sorbet dreams

Dress: Lauren Conrad via Kohl's necklace: F21 bracelets: F21 shoes: Charlotte Russe

See this pretty little dress? Scored myself a major deal on this one. $68.00 for $7.80. Obviously, I couldn't resist. I bet that $7.80 you couldn't either. I probably bought it about two months ago, but couldn't find the right time to show this beauty off, so Easter was the perfect occasion. Paired with a mint necklace and nude shoes, you have yourself a sorbet-colored heaven head-to-toe outfit. I love making my money stretch as far as it can (a habit I've learned from my mom constantly couponing over the years). But it's a little invigorating, isn't it?

What was your best deal on a piece of clothing lately? Tell me your secrets for spending as little of that hard earned cash as possible.

Well that was the exciting news today, but as for the not so exciting news, my other half leaves for Sarasota today. He's been with me in Ft. Myers for four days now, and I do not want this time to end. Once he leaves, I have to wait over two weeks to see his face again. Sad.

the april holiday festivities

Around my parts, Easter has always been something that has been celebrated. Some parents don't believe in doing all of the Easter festivities such as the easter bunny, easter egg hunts, dying eggs, and easter parties, but I am so glad that my parents always let me participate in everything that came along with every holiday. They made sure I always knew the difference between the real reason for the seasons, I just never missed out on anything that any of the kids were doing.

So to bring back the kid in me, Jared and I decided to dye eggs for easter. We hadn't done it in years and he was a little reluctant, but it was a TON of fun.

We wrote little messages to each other (favorite: the "your my sunshine" that Jared made me), made cool designs, and just felt like we had pushed rewind for about ten years. There's nothing you can really do with them after except look at the marvelous pieces of art you just created, but making it is all the fun. As Easter day came around, it was spent with family filled-church going-stuffing our faces time. I wouldn't want Easter to go any other way.

Oh and that little photo shoot at the end? Those are my parents, and it took us about fifteen minutes to get about three serious good-looking pictures of each other. We never do anything without someone coming close to peeing their pants from laughing so much.

I hope your Easter weekend was filled with laughs and love like mine was.

What did you do to celebrate?

the reason for easter

Sunglasses: thrifted shirt: thrifted necklace: F21 belt: F21 pants: JCPenny shoes: Toms

Easter is quickly approaching and this time of year makes me look back and realize how blessed I am. For my family, friends, significant other, and even the little things such as jobs and my pup. But the biggest thing I am blessed by is the love that Christ has for me. Dying eggs and planning what you're wearing for your Easter festivities is something to celebrate and look forward to and something I whole-heatedly take part in, but sometimes I forget how special Easter truly is-for a different reason.

I just wanted to leave you with this simple verse that reminds me of God's love at this wonderful spring holiday.

All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is by his great mercy that we have been born again, because God raised Jesus Christ from the dead. Now we live with great expectation, and we have a priceless inheritance-an inheritance that is kept in heaven for you, pure and undefiled, beyond the reach of change and decay. And through your faith, God is protecting you by his power until you receive this salvation, which is ready to be revealed on the last day for all to see.

1 Peter 1:3-5 (NLT)

P.S. Want to do something special for someone this Easter? Visit the TOMS website here. Learn about their one for one movement and give people in need a necessity in their life.

*not sponsored-just spreading awareness