Hi friends!  I’m so excited to share our trip to Playa Mujeres with you!  This trip was our Christmas gift to each other, and I was so happy that we actually made the trip happen.  I have to credit Brian with making sure we sat down and got it on the books!  I also learned that he is terrific to travel with. One more thing to love about him!

With the wild, exhausting year we’ve all had, it felt like such a treat to getaway on a romantic vacation. ♥

We stayed at Excellence Resort in Playa Mujeres and honestly,

Happy Friday friends!  This is definitely one of those months where I look up and go, “where did it go??”  June seemed to fly by, but we sure squeezed every ounce of pleasure out of it!  Today’s post is a recap of the 24 hours Shannon and I spent in NYC this week and of the whole month in case you missed it.

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Hi friends and Happy Friday!  I’m so looking forward to today and the weekend!  James gets to do the first reading at Mass today and I love that!  He’s been rehearsing and it’s so special to hear him recite verses from the Bible.  He actually inspires me to go deeper in my own faith.

Fridays are “off” days for me when there’s no one at home besides me and Jordan and I cherish that time with her.  As a mom, it’s so true that the days are long, but the years are short.  I know Fall will be here before we know it and she’ll be in PreK3 so I try to soak in as much quality time with her as I can.

Oh man, there’s never enough hours in the day, right?!  I swear getting ready to go out of town always has me feeling like I’m scrambling to get things done before going.  I’m sure if you travel for work, you know how it is, leaving the house in the middle of the week.  But, I’m honored to be invited back to the BH&G Stylemaker event and super excited to turn the trip into a mini girls’ weekend.  Well, we’re just staying one extra day, but I’ll take it!  We’ve got a fun agenda and I *think* I know what I’m packing,

*Thank you to Nordstrom for sponsoring today’s post!

I’m so excited to share our New Orleans trip with you today!  We ate, we drank, saw the sights, shopped and hung out at the pool and did I mention, ate?!  It was a lot to pack into two days, but we made every second count!  This recap post was becoming longer than a novel, so I’m breaking it into two posts- Day 1 today and Day 2 tomorrow.  You’ll definitely want to come back so I can share ALL the good food we ate with you!

Our trip was couples only and we went with four of our good friends.  We’ve traveled with them before and it’s always fun when you have a great group to spend so much time with.  Unfortunately, my husband got called away on work at the last minute so he didn’t get to meet up with us until dinner the first night there.

Gingham Top ⋅ Boyfriend Jeans ⋅ Sandals ⋅ Necklace ⋅ Bracelet ⋅ Watch

I wanted to be comfy and cute for the trip over, so I wore my relaxed boyfriend jeans and the fun gingham top with tassel sleeves you saw in my latest dressing room post.  I got so many compliments on it, seems everyone is a fan of classic black and white gingham, but the petite tassels put it over the top in the cute department.

It’s a quick flight from Houston to New Orleans, so we arrived in a jiffy.

Gingham Top ⋅ Boyfriend Jeans ⋅ Sandals ⋅ Necklace ⋅ Bracelet ⋅ Watch