All Things Lovely

In honor of good ole Valentine's Day creeping up on us just around the corner

I thought it would be nice to share and updated list of a few things I love.

Lets start this shindig off right with some breakfast food! 

I mean who could possibly say no to heart shaped waffles.... sure as heck not me.

Back in the day I would head over to my best friends house before school and her mom would make us the most phenomenal cinnamon waffles shaped just like this, then would make us walk 45 minutes to school....

Hey I never complained about the walk after finishing one of those bad boys.

So this one has two parts

Part 1: Pretty clothes: my mouth not only waters for food, but for gorgeous fabrics and patterns as well. I'm a sucker for anything lace or embellished with fringe or earthy tones.

Part 2: People with style, I had mad respect for people who can rock their own personal style with easy.

hint- Don't worry about what other people think if you like it, then OWN it.... as my mom would say.

Taking pictures during "pretty hour" There is nothing better then snapping that golden shot with the perfect accent lighting

Fresh juice, well more specifically being so darn thirsty and craving some fresh juice so you end up doing everything you can to get ahold of some and then finally your lips press the side of the cold glass and you want to savor it, but the second the first drip hits your tongue you have to refrain yourself from chugging the whole thing.

Well at least that's my constant dilemma. 

I love me a pretty art project, I'm not the best at creating ideas from scratch I can definitely admit that, but I thoroughly enjoy finding something in a funky little store or stumbling on a pin on pinterest and trying to recreate it and make it into my own.

Finding the perfect quote for your situation. Whether it be a inspirational quote about life, that motivational quote you needed about working out, or a sympathy quote for when you find yourself becoming the cliche image of stuffing your face with a bowl full of ice cream and watching How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days......

on repeat.

Come on we've all kinda been there.

Nothing better then the simple action of squishing your little piggies in the sand, nothing.

If you've never done it please add it to your bucket list to come to the beach; catch a plane, take a road trip, hitch hike for goodness sakes just get your bum to the beach asap!

(okay maybe not the latter, lets be safe kids)

Lastly, my camera! It's seriously so therapeutic to sit back and be able to capture the simple and complex beauty that surrounds us. I've just recently started so I'm just in the experimenting phase with my Canon t3's manual setting. Man aperture and shutter speed can be super confusing so if you have any tips let a sista know :)

Photo Credit: Free People Pinterest

Cupid Babies

One of my best friends and Boyfriend are both born on Valentine's day.

I've always despised this holiday because I feel like you should love your significant other all the time.

Like come on, don't think you can get away with just planning something extra cool one day a year.....

 that's just lame.

So I got lucky with celebrating two birthdays instead.

My best friend Adrienne is turning 21 which just seems so crazy to me.

We've been friends since 8th grade and I remember back then thinking turning 21 was a lifetime ahead of us and somehow time just slipped right passed us.

My boyfriend Ryan is turning the big double 2's this year which clearly won't be as exciting as his 21st birthday last year, but we are going to celebrate with an awesome homemade sushi party this year.

We got so excited two weeks ago that we decided to try it our and we made some killllllller rolls

So get ready for lots of sushi pics yet to come after this weekend!

Photo Credit: Marah Johnson aka my mom

Love Is In The Air

So guys and girls my sister is getting married later this year and guess who gets to be the maid of honor.

ME!!!

I feel so honored to take on this role for her and I'm so excited for all of there crazy planning ahead.

Mind you we've already gotten a ton done: Venue, dress, photographer, and now cupcakes.

This post is rather late since she got engaged months ago, but hey better late then never in my opinion.

So let me give you a little bit of background.

My sister Kennedy and her fiance Tyler met back in high school when they were junior and literally been inseparable ever since.

They are super goofy, but the love they share is clearly undeniable I'm so excited to see how their future unfolds. 

My sister is the most caring and nurturing go with the flow girl I've ever met who needs to have a million babies like asap and Tyler is a man who works hard and plays hard and a lover of all things sweet. 

They've been together for nearly 7 years now so it was definitely time for these two love birds to tie the knot.

When it comes to the planning my sister is a rock star budget queen so she has been finding the craziest deals for the venue and dress and some amazing ideas of pinterest that we've already started putting into play. Like using old frames and turning the center into chalkboard and covering bottles in beautiful glitter and so so soooo much more.

Shocking because most people post and it never gets farther then their pin board, but my sister is one driven and organized person so everything is getting done pretty quick.

Are roles are a tad switched I guess you could say because my sister is so go with the flow and I'm so not so I've slightly turned into a "maid of honorzilla" I want it to be perfect for her and me being the feisty little sis it was only time before the little horns came out.

So keep updating for more wedding planning posts!