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Dear D'Arcy

By D'Arcy Vandenberg


Recap of Last Weeks Instagram Talks & Outfits

Love letters Museum

That SMILE you get when you go to the DENTIST 😁🦷
I know I know, some of you dread the dentist! I am telling you if you visit @drallanthomas you won’t dread the dentist and you’ll leave with the best smile!
If you watch my Instagram stories you would have seen my whitening experience (saved in highlights) No more blue lights, they use the latest technology not painful and the sweetest & knowledgeable staff. I had my teeth cleaned & then whitened. This was my first time having my teeth professionally whitened as I am lucky to have pretty white teeth. Even still I wanted them bright white and sparkly since I have my photos taken so often. Like I have always said”a smile can make someone’s day so do it often!” (so I’ll blind them with mine! Goals🙌🏻)………@drallanthomas office specializes in cosmetics dentistry giving you the smile of your dreams🦷😁

Love letters

This is how I do squats 😜💪🏻
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Playing with stripes and tied front pants is how it’s done🙌🏻
Warning… this is probably the only time you’ll see me doing squats 😜😜😜 Happy Wednesday babes😘 It #pioneerday today in Utah which means Holiday🎉🎉🎉 State Holiday which means day off and headed to the Lake with all my girlfriends! Not a bad way to spend a Wednesday ♥️🍹🚤
Enjoy your day😘😘😘 Outfit from Banana republic

coffee at home

Starting of this Monday with a 2nd cup ☕️☕️ of @cafe504coffee ☕️☕️☕️#ad
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Love letters Museum

Hoping your Friday brings you cheer like a rainbow or like Friends laughter in a big pile of rainbow confetti! 🌈Although you have to watch out for my cute friend @chicover50 Shauna plays hard ball!!! Speaking of BALL go check out her cute stories to see what happened to her at last nights BALL game🎉🎉⚾️💍🌈🌈🌈♥️
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We have are own confetti happening over here today🎉🌈 Our oldest son @hudsonvandenberg Turns 23 TODAY! We had some fun celebrating last night with sushi & surfing on the lake! (see stories for fun photos) This am he’ll wake up to gifts and his favorite donuts and tonight we’ll celebrate with dinner and his favorite cake (Judy’s Chocolate Kahlua cake recipe on blog) 🍰🍩🍰🍩
I can’t tell you how proud I am of this boy of ours, it was like yesterday he was 3 & now 23! He’s such a delight, so smart a family lover and truly a good kid! We’re proud of the man he’s becoming and thankful we can call him ours♥️♥️♥️
Now… my gushing is over… I am off to bake😘

Love letters Museum

I’ll take HAPPY mail💌 any day!📬💌📬💌📬💌📬💌📬💌📬
When’s the last time you hand wrote a letter or card and sent it snail mail? For me… I still write hand written Thank you notes, Birthday & Holiday cards. I really feel it’s important and more meaningful then a text or email. It’s a lost art that truly should not be♥️ So for #tiptuesday Make someone’s day by mailing them a sweet note💌 even if it’s just a Miss you card😘
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If your in the Utah area head over to @lovelettersmuseum they provide a cute post card and a stamp for you💌 Note to mention all the beautiful ways to use words, letters and forgotten ways to write (aka Typewriter…kids didn’t even know how to put the paper in lol!)
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Outfit details…this season’s hottest trend the tied front pant @tjmaxx, shoes @picandpay, tank @rowanboutique, linen blazer @shoprachelzoe, jewelry old

Summer porch details

IT’S 5 O’CLOCK SOMEWHERE 🍹RIGHT?
One of the things I love about Summers is Outdoor living✔️☀️🍓🍹🍔🥗🧀🍉
Do you enjoy outside living? Have you created a space you love to go relax in, entertain or have a quiet date night in?
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I created this space to have a little of the inside brought out💛💛I adore black and white stripes and I think it pops with a touch of yellow and green! Tips for making your outdoor space inviting: throw pillows, a blanket for chilly nights, pots of flowers and plants, trays for serving and keeping things tidy. I love rugs to add color and define spaces, candles and lanterns for lighting (and keeping bugs away) I love some books or magazines to entice you to stay awhile 💛💛💛
Another big tip is if you furniture is mix & match spray paint it all 1 color to give it a cohesive look. It instantly makes it look more planned 😉

I hope you like the random recap of what happened over on last weeks Instagram. I know a lot of you had to DM me about missing a post on instagram because they only show 3% of our photos in our feeds. A trick to seeing people you follow posts: like the post and if you care to leave a comment do it! This will help their content stay in your feed. Another tip is watch their stories the more you interact with the people you follow allows instagram to know you want to see that person. Another big plus, engaging on Instagram really helps us bloggers do what we love and bring you content you want to see. If you want to see a weekly recap HERE on the blog leave a comment or DM me so I can continue to give you what you want to see!

Another plus to seeing a week in review is you get a taste of everything from fashion, items I am loving, interior tips or a space I love and things to do in Utah unless I was traveling. 

Have a beautiful week! OX, D’Arcy

 

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D’Arcy

D'Arcy
Welcome to my blog, Where I share Fashion and lifestyle over 40. A Former Clothing Boutique owner, Interior designer by Trade! Boy mom, Sharing Tips, DIY’s, Recipes, Home inspiration, Ways to style what you own and create ways to look & feel stylish at any age! I love a good deal and I adore luxury! I share how I mix both. While sneaking in Chats about midlife issues. Midlife Now, isn’t what it was for our moms!
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Melanoma Cancer Journey Part 5 —2 month Update— Melanoma Cancer Journey 
Part 5

—2 month Update—

 1 month after my First laser treatment.

➡️Slide through the video clips and photos for ALL the updates➡️

I was diagnosed in December, Surgery in January and my first laser in February.

I’ve been sharing this Journey in hopes to help encourage you to make a skin check up appointment. 

Melanoma Cancer is deadly and very different from Skin Cancer.

Melanoma cancer is deadly,  early detection is key, before it can spread to lymph nodes, organs blood. 

If your new here or just seeing this post, I have 4 other parts with all the info and my Journey to date in Feed and stores saved to highlights with more info.

Thank you for all the kind messages, comments and prayers! I appreciate you being apart of my tribe.

Thank you and NOW make your Skin Appointment!

#skincancerawareness #skincancer #melanoma
🌿Simple Way’s I add Spring into our home. 🌿🌷Slide 🌿Simple Way’s I add Spring into our home.

🌿🌷Slide to view 12 photos that I hope to inspire you to add a little Spring to your home🌷🌿

🌿Tell me something your going to try and add to your home this Spring below⬇️ 

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Easy Spring touches-spring in your home- ways to add spring
- bring the outside in
Cocktail and Chat With Suzanne and D’Arcy @crazyb Cocktail and Chat 
With Suzanne and D’Arcy
@crazyblondelifeblog @darcyvandenberg

Join use for a little catch up, in the kitchen and sharing a few recipes, along with stories.

Check out Suzanne’s Asparagus recipe  on her blog… as Well as casserole recipes

D’Arcy has a carrot cake and a yummy casserole recipe on hers.
 
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We get together and have a fun chat… Different topic every month. Sometime we talk recipes & food, fashion or home decor and sometimes Midlife issues or simply ask questions.

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Spring is here🌷🌿🌸 Let’s grab a coffee and Stroll Spring is here🌷🌿🌸

Let’s grab a coffee and Stroll the Gardens @parkcitygardens 

The Perfect Spring fix & coffee date.

Pick up a few plants for your home or garden, gives you the feel of Spring & boosts your spirits 🌸🌿🌷

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This little spit fire is 23🤍 I can’t believe how f This little spit fire is 23🤍
I can’t believe how fast time has flown by 🤍

It’s been so fun watching him grow from a  little pistol into this young man🤍and amazing New daddy. 

His determination, and strong will, made him a great athlete, while his tender heart  and sensitivity & caring has made him kind to others. He’s loyal, has a strong work ethic and a joy for adventure. 

He’s our boy that would want to save every kitten and brought us home our beloved Binx and Little Miss…

The pickiest eater ever, until about the age of 12, and  He wouldn’t try a burger until age 13! (Thank goodness that’s all changed) 😉

So many memories , yet doesn’t seem like it could already be 23 years! 
Proud of the man and watching him become a daddy has been one of our biggest joys🤍🤍

Happy 23rd 🎂🎉Hampton Steel we couldn’t love you more🤍🤍🤍

#ourson #boymom 🎂 #loveyoumore❤️ #firesign #marchbirthday
If this is your Vibe…. Then follow for more! I lo If this is your Vibe….
Then follow for more!

I love to romanticize everyday life… with beautiful Tablescapes, arranging flowers for our homes weekly arrangements (Friday ‘s sink full) Easy Entertaining ideas, Sharing Recipes & a few short cuts and tips along the way. 

Gardening, Reading, Antiquing and thrifting are my “Grandma” hobbies! 

 I also share my love of Fashion, my melanoma Cancer & midlife Journey…

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~Cook like Ina
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I’m 54 here’s a few outfits from last week, I bet I’m 54 here’s a few outfits from last week, I bet you can create from your closet✔️

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🌷Easy Appetizer 🌷 Tulip Baguette Bites A perfect 🌷Easy Appetizer 🌷
Tulip Baguette Bites

A perfect Spring time appetizer , you can make for Easter🌷🐰🥕🐣Or Mothers Day🌷

Recipe:
-French Baguette sliced
-Cherry tomatoes 
-Chives
-Basil leaves
-Spreadable Cream cheese or Boursin garlic & fine Herb Gournay cheese (I use @boursincheese) 

Prep: slice bread, cut chives to stems size, cut Basil into small leaves, cut tomatoes in 1/2, cut off tops to square up and cut little lines into the tomato to create the tulip ….

Assemble:
- spread cheese onto bread
- add two chive stems
-add basil leaves
-add 1 yellow 1 red cherry tomatoes 

Arrange on platter and serve.

🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷

Are you hosting Easter or are you going out?

SAVE to  reference later. 

#easterrecipes #springrecipe
I know I love a good SALE.. —6 Spring Tops— 50% I know I love a good SALE..

—6 Spring Tops—

50% off LOFT Tops… I grabbed a couple of these… Can you guess which ones came home with me?

Which is your favorite ? 1-2-3-4-5-6

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Cheers to the Weekend & Happy Spring🌷🐰🌿🍷 Long Wee Cheers to the Weekend & Happy Spring🌷🐰🌿🍷

Long Week… and lots of creating… here’s a little sneak peek at our Easter Tablescape💙🌿🐇

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Friday Fun…. Oldest Daughter… If you are one, the Friday Fun….

Oldest Daughter…
If you are one, then you know!

What are you in the siblings line up?

#fridayfun #oldestdaughter #midlife
POV: You love Tuckernuck but are Boujee on a budge POV: You love Tuckernuck but are Boujee on a budget, and you find MY account…

8 Spring Dresses that look and feel like Tuckernuck with an affordable price tag mixed with a few Splurge worthy accessories…. That nobody would guess differently ✔️✔️

👗Which of the 8 is your favorite?

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Last week in 20 Photos… Everything from what I wa Last week in 20 Photos…

Everything from what I was working on at Home,for Easter, outfits I wore, content I am creating, flower arrangements made, Recipes I worked on and some entertaining sneak peeks…

Romanticizing your life and making daily life special is easy and it’s just in the details🎀☕️🤍

If it was linkable, it’s on my Liketoknowit 🤍 Links are in my bio⬆️

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Comment your favorite✔️

#over50andfabulous #romantizm #springstyles
The joys of being a grandparent! Yes, ours is the The joys of being a grandparent! Yes, ours is the cutest😂😂😂

We’re having our first little sleep over tonight ❤️❤️❤️

Wish us luck💋

Grandparent humor…..
Funny reels - family love- love of being a grandparent 

#granparents #parenthumor #familyfirst❤️ call me COCO
Remember to protect your peace…. For those that m Remember to protect your peace….

For those that maybe needed to hear this today 🤍🙏🏻

“Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.” – Proverbs 4:23

 CORINTHIANS 15:33
“Do not be misled: ‘Bad company corrupts good character.’” – 1 Corinthians 15:33

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.” – Proverbs 3:5-6

“The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.” – Psalm 34:18

“Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.” – Colossians 3:13-14

“Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; do not fret when people succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes.” – Psalm 37:7

Bible verses that bring peace!
#bibleversedaily #powerofprayer #protectyourpeace
Friday I’m in LOVE…. Spring outfit inspo … A litt Friday I’m in LOVE….

Spring outfit inspo … A little bit Preppy, A Pop of Pink & Perfect for lunch with a friend!

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#preppyfashion #poppink #fridayiminlove #midlifefashion #afforɗablefashion
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Have you Seen all the new colors & Spring arrivals ?

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About Yesterday….. A perfect Day with YU 🌸 A Cle About Yesterday…..

A perfect Day with YU 🌸

A Clean supplement brand I’ve been using for years!

It was so educational, inspiring and full of boss ladies! 

We were treated to a beautiful lunch, product testing, fun photo opportunity and some great swag!

I can’t wait to share some of the New products, a couple of the ones I’ve been using for years and was excited to learn how clean their products are.

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