Friday Favorites: Pants, food, shoes + links
Friday again! Here we are nearing the end of another week. Were you aware that there are only two more weeks in the month of October? Time is flying, and I’m super excited about next weekend, because I’m taking a little trip.
This week has been fairly low-key, outside of celebrating Dave’s birthday and going to an absolutely epic dinner last night at San Francisco’s House of Prime Rib. And this weekend, we’ve got very little on the agenda except for teaching my regularly scheduled group fitness classes and some dinners out. Does that get old to hear? I swear we do things other than eat. But I digress, it’s about time for my weekly chance to chatter on about basically nothing, in a post wrapped up with the title of “Friday Favorites.”
My favorite new jazzy pants
My local Lululemon on Grant Avenue has been kind enough to invite me to events, and most recently, invited me to serve as a guest model. Not only did I get to play dress up in the latest Lululemon “to & from” line of lifestyle clothing, but I also got to keep the fabulous High Times Crop Tech leggings shown here, while I didn’t keep the Vita Racer Tank, I sure did love the way it looked. They used these photos in the local newsletter and on the local Facebook page, so A Lady Goes West got a nice shout-out.
Photo credit: Lexie Tiongson of Lululemon Grant Avenue.
I wore these leggings out to a quasi-fancy dinner with Dave over the weekend, and they are incredibly comfortable and stylish. I can see these being a new staple in my wardrobe, especially because they are high-wasted enough to wear with shorter crop-style tops. Thanks, Lululemon. I don’t think my modeling career is going to take off, but I loved the chance to give my best squinty-eyed pose on the sidewalks of downtown San Francisco on a busy day.
My favorite new seasonal dish
Butternut squash, my friends. I made some delicious snacks out of one butternut squash this week. How did I do it? I took the squash, I washed it up, I threw it in a glass baking pan, and I cooked it whole in the oven at 425 degrees for just over an hour. That was it. When it was done, I cut it into four quarters, without even peeling the skin. Just look at this beauty …
Shown above: Two pictures of the squash and two pictures of the cooked squash with almond butter and hemp hearts.
The first meal included roasted butternut squash, topped with almond butter and hemp hearts. The second meal included mashed up roasted butternut squash, mixed with cottage cheese and cinnamon. Unfortunately, Dave was around for the second meal, and told me once again, it looked like gross baby food (as he does for some of my healthy concoctions like this zucchini “zoats” oatmeal), so I chose not to capture that photo. But believe me, it was tasty. If you haven’t jumped on the butternut squash bandwagon this season, go for it. So easy and so orange.
My favorite new shoes for him and her
We’re all about casual over here in the big city. This week, I picked up one of Dave’s birthday presents at my all-time-favorite-shoe-store-ever and just couldn’t help grabbing something for myself as well. If you’ve been reading my “Friday Favorites” for a while, you know that I’m nearly shoe loyal when it comes to DSW. I’m a Premier Rewards member, and I have a huge four-story DSW just blocks away from where I live. I’ve been wanting some Keds, so I couldn’t pass up these Keds Crash Back Slip-on Sneakers, and I’ve been wanting to get Dave some Vans, so I selected these Vans Bishop Sneakers.
Shown from top left: My Keds, Dave’s Vans, the shoeboxes and a free tote that came with my purchase.
Because we do a lot of walking and exploring, these sneaks should be perfect for us both. Now the closet space required to store them, that’s another issue. Oh well.
My favorite funny link
I wrote another post for The Class-ifieds blog this week, and it was a funny one. Not only did I enjoy the research that went into this, but I enjoyed writing it. Check out “This is What Happens When you Take Your Guy to Yoga for the First Time.” I wonder if any of you can relate?
That’s what we call a Sunday-morning sweat session. Namaste!
Thanks for being a good sport, Dave. Yoga loves you (and me too)!
My favorite A Lady Goes West posts
So in case you only stop by on Fridays, I want to make sure you didn’t miss a few of my favorite posts from the week.
- Three life lessons I’ve learned from my husband — This one got great feedback, and I loved writing it. And makes up for the yoga experience.
- Four-move total-body dumbbell workout — I did this workout on Tuesday, and my upper-body is still a little bit sore from it. It’s quick and effective.
- POPSUGAR event and the new Must Have box — I can’t get enough POPSUGAR.
That’s it, friends! Go off and enjoy your day.
More Friday Favorites
If you’d like to see a few more “Friday Favorites,” see below or visit the the link-up hostess, Heather.
- A snack, a purse and a ritual
- A delivery, a bra and a guy
- A sweet, a wine and a read
- A drink, a gadget and a plan
- A time, a bottle and a powder
- San Francisco edition
- Beauty edition
- Beach vacation edition
- Hidden meanings
- Kicks, a book and a bowl
- The very best sweatshirts
- Party hosting and froyo
- Fourth of July daytime activity
- Beauty basics edition
- Workplace edition
- Shopping, sales and a show
- The foods I always buy
- Sushi, a game and pants
- Fitness apps
- Delicious and healthy products
- Comfort, fitness and function
- Beauty, buddha and blog events
- Dining, the city and gift ideas
- POPSUGAR, sweets and such
- A bunch of fun stuff
- e-book, food, picnic and tunes
- A link, a superfood and a mask
Questions of the day
What’s the best gift you’ve given or received lately? Do you have any fun plans for the weekend?
LOVE THOSE LEGGINGS. So cute!
Thanks, Kristine. They’re quite comfortable too. Hope your trip is abroad is going well:)
I LOVE those leggings! You def have some modeling skills!
Hi Kate! Thanks for stopping by on this fine Friday. 🙂
Those leggings are so fun! You look great in the photos, don’t sell yourself short lady! Fun week! That yoga class looks fun. I love when Scott takes classes with me! Have a great weekend! xo
Yes, it’s fun to have Dave in class, but it’s a very rare occurrence. Hope you have a great weekend too!
The squash looks amazing and I absolutely LOVE those pants on you!
Hi Carrie! Well thanks. Happy Friday to you:)
I LOVE those leggings! And Girl, you look so great!
Butternut squash is one of my favorites. So delicious and flavorful!
Have a great weekend!
Thanks, Ashley! You too:)
Looove the new shoes — the keds and the vans!
Thanks, Christa. I hope to debut them this weekend. Have a great Friday! 🙂
I love those leggings! Super cute! And how fun you got to model for Lululemon!
Hi Erin! I know! We did the photoshoot on a busy sidewalk, so people were looking at me like I was super cool. Little did they know … 🙂 haahah Have a great weekend!
Those leggings are amazing, and so are those striped keds! I love all things squash, I’ve never thought of adding almond butter, I bet that would be so delicious – thanks for the idea!
Hi Nadia! Thanks for stopping by, and I hope you give the AB/squash combo a try sometime soon. Have a great weekend!
ohh best gift lately??? That’s tough! I’ve been treating myself lately, so I’d say a new gym bag from Lulu Lemon. My old one was just looking so bad and Lulu finally came back with their old school gym bag design and it holds everything I need an more!!!
No big plans this weekend minus a baby shower tomorrow, hoping for cupcakes to mix in with the baby talk 😉
Have a great weekend!
Hi Fiona! So glad you’ve been treating yourself! And baby showers are usually full of good food. Hope it’s fun. Thanks for stopping by and have a nice weekend, lady!
How fun! Love those leggings. You make a great model.
I am attending the Prevention R3 Summit in Austin and it’s my birthday weekend so it will be jam packed! Have a great Friday!
Yayyyy for your birthday! Have so much fun:)
What did you end up having at House of Prime Rib? I would love to try it one day! And that butternut squash looks delicious, what a fun way to eat it. Thanks for the idea 🙂
Hi Alice! Oh of course, we both had the prime rib. It’s an insane amount of food, but soooo good!
Look at you, rockin’ the Lululemon shoot!! You look gorgeous! I love the outfit too.
And great idea to add AB and hemp hearts to butternut squash, sounds delicious.
Have a great weekend, girl!
Thank you! You too!
Cute leggings! I love that you paired them with flats to kind of tone it down a bit. Very cute: )
Hi Emily! Well thank you! Hope you have a great weekend!
Oh man, now I’m having major lululemon legging envy. Yours are incredibly adorable too!! Also kinda coveting your butternut squash – not gonna lie 🙂
Thanks, Whitney! Hope you have a fabulous weekend living and dieting in LA! 🙂
Love the outtake shots from your Lululemon shoot… so cute and sassy! DSW is fantastic. I used to live 2 blocks away from one in L.A., and any day work was too stressful I’d stop by on my way home. Dangerous!
Hi there! Ohhh yes, DSW is the best! 🙂
Love those leggings. I’m so sad they don’t have them in stock in my size.
I’m also loving the look of that butternut squash recipe. I love the flavor, but I seriously can’t cut one of those things to save my life. If you just cook it whole are the seeds then edible or do you scoop them out after? I’m going to have to try that!
Hi Nicole, Cook it whole, then when you go to cut it, it’s super easy. Scoop out the seeds and serve. There aren’t as many seeds in a butternut as in a spaghetti squash. I found it quite easy, and just ate around them actually.
That is so fabulous. I’m going to try it this week. You’re a genius, as always. 🙂
Man, now I have to stop by the Union Square store. I’m not as close to it, but it’s so much bigger than the other ones.
I’d love to convince the boyfriend into yoga, but I’m pretty sure he’d need a few blocks to get into most of the positions. I’m still slowly trying to get him to say yes though.
Have a great weekend!
Hi Kay! Thanks for stopping by. And yes, the Union Square DSW is worth the trip. Hope you can get your man into yoga with you soon. Blocks and all!