Dinner dates and discussions: Is God Really Personal?

I had just gotten off of work and scurried into the restaurant searching for my dinner guest. I was running a few minutes late and he had already snagged us a table. It was in the back room of the restaurant and a table in the center. I prefer booths. They weirdly feel more safe […]

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Friends & Photoshoots & Why You Need Both in Your Life

I’ve written good bit about friendship on my blog because it’s not only dear to my heart but it has been one of the strongest sources of strength while navigating this growing up thing I’m doing right now. Friendship is a ride with ups and downs as you grow into your own person and they […]

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January Resolutions & Why I don’t make yearly ones!

After finishing up my yearly round up blog – Read Here if you Dare, it’s time jot down my new year’s resolutions for the next 365 days of life I am assuming I get to live. As long as I’ve known myself, which is a pretty long time, I’ve loved setting goals. Mostly because I […]

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2013, Oh how I loved you!

Every year I try to do a year round up blog post. They’re normally lengthy and require popcorn, a coke and a fire to read through. I don’t actually expect others to read them, it’s really more for me to chronicle a year of events in my life. No matter how old I get and […]

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30 Days of Thanks

I love this time of the year. There’s just something magical about weather changes and knowing the oncoming weeks will be filled with so many celebrations to stop life and spend time with my favorite humans in the world. Cool weather, fall fashion, hot drinks, bonfires, and so many reasons to enjoy the people in […]

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80 and Fabulous!

It’s this amazing woman’s 80th birthday today. My heart and head could never put into words how overwhelmed and humbled I am to be her granddaughter. It’s a tangible sign the undeserved favor of God has graciously been upon my life since I was chilling in utero. Of all the families I could have been […]

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Furnishing a House on a Single Girl’s Budget

Buying my first home by myself felt rather accomplishing. However, the feeling I then needed to figure out how I was going to furnish that entire house on my single girl budget…well let’s just say that was anything but accomplishing. And to make matters worse, I’m picky. I’m a wedding planner in the New Orleans […]

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I Bought a House

I bought a house, people. Let me repeat that in case you didn’t catch it. Someone let me buy house. It still makes me laugh. And she’s so lovely and feels so cozy and welcoming when you walk in. She’s the perfect landing pad in this season of my life to create new memories and […]

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The Fab 5

This past weekend I drove up with what I like to refer to as the Fab 5 and we surprised our bestfriend Ashley for a little 30th birthday celebration. Friendship is such a gift. Friendship you have had for over a decade that has conquered high school, college, marriage, babies, new jobs, new cities, singleness, […]

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