Saturday, July 28, 2012

My Carrie Bradshaw-esque Necklace



In the South, we like our jewelry, tote bags, bathing suits, koozies, and many other accessories personalized. I take this to the extreme. I want initials on everything. My candleholder, my nieces pacifier, decor on my wall, etc. My favorite item that I just purchased is a "Carrie Bradshaw" necklace. It's from Jennifer Zeuner (my favorite jewelry artist). The necklace is gold and simply says "Brett" (obviously my name). It is in a tough race with my monogram initials necklace that I got from her website 2 years ago. I'm in love with this new purchase.

Friday, April 27, 2012

Minty Fresh

There were some trends this season I was immediately drawn to-- like the bright and bold colored denim. Other trends I just hated-- like the Bohemian and Native American styles. And still, other trends just had to grow on me. Like I said, I love really bright colors. So I generally stay away from pastels. But after seeing "mint" in almost every store it began to grow on me... And now there are even a few things posted that I'm dying to have! These are my favorite "mint-to-be" bought items.























































































































































































My Birthday Weekend

The family held a weekend long celebration for my birthday! My sisters came to town Thursday night. Friday I swear all we did was EAT! I had to have gained 10 pounds. For lunch, we went to Sidestreet-- a local favorite of mine. (So delicious!) We ran some errands after lunch to the liquor store and grocery store to get ready for the weekend. That Friday night, the family + the grandparents went to eat at Caro-Mi. Another favorite of mine! I absolutely love it. (I've lived in Knoxville and in Charlotte but I have yet to find restaurants that knock these out of my tie for number 1 fave). Later blogs to come feature my presents and the Steeplechase. In the pictures below, I wore this outfit for my birthday... but I had to change into PJ's for presents and cake. It's more comfortable that way!



Me + Kate
I am wearing a floral blouse by Sanctuary. Kate's blouse is from JCrew









We have the Colored Jeans Going On!
Belle is wearing coral Joe's skinny Jeans with an Old Navy blouse
I am wearing aqua Joe's Skinny jeans with a Lilly Pulitzer blouse
Kate is wearing Joe's skinny high waters with a JCrew blouse
Shannon is wearing hot pink Skinnys from Zara with a Basic T








Youngest + Oldest







My Old Roommate









My Sister from Up North!







Me + The Saps








Cake #1








Beautiful Colors!











Thumbs Up!









3 Wishes!








One of my Colorfully Wrapped Presents