WILW

It's that time again! While everyone is wishing America a happy birthday, I'm wishing my daddy a happy 49th birthday! The poor man always had to combine his birthday party with the family barbeque so we always make a conscious effort to not include red, white, and blue with his birthday celebration. Happy Birthday Daddy(& America)!

On to What I'm Loving Wednesday..

I LOVE these canvases with your wedding vows on them. What a great daily reminder of the love you will always share with your spouse.

I have a thing for big picture canvases lately. This arrangement isn't too overwhelming for the room and I love how all the pictures are black & white.

If you've followed me for any length of time, you know my boyfriend is in the Navy. I have a new anchor obsession. It happens.

This girl has the right idea. I'm all about being comfy but not looking frumpy. This is a great combo of style & comfort.

I adore Mrs. Kelly Ginn & all her findings. She sent me a picture of the koozie with the sailboat earlier and I fell in love. Guess this will be next on my online shopping list.

I would've never thought of this on my own. Thank goodness for Pinterest. You can take a plain sweatshirt from WalMart and turn it into a wardrobe piece with just a small pocket in whatever fabric you choose!

This is one of the pictures that Kelly took last week during our blog friend meet up! I bought this at John's graduation & I haven't let it out of my sight since. Read more about our meet up here & check out Kelly's photography page here. She's so talented!

Last, but not least, I am obsessed with this outfit. This heat is killing all of us and this outfit is perfect! I love the color of the shorts & the lace on the top!

Thanks for reading, everyone! Happy 4th!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRISTOL!!!!

Okay I'm a tad bit excited today because it's my little Bristol's 1st Birthday!!! She has been such a blessing to John & I. We got her in November during an impromptu trip to the Bartlett Animal Shelter. I had seen her picture online but I thought for sure she'd be gone by the time we got there. We started walking through the shelter and spotted her sitting in the very back of her cage up on a little bed. She looked so scared. We asked if we could take her out to hold her and discovered a large wound over her right eye. John asked what it was and the lady said she had been playing with her sister(who was getting adopted that day) and her sister had scratched her and it got infected. He was concerned about getting her since we'd have to start off putting medicine on it and washing it several times a day. The lady guaranteed us it would heal.

We stepped outside to talk about it and obviously agreed to get her! I was so excited to get to Petco to spoil her rotten. John picked out her tag(a heart with pink rhinestones on it) while they gave her a bath. We spent probably around $150 getting everything we thought she would need.

She was, and still is, packed full of energy with the cutest little personality. She has trust issues with men and growls whenever she sees one with the exception of her daddy. She has kept me busy since John left for the Navy and we have gotten closer than we were before. I talk to her like she's going to talk back, cuddle with her when I'm sad, and take her on SEVERAL walks a day. She is the apple of our eyes. We want to get another dog eventually so she can have a playmate but for now she's more than enough to handle :]

Mommy & Daddy love you so so so much!

Facelift

Hey y'all! I've redone my blog a tad bit :] come check it out!

I'm so excited for only 2 1/2 more days of work this week!!!!



Friday Letters

Dear John: No, this is not one of "those" Dear John letters. I love you so much and I am so proud of everything you've accomplished in the past few months. You are my best friend in the entire world. I can't imagine anyone more perfect for me.

Dear Friday: If I didn't work on the weekends, I would be a lot more excited to see you but it's just another day. Sorry to steal your thunder.

Dear Momma: Thank you for always being there for me, especially when I'm a crying mess. We don't always agree but you always support me. I love you.

Dear Bristol: Could you be any cuter? I just want to kiss you and hug you all day long. I can't believe you'll be 1 in 11 days!

Dear Liz: You've been my best friend for 4 years now. I miss you so much and I wish we still lived in our little cottage(minus a few others) so we could cuddle and watch Say Yes to the Dress. I also miss July. (I'll leave it at that.) Long's dates were also a staple in our daily activities. We've been through so much together and I can't thank you enough for always being there for me.

Dear Work: I loathe you.

Hope y'all have a great Friday!



WILW

Sorry for the 2nd post but I didn't want to make a novel this Wednesday :]



Here are some things I'm loving today :]

As stated in my previous post, getting to see my amazing boyfriend in 15 days! Connecticut, here I come!

I LOVE this wrapping! So simple & so cute!

This maxi is to. die. for. I want it. Now.

This LOVE ring from Tiffany's is gorgeous. I love all the rose gold lately.

These bracelets are so cute. I could use them in every color.

Why didn't I think of this sooner? Wrap cinnamon sticks around an unscented candle and the heat from the candle gives off the cinnamon smell! I always think cinnamon candles are way too strong so this is perfect.

Possibly one of the cutest shadow boxes I've seen.

I love everything about this bedroom. I love that the back wall is wood and the rustic feel with the burlap.

Hope you enjoyed :]

"I am a United States Sailor."

Hey y'all! I hope everyone is having a great Wednesday so far! I'm also doing WILW :]

Warning: If you follow me on Instagram, I'm sorry for the repetitive posts. I have a lot of pictures from John's graduation to share.

Let's skip back to Friday around 8:30am. I'm in Great Lakes, sitting in the bleachers, waiting on John's graduation to start. It starts with the band and a few announcements. I took a few pictures and waited on them to march in, all 817 Sailors. I wanted to video them marching in and my camera gave me a message saying that my memory was full. That was impossible. I deleted about 100 pictures a couple of months ago. I opened the battery/memory card holder and my memory card was missing. When John went into boot camp, I took it out to make pictures at Walgreens so I could send him some. It was sitting in my wallet in the hotel room. I could've cried right then and there and had to resort to my poor little iPhone to document such a special day. I love that I was able to get these pictures and I brought my actual camera with memory card to the airport to get 2 pictures before he left. Give the iPhone some credit. Instagram saved a lot of these pictures.

The Chicago skyline :]

We drove to base before going to the hotel on Thursday. This is as close as we could get to him.

His division is the middle one. He's on the third row from the left, last one.

We went with his dad and dad's girlfriend to eat after graduation. I was surprised how patient he was with pictures, even though it doesn't look like it haha

Excuse my flat hair. The humidity was insane. And my eyes are light sensitive and swollen from crying. Should've grabbed the sunglasses.

His dog tags :] He said I can have them when I go to visit him. Apparently he's allergic to nickel & they make him break out. Who knew?

In the hotel..I actually like the "high and tight" haircut.

His official pictures..this is before he got his Marksman ribbon that is in the pictures in his dress whites.

4am at Chicago O'Hare. This is just a tiny group out of the hundreds trying to get their boarding passes and check their bags.

Right before he got on the plane. I held out crying until he left. I get to see him in 15 days!!!!!



i'm so excited..and i just can't hide it.

I'm skipping WILW this week simply because I can't concentrate on anything but John!!!!

I'm leaving at 5:00 tomorrow morning to go see him FINALLY! 9 weeks is just too long. I'll be posting a Weekend Recap filled with pictures of me & my boo thang. I know y'all are excited haha

Have an amazing rest of the week :]