• LIFESTYLE,  MARRIAGE

    Cancel Your Valentine’s Day Reservations

    Not everyone is fancy. I know I’m not! Brett and I had reservations at a “fancy” restaurant here in Indianapolis, but ultimately decided to back out of it. Don’t get me wrong- I love a good fancy night every now and then! I like any reason to get prettied up and have delicious food! I’m sure we will have many a Valentine’s Day where we step out into the town with a few hundred bucks we are willing to burn and will have an AMAZING, romantic night. The thing is, my husband and I are more chill than that on a day to day basis. We are busy! I know…

  • LIFESTYLE

    Top 14 Favorite Moments of 2014

    Happy Sunday, friends! Today, I am happy to walk you through my favorite moments in 2014 with some photos. It’s been a big, eventful year, that’s for sure! I’m going to countdown from #14 all the way to #1, so if you want to see what makes my top 14 moments of 2014, please read on… Honorable Mention: My Bridal Shower! It was seriously GORGEOUS and I can’t thank my girls enough for throwing the most lovely tea party for me. It didn’t make it to my list because….I was super sick during it! I was pretty out of it that day…I hardly ate, but I am so thankful for…

  • LIFESTYLE

    Drop the Wedding Diet: Why I Decided to be a Fat Bride

    My friend Nina got married a few weeks ago now and confidently rocked an amazing dress!  She looked whimsical and girly! She also used the same photographer I am using. I’ve always felt that people shouldn’t get engaged, then try to lose 50 pounds before the wedding. It doesn’t seem natural to me. If you crash diet, you are very likely to gain the weight back, so the pictures of your “Extreme Weight Loss Wedding” would almost look like strangers- not only to others, but to yourselves. But you know what? It’s your decision! My decision was to remain “plus size,” or you know– FAT, for my wedding. Of course, if I…

  • BEAUTY

    The Righteous Butter by Soap & Glory

    The Righteous Butter by Soap & Glory   Every time I go to Sephora, I hold the Soap & Glory products and think about purchasing them and then just never do. Even though I ALWAYS want them sooo badly!!! So a few weekends ago, I went to a Cincinnati Reds vs Cleveland Indians game on a double date and got burnt to a crisp. The sun was CRAZY and even though I applied sunscreen and we were only in the sun directly for about 3.5 hours, I got a pretty bad burn. So what is worse than a sunburn? Your skin peeling like crazy afterward! I started using some Banana…