New Year's Cards with Shutterfly!

I love snail mail, and the only thing I love more than receiving it, is sending cute little surprises to my friends and family. That's why, when I didn't have time to send Christmas cards this year, it broke my heart! 

Last year, Paisley and I had the cutest Christmas cards, and it ended up being one of my favorite pictures of us to date!

This Christmas, I was so busy with Commencement, work and exams of my own, we didn't have time to take a picture at all. I had completely ruled them out as a possibility, until my friend Marcia suggested I send out New Year's cards! I absolutely love New Year's, and thought this was the perfect idea for us! With a card for literally everything these days, I knew I'd have no problem finding one that I could use. 

On the Saturday after Christmas, Paisley and I got all dressed up for my Mom to take our New Year's card picture. NYE is one of my favorite holidays because it revolves around champagne, confetti and dresses. What better time to send a card?! I wore my New Year's dress that I bought in New York with Lilly Pulitzer gold Resort Chic Wedges, while Pais modeled her pink and green Christmas sweater and gold bead necklace! There's no such thing as being plain around our house!

After the photo was done, it was time to choose a card! You'd think Shutterfly made the gold glitter New Year's card that I ended up picking just for me! It was perfect! Once I chose my favorite photo and card, my Mom went to town on fixing up everything else.

Our 2014 New Year's Card!

 Of course, I had to do the back as well!

I think they have Melody written all over them! Though I didn't get to send out my usual Christmas cards, I'm so glad that 50 of my closest friends and family got this fun little card to brighten up their 2014! My Mom was also able to find the cutest matching gold glitter return address labels! Thanks Mama for all your help!

Did you send Christmas/New Year's cards this year?

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A Fabulous New Year's Eve!

As I sit here writing my first post of 2014, I can hardly believe that 2013 has come and gone! It feels like just yesterday I was moving back to Boone, starting my career at Appalachian and training for my first 5K race.

Now, one year later, so much has changed! I just accepted a new job at ASU, I'm settled in (and getting ready to re-decorate) my not-so-new apartment and I'm training for my SECOND half-marathon! To be completely honest, I think 2013 may have been my best year yet! I can't wait to see what 2014 has in store!

In order to properly say goodbye to 2013 and ring in the new year in style, my friend Danielle and I had quite the time celebrating last night! Of course, it wouldn't be worth writing about without a fabulous dress, and you better believe I had one of those! The dress that I chose to wear is probably my favorite dress of ALL TIME, coming in just ahead of my birthday dress from this year. It was amazing!!!

I picked up this little piece of Heaven at H&M in Times Square during my trip to New York City. Believe me, if I could jet off to New York before every big event, I absolutely would! H&M in NYC is a completely different caliber than the stores we have here, and I could totally get used to that kind of shopping.

After an array of possibilities of where I wanted to celebrate this year, I ended up in Boone for yet another New Year's Eve. I was here last year as well, and had the most wonderful time! Danielle and I made reservations at a restaurant nearby, and had a fabulous time enjoying good food and yummy dessert! She chose key lime pie, while I had to try the cookies and cream cheesecake.

After dinner, we made our way back to my apartment to finish up getting ready and snap a few photos. We had way too much fun posing around my apartment and toasting with pink champagne! I paired my over the top pink dress with gold Lilly Pulitzer Resort Chic heels, a NYE feather headband and Kate Spade pearl bow earrings.

I'm a tad obsessed with this candid photo that Danielle got of me getting ready last night!

Danielle wore a strapless dress with a black sequin top and red bodice, paired with black beaded sandals and black statement earrings. So sassy!

Around 10:45, we made our way to a bar in Boone called Char, to start the countdown to midnight. We even ran into a few familiar faces! It was so much fun! Cheers to another successful New Year's Eve in Boone!

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NYE 2013 Recap!

Happy Happy New Year, Y'all!

I hope you all had a wonderful New Year's Eve with family and friends. I swear it seems like as I get older, the years go by quicker and quicker! This year was probably my favorite New Year's yet. I spent the evening enjoying moscato and champagne with great friends!

I love New Year's Eve because it involves so many of my favorite things:
glitter, sequins, champagne, good food and great
company. Plus, you get to wear a super cute outfit!

My outfit this year consisted of a sleeveless peplum top, black skinny jeans & black wedges.

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I paired it with these fun accessories that I picked up at Forever 21!

I had way too much fun playing games and seeing old friends!

I was lucky enough to spend NYE with three girls that I was with last year as well! Read that post here. It's crazy to see how much we've all changed in just one year!

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Hope your New Year's was just as fun!

Cheers to 2013!

As always, Have a Sweet Day!

Celebrations & Top 5 Tuesday!

As long as I can remember, New Year's Eve has always caused a lot of stress with last minute plans and hunting for the perfect outfit. 2011 followed suit and had my Mom and I running around the mall the night before, still looking for something for me to wear! We finally decided on a long-sleeve tan sweater/dress from Forever21 to pair with my black fur vest that I already had.

The outfit looked a lot like this:

Boy, do plans change!

My friend, Lindsey graciously invited me to come and spend the night at her house in Charlotte with some of my other good friends from Boone. We had the most amazing time eating tons of food, dancing, and trying our best to stay up until midnight!

If you read my post about semi-formal, you may remember the black, 3/4 sleeve dress that I wore to our function. When I got to Lindsey's and saw the dressy outfits everyone was planning on wearing, I decided to throw that dress on instead. I'll be saving my fur vest for another day!

Everyone got dressed up (even the boys), despite the fact that we were staying at home for the night. It made it that much more fun! Lindsey's parents were so amazing and made a ton of food for the group! We had such a good time talking and eating all night.

This was only about half of the food we had!

The girls: Lindsey, Me, Gwyn, & Kristin

Gwyn modeling the piggies in a blanket. These were a huge hit!

 Lindsey cutting the massive cookie cake that Kristin brought.

 This cookie cake was the size of a large pizza & double layered, basically heaven!

I hope your New Year's was just as fun as mine!

& I can't forget...

I'm linking up with Rachel at Just Peachy for Top 5 Tuesday: 

Favorite Jewelry Pieces!

This was an easy one for me because I usually wear about the same jewelry every day!

1. Tortoise shell cuff bracelet: If you been reading my blog for long, you know that I am in love with tortoise shell! I found this bracelet at a boutique in Boone and I just couldn't resist.

2. Silver bow bracelet: I am obsessed with bows and when I found this cute cuff, I just had to grab it. I got it a few years ago at the Aerie store. I couldn't believe it!

3. All wrapped up pearls- drop earrings: These earrings that I got for my 21st birthday have become one of my favorites. They are from Kate Spade and go with anything, plus they stick with my bow theme.

4. My college class ring: I know that some people get a class ring and never wear it, but I am the complete opposite. I've had a class ring for middle/high school, and now college.

5. J.CREW Starfish earrings: I got these earrings last spring, to wear to a fraternity formal. I quickly realized they are perfect for anything. I can't wait for it to get warm so I can wear them again.

What are your top 5 favorite jewelry pieces?

12 To-Dos in 2012

I know with today being New Year's Eve, we're all thinking about our goals for 2012. What do we want to do differently or accomplish in the year to come? This year in particular is important to me because I'm graduating from college. 

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That means it's the end of pretend life and the beginning of real life! There are so many things that I want to do in the next year, things that are going to take a great amount of strength, determination, and faith.

I want you to be a part of my journey.

Some of these things are small, some have to do with my career and others are things I plan on changing in my life.

12 To-Dos in 2012:

1. Have an amazing spring break: At this point, I don't know where that will be or who I'll be celebrating with, but I want it to be perfect. This is my last actual Spring Break and I'm going to make it a good one.

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2. Exercise more: I don't want to lose a certain amount of weight or be a size 00, I'd simply like to be more active.

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3. Graduate college with honors: I want to finish my senior year out with a bang and have really good grades!

4. Get a job: This is probably the part of this year that scares me the most. I'm not scared to work, get up early, or be on a set schedule. I'm just nervous about finding a job that I love. I know that everything happens for a reason and I will end up exactly where I'm supposed to be.

5. Live on my own: After living away from home for 4 years and living in my own apartment for 3 of those years, it's hard to go back to living at home. I love my own space and being independent. Living in my own place is something I'm looking forward to so much.

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6. Get a dog: I don't want a pet immediately after graduating, or right after moving into an apartment, but eventually I would like to have one. I love animals and would love to adopt a dog from a shelter.

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7. Read more: I have an ever-growing list of books that I want to read. I would love to find time to enjoy each and every one of them, including the Harry Potter series and The Hunger Games.

8. Buy a crock pot & learn to cook with it: These things are so neat and inexpensive, plus there are so many easy recipes out there to make with a crock pot. I would love to have one of these, maybe as a graduation gift! (hint hint)

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9. Send out my own Christmas cards: This is something that we have always done as a family, but I'd really like to send out my own next year. I think it shows maturity and how much fun would it be to design and send them?!

10. Be able to buy REAL Christmas presents: I'm so ready to be able to afford real presents for my family. I love the feeling of opening gifts on Christmas morning and next year I'd love for my parents to have their own stockings and nice gifts from me.

11. Invest in a nice piece of jewelry: I normally don't buy jewelry for myself. I would actually prefer someone else pick it out, maybe because I'd rather spend my money on dresses! In the next year I want to invest in a really nice piece of jewelry, like a Pandora bracelet or David Yurman. I'd love to have something to keep and pass down to my daughter one day.

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12. Go to Disney World: I am absolutely in love with the magic of Disney World and I can't wait to go back! I've been telling my parents for a while now that I would love to go when I graduate!

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If you're still with me, thanks for reading! I'm sorry for the super long post. I hope you have a wonderful New Year's Eve! Be safe and I'll see you in 2012:)