Lover of Love.

My entire life I have been so in love with love.

Growing up I found myself obsessing over the Disney princesses love stories.

I latched on to any romantic comedy that was on TV.

Sang my heart out to any love song.

I love.. LOVE! Always have & always will.

I have a big heart that has been worn on my sleeve always. Sometimes it has had downsides but life has never changed that about me.

It has been hard to be a hopeless romantic in my generation. Not everyone values romance and connections anymore.

Luckily life rewarded me with a sweet man who protects the heart I wear on my sleeve.

I could not be more grateful for him or for the joy that his love brings into my world.

He lives in Romania right now so we are super long distance lovers.

AKA I will probably always write about missing him. But, dang it is nice to have someone to miss this much.

 

Party Time

I LOVE birthdays.

I enjoy celebrations, parties, dinners, gifts.. everything to do with birthdays.

Over the weekend I was luckily enough to get to plan a party for my favorite person.

This is Tayja. She is my brother’s girlfriend but also one of my best friends. I decorated my house, got all the drinks and snacks & had everyone get dressed up!
Girls LOVE to get dolled up but, sometimes it takes having that special reason to do so.

 

It was a perfect night of singing, dancing & lots of pictures!!

Before we went out we went to THE cutest boutique ever. Like Tayja’s top is to die for!!!

It is called Spoiled Boutique. They have cute, unique outfits that are fairly priced!

 

Too much fun. I would for sure replay this night if I could!

 

Rise.. Shout.. because VCC Winter Collection is officially out!

 

Back at it again with my favorite clothing line.

Visionary Club Clothing released their winter collection and even though Utah is official cold my outfits will be fire!!

https://www.vcclifestyle.com/collections/winter-17

A few of my favorite pieces are:

I feel beanies are THE perfect winter accessory.

They make bad hair days good, they keep you warm and they make you feel cute!

Be sure to check out their entire collection — you won’t regret it!

 

Comfy Clothes & Coffee

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First things first– growing up I LOVED Juicy Couture sweatsuits. I thought I was sooo cool because my mom would always get them for me. I am so happy that velvet sweatsuits are coming back in style.

 

They are cute and so comfortable.

I also love the holidays. It is exciting when Starbucks comes out with their holiday cup. I think it so pretty this year.

 

 

My slides I got from Spoiled Boutique in Utah.

Sweetest owner and cutest clothes!!

 

 

About Me

I used to LOVE to blog.

During my undergrad at Utah State many years ago I started a blog.

It was fun to have somewhere to express myself — some form of creative escape.

I lost sight of time and was always “too busy”. So, here I am again 5-6 years later and ready to blog again.

I live in SLC, UT. Born and raised. Utah is all I know.. haha

I have the cutest German Shepherd named Jazz Bear. He is a little over a year old. He is my sidekick!

Hence the name– I am a HUGE Utah Jazz fan.

I have the sweetest boyfriend in the world. He is currently far, far away and we are doing long distance. It is so worth it because it is hard to find real, genuine people these days. Destiny led us together and nothing could tear us apart. He travels for work so I get to go lots of places and expeirnce things I never thought imaginable. All with my lover by my side.

I love my family, friends and I feel grateful to live such a fun life!

I love a lot of things– so, this blog will kind of embody all of my favorite things!

 

 

 

 

Bubble Baths

What is the BEST thing to do after a long day of work?

BUBBLE BATH IT UP.

I really enjoy unwinding after a long day. It is therapeutic and so very necessary.

I am a high strung human living a high strung life. I wear myself out because I am a ball of energy always on the go.

My baths aren’t complete without:

• A bath bomb
• Lots of candles to set the aimbiance
• Dr. Teal’s Epsom salt
• A good book.

Right now I am reading “The Self-Love Experiment” by Shannon Kaiser. So far, I LOVE IT! It has great reminders about self-love and self-care. We have to be aware of how we are treating our body and speaking about ourselves.

Life will treat you better if you treat yourself with love.

It is easy in our day and age to be overcritical. We live in a world of perfection– we strive for perfection, post our perfectly posed photos and only share the best parts of our world.

It is good to remind yourself that you HAVE to love yourself..imperfections and all.

After any bath I like to put on my Stress Relief Lotion from Bath & Body Works. It has eucalyptus and smells amazing!!!!

 

Don’t forget to take time for yourself each and everyday. We can’t pour from a glass that is half full. You must take time to check in with yourself, make sure you are happy & rested and most importantly if you don’t take care of yourself who will?

 

Avoiding the Grad School Blues

 

I am currently in Grad School to get my MHR. I love Human Resources and I love my Masters Program. But, somedays I start to feel defeated. I am a total perfectionist. I am very hard on myself and I tend to take on more than I can handle. But, I wouldn’t change that about myself.

I like that I expect nothing but the best from myself, I think it has made me the driven person I am today.

Grad school full time and working full time has challenged me in ways I didn’t imagine were possible. I love it. It is gratifying that I am able to work and continue my education.

Every few weeks I will have a rough school day — today is an example.

I was a little worn down and still had to write a 9 page paper. So, whenever I feel the blues coming I remind myself that nothing worth having comes easy and that reaching milestones in life will push your limits.

Quotes are great reminders to myself to push through the good days and the bad days.

 

I got all these cute quote banners off this blog — I was searching on Pinterest and fell in LOVE!

http://www.randomolive.com/2016/08/printable-brush-lettered-inspiration-great-things-quote-by-epictetus/

Beanies & comfy shoes

First things first— I love BEANIES! It makes me so happy when I can bring them out. Saturday was a perfect fall day to officially re-introduce myself to beanie season. I went to the University of Utah football tailgate. I wanted to look cute and also be warm. I am wearing my Visionary Club Clothing beanie (they were the clothing co I gave a shout out to in my last blog. I love them). I paired it with my Adidas. They are red GO UTES! But, they are also so comfortable. I love that they fit my feet and I am constantly getting compliments on them.

 

Happy tailgating always!

 

 

My Fav Clothing Brand

My favorite clothing brand by far is Visionary Club Clothing.

VCC has me looking all swaggy even at the airport.

Whenever I wear Visionary Clothing people are always asking me about the squid.

So here you go:

Visionary Club Clothing is all about being a visionary. Which is where the squid came from because the squid is a true visionary. This marine predator has camera like vision that comes in handy giving it an advantage of seeing things other. The squid also has the ability to camouflage in order to adapt to its surroundings. The squid uses this as defense and to assist in catching its prey.

When we are in our darkest moments in life we have to become a squid.  We have to have the VISION to see opportunities where others do not. We have to be able to adapt to our surroundings in order to survive and flourish in the world that we live in. The squid represents the true visionary.

 

I am all about wearing clothes that represent my style but also have a greater purpose. Visionary Club has meaning, substance and looks great too.

 

Go check them out!

https://www.vcclifestyle.com/

 

Fall is here

Fall is my favorite time of the year for many reason.

I love when the Utah mountains change colors, I love fall fashion and I love everything pumpkin spice. It is fun to go for drives up the canyon to see the leaves changing. It almost happens overnight.. so, I make it a point to make my way up there before the first snowfall.

 

It is amazing to me how beautiful Utah’s mountains are. It feels like a movie scene or a background that comes on a computer.

 

Here I am:

I love rocking camo it is my go to. Especially in the fall and winter months.

In this photo I have a cute camo jacket on from Bohme and some booties that I got from Just Fab online. I am have a membership there. It is a subscription based membership where I can get a new pair of shoes each month– YIKES! You might think that is a ton of shoes but, I always have the option to “skip” the month if shoes are not in my budget or if my closet is too full.