Five On Friday!

Happy Friday y'all!

1} This morning I woke up to this amazing sneak peek of our fall pictures!! I swear Valerie Shelton is so incredible! I love it so much!

p.s. the way my weird bang (or whatever that piece of hair is) is falling away from the rest of my hair bugs the living crap out of me!

2} I have been obsessed with these sisters for months! I saw their videos on YouTube before Nashville came on and when I found out they were going to be on the show I was so excited. Every single episode I sit there hoping they will do a song, they are such talented young ladies. This song was on last weeks episode and I fell in love with it! It has been on repeat for a week straight now.

 

3} This weekend me, Paul, Cody & Lauren are going to the Moonshine Festival! This is one of my favorite events every Fall and I cannot wait. This festival takes place in Dawsonville, GA which is known as one of the biggest bootlegging towns in history! Did you know that moonshining was pretty much how NASCAR started out {read all about that here}? This festival shines a light on all of the history from this time period, plus it has all the fun booths and food of any normal fall festival! I am so excited!

me & my babe at our first Moonshine Festival! Excuse his super cheesing.

 

Funny story, my family was actually run out of Dawsonville because of bootlegging! Making liquor was how they got by and eventually so many of them ended up running from the law they just relocated to Rabun County where I am from! I love to hear my Papa tell stories about being his Uncle's lookout and driving the car to get away from the cops when he was a kid, yes I said kid. I know it was illegal but it was a different time and I love hearing all about it!

 

 

4} You know how when it is summer we complain about the heat and want the cold and in winter we complain about the cold and want the heat? Well that's about to happen again {kinda}. What is up with this weather?! It has been freezing! All I want is a little bit of fall, 70 degree, boot and long sleeve weather. Not this having to bundle up in layers because it's going to be 37 at 8 a.m. crap! Like I've said before.. go home Georgia,you're drunk,

 Even though there are some higher temperatures later in the week if you've seen any of the wooly worms crawling around (those fuzzy caterpillars) they're black instead of brown which anybody from a farming family will know that means a harsh winter is coming quick. So I'm gonna soak up what little bit of fall we have left!

  & yes I was up at 4 a.m this morning, I couldn't sleep for anything!

5} I finally figured out how to make my own button! If you want to swap let me know!

 

 

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 Here's to a random rambling 5 on Friday post, link up with the girls and share what's on your mind!

 

Throwback Thursday: "After" Session

So what do you do when you can't think of a single interesting blog topic? Do a post full of throwback pics!

 

I knew for quite some time that I wanted to do a trash the dress session after our wedding. Unfortunately at our wedding Paul and I only got a handful of pictures of just the two of us. (One day I will explain the many nightmares of our wedding day, this being one of them) So this just reaffirmed that I wanted to do this session.

 

I love these pictures so much and I am sooo glad that we had them done by my amazing friend Valerie Shelton Photography. We didn't necessarily "trash" the dress, Val & Paul wouldn't let me get in the water (which was my main goal when doing the trash the dress) because it was too cold. Ugh. But I do still love them!  Anyway, enough of the rambling and onto some of the pictures!



 

Sorry they're a little discolored and blurry I took them off of my Facebook, I should really start doing my posts at home with my original pictures! Well that's it, y'all have a good day!!

Grab My Button! {I finally figured it out!}

Well y'all I think I finally figured out this whole button thing! I am not really sure where to go from here..

 

Grab it, swap it, whatever you do with these buttons!

 

Happy Hump Day Folks!!!

 

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Oh Hi!

Hey y'all! Sorry I have been so slack in the blog department lately but life has been absolutely insane! There is so much I need to catch y'all up on; photo-shoots, amazing weekends and all kinds of Fall fun! 

But seeing as how I am writing this riding in the car at 10 p.m. (This has become pretty normal here lately, told ya we are busy) This post is gonna be short and sweet. A shop owner I follow on Instagram posted this last week and it really caught my attention. 

I really need to keep this little saying in mind because all too often I find myself thinking my simple life pales in comparison to others (especially in the blogging world). But then I stop and remember how truly blessed I am! I may not own my own house or have the latest designer bag but I have an amazing little life! 

Well I am hopping off my soapbox, turning on my seat warmer and taking a little snooze the rest of the way home! Y'all have a good week and hopefully I'll be back before it is over!

Five On Friday: Fall Photoshoot

I love getting professional pictures taken whenever I can find an excuse. In my opinion every couple/family should have them taken at least twice a year. Pictures are the perfect way to watch your family change and grow! Paul and I already have probably thousands of pictures together but you can bet your bottom dollar that will not be stopping me from taking 10,000 more throughout our lifetime! Next week we are having our fall pictures taken and I am in serious need of some outfit inspiration! Here are some of my Pinterest finds! 

  

1} I love the flowy white top, dark jeans and boots.

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2} Perfect!

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3} This is so cute and fun. The good thing is I already have everything but the scarf for this outfit!

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4} Love, love, love this outfit. Pretty & simple.

 

5} I try to stay away from prints for photo shoots but I love this sweater!

 

I know this is another lack-luster Five post but I have had serious writers block lately! Sorry folks, you get what you get.

 

 



The Cutest Little Family!

Hey y'all! I am just dropping by for a quick post today with some pictures I just had to share! I had the pleasure of photographing one of my favorite families recently and I am swooning over how great their pictures turned out. I thought we were going to have to reschedule since their little Ella wasn't feeling to well but she got to feeling better just in the knick of time. I love how Holli dressed them, the colors were absolutely to die for!

**BTW: Sorry for the image quality I once again took these off of my Facebook page!

 

There is so much love between these parents and their two miracle babies it just makes me wanna hug them! The relationship between the girls reminds me so much of me and my sister, I think every girl should have a sister!

 

Well that's all for today, short and sweet. Y'all have a good week!



Five On Friday!

Hey y'all!

 

1}So if y'all have been around here for anytime you know that I am a HUGE Georgia Bulldog fan! That pretty much translates to my entire family, especially my cousin John and his wife Jamee. They are having a baby boy next month and their entire nursery is decorated red & black. So when I got the invite to their baby shower today I just knew that baby Zane needed some Bulldog gear! I found the CUTEST Etsy shops with lots of adorable gear for Bulldog Babies!

 

• How precious are these paci hooks! She has so many different options, the possibilities are endless! I ordered Zane the red & black chevron but I LOVE the bow ones for little girls!

 

Paci Clips from TwerpKids

     •Does this come in my size?

Chevron onesies from SeamsSewFancy 

•Since Zane will be making his arrival in November he definitely needs this hat to keep his little head warm! 

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2} I know I am way behind on this bandwagon but oh well. I just picked up my first EOS chapstick in mint and OMG I am in love! This stuff is like magic on my lips!

3} I finished the new Nicholas Sparks book this week and oh how he has done it again. These books always make me cry! I am sure this one will be made into a movie but you should definitely read it before then!

 

  4} OMG Glee last night! If you are not a Glee watcher this episode was a memorial episode for Cory Monteith aka Finn who died of an accidental overdose a few months ago. This whole episode had me in tears but when Lea Michele (his on screen and RL gf) sang "To Make You Feel My Love", I bawled like a baby. I can't imagine the pain he left her with but you can see it all over her face.


5}Today's featured blogger is Kaitlin over at Harrison Homeplace! I absolutely love getting to read and see pictures of her weekly adventures as Momma to the beautiful Georgia Grace! Seriously this baby and her Momma should be on the cover of a magazine but who needs a magazine when you've already been on a billboard?! Read that story here.

 

 

I hope y'all have a great weekend and go link up with the girls for Five On Friday!