Christmas Bucket List

It's no secret that I am a total Christmas fanatic! I usually put my Christmas tree up in October (drives my husband crazy!), but since we hosted our first Thanksgiving at our house this year I had to hold off to put it up.
This is our first Christmas in our first home so the excitement is at an all time high! Plus, my neighborhood is alllllll about decorating for each holiday so I'm really excited to see everyone's home lit up.
Since it's not officially December yet, I thought I'd jot down some ideas of things that I want to do before the Christmas season is over. I'm a big list person, so why not create a Christmas Bucket List?!

So far, here are my Top 5 to dos on my Bucket List!

1. Go to a Christmas Tree Farm (check!)
So, this one is checked off the list. While driving around our new town, we discovered that there is a Christmas Tree Farm down the road from our house, how convenient right?! It's just the most adorable place! The smell of all the trees are just AMAZING! There's nothing like it!

Top // Necklace // Jeans // Boots // Handbag 

Even though we did not buy a real tree, we still had a blast just walking through the rows of trees and enjoying the beautiful weather. I'm typically more of a "fake" tree type of girl, less maintenance and I can put it up whenever I want! Here's our tree for this year! I LOVE it!

My favorite ornament! Cleo!

2. Walk the neighborhood and look at Christmas lights
One night when it's a little cooler outside, my husband and I are planning on taking a walk around the neighborhood (with Cleo of course) to check out all the Christmas lights. We live in a smaller neighborhood, but these people sure love to decorate for all of the holidays! We were shocked to see how many people decorated their yards for Halloween, so I'm sure that Christmas will be even bigger!

3.Wear a "Ugly Sweater"
For the past couple of years, my office does a Ugly Sweater contest. This year, I'm playing to win! I think I might have to create my own just to give me an edge. But, here are some I'll use for inspiration! (affiliate links)


4. Go to Santa's Wonderland or Zoo Lights (or BOTH! :) )
This has been something that I've wanted to do for YEARS! I'm thinking this year we will actually go! Santa's Wonderland and Zoo Lights look so beautiful! All the lights and festivities just make my Christmas loving heart so happy! Have any of y'all been to either? If you had to choose one, which one would you choose?

5. Watch Christmas movies all month long!
This one is not hard to accomplish at all thanks to the Hallmark Channel! Y'all, I love Christmas movies. I wrote a post last year about my top favorites, you can click here to read that post. Do y'all watch the Hallmark Channel's Christmas movies? What's your favorite one so far? Mine is Marry Me at Christmas!

I hope that I have inspired you to create your own Christmas Bucket List!

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Nsale 2017

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Unless you've been living under a rock, you are well aware that the Nordstrom Anniversary sale has officially started for those of us who have a Nordstrom card. Last year, I unfortunately did not have a card, so I had to wait until after early access to start shopping. Welllllll...everything that I wanted to buy was sold out by then. (tears) This year I made sure that this did not happen again. 

Here's my first #Nsale haul! I've seem to be going with a color scheme of neutral colors. Go check out the #Nsale  if you haven't already! There's tons of stuff for you, your home, and your family.

Happy Shopping!

Hello, It's me again..

I feel like every couple of months I go on the apology tour for my lack of blog posts. So, press play on a sappy sad instrumental background music as I beg for your forgiveness. Here it goes...I am so so so SO very sorry. But, I'm back! I've really got to do better with juggling everything, but I know that we've all been there, right?!

Life update. The Hubs and I are officially grownups because we bought our first home! Let me tell you, the journey leading up to moving in and sleeping in your home the first night was not an easy task. Months and MONTHS of searching for the perfect home, a lot of time spent going back and forth to the bank retrieving bank statements and scanning/faxing/emailing pages and pages of documents. In the end, it's all worth it when you pull into YOUR driveway each day know that you own this home.

Now that we are no longer living in boxes, it's time to make this house look like our style and feel like our home so que my inner spiritual animal named Joanna Gains! The first thing on my to do list was getting rid of all the green in the house. Literally every room is painted this gray-green color, which is not an ugly color in my opinion, but really clashes with my color scheme of furniture.

Second, the kitchen. The counter tops, back splash, and cabinet color really is just not my taste so eventually they will be updated!

Next, my closet. In the apartment we were renting before we moved, I had a HUGE walk in closet. But, there was only one closet so Hubs and I had to share. Now, my husband is more of athletic shorts and t-shirt kind of guy so the closet was filled with mostly my things. In our new house, there are two closets and a linen closet. The closet I chose was the largest (duh) but is significantly smaller than what I had been use to, and the closet is super bland and boring. So, I'm going to brighten it up and give it a little more functionality and flare!

Here's some inspiration of what will hopefully be the style of my house! Check my Pinterest for more!

I'll keep you all updated with our home transformation! Don't forget to follow all my social media so that we can stay connected! {Instagram} {Pinterest}

Summer Dupes

It's just about that time to get your toes painted a hot pink and break out your sandals! In honor of Spring being just around the corner, I've found some great dupes of the most popular wedges and sandals! All the detail are linked for you! Happy Shopping :)

BaubleBar @ Target

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Get out your RED cards, because Target has done it again!! Y'all, this is seriously a game changer.. Target has brought BaubleBar to their store!! Not only does this make me extremely happy, but my wallet is rejoicing as well because all of this is under $20! My local Target does not have it in store yet, but I was able to purchase some of these beauties online. These colors are a perfect way to get your Spring wardrobe started. I've linked some of my favorites above (and below)!

Life Update: Sorry it's been a while since my last post. I've been radio silent on all of my social media lately. Graduate school has been kicking my butt lately! But I'm happy to say, I have two classes left and will be graduating in August!!

Instagram Roundup

Happy Saturday everyone! I have not had a roundup of my favorite Instagram #ootd in a while so here it is! Remember, all links and images will take you straight to where to buy each item, so click away!

Faux Fur Vest // Top // Necklace (old) {similar}

Necklace {similar}  // Top // Buffalo Check // Leggings // Converse // Ray-Ban Sunnies // Handbag {similar}

Sweater (sold out) {similar} // Handbag {similar}// OTK Boots

Cardigan (color sold out) // Top // Necklace // Boots {similar}

Sweater // Hunter Boots

Leopard Scarf {similar} // Camo Top {similar}

Plaid Shirt // Sweater // Necklace // Handbag {similar} //Hunter Boots

Sweater // Scarf {similar} // Handbag // Ugg Shoes

Necklace // Handbag {similar} // Sweater {similar} // Boots {similar}

Did you find any Christmas gift ideas? Two of my favorite things that I own are my silver monogrammed necklace and my Ugg Slip-on shoes, and they make great gifts! 

Festive Friday! Gift Guide & Instagram Style Challenge

Clare V. Calf Hair Clutch // Ugg Slippers // David Yurman // Tory Burch Flats // Patagonia Pullover
 // Michael Kors Watch // Ray-Ban Sunnies // Magnolia Story // Monogram Necklace // Lumee Phone Case //

It's another Festive Friday! It's all about us girls today! All of these items listed above are on my Christmas List this year. We are getting so close to Christmas and time is ticking to get the those gifts here before the 25th. If your loved ones have no idea what to get you this year, help them out! I always send links to websites for items that I want to my husband by text every year. I try to make it as easy as possible for him because the holidays can be stressful and for a man who doesn't like to shop, the last thing he wants to do is walk around a department store without a clue of what to buy. So help your guy out a little this year and send him sizes, pictures, and websites!

First up the infamous Clare V. Calf Hair clutch. What can I say, I love anything that resembles leopard print. I just can't help it!

I am a huge fan of Ugg, and these slippers just look so cozy! Perfect for taking the dog out, or running outside to grab the newspaper. If you are an Instagram lover, you've probably seen every style blogger wearing one (or three!) of these David Yurman cuffs. They are a little pricey, but could be very versatile. Another versatile item would be these GORGEOUS Tory Burch flats. These cuties would transition right into Spring beautifully! 

I actually have a Patagonia zip up very similar to one listed above. I highly recommend Patagonia and this half zip pullover is great. I'm always drawn to white fleece for some reason. One of the top gift on my list is this Michael Kors Bluetooth Smart Watch. I've been wanting a rose gold watch for some time now. If you've never heard of this watch before, watch the video on the link I provided. 

Who doesn't need a great new pair of sunglasses? I LOVE these Ray-Bans! Plus, they are another great piece to transition into Spring! Okay, when I grow up I want to be Joanna Gains. Seriously, I love her and Chip and Fixer Upper. I really want to read their new book. I can see myself wrapped up in a blanket this holiday diving into this book! I feel like every Southern girl loves Joanna Gains and Monograms! I know I do. I have several monogram necklaces, but I really like the font of this particular one. Also, I don't have a gold monogram necklace!

Last on my list is a new phone case. Not just any phone case, but a selfie lover's dream phone case. The Lumme case has lighting around the front of the screen to make that perfect selfie lighting just right!

I am two days in on the new #DecemberWearWhatWhere Style Challenge on Instagram! If you'd like to play along all you have to do is follow the host that are listed at the bottom of the image and create an outfit that goes along with what ever the day's theme is. Lastly, make sure you hashtag your photo with #decemberwearwhatwhere So easy and so fun! You could also win some awesome prizes!! 

Happy Holidays!