mix and Match Mama says
I bought that at a store on my parents’ town square. Happy St. Paddy’s to you!
Heidi S says
Can you lmk what LV bag you wore for the rodeo? I’m looking for a little black bag like that.
Mix and Match Mama says
It’s a little Fendi!
MH says
How many pairs of shoes/sandals do you typically take on vacation? Any packing tips for shoes? They just seem to take up alot of space, even when hiding them in nooks and crannies!
Mix and Match Mama says
I pack mine in packing cubes. On this last trip, I had two cubes with shoes (two pairs of heels and three pairs of sandals). I think it depends on how long I’m gone on how many I bring, but packing cubes make it easy to stack them and pack them.
Kacy M says
The Houston Rodeo is top notch! Love that you went!
Elizabeth Feldpausch says
Oh my goodness sooooooo happy to hear the Bestie Breakdown is back! The last few weeks I kept checking my podcast app to see if I was just missing all the episodes or something (and getting bummed not finding any new ones 😆)
Holly Geesaman says
I had Food Should Taste Good pumpkin tortilla chips a few years ago. SO good!! I haven’t been able to find them again and usually get the Trader Joe’s ones instead, but I still think of the FSTG ones!!
Mix and Match Mama says
WHAT?! PUMPKIN?! I must try those!!
Sheaffer says
All of your Amazon finds are so cute! And let me know when you find out where to buy those sweet potato chips!
WhittyWife (Lindsay) says
I’m so excited for the Bestie Breakdown to be back!!! Except… it’s now Tuesday. Are you releasing episodes on a different day now, or is my podcast app glitching? 😁
Mix and Match Mama says
Oh Lindsay, did we really think we would get an episode out today?! Yes. Yes, we did. Agh! One of the precious people who work with our podcast had a GOOD surprise this weekend which has delayed us. You know what? What’s one more week? Thanks for trying to listen!
WhittyWife (Lindsay) says
Oh bummer!!! But completely understandable! 😅 I’ll keep a lookout next Tuesday!