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Fall Beach Outfits: Thanksgiving 2020
We just got back from a week at the beach spending Thanksgiving together relaxing and enjoying the outdoors (as well as the indoors) since it was a beautiful sunny week. We decided to keep on with our last few years’ tradition of spending Thanksgiving at the beach albeit by ourselves this year and I have no regrets! It was good to get away and we all enjoyed a week of no worries. Today I am sharing my week’s outfits. The lows were in the mid 60s and the highs in the mid 70s. This was my traveling outfit minus the flip flops and I left my plaid shirt at the…
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Why 30A: Choosing a Beach Location
If you live in the South you may have seen the beach stickers on people’s car with 30A (image source, google search). 30A or the beaches of South Walton include small picturesque towns you may have heard from such as Seaside (where The Truman Show movies was filmed), Watercolor, Alys Beach and Rosemary beach. Why would we choose to spend Thanksgiving week on 30A? Today I am sharing some of our reasons and in the next few weeks, I will be sharing different posts about some of the places we enjoy around here. Bike Trails There is a 17 mile strip of bike trails along 30A with pretty views of…
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Thanksgiving Outfit 2020
Well, it is not often that I wear a new head to toe outfit but this is one of them! I am hoping to wear this with a few adaptations at the beach (booties and maybe a tee) for Thanksgiving but really love the idea of this for a holiday. I think this outfit would be great for Christmas in the south or any family gatherings in the next month or so. I took advantage of my son’s orthodontist appointment day and had him do a little photo shoot for me by this cotton field. I had been passing it by and it looked near its peak so we took…
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Pantry Redo: Before and After
I shared my pantry reorganization a few months ago in this blog post and today I am sharing another pantry redo to show you how different spaces can be reorganized. My pantry is a walk in pantry with two walls of shelves while my friend pantry is a row of 4 shelves with two doors that open out. This little project was a lot of fun and I really enjoyed doing something like this for my friend. Before Here is the before of the pantry! The pantry is really quite roomy and the shelves are well spaced. My friend keeps pantry well stocked but needed some help with grouping things…
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Vacationing during a Pandemic
While we did not travel anywhere at all from mid January till end of July, we have been on 2 vacations since then and are leaving for our Thanksgiving beach trip on Saturday. I have heard of some who haven’t been anywhere at all since March while others have traveled by plane, some have taken family vacations while others have not. I think each family and situation is different and people need to make these decisions based on their family needs and abilities. Is this our new normal? I personally do not think things will be back to what they used to be. Things might not go back and forth…
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Inspired by Mama Loves Shopping: Casual Fall Look
Have you “met” Stacey from Mama Loves Shopping? Stacey lives in Ohio and used to be a teacher. I discovered her on Instagram a little while back and she is one of my favorite person to follow there! She is so fun and down to earth, shares great deals from Target, Walmart and Amazon and will make you laugh everyday. She is a mom of 3 and I love her casual style. When I saw this outfit, I screenshot Stacey’s story because I knew I could recreate it with similar items from my closet. Sometimes, when you see another blogger or person wear something, you want to buy that item.…
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Combat boots and Thursday Moda with Ada
A style I did not think I would be attracted to are combat boots but turns out I love them! These boots are versatile and fun and I am looking forward to wearing them all fall and winter. Today I am joining Ada from Elegance and Mommyhood for Thursday Moda in styling our combat boots. Do you own a pair? I love that we have very different outfits this time! Both colorful but different! Combat Boots I like the edge that the combat boots give to an outfit but by choosing the taupe suede pair, they still are fairly feminine.I paired them with leggings and a tunic for this outfit…
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Folly Beach and Sullivan Island, SC
I am finally getting to the last of my posts from our trip to South Carolina! I am ending with where we started and ended our trip. There is no better time to enjoy a couple of hours on the beach than after and before a 5 hour or so road trip. While not nearly as pretty as the white sand beaches of the Gulf of Mexico which are our favorite, these two beaches were very pretty and a nice escape from our regular day to day life. Folley Beach There is nothing like putting your feet in the water! I really don’t like swimming in the ocean but enjoy…
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Moto Jacket with Summer Dress
A couple weeks ago while browsing at Target (always a bad idea for one’s wallet), I saw this dress on the clearance rack. The color really appealed to me and when I saw the size XS, I decided to take it home and try it. I know that I can usually fit in an XS in the Knox Rose brand and I knew that I could make it work year round. I was pleased to find that it fit! It was a windy day after church and we decided to stop in the parking lot of the French bakery (Douceur de France) to take some pictures. The dress has pretty…
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Friday Favorites
Today, I wanted to share a few things that are making me happy lately! Trager Grill My husband bought himself a Traeger smoker grill for his birthday. He has always enjoyed grilling but he now enjoys it even more and likes to experiment. Even I have used it a few times! The last thing he grilled were some spare ribs and before that a couple of chickens. He usually goes to Ingles on Saturday to see what is on sale, does a little research and smokes/grills away. It has been fun to have some extra meat around to house to add to my planned menu. Closet Beautification As I have…