Week's Links: Nightmares, Outlander, and Mad Men

It's Monday again, friends! I hope you had a wonderful weekend and a very happy Easter. Other than going by too quickly, mine was great :)

Outlander is back! I can't get enough of Jamie and Claire's story. If you haven't given it a shot yet, you should. The first book is on sale at Amazon right now for $1.99, or you can watch the first part of Season 1 on Starz right now. I'm a fan!

And Mad Men returned as well! I finally caught up last weekend (thank you Netflix!) but I haven't had a chance to watch last night's episode. So no spoilers, ok? I did, however, check out this slightly dated Buzzfeed post about 25 Things You Didn't Know About Mad Men.

I listened to this episode of Love and Radio and it gave me nightmares. I have mixed feelings about this podcast. I love some episodes, and others are just meh. But the Ghost Story one, man. Freaked me right out! 

I just ordered some new shorts from thredUp. (Yes, I'm obsessed.) That's a big deal for me, because there were years when I wouldn't ever wear shorts. I blame the Freshman Fifteen, but that's another story for another time. 

And that's it for this week! Come back on Wednesday for the latest installment of When I Grow Up. I'm pretty excited about this week's, so don't miss it!

Previously on Mrs Robbins Sparkles...

New York in Pictures

It's Friday and my brain is pretty much fried. It's been a week, y'all. So instead of telling you all about our New York trip today (something I've been meaning to do for weeks!) I'm just going to show you with an iPhone photo dump. You'll get the full post with pictures from my fancy camera soon, I promise!

Until then, allow me to present: our trip in pictures.

First, let's start with James. This is how he felt about arriving in Manhattan via Uber.

And this is how I felt.

A little different, right? Ok, now let's cut to later that night. It was raining but an awesome first night in NYC. 

James started to warm up to the city by the end of the night. Now, let's cut to the next day. Central Park on Sunday!

Subway!

Pretty church!

Katz Deli!

Union Square Park!

And now let's go to Monday. The Today Show!

Freaking amazing Bonbons at Vosges!

Refused to stop here, but isn't this the Kardashian store?

Lombardi's Pizza! 

Fire station!

Subway again!

Waiting to climb!

The view from the top of 4 World Trade Center!

After the climb!

New York Times! 

And St. Patricks Day. Breakfast in bed!

The Late Show!

The How I Met Your Mother bar!

Last view before hopping in the Uber to the airport. 

And that's it! I took way more pictures but this gives you the general idea. Check back for a post with details soon. This was just the Cliffs Notes :)

Week's Links and James's Birthday!

Tomorrow is the last day of March, can you believe it? It also happens to be my husband's birthday. The Big 2-5. (Yes, he turns 25 the same year I turn 30!)  So happy almost birthday babe! Love you :)

Ok, now on to the week's links! 

This book looks incredibly intriguing. "The extraordinary love story of an American blueblood and a German aristocrat—and a riveting tale of survival in wartime Germany." Don't you want to read it now too?

I can't stop listening to the Being Boss podcast. If you're interested in entrepreneurship, freelancing, or just awesome empowering stuff, check it out. Bonus points if you check out the Facebook group too. I help moderate it, and I'm blown away by the conversations.

Firehouse cats. Do I need to say more? (You may have already seen this one on my Facebook page. I couldn't resist sharing again!)

Just checked out this book through the Overdrive app. I'm obsessed with the app, can't you tell?

And I'm incredibly disappointed in country music right now. Girl Crush is being pulled from the radio because people are ridiculous. And don't listen to lyrics. The short version of this story is that the song is being pulled because some people think it promotes the "gay agenda". Which is insane, because that song has zero to do with homosexuality and everything to do with something country loves so much: jealousy! So before you get on a soapbox about something, make sure you know what you're talking about. 

Now I'll get off my soapbox and finish up the week's links on a more upbeat note. If you missed yesterday's edition of Sunday Sparkles, you missed on an update on my 100 Rejections project and this awesome quote! 

Don't miss out again, sign up now.  And have a fabulous Monday, friends!

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