Gift Guide: for the Fitnessista
1. Hair Ties – these are my new favorite… seriously zero creases
2. Athleta Mod Block Pants – Athleta yoga pants are my favorite, they hold your booty in place while running
3. Custom Yoga Mat – I have my name on mine, and get so many compliments
4. Yoga Mat Wash – because ewwwww, right?
5. Athleta Cut Out Top – I am obsessed with open back tops (for everyday and working out)
6. APL Shoes – tons of colors to select from
7. Athleta Tie Back Top
8. TIU Booty Bands – because who doesn\’t want a hot booty?
At First Glance: 2017 Mazda Mazda6 Grand Touring
Hello sporty mid-size sedan, let’s take a trip! The 2017 Mazda Mazda6 Grand Touring starts at just over $30,000 and can get up to 35 MPG – hello new little fun toy to get around in.
Blind Spot Alert System: Absolutely love the fact that it lets you know when a car is next to you in your blind spot, even better if you put your turn signal on and there is a car in your blind spot it beeps at you.
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Radar cruise control: While on the expressway using cruise control it will maintain a distance between you and the car in front of you – love this feature. Lets say the car in front of you is going 60 it will drop your speed down, when that car moves it will take you back up to what you had cruise set at.
Lane departure warning system: This feature lets you know when it thinks you are unintentionally going over a line in the road, and begin to move you back. I noticed that this worked mainly on the right and hardly ever on the left. Sometimes it would move me without me being out of the lane, which I wasn’t thrilled about.
Drivers seat memory: Great feature if you share the car.
Legroom: Plenty of space in the front and the back.
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Backseat: Rear cup holders and are you ready for it… heated seats.
Automatic windshield wipers: LOVE LOVE LOVE this, the fact that I did not have to turn my wipers on ever and knew I could rely on the car was great.
Heated seats: It gets downright cold in Michigan so I loved behind able to warm up with the seats.
The basic model of the 2017 Mazda Mazda6 Grand Touring Starts at about $31,000. I definitely loved driving it and highly recommend it for someone who is single, a couple or even a couple with 1 or 2 small children.
Gift Guide: For Her
1. Gem Stone Phone Case – super trendy
2. Tieks – these ballet flats are the most comfortable pair of shoes I own
3. Kendra Scott Leanor Pendant – obsessed with the Iridescent Drusy/Gold
4. Monogram Sleep Mask – because everything should be monogrammed
5. Monogrammed Robe – love the look of this
6. Small Bar Necklace – simple, classy and elegant.
7. MyoBuddy Pro percussive massager – literally everyone needs this bad boy in their life. It gives a professional grade deep tissue massage, warming, trigger point and cutting edge vibrational massage….. sooooo amazing. Use code \”SPERICA\” to get $100 off!
8. Return to Tiffany Heart Ornament – seriously so beyond obsessed with this
9. Shinola The Birdy – love this watch so much
10. Initial White Marble Cutting Board – seriously how cute!
11. Ralph Lauren Flannel Sleep Shirt – anyone else love getting PJs for Christmas or am I the only one who likes that?
Restaurant Review: Patty Burger
$50 to Patty Burger
*Must be local resident to enter
Restaurant Review: Chartreuse
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bosc, raspberries, tart cherries, cider, maple, almonds and bleu cheese
It’s the perfect time of year to head to a dinner and a show around Detroit, and recently I discovered an absolutely amazing restaurant – Chartreuse. Chartreuse Kitchen and Cocktails is located in Detroit and features a menu that changes daily based on the seasonality and availability of the freshest local ingredients. Two things I really loved about Chartreuse is they do not have a freezer, therefore everything is super fresh, and the restaurant is created to order a few plates and share them. What did we order? Short Ribs (special of the day), Seedling Farms Pears, Madagascar Vanilla Pudding and Key Lime Pot De Crème. Let me tell you, the food was insanely fresh and the flavors were out of this world. The Madagascar Vanilla Pudding was probably one of the best desserts I have had in a really long time. I highly recommend checking out Chartreuse even if it’s just for dessert.
Short Ribs
Madagascar Vanilla Pudding
Made with bourbon chantilly lemon basil syrup and rosemary basil cookies
Michigan blueberries, graham cracker, sea salt and a chocolate bar
Fashion meets Food 
