A beautiful bow

The second I saw these necklaces I fell.  Hard.  I swoon.  I die.

Seriously, could these get any more adorable?  I think not.

Montgomery: Part 2

The inauguration began after a two hour parade with many organizations

and schools across the state participating.  I was so happy I had a reserved

seat during this portion of the day - my feet would have been killing me otherwise!

We were relived that the weather man was incorrect - it turned out to

be a beautiful sunny day with just a few clouds!  The weather was perfect!

We took a private tour (aka - the boyfriend walked us around) of the capital.

This was my favorite part...

This is the dome of the capital building.  Isn't it amazing?

I could stare at it for hours on end.  Ahhhh....

My mom and I decided to head out to a little area of Montgomery known

as Cloverdale.  They have the most adorable little shops, cottage homes

and an uh-mazing church.  Just take a look for yourself...

Gorgeous, right?  The pictures really don't do it justice.

The best part is that this church is tucked in a little wooded neighborhood.

I would love to be able to walk out my front door and see this gorgeous piece

of architecture right down the street from me.  I wish y'all could have been there!

Now, I'm hoping I can post some pictures from the Inaugural Ball...

I'm just waiting on my mom to send them to me...Ahem ahem.

Did you hear that mom?  I'm waaaaiiitiinnngggg :)

To see Part One of Montgomery just click here.

Without further ado...

My 30 for 30 picks!

{to read more about the challenge go here}

I am so excited for this challenge!  I feel much more prepared than the first time and

can't wait to remix the poop out of these items.  That's right - I said poop.  I also can't

wait to see everyone elses remixes!  Are you participating?  Let me know! :)

Montgomery: Part 1

Remember when I told you I was headed to Montgomery for the Inaugural Ball?

Well, there was actually a lot that went on other than the ball.

Here's a little snippet of a few of the memories I made that weekend...

This is the dress I wore to the First Lady's Luncheon.

I can't believe I didn't get any photos of me wearing it!

I will tell you that I paired it with a navy cardigan, nude heels & a rust colored necklace.

We attended a reception held at the Governor's Mansion that evening.

The funny part?  We went through a line of over 300 people to take our picture with

Governor Bentley...even though my boyfriend is on his staff and we could have just

taken a picture any day of the week :)  The Bentley's thought it was pretty funny.

It was such an exciting trip and there was so much to take in!

I'll be posting photos from the inauguration, capital and a beautiful local church next!

Slacker

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I have been so out of this week.  Do y'all ever get this way?

Several things have been weighing heavy on my mind.  I'm hoping that seeing

the boyfriend this weekend will snap me back into mental shape.  If you could

just send a little prayer up to the big man for me I would be extremely grateful :)

I have a huge long list of to-do's that I can hopefully get accomplished in the next

week or so.  Lots of fun blog posts to plan - including a few video tutorials!  Eeek!

Another bonus?  I'm participating in another one of Kendi's 30 for 30 challenges!

I have clothes sitting in my living room waiting to be decided on.  I know one pair

of heels that's probably chomping at the bit to find out if they've made the cut.

Oh, and did you notice...I just reached 300 followers!

Hmmmm...It might be time to start thinking about another giveaway ;)

Have a lovely weekend!

Free printable just for you

Back in the day (okay, so it was really only March 2010) when I first started my blog

I shared a piece of art I made for above my desk.  Well, I decided to make a free

printable for you all based off of that piece of art!  So, from me to you...

And here's a pretty one with cursive font for good measure...

How is your week going so far?  Anything exciting going on this week?

It's only Tuesday and I'm already ready for the weekend.  But that's mostly because I'm

headed on a little road trip this weekend with a good friend. Although we're just headed

to my hometown, It's always more fun traveling with a friend.  Don't you think so?

I hope your week is off to a great start :)

Eenie-Meenie-Miney-Mo!

One of my dearest friends enlisted my help on making a few blog headers for her sister,

the pastry chef.  I jumped at the chance to help!  I love any chance to get creative!

So I wanted to share a few of them with you all...

Samantha is working on revamping her blog and I can't wait to see what's ahead!

Check out Samantha's blog, the creations she's made & to see which blog header she chose!