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After a long long long week at work I am ready for rest and relaxation.

Tonight we bought a bottle of wine and I do believe I won't worry about a thing.

While my love is on the couch watching Prince of Persia, I'm on the bed about to paint my nails and watch 'Sabrina'. {You know, the one with Audrey Hepburn....I just love that movie.}

Enjoy the beginning to a beautiful extended weekend.

A bientot!

Xoxo .bd

{Photo Credits: 1 & 2 }

A Lovely Pairing: Mint & Green

 

{Photo Credits: Luxe Dollhouse & MissWallflower }

Long time no see, right? I have been a little busy….please excuse my absence.

The week leading up to both graduations and the move were hectic and stressful. I was a mess and did not hesitate to show it. (I have since apologized to Adam for my random frantic outbursts.) 

 Congratulations to my brother, Josh, who graduated from MTSU with a degree in Music Business! I'm so proud of you Esh, I love you! He has worked very hard to get where he is today, I know he has a very big career ahead oh him. Josh Harvill will be a huge success…you read it here first!

 {Here is my dad, hubby and brother}

Followed by the ceremony was a fun grad party that his wife Amber threw for him. Decorations were so cute not to mention yummy food!

Sadly we couldn’t stay long because we had to head back to Memphis for Adam’s graduation the following day. In addition, a girl was going to buy our Washer/Dryer but ended up flaking out on us. Not cool Delia…or Celia…whatever your name was….not cool.

Sunday everyone arrived at our house to then chow down on good ole Memphis Bar-b-q at Central. It was Adam’s grandparents and Josh & Amber’s first time to eat there!

The graduation ceremony was quite exciting, I could not stop smiling at the amazing man I’m married to about to receive his J.D. What what! He’s just spectacular…maybe I’m a little biased!

{Everyone after the graduation}

Monday we spent moving all of our stuff. Every piece of our little life fit into just a couple of cars and a u-haul trailer.  It was a lot of work that helped us to decide we are getting movers from now on.

Seeing as I’ve spent too much time on the computer I’m going to spend the rest of the night on the couch watching movies.

I’ll talk to you soon, have a wonderful evening!

Xoxo Bd

Oragnization & Life

The weather these past few days, or weeks rather, has been absolutely atrocious. Tornado warnings daily if not flash flood warnings as well. Our car has been giving us constant strife due to the rain and today I was stranded at the house waiting for our mechanic to help us out. This is the third time in two weeks that our car hasn't started and caused us to get it worked on. Not just jump started but full on take it to the shop or have it towed. 

I'm looking forward to the days when we have a vehicle that isn't as worn as this one. God will provide.

{Side note: We are thankful that both of us are healthy and safe. Our families are in good health, love us, not to mention we are blessed in so many other areas of life. This car thing is just an inconvenience.}

With that said, some might think that if you have no choice but to be at home your only option is to be productive. Most days that would be the case but when it is gloomy all day my energy plummets.

I was able to pack up most of our kitchen with just a few, and I mean few, items left to use.

Our guest room has become even more filled with boxes since I posted that photo over the weekend.

Infact we have a house guest tonight...Kevin! He lives over on the island and was told that due to the heavy rain fall it may flood so he's camping out in our "moving room".  I know Adam enjoys him being here...they're watching Conan during their study break right now. Cackles are coming from the living room as I type.

The reason why I wanted to write this blog in the first place was to express my obsession with organization. 

In the midst of this move our house seems to be anything but as most of our things are packed up. 

When I see pictures on blogs of how their closets are kept and magazines are filed I am filled with excitement to bring order back to our home. Granted it will be a couple of weeks but the fire's a burnin' within me!

Lately I've read a book called "The EveryGirl's Guide to Life" by Maria Menounos which has jump started this desire to organize my life. Such an easy read with helpful tools and wonderful information, you're sure to find a way to improve something!

It's time for bed so I'll talk to you soon,

Xoxo .bd

{Photo Credits: Deliciously Organized}

In all of the blogs and news broadcasts, you can see the recap of the royal wedding. I too was one of the people who could care less prior to the ceremony. I thought there was just a bunch of hype but soon after watching and viewing the events to follow, I was intrigued. 

Kate was stunning! Her makeup was impeccable and her dress, elegant and refined.

{In addition, had you heard that she did her own makeup? I would love to hear of the beauty products she used.}

With all of the Kesha's and Lady Gaga’s  in this world, I'm glad to see a woman in the public spotlight be so classy. Granted, when you are about to be apart of the royal family I can assume that you would play it safe, but still!

I hope you have a beautiful Sunday evening and get rest for this next week.

Talk to you soon,

Xoxo .bd

{Photo Credits: 1 2 3 4 }

Good morning one and all!

It is a beautiful Saturday and I am sitting at a local coffee shop, Republic trying to catch up on things while hubby takes his first final of the semester. He graduates one week from tomorrow! 

I'll post later with more info on all of the things that have been going on in our lives but wanted a quick update for now.

I promise that we're still living even though I took a break from blogging.

My parents visited almost a month ago and since they left I have been packing up our house. 

At first I made a list of the rooms/ tasks I needed to tackle before any others and successfully did so!

Our guest room went from this:

To this:

I now call it our moving room. Believe it or not I have an entire system that is color coated.

This is going to be the smoothest move ever, dadgummit!

Between the two of us, we have collectively moved 20+ times. We have become pros at purging items every few months which has since made it easier to pack. With the next week off of work to do nothing but pack I hope to have a few free moments to blog.

I hope you all have a wonderful Saturday full of relaxation and productivity!

Talk to you soon,

Xoxo .bd

{Photo Credits: 1 , 2&3 c/o Betsy Davis}

Hello everyone!

Can you believe that March is almost over? With working extra hours at work and daily life, I have put this dear blog on the back burner. Last Monday I went to bed at 7:15 One month from tomorrow will be my last day at work leading us closer to our move date.

We are currently in the process of finding a place to live as our previous option has since fallen through. Thinking about it in hindsight I feel we settled for what we thought would work best rather than what would make us happiest.

Nothing is set in stone but we are seriously praying about a recent housing opportunity that we found. It is small…very small, but in the heart of the area we love. We’re definitely eager to be back in the city, close to concerts and coffee shops and our favorite people.

Can I say that I'm itching to pack everything up already? I want to be the most organized mover/packer out there. No more throwing things into trash bags the day of...well I have never done that...but you get the point. A mess there will not be.

Recently I have become obsessed with a blog devoted to organizing which I hope to do a post on soon. My magazine collection is out of this world but her ideas and tips make me not feel bad for the amount I collected.  Yes, I am committed now; I will make a post this week!

So I must bid you goodnight, my eyes are closing faster than this laptop. Sleep tight and I’ll talk to you soon.

Xoxo .bd

{Photo Credit: Deliciously Organized}