My Wonderful Weekend

Friday night my sister and I made the 2 1/2 hour drive to Dalzell, SC to watch her son, my nephew Dean, play football. His team won 42 over 6! Needless to say we were all happy.

It was very chilly in upstate SC, Fall truly is here!

Saturday we got up bright and early and got my little princess ready for her pageant.

If you follow me on Instagram than you already know, but if not, she won!

She is Wee Miss Jasper County 2014 and we are so very proud!

I could never be a judge though, the girls are beautiful and I don't know how they do it!

Cadence is the one with the white dress with the gold trim :)



She also won Miss Photogenic and this was her accepting that title.

One of Cadence's friend, Olivia, was also in her age group and placed 2nd runner up, just look at these cuties! Absolutely precious!

Sunday we headed to the zoo, where I fed a bird, pet a giraffe, kissed a goat, and trespassed on personal property which was a peanut field to take pictures of my little peanut. I also picked cotton to make an at home bouquet, which turned out perfectly! And naturally, since we were in Columbia, we had to stop by Williams Brice!

We ended the weekend perfectly last night, by sitting by the fire and roasting marshmallows!

This weekend is our annual town festival where Cadence will

represent her town as Wee Miss Jasper County, we will watch the parade and have a blast! My aunt is also coming up from Florida and we're having a cookout on Saturday night...come on Friday!

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Friday Five!

{snuggling with this little gal}

She fell asleep as we were watching cartoons, always take every moment you can with your children, they grow up way too fast.

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{this perfect fall weather}

This morning I woke up to cool crisp air. I have my tall brown boots on and a long sleeve shirt!

{time with my sister}

Driving 2 1/2 hours upstate tonight to watch her son, my nephew, play football, won't get home until 1am, have to wake up at 8 to get ready for pageant day...nuts? yes! Fun? absolutely!

{phone calls to dad}

My dad and I had a good 5 minute conversation on the phone this morning, about absolutely nothing, and it was great!

Happy Friday!



Thankful Thursday

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I am thankful for Pinterest, because this morning I found the most cutest t-shirt ever!

Ashley Joy Boutique on Etsy

Yes I pinned, yes I liked her shop, and yes I'm going to purchase next paycheck!

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I am thankful for the sweet times me and Cadence share together by doing simple construction paper crafts...how cute are these pumpkins?

I encourage every parent to take a spare few minutes out of there day to do something like this. It's cheap, just some construction paper, glue, and scissors, and it makes their day!

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I am thankful for flats, because although I'm a heels girl, my feet need a break, and with this rain we're getting here in the Lowcountry, heels and slick concrete do not mix!

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I'm thankful for NOS because you see those dark circles under my eyes? Yep, I didn't sleep well last night and the NOS hit's the spot just right!

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As always I am most thankful for the Lords love, my family and friends, having a job, and all things needed that I take for granted daily. xo

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Midweek Randoms

one.

I'm loving the giveaway I'm having right now! Prints, Fall, Décor...need I say more?

This is the print I chose for myself and I'm loving it!

two.

I am on the search for the perfect entry table. I have come across so many that are beautiful, but I wanted a more rustic, southern look. Hello...it slipped my mind that my Father-in-Law is a carpenter, I sent him the measurements I want and it's in the works. Pics to come...can't wait!

three.

My mom found this little gem last night. I gave her hell on why in the world she allowed me that haircut, those glasses and my choice of clothing! Her response was I wanted to look like this...yikes!

If you follow me on Instagram you've seen this already, if not, here's a good laugh for you this Wednesday!

There are no words, just speechless!

four.

I wash my hair every other day, I bathe daily, so don't think that I'm gross (see pic above), however like most, I try to give my hair a much needed break from the hair dryer, straightener, and products. Well last night I was due to wash my hair. Between spending time with my parents, snuggling with Cadence, and watching The Voice (hello Mr. Levine!), I realized I didn't wash my hair until I woke up this morning, way too late to do it before work. Needless to say I feel gross right now...I'm sure I'm not the only one who has done this, I'm just the only one who is putting it out there, am I right?

five.

Last year this show debuted called Chicago Fire on NBC. I watched the first episode but never really got into the show. I have a crush on firemen...the hubs used to be one back in the day so that's where it started I suppose. Anyways, last night while scrolling through the channels, I stopped on the season premiere of Chicago Fire, let's just say Taylor Kinney caught  my eye!

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Good looking, right? When I think of a fireman this is what most of us girls picture...well did you know that he has dated Lady GaGa since 2011! Yep, that good looking man is GaGa's boyfriend!

six.

I need thoughts on this, as the husband and I go back and forth. Cadence's birthday is smack dab in the middle of the Christmas season. This leaves her birthday party to sometimes not have a good attendance due to the fact of her guests other obligations (i.e. Christmas parties). We have been tossing the idea around of doing her birthday party in late October, maybe giving it a fall theme, at a local pumpkin patch. My question is, how do you word the invitation so people know to still buy a gift, because this is her birthday party, although it's 2 months early? Thoughts?