>>fragility

thursday was a normal day like any other thursday with a full day at internship. i've been fighting a cold that has persisted for about a week by resting, taking medicine, and just letting it go....

>>recent beauty buys & tries

>>loving

SOME THINGS I'VE BEEN LOVING LATELY: GROOPDEALZ | j. crew-esque baubles for cheap. i'll take it! JENNA LYONS | this article about her role at j. crew was so interesting to me. i love her...

>>>on top of the world

this weekend was made up of many, many unforgettable moments. i graduated from my masters program and, although i still have summer semester and will be back in class this week, the reality of...

>>>some changes

so, in a burst of inspiration, i decided to make some major changes around here, ya know like an entirely new handle. i knew my creativity would come back with a vengeance eventually. sure enough,...

>>>april favorites

>>>on being a burden-carrier

CARRY ONE ANOTHER'S BURDENS; IN THIS WAY, YOU FULFILL THE LAW OF CHRIST || GALATIANS 6 : 2 sometimes i run away. i run away from people with heavy burdens, pulling excuse after excuse out of my...

>>>rules of life

photo via sometimes, late at night, i think about things. things like how life really has no rules. the standards we live by are really self-imposed shoulds, musts, have tos. for years we adhere to...

>>>a few thangs

i've had a serious love affair lately with everything preppy. i'm not content with my outfit until i look like i just rolled out of a bag of skittles. hand me a cardigan, pass me some flats, & call...

>>>thursday latelies

with the whirlwind excitement of this beautiful weather we've been having, i decided to record a thursday latelies video earlier this week. (...i know. it's been awhile.) fortunately, this...

>>>the journey update

as many of you loyal readers may remember, i made a commitment last july to fast from purchasing clothing for one year. there were many reasons for this conviction, but the primary reason had to do...

>>>how to prep your makeup bag for summer

it's starting to get HOT, HOT, HOT outside & we all need to make some changes to our beauty routine in order to get the most bang out of our products. (i learned the hard way last summer when i...

mental health day

i used to hear the saying "mental health day" and think it really was a sign of just plain laziness. puh-leeassee mental health day? that's what weekends are for! but, after some super awesome...

that man of mine

for the past few days, i've seen jay in a whole new light. i'm not really sure what has shifted.... i think maybe it was just having the opportunity to spend a significant amount of time connecting...

i'll luv ya tomorrow

blazer//gap tee//thrifted denim//f21 flats//target clutch//marc jacobs THHHHHEEEE sun'll come out, tomorrow, bet your bottom dollar that tomorrow, there'll be sun! just thinkin' about tomorrow,...

home stretch

i don't know what else to say except in about one month we make our LAST TUITION PAYMENT. i mean, really, it's all i can think about. primarily because we are literally going to be making it by the...

rebellion

CARDIGAN // j. crew (old) GRAPHIC TEE // f21 DENIM // ae (old) WALLET // target NECKLACES // twisted silver, mynamenecklace BRACELET // twisted silver SHOES // converse ya know sometimes i really...

oh hey

BLOUSE//thrifted SWEATER//j. crew (gifted) DENIM//j. brand (thrifted) HEELS//cents of style BAG//michael kors (ebay) BAUBLES//f21 necklace, j. crew cuff, stella & dot, twisted silver oh hiiiiii. an...

wait for God to whisper

a friend shared this song in class last night & it reminded me of the moment when i first heard this song. it touches me so deeply, really shakes me to my core. music usually moves me, but this...

honor the sabbath

THE SABBATH WAS MADE FOR MAN,NOT MAN FOR THE SABBATH. //MARK 2:27 i came home from our break ready to rock & roll my to-do list. for real. because the next few months are going to be chaos with...

charleston, the lovely

oh, charleston. where to begin? we only spent sunday afternoon through tuesday afternoon in the lovely city, but somehow we saw so many things, including king street fashion district (my...

FUN-bruary

as march begins, i thought i would do a little ode to february considering that february is a BIG month for us. we literally have a celebration once a week! valentine's day on february 14th; jay's...

our love story: hers

one of our engagement photos a frat boy jock. a music nerd cheerleader. a pretty intuitive grandmother. yep. these are the makings of true love, people. it all started when i was in middle school....