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MINKPINK One Shoulder Gingham Dress

MINKPINK Wanderer One Shoulder Dress in Navy & White, gingham dress, agaci sandals, quay sunglasses, alys beach, Florida, 30a, visit Florida

Happy Monday everyone! I am finally sharing one of my favorite dresses I wore on my vacation. This one shoulder gingham dress by MINKPINK is the perfect summer dress. I wore this when we visited Alys Beach which was the the most beautiful town with its white walls and Santori inspired buildings. Stay tuned this week as my travel guide to Alys Beach will be live along with a travel vlog! Check out this full look below! Continue reading “MINKPINK One Shoulder Gingham Dress”

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Scallop Lace Two Piece Set

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Happy Friday everyone! I hope you had a great week! It’s been such a busy week for me, and in a very good way. I have some exciting things coming up including a fun event this Sunday with Charming Charlie. If you are in the area and free between 12 to 3pm you should stop by the Charming Charlie in City Center and join us for a fun blogger event! Today I am sharing this fun scallop lace two piece set I wore to a previous event and perfect for your next cocktail hour or fancy date night. Check out the full look below!

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Nordstrom Anniversary Sale 2017: Love it or Leave it + $500 Giveaway

NORDSTROM ANNIVERSARY SALE, UNDER $100, BASICS, EVERYDAY WHERE, LOVE IT OR LEAVE IT, PRODUCT REVIEW

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Happy Wednesday! So last week while I was on vacation I was able to order some things from the Nordstrom Anniversary sale before everything was sold out. Luckily most of these items will be restocked so I am sharing my picks with you and what I will be keeping. I still have several items that will be coming in this week but I will link them below. Just stay tuned on my Instastories and I will do a quick review of all the items I purchased. Below are some of my recent purchase from the Nordstrom Anniversary sale and my love it or leave it review. Plus I’ve teamed up with some amazing bloggers and Lilli Alessandra to give you a chance to win $500 to shop at Nordstrom. Make sure you enter the giveaway at the end of the blog post!

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Instagram Round Up – Florida Vacation

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Happy Monday,

It’s been a busy week since coming back from vacation and this past weekend’s events. But today I’m doing and Instagram Round up some of my favorite looks from our vacation. I will be sharing more details of each outfit and doing a recap of everywhere we went next month. So stay tuned!

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The Wrap Top Under $40 You Need for Date Night

rayon aviators, daniel wellington, chicwish, white wrap top, denim, jack roger wedges, rebecca minkoff cross body bag, bauble ball earrings

Happy Friday everyone! We are officially back from our vacation. It was great seeing our friends and being able to share this experience with Jayden. He did so good considering we were on the road for almost 30 hours! I will be sharing tips and tricks on how we had an amazing drive without any iPads, or portable movies with a toddler. It was just back to the basics and it was stress free and glorious! Also I will be sharing some travel guides for you and where to eat, stay, and activities to do for you and the family. Today also marks the first official day the Nordstrom sale is open to the public. If you want to shop my choices visit this page here. I must warn you tons of items are already sold out, but don’t worry they will restock so just keep checking back, or stay updated on my Instagram. However, today I am not going to flood your page with my Nordstrom picks because I’m sure there will be tons out there, instead I’m going to share with you this adorable wrap top under $40 for the perfect Friday night outfit.

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Happy 3 Year Anniversary!

 

Today marks our 3rd year anniversary. As I sit here righting this post in our little beach cottage, while the boys are peacefully sleeping, I realize more and more the blessings of marriage God has put in our lives. I couldn’t imagine my life without Josh, without our little man, and all the memories we have created together in these short years. I am so thankful God blessed me with a man like Josh. He is patient, he is kind, he is everything the scripture says when describing love.

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

Today since we are still on vacation I am sharing some never before seen pictures of our vacation to celebrate our life together. If you are new here on the blog make sure to read our love story here.

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Finding Your Unique Style – Belk + True Craft

Thank you Belk + True Craft   for sponsoring this post.  As always all thoughts and opinions are mine alone. Thank you for supporting those who support this blog.

t shirt dress, marc fisher wedges, camo jacket, belk, saddle bag, aviators, ray bans

Let’s face it, as a mom  I live in basics: jeans, a comfy tee, and sunglasses to hide the tired bags under my eyes. Anything comfy and easy to run around are my mom style essentials. And though we might all have the same mom essentials doesn’t mean we can’t have our own unique style or one of a kind vibe. Today I’m sharing three different looks with Belk + True Craft  and sharing tips on how you can have your “one of a kind vibe”  with your basic mom essentials to create your own unique style.

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Nordstrom Anniversary Sale and How You Can Get Early Access

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Happy Friday everyone! I am keeping it short and sweet since we are on our family vacation.  The Nordstrom Anniversary Sale is here, and you can get early access today. If you have the card you can start shopping the early access sale. You don’t have to use the card to shop, you just have to have one. Check out how to apply here. Below I’ve created a boutique of some of my favorite things from the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale. Check out my picks below!

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Family Vacation Packing List

MOMMY AND ME OUTFITS, MOMMY AND SON OUTFIT, POLO AND WHITE PANTS, WRAP DRESS

Tomorrow we officially head out for our family vacation! This cutie is excited because he is going to Disney World! We can’t be more thrilled to be able to take our son to Disney World for the first time. It is one of our many stops in Florida. We will also be heading to Seaside, Jensen Beach, Jupiter, West Palm Beach, Rosemary Beach, and Alys Beach and visiting all of our friends along the way. Five years ago I lived in Jensen Beach for two years and made some of my best friends out there. It is like a second home to me. The last time we visited I was 4 months pregnant with Jayden, and now that he is two it will be exciting to have him meet everyone for the first time. I’ve been preparing for this trip for over a month now, getting all the outfits ready for the hubs and little man. And as a mom on a budget I made sure to shop some deals at my favorite stores for my family. Below I’m sharing what we are packing for our trip and how you can shop on a budget too!

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The One Lesson Every Child Needs to Learn this Summer

Thank you Wolfies Swim School  for partnering up with me on this post.  As always all thoughts and opinions are mine alone. Thank you for supporting those who support this blog.

During these hot summer days there is nothing we love more than to cool off by the pool or the beach. And one thing I wanted to make sure to do this year was teach Jayden how to swim. Statistically more children under the age of five drown than any other age group, and I didn’t want Jayden to be one of those statistics.  So this summer I teamed up with Wolfies Swim School to work with Jayden on teaching him how to swim. He had two weeks one on one private lessons with the teacher and two months group lessons. We really enjoyed going  there because not only was it centrally located in the Rice Village area, we were only minutes from our favorite brunch place and the zoo, but also because Jayden enjoyed being a little shark at the pool and is learning valuable skills that may save his life in the future. Check out more of our experience with Wolfies Swim School below.

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Sweet Knot Bustier Top and Flap Skirt Set

Sweet Knot Bustier Top and Flap Skirt Set,bustier top, crop top, two piece dress, bauble ball earring, block heels, and cheetah clutch, chicwish, date night outfit

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Hope you are having an amazing week. This past weekend I went to New Orleans to celebrate my mom’s birthday. I wore this classic Sweet Knot Bustier Top and Flap Skirt set to dinner and a jazz/burlesque show afterwards. It was an absolute blast and this dress was fitting for the occasion. I was a little hesitate about wearing this knowing it was a two piece. I was worried it would show to much of my mid section but to my surprise it didn’t! It should just enough to be alluring and still classy. Check out the full look below and how I styled it.

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Weekend Travel Guide to New Orleans + Travel Vlog

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Hope everyone had a great 4th of July. Late post for this mama as we spent all day with the family yesterday and we didn’t get home till midnight. Today I am finally sharing my video blog of our fun weekend girls trip earlier this month and all my recommendations for when you go to New Orleans. I am so thankful to have partnered up with the New Orleans Convention & Visitor Bureau and their partners for this fun trip. I took my mom and my sister for their first time and they had a blast. My mom even had her first frozen hurricane on Bourbon Street. New Orleans will always be one of my favorite cities. I have been their five times and I always find something new that I love. It is such a wonderful city full of history, culture, beautiful  Southern architecture, and the best creole food (my favorite!). So check out my video blog and my weekend travel guide to New Orleans below! Continue reading “Weekend Travel Guide to New Orleans + Travel Vlog”

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