A Reason to Smile
Christmas Gift Guide Under $10!
As much as I love giving gifts to friends and family during the Christmas season, I don’t think it necessarily means I need to spend a ton of money. If you are looking for some affordable options for gifts, take a look at some of these items!
1. Kate Spade “The Long List” Notepad – $6.30
2. Dainty Dark Gray Flower Ring – $8.17
4. See Through Poker Face Playing Cards -$9.95
6. Ombre Nail Polish Set – $10.00
Summit Tour and Friends

Hey everyone! Just wanted to share some photos from this past weekend (yet again…) ! This time I’m sharing Saturday though
My friend and her fiance came to visit and we had a fun day visiting the Summit Brewery in St. Paul, MN, went on a shopping trip to IKEA and then took them out downtown Minneapolis! I decided to wear some day sequins with my printed shorts for the day and my new floral skirt from ASOS for the night! Hope you are all having a wonderful week!
Instagram: The Past Week
Just some pictures from this past week, Happy Friday Eve! We are almost to the weekend!!!!!!
The Past Week: Instagram
You know… just the usual updates via Instagram! These were taken within the last week
The Past Week: Instagram
Ah yes, Instagram photo updates again. My boyfriend tells me I have a problem… an addiction to Instagram. Well, I am pretty addicted, but I’m not going to lie, it makes a posting 10 x easier when I already have pictures edited on my phone to throw together. Does that make me a lazy blogger? Not sure, but it is the easiest way for me to update my blog when my photographer and I have been too busy (or me being lazy?) to take outfit photos. The lazy question mark is ONLY for me… the photographer is a stud and always willing to take photos for me
Updates via Instagram!
There has been a lot going on these past couple weeks, but nothing is on my mind more than packing and getting more and more excited for my trip to Europe! Here are just some pictures for an update on life lately, if you don’t follow me yet, be sure to follow me on Instagram, this is most likely how I’ll be documenting my travels!
Life Lately through Instagram



Here are some photos from my life as of late… lots of exciting things happening! Friends moving, getting more responsibilities at work doing more things I love, both of my sisters are graduating (one from high school and one from grad school) and going to Europe in four weeks with my mom and sisters!
Weekend Recap: Sister’s Prom!
I hope everyone had a fantastic weekend! I went home to Iowa to celebrate Veishea at Iowa State with my friends and took a quick trip home to Cedar Falls to see my little sister for her last prom! We got the dress from the Mall of America back in February when her and my mom came to visit! It was fun watching her get her hair done and then helping her do her make-up and get her dress on. Her boyfriend and her looked amazing and I know they had a great time and I went back to see my friends! Doesn’t get much better than seeing my friends and family!
St. Patrick’s Day Events
Just wanted to share some photos from the amazing time I had this weekend on St. Patrick’s Day! I spent the day in St. Paul going to the parade (where I saw a sea of green) and hanging out with friends! My boyfriend met up with us later and it was seriously the best St. Patrick’s Day party I’ve ever been too. Hope everyone has a great week!























