chandeliers = obsessed

I do not live in a fancy house.  I own nothing fancy.

And yet.

I love chandeliers.

I'm in Savannah, Georgia for Spring Break this week.  Savannah is my hometown, and I miss it so much. Here are a few shots of fun chandeliers I found while wandering around downtown this week . . .

At the Savannah Music Festival 

{We were there to see Chris Thile - he's amazing}

At Soho South Cafe, one of my favorite places in Savannah to eat.

At Paris Market.  This is probably my favorite.

Ahhhh...someday.

So, until I own my very own fancy pants chandelier,  here are my chandelier earrings I'm wearing today from Francesca's :) {sorry my headphone wire got in the way}

Stay tuned for a fun but easy way to display old family photos that I picked up from one of my wanderings this week - can't wait for you to see it!

Stay pretty!

I'll never let go....

Liar.

Anyone else feel like Rose was totally lying when she said, "I'll never let go"?

That scene aside, I love Titanic!

My husband has already stated numerous times that he will not be accompanying me to see this movie in the theater.  Boys can be so weird sometimes.

I am SO excited to see it again in the theater.  I only saw it once when it was originally released, but it fascinated me completely.  I actually went with this boy my mom really wanted me to start dating.  Long story there. To sum it up:  I came home and said, "He's really nice, but I need someone who's entertaining."

Anyhow, I love the movie.  When I watch it in the comfort of my own home, I have a horrible habit of cutting it off when they hit the iceberg.  The End.  No one dies.  Have you ever seen this episode of Friends:

So, I'll have to make it through the 2nd half with all of its unpleasantness.

I remember coming home and immediately digging into an encyclopedia (does anyone else remember life before Google??) for anything I could read on the tragedy.  Of course we'd all heard of the great ship, and the story of Rose and Jack made it very interesting, but I was completely captivated by this piece of history of which I suddenly felt I knew nothing.

Aside from the story line, let's not forget that the clothes tell a story all of their own.

Oh, the hats!

And the shoes!

I don't know a girl who wouldn't want to wear this dress.

Does anyone else remember this Leonardo?
The one that was in this movie, too?  Sigh.

So, are you going to see Titanic again??

Weekend at the "Cabin"

My dear friend, Jaclyn is getting married in June.  We are all super excited about it!  She asked if we could have a bachelorette weekend in a cabin in the Georgia mountains, and I said, "Absolutely!"

Little did she know that I knew someone with a gorgeous mountain home - hardly what one would call a "cabin," so imagine her surprise when she and the girls arrived!  Here are some of my favorite pictures from the weekend . . .

Windows overlooking the mountains.  I made the poms, and the streamers came from BHLDN

The Bride!

       Mimosas in a mason with floating fruit = a must!

        More decor from BHLDN         How cute are these straws??

These coasters were too funny to pass up . . .

Every girl needs some VS!

The weekend would not have been complete without The Notebook - I mean, really, who isn't a Ryan Gosling fan??

We did makeovers, too, so look for a few of those in an upcoming post!

Stay pretty!

Dots and stars

So pretty, I had to share...

Would you wear her dress?

Photo I took this past Saturday . . . 

If I could . . . . .

French Mani w/ glitter!  Who would have thought?

Ok.  So I love finger nail polish.  LOVE.

I was that girl in middle school who switched up her color every few days, and when I say "color" I mean COLOR.  Purple. Blue.  Green.  Fuchsia. Keep in mind, most of these colors almost always included glitter.  I mean, seriously, why would you paint your nails and NOT have glitter??

When I was 14 I broke out in some kind of crazy rash, mostly around my décolleté area.  It was awful.  The doctor had no idea what the problem was other than the fact that it was an allergic reaction of some sort.

Ladies, much to my sadness and dismay, I discovered that I had developed an allergy to finger nail polish.  Boooooo. No fair.

Funny thing - I can wear it on my toes just fine.  No problems.  But the skin around my neck is much more sensitive, and I tend to sleep very snuggly, which my arms and hands around my pillow (neck close by).

I still paint my nails from time to time, but I can only leave it on for about 2 days.  After that, I essentially start breaking out in hives.  Again, no fair.

Anyhow, just because I can't regularly paint and decorate my nails doesn't mean I don't appreciate pretty nails when I see them.  Here's a collection of some really fun and pretty ideas....notice, I'm still a huge fan of glitter :).... Which one of these looks is YOUR favorite??

Love the colors fading into one another.  Very dreamy.

I'm a sucker for dark pinks and rich purples.  Tres chic, no?

What's that?  You want MORE glitter? :)

This is from Cupcakes & Cashmere - don't you guys love the pics on her blog?  It's one of my faves.  Check it out if you've never gawked looked before.

Pastel Nails - Easter-ready!

How cute is this?  If I tried to do that, it would become known as another one of those "Pinterest Fails" if you know what I mean....but super cute!

I saved my absolute favorite for last.  I'm generally not a "pink" kind of girl, but I love pastel pink nails!  Not to mention, there's some glitter thrown in AND some Starbucks???  Perfect mix if you ask me.

What's your favorite go-to color for your nails??

Happy painting!

I want to be a pretty, pretty princess

So... It was almost a year ago that woke up who knows how early to watch this girl get married...

Who was there with me??

Ok, so I don't know who else keeps an eye on her style, but today I thought I'd share some of my favorite "looks" from this girl.  If only I had a stylist...oh, and her hair!

Girl knows how to rock a boot!

In my head, we're best friends.  Am I still the only one?  

Reese Witherspoon and I are together on this one... {sn- I LOVE Ellen, don't you??}

So, who is YOUR favorite fashionista??

Stay pretty!

Tunes for Tuesday

When I hear a voice like Jonathan Antoine's, I am reminded of how amazing God is to create such a gift.  If he sounds like this on earth, I can't even imagine how he'd sound in heaven...

Here's his audition for Britain's Got Talent...

Here he is singing Ave Maria... The acoustics make it that much more beautiful....