she's baaaaack

and still alive.

I know y'all were concerned ;)

I'm still in recovery mode from the weekend shenanigans but I will leave you with a sneak peek of our trip. (the waitress actually said that to me when I asked her opinion on a drink)

happy monday, err tuesday!

only 3 more days til the weekend bishes :)

xoxo.

That Time We Blated in Hotlanta

happy freakin' hump day y'all!!

I'm so excited for today's post because I get to tell you about all most of our trip :)

We made a 20 minute

..............

yes, you read that right, 

20 minute vlog 

and apparently it was too large to upload or send so I had to cut it in half. 

I need an iMovie for dummies guide. ha!

Alright, so onto the fun stuff.

(I totally stole all these photos from Dayna cause I'm still rockin' the droid and my camera sucks)

first of all, gf picked me up at the airport at 8am.
keep in mind that she's an hour behind me, so she had to get up at 3am.
thanks again girlfraaaand :) 

and of course, she made me a sign :)

and ran around the airport parking deck with it.

we played around in Buckhead

and then we went to a cute little tequila bar across the street from our hotel
to celebrate our trip :)

then it was onto our little surprise I had for the birthday girl.

that's right.
we got blowouts.
thanks to ashley's recommendation, we went to this cute little salon
called dry bar. I would definitely recommend trying this place out if you are ever
in Atlanta. For $35 you get your hair washed & styled and you get your choice of wine, champagne, or a mimosa. I will definitely be hitting them up for date nights ;)

We thought it would be fun to get our makeup done so we got a cab and headed to the mall.
(for that adventure, you have to watch our vlog....sorry!)

We ended up meeting up with another blogger, V, for dinner and drinks. Girls, if you don't follow this chica yet, you need to. She is a blast in a glass! jersey shore, anyone?!

crickets???


ok anywayyyy

we had planned on hitting up a drunk brunch on saturday,
but someone (ahem) went a little hard the night before and the thought of drinking made us sick.
so we did the next best thing, hit up the free breakfast at the hotel.

then we got ready to meet this girl for lunch.
she's one of my favorite bloggers, so I can't even begin to tell you how ecstatic I was to finally meet her in person. let me just say, that these girls are all way more amazing in real life.
anyway, for the crazy nail story head on over to her blog and read her post from monday.

after all the craziness, we met up with my friend Jenny who just moved down there from Richmond.
We hung out before heading to the Braves game, which in and of itself was an adventure.

After the game, we got to watch a free little concert from B.O.B at the stadium. #nbd
I can't stop listening to his stuff now....thanks a lot sir.

and I was trying to find a picture of his shirt bc it was pretty bada#$ but I can't.
it said
 #super
cali
fragi
listic
expiali
dope
shit

sunday came and we packed up, got some starbuckys, made the crazy vlog below, and then headed to the airport. The weekend came and went far too quickly but don't you worry Atlanta, we'll be back! ;)

This was the only video we made since we were short on time so excuse the rawness and the scatterbrained comments.
and my annoying laugh
and faces

If you've made it this far, I love you.
xoxo.

What's in Her Bag - Lake Edition

Mornin' ladies!

I'm still in recovery mode today so I've got my good friend Nikki talking with y'all today.

She and I have A LOT in common, including our girlyness and our love for the lake. 

(I think we need to have a blate on your boat - just sayin) :)

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Hi y'all! I’m Nikki and I blog over at The Pink Growl. Little miss Sarah asked me to do a guest post for her while she's been busy livin' it up in the ATL, so here we are! A little bit about me…My blog explores the everyday adventures of a Southern belle wanna be. I'm a girly girl, soon-to-be cop's wifey, doggy mama, and Vol for life. If it glitters, is gold or growls then I probably love it. I keep it real on my blog talking about everything from weight issues, the urge to get married & reproduce, planning my wedding and any random crazy ideas that comes into my head. Come on over and help me figure things out, one normal girl struggle at a time!

Our girl Sarah and I both share a love of the lake. A couple weeks ago you read all about her weekend lake adventure. I'm blessed to have grown up on the beautiful Norris Lake in East TN. I live about 20 minutes away now, but that doesn't stop me from escaping there any chance I get. Here's my idea of Heaven - ahhh, refreshing right?

Since Sarah and I aren't the only lake rats out there, I thought I would let you guys get a glimpse at my essentials for my lake bag. I didn't want to bombard you with pictures so I tried to make a collage; obviously my editing skills are sub-par, but you get the idea.

1. Most Important Items - Boat Keys for obvious reasons - we have actually driven all the way up there before and realized the keys were still at home. No! No! iPhone for picture taking and music pleasure. Favorite Koozy because you gotta keep your drink cool on a humid TN summer day. For hydration purposes and all.

2. Clothing Items - Cute Fedora - I'm not really a hat girl, but I love this fedora. It's perfect for keeping your face and head covered. Plus, it's fashionable! Boardshorts - although not the most attractive piece of clothing, I always keep a pair in my bag because I won't wakeboard without them. It's impossible to keep your bottoms in order while showing off your skills so these are just for good manners. *A bathing suit cover up is always with me at the lake, but I use a much of different ones so I don't keep one in my bag*

3. Hair & Body - Wonder Waves - My hair is naturally wavy so at the lake I usually either have it up in a pony or I spray some of this great stuff in it and let it air dry. VS Heavenly Shimmer Lotion - sometimes after hours in the sun, my skin needs some moisture so why not make it sparkly too?

4. Sun Protection - A MUST! SPF 15 Chapstick, SPF 30 Face Sunscreen & SPF 8 Bronzer, I also use SPF 30 spray sunscreen on my body (not pictured because I ran out!)

And that cute lil' Roxy number is the actual bag all this loot is housed in.

I usually have this thing packed full of other items - snacks, magazines, extra clothes, towels - but I tried to keep it to just the basics for this post. So tell me, what are you lake/pool bag essentials?

Thank you for having me, Sarah!! I hope to see some of you guys over at The Pink Growl soon!

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Isn't she just the cutest? 

I want everything that's in your bag!! 

Now head on over to her blog and show her some love!

And make sure to stop by tomorrow for our Atlanta blate recap :)

There may or may not be a vlog (if I can get iMovie to work)

xoxo.

I'm leaaaavin' on a jet plane

not sure when I'll be back again.

(I wish neverrrr) ha!

By the time most of you read this, my plane will have already landed in Hotlanta and this girl here will be picking me up :) 

Most likely I will have overpacked.

but is there really such a thing?

this girl likes to have options.

via

I hope y'all have a fabulous weekend!

See y'all on Tuesday!

Over and out.

xoxo.

I'm On a Boat

happy tuesday lovebugs!

and welcome back :)

I hope you all had a great holiday weekend.

I spent mine at Smith Mountain Lake; where apparently another famous blogger was vacationing as well. Unfortunately we didn't have a chance to meet up...but there's always next time! :)

The weekend was ah-mazing and I only wish we could go back and do it again.

That being said, enjoy the photo dump.

 Wearing all the neon I own. 

Super excited about that if you couldn't tell.

 We toasted.

 We sat in fun beach chairs.

 We jet skied 

 We drank lime-a-ritas

 We were on a boat.

now that song is gonna be stuck in your head all day

you're welcome :)

 We stayed up til 6am.

We learned to Dougie.

We celebrated.

We had fun

and we didn't want to leave.

How did you spend your memorial day weekend?

xoxo.

Soaking it up

Mornin' ladies! 

or shall I say, happy new year! We made it to 2012- thank god! 

This year it already starting to look up for me, so I'm going to continue the positivity and enjoy my last day of vacation.  

Ps-

Don't forget to enter my giveaway. It ends tomorrow. :)

xoxo.

Week Recap in Pictures

Happy Monday lovebugs!

It feels so good to be back :) I hope you're all having a great start to the week. I know I am....thank goodness tomorrow is my last day until the new year. {hollaaa!}

I feel like so much time has passed since I last blogged....well unless you count Friday, but I won't. ;) I figured the best way to fill you in was with pictures. So here you go-

 - We finally got our tree up and decorated last weekend. My phone doesn't do it justice. {Please take note of the angel actually touching the ceiling}

- Last night my family all piled in the car to go look at Christmas lights. Of course, we stopped by the infamous crazy house. There was actually a line to get into the neighborhood this year! 

- I like coffee to be a dessert. Which means flavored creamer, whipped cream, and cinnamon. Yum!! :)

- Always represent my Eli, even when they lose. 

- The Krispy Kreme fairy left a surprise on Saturday...yum!

- Have you ever seen a blowup snowman like this before?! He'll be featured on the next GQ spread. haha where do people find these things?!

- My favorite ornament is a grandmother mouse and a grandchild with a cup of tea and a tea bag. My grandparents gave this to me when I was little because I would always love to drink tea when we would spend the night at their house. And grandmama always used to make the best hot tea. This is usually the first ornament I will hang every year....so I can make sure it gets the best spot. :)

I finally got all of my shopping done yesterday. We do secret santa in my family and it's fun but it's also a little stressful because I like having opinions when I go shopping. I almost had to call someone in my family for help yesterday....but I couldn't bring myself to ruin the surprise. I hope my person ends up liking what I got them.... ;) 

Ok, about to get on my soapbox for a min.

What was up with football yesterday? If you missed it, let me fill you in.

- the Packers lost their first game

- the Colts won their first game

- Tebow and the Broncos lost to the Patriots

and

- the Skins beat the Giants

wtf.

If you didn't know, I'm a Colts fan. I know it's random, being from Virginia and all, but I came to it honest. {thanks dad} Anyway, we've gone all season without winning a single game. Not one. Until yesterday. I get that you think a win is good to boost morale, but let's be real, whose morale are you trying to boost? It's gotten to the point where I think most Colts fans want us to lose our games. I mean, we didn't spend all season sucking just to win one game and not clinch the first round draft pick....and let the Steelers clinch a playoff spot. Are you kidding me?! Ah, super frustrating. We need to lose the next 2 games because this losing season has to be good for something. That something hopefully being this guy. 

enter Andrew Luck 

guaranteed 1st pick. 

And if we don't get him, you are going to have a lot of angry Colts fans. 

Ok, end rant.

And what weekend is a real weekend without the Tobes?

his new haircut makes him look angry all the time. 

too funny!

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If you haven't had a chance to read about the Epic Blogger Meet-up, you can do that here.

Be sure to let us know if you're interested so we can sign up as a team! 

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Have a good one!

xoxo.

back to reality

I've been out of touch for the last week and a half due to the fact that I was on vacation!! I can't remember the last time I said that. Today is my first day back to work and it's definitely taking a toll on me. Instead of trying to make sense of my trip today, I figured I'll just share a few pictures instead. Hopefully my brain will decide it's not on vacation tomorrow and I can share more :)

xoxo

 the brooklyn bridge

<3

happy 4th of july!

Off to NYC for ten days! 

Have a safe & fun holiday weekend!! :)

Spring...well I guess summer fever

It's Thursday and also the second day in June....and I've got summer fever! All I can think about is taking a vacation. I'm not too picky but I would prefer somewhere tropical...or my favorite place- CHARLESTON, SC!! Confession- I've never actually been to Charleston but I am dying to get down there. I've also decided that one day I would like to live here....going off of pictures and hear say from friends that either have lived or visited there. I've been to Savannah and LOVED it and apparently Charleston is very similar. Here are a few pictures I found....

future house maybe? :)

Where are some other fun vacation spots?