Mr. and Mrs. Buchanan.

1. The "I do's".
2. The other newlywed.
3. The blushing bride.
4. This lovely lady handling 3 weddings and baby on the way.
5. Soon-to-be Mr. and Mrs. G. 
6. We go together like eyebrows. 
7. I hit a growth spurt. 
8. Footloose. 
9. Photo booth fun. 
10. We clean up nicely. 
11. The after party. 


Another incredibly late post, but I'm determined to knock these all out before Thanksgiving.  One of my girlfriends got married on October 1st and it couldn't have been more lovely.  The venue for the church and reception were gorgeous and so were all the details... from the vintage feel of the decorations inside the reception to the red carpet photo booth leading to it.  They put a lot of thought into making it a memorable celebration for everyone and we were so happy to celebrate the beginning of the next chapter of their lives.  Congrats you two! 


Until next time... 

Bridal luncheon.

1. Love all the details.
2. Hummus.
3. So blessed to call these ladies friends.

This is incredibly late, but I still wanted to share this sweet shower my Aunt Melonee threw for me and my bridesmaids. We had brunch at Phoenicia's Gourmet Restaurant in Downtown Ocean Springs. I really do cherish these get-together's (as short as they may seem at times) with my girlfriends. As we get older and start our own families, it feels like it's harder and harder to get everyone together to catch up. My Aunt Melonee is one of my mom's best friends for over 30 years and I truly believe I've found the kind of friendships my mom has and has always wished for me. 

Planning ahead.

As if you needed another reason to RUN to Target today (I know I never need a reason! ha)  I have one for you... the 2017 Sugar Paper calendars and planners.

It is pretty well known that I have a thing for stationary, pen, paper products, planners, and obviously, a well-organized workspace. Sugar Paper LA is a paper/office brand I have been crushing on for quite a while now and I have to say I am absolutely in love with the collaboration they are doing with Target.

There are too many things I love about these planners, calendars, gold foil, strips and polka dots just to name a few. Seriously though, Sugar Paper is one of my all-time FAVORITE paper/stationary designers - I absolutely LOVE everything they create and think you will too! It's the perfect color combinations and cute designs. Let's be honest. It's hard to be stuck in an office all day, but my pretty stationary makes it a little bit more enjoyable.  

Click here to shop Sugar Paper LA for Target

(p.s. they have tons of Christmas wrapping paper/packages also)

Until next time...

DVD Organization.

We have accumulated a lot of movies over our 6 years together. Like too many. 

If you're curious why we own SO MANY DVD's, we don't have cable or internet since we're not usually home long enough to justify the expense.  Plus, my parents live 5 minutes down the road so if we really needed to we could use theirs. As our collection has grown, I've noticed how much space they take up and decided it was time to simplify.  I've seen a few DVD organization blog posts, but I was really inspired by the blog Living Well Mom. 

We live in a one bedroom, one bathroom apartment so we need all the space we can get. It's difficult organizing small spaces so I was excited Erika's blog helped me tackle this project. 

Disclaimer: Our lighting isn't that great so I worked with what I could for this post. 

Want to know how much space you'll save?

(photo credit to Living Well Mom)

I mean this is an amazing right?!

Now, Erika mentioned being hesitant to throw out certain cases cause she was weirdly attached to them and I ran into the same problem with certain movie collections (Ex: Harry Potter, Marvel, Fast & Furious, etc.).  However, my desire to have everything consistent outweighed my weird attachment.  

What I used:

1. Rubbermaid Bento Medium Storage Boxes with flex dividers (in linen). I found the color I wanted on Amazon. The bento storage boxes are the perfect size for organizing DVDs. You can fit around 75 DVD's in each one and still be able to easily flip through them.
2. Atlantic movie sleeves. Also purchased through Amazon. Each movie sleeve has two pockets for two discs – one for the main feature and a special feature disc if you want.

I purchased several bento storage boxes and movies sleeves over a couple of paychecks cause it did add up, but it was well worth it to me to save space.  An added bonus will be the convenience when we get ready to move in the future.

I'm so happy with the finished product!! 

We separated them into categories - Kids/Disney, Comedy, Action/Drama, Collections, Romance, and Holidays. You can see we also kept our boxed sets for our favorite television shows. I just have to create dividers now since I alphabetized them also.


And that's how you organize too many DVD's into a small space!

30 days.

*record scratch* Did she just say 30 days?!  Yes, I did!  The time is definitely flying by now. Today, my department threw me a little celebratory Bridal Shower to wish Andrew and myself happy thoughts for the big day. It was very sweet and I was especially touched by the donations that were given, what with the wedding being close to the holidays. I know people start looking now for gifts for family and little ones to put on layaway so I can't express enough what the gift card we were given meant to Andrew and myself.  I actually ended up taking that (and two other gifts cards from our previous Bridal Shower) and buying our dishes from Crate and Barrel (pictured above). 

*happy dance*

Until next time...