Life Course

Today I opened my Bible to my book marked page and this is the first verse that I saw that I had previously highlighted. And this verse really resonated with me. We spend so much of our time planning out how we want our life to be or to look like. For example, I will get married at this age, I will get a new car in some number of years, I will have this job, etc. We have our life planned out so much that if those things do not happen we think we have failed, when actually the Lord has our steps planned out for us and they are better than we could ever imagine. Proverbs 16:9 says "In their hearts humans plan their course, but the Lord establishes their steps." He has a plan for our life and I pray (and I hope you do too!) that you are following His amazing plan! No two plans look the same so do not compare your plan to others.

I felt really moved to share this today and I hope someone got something out of this, I know I needed to be reminded of it. Have a great day!

xo

New York City {Part 3}

Happy Wednesday, its hump day friends! Today I am sharing my last and final post of our New York City trip.

 

 

We took this as we were heading out to breakfast.

 

 

This fountain was outside of the underground Apple Store.

 

 

We did not plan on going inside the Apple Store but we saw it and thought it looked cool so we went inside to see it.

 

 

Here we were in Central Park and they were driving sail boats around the lake. It was so pretty and peaceful to just sit there and watch.

 

 

Like I said before I love the trees and the tall city buildings, its just gorgeous.

 

 

We were all dressed up and ready for dinner! We were having a fancy steak dinner on the terrace off of our hotel room and we had a spectacular view!

 

 

My view from dinner, how gorgeous is that?!

 

 

As we were finishing dinner something exciting happened! Blake and I got engaged!! I am so so happy and excited, I love this man.

 

We took it easy our last few days but they were incredible. I hope you guys enjoyed these posts because I loved looking back on our trip. As always thanks for stopping by and have a lovely day!

 

xo

 

 



New York City {Part 2}

Happy Monday friends! Today I am back sharing more of our trip to New York. You can see part one here!

Look at how gorgeous the new Freedom Tower is. The designers of this building did an impeccable job. We only saw the outside of this building but if the inside of it is anything like the outside it has to be gorgeous. On this day we walked around the financial district and made our way to the Brooklyn Bridge.

The Brooklyn Bridge was built in 1883 and is one of the oldest suspension bridges in the world and it's incredibly gorgeous. If you can't tell I love this city and I think everything there is gorgeous!

 This was the skyline as we were crossing the bridge. The clouds over the city were so pretty!

Blake and I walking across the bridge with the Freedom Tower in the background!

The whole reason we went to Brooklyn was for the highly anticipated Juliana's Pizza! It did not disappoint us. We ordered the Margherita Pizza and it was delicious. There was a bit of a line but we got in there pretty quickly.

Just a little peek at a park we walked through when we got into Brooklyn.

Then we ended our night in Bryant Park once again! This was the night of the classical concert I talked about in part one of our trip.

That's all for today, thank you so much for stopping by! Come back Wednesday for my final New York City post!

xo

New York City {Part 1}

This past week Blake and I were off to New York City! Earlier this year we went to New York in the winter but this time around we wanted to experience it while it was warmer.

Everything about this city just captivates me. The atmosphere, all of the huge buildings, the parks, and just walking everywhere. This picture was taken while we were strolling through Central Park.

We also went to the Martin Creed Exhibit called The Back Door. His exhibit runs through August 8th so if you are in the city between now and then I think you should check it out! This exhibit was unlike anything I have ever seen. Some of the things were totally unexpected and fun.

The two pictures above are the same room. On that big screen they would show different pictures and then it would just shut off and the screen would retract and that door would open.

There was a room FULL of balloons that you could walk through. This was so fun! I felt like a kid again.

Just walking down the street and looking up to see the Empire State Building! This building is so gorgeous, especially when it is lit up at night.

We went to Bryant Park that night and I loved this place! We came back to this park every night of our trip, and one night there was a classical concert and it was amazing to just sit and listen too while being in the midst of the city.

I loved the details of this building, the black and gold went perfectly together. This is right across the street from Bryant Park.

Just look at that view, trees and huge buildings! This was the night of the concert at the park.

That is all for today! Thanks for stopping by and come back for more of what we did!

xo

Travel Update

Hey friends!! Sorry I have been a little MIA lately, Blake and I were in New York City last week so I just took that time to not blog. So that means posts all about NYC will be up in the next week or so! We had an amazing trip. Today I am just going to share a few photos from our trip and then fill you in on everything we did in other posts.

 

 

Here we are at the airport waiting for our plane.

 

 

This is the view when flying to the LaGaurdia airport.

 

Thank you for stopping by and check back for posts all about my trip to New York!

 

xo

 

Summer Inspiration

Happy Monday friends! I hope you all had a great weekend. Lets make this a great week.

I am sharing some summer inspiration that I have been loving this year.

 

 

 

First up I have been loving the look of midi dresses. They are so classy and you don't have to worry about anything thing showing that doesn't need to be! You can find this one here.

 

 

I have also been loving cuffed denim. I bought some from Old Navy but they are basically sold out and these are very similar. You can find this pair here (40% off!).

 

 

This scallop tee is adorable. The scallop around the edges just gives this top the tiniest detail that makes this more than just a plain white tee. You can find this top here.

 

That is just some of my summer inspiration. I hope you ladies have a great Monday!

 

 

"Thank you, God, for this good life and forgive us if we do not love it enough."

-Garrison Keillor

I saw this quote a couple of weeks back and it has really stuck with me.

 

xo

 

 



Fourth of July Weekend Recap

Hey guys! I hope you have had a great week and had an amazing long weekend. I am recapping my holiday weekend for y'all today.

 

 

Saturday was a very relaxing day, we didn't do much but we went to a friends that night and had smoked chicken and all kinds of yummy goodness! Later as the sun went down it was a very cool summer night especially for July so we were all standing by the fire and watching the fireworks we shot off!

 

Then on Sunday me and my sweet momma headed to church! On this day Blake and I drove up to his grandparents and we ate yummy food and just hung out. The entire way home we drove in rain (it was rainy all weekend, boo!!).

 

 

We had an amazing firework show in our little town. I couldn't get over how crazy the sky looked, it was 9 p.m. and in the picture below it looks daylight. When the fireworks were shot they shot right into a dark cloud so it looked awesome.

 

 

This was where the fireworks were being shot.

 

 

This is on the opposite side of where they were being shot and look at how dark it is! I accidentally had the flash on in this picture too.

 

I hope all of you had an amazing weekend! It has taken me a little while to get back into the groove. Have a great day and thanks for stopping by!

 

xo

 

4th of July Inspiration

Today I am sharing my fourth of July inspiration, since it is this weekend! It seems crazy that it is already time for July.

 

 

I talked about this dress here but I think it would be perfect for the fourth with some red and blue accessories. You can find this dress from Old Navy here.

 

 

These red sandals would add the perfect amount of holiday spirit. You can find these red sandals here. If you want to be festive you could add some blue accent jewelry and a red lip!

 

Here's to the upcoming 4th of July! Thanks for stopping by, see you soon!

 

 

xo

 

Pool Essentials

 

Hey friends, it's hump day again! Today I am sharing my pool essentials for this summer. I am heading to the pool today because our heat index is supposed to be 105 degrees, ahh! There is not much you can do outside that doesn't involve water when it is that hot.

 

 

 

My first pool essential would be a hat! I am very adamant about protecting my face from the sun. We all know the harmful things the sun can do to our skin, so I try to protect my face especially!

 

 

My next pool essential would be a swimsuit. This one is kind of obvious but it's definitely an essential! I have been loving a classic black swimsuit.

 

 

My last pool essential would be a cover up! This is a maxi dress, I chose a dress because they are easy to slip on and slip off especially with a swimsuit. In all honesty most of the time I wear shorts and a t-shirt to the pool but I feel like I should start wearing more lightweight dresses for a cute effortless look at the pool.

 

I hope y'all are having a great week, and thanks for stopping by!

 

xo

 

Wardrobe Wrap-Up

Happy Monday! I am sad to see the weekend go, but this week will be a great week!

 

 

First I am going to start off with this white dress that I bought at TJ Maxx about a year ago. It is ruffled around the edge and is the perfect length. My gold and tortoise watch is fossil, and I love it!

 

 

 

Here is another basic tee with shorts outfit! If you have been here before then you know that I am really loving this duo right now. These shorts are from Old Navy and they come in six different colors! The ones I am wearing are the 3.5 inch ones.

 

 

Here I am in a basic tee from Gap. I can hardly take myself serious when taking selfies lol!

 

I paired the tee from gap with my favorite Levi Jeans, and some cute flip flops!

 

I paired this Old Navy tee dress with my favorite strappy sandals that also happen to be from Old Navy! If you can't tell I love to shop at Old Navy and I bought this dress in a large because I did not want it to be fitted.

 

 

I hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by! Have a great Monday.

 

xo

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Perfect Summer Dress

Hey friends, guess what today is? Humppp Day! Today I am sharing the perfect chambray dress for summer! And if you're wondering who that pretty little lady is next to me that is my Nanny! As you can see I have on the dress that I am going to share with all of you.

 

 

Here is a full length shot of the dress! I'm telling y'all this dress is so light weight and soft that I think I could sleep in it. I have had this dress maybe a month and I have already worn it twice. It is a hi-lo type dress so it is shorter in the front and longer in the back (kind of like a mullet! ha). I don't know if I have ever had a dress that I felt more comfortable in than this one! I paired this dress with strappy sandals (with a slight wedge) that were camel colored. As you can see I added some earrings with a pop of color!

 

You can find the dress here (on sale!)

 

I am loving sharing my style with all of you, comment if there is anything specific you want to see!

I hope y'all are having a great week and have a great Wednesday! Thanks for stopping by, I hope to see you back soon!

 

xo