Hi friends!  Happy Friday!  This week went so fast, I guess that’s because of the holiday weekend.  I packed a lot into it- Jordan’s swimming lessons, a couple of workouts, meal prep, finished a puzzle with James, my new office chairs arrived and got my hair colored and cut.

I’ve also been pouring over the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale items – over 5,000 of them – and I’ve narrowed down my faves/recommendations, and made my own wish list!  The sale goes live on Monday for Icon cardholders and I’ll start sharing my picks this weekend.  Sign up for my newsletter to get my picks delivered straight to your inbox on Saturday!

Hello friends!  I hope you are having an awesome start to your week!  Yesterday, I woke up at 6am and it was go, go, go until I fell asleep late last night.  Adulting is hard with all the household things we have to keep up with like bills and taxes and groceries and car registration.  There are not enough hours in the day!  But, of course there are, it’s a matter of prioritizing and GSD!  😉

Today, I’m taking you to Magnolia Market at the Silos in Waco, Texas.  My mom and I made a day trip out of it last fourth of July and really enjoyed it. 

Thank you to ShopStyle and Macy’s for sponsoring today’s post.

Good morning friends, and happy almost Friday!  Back in January, I resolved to have more fun in my life.  I wanted to go on more adventures and travel, even if it was just a quick getaway.

I feel like we work so hard and go, go, go, so scheduling in these little breaks helps us rest and refuel and connect with the people we love. It gets us out of the daily grind bubble and helps us remember what we’re working for and what’s important in life.

Thank you to Nordstrom and ShopStyle for sponsoring today’s post.

This post was supposed to be titled, 48 hours in Key West, but the weather had other plans.  After my girlfriend Audrey and I showed up at the airport bright and early for our 6:45 am flight, it got delayed an hour.  Then it got delayed another hour.  We were hopeful when they boarded us onto the plane, then dejected as we sat on the tarmac for an hour. They finally let us off the plane, only to wait in the airport while the flight kept getting delayed and delayed. 

Hello friends! I hope your weekend was nice and relaxing and you’re beginning today with a fresh start!  That’s how I like to start Mondays!  We can easily drag into the week kicking and screaming or decide to make it great, even if we don’t feel like it- so that’s what I’m going with today! Let’s make it great!

We made some progress on getting James’ Halloween costume together and decided that Jordan will be a little ballerina.  She’s going to be so adorable with her hair in two little buns and in that tiny leotard and ballerina slippers!

Hi friends!  Welcome back to Day 2 of our trip to New Orleans!  (If you missed it, check out Day 1 here, including a recap of the hip, new hotel we stayed at). Just getting away was amazing, but waking up in a new city with a whole day to play and explore is so exciting!  The next morning we got up early to make a 7:45 AM reservation at Willa Jean for breakfast.  No one was super thrilled about waking up so early when we’d had been out late the night before, but that was the only time they had and we really wanted to go there.