Guest Postin' Over at Mr. D + Me

Well, it pretty much says it all in the title,
but I am guest posting today over at Mr. D + Me. 

I bet if you go on over there,
you will learn at least ONE thing about me that you didn't know.
Probably more though.  

Just sayin'

Dress Obsessed

I know that summer is already half over, 

but I am still so in love with the summer dresses. 

Weird? Maybe.

But here are some of my current obsessions.

{**note: the names listed are not the actual names of the dresses, just what they made me think of}

Coral Adore

1 // 2 // 3 // 4 // 5

Mint To Be

1 // 2 // 3 // 4 // 5

Color me Crazy

1 // 2 // 3 // 4 // 5

{p.s. have you entered my current giveaway yet??}

How Amazing Is This?

This woman performed 38 random acts of service on her 38th birthday.

How amazing is that?

What an example! I think I may have to start a new birthday tradition. 

Read her blog post. You will love it!

Read it here!

Moving!

Guess what friends? My husband and I are moving from "Mexico", Texas {as in we live closer to Mexico than we do to Texas} to northern California!

We are {hopefully} going to put all our stuff into storage, leave for a month, come back, and move everything.

Oh, and did I mention we're doing this all by ourselves {like most people outside of the military do, but not many inside the military do}. So yeah, that'll be fun.

So if I'm a little scattered on my blog posts in the next couple of months. Please forgive me. I will do my best.

P.S. Did you enter my InPink giveaway yet?

Giveaway Day!!

Remember that giveaway I did on And Here's to You Mrs. Robinson's blog?? Well, if you didn't win and you wanted to or you didn't get a chance to enter and you wanted to, now is your chance!!

I am doing another giveaway on Mr. D + Me's blog.
And it's the same giveaway.
A $25 InPink gift card.
{p.s. you do not have to have a blog to enter/win.}

And may I take a moment to say something about Miss Brielle from Mr. D + Me?
She is so awesome. And nice
She has mad design skills! {Check out her etsy shop!}
She is so fun! I just love reading her blog. She and her husband are the cutest.
And by golly she is so dang photogenic! Just look at her pictures, and you will see what I mean.


So go enter! I wish you the best of luck!!

Read This. Really.

I have to admit. Sometimes Most of the time, I am far off the band wagon. Like in-the-mud-all-by-myself-unaware-of-what-the-bandwagon-even-is off.

But I have recently been hearing about a book called 50 Shades of Gray and a movie, Magic Mike. I don't know terribly much about either, but I know enough to stay far away from them.

Maybe they have great stories. Maybe there is an ounce of good. Maybe the whole book/movie is just fantastic. Maybe I'm too prude. Close minded. Afraid. Unwilling.

But I also know to be careful about the things I put into my mind.

I invite you. Yes, you. To read this. I strongly agree with this girl. I commend her for the courage I know it took to write it.

Regardless of your belief system {yes, she does talk about her belief in Christianity, but also addresses the issue for those who aren't Christian}, it is imperative to filter what you allow to go into your mind.

I don't talk about my religion much on my blog. But I just adore this quote.

"If your faith is tied up in people-pleasing, and following rules in order to be accepted by people, your faith is in trouble. I used to resent Christians, because I didn’t feel like I needed to live a certain way in order for God to love me. And that’s the truth. God loves you, no matter what. But here’s the thing: if you believe that God, your Father, loves you, and only wants the best for you, it follows that you would, out of respect and love for Him, do your best to live in a way that honors Him, and brings glory to his name. It is IMPOSSIBLE to be happy living that life if you are looking to others for validation. So many of us have tried doing just that, and failed miserably."

                                         -50 Shades of Magic Mike (In Which I am VERY UNCOOL)

Saturday Morning Delights

These past couple of months, I've been so busy {girls' camp, babysitting, working, pilot graduation, traveling, honeymooning, trying to spend some time with my husband, blogging, photographing, etc} that I have not really had too many relaxing moments.

Which is why I was so grateful that I got to sleep in past 7am this morning. All the way till 10:30. And it was quite heavenly.

My husband made me breakfast. Which was just delightful. 

And I have nothing planned for today. Which means that I don't have to do anything I don't want to do. And that's always nice. 

So this Saturday afternoon, I would like to share two things with you.

1. There is a fantastic giveaway going on by a blog designer. I have seen some of her work, and let me tell you, she has done some pretty amazing stuff. So please check her out and enter her giveaway! {Or don't so I can win it! ;) I don't know if you've noticed, but my blog is pretty poorly designed}. Even if you don't want/need a blog redesign, check her blog out. She seems pretty awesome herself.

2. There's the kid who lives in Australia named William Hopoate. He is a rugby star. Comparable to some of the great rugby star. At 19, he was offered a 1.5 million dollar contract to play for a professional rugby team.

He turned it down.

Why? To serve a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Regardless of your beliefs, you have to admit that that is a huge sacrifice. For someone to give up their lifelong dream. Something they have been working towards their entire life. 

I had an opportunity to speak with Will himself and let me tell you something about this kid. He is the most humble person I have ever talked to. He fully admits that he has been so blessed in his life. He puts complete trust in the Lord to put him where he needs to be. 

Even if that means he never plays rugby again.

What an amazing example of faith. If you would like to hear a little more of the story, read it here.