Fuchsia Fever

(Photos via The Daybook)

Hello, hello! Yes, I'm still alive. (In case you were worried, which would be super sweet.) This week has been ca-razy, and I don't know how it's already Thursday - but I'm completely thrilled that it is because we're headed to Texas tomorrow for three days of sun, fun and crawfish. I promise many, MANY photos from the weekend (pinky swear), and I promise to be here a lot more next week (double pinky swear).

One of the things on my mile-long to-do list this week was renewing my passport (yes, there's a fun trip in our future!), and while the paperwork is super annoying, it did bring me to Walgreen's where I had to wait for ten minutes to get my new passport photo, which meant I had plenty of time to hunt for Sydney's amazingly hot pink lipstick (pictured above).

It took a little searching, but I'm happy to report that Fuchsia Fever is now mine! And it's on my lips. And someone just told me I look like Barbie. (And I'm totally taking that as a compliment.)

I hope your Memorial Day weekend is fabulous!

Patterned Stairs

If I had stairs in my house, they would look like these. So. Pretty. (Spotted here.)

(And if I had even five minutes of free time today, I'd blog about something more exciting than the stairs I wish I had. But I only have 2 minutes. So stairs are what you get.)

Happy weekend, everyone!

Birthday Wishes

Sending out a GIGANTIC "Happy Birthday" to my sister, Brianne, today!

She's pretty much one of my favorite people in the entire world. (And not just because she finds this as funny as I do - although that alone would probably be enough.)

Happy Birthday, Brianne!! We luuurrrvvveee you a whole, whole lot!

Weekend Photo Love: 5/14

This past weekend started off with a super successful summer shopping spree. Dresses and skirts and jewelry, oh my! (Those are some of my new skirts pictured above.) What can I say, I loooove summer clothes. (Maybe a little too much, but hey, what's a girl to do when it's alll so cute??)

Then on Saturday night, Mason and I went to the Hollywood Bowl to see The Zac Brown Band. The weather was pretty cold, but we bundled up and had a blast. It's such a pretty venue and ZBB sounded fantastic live. I never wanted it to end. (And we got fun ZBB koozies to take home, which made it even better.)

I hope your weekend was fun and relaxing, too. Only two more weeks until Memorial Day, which means.... Three Day Weekend! (I don't know about you, but I live for those.)

Wedding Photography

I'm so, so excited to see my wedding photographers, Matthew Moore Photography, featured on Style Me Pretty today. If you have a few minutes, pop on over and give the photos a look.

Such a cool, laid back Austin wedding. Such a beautiful dress. Such perfect photos. Love it all.

Nashville, TN

I know it's a lot of photos, but I couldn't resist. Going to Nashville - for me - was like going home to the Mothership. Country music everywhere, laid back bars, suuuuper nice people, humidity - it was all I've ever wanted and more! (Well, except for the humidity part.)

I got there before the rest of my team on Monday so I could do a little exploring on my own. That's when I took in the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum (and the oh-so-interesting Williams Family exhibit), bought a print at Hatch Show Print, browsed Ernest Tubb's Record Shop, had a beer at The Stage and took lots and lots of photos. (I was so that tourist girl with cowboy boots and stars in my eyes. Just call me T. Swift circa 2005.)

Once my team arrived on Monday night, we spent the nights listening to live music (and making live music - hellooo, karaoke) and the days working, and I can honestly say I never wanted to leave. It was that good, folks, that good. So good, in fact, that Mason and I are planning to head back soon - with some of our country-music-loving friends this time - for a whole lot more fun. I already can't wait.

Weekend Photo Love: 5/7

This weekend was a laaaaazy one - just the kind I wanted. On Friday night, we went out with some good friends of ours who just got engaged. I had forgotten how fun celebrating engagements is. (I'm such a sucker for a good proposal story.)

After that, the rest of our weekend was full of sleeping in, catching up on blogs and TV (Oh, how I love my DVR!) and eating, of course.

More photos from my Nashville trip coming up tomorrow! (Be excited. Be very excited.)

P.S. - You know how I'm completely in love with the Instagram app for iPhone? I'm now also completely in love with the fact that I can turn my Instagram photos into a physical photo album one day. Best. Thing. Ever.

Checking In

I'm back! And boy, oh boy, was Nashville a lot of fun. Like, a whole lot of fun. Like, I could move there tomorrow and never look back kind of fun.

The photos above are of a couple of the live country bands I saw downtown, and I promise I have more photos to share with you, but unfortunately, those will have to wait until next week. Why, you ask? Because this girl is tiiiiiiiiiiiiiired. (I hear work travel + late nights of karaoke will do that to ya.)

Wishing you a restful weekend - I know mine will be.

Weekend Photo Love: 4/30

Bike rides, burgers, margaritas, homemade beer bread - this weekend was a good one. The weather was to die for - 80 degrees at at the beaches - which never happens. What can I say, I looooove summa time. (Or spring time that feels like summa time.) Oh yes, I do.

I'm off to Nashville bright and early tomorrow morning for a little business trip (but I'm hoping to squeeze some fun in, too). It'll be quiet around here until I get back at the end of the week, but I'll make up for it with lots of fun photos. (Promise!)

Wishing you a great week!