The Write Style: Fun Ideas (and outfits) for Labor Day weekend

Guess what’s just around the corner?! Labor Day! And you know what that means…it’s your last chance to have some summer fun before fall arrives. I personally love Labor Day weekend because it’s such a chill holiday. There is nothing to do except hang out with friends and enjoy the last few summer days. I have compiled a list of some of the most fun things to do for Labor Day below.

Cookout- I love going to cookouts, not so much hosting them, because I can just hang out with friends rather than manning the grill the whole time. Still, any chance to be with my friends is good enough for me. So I might just have to see about planning one of these. 

Pool or Beach Party- We recently added a pool in the backyard and I am so in love. I have yet to have a pool party so that also might be on the agenda for Labor Day weekend. For those of us that live near the ocean, a beach party is also a great idea for the upcoming break. This used to be a weekly event when I was in college and even thinking about it now makes me want to grab my beach bag, call a few friends and head over to that sandy paradise.

Shopping- What list would be complete with shopping? Tons of stores are offering sales and discounts for Labor Day and it would be foolish not to take advantage of this. 

Movies: So many good movies have come out recently and they are just getting better as the year goes on. Whether you’re looking forward to some romance, action, or terror the movies can offer you all of these (plus they have popcorn, and who doesn’t love popcorn?) 

Bar hopping- I’m not much for the club scene but take me to a good bar and I am all for it. I tend to prefer the more laidback atmosphere and thankfully so do my friends. 

So there you go.What are your plans for the Labor Day weekend? Drop me a line and let me know!

Lots of love,

 

She's Got the Write Style: Mad about Mad Men

Let me tell you I love when a show has great style. And by far one of my favorite shows to get inspiration from is Mad Men. Anybody else with me?! I think that all of the main characters look so chic, even the men and it makes me wish that I was born during that time frame. Well, since that is probably never going to happen I'll just have to settle for dressing in similar styles today. Below, I recreated looks for a few of my fave characters. Enjoy!

 

I had a blast this weekend celebrating my birthday and I'm kind of sad it's over. I'll have to do a post showing you what I got for my bday soon!

Lots of love,



Pinterest Post: My Faith

Sorry this post gets a bit deep and will probably be a bit long.

I've been convicted of not living out my faith more. No, this is not some New Years Resolution. I've been thinking  about it for a while and I just decided that it is time to live what I believe. Especially on my blog. I am a Christian. I got saved when I was 10 years old and even went to a private Christian High School. I've always loved and respected God but somewhere during my high school and college years I sort of lost that awe factor that God has. I was very in tune with God during my junior year of high school but once I graduated and moved to Florida, I had a hard time finding a church that fed me and where I wanted to belong to like my one in Missouri. So I kind of lost that joy, where you wake up on Sunday and can't wait to go to church and where having a daily devotion isn't a chore but something you look forward to doing. I'm slowly getting back to that but I've still yet to find a church that makes me feel that way and encourages me to live out my faith (if you know of one let me know!).

Lately though, I've been reading a lot of great blogs from girls who are not ashamed to say that God is the love of their life and how in awe they are of Him and it's just made me want to get back to that place. It's funny how God can work on you. Sometimes he makes so huge gesture and you know it's him and sometimes there will be all these small signs and you just keep seeing him and then you just have an aha moment where you're like "Wow, I didn't notice at the time but God has been working this out the whole time!" Well, since 2012 is going to be a pretty big year (I guess this did turn into a New Years Resolution but I'm hoping this becomes so much more than that) both personally and spiritually I've decided that one thing I want to do is study the Proverbs 31 woman and try to become more like her and to fall so in love with Jesus that I won't need anything else. And lucky you, you all get to come along for the ride.

To close I wanted leave you all with some of the pinterest words of wisdom that I have pinned recently. Enjoy!

Lots of Love,