Lately: March

Listening:

The new Steve Moakler album Steel Town on repeat [again and again.]
My top three would have to be in no specific order Summer Without Her,  Love Drunk, Suitcase.

Watching:
The Vampire Diaries [thank you Netflix]
Yes, I realize I'm about seven seasons and six years behind but oh my gosh it is so good!
My Hulu is overflowing with new episodes of current shows but I can't tear myself away from Damon, Stefan, and who Elena will pick.

Reading:

Nothing to Prove by Jennie Allen.
This came at the recommendation of Sara and has proven to be a wonderful read. [no pun intended]
I would highly encourage all twenty-somethings to read!

Eating:

Reece's eggs.
I originally bought these for their cute pastel wrappers to be a part of my Easter decorations, but will probably need to buy another bag soon...ooops. It really is just too easy to grab one on my way to the couch after dishes each night.

Smelling:

Family Tree Candle Company's "Pineapple Sage" candle.
My Kind of Lovely started carrying these in store last month and they are going fast. I am no joke having to limit my burning time because it smells so good and I want it to last!

Wanting:
Brittany Fuson's new desk accessory line
I have been waiting for this since I met Brittany almost three Christmas Villages ago!
File folders, notebooks, to-do lists, the list goes on! This is any organized girl's heaven. 

Going:

Thursday night Ashley and I pretended like we are on vacation at the Thomas Rhett concert.
Ryan Hurd opened and was incredible. Thomas Rhett killed it. I met Josh Dobbs in the crowd.
Win. Win. Win.

Counting Down To:
Easter
The Maine concert
Rock N Roll Nashville Half Marathon

5 on Friday

1.

My girl Evelyn Henson released her Spring/Summer collection this past week and it is perfect. She teased with some free downloads and I still can't pick my favorite. Right now one of my screens is loving brightly colored macaroons and the other is  keeping me up to date with the April calendar. Find your favorite here.

2.

One of my favorite Nashville ladies, Britany Fuson also launched her Spring collection this past week. With an expanded Bridal and Baby collection, more luggage tags, WINKS for every woman in you life, and the cutest new To Do list try to not add it all to your cart in one sitting.

3.
Just in time for wedding season, White Party weekend, birthdays, and Sunday Fundays by the pool Lauren Conrad's newest book Celebrate came out this week. Last I heard it was backordered online, so get to a book store ASAP!

4.
Happy April!!
Another month bites the dust and we are rolling right along through 2016.  This month brings an exciting To Do list and I can't wait!

Habitat for Humanity build with my awesome media team
Rhythm and Blooms music festival
Sara's 26th birthday
Mom and Dad's Anniversary
Another 5K bib to add to the board

5.
Almost two years after probably one of the coolest concerts of my life, The Goo Goo Dolls released a single from their upcoming new album. Over and Over sounds like classic Goo Goo and has me counting the days until I can hear the entire album.

Five on FriYAY

1.

So in case you hadn't heard, Adele released her new album last month. There was a literal line of girls at Target that Friday morning buying an actual CD. Adele appeared on Jimmy Fallon to perform her new single Water Under the Bridge, one of my favorites off 25. She is incredible. Even Jimmy Fallon was blown away by her pipes live and in person. 

2.

I posted a couple weeks ago about the plethora of gift guides popping up all over the blogosphere; but my favorite, hands down, has to be Brittany Fuson's Gift Guide. And not just because of the gifts. The way she put it together guide and her illustrations are absolutely gorgeous . I love how she went letter by letter of the alphabet and got creative with her gifts.

3.

The greatest email came through on my drive home from work Wednesday night, the Evelyn Henson 2016 desk calendar is here. Call off the hounds, the search is over. Winner Winner Chicken Dinner.

4.
After an almost two and a half year hiatus The White Panda is back! The Pawprint dropped Monday and it is ahhh-mazing. This time they mixed in Wild Wild West, Pony, One Direction, and No Diggity. Let your earbuds be taken to panda land.



5.
ICYMI: this bride is my soul sister for having the greatest wedding after party aka chowing down on a burger at a hockey game.  Go girl, I feel you.

Sunday Six

1.

October is in full swing which means a new playlist from Brittany Fuson!

I am loving Hide Away, Bow and Arrow, and The Stranger off October's playlist.

2.
I have gotten sucked back into re-watching Gossip Girl this past weekend since there has been nothing on TV. Which has sucked me back into my love for Blair and Chuck. I personally can't wait to see Ed Westwick on my TV again in Wicked City on ABC. Mark your calendar for October 27th 9 CST.

3.
Friday night I took advantage of a couple hours of downtime and finally got out all my Halloween decorations. Most are from the dollar section of Target last year but my little ghost lights and vases of candy corn make my house a little more festive.

4.
I love Lauren Conrad. I love her style, blog, books, clothes, and outlook on life. I found this quote of her's on Tumblr and think it's a pretty great way to think of things.

"I probably am pretty basic. But I'm also a pretty happy person, so that's ok with me."

5.
Taylor Swift landed to cover of GQ and I cannot wait to ready her piece next time I'm standing in line at the grocery store. Girl is killing it.



6.
If you aren't follow She Reads Truth on Instagram you should be. Their scripture quotes are exactly what every 20-something needs to hear. This was my favorite from the past week and is currently my lock screen, a constant reminder.

Five on Friday

1.

We have officially entered the first "-ber" month of the year. September is already shaping up to be a very busy but very good month, color coded stickers all over the planner.

2.

College Football is BACK!!!

Western Kentucky kicked things off by beating the awfulness that is Vandy and Tennessee takes on Bowling Green State in Nashville tomorrow! My heart is happy. 

3.

Last night was Live on the Green featuring some awesome hometown Nashville bands.

We got there in time for The Delta Saints, fun fact went to high school with their guitarist, and miraculously stayed awake for Moon Taxi to come on at 9:30pm. The weather was amazing, nice little breeze kicked in, the beer was cold and I had my Tennessee blanket. It was a very good night!

4.

Brittany Fuson's September newsletter came out Wednesday and her September Spoitfy playlist is straight fire. I have been playing it non-stop.

5.

IT'S LABOR DAY WEEKEND!

we made it

5 on Friday

1. 

Warren Christopher Leitch made his grand arrival last weekend and I had the joy of meeting him in all his tininess. He is absolutely perfect and Sara was a champ! I cannot wait to watch him grow and see my best friend be an amazing mom!

2. 

My girl Brittany Fuson just added a ton of her lovely ladies to the Sale section. The Collegiate Collection is unfortunately retiring but with the promise of tons of new fall arrivals!

3.

Preseason football is officially upon us!! Yes, I am one of those people that gets pumped about preseason games. Hey man, I just went six longgg months without some #blackandyellow on the field I'm gonna wave that Terrible Towel.

4.

One of my favorite bloggers Pearls and Twirls' business partner and bestie finally started a blog! Caroline and Katie own the precious store My Kind of Lovely and now Caroline's joined the blogging world with Peach Love Travel Bug. 

5.

I cannot wait for my Southern Living to arrive this month because Reese Witherspoon is on the cover! I mean could she be any cuter?

5 on Friday

1.

If you don't subscribe to the Brittany Fuson newsletter, you should. Every month you get new drink recipes, yummy dinner ideas, outfit inspirations, and a monthly playlist. I have had the August playlist on repeat since the newsletter hit my inbox yesterday morning.

2.

Reese Witherspoon launched her lifestyle brand Draper James in May and has been spotted out and about pretty much everywhere in her precious designs. And now it's been announced the first Draper James store will be coming Fall 2015 right here in Nashville. Thanks for the hometown love Reese!

3.

The latest installment of the Bachelorette may be over but have no fear Bachelor in Paradise is here AND it's coming at you not one but two nights a week! I will be catching up on double the drama this weekend, I heard onion girl is back..

4.
FOOTBALL IS BACK. Well kind of. The Hall of Fame game this year is none other than the Steelers [and Vikings.] AND The Bus #36, after three long years of waiting, is finally being inducted into the Hall of Fame!!



BEEP BEEP!

5.
I have finally jumped on the Scandal train. I know I'm about four years late but I think I made up for lost time with how quickly I marathon'd through the first season. Now I'm just trying to find reasons in every day life to say, "It's handled."

I have no clever name for this

My brain is fried.

This is when my girl Sara would blog a cute post like she did last Thursday, her Thursday Four.

I however am not that clever and instead here is a smattering of things I'm crushing on right now:

Brittany Fuson's newest custom print:

Shop Konfetti's precious Southern Belle mug:

Billy Currington's new single with my girl Jessie James Decker:

In Newww York

If you've ever scrolled through my blog for at least 30 seconds you know how much I love some Brittany Fuson Paper. I have met Brittany countless times at pop up shops or Christmas Market and she is as precious as her prints. She's currently in NYC being fabulous and has been instagram-ing the cutest shots of her illustrations in their natural habitat. 

I have loved scrolling through Instagram and seeing theses beauties pop up on my feed. 

If you don't follow Brittany now you have six more reasons!

And don't forget to check out her website, she uploads new prints all the time.

Forget Empire State of Mind, I'm in the Brittany Fuson State of Mind.

Brittany Fuson Birthday Sale

I cannot wait to see my girl Brittany Fuson at her pop-up shop this coming Thursday but today I'm adding a little pep to your Cinco de Mayo step because it's her Birthday Sale!

Everything, including Sale items, are 50% off! 

This is the perfect opportunity to plan ahead for wedding showers, baby showers, and birthdays all while staying on budget! 

But hurry, these pretties will go fast! 

Five on [I'm back] Friday

Don't call it a comeback.

Even though I have seriously been slacking on posting lately. Mostly because after two amazing weeks off for Christmas and New Years I was back in the office for exactly 13 hours before I was diagnosed with the flu. That led to me being in quarantine for the next three and a half days which then led me to working the entire weekend to catch up. So here we are, first 5 on Friday of 2015.

1. 

My girl Brittany Fuson has been killing it lately. I absolutely loved getting to see her at Christmas Market this year and so wish she'd add 5C cases to her precious new phone cases available on her site. Career Contessa wrote a great piece on Brittany and her journey to becoming Brittany Fuson Paper this week. You'll definitely want to check it out! 

2. 

I have found myself spending more and more time in my office the past year. Needless to say I've found myself decorating my desk rather than my house. I've been eyeing countless bloggers and their cute desk calendars and thanks to Haute off the Rack I was introduced to Sweet Caroline Designs and found my newest desk addition. 

3.

Gone Girl came out on DVD this week AND Rosamund Pike was nominated for an Oscar for her performance as "Amazing" Amy in it. The girl can play crazy,

4. 

Emily Ley released a set of Verse Cards earlier in the week and they could not have come at a more perfect time. You can download them from her Printables Library. I have one in my planner and above my computer. 

5.

I found this quote during one of my Tumblr binges while being on flu house arrest. I think it's beautifully said and I can't wait for my window to open.

Have yourself a Minted little Christmas

I absolutely love stationary and cards of all kinds so you can imagine my enthusiasm in search for the perfect Christmas card. Last year, I bought the most precious note cards from Brittany Fuson and took an entire weekend hand writing Christmas notes. 

Oh how times have changed, no one has time for that this year. 

I'm lucky to get birthday cards out a day late at this point.

But when I started looking for Christmas cards I was quickly reminded that I don't have A) a pet 2- a significant other or C: a baby.

And do you know how many adorable non-picture holiday cards there are?

About as many genuine boys on Tinder. 

Enter Minted.

If you flipped over the countless baby announcements and Save the Dates on my fridge over half of them would be from Minted. 

They have an amazing selection and great pricing.

And more importantly adorable non-picture holiday cards.

And for us all us working people there's the Minted Envelope.

Minted will print your friends' and family's address on the envelopes for you, for free!

Hallelujah indeed.  

And if you are one of the lucky ones who has a precious baby, amazing husband, or adorable pet they have an awesome selection of photo cards too!

I could seriously order them all.

Minted, keeping all your days and mailboxes merry and bright!

* update: I ordered my Christmas cards Tuesday morning and by Tuesday night they were already printed and shipped. Those Minted elves y'all > *

Five on [finally] Friday

1. It is officially Mockingjay day!!!

I feel like it took forever for this movie to come out and then all of sudden it was here!

A friend of mine saw it last night and said it was "AWESOME."

A Saturday afternoon matinee may be in my future..

2. My favorite Brittany Fuson released tons of new goodies on her blog this morning!

iPhone cases, box sets, holiday cards, note cards..

No surprise here, they're all perfection. 

3. The December [special double] issue of Southern Living arrived at my doorstep this week and I can not wait to dig into it this weekend! The only thing I love more than this year's cover is that you can order the cake on the cover in all its preciousness ready to serve. Thank you lawd and Lindsay Bierman.

4. They're back, pitch!! 

The Pitch Perfect 2 trailer and movie poster were released this week and I am already cracking up at the quick 2:38 sneak peek. May 15, come onnnnnn.

5. don't be afraid Cecilia, I'm the satellite. And you're the sky

Five on [slight chance of rain] Friday

1. American Horror Story #AHSFX is back!!

The new season, Freakshow, premiered Wednesday night and I must say I'm intrigued.

I had heard mixed reviews from friends but I definitely think it has potential to pick up steam the next couple episodes. 

Also Evan Peters is hot, lobster hands or not

2. The Best of Me comes out next weekend!

I have become a Nicholas Sparks fan girl all thanks to Sara and am marathon reading this one so I'm ready for premiere weekend!

Next up is The Longest Ride [Sara's favorite], I can't wait! 

3. HAPPY BIRTHDAY JCREW FACTORY!

In honor of their birthday, 50% off Men and Women's and 40% off Boys' and Girls' online and in stores!

Now if only they were buying. 

4. This week I finally Fall-ified my porch!

I kept my Halloween contained to inside [since we don't have any trick-or-treaters] but my front door needed some Fall love. 

Home Depot has huge mums for $18 and mini pumpkins for $3 each! 

[big pumpkin from Publix for $6]

5. Believe it or not 2015 is just around the corner! 

And I already have fun things to get in my planner for next year.

I was on and off the fence about planners but after meeting Brittany Fuson a couple weeks ago I decided to go with her adorable planner for this coming year!

I'll give sneak peeks of her precious full month prints or you can order one for yourself here!

Stay dry this weekend!