This Week I:

-Celebrated Bean's third Father's Day. We don't need a special day each year to tell him how much we love him, because we tell him every chance we get, but it's fun to wake up and make breakfast for him and shower him with little presents and kisses all day!

-Took Dakota for her very first ice cream cone! There's a place here that's local called Lofty Pursuits, and boy are they yummy! I'm sad to say that we've only ever been there once before. This particular day though, we were in no hurry, so we browsed the 4+ pages of ice creamy/milkshake-y/sundae goodness. Did I mention it's all made there, in their shop? Amazing! And if that isn't enough, they make their own candy! Dakota was fascinated watching two guys making lolly pops, by hand. Completely. The icing on the cone was that they let us taste them! They were still warm and so yummy! Added bonus: all the workers were wearing red bowties

-Ate a lot of Mexican food. It's my favorite and I can't get enough.

-Mailed out our wedding invitations!! I cannot wait to get them back! It's a little over two months away, craziness. PS, I plan on sharing a peek of them very soon!

-Am having the hardest time decided what to do about wedding flowers. Originally we were going to go to a florist, but when we saw the quote just for centerpieces (in tin cans we've collected and brought to them!) we were outraged and tried to look elsewhere. I really like the idea of ordering from Fifty Flowers, but I'm terrified of placing the order. A) Because even though we are saving about 500 dollars by ordering from them and not using a florist, it's still quite a big chunk of change to shell out, and B) How do I know I'm ordering the right about of each flower? Yikes! 50 stems of this flower, 100 of this color, 20 bunches of this, and a filler pack? Anyone with floral knowledge is welcome to lend their expertise to me!

-*we have been hanging out at at my moms a lot. It's the college world series, and Bean has been desperately watching FSU in hopes that they'd finally make it to the championship this year. Sadly, the way they played last night didn't award them that privilege.

Hope you all have a happy Friday! xo, Meghan

This Week I:

-Got my wedding dress in the mail. I am so so happy with it. It's beautiful, and exactly what I was hoping it would be! Also, it fits like a glove. I know I took a big risk ordering online and not knowing if I would like it or not, but I'm so glad I did. Because I do love it! It was made for me.

-Bought the cutest scarf + shorts combo at Target last weekend. I am in love with black and white polka dots lately! And as for the scarf, I've worn it probably every day since I bought it. It's so perfect.

-Mailed out our wedding invitations! This morning actually. We choose to forgo Save the Dates, so we're sending out our invitations at the 3 month mark. (a little less than 3 months actually, eep!)

-Am excited to be celebrating Bean's 3rd Father's Day. He really is the greatest, and Dakota + I can't wait to spoil him all day!

-Have really been enjoying the 30 Day Journal Challenge. It's really fresh + inspiring to wake up each morning with a prompt and to sit down with a cup of coffee and just draw! I might not be too good at drawing things, but I really like experimenting with text.  You can see my pages here!

-Took a lot of trips to the woods with Dakota and Bean. It started last Sunday (really, it started when she was a newborn...it was the only way we could get her to go to sleep) when on a whim Bean pulled into the National Forrest across the road from my moms house. Dakota's eyes lit up. We pulled her out of her seat and let her ride up front while we went 5 miles an hour looking for bunnies. She is now in love with 'going to the woods' and if we tell her we're gonna go hunting for bunnies she screams "I saw a bunny! I see bunnies!" 

-Found this website via this amazing mama and now I can't stop looking at all the amazing shoes they have. And for SO cheap! Like, I could totally justify buying three or more pairs at one time, because they would total less than a few other pairs I've had my eyes on. I really like these, but I have like 6 pairs on my must get list. 

*Also, I am so sad to say that as of today, we no longer will have internet. Until after the wedding. You may, or may not have, noticed that I haven't posted very frequently lately...it's because I knew this day was coming. Instead of doing what I wanted to, which was post a ton, I did the opposite because I'm still kind of sad about it. I hope that not having internet so quickly accessible to us will help me to really think and come up quality content and posts. I don't want this blog to become quite or empty at all. Just because I don't have access to positing as quickly as a like, know that I do plan on still blogging...it'll just be more thoughtful and not as frequent. I plan on positing at least 3-5 times a week, if I can swing it! I have lots of fun things I want to share, especially wedding things. 

Hope you all have an amazing weekend! See you soon ;)

xo, Meghan

This Week I:

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-watched Bean drive away for five, FIVE, days. He's going camping with the guys in the family in northern Georgia. I know he's going to have great time, but sure will miss him!

-Closed the book on my very first bible study. Angela, myself, and a group of girls have been doing the Beth Moore Esther study for 9 weeks now, and we celebrated finishing by having a feast of our very own! Everyone brought something decadent, and we all chatted over dinner, and then cupcakes. It was so much fun and I am so blessed to have such a great group of girls in my life. I'm very excited to be starting the James study in two weeks with the same group. Nothing like growing stronger in the word with a bunch of lovely ladies!

-Did a lot of sewing! I made my very first crop top! I'm still not sure how it ended up being cropped, I measured it to full size. I also made a cute little orange gingham dress! And Saturday night I made Dakota and I both matching skirts. The first of many more to come I hope!

-Began a Harry Potter marathon. Bean is away, and doesn't really care for them anyway. Need I say more?

-Experienced Dakota's first every stomach bug + urgent care visit. This girl is normally pretty strong, and if she gets sick, it's usually congestion type and she never lets it hold her back! Well, Tuesday we were at the grocery store and she started crying randomly. Like serious crying, not whining type. As we were unloading the buggy into the car she said "tummy hurts, hurts" so I went to pick her up and before I could she projectile vomited all over me. My bare, shorts wearing leg. Then she proceeded to do it 3 more times before finally stopping. It scared me to death so I called Bean and he said just keep an eye on her and take her in if it gets worse. Well, it didn't get worse. She seemed back to her old self within a matter of minutes! So I figured something she ate upset her tummy and after her episode she felt better. *This is the same night I went to a dinner party for bible study* Bean and her were hanging out while I was at my dinner party. Well I got home at 8:45 and they were not home. Begin panic mode. It didn't help matters that Beans phone had died and I couldn't get in contact with him. I felt like something was wrong, so I sat outside on the steps for almost an hour. Bean finally pulls up at 9:30 and jumps out saying "I'm so sorry." You can imagine my terror. Turns out they were shopping for things for the camping trip and she started to vomit again. A total of 8 times if you want to know how much. He had to take her to urgent care because she was completely dehydrated. Two hours later, a shot of something to keep her food down, and a Gatorade they were on their way home to me. She only threw up one more time after that and now she's back to her happy go-lucky self! Hope that NEVER happens again. Although I'm sure it will.

What have you been up to this week? Tomorrow Angela and I are heading to Gainesville to see Lucero. We're pretty excited! Happy weekend to you! xo, Meghan

This Week I:

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-Celebrated my 3rd Mothers Day! -Bean showered me with Mothers Day presents and breakfast when I was still pregnant, and it's been the same every year since. This year Dakota painted me a cute box and filled it with a lot of goodies. New CDs, cute fabric, and movies! I'm spoiled. 

-Ate lunch almost everyday this week. This is something I'm trying to get used to. I am very bad about drinking coffee throughout the day and not eating anything until dinner. I've been working really hard (this past month) to loose "a few pounds" before the wedding. And after working so hard between running + belling and even the gym and loosing nothing, and feeling really exhausted, I decided I should try to start eating some meals. I'm hoping this helps!

-Had some of Beans friends (and groomsman) over yesterday! We chatted about wedding stuff, tried on wedding clothes, and caught up. They don't come around nearly as much as we'd like, so it was nice to hand out. Dakota didn't recognize either one of them, and was a little shy. Of course, as soon as they left she was saying their names and saying bye bye!

-Went thrifitng at one of my favorite spots! They had so many pretty pre-70s clothes, but almost every single one of them had some yellow stain, or blood spots. I did sneak away with a few gems, and a adorable little shirt for Dakota. My favorite thing about this place is they sell you clothes by the pound, and each pound is like less than 2 dollars. If you go on the right days, you can make out like a bandit. 

-Went grocery shopping....without a list. So naturally, I came home with 20 bags of food, and only half of it was useable. I don't like going without making a list of what we plan on eating for the week. So I have to make another trip to the grocery store to get all of the things I forgot the first time! 

-Went on an adventure with Angela on Sunday and I'm convinced I have poison ivy. I've never had it before, but Bean has it right now too...from working in his moms yard. Mine doesn't itch, bother me, and is hardly noticeable. That's why I'm so worried about it, because it looks nothing at all like Beans, and doesn't feel like they say poison ivy should look. I think I should go to the doctor! 

Today Dakota and I are meeting my mom and Bean's mama at the flower shop. I'm so excited to pick out flowers for the wedding! Tonight we're making nachos and taking a trip to Madison to get Bean's sleeping bag. He's going camping next weekend! What are you up to today?! xo. 

This Week I:

-Have been obsession over this dress for quite sometime now. I just can't justify the price tag.
-Found this blog and I'm so in love. Such a beautiful family + lifestyle!
-Am having some serious baby fever.
-Did lots of bike riding + running + bell-ing with Ang.
-Received fabric samples of my wedding dress!!
-Re-arranged a few vignettes around our home.
-Found a camera in our closet that I forgot we had! A beautiful land camera I can't wait to get film for.
-Have mentally declared tonight a pizza/popcorn/movie sesh on the couch with a big blanket. I can't wait!

What have you been up to this week?! Happy Friday! xo.

This Week I:

-Have really been enjoying the bible study I am apart of.
-Have been calling food trucks non stop. The one we really wanted is booked, and now we have to find a replacement. Wah.
-Got some beautiful new shoes!
-Ordered + printed samples of our wedding invitations! -I can't wait to start addressing them!!
-Attempted to dye my hair with Angela. I wanted a pastel pink strip, and she wanted a lilac one. 2 hours and 25 dollars later, we still have blonde hair. We plan on trying it again soon though!
-Have wanted to buy this dress so many times. -it would be perfect for the rehearsal dinner!
-Received our first wedding order! So exciting!
-Went and shopped around for the different parts of the boys outfits.
-Have continued on my fitness kick/plan with Angela. We rode bikes, and went running (using the Endomondo app) and today we do the kettle bell again. Beach body 2015 here I come ;)
-Have been spending my nights with Bean, at the computer look up things, writing down plans, ideas, and to-do lists. It's been so fun. This really is one of the best times of our lives!
-along with Angela are hosting a giveaway over at Brock Paper Scissors, quick, you can still enter!

This week has me feeling super grateful + sappy. I've actually been feeling this way for a few weeks now, and I don't want it to go away! Like the other day, I was started crying for no reason, other than being happy. If you  know me, this is not something  I normally do, so I am okay with feeling this way! Today my cousin is having her baby. I can't wait to go up and see little David. I'm having a little baby fever here lately! Happy Friday! xo, Meghan

This Week:

-Listened to this song more times than I'd like to admit.
-Made 'groomsmen bags' for Bean to give his fellas.
-Finally nailed down a guest list (we think!)
-Booked our first cruise, and our honeymoon!!
-Officially had my first moment of worry knowing how much we still have to do!
-Started this workout with Angela. I was sore for days, but now I'm starting to really enjoy it!
-Finally decided on wedding invitations!!

This week was a fun, exciting and busy one in terms of wedding planning. I can't believe it's only a little more than 4 months away. So scary/exciting! Tonight Bean is going out of town to a rodeo with his boys (read: his way of asking his groomsmen to "be his groomsmen"), and Dakota is staying the night with her Gigi. I plan on making a pizza and reading a good book or watching a movie. What does your Friday night look like? XO. Meghan

This Week:

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-Celebrated Easter with my little family. Dakota had such a great time finding eggs!

-Randomly came down with some nasty sickness, and haven't been able to breathe out of my nose for days.

-Wore my newest handmade skirt out on a perusing trip to Target + our bible study, with Angela.

-Completed week two of ordering off the secret Starbucks menu. (I got a cinnamon roll frap!) It's becoming a weekly (if not more) tradition of Angela's and mine!

-Finished my bridesmaids boxes and I'm giving them out this week/end!

-Went with my two babes on a trip to the bookstore.

-Wanted to make some of these yummy treats!

-Went on a sick date with Bean to get Mexican. ♥ 

Hope you have a lovely Friday! I'll be downing DayQuil in hopes of being better before tonight. xo. 

This Week:

-Made my very first dress!!!! (this deserves a post all on it's own.)
-Enjoyed some time with my mama, doing girly things like getting our eyebrows waxed and shopping for wedding stuff.
-Really enjoyed my bible study class on Esther.
-Started watching Mad Men. I'm addicted.
-Discovered that putting Dakota's hair in a pony tail is both equally adorable and sad. My little girl is growing up!
-Took a mini road trip with my neighbor and our kiddos to buy some wedding stuff. It was so fun!
-Finally finished my bridesmaids boxes, now to find the time to ask them!

I am looking forward to this weekend. Easter is such a fun time, but also super important in this house. We don't ever want to loose sight of what Easter really means to us. Tonight we are making burgers on the grill. Yum! xo, Meghan

This Week:

Flashback Friday. Last June at Jacksonville Beach, on our family vacation. 

This week I:
-Went to the beach with Angela, and had some much needed retail therapy.
-Celebrated my birthday!
-Share my first of hopefully many collections post.
-Put the finishing touches on my 20 before 21 list! (If you didn't catch that, I turned 20 on Monday!)
-Found this print and thought it looked JUST like me.
-Photographed a yummy recipe for the blog.
-Went to a Mary Kay party, fun!
-Had Jared put new strings on my guitar. I'm so excited to start playing again!
-Ate frozen yogurt, twice.

I ran a ton of errands with Dakota today. What did you do? xo, Meghan

This Week:

Last weekend from a fun shoot that we can't wait to share

This Week I:
-Made a super cute clutch + matching pouch for myself (!!!) for Spring/Summertime.
-Found this print, and fell in love. It reminds me so much of myself!
-Made plans to go to Jacksonville Beach with Angela this weekend!!
-Did a ton of Spring cleaning, including cleaning out all of the closets + dressers. They're looking very bare, so nows the time to fill the up again, right? ;)
-Found this beautiful blog.
-Did not see the Hunger Games on premier night, but that's okay because I'm going with Angela tonight to see it!
-Herd Dakota calling my name every hour last night, and not even crying.
-Listened to this beautiful song a ton.
-Ordered my wedding dress! Eeep!

This week has been slower than the past few weeks have been, and it has been graciously welcomed. I'm off to pack for a fun girls day at the beach! xo, Meghan

This Week:

This Week I:
-Got my hair lightened, just a little bit more.
-Drove around crazy trying to get things done.
-Listened to this band's new CD with Bean a ton.
-Sewed up a storm, including two new skirts for myself -so addicting.
-Shopped for a baby shower gift.
-Had pizza + cupcakes, perfect combo.
-Gave Angela a pretty awesome birthday surprise!
-Got all the supplies to do this DIY Saturday with the best girls!
-Went to JoAnn's more times than I should admit.
-Saw that DS was featured in a kiddo style post: here and here!

It's been a super busy week, and I'm off to run even more errands! What have you been up to this week? XO.

This Week:

A few weeks ago; Can you tell we all have on matching owl neckalaces? That's what the BGC does! 

This week I:

-got my hair done with Angela! Blonde + cut, but it's still soo long.
-Crafted until I thought my hands were going to fall off.
-Prepared for our craft show: this Saturday!
-Bought some realllly adorable fabrics!
-Found this sweet blog, and fell in love!
-Became addicted to Draw Something (AhoyNative1)
-Finished SVU on Netflix, and started watching Monk again. ♥
-Started a bible study on Ester, and really love it so far.

This week seems to have flown by! I guess because everyday this week we were running around doing something. And I've spent every evening after Dakota goes to bed until Bean gets home making things to add to our next show. I know that I will still be running around frazzled tonight trying to get everything ready for tomorrow. I've kind of grown accustomed to it, though! And I would be worried if I was just sitting on the couch at, say, 9 PM watching tv and not making a list, or making something, or double-checking all of the boxes and bags.  You can never be too sure! How has your week been? xo, Meghan

This Week:

Bean and I at the Braves Statdium last year

                    This week I:                    

-Found this cozy work space, and wanted to make it my own!

-Made the most awesome birthday present for Angela! (but I can't tell you what it is just yet.)

-Scheduled our Engagement Pictures, finally! Now if only weather will permit. 

-Tried on Wedding Dresses for the first time!

-Finally nailed down a guest list...I think.

-Did a lot of wedding stuff, apparently! ^

-Watched this hilarious video, and seriously, if you have Instagram...YOU JUST KNOW 

-Had a strong urge to ride my bike - it's so warm lately, perfect weather for bike riding!

-Ordered some pretty things, from the super sweet Abi of Vanilla and Lace. She's having a sale, check it out!

-Entered this AMAZING giveaway, and had so much fun reading everyone's stories! 

What have you been up to this week? It's the weekend, yay! xo, Meghan

This Week + a Movie Trailer

This week I:

-Found this video (via Bri) and I cannot stop listening. It's so good.
-Spent a lot of time thinking about my blog, and what I want it to be.
-Watched a bunch of vlogs on blogging (ha) including this awesome one.
-Painted my nails to look like scallops.
-Decided to profesh. redo my blog, and am so excited dreaming up ideas!
-Added a bunch of cute plushies to the shop!
-Had a lot of play time with our awesome neighbors, and loved it!
-Tried the no heat curl, and then did it again the next day!
-Found this blog and fell in love. Her outfits are so dreamy!
-Got a super cute shirt + ate some yummy frozen yogurt. (Taro please!)
-Bought the Fun. CD and still only liked the two songs that are on the 7 inch. I hope it will grow on me!
-Told Bean we need to rent this movie this weekend. It's at redbox, and it's directed by Ben Nichols brother, Jeff Nichols. Who knew?!



What was your week like? I'm looking forward to this weekend! I'm hoping to get some much needed time with Bean. He's been working overtime for the past month and a half, I'm ready to do something fun! xo, Meghan