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6.02.2014

Casual Brunch Outfit & a GIVEAWAYY

This sunday I went to brunch with a few girlfriends, and I decided to go
with a more casual outfit.
oh and can we talk about how BIG my baby is getting?!
Sheesh...I can barely carry her now...




Top: Nordstrom
Coral Skinnies: ShopMCE.com
Sandals: ShopMCE.com
Necklace: LuLus.com

Now I'm not just saying this cuz I own the shop...
but these jeans are THE best ever.
The fit is amazing, and they are so comfy!
You HAVE to own a pair...and the color is just beyond perfect for summer. 
So go on...go get yourself a pair!
And while you're at itttttt......
Hop on over to SunshineandStilettos to enter in a $100 gift card giveaway to ShopMCE!
Katlyn is hosting the giveaway for me and I am SO excited.
How gorgeous does she look in our Falling Feathers Dress?!
She is such a sweetheart and has THE most adorable outfits,
you won't regret following her blog!

Don't miss out on this giveawayyyy!

5.22.2014

Lately.




Dress: www.ShopMCE.com
Wedges: LuLus.com



Blogging withdrawals, puppy lovin', housewife boredom, and baby fever.
The words above pretty much sum up my life completely.
Although I left out my husband, and how much I love him.
But y'all already know that!

In case you haven't noticed I tend to forget to blog OFTEN.
When I'm not blogging I always know I'm going to regret not documenting certain things
for me to look back on, but hey that's what memories are for! 
Duh, you gotta let your brain do all the work sometimes.

I really wish I had the motivation to blog every single day like I used too,
I guess I never realized that owning a business, being a fur mom,
and being a "house wife" was SO much work!
But boy do I love it all.

Ever since we've had our sweet little pup Charley I've gotten SO maternal.
I absolutely love taking care of her and getting to spend my whole day with her.
Being at home most of the day can get a little boring but she definitely keeps things
interesting for me!
Most people get a puppy and see how much work it is and want to wait even
longer to have children…I on the other hand feel SO ready.
I can't wait to have little babes that look like Kyle & I running around. 
I know the timing isn't right, Kyle wants to wait about a year or so,
until we have our own house and are really settled in.
And I totally agree with him, I just get bored around the house sometimes and feel
like I need 7 babies to take care of….
maybe not 7…you get the point though.
I've already been religiously looking up adorable baby names,
and I may or may not have a running list of my favorites.
Hey, at least i'll be prepared for when the time comes! ;]

Married life is so much fun, It really isn't any different
except that I get to have a sleep over with my bestie/lover every night
and every now and then he gets on to me about being a messy teeth brusher.
Kyle is actually out of town right now for work,
he goes out of town every now and then and I'm not too fond of it.
He left last Saturday morning and I'm picking him up this Saturday!
That's wayyyyy too long for me, I don't know how long distance people do it.
Charley is REALLY missing her daddy, she's going to be SO excited to see him!

5.21.2014

Welcome to OUR wedding day!!!

I finally got our wedding highlight video last night
and I couldn't be any happier. 
So OF COURSE I have to share it with y'all!! 

Make sure you watch it in "full screen" mode.

We are also getting a "ceremony" video that I'm really excited about!

Have a wonderful Wednesday pretty girls!! 

5.20.2014

Happy Birthday To ME!!

Guess who turned 25 last Friday?!
THIS girl.

Kyle and his cousins played in an annual golf tournament for Kyle's moms church
all day on Friday and they WON. 
It was SUCH a beautiful and perfect day to be outside.
Kevin, Corey, Kyle, & his brother Bryan


The whole gang!

Afterwards Kyle's sister and I left to go get ready for my birthday dinner!




Dress: DaintyHooligan.com
Wedges: Nordstrom
Belt: Kate Spade
Necklace: LuLus.com

A group of us all went to this Restaurant in midtown called Cyclone Anayas!
It's a mexican restaurant/bar with some REALLY good margaritas. 









It was SO much fun!
And no Kyle wasn't the only guy there! Haha
 A few of the girls boyfriends came as well.
It was a perfect 25th birthday spent with my closest friends, and
I wouldn't have wanted it any other way!

5.12.2014

Mothers Day Weekend!

Words can't express how thankful I am for my mom.
She is the best friend I've ever had, my hero, my support system, my teacher,
my therapist, and so much more.
I am so glad that we got to spend the weekend celebrating her greatness! 






Top: ShopMCE.com
Jeans: Billabong via Swell.com
Sandals: Tobi.com
Necklace: F21

On Saturday we went over to my parents house with the rest of the family 
to celebrate our moms!




It was a pretty great day!

On Sunday Kyle and I headed over to his moms house to celebrate
with his family!
It was a perfect relaxing day hanging by the pool, eating pizza, playing with our pups!
Here I am celebrating my first mothers day, with my favorite daughter! 

I really lucked out when it comes to my in laws.
I honestly couldn't love them more.
Kyles parents are SO awesome, and I look up to both his mom and dad SO much.
I am one lucky girl to have such an amazing family!


4.30.2014

A few of my "Go To" Recipes!

If you know me at all…you will know that I HATE cooking.
It literally gives me anxiety, and I have no common sense when it comes to cooking, whatsoever.
I NEED a detailed, specific recipe to go by, 
and even if I follow it step by step something always goes wrong.
ALWAYS.

But guess what?!
I'm kind of getting the hang of things!
[kind of]

So for all of my fellow clueless cooking ladies, I bring you my favorite go to recipes!
Most of these recipes are from pinterest, but it's always nice to know
that someone (with little cooking skill) has actually cooked them,
and they turned out great!

First: Chicken Avocado salad

This is the EASIEST thing you will ever "make" in your entire life.
I am an avocado ADDICT. like for real.
I stumbled across this recipe on pinterest but I actually left out some ingredients.
Go to the store and buy yourself one of those delicious rotisserie chickens,
a few avocados and some limes.
The recipe also calls for cilantro and chopped green onions but I didn't have those
at the house so I skipped them.

Here's what you do:
Cut up your rotisserie chicken into small pieces until you have about 2 cups full 
then take 2 avocados and slice those babies.
Mix the chicken and avocado together in a bowl and throw some salt on there,
and cut up a lime and squeeze the juice into the bowl.
and voila…SO easy and SO delicious and SO simple!
Kyle and I have eaten it 3 times this past week.
If you love avocados this might become your new favorite meal,
because I crave it every day now…no joke ladies.

Second: Lemon Baked Salmon

Okay, y'all this is GOOD and your husband WILL be impressed.
promise.
This recipe was also found on pinterest [duh, where else?!]

Ingredients:
4 tsp minced garlic
3/4 cup light olive oil
2 tsp dried basil
2 tsp salt
2 tsp ground black pepper
2 T lemon juice
2 T fresh parsley, chopped
4 fillets salmon

Directions:
1. in a medium bowl, mix garlic, olive oil, basil, salt, pepper, lemon, & parsley
2. line a glass baking dish w/ foil & place fillets on top
(i like to spray butter on them before drizzling the marinade)
3. drizzle marinade on salmon, cover with foil
4. preheat oven to 375, cook for 25-30 minutes!

Third: Black Bean Enchiladas 
[I may have overdone it on the cheese…Just kidding you can  never have too much cheese]

My sweet friend Anna gave me this recipe and it is now one
of me and Kyles absolute favorites!
and it is SO easy!

Ingredients:
1 can black beans, washed
1 can refrained black beans
2 T cumin (more or less, whichever you prefer)
2 T Chili powder (more or less whichever you prefer)
Mix together

Take 1 cup tomato sauce
1 T cumin
1 T chili powder
and pour into skillet
Individually soak tortillas in sauce mixture then set aside on paper towels.
Fill each tortilla w/ black bean mixture and sprinkle some cheddar cheese inside.
preheat oven to 325
place enchiladas in baking dish and sprinkle cheddar cheese over all.
cook for 30 minutes!

4.29.2014

Denim Obsession.




Dress: ShopMCE.com
Denim Jacket: J Crew
Sandals: Forever 21 (old)
Purse: Brandy Melville

I think it's pretty obvious how in love I am with this jean jacket.
I mean I wear it at least 3 times a week.
On Saturday I forced Kyle to take me on a margarita date 
since he'd been playing golf all day.
We were long overdue for one anyways!
It was great, as usual.
and I ate wayyyy too much, as usual.

Married life is pretty great, I think I'm getting the hang of this whole "wife" thing.
Tomorrow I'm going to share some of my favorite (easy) recipes!
I'm the worst cook known to man and these recipes always save me.
Can't wait to share with y'all!!

Oh and my baby is not a baby anymore…
Geez they grow FAST!
Could she be any cuter though?!


4.17.2014

Not a bad Wednesday night.





V neck: Urban Outfitters
Jean Jacket: JCrew
Jeans: Forever21 (old)
Shoes: Nordstrom

And of course Charley had to get in some pictures with me <3


I never really had a dog growing up and GEEZ was I missing out!
She sure is a handful, but I couldn't possibly love her more.

Last night we headed out to TopGolf with a few friends,
we enjoyed some drinks, junk food, and golf.

Not too bad for a Wednesday night!


4.15.2014

Beaches and Birthdays

Saturday morning we decided to take Charley to the beach!
We have been dying to take her, but the weather has been so nasty lately.
It wasn't a perfect day but it was good enough!

She had the best time!
Unfortunately there was about a million people there with a million dogs 
and a million children so we couldn't let her run around freely.
But it was still a lot of fun!


She slept the entire way home, literally didn't move an inch.

After the beach we headed home to get ready.
One of my best friends, Claire, turned 24 on Friday,
so a bunch of us were going out to celebrate!

So, Charley can sense when we are about to leave…
therefore she was a little needy during this photo shoot.



Top: Xenia boutique
Jeans: Paige Denim via Nordstrom
Heels: LuLus.com
Bracelet: Forever21
Bag: Brandy Melville

Car selfie, duh.

My beautiful birthday girl!


These 2 girls were my be sties when I lived in SA!
The one in the pink (Paige) ended up moving to California
and I moved to Houston so we were all separated for a while,
but now we're all in the same city and I have missed them SO SO much!
<3 <3 <3 <3