Sometimes in the hustle and bustle of life, we forget to take some time to DATE our spouse. Wouldn’t you agree? Life often gets so busy and we tend to get a little too comfortable with our day to day routines.  Soooo, I decided to do a little outside the box thinking what about a THEMED date night?  A Daring (adventurous) Date Night for Two!  What do you think of the idea?

I {love} World Market. I could buy one of everything in that store. Seriously!  Friendly staff and fabulous products means I’ll be baaaaack {smile}.  Upon a recent visit to the store, I saw their newKingdom Animalia Collection.  My wheels started turning as I looked through all of these fun andvivacious pieces from this collection.  I could plan an out of the ordinary, a little on the wilder side themed date night.   So, let’s do a little shopping!

I enjoy entertaining, although I don’t seem to do it as often as I’d like to, so when I get to set the table a little more purposefully, I get super excited!!  Here are a few of the pieces that caught my eye.  I fell in {love} with the orange glazed dinner plates and the orange baker was to die for!  The bamboo spoon slid through the lid for easy storage and serving.  Brilliant!  Anywho, I thought pairing these orange pieces with a couple of what I would call Moroccan inspired candle holders — I could pull in some extra color with the napkins.  That would cover dinner — and then there were these serengeti dot mugs that would I thought would pull everything together.  These mugs would complete the night with a cup of coffee and some mouthwatering dessert.  I think these pieces are gorgeous.  Don’t you?
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Okay, so the plan is that I’ll set the table for two and follow my rule of simplicity.  I don’t like a lot of clutter around us when we’re eating. I {love} adding an eclectic touch, a bit of color, and having clean lines.  A table for two can say so much — intimate, romantic, time alone, reconnecting, etc.
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And as suggested earlier, we’ll end the night with these fabulously designed mugs filled with coffee that will accompany a yummy dessert!  Oooo, I’m getting super excited!  I’m thinking a soufflé of some sort…chocolate maybe?

So, what do you think?  Are your feeling inspired to plan a date night with your significant other? If you’re thinking outside the box, keep World Market in mind.  If you’ve never been, boy are you missing out!  Seriously, like, go right now {giggle}.

I was looking up fall accessories trend and noticed how hot animal prints are going to be this winter.  I also noticed that more and more women are wearing their necklaces like a mustache.

Just kidding.  I’m not typically a big animal print wearer, however I do love brightly colored accessories.  Like, turquoise is more than just a color to me, I’m slightly obsessed and need an intervention.  So when I was shopping World Market last weekend, I was drawn to their new line, Kingdom Animalia Collection, which has pretty blue hues.  You like it?  I love it!  The mustard yellow cord was a huge bonus for me as well, since that’s my other color crush right now.   And the necklace slips over your heads, no fasteners required, bonus.

Let’s talk earrings.  I may or may not have at least over 3 dozen pair of earrings in my stash, after recently donating a good amount!  But really, how could I pass these up?

I love the faux feather earrings that are super trendy right now, but I don’t think I could pull them off.  They’re so flowy and I’d probably forget I had them off and rip them.  I tend to mess with my earrings a lot, twirling them around when I’m bored.  Weird habit, right?  So anyway, I love these because they’re lightweight but not going to blow away lightweight (;  I also love these goodies from WM, I didn’t get pics but I also brought home these beauties.

Aren’t the skull earrings cool??  Not something I would naturally gravitate toward but they were so unique, I had to bring them home to my collection!  And that watch, already have gotten so many compliments on it.  Have you noticed how bronze is the new silver??  I love the watch because it matches my cute gold flip flops!

Oh boy.  Don’t get me started on how stinkin cute the globes are!  I’m pretty sure all three will eventually find their way into my house.  I went back a couple days after my first trip and 2 were already gone.  Drat!-they’re so cute.  I think I may incorporate them into my upcoming playroom makeover?  Love them!

Overall, great shopping trip at World Market, as usual.  I love that store because the sales people don’t hound you, there is a huge variety of goods to get lost in and they have such unique finds.  Almost like a really clean thrift store with a little higher prices, love it.  Be sure to check out their twitter, you tube and facebook pages to keep up with their latest!  For instance, they’re having a huge sweepstakes right now…how does an African Safari trip for 2sound?!

Heavenly, right??  The grand prize package includes:

• A trip for two to Africa (5 day Trip for 2 to Africa- includes airfare, accommodations and excursions)
• A $1,000 World Market gift card

There will also be 3 first prize winners that will each receive a $500 World Market gift card and the African Safari Sweepstakes runs from  July 14 to August 17th.  Guess what??-If you share the sweepstakes with 5 of your friends (via FB share or email) you can receive 5 additional bonus entries. This is part of the registration process when entering. Users can also enter daily for more chances to win.

Good luck, guys!  Wouldn’t it be absolutely amazing if you won?? You better stock up on their darling jewelry and accessories before your trip if you do, mmm’kay??

This shop has been compensated by Cost Plus World Market and Pollinate Media Group, but all my opinions are my own.  I really am obsessed with World Market in reality (;