A Summer's Saturday

 

I love Saturday's. Let's just get this straight, I love rest, relaxation and the opportunity to get tasks taken care of. My weekends as of late have been filled with running errands and putting my life back in order from the week.  Last weekend we had done so much by 3 in the afternoon we crashed by about 6 in the evening! I'm not sure if that's lame but I will surely own it!

Yesterday was just as productive and relaxing so I'm giving myself a high-five. *Smack*

I woke up with the need to clean and pick up our home. By Friday night there are dishes in the sink from dinner, shoes scattered by the front door, trash to be taken out, a pile of clothes to be washed {not to mention the sheets and towels as well} and carpets screaming to be vacuumed. Okay, maybe not screaming but you catch my drift.

We cleaned and cleaned {Hallelujah} then headed out to East Nashville for a Birthday lunch with friends!

If you aren't from the Tennessee area you may not be familiar but East Nashville is a very cool place to be..its where the creative, young and hip converge.

Our friend Zack turns 30 on Monday so a bunch of people gathered at Rose Pepper for mexican food! I had heard so much about RP and finally got a chance to check it out. I highly recommend the Rose Pepper Rings and the Taco Salad...so good and affordable :) I even spied one of my blogger favorites, Coury Combs of Fancy Treehouse as we were leaving!

After lunch we grabbed some ice cream next door at Jeni's {Salted Carmel and Coffee} then and iced coffee at Ugly Mugs. This brutal heat calls for anything iced!

We walked around the Green Hills mall for a bit then grabbed some groceries at our most favorite Trader Joe's. With our move to Spring Hill, we are much farther from Nashville and haven't been able to go as often. Oh how I miss thee!

Today has been just as sweet and I will post photos of the day soon :)

Happy Sunday! xoxo bd

 

 

Norah Charlotte

With a little one on the way for my brother and his lovely wife, planning has begun! Along with my mom and a couple of other ladies we are putting ideas together for this little lady. 
Above is a mood board I've put together to keep a few ideas in order.
I hope your 4th was filled with bar-b-q, fireworks and fun!
I'll talk to you soon!


xoxo bd

Date Night

Looks like its date night for this lady! I'm excited to end this week on a happy note with my hubby eating out at a favorite restaurant! 

I hope your Friday night is exactly as you like it- on the couch with a new book, a funny movie with friends or maybe a stroll past cute storefronts with ice cream in hand!

Have a scrumptious evening, I'll talk to you soon!

xoxo bd

Beach Getaway:

Being that the weather has heated up I have found myself dreaming of a getaway.
I'm thinking some place private with drinks, a good book and frequent dips into the water. Above are a few luxury pieces I thought might make a day on the beach that much more indulgent.
If only I could jet set this weekend...these southern summers are brutal- today has already reach 100 degrees!


I hope you are having a lovely {warm} Thursday! 
Talk to you soon!
Xoxo bd

Summer Beauty: Makeup

Summer Beauty by lovelybdavis 

I like to keep my look as light as possible so that when the humidity kicks in, the makeup doesn’t melt off and doesn’t leave my face weighed down with product.

I thought it might be fun to show you what I have been using lately…and if you are interested in purchasing what I’ve mentioned, just click on the links below!

Have a lovely Monday!

Talk to you soon, xoxo bd

Makeup
$38 - amazon.com

Mascara
$29 - macys.com

Eyeliner
$11 - physiciansformula.com

Rosebud Perfume Co beauty product
$6 - sephora.com

Beauty product
$6.94 - target.com

Wet n Wild Color Icon Blusher
$2.99 - walgreens.com

Weekend Bliss

I hope that you are having a beautiful Sunday! 

This weekend thus far has been so relaxing and a much needed catch-up.

By the way, don't you just love the illustration above? I have seen her illustrations on Pinterest and have repinned a few myself but had no idea they were by the same person. The other day I stumbled upon her blog the other day and found myself wanting to frame every one! 

The past few weeks have been nuts and I needed some time to cope with all the changes that have gone on.

After moving in and a quick vacation to California, time at my home and time with my hubby was a necessity!

Friday night was so sweet as Adam came home from work with two of my favorite magazines (InStyle and Elle Decor), a candle, strawberries, bath salts and Amelie! We spent the whole evening together reading, watching Parenthood (We're obsessed!) and nibbling on berries. Needless to say we woke up Saturday completely renewed!

Strolling down main street of Downtown Franklin was number one on my to-do list so we got ready for the day and had a blissful time peering into our favorite stores...namely, The Iron Gate. Whomever decorated that store, you are welcome to turn our home upside down with your lovely treasures, large iron beds and french candles. Go on, do what you like!

After the heat got the best of us we decided on a cooler activity and went to see 'Brave'. 

Now I'm not the first person in line for animated/pixar movies but this was so cute! I loved her bright red curly hair and the way it bounced on screen. The way they animated her strands of hair was mind blowing....was this not real? Oh my how talented these animators are! I would highly suggest you go out to catch a showing- unlike most of the love torn princesses of the past disney films, this girl's got gumption!

If you would like me to be honest about Saturday night, it pretty much consisted of cooking dinner and watching more Parenthood.

Today Adam had a scheduled golf outing with his boss and CPA while I went to church and lunch with my family. My mamma and I went out afterwards for some girl time and she bought me two magazines and a Starbucks. Oh, this girl knows me! 

Adam came home later on with the biggest smile on his face. That man loves him some golf!

 We ran out for a treat {see below},spent a few more minutes with my parents and are now back home.

 I figured this little blog deserved an update ;)

I hope your summer is going splendidly! I'll talk to you soon, promise! 

xoxo bd

Come Fly With Me....

The obligatory title to a travel post... You're welcome!

We are currently at our terminal waiting to board in about 30 minutes with coffee, sprite, and congestion relief at hand. In as much as I enjoy traveling via air, I have sinus pressure that kills! Seriously unpleasant feelings go through my body as the plane descends. I cry.

We have been waiting for this trip to relax without guilt. Does anyone else feel that way? As if laying in your couch on a Saturday morning means you aren't doing your tasks and guilt inevitable follows. Ah fiddle sticks...

With hectic schedules for weeks, packing, moving, moving and unpacking we are spent. So I do believe it's time to get away.

I'll say it again, I love to travel. I love walking around airports to people watch. You will find the most amazing outfit choices walking through terminals such as sandals with socks, fanny packs, bad hair days and cowboy hats with ill-fitting spandex pants. The eye candy abounds!

There's just something about flying that makes me happy :)

Okay I feel like in rambling more than talking about something interesting. I hope you all have a great Thursday!

Bon voyage!

Xoxo bd