YouTube!

Yay! I'm officially on YouTube! My first video is my back-to-school video. I saw a lot of these videos out there and people seem to enjoy them, so I thought I'd try it out!

Feel free to comment here or on my video telling me what you keep in your school bag!

I'll be updating this blog much more frequently now as I have a steady source of material to cover! Love you guys & thanks for following my blog!!

Three Things Thursday: Styles

Romantic: I like pink, pearls, lace and all things pretty. I think there's a lot to be said for girls looking like girls. I like it! This is a comfy/romantic look that's perfect for everyday!

Western: This is a very simple version of something I'd wear. The western stuff I like is eyelet dresses, cowboy boots, turquoise jewelry and blue jeans!

Comfortable: Not sweatpants comfortable (yuck)! Knitted, heather grey, worn in comfortable. Things that let people know you do care what you look like but some days you just want to snuggle into a cable knit sweater and never leave. That kind of comfortable.

I guess my style is really an amalgamation of a lot of things!

What are your favorite styles?

Check out more of my style on Pinterest!

Babies! Babies!

I had a really hard time deciding what to get a good friend and mama-to-be for her baby shower. I picked something that I think will be useful for a while, but it was really hard! I've never been to a baby shower, or even known a mother-to-be for that matter! Hehe. So I was wondering what you all have chosen as a gift for a baby shower (for a boy), or what you would get!

Hope you're all having an amazing week!

Is that not the cutest thing ever!!! Oh my goodness. I am a little baby obsessed, but let's remember, I am not a mama! I always get the fun times, and when I care for little ones for a day or two for work, I know it is so hard! So don't you worry! I don't desire babies that much...yet! Hehe!

Happy baby times!

GRR...

My entire post just got deleted. That's nice. I'm not even doing a Tuesday or Thursday this week. I'm so stressed, and I tried to explain it, but it apparently doesn't want to post.

This is s frustrating week.

I hope you are all having lovely, beautiful, happy weeks.

I will be back next week.

Three Times "Thursday"!

This week it's my favorite blogs! As of right now I have three favorites that I always go back to, and I will tell you just why!
Now, these are in no particular order, I did them alphabetically...just because!

Creature Comforts
This blog gives me ideas for anything holiday, crafty or creative. I absolutely love coming to this website and looking at their delicious freebies (that's right! Free crafty templates, downloads, fonts, ideas etc.) for any occasion! It's a really great place for inspiration and links to all sorts of other interesting blogs and pages!! Also, check out the personal blog of the same blogger, it's moving, and just a little slice that makes the blog that much more interesting and multi-layered.



The Pioneer Woman
Any woman who has the words 'love of butter' in their tagline for a blog is the most amazing thing in the world. Now, I love this blog for myself, for many reasons: I love recipes, Miss Drummond's sense of humor and style of writing, and everything beautiful and ranch-like...however, I do have an ulterior motive for being a Pioneer Woman fan. It's the mister. Yes, yes. I know what you're thinking. What? A man is your reason for loving her blog? Well, no! That's just silly! The blog is part of the reason I'm so irresistable to my man (hehe)! Take one look at the Cowboy Food section of her site and I gauruntee you great success in a relationship with a man. I once thought 'how many ways can you use butter?', and let me just tell you, Miss Drummond COUNTS THE WAYS! I am a huge fan of this blog! Everything about it makes me feel so happy and content. Her beautiful photography is absolutely something you should look at as well. She is someone I look to for inspiration often, and I think you might as well!!

Oh, Mishka
Finally, the person who made me want to get back into blogging - Oh, Mishka. Her blog has great style bits, personal touches, and a generally home-y feel. I like how she has an adorable cat and a way of making everything seem kind of simple and sweet! I have a strange inability to express why I like this blog, because it's the kind of blog I'm not sure a lot of people would expect me to like. Michelle (her real name) has introduced me to a lot of other websites, bloggers, and just general online knowledge on her blog over the time I've been reading it, and I think I view her as a kind of 'resource'. Now, to say that sounds kind of strange, because I look to her as inspiration to be creative and happy with what you do, and I think the reason I enjoy her blog so much is because she puts so much care and attention to it, and through her love of her blog, we get to share in that with her! I thank this blog especially for a lot of my desire to start blogging again, and I think you should all pop over and check her out!!


Alright, now I know what you're all thinking...'uh, isn't this supposed to be Thursday Threes? Why is it Friday?' and my answer to you, is...I really have no idea. I stayed up to watch the Royal Wedding (and posted basically her exact dress the evening before on my Twitter saying it is the exact dress I'd like to wear, and I can't wait to be asked if I got the idea from this...alright, you get the point), and I picked my sister up from the bus stop at 1am (hey, sis! I know you're reading this!), and even though I had purposely written this blog before hand to post it, I suppose it just slipped my mind.

So, on my agenda for today: buy an agenda. :)

Follow me on Twitter for updates, and to find out when my posts are up and about little tid bits in my life! Like, for instance, just yesterday I met George Chuvalo (yes, the boxer) and I didn't realize he was 73 years old.

Anyways, I will see you all tonight with a little foodie surprise!! Have a good day!

Hello!

It's Tuesday, and you know what that means! ...Well, little to nothing. But you do get a blog from me! And I'm pretty sure I was born on a Tuesday...maybe. Could have been a Thursday.

Anyways!

Today has been rather uneventful, I took the day off and stayed home. There was a decent amount of rain and thunder, so I was a little bit on edge. I love storms but when they start I get really anxious as if by some chance something strange will happen...or God forbid...I lose my internet connection. Now, I know what you're thinking "really? your internet connection?" and to that I say "ehh, yeah".

It's just been one of those days! I've been hooked in Pinterest the past few days. I got my account quite a few months ago, it may have even been in the summer, but I'm not sure. The concept was so confusing at first! You wonder what the heck you're supposed to do. And there really is no instruction. Not to mention when I want to pin something to a certain board I usually can't because the text box covers my list of options...that's a crummy glitch. Lol.

Regardless, if you want to check out my Pinterest, you can do so here. I have things like this beautiful dress which I believe is (sadly) no longer available from The Gypsy Wagon.

I like how great it is for inspiration. I find so much on there, and I think it's so exciting to find something you really love doing that inspires you!

I have so much in the works right now for school, work and projects. I need a good agenda! I have an obsession with cute agendas and journals...I think it's normal for girls to do this.

Tell me what is giving you inspiration in your life right now!

Find me on Tumblr, and Twitter!

Storms and inspirations!!

S.

Schedule Time!

There are a few things I want to set into motion in my last year before I'm done school, and that includes setting a schedule! Here's what I'm thinking!

Tuesday: A personal bog post, which could include a DIY, part of my day, a special trip, the cowboy, or anything else!

Three Things Thursday: I may or may not have loved this idea from Oh, Mishka (who is one of my absolute favorite bloggers...ever!), by making a three things list surrounding anything, like songs you'd like to share, foods, places you'd like to travel, anything! I think this is a great way for people to kind of get to know me a little better!

Foodie Fridays: Exactly what you think it is! It's going to have recipes, favorite foods, food bloggers, anything food-related! And let me tell you, I love me some food. If you want healthy place to find great recipes...well, this certainly will not be it! Hehe.

Can't wait to try this out!! I'm so excited! I've got a lot going on, so let's hope I can get into the swing of things in these next couple of weeks, I'm excited about this!

Would you ever...?

Do something you always told yourself you never would?
Is that sentence a little too confusing? Ha ha.

I told myself I'd never get a tattoo, and I still don't think I would, but I am mighty tempted by some beauties...

I'm fascinated by anchors, water, and all things nautical. I have loved the water so much since I was little, but nothing in tattoo form would do that justice.
Get this? No.
Thoughts? Cute.

My favorite of all of the tattoos, I have an incurable case of wanderlust. And I do mean incurable. I don't like to stay in one place at all, and I have so many places I want to travel!
Get it? Possibly.
Thoughts? Lovely.

And the last, I think this one is just nice. It's representative of how we all feel, that part of us is our past, and the other part our future. I may just be feeling nostalgic on this certain day, but this one's lovely.
Get it? Probably not.
Thoughts? Sentimental.

Inspired by Oh, Mishka and images taken from Tattoologist!

Summer Dresses & Houdini!!

It's such a hassle for me to find good summer dresses! I'm petite, not to mention more modest than most anything you can find in stores here! So, I like to look online and dream of owning some of these pretty things!! He he!

Look at this pretty pink and yellow floral! Oh, it's so pretty!!
(Style: Robbie Bee Floral Shantung Dress)
And this beautiful multi-coloured summer dress! The drop waist is nice, since I'm short and babydoll dresses always make me look shorter...and perhaps pregnant! Ha ha ha!
(Style: ND® New Directions Petite Upside Poppy Print Dress)And white eyelet is always beautiful!! It's so romantic and rural, it reminds me of long summer nights and cowboys - is that too specific? I think it's lovely!
(Style: Lauren by Ralph Lauren Cordera Eyelet Dress)
All of these can be found at Belk!
I saw an adorable ad in Southern Living that looked like a pretty tea party and all the outfits came from here! I love Southern Living, they always get it right!

P.s. Happy 137th Birthday, Harry Houdini!!
Also! Check out this article about his last stage assistant passing away at 103, it's pretty interesting. She seemed pretty cool! The days of theatre, magic and all of that seem so fantastic to me. I would have loved to have been there!
R.I.P. Miss Dorothy Young

Surprise, Surprise!

I was absolutely astonished this weekend! I was feeling a little sick and didn't want my boyfriend to travel all the way to where I am (about an hour) to just have me laying in bed like a dead fish! So I told him to post pone our plans a couple of days so that I don't waste his time and he agreed...

Or so I thought...
Approximately an hour later I was hiding out in my room while my mom's "client" came by to pick up some stuff, so when someone started to open my door and a guys body/face appeared I was terrified...THEN I REALIZED IT WAS MY HANDSOME MAN!!

He had come to save me from my sickness and make me feel all better. We ended up going out and having a good time and taking my mind off my tummy ills, it was just so lovely.

He's the best thing on God's green earth and I can't believe how lucky I am to have him in my life and be blessed with his heart and his kindness and care.

I wish each and every one of you find your prince and feel as loved and love as greatly as I do.
Not to mention we've spent every day this weekend together and it was a dream come true!! He he, we went to a candy store and climbed "Everest", played mini sticks and ate mozzarella sticks!

Love and mountains,
Your S.

P.s. check out this awesome blog about home design and life bits!!