Anniversary Trip

This weekend Cody and I celebrated our 2nd anniversary. We didn't go all out with a big trip or anything, but we did spend the night in Memphis and had tons of fun!

I finally got my fall activity fix when we stumbled upon a little harvest festival at Shelby Farms. This place had every size, shape, and color of pumpkin you could imagine! Many of them I didn't even know existed. One of the pumpkins was over a thousand pounds! Sadly, I couldn't attach a horse to it and ride it away like Cinderella, so I just settled for a few colorful smaller ones.

After the festival, we had a delicious dinner downtown at The Majestic Grille. The spinach and artichoke dip was amazing! We then stayed the night in a king suite at a really nice hotel... yay Priceline deals! The next morning, we hit up the zoo, because I love zoos. If you've been following my blog for a while, you've probably read a previous post or two about zoo adventures that I've shared. I just love watching, petting, and feeding animals. I probably should've been a zookeeper or something. 

We capped off the day with some shopping and more eating before heading back home. It really was a great anniversary celebration. The past two years have been more incredible than I ever could have expected. 

Stormy October

It's been raining... and by raining, I mean thunder and lightning storms... so much lately that I've been stuck indoors pretty much every day for the past week or two. Although, it feels like it's been for the past month to me. This doesn't make things very easy for blogging since most of my posts need to include photos that I take. *sigh*

I've been dying to partake in (and blog about) fall time activities like pumpkin patch adventures, fall recipes, and tutorials, but these dark and gloomy storms are really putting a damper on my fun and my bright, natural lighting. 

Even as I type this, it's dark as night outside and we're actually under a tornado watch for the next few hours. Yayyy. Luckily, though, if we don't blow away, we will finally get to enjoy some nice, cool weather after today. I can't wait!

Top 5 Links for Hair Tips

Every now and then, I like to share my favorite blog posts and web links that I had discovered over the week. This time, I have a theme for these links. I'd like to share my top 5 fave links for hair tips and tricks. Curly, straight, or color-treated, these links have advice for all!

Curly hair care

First, advice for the curly-headed girls by Hairspray & High Heels.... Curly Hair Tips. I find myself telling my curly clients these same tips all of the time. 

Platinum blonde care

Next, tips for platinum blondes by Kelli Murray/A Beautiful Mess.... Maintaining Platinum. This link mentions it, and I can't say it enough - ALWAYS have a professional lighten your hair. I'm not just saying that because I'm a professional. Bleaching hair can be disastrous if you don't know exactly how to do it.

Hair tips & tricks

Great overall tips for hair by Listotic.... 20 of the Best Hair Tips You'll Ever Read. With the exception of #11, these are some pretty great tips. 

 Long Locks

Tips for growing your hair out by The Makerista.... How I've Made My Hair Grow. This girl is right on with her methods! Follow her advice if you're wanting to grow some luscious locks. 

Kylie Jenner Hair

Last, but not least, pastel haircare by Beauty High.... Pastel Hair Color: The Truth Behind The Maintenance. Vibrant or pastel hair color is definitely fun to have, but honestly, it's kind of high maintenance. 

Ruche Sale

It's been a little while since I have done a style post. Most of the reason is because it's hard to find cute clothes that flatter my preggo body. I've managed to find a handful of pretty "dressy" clothing pieces, but for the most part, when I shop for maternity clothes, everything seems frumpy or just plain looking. I will say, it's all extremely comfortable, but just doesn't always fit my style. 

So, when I saw this amazing floral sweater on Ruche a few weeks ago, I just had to snatch it up! It's been too hot lately to wear it, but it was finally cool enough yesterday (at least in the morning) to put it on. Yay! Aside from the lovely pattern, the best part of this sweater is that it has just one button at the neckline, leaving space for my baby bump to be free! 

I'm not sure if this sweater is still for sale on the website. I think it was a "final sale" when I bought it, but Ruche is having a pretty sweet sale going on right now. There's lots of things on clearance and all full price tops and bottoms are 40% off! It doesn't get much better than that. 

Sweater // Top - local boutique // Pants & Bag // Shoes

Paper Crafting for Baby

I've started my second scrapbook! Earlier this year, I made a lovey dovey marriage scrapbook that you can take a peek at HERE. This time, I'm making one for our little guy. I just started it last night so I still have a lot of work to do. I'm pretty sure that this one is going to be a work in progress for at least the next year. I want him to see all of the fun stuff we've been doing while he is in my belly and before he can form his own memories. 

I love using cute stickers and Becky Higgins - Project Life colorful cardstock to add extra excitement and color to my pages. Since I started scrapbooking (back in February) I find myself buying scrap paper, stickers, and other random crafty things all the time. I just love it. Hobby Lobby and Etsy are definitely my BFF's.

Have you started a scrapbook? I have to say, they're quite addictive!

Gender Reveal: It's A....

It's a BOY!! 

Yaaayyy! I had my 20 week ultrasound the other day and everything appeared to be perfectly normal and healthy. He weighs almost a pound now and is moving around and kicking like crazy. I can't believe I'm halfway through now! The first half flew by so fast. I want to enjoy all of the little moments of pregnancy, but I also hope the second half flies by just as fast. I can't wait to see my sweet baby boy! 

ModCloth - Up to 70% OFF Sale

One of my favorite things is happening online right now... another ModCloth (up to) 70% OFF sale! Unfortunately for me, I can't fit into very many of these dresses with my growing baby bump, but that just means more for you! So hurry and stock up on some super cute styles before they're all gone! I'll just stick to the cute shoes and accessories.

Click the banner below to shop this amazing sale.