Happy Monday friends! I definitely prefer the weeks that start on a Tuesday rather than a Monday, it makes Monday so much more bearable. ;) The past two weeks have kind flown by in a blur to the point where they've almost just ran together which I guess isn't a bad thing but it's definitely been interesting! If you follow me on Snapchat {pamelanicole84} or Instagram you've probably noticed I've been on quite the concert tour lately. I have one more left (at least that I've pre-planned) next weekend but today I figured I'd link up with Biana and share the past two I've been to!

Last Tuesday I headed up to Jacksonville for the Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds concert. I wasn't really sure what to expect for this concert. I had seen DMB in concert before but never just the two of them in an acoustic setting. Thanks to my job, we had amazing seats in a brand new venue that had actually just opened the Saturday before our concert. Dave and Tim played all their hits for almost 2 1/2 hours and I have to say, the two of them together is something so different. Their dynamic is so great and it's crazy to see how much they get lost in the music. After the concert we got to go backstage and meet Dave and I can honestly say, it was more than I ever could have expected. Dave was so nice and welcoming and he actually took the time to chat with you for a few minutes which made you feel like he really cared you were there. It was such a wonderful night, I think I thanked my work at least 5 times the next day for the opportunity. 

Next came this weekend! We originally hadn't planned on going to see Jimmy Buffett but we had talked about wanting to go. Unfortunately I was at work and in a meeting when tickets went on sale so I missed them and the resale tickets were a little more than we wanted to spend. Late this week one of my coworkers who had tickets said she needed a break and wanted to know if I wanted her tickets. I'm not going to lie, I was hesitant at first, I really just wanted the weekend to relax but I'm a huge Jimmy fan (which you may remember from this post!) so after a little discussion we decided we couldn't pass it up. So Saturday afternoon we headed over to Tampa on a cloudy and rainy afternoon to see Jimmy and the Coral Reefer Band. We got lucky and the rain moved out and thanks again to my work we got our seats upgraded and ended up having a great view of the concert. It was a late night but worth every second!

Needless to say, these two concerts have exhausted me and I have one more to go but I wouldn't trade these experiences for anything! I really do love my job (and not just for the amazing perks) but can someone bring me an extra cup (or two) of coffee this morning?? :) Hope everyone has a fantastic week!

Happy Friday babes! I can't believe it's already June. Seriously, where did this year go? I don't know about anyone else but for us Floridians it felt like Memorial Day came and brought the hotter than Hades weather with it! It's been in the upper 90's with a bajillion percent humidity and no relief in sight. So in attempt to keep cool I've been scouring Pinterest to find frozen concoction recipes that can help me beat the heat. Last week I got a free bottle of red wine from work and as much as I wanted to go home and crack that baby open, it is SO far from red wine season that I just couldn't bring myself to do it. Fast forward a few days and I swear that wine was mocking me so I had to figure out a way to drink it and that's where this easy wine slushie comes in!
I really wanted something refreshing and easy to sip on the back porch so I decided to check out what I had on hand and go from there. What do you do with a bag of frozen strawberries, a bottle of red wine, some grenadine and a blender? Make a frozen wine slushie of course! Frozé is all the rage right now so I figured who says I can't make a wine slushie using something other than rosé? I was pleasantly surprised with how delicious the slushie turned out! The strawberries add just the right amount of tangy and the grenadine adds a bit of sweet without being over powering. Needless to say, I will definitely be making more of these since summer is here to stay!

1. Place red wine, frozen strawberries and grenadine in a blender and blend until smooth
2. Add ice to the blender and mix again for about 30 seconds
3. Pour into chilled wine glasses
4. Enjoy!

*Linking up with Amanda*

Happy Tuesday friends! I hope everyone had a fabulous long weekend! I'm actually still semi-weekending over here. I'm working from home this morning before heading up to Jacksonville for the evening so I'm going to keep this short and sweet so I can hit the road! So lets just call today's post a little photo dump of my long weekend, shall we?

*Linking up with Biana*

Happy Friday babes! I decided to keep it a little lighter on the blog today since I know a lot of people are probably headed out of town for the long weekend or taking a little blogging break. I don't have any major plans this weekend but I will be gone Tuesday and Wednesday on a work related trip that I'll share with you later! But be sure to follow along with me on Instagram and Snapchat {pamelanicole84} because it should be a pretty crazy experience! I've been seeing a lot of bloggers "reintroducing" themselves and I've loved reading them so I thought I'd share 20 things you might not know about me on today's blog post!

1 //  How tall are you?

For some reason this surprises a lot of people, especially when they know me through the blog but meet me in person for the first time. I'm 5'1"

2 //  Do you have a hidden talent? If so, what?

I guess this could be considered a talent...I'm double jointed in my left elbow. It's hard to explain but a great party trick that everyone wants to see a few times to actually believe it ha!

  3 // What’s your biggest blog-related pet peeve?

Hmm... I think I'd have to say people who don't reciprocate or just leave a generic comment. I remember once I was talking about some pretty deep stuff but I posted a picture of me in an outfit, I got FAR more comments of "Cute outfit!" than I did relating to the actual post. And don't get me wrong, I understand being busy and not always being able to comment back but if you consistently don't comment back, don't expect me to keep coming!

4 //  What’s your biggest non-blog related pet peeve?

Probably the follow/unfollow thing on Instagram. SO freaking annoying. Don't follow me to have me follow you back then unfollow me and hope I don't notice. 

5 //  What’s your favorite song?

 Oh jeez. I definitely have more than one but I'll try to narrow it down: Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol, Motorcycle Drive By - Third Eye Blind, Ashes of Eden - Breaking Benjamin and Red - Taylor Swift. I LOVE music though so I constantly have "favorites" that rotate but those are my forever go-to's. 

6 //  What’s something people wouldn't know by looking at you blog?

 I'm actually pretty self-conscious. I love doing my blog but sometimes I get super uncomfortable shooting pictures. I can always tell by looking at them if there were people around watching or if I was alone.

7 //  What’s your favorite way to spend your free time when you’re alone?

Read. When it's cooler out I'll spend my weekend mornings reading on my back porch with a cup of coffee or tea and in the summer I love to read by the pool.

8 //  What’s your favorite junk food?

Anything with cheese. No seriously, pretty much anything. Cheetos, Cheez-Its, cheese dip, cheese and crackers, mac and cheese, cheese curds, cheese stuffed pretzels... and the list goes on. 

9 //  Do you have a pet or pets? If so, what kind and what are their names?

Sure do! I have a little boy Morkie (Yorkshire Terrier/Maltese mix) named Novie.

10 //  What are your number one favorite nonfiction and fiction books?

I honestly don't know if I have a favorite. I've probably re-read The Royal We the most just because it's a cute, light, easy read but I wouldn't say it's my favorite.

11 // What’s your favorite beauty product?

Mascara. Wait. Does lip balm count? I never leave home without lip balm.

12 //  When were you last embarrassed? What happened?

Pretty sure I embarrass myself every day, I'm just immune to it by now. Life is too short to take yourself too seriously so I just like to laugh and have fun.

13 //  If you could only drink one beverage (besides water) for the rest of your life, what would it be?

I could live off of water and champagne, especially rosé.

14 //  What’s your favorite movie?

Another one I don't really have a definitive answer for. I'll go with The Princess Bride or Labyrinth though.

15 //  What were you in high school: prom queen, nerd, cheerleader, jock, valedictorian, band geek, loner, artist, prep?

I never really considered myself in a particular "clique" in high school. I was nominated for prom queen, I played an instrument (just not in band) and I was a dancer but I hung out with a bunch of different groups of people.

16 //  If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you live?

London or Key West. London is my favorite city but the beach has my heart.

17 //  PC or Mac?

I've used both throughout my professional career but I personally have a PC.

  
18 // Do you collect anything?

The hearts of men... just kidding. Memories (in picture form). And shot glasses. Somehow that collection started without me even realizing it and now I have more than I'll ever need considering how often I do shots (almost never).
 
19 // Any tattoos?

Surprisingly, or maybe not so surprisingly, nope! I've thought about it a few times and even gone into a tattoo parlor twice to get one but I'm still a blank canvas. 

20 //  What blogger do you secretly want to be best friends with?

It's definitely no secret that my real life bestie is someone I met through the blogging world so I'd definitely have to say Kerri! Duh! Biana is also someone I've met several times IRL now and I definitely consider her a great friend through blogging. Even though she lives in Boston and I live in Florida she probably knows more "secrets" about me than most of my non-blogger friends. I've gotten to meet so many wonderful ladies through blogging (seriously, if you're ever in Orlando let me know and I'll meet up!) but if I had to pick one I'm not currently friends with I'd probably have to say... Lauryn Evarts from The Skinny Confidential.  She's gorgeous, hilarious and I love her style. 

And that's all folks! Hope you had fun getting to learn a little more about me. 

tee {currently 40% off!} // jeans {currently 40% off!} // sunglasses // shoes //  bracelets {here and here} // lips in star magnolia

*Linking up with Amanda*

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Happy half-way day babes! I am SO excited for the long weekend coming up. I could use an extra day to relax and unwind a little more. I'm definitely a firm believer that every weekend should be a three day weekend but unfortunately I don't make the rules so here we are. I've only had two three day weekends so far this year and one of them was when I went to West Palm Beach a few weeks ago which is actually where I wore this outfit out!

If you follow me on Instagram you've seen this top on major repeat (sorry, not sorry) as it's definitely one of my favs for the warmer weather. I'm not usually one who can wear straps as teeny as these are or backless due to my inability to go braless but this top actually has a lot of support and is thick enough that I wasn't worried about it being see-through. The ruched waist definitely helps to suck it all in and the peplum bottom makes it super flattering for almost all figures. I have literally been wearing this shirt with everything I can on the weekends and when I found out it comes in stripes...well let's just say it's on it's way to my house as we speak. I'm definitely a sucker for anything striped, off the shoulder and/or peplum so I knew I wasn't going to be able to hold out. Do you have any spring or summer trends you just can't say no to? 

top // shorts // sandals // earrings // sunglasses // clutch //  watch // bracelets {here and here} 

*Linking up with Kelly*