Friday Finds: Eye Follow Old Gatsby

Friday:  the day of the week that brings the most excitement.  Am I right?

Our house has been desperately needing the weekend to come.  We're exhausted.  We're new parents of a puppy, which means that we are sleep deprived.  It's similar to having a baby, folks.  She's having a hard time adjusting to being away from her siblings and momma.  But, she'll make it through.

So here are some of the things that I'm loving right now:

1.  Eyeko eyeliner

This is the greatest liquid eyeliner I have ever used.  It's basically like using a marker or your eyes.  It's long lasting, and I'm obsessed.  This was one of my full size samples that came in my Birchbox several months ago, and I'm officially hooked.

$16, but completely worth it.

Find it here:

http://www.birchbox.com/shop/eyeko-skinny-liquid-liner

2.  The Following

Darryl and I are hooked on this show.  Edgar Allen Poe.  Cult murders.  Kevin Bacon.  Seriously, it's good y'all.  And a good show that both you and your husband can enjoy together.  Spoiler alert:  one of the people in this picture is already dead.  And they aren't even half way through the season.

The Following is on Fox on Monday nights.  You can catch up with all the episodes here:

http://www.fox.com/the-following/

3.  Old Navy

This is not the Old Navy you remember.  This Old Navy is trendy as all get out.  They have silk tops, chambray shirts, adorable dresses, great work out clothes, and fantastic accessories.  I've got a problem because I can't stop shopping there.  I can't help it.  I can't pass up adorable clothes for an awesome deal.  Seriously...go check it out.  I guarantee it won't disappoint.  

4.  The Great Gatsby

I've officially decided to read some of the classics.  You know...the ones you were assigned to read in grade school, but you didn't want to read them so you hated every second of it?  Well, I'm an adult now.  So I think it's high time I give them another chance.  To Kill a Mockingbird, And Then There Were None, Count of Monte Cristo, etc.  First up, is The Great Gatsby.  It helps that the movie is coming out soon, so I felt like I should be one of the folks who remembered the book before I saw it.  

Side note:  I am SO excited for this movie.  Bring me LEO!

Enjoy your weekend!  It's going to be a cold one.

xoxo,

Kel

Throwback Thursday: Monograms & Mimosas

First, let me just say HAPPY THROWBACK THURSDAY.  In honor of that, allow me to share these two little gems.

Age threeish.  Eat your heart out.

2012 Halloween

Honey Boo Boo & Glitzy Pig (poor Sawyer)

Yeah. You know you love it.


For this throwback Thursday I wanted to share with you my third and final amazing shower.

SO ON TO,
THE MONOGRAM & MIMOSAS SHOWER

Let me just say that I am so lucky to have two best friends who are so amazingly talented.  They threw me an absolutely beautiful monogram shower.  It was held on the top of the South Carolina Federal Credit Union (I know, I obviously love my boo, y'all).  On their rooftop they have this suprisingly beautiful space that Ashley and Stephanie completely transformed (with some help from Ashley's little sister and fabulous Mom).

Meet the Maids

Gorgeous tablescape

Fruit skewers, quiche, and a southern grits bar.  SAY WHAT?

 Mimosa Bar

Me, Mom, Mrs. Zelda (Schayla's Mom), and my College roomie Schayla

My Adele Bell

Me with the Bevacqua Girls (well..one Smoak)

I'm awkward.  I know it.  I embrace it.

My sweet, sweet girls.

I received some of the CUTEST gifts.  And it was awesome, because Darryl can't really use any of them! :)  Yeah D, I hope you read that.

I've got to say.  I love a celebration, and we definitely celebrated our upcoming nuptials as much as possible.  Getting married is so fun, y'all.  Seriously.

xoxo,
Kel

Wedding Wednesday: Bridal Tea Party

Note:  This was supposed to go up yesterday....I typed it and everything.  I just forgot to push publish.

So, this is ridiculously late.  I know.  But, I just had to share.  I had two other bridal showers that I really wanted to share.  Why stop at a couples tailgate shower?  Who doesn't want two more?  I certainly did, and I feel so blessed to have had them.

FIRST UP,
TEA PARTY SHOWER

This day was absolutely perfect.  From big hats, to gorgeous flowers, to thoughtful gifts, and wonderful friends and family - every bit of it made me happy.  My lovely Aunt Joanne, cousin Julie, and two "aunts" (not by blood but by friendship - Aunt Linda & Aunt Joan) threw this fabulous event.  I'd never been to a tea party, but dangit I've got to believe this was one of the better ones. 

A little memorial for my sweet grandmother who died 10 years ago.  

Meet the Maids

MOH

 I'm so awkward at opening gifts.  My Nana embroidered some pillow cases for me and I immediately cried.  You only get pillow cases when you get married!

My sister made me a bridal beard.  Sweet right?  So fitting because of my Husband's beard.

Obsessed with this gift.

Amell Cousins (Two of these things are not like the others...haha.)

Me and the Three Amigos

Mother-in-Law

Cousin, Aunt, Me, Mom

Typical

Hostess, Aunt Linda

Two of my hostesses (Aunt Joanne & Julie)

ps.  Big shout out to my husband, my bestie, my cousin Tina, my sister, and my Dad who busted their butts helping to pull this beautiful event off.  Love y'all!  AND AS ALWAYS thanks to my four hostessses. :)

Tea Party in the Creek.  I'm so classy y'all.
Tomorrow I'll tell you all about my third and final shower.  :)

Cheerio,
Kel

Thankful Tuesday: puppies, pictures, and prosecutors

This has been such a week of happiness.  So, here's what I'm thankful for this week...

1.  Who let the dogs out?

...who, who, who, who?  I know what you're thinking.  Either (1) How does Kelly have friends?  OR (2) That makes me think of middle school.  Either way, whatever.  Keep reading.

If you know the LaPlantes, then you know that they have an unhealthy obsession with their almost four year old Schnorkie (or Yowzer...whichever you prefer.  He's a Schnauzer Yorkie) Sawyer.  To say our lives revolve around this boy is an understandment.

So we were really excited when we expanded our little family this week.

Meet Norah.  Our 8 week old goldendoodle and the newest addition to the LaPlante family.  We're nothing short of in love already.

Choosing a breed was a no brainer.  Hypoallergenic.  Non-shedding.  Smart like a poodle.  Cute like a golden.  Long living.  Great family dog.  Precious as all get out.  Um...duh.  Goldendoodle it is.

We always knew we were more of a two dog family.  In fact, we've been following a breeder for three years now.  We wanted to get a second dog before we were in a house and before children, and this felt like the perfect time.  Not to mention, we always believed Sawyer would be much happier if he had a pal during the work days when we aren't at home.  So here she is!

Sawyer still isn't entirely sure what he thinks of her.  He's slowly warming up to her.  She wanted to snuggle him immediately, but Sawyer wasn't so sure.  We keep making the joke that Sawyer is our teenage son who is a little annoyed with his new little sister.  But, we are sure that in no time they'll be spooning (or something like that).

2.  Dreampop Media maka me so happay

Many of you know that our friends, Jeff and Amanda, are the duo behind Dreampop Media.  They're a great couple, and they are seriously talented.  They did our engagement photos, my bridal portraits, and did photo and video at our wedding.  We've been nothing short of pleased with everything they have done.  But this week,  the lady part of the duo delivered our wedding video (the long form).  It is 25 minutes of pure happiness, and I cried through the whole thing.  We'll try to put it online sometime soon (if we can get the file to work).   At the very least, Amanda is going to have our short form video up in the next few days. I couldn't be more thankful to have had them come into our lives, and we are loving the friendship that has blossomed from all of it.

Here's a sneak peak of some of the shots Jeff took at our wedding:

3.  New Job - Holla!

Tomorrow I start my new job with the 9th Circuit Solicitor's Office.  I don't want to go into it too much, because a couple of things have to fall in to place for everything to be perfect.  But, when it does (or doesn't) I'll be sure to let y'all know.  Many of you know I interned here during my 3L year.  It's essentially my dream job.  So fingers crossed and prayers needed.  This girl's just getting started!

Hope your week has brought you as much happiness as mine has.  Stay thankful!

xoxo,

Kel

Reboot, y'all.

That's it.

I'm officially a bad blogger. But the times are a changing, folks.  We've had some seriously exciting changes in this house, and I fully intend on sharing them.

So here's the plan.  I'm going to take a page out of my husband's (yes, I said husband) book.  By that I mean his blog.  He themes his days in order to get the ball rolling on topics.  This is what I've come up with:

Monday - Make My Monday - to recap weeks/weekends and everything they entail

Tuesday - Thankful Tuesday - to recap things that I'm incredibly thankful for

Wednesday - Wedding Wednesday - I had one amazing wedding.  I'm biased.  You should be biased about your own wedding.  You only get one, if you're lucky.  There's no way I want to put it all in one blog post.  Plus, I have two showers, 4 days of wedding activities, and a honeymoon to catch you up on.  So, I'll just use Wednesdays to spill the details.

Thursday - Throwback Thursday - to recap all the fun things we've been doing and I haven't been sharing with y'all

Friday - Friday Finds - we'll see if that sticks.  I just want a day to talk about the things/items/clothes/songs/books/movies I'm loving right now.

Now let me be clear - I have no plans to blog every day of the week.  BUT, when I do I'm hoping this will get me started.  Here's hoping I become an excellent blogger now.

xoxo,
Kel