Five on Friday - February 27, 2015

Can you believe February is almost over!?!  This month seemed to fly by!  But I'm not sad that we're getting closer to Spring.  What's the saying - if March comes in like a lion it will go out like a lamb.  Well, if the forecast is correct there's a 70% chance of snow for us on Sunday.  I'll be looking for some "lamb-like" weather towards the end of the month.

Here's what I've been loving this week.

1.  St-Germain Elderflower Liqueur
Ok, have you tried this?  Well, we stumbled across it last weekend and I'm here to say -- IT'S GOOD!!  I little pricey for my budget ($55 per bottle), but tastes fantastic!  My friend, Tracy, is ready to go work for them.  Apparently the elderflowers are collected by bicyclists in the French Alps.   Each bottles is numbered and reflects the year the flowers were picked.  Yes, it does sound like a pretty awesome job.  We've been drinking it straight over ice.  Anyone else tried it?  Have any good drink recipes that use it?

                                                         

2.  Mailbox Wraps
The Valentine's decorations came down when I was decorating for the Oscars party.  When the Oscar decorations came down this week, St Patrick's Day decorations went straight up.  I just love this St. Patrick's Mail Box Wrap!  I have these wraps for about every holiday/season and they last for several years.  This is the exact one I have and I would have shown you a picture of it on my mailbox, but it was spitting snow and cold outside so I copied this picture from Amazon instead.  I also have the matching garden flag.  Put these out, slap a wreath on the door, and BAM - your exterior is ready for St. Patrick's Day.  If you order with Amazon Prime, your mailbox could be looking pretty Irish by next week.

                                

3.  Downton Abbey
Anyone else excited about the two-hour season finale of Downton Abbey on Sunday?  There's some questions I'm just burning to know the answers to:  Can we ever put the Mr. Green situation to rest so Anna and Bates can have some peace?  Is everyone really too stupid to figure out that Marigold is the love child of Michael Gregson and Lady Edith?  Will Lady Edith finally have enough of Lady Mary's insults and just slap her face?  You know where I'll be Sunday night.

                                  

4.  Giveaway
I'm participating in a giveaway this week -- $80 in cold, hard cash!  Who couldn't use that?!?!  I can think of so many things I'd buy.  You can't win if you don't enter, so enter today.

Check out these beauties, and then get entered below!

ashley | sierra & faith | amy

penny | sara | meagan

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5.  Words of Wisdom from Countess Violet Grantham

                       

Have a great weekend everyone!  I'm helping a friend with her wedding invitations Saturday morning and going to a party Saturday evening.  Sunday I'm hoping to spend the day catching up on all the shows I have recorded on the DVR, going to book club and scoping out some recipes to try next week.  Don't you just love weekends!!  

Linking up with:

Rebecca at XOXO Rebecca

Jennie at The Diary of a Real Housewife

Amy at The Farmer's Wife

Amanda at Meet At The Barre

Erika at Little Bit of Everything

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