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

Lately [in December]

Watching: One of my all time favorite movies is Independence Day. I mean it doesn't get much better than a shirtless Will Smith dragging an alien across the desert OR Uncle Eddie saving the day and taking out the aliens. Wait for it... they're making a second Independence Day! Yes, you read that right. Independence Day: Resurgence comes out next June. Check out the awesome trailer here.

Eating: If you live in Knoxville you must must go to Sweet Pea's BBQ on Jackson Ave downtown. Their brisket and BBQ sauces are mouth watering. Literally, was craving it at the office Sunday afternoon. 

Smelling: I absolutely loved Tory Burch's first fragrance, it's definitely an everyday scent. And just in time for Christmas her new scent, Tory Burch Absolu Eau. It smells divine. Santa baby..

Drinking: Another day another La Croix flavor. This week, Passion Fruit.

Wearing: OPI: Got the Blues for Red

Reading: Christmas cards!!

Listening: The Maine has been releasing covers of classic songs on YouTube every week and finally released one on Spotify last week! I have loved this 90s song since my middle schools days [mix CD, what up] and now I love it even more.

Loving: Driving home each night and seeing all the Christmas lights and tons of Christmas cheer around town! The office is swimming in Christmas packages and cards and decorations and I could not love it any more.

Wanting: Everything on Brittany Fuson's 12 Days of Christmas list. One of Brittany's personal favorites on sale each day. Don't miss out on all these pretties!

Five on Friday

1.
While I reserve the annual decking of the tree until after Thanksgiving [aka the next morning] I can't help but get in the Christmas spirit this week because it's Christmas Village weekend!! There are so many amazing vendors with more and more being added each year. I discovered one of my favorites Brittany Fuson, whose illustrations have now graced the banner of the event for three years in a row now, in Building 1 almost two years ago!

2.

I have been majorly slacking on my 25 While 25 the past couple months but last week was able to check off not one but two items!

-Attend a Tennessee football game as an alumni

-Start a 401K [again]

Only 21 more items and seven months to go!

3.

Speaking of my girl Brittany Fuson, her November newsletter came out this week and debuted her newest collection, Winks!

These cuties are double sided metal ornamental figures that could be used for virtually anything! 

"Tie one on a wine bottle to accessorize your gift, hang it from your desk lamp, or use it on your gift as the tag - the possibilities are endless...." 

I love "Professional" "Workout Girl" and "Birthday Girl."

4.

The internet all but exploded Tuesday night thanks to angel wings and a certain runway. Yes, it is officially countdown to the Victoria's Secret Show Fashion. While the show may not air until December 8, photos of the outrageous wings and the higher to heaven heels were every where. I followed the show live on Tumblr and already have my playlist made. Stay tuned for a scandalous recap of my favorites come December 9.

5. 

And finally for all my Knoxville loves, I couldn't leave you out since I am now one of you, My Kind of Lovely is having their Mingle & Jingle Open House this weekend! These ladies are the bomb and I can assure you they will have the cutest holiday decor, attire, and cheer!

I am off to the 615 this weekend with Sophie snuggles calling my name! 

Happy Homecoming to all my Vols.

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!

Sip.Eat.Shop.

One of my New Year's Resolutions was to explore Nashville more. 

There's the quote you see floating around with the little circles illustrating all the fun things happen outside your comfort zone, well it's true.

Last night was so much and to think a year ago I would have come up with some excuse not to go [I'm an idiot I know, I'm working on it.]

Knowing there would be tons of pictures taken, I ran home on lunch to get some mascara on these lashes and re-curl my hair [you can never have enough hairspray in the south.]

After work I blew down 21st to Davishire Interiors to Sip.Eat.Shop with my little LA transplant Courtney, Sweeter than Style.

This was definitely my kind of event; white wine, jewelry, clothes, and of course Brittany Fuson.

We sipped and shopped and yacked, the perfect mid-week wind down.

Let me be the first to tell you, Brittany Fuson is as precious as her prints.

She is the absolute sweetest and I loved that her mom was there too!

Such an awesome fall night and amazing event!

You're Invited!

In case you missed my post a couple weeks ago about Brittany Fuson Paper, she is amazing. 

And this coming Wednesday the 24th you can meet her beautiful self and indulge in her precious prints! 

Brittany's part of Sip.Eat.Shop hosted at Davishire Interiors from 6:30-8pm, the perfect after work wind down! 

Hope to see you there! 

Brittany Fuson Paper

One of my favorite parts of mom's birthday present was a precious print from Brittany Fuson Paper.

I've blogged about Brittany and her fabulous designs before in my Five on Friday posts. 

I discovered this Brentwood beauty at the Christmas Market this past winter and have loved her ever since. 

I have a huge open wall in my bedroom and have been trying to figure out what to do with since I moved in last April. I think some of Brittany's prints would be an excellent addition to any gallery wall [or open bedroom wall.]

These are some of my favorites!

And the chic doesn't stop at prints!

There are notecards, folded cards, notepads, and luggage tags!

Be sure to give her a look, and stop by her booth at Christmas Market this coming year [she also designs the precious t-shirts for it every year.]