My friend told me to listen to "You and I" by Lady Gaga and I love it - It's such a great song to blast in your car and sing along to
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
My Wish List
These are a few things I want right nowww:
A multi - vitamin (hair, skin, nails focused) pack for everyday
I am newly obsessed with Shellac, and am in desperate need for a manicure this week - It totally lasts at least 2 weeks!
I LOVEEE striped dresses and I want the perfect one
I want a new watch that would go with everything - this Michael Kors one is perfect
I always love some fabulous greasy homemade nachos:)
Finally, I love champagne and this champagne martini is the perfect fix
Monday, May 30, 2011
Back In Action
I'm finally all unpacked and almost settled back home. Ahhh what a relief. Sorry I've been gone soo long - it felt so weird.
Happy Memorial Day!
I hope everyone is having a relaxing and fabulous holiday weekend - It's been so nice to catch up with my family and friends here and have no worries in the world (haha wishful thinking!).
Today is a day to remember those who gave up their lives to fight for our country - if you have friends or family in the military give them a call or write them a letter today and remind them how thankful you are for them - not just today but every single day.
Here are some Memorial Day photos and recipes:
Recipes via FoodNetwork
Images via WeHeartIt
Friday, May 27, 2011
So Sorry
For those of you who aren't aware - I moved back home to Dallas yesterday so I have been pretty busy the last few days which explains the lack of blogging. I promise i'll be back soon so don't forget about me!
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Moving
So moving pretty much totally stinks. Packing boxes and suitcases and throwing away TONS of crap that I didn't know I even had for multiple days...BUT the good news is - once youve got everything packed up and the movers come and take it wherever you want it...you have a whole new place to live! So that's the exciting part and the part that pays off. Once I'm all done and moved - I'll get to snuggle with my dog, rocky, drink wine with my mom and dad, hang out with my little brother, have long chats and dinners with my bestie JessicaLynn and so much more.
A good glass of wine goes a long way...
My best bud Rocky
Monday, May 23, 2011
Chelsea Handler
I was so excited to see that Maya Rudolph was on Chelsea Lately the other night. They are both HIlarious - and if you haven't seen Bridesmaids yet you should go - it's awesome!
Chic and Simple
I love love love Ariel Gordon Jewelry. It's so cute and classic. Check out some of my favorite pieces:
Friday, May 20, 2011
Travel
I've decided that I would really like to go to Stockholm, Sweden sometime. It looks gorgeous and it's only like a 10 hour flight - not too terrible. I really haven't done much research on this except for what you see below.
I'm really just dreaming - I don't know how well I'd do so far from home...
Happy Friday
Hope everyone is having an amazing Friday. I'm pretty pumped today because my mom is coming in town for the weekend and we have LOTS to celebrate! My friends and I are walking down the hill for graduation, I'm moving back to good 'ol Texas next week and my mom has a special year anniversary behind her. She is the most amazing mother and friend a girl could ask for - I'm so lucky:)
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Sunnies
Summer is coming quick and everyone needs that perfect pair of sunglasses. Here are some of my favorites.
Karen Walker Perfect Day Sunglasses (I have these in the extreme tortoise, best purchase ever)
Read This
One of my best friends, Kate, sent me this e-mail today and it could not have been better timing. It's incredibly inspiring and honest. If you're in your 20's it's a must-read:
What To Know When You're 25(ish)
Here are the things really worth caring about in your 20s.
When you’re 25-ish, you’re old enough to know what kind of music you love, regardless of what your last boyfriend or roommate always used to play. You know how to walk in heels, how to tie a necktie, how to give a good toast at a wedding and how to make something for dinner. You don’t have to think much about skin care, home ownership or your retirement plan. Your life can look a lot of different ways when you’re 25: single, dating, engaged, married. You are working in dream jobs, pay-the-bills jobs and downright horrible jobs. You are young enough to believe that anything is possible, and you are old enough to make that belief a reality.
Job
Now is the time to figure out what kind of work you love to do. What are you good at? What makes you feel alive? What do you dream about? You can go back to school now, switch directions entirely. You can work for almost nothing, or live in another country, or volunteer long hours for something that moves you. There will be a time when finances and schedules make this a little trickier, so do it now. Try it, apply for it, get up and do it.
When I was 25, I was in my third job in as many years—all in the same area at a church, but the responsibilities were different each time. I was frustrated at the end of the third year because I didn’t know exactly what I wanted to do next. I didn’t feel like I’d found my place yet. I met with my boss, who was in his 50s. I told him how anxious I was about finding the one perfect job for me, and quick. He asked me how old I was, and when I told him I was 25, he told me that I couldn’t complain to him about finding the right job until I was 32. In his opinion, it takes about 10 years after college to find the right fit, and anyone who finds it earlier than that is just plain lucky. So use every bit of your 10 years: try things, take classes, start over.
Relationships
Now is also the time to get serious about relationships. And “serious” might mean walking away from the ones that don’t give you everything you need. Some of the most life-shaping decisions you make in this season will be about walking away from good-enough, in search of can’t-live-without. One of the only truly devastating mistakes you can make in this season is staying with the wrong person even though you know he or she is the wrong person. It’s not fair to that person, and it’s not fair to you.
Counseling
Twenty-five is also a great time to start counseling, if you haven’t already, and it might be a good round two of counseling if it’s been a while. You might have just enough space from your parents to start digging around your childhood a little bit. Unravel the knots that keep you from living a healthy whole life, and do it now, before any more time passes.
Church
Twenty-five is the perfect time to get involved in a church you love, no matter how different it is from the one you were a part of growing up. Be patient and prayerful, and decide that you’re going to be a person who grows, who seeks your own faith, who lives with intention. Set your alarm on Sunday mornings, no matter how late you were out on Saturday night. It will be dreadful at first, and then after a few weeks, you’ll find that you like it, that the pattern of it fills up something inside you.
Don't get stuck
This is the thing: when you start to hit 28 or 30, everything starts to divide, and you can see very clearly two kinds of people: on one side, people who have used their 20s to learn and grow, to find God and themselves and their deep dreams, people who know what works and what doesn’t, who have pushed through to become real live adults. And then there’s the other kind, who are hanging onto college, or high school even, with all their might. They’ve stayed in jobs they hate, because they’re too scared to get another one.
They’ve stayed with men or women who are good but not great, because they don’t want to be lonely. They mean to find a church, they mean to develop honest, intimate friendships, they mean to stop drinking like life is one big frat party. But they don’t do those things, so they live in kind of an extended adolescence, no closer to adulthood than they were when they graduated college.
Don’t be like that. Don’t get stuck. Move, travel, take a class, take a risk. Walk away, try something new. There is a season for wildness and a season for settledness, and this is neither. This season is about becoming. Don’t lose yourself at happy hour, but don’t lose yourself on the corporate ladder either. Stop every once in a while and go out to coffee or climb in bed with your journal. Ask yourself some good questions like: “Am I proud of the life I’m living? What have I tried this month? What have I learned about God this year? What parts of my childhood faith am I leaving behind, and what parts am I choosing to keep with me for this leg of the journey? Do the people I’m spending time with give me life, or make me feel small? Is there any brokenness in my life that’s keeping me from moving forward?”
Now is your time. Become, believe, try. Walk closely with people you love, and with other people who believe that God is very good and life is a grand adventure. Don’t spend time with people who make you feel like less than you are. Don’t get stuck in the past, and don’t try to fast-forward yourself into a future you haven’t yet earned. Give today all the love and intensity and courage you can, and keep traveling honestly along life’s path
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Good Show
One of my new favorite shows this spring has been Happy Endings. It's pretty hilarious and I love the cast. Check it out, it's on tonight!
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Song of the Day
One of my best friends, Coop, introduced me to this song and I can't stop listening to it.
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