Ways To Save At Sprouts

In case you missed my post last week, Sprouts Farmers Market is opening up a new location in Marlton, NJ! I love healthy food but most of the time it's super pricey and sprouts makes healthy living for less WAY EASIER with so many ways to save! They have Double Ad Wednesdays, their Sprouts App, and Deals of the Month. 

So clear your schedule for June 5th at 7:00am!! Thats when the store opens and here is what's happening at the Grand Opening:

•  The first 200 shoppers in line will receive 20 percent off their initial total purchase.
•  Delicious muffin and coffee samples will be served to everyone in line before the doors open. 
•  Every 15th shopper will receive a coupon book featuring Sprouts savings at checkout. 
•  Every customer will receive one free reusable bag with purchase. 

Plus there are a ton more deals happening over that weekend!

Here is the deal, I am all about the savings so before I checkout... I am always like "is there a coupon for that?" So, the Sprouts app is a must for me! It has tons of coupons and when your ready to check out you can just scan your custom barcode in the app.

Another way you can save is with Double Ad Wednesday's.  Because the weekly ad prices run from Wednesday to Wednesday, you can save EVEN MORE ON WEDNESDAY! Two ads on one day means double the deals! 

We received a delish box of yummy goodies from Sprouts this week and in our box we got to try quite a few organic products like organic fusilli pasta and basil pesto = yum! That's the awesome part about Sprouts Brand they offer a wide selection of natural and organic products, as well as gluten-free, vegan and non-GMO varieties.

Also in our box: I live for avocado oil like I would probably bathe in it if I could hahah! So the non stick cooking spray is an essential for my everyday cooking! The balsamic fig butter is like AMAZING on toast and a drizzle of the Balsamic glaze on my caprese salad last week was NEXT LEVEL good! Oh and don't get me started on my addiction to the milk chocolate coated brown rice cakes!!! Like... I CANT STOP EATING THEM!

I am shocked that there are so many more ways to save when the prices are already so low for healthy foods! AND you might as well stop in and give some items a sample cause no matter what you try and buy.... Sprouts offers a 100% money-back guarantee. See you at the grand opening!!

Thank you to Sprouts Farmers Market for sponsoring this post!

 Follow along with Sprouts on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.

A New Sprouts is Coming To Town

Turned 35 (gasp!) last week but I still just want to play on the playground. Growing up is hard but the older I get the moreI realize how important it is to make healthy choices.

Plus, ever since I started eating healthier for my "wedding body" I have been on the hunt for great fresh organic foods. But, the one problem I always run into is that all my fave healthy foods tend to be much MORE expensive. Well, there is finally a grocery store coming to town that will give us the best of both worlds! If you are not familiar with Sprouts, it is a healthy grocery store offering a variety of fresh, natural and organic products at affordable prices. 

They recently began expanding on the east coast and they will be opening a store in Marlton, NJ, on June 5th!! They have 320 locations throughout the US, so odds are if you don't live near me there is probably one near you!

One of my favorite drinks is GT's Kombucha - and they carry it!! Also, they have a ton of delish recipes on their website if you need healthy dinner ideas! I even checked their website and saw a few of my fave snacks are available at the lowest prices I have ever seen them at.

What I am most excited about is their Market Corner Deli where you can find prepared meals and sides, a salad bar, soup, fresh sushi (MY ABSOLUTE FAVE) and more. They also have yummy deli sandwiches so it's great for people like me who are always on the go. 


If you’ve never shopped at Sprouts before, definitely make sure you stop by on or after June 5th if you’re in the Marlton area or if you’re ever doing some shopping around Philadelphia there is one there too! I'm just so happy that there is a finally a place where I can shop healthy and affordable!

Thank you to Sprouts Farmers Market for sponsoring this post. ------------------

Why We Got Married On Paper

 I felt so much joy when these pictures were taken because technically Nate and I are married!

 -- well, on paper that is. I'll explain: 

So, Nate and I decided to get married on paper a little early .... here's why--

Nate's grandma Louise hasn't been well for some time now. She was diagnosed with cancer and it has spread to her bones. I hate that word - Cancer. I honestly don't even like saying it or seeing the word. It takes so much from people. We are hopeful it won't take Louise from us anytime soon. The earliest memories I have when meeting Nate are being welcomed in to his life by his grandparents. They treated me like I was family when I had only known them for 20 minutes. To describe Louise... just imagine the most charming sweet, loving, woman - with the warmest hugs and she is always ready to feed you.  <3 And Bill is the most active 87 year old man you have ever met! He is always fixing, building, making, doing something when we see him! Both have hearts of pure gold!
So, I can't imagine us getting married without them being involved. 

We put off our wedding for awhile, because we moved twice in the last year and life has just been crazy! But, a few months ago we discovered there is a law in PA that says you can be married by any two witnesses. It's called "Quaker Law" -- Brilliant! I want to kiss the creator of this law. It means you don't need an officiant or a formal wedding event. We knew our two witnesses would be Bill and Louise! At this point we had not yet picked our wedding date, but the risk of not having Louise there due to her illness was not a chance we wanted to take.

 

So we went to the courthouse, got the paperwork right before the 4th of July, and we drove up to Ohio -- walked into their house and said "Will you marry us?"

They said yes! Thankfully!! :) So, as a result we were married on paper by Bill and Louise on July 1st 2018. It was truly so special! Bill and Louise have been married 65 years!! LIKE WHAT?!?!
Most of the world can only dream to have a love as wonderful and as long.

Two days later --by chance-- we found our venue and they had LITERALLY ONE DATE OPEN
 -- so we booked it!!

Fate, I tell you! 

So our wedding is April 27, 2019 in Ohio and the only thing we hope for is that Bill and Louise are sitting in the front row. <3

All my love and please send lots of prayers,
Alex

Maxi Dress Dreams

STOP EVERYTHING. This dress is my fav right now!!
 If you are looking for a gorgeous pop of color that is loose fitting and fab -- AND ONLY $24 this is a must buy now! As soon as I saw this beauty in the store I was like HAVE TO HAVE IT.  It is even better in person than it looks online. I will say for us short girls a good wedge is needed because it does run long. Worst case scenario you hem it cause it is totes worth every single penny.

Click the images below//
To shop my look:

In other news and wedding life news -- Nate and I finally picked a new venue for our wedding, I will share more details in another blog post soon. I am thrilled we were able to find a spot we both LOVED and WE LITERALLY officially booked our photographer 5 minutes ago! No one told me wedding planning would be so stressful but things are starting to smooth out and slow down now. I just have to work on the videographer next.

Wish me luck and feel free to drop me some advice!
xo,
Alex

Nordstrom Anniversary Sale 2018: My Faves

Let's be honest we all wish we could drop DOLLA DOLLA billzzzz on this Nordstrom sale but last time I checked my bank account didn't look like I play football for New England Patriots... so that being said,  lets be choosy girls - shall we! ALSO, I am planning a wedding and someone just LEGIT sent me an email quoting me $10, 000 to video tape my wedding haha <I just passed out> 

 So needless to say were all on a budget!

Here are my faves above w/ a few splurges but mostly items you will wear OVER and OVER this fall. The best thing to do with this sale is buy staple pieces and not get crazy! One year I got crazy and realized it was a HUGE mistake because I didn't wear all the items as much as I thought I would! It is so easy to see influencers rocking SO many outfits and THINK that you NEED all of it-- but you don't. So BE CHOOSY-- these are my MUST HAVES.

UPDATE// I tried on the  Pullover  it is cozy-but not flattering if you have boobs..its pretty bulky on.

Happy shopping dolls.

Waffle knit Oversized Cardigan

 Over The Knee Boots (also comes in Black)

 Booties

Textured V neck Pullover

Cozy Lounge Pants

Spanx Leggings my fave ever

Charlotte Tilbury Makeup Palette

Plaid Poncho

Barefoot Dreams Cardigan

Circle Cardigan from barefoot dreams

Balloon Sleeve sweater

Not pictured: NARS LIP SETS on sale for $49

La Mer facial set

XO,

Alex