Meet Kristin over at "Hilbert Homegrown"!

Hey guys I know I have been MIA when it comes to the blog world but I wanted to take the time to introduce to you one my good friends, Kristin, who has just opened up her new Etsy shop, Hilbert Homegrown! A few months back, Kristin gave me the CUTEST gift- A custom made pillow and of course I gushed over it and immediately told my mom who then ordered like 5 for wedding & graduation gifts!

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After six fabulous months of marriage, the housewife role overcame me, and I wanted to prove to Garrett that we newlyweds could decorate our barren apartment with beautiful Christmas decor without spending a gajillion dollars. So I busted out my grandmothers very first sewing machine (the Singer in the picture below) and taught myself how to sew. I made green pillow cases, burlap stocking to hang on our door (thanks Pinterest!), and a layered tree skirt. Garrett knew how much I enjoyed sewing so he bought me my own sewing machine!!! He's great. Anyways, I started making pillows for our house, hemmed all of our curtains, fixed Garrett's clothes... and then I ran out of things to do for our home but wanted to continue creating and sewing. Thus, Hilbert Homegrown was born.

I really do enjoy not only the sewing aspect but the personalization that goes into each piece. The shop currently has only the one initial pillow design but I plan to soon upload two new pillowcase designs and a tote that is great for summer, laundry, groceries, you name it!

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So what are you waiting for??? Click here to go check out her stuff and spread the news! 

COLOR.BLOCKING

This past Easter Sunday, my husband and I woke up to get ready for church. I slipped on a pair of blue pants from Fossil paired with a hot pink blazer and black cami underneath. 

I turned around to my husband and his eyes were as big as golf balls and uttered the words...

"You look like somebody from the Hunger Games Capitol."

I just simply took that statement as a compliment- I mean who wouldn't right??

But he clearly doesn't have a understanding or love for color blocking like so many of us girls do.

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I mean if Princess Diana can do it.....so can you. 

Oh goodness...Look at what I just did- Another "fashion post"....who the heck am I now? 

25% off in the store today ONLY!

Happy Birthday to ME!!!! I'm 24...but I still feel 16...? 

ANYWHO...I am making everything in the Red Robe Etsy Store....

25% off today 

in honor of me getting older. 

Because I may get a gift or two today- but you need one too. 

use the code: BIRTHDAY25 today only!

SCARF-tastic.

So normally I never do "fashion posts" because I don't fancy myself as an expert in this area. This is also why I don't snap pictures of my daily outfits for the world to see. Sometimes I can look like one big hot mess and I would rather not share that with the entire internet world. But wanna know my secret? I simply copy what my other fashionable friends are wearing and my style doesn't seem to flop most of the time. Boomshakalacka.

Anyway- this past weekend I had the privilege to speak with my old college roomie, Megan Rogers, at the Prestonwood's Womens conference during their "Pinterest on a Platform" segment Friday night. We spoke on the different trends and ways to tie your scarf and we both had a blast doing it!

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Spring has sprung and floral is in!

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This season is all about floral patterns! Floral patterns are everywhere you look in the mall…On shoes, pants, shirts and yes…even scarfs! The best way to wear a floral scarf is over a solid patterned shirt or dress.You don’t want to have too many patterns clashing with your scarf and solid colors really make the floral pattern pop! It’s a great way to add more color choices to your outfit as well!

Don’t put on your sunglasses…Its just Neon!

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Some of you may be thinking “There is no way I can pull off neon colors!” But don’t be afraid of them! Neon is back in a big way ladies but it’s not the 80s affair some of you may remember! Neon colors are a perfect way to show off your summer tan! A lot of women will gravitate towards the brighter colored swimsuits- Why? Because it makes them look tanner then they really are! Same goes for the neon scarf! When rocking the neon scarf- be careful to not incorporate it with other neon shirts or pants. Too much can be a bad thing in this case! Instead opt for neutrals colors to blend into your neon scarf such as nudes, navy, gray, black and brown!

Animal Prints have come roaring back!

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Leopard is in. Zebra was never out. This summer is the year of the leopard print! When wearing an animal print scarf- let that be the focal point of your outfit. Leopard mixed with zebra or even leopard on top of leopard just looks like a safari gone bad! As my old college professor would say "K.I.S.S" (Keep It Simple, Stupid!) One animal print piece is enough, keep everything else minimalism and neutral. 

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The scarf that keeps on giving!

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This winter’s hottest new trend was the infinity scarf! The puffy wrapped look was great for keeping warm on those somewhat cold winter days we had!  But no fear, you can still rock the infinity scarf in the summer! It’s a longer scarf that is sown into a circle. The infinity scarf comes in all different shapes, sizes and patterns it’s just all about the “wrapped” look!

So go out there and rock a summer scarf and add a little something extra to your outfit!

Like omg, you're totally my BFF.

You know how certain things people say to you just stick with you for life? 

It could be something so pointless and useless-yet our brains decide to remember it. For some reason I remember things like the first time I got told I was pretty by a boy. Sure, it was the first time this boy had ever seen me in black eyeliner and mascara- but whatever. It's stuck with me. Or the time somebody told me that if we were to stretch out our small and large intestines- they would wrap around the world exactly one time. This, of course, was a complete lie and was told to me by a boy in track practice- but for some reason, I remember being told this and believing it 100%.

But one thing I remember more vividly then others was the time my mom and dad told me that in college I would most likely find friends that would eventually become some of my best friends for life. At the time, this was something I didn't think was possible because I had a tight knit group of high school friends that I was connected to the hip with. The thought of having to start all over with finding friends or even becoming BEST friends with new people was something I didn't think would ever happen. 

But then I pledged EEE and came across a group of girls that changed my mind on that theory. One of the girl in that group was Amy Lynn Wentz. 

{One of the last pledge class pictures we took!}

Back to things that we remember and don't know why- The first time I ever remember seeing Amy was when she was walking down the bright-lighted, white walled hallway of Francis Crawford dorm singing a rap song and doing some kind of twisting hip motion. (You're welcome Amy) I may or may not have thought she was a freak at the time- but that's besides the point.

{Date Night at the Little Rock Travelers Game...with boys- not each other! ha!}

{One of the many fun rush nights with EEE}

{Homecoming day when we were both on the court!}

I don't even remember how we started hanging out or when we went from just being "pledge sisters" to being "best friends"- but we did. 

Amy is the type of friend that I know Ill be talking to when 75. She's the only friend that has the guts to bust me out for being "too sassy" and the guts to tell me that my boyfriend at the time- was crap. For some reason, Amy and I talk probably 70% of our normal day and anything less than that feels odd and extremely off. You may think we have a sever problem called "co-dependency" but I like to think of it as "separation anxiety". Amy, even after all my best efforts, still lives in Arkansas and I live in Texas- so its not like we get to see each other on a weekly basis. Thankfully we have a group of friends who like to get married and have babies, which gives me an excuse to drive down to AR every now and then for showers and weddings!

{Always a fun car ride with Ty and Aimes!}

{My surprise 22nd birthday!}

Amy is and will always be my best friend. So I wanted to write this post in honor of her birthday today! If you havent already- go show this chicka some love on her blog today!

{Amy loves to tube on the lake- Can you tell? Muaha}

I'm glad to say that my parents were right when telling me that I would meet a group of friends in college that would eventually be my best friends for life. And to the boy who only acknowledged my beauty when I had mascara and black eyeliner on -you should see what I look like while wearing blush. It might just blow your mind.

Adventures of a Nugget and Boomerang.

A couple days ago little Nugget aka: Sadie Swift- Got to go to the park to stretch her legs a bit and play with dad's new boomerang. Tyler says this is the perfect toy because it makes her "look up" like she would if she was duck hunting with him. I just think she looks cute when she chases after something she cant reach.

I also might have gone a little picture crazy that day too. I couldn't help it. 

She's simply too cute. 

{"Ma, I think my allergies are getting to me."}

The Jealous Blogger.

So this is what it must feel like to actually be a normal blogger??? I have never sat down and blogged a post that wasn't during my work lunch hour. Sad I know. But since getting this new Graphic Design job with Xen-Tan Sunless Tanner- I have been a tad bit too busy to even think about slowing down enough during the work day to write. I get to work at 9 and BAM...its 5:30.

Can I be honest for a second? 

I really dont know how everybody in the blog world does it. 

Some of you women have time to cook a 3 course meal for your husband, take pictures of every step and then write a blog post about it, while rocking a newborn baby to sleep at the same time. Some of you even have time to actually do that Pinterest craft that I will probably never get to in my lifetime involving tolietpaper rolls and hotglue. A hand full of you even have time to take pictures of your daily outfits, upload them to your computer and then edit them all for one blog post a week. First off, I commend you for having that many cute outfits to show off in a 7 day period. I need to come ransack all of your closets and steal half of yalls wardrobe for myself because if I did that weekly....It would be a hot mess.
But really....Where are all these bloggers finding the time to do all of this?! Am I missing out on 4 hours of the day that I dont know about??

To say the least....I am a jealous blogger. 

But I cant complain about being busy really. I have learned that if I am not busy and running around like a crazy person- then life just isnt as fun. This is also another reason why I love my husband so much. He loves being busy too. Sitting down for more then an hour is a difficult task for him. Some of you may call that ADHD but I call it attractive.

So as I sit here and type at 8:00 AM in the morning, I am learning that blogging for me is a hit and miss thing. I love to write and get my thoughts down- but it might just not happen as frequent as some of the blogs I enjoy reading. 

So if anybody can tell me where to find that extra 4 hours in the day, I would be most grateful.