{14 Days of Love: Part 1}

It's no secret that I absolutely love a holiday! 

My whole year revolves around the closest holiday, so when we are nearing Valentine's Day, I always get giddy and start dreaming of pink, red, chocolate, kisses, and fancy date nights. 

So to start this month off, Wendel and I decided we would each take every other day, and do something extra special to say "I Love You" with some inspiration from the ever so precious Pink Pistachio.

{All of my graphics came from Pink Pistachio...and you can find them here}

I was up first and decided to plan a little day date for us to enjoy our city! 

Printable

It was wonderful, romantic, and perfect in every way! 

Then, Wendel one upped me big time! I came home after my school's open house to a house full of balloons. 4 dozen to be exact. You may have read about my obsession with balloons here, so I was excited! So so so excited!

You know I'm super excited when I put my hands out at my sides like I'm a princess. 

There was no way I was topping balloon land {which I am proud to say it still going strong} so when Wendel came home from class, I had a lightened up version of red cream soda's waiting for him. 

Let's be honest though, cream soda's of any sort are pretty exciting! 

Wendel knows me oh so well and surprised me with this Hello shirt I died over. It's sold out, but here's a t-shirt version! I'll have a full outfit post on Monday! 

I went simple {because honestly I almost forgot} and found this printable from Pinterest. What can I say? Wendel has a nice toochie! 

Wendel did it again and surprised me with a few special goodies! A precious scarf with pink poms, some new Essie nail polish {Essie's my favorite FYI}, and this honeycomb picture frame I've been eyeing! 

We are actually celebrating Valentine's Day tonight because we will be in Birmingham to see friends the weekend of actual Valentine's Day, so I'm excited to get all dressed up and have a fancy dinner with my main man! 

Have a fabulous love-filled weekend! 

{Stripes and Puffer Vests}

It's cold, it's snowy, which calls for layers, layers, and more layers...

So when in doubt, I pair one of my sweaters with a vest of some sort! 

Puffer, fur, quilted...I love them all! 

Jeans: Loft {similar}

Sweater: Old Navy

Vest: Old Navy

Scarf: Homemade

Purse: TJ Maxx

Wrap Bracelet: Tory Burch

Watch: Fossil

Boots: DSW

Sunnies: Target

  

Stay warm friends! We've had a crazy winter here in Cinci, and we've had more craziness over night! 

Who's ready for warmer, longer days? Let's just fast forward to Easter...mmmkkay?

{Carmen Sandiego}

So in case you were looking for Carmen Sandiego...you found her...right here. 

I bought that hat in Nashville last New Years and completely forgot about it! I randomly remember that it was tucked away and couldn't wait to wear it! 

Jeans: Loft

Sweater: H&M {recent} similar, similar, similar

Blouse: Loft {old} similar

Boots: Steve Madden {old} similar

Hat: Goorin Bros in Nashville

Purse: Phillip Lim for Target {sold out} similar

Sunnies: Target

Bracelets: Tory Burch and Gigglosophy 

Necklace: Loft {old} similar, similar, similar

It's the month of love...

Wear something pink, buy something sexy, or eat something decadent. 

Make your Monday awesome! 

{A Little Sparkle}

Just a simple little warm and cozy outfit...

With a little sparkle. 

Sweater: J.Crew Factory {old}

Vest: Old Navy {old}

Black Jeans: Loft

Boots: Steve Madden {old}

And....I almost went down :) 

Happy Friday! 

Have a fabulous and fun weekend!

{Black and Brown}

Who said you can't mix black and brown? 

I say that rule is donzo! 

Sweater: Groopdealz

Black Sweater Tunic: Target

Black Workout Pants: Target

Boots: Steve Madden {old}

Purse: TJ Maxx

As long as your shoes and purse match, I'm all about mixing brown and black. I think it looks chic and a little boho. 

Have a great Wednesday! 

{January Project...Check}

Happy Monday! I hope you all had a fabulous weekend!

One of our New Years Resolutions was to complete one project a month. 

I shared that we decided our first project would be building some storage for our garage. 

Between my mom putting her house on the market and us re-doing our basement, our garage has turned into our family storage area. For a few months it's been craziness, so once the snow hit {oh my goodness...so much snow already this year!} we decided we needed to get this space into shape so we can park at least one car in the garage! 

So Wendel went to work whipping up this beauty. We followed this tutorial, but changed up our measurements to make the best use of the space we had.

The cost of the materials came in at around $100, which is not cheap by any means, but less than buying a buying a pre-made shelf. Plus, this fits perfectly in our space and holds more than my brain can understand! 

{Oh and warning...this is not pretty...it's functional. These crazy bloggers who can turn their toilet bowl into a work of art annoy me. Not everything has to be perfectly pretty. My car doesn't need a pretty home.}

Anyhoo...boom...here he is. We'll call him Eduardo...Eduardo Wendel. 

The best part of this whole thing is that if Wendel gets into trouble...he has a place to sleep in the garage...thumbs up! 

And a few hours later, we had our things packed away, organized, and labeled !

We were able to fit our containers in two rows, I put a piece of duck tape on the shelf, labeling what was in each row. 

Oh and the black bag...filled with nerf guns. Normal people have a bag full of nerf guns right? And we might have matching nerf shirts...embarrassing? Nope.

We were even able to add some storage on the side. Making the most out of this little space. And there's our movie sign we made. A tutorial will happen this spring for that little ditty! 

We found a lot of crazy things while organizing. 

Like my husband has a ton of freaking knifes...ridiculous! 

And Wendel's cute little woodworking apron from when we was little...which is a bib on me now. 

We also did some organizing of my wreaths. I'm very aware that I have a problem. I blame it on my mom.   

We still have things on the other side of the garage to get to. Things to sell, things to get back to my mom, and a pile of scrap wood that Wendel refuses to get rid of. 

Oh and here's the other end of the wall where the big storage shelf is. This is the tool bench that Wendel's dad built him, and shockingly this is very organized! And that's a sliding door from upstairs...not really sure why we still have it. But there it is! 

Well...so glad I got to introduce you Eduardo. He's a gem. And we love him! 

January project...donezo! Woo hoo!