April 2013 Instagram

I hate to say it, but I am pretty happy April is almost over. I've loved seeing the beautiful flowers blooming and enjoying the nice weather, but the month has been very long indeed. Luckily, I have a few pretty instagrams to show for ...

Rain, Rain Go Away

Apparently, the area I live in is looking to have cloudy weather and rain for the next week. :( Yuck. The dreary weather may have kept Justin and I inside over the weekend, but it did not keep us from staying busy. From making curtains to doing laundry, we...

The Phenomenon of Nothing To Do

So earlier this week I randomly got a day without work. I was going absolutely crazy trying to figure out what to do. Then, all of a sudden, I got way too much to do. I'm working on two separate projects for my graphic design position, thinking about a new job I was just offered yesterday, along with babysitting/nannying pretty late for the next few days, and (excitingly) reviewing the newest Michael...

Anthropologie +

As I mentioned yesterday, I spent a bit of time wandering through Anthropologie over the weekend exploring the sales rack. I also tried on a few things. One of the few things I tried on and bought was the Lodi Cardigan. I thought it might go well over a dress...

Shop Until You Drop, Vacation Plans, and Weekend Recap

I can think of a half dozen reasons why you should be glad you aren't my husband; most of them are because of how busy I kept him this past weekend. Luckily, the amount of busy-ness experienced by Justin and I meant we got a LOT done. Last weekend my friend,...

Life Update

Yesterday and Tuesday I shared a financial update, so today I am going to share a life update. First of all, I would like to encourage all of my female readers to start taking some sort of calcium vitamin. I actually just started this past week after a trip to Costco in which we picked up something ridiculous like 200 vitamins. (Justin is taking them too.) My grandmother recently fell and...

Financially Stoked

I know, I know, I already made a finances post earlier this week, but you know what? I didn't realize our finances would take a turn for the better. I guess I should have expected it. When Justin told me that the tax money had come in, he only had $130 in...

Finances. . . Schminances!

What a month! It's only halfway through, and I feel like finances are overwhelming my life! Beyond spending a ton on furniture, last night, on a whim, I cancelled my debit cards. When I went to check my balance, I saw a pending atm transaction that was almost the entire amount in my checking account. Considering I hadn't withdrawn anything recently, I became a bit concerned. With the bank being...

Life With Furniture

When Justin and I got up on Saturday morning, we headed off to Dalton, GA to pick up the Karastan carpet we had bought and bound into a beautifully soft, turquoise rug. It was a gorgeous day with temperatures in the 70s, and as we drove further and further...

The Importance of Hiring a Professional Photographer

This morning I stumbled across a blog post from Artifact Uprising that encouraged me to talk with you all about hiring a professional photographer for important life events. A lot of the time we are given conflicting messages. Spend time with your kids, but capture every moment of their life with the camera. Do these people understand what they are asking you to do? I spent a lot of time in a college...

BuyTrends Part 3

My dealings with this company never seem to end! After three months of waiting, one piece out of four that were ordered from BuyTrends finally arrived at my doorstep. (Technically it arrived at the post office, and Justin went to pick it up.) I knew I was...

Posing Tips

Before I got married, I fully intended on researching posing tips. I wanted to make it as easy as possible for all of my vendors to look as awesome as they could. I wanted to pick beautiful locations, use gorgeous accessories, and pick the right dress for my figure. Well, the dress wasn't actually designed the way I asked for it to be... (Something I didn't notice until the day of.) All of the extras...

Weekend Recap + Gardening

Don't you just love the spring?! The lovely weather, the beautiful flowers... Justin and I had a pretty awesome weekend. We spent a great deal of time in Dalton, the carpet capital of Georgia (or so they say) picking out the carpet we will make into a...

Zazzle Poster

image courtesy of Zazzle Thanks to Klout and Zazzle, Justin and I received a canvas poster in the mail Friday afternoon featuring Van Gogh's Almond Tree. I constantly see beautiful blue paintings in stores with gorgeous white flowers, and I always...

Making the Rounds...

As I was making the rounds on google (and twitter and facebook), I stumbled across this awesome site for purchasing wedding (and home) accessories: Luna Bazaar. They have awesome accessories, including vases that I am in love with! The best part? The prices! This...

The Importance of Budgeting & Iphone Money Making Apps

I never took the chance to talk to you about our financial status at the end of last month, because it was... bad. I know I told you it would be earlier in the month, so I felt very little need to reiterate this fact. Unfortunately, I'm not really looking for our finances to improve this month since we are still preparing for guests in May. Instead of talking about the negative though, let me talk...

Cooking Up A Storm

As I'm sure you have deduced by now, Justin and I love to cook. Okay, let me rephrase that: Justin loves to cook, and I love to challenge him by picking out new recipes and taste-testing. (I am a very picky taste-tester, and I don't keep my opinions to myself.) Over...

Blurb BookSmart Review

Dear friends, Welcome back! I hope you had as wonderful a weekend as I did. When I left you on Friday, I was putting together a pinterest cookbook with Blurb BookSmart. Over the weekend, I managed to finish (minus the front and back covers)! Granted I was using others' images and recipes, so it wasn't an entirely difficult project to complete. But, on the upside, Justin has agreed to work...