Friday Favorites

Happy Friday Everyone!!! 

The weekend is finally here!!! I am kicking off the excitement with another link-up of Friday Favorites with some of my favorite bloggers. Check out Andrea's blog called Momfessionals, Erika's blog called A Little Bit of Everything, and Narci's blog called Grace and Love. Their blogs are so inspiring and they are a must read! 

The Fourth of July! 

I am dying over all of the cute 4th of July inspiration in the blog world!

 I absolutely love following The New Mrs Blog. Christina is a natural and yesterday she blogged all about Four for the Fourth and I haven't stopped obsessing over this outfit she shared...

I am determined to find this floppy hat! It is just so stinking cute and festive! 

And early this week I blogged all about the menu essentials for you fourth of July celebration. Here are a few of my favorites....

To see the rest of these red, white and blue treats click HERE.

My Sweet Sister 

We celebrated Macie's High School graduation this weekend and it was one of my favorite summer moments thus far! There is just something about having all of my family and friends in one place that just makes my heart so happy! 

God really blessed me when he made Macie my sister. This girl is filled with so much life, spunk, humor and happy vibes! She has a heart on fire for Jesus and her laugh is contagious. 

New Mascara

There are those weird things in life that make you happier than they probably should. For me, it's when the barista messes up my drink at Starbucks and I get a second one free and when I buy new mascara. 

And lucky for me, both of those things happened yesterday! You best believe I was doing a happy dance inside. I am obsessing over this new mascara...

Mineral Fusion is the real deal, friends! I have never loved a mascara as much as I love this one! 

Cleaning

Okay, I am assuming that at this point you are starting to question my sanity, but cleaning and organizing things just instantly relieves stress in my life! This week I deep cleaned my apartment and finally made time to purge my purse and briefcase. 

If you are in search of the perfect summer purse click HERE.

If you are in search of the perfect briefcase click HERE.

 but let's be honest... this is usually my cleaning mentality...

or this...

Tonight Dough

This makes my mouth water just thinking about it. I am typically a LOYAL BlueBell fan but this stuff is the exception. I ate it at 10am last weekend on our 5 hour truck back home. I'm not ashamed, I'm just obsessed. You'll be obsessed too! 

What are your favorites from the week? 

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend celebrating the 4th of July! 

Friday Favorites

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Happy Friday Everyone!!! 

The weekend is finally here!!! I am kicking off the excitement with another link-up of Friday Favorites with some of my favorite bloggers. Check out Andrea's blog called Momfessionals, Erika's blog called A Little Bit of Everything, and Narci's blog called Grace and Love. Their blogs are so inspiring and they are a must read! 

Graduation is still a FAVORITE! 

Remember that one time that I dreadfully counted down the days until college graduation. Well it came and it went and I am still processing the fact that I am now officially apart of the Purdue Alumni Clan

 It's been a little over a month since graduating and the feeling is still one of my favorites!!!

Prepare yourself for an excessive amount of graduation pictures... I am feeling somewhat sentimental today! 

My friends, definite FAVORITES! 

What made me love Purdue so much, you may ask? 

Well I hit the jackpot with college besties! We went out with a bang and did some of our favorites! We even took a little road trip to Chicago and spent way too much time taking selfies with the famous, iconic "Bean"! 

Truth is these girls are my absolute favorites. 

Do you ever just sit back and think about how much better your life is because certain people have been apart of it? Well these girls have filled my life with so much laughter, joy, love and support! They have truly made my life richer. 

I spent most of my time at Purdue inside the building in the background. 

I have a hate/love relationship with Lambert.

Ann Tweedale Cooperative brought us all together and that's just one of the many reasons why it is my favorite.

Hunter Rain Boots, Lifesavers & FAVORITES! 

My wellies. 

They have saved my life countless times this month. What's better than cute and practical? Not much! Especially in daily torrential downpours! 

I am kind of obsessing over how cute these pink ones are! So fun for spring! 

Quiet time and Jesus Calling are two of my morning FAVORITES

I am a HUGE believer that quiet time is good for the soul. Sometimes I get so overwhelmed by my to-do list and life stressors that I can't just sit still and listen to God. This inspirational pin from Pinterest really resonated with me this week! 

Amen to that! 

My favorite place to enjoy my quiet time is on the balcony of my apartment. 

It's so serene and peaceful.

My favorite devotional to accompany me during my quiet time....

Jesus Calling!!!!

It is my absolute FAVORITE daily devotional. It doesn't matter when I read it, where I read it, the mood I am in when I pick it up, it always speaks directly to my heart, ALWAYS.

Oh, and I can't forget my mini morning quiches!

These are a new FAV! 

These little guys have been such a blessing in the morning! I heat them up in the microwave for 30 seconds and then BOOM! I have a yummy, nutritious breakfast calling my name! 

To find the recipe for these easy quiches click here. 

Thankful Thursdays are my favorite too! 

My sweet bestie Addie and I started a new weekly series, called 

Thankful Thursday!

  

Thankful Thursday's are all about setting the stress aside, forgetting about your to-do list and capturing all of the positives in your life. 

I don't know about you, but sometimes it's easy for me to get wrapped up in day to day life and I let the little things overshadow all of the great things in my life! This series is a great way to remind myself of all that I am grateful for. 

We would LOVE for you all to join us as well! Grab the "Thankful Thursday" graphic & link-up with me or Addie, at She Who Longs to Be next Thursday! 

We are so excited to hear about all of the wonderful things you all are thankful for! 

Happy Weekend, friends! Thanks for stopping by! 

Friday Favorites

Happy Friday Everyone!!! 

The weekend is finally here!!! I am kicking off the excitement with another link-up of Friday Favorites with some of my favorite bloggers. Check out Andrea's blog called Momfessionals, Erika's blog called A Little Bit of Everything, and Narci's blog called Grace and Love. Their blogs are so inspiring and they are a must read! 

1. Spring handbags!!!!

A few months ago I blogged all about the perfect spring handbags.

Every beautiful bag you could ever imagine and more! I still love my blue bag more than anything but since starting my new job I needed something a little bigger to lug around my laptop and other work materials. My grandparents are absolute gems and hooked me up with the perfect briefcase as a graduation present.

I love how much I can fit in this cross body briefcase by Coach. It's nice and spacey without being to big and bulky.

Now this pink jewel of a bag is the queen of all briefcases. Look how adorable and simplistic this briefcase is. If you want to look like you belong on Legally Blonde than you need to purchase this bag and rock it out in the workforce.

I am secretly swooning over this brown vintage briefcase. Partially because its color is titled espresso and it's hard not to love anything somewhat related to coffee, and partially because look at how dang sleek this bag is. Just picture yourself prancing into the office with this thing resting on your shoulder.. you would be turning heads and dropping jaws! 

2. All of the adorable chairs at Target! 

I am telling you people, Target is the place to go! They always have wonderful sales going on and right now they have 10% off select chairs! Check out some of these beauts! 

I think this tufted upholstered arm chair belongs in my living room. I am swooning over how adorable it is. I just know it has to be equally as comfy! 

For some reason this crazy chair has completely stolen my attention. I just see it being the perfect accent chair in a little girls bedroom or a fancy, fun home office workspace! Maybe I can convince my better half that we can add this pretty thing into the living room mix too! ;)

Okay, now realistically, this may be the chair that wanders its way into my life. I think the future hubby would be content with a recliner and as far as recliners go, this little guy is pretty cute! 

#3. My Family

I really hit the jackpot in the family department. I am blessed way beyond measure with the most supportive and loving family members.

                

Last week my parents and grandparents put all of their effort and energy into helping me pack up my life as I once new it and lug all my belongings five hours to Southwestern Indiana. Talk about saints. These people are the most selfless people I have ever met. These people are my favorites.

They provide me with so much laughter and joy! Never a dull moment with these lovely people!

#4. Our Engagement photos

If you are searching for an engagement/wedding photographer near Fort Wayne, Indiana you have to seek out Behind the Lens Photography. We had an absolute blast shooting our photos, even at sunrise! Here are a few of our favorites we just recently got back! 

Happy Friday, Everyone! Have a blessed and fun-filled weekend! Thanks for stopping by! 

Friday Favorites

Happy Friday Everyone!!! 

The weekend is finally here!!! I am kicking off the excitement with another link-up of Friday Favorites with some of my favorite bloggers. Check out Andrea's blog called Momfessionals, Erika's blog called A Little Bit of Everything, and Narci's blog called Grace and Love. Their blogs are so inspiring and they are a must read! 

#1. Beach cover-ups 

You can't go to the beach without the perfect cover-up! It's so practical and makes getting ready for a day in the sun so easy! 

Right now Target has my cover-up and other cute options buy one get one 50% and I honestly think I may go back and snag a few more in different colors. 

I just have never had a cover-up so comfy and light.

black//gray//sour cream

I am also obsessing over how adorable these cover-ups are too! I love the sheer and lace combo...so classy, and sweet! 

black//blue cloud//coral explosion//ivory

And these tiny, adorable things are just too precious for the little ones in your life. I wish they made that blue striped cover up in my size. 

pink//blue stripe//hearts

#2. Good laughs with good friends

Okay, I still occasionally burst out laughing thinking about this story. Last week I headed to Orlando with two of my besties for a week at Disney World. 

Who knew a freaking toilet would create so much drama on the trip, but let me tell you friends, it certainly did. To start off we had some minor troubles remembering/locating what resort we were staying in. I blame it on the 14 hour car ride, but some may say we are just plain crazy. 

It gets worse though. My dear friend Taylor had used the restroom and couldn't figure out how to flush the toilet, so she insisted that I come in and help her. 

My first thought was, "this lady wants to be an optometrist and can't figure out how to flush a toilet...seems a bit problematic" 

That is until I got in there and couldn't figure it out either... then my next thought was..

"oh my gosh, we are on Punk'd. Ashton Kutcher is about to pop out from somewhere."

But a few minutes passed and no Ashton Kutcher and still no signs of how to flush the toilet. I am telling you we literally examined what we thought was every square inch of the thing and our minds were stumped.

Taylor ended up calling the front desk lady and she informed us that there was either a lever on the side or a button on the top...

and sure enough....

There was a button of the top that a little roll of toilet paper had been camouflaging. Some may ask why we never thought to move the toilet paper roll, and friends, I wish I could give you a good answer. 

I have never felt more intelligent than in this moment...

#3. Spring Handbags

Earlier this week I blogged all about my winter blues and how I was coping with bright colorful handbags. I am swooning over all of the adorable options Target has to offer and they are even buy one get one 50%. 

To read more about these adorable bags and how they can add a pop of color to your spring wardrobe click HERE!

#4. Thankful Thursdays

                                        

Every Thursday my bestie Addie and I link-up for Thankful Thursday! It is one of my absolutely favorite parts of the week!

  

Thankful Thursday's are all about setting the stress aside, forgetting about your to-do list and capturing all of the positives in your life. 

I don't know about you, but sometimes it's easy for me to get wrapped up in day to day life and I let the little things overshadow all of the great things in my life! This series is a great way to remind myself of all that I am grateful for. 

We would LOVE for you all to join us as well! Grab the "Thankful Thursday" graphic & link-up with me or Addie, at She Who Longs to Be next Thursday! 

We are so excited to hear about all of the wonderful things you all are thankful for! 

Have a great weekend, friends! Thanks for stopping by!

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