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A Spring Break Day Trip

Can I just start this out by saying that I cannot believe it’s already Wednesday and that the week needs to slow down–I need more time off!  I’ve booked my week with so many things that I feel like I don’t have time to go back to work haha 🙂  I’m sure Dustin would agree 😉

Yesterday we left the house bright and early and headed to Nashville for the day.  The weather was perfect even though it started off chilly.  The only negative was that the wind was insane at times…..meaning my hair was difficult to brush last night.  I’m so glad we live close enough to be able to take a day trip.

We stopped off in Franklin, Tennessee, first to walk around their downtown and eat lunch.  I love Franklin!  Janie and I went one time in high school and walked right by Leann Rimes when she was still married to her first husband!  I remember being so starstruck and that he skin looked really smooth, and poor Janie never noticed her because she was talking the whole time!

  One of the stores that we stopped in was this gorgeous home interior store only to realize that we couldn’t afford anything.  Sorry, not paying $3500 for a mirror!

Lunch was at Puckett’s and it was so cute inside!  I got the strawberry field salad with grilled chicken and Dustin got the Philly sandwich with chicken.  The atmosphere was so fun!

**I would also like to note that I walked right past Anthropologie in downtown Franklin and did not go inside.  Dustin says I deserve an award, and I think my reward should be clothes from Anthro haha!



 Then we went to West End in Nashville to tour the Parthenon.  I was excited because it was used to film scenes in the Percy Jackson movie, but I learned so much about the building while touring it.  The lady in gold is Athena.



The bottom level was an art gallery.  One exhibit was paintings from Grimm’s Fairytales.  Guess who enjoyed that more? ha!



 It was such a pretty day!  I wish we had brought a blanket to sit on and relax on the lawn.  Actually, I wish I had brought running clothes because so many people were running in this park.  We both agreed that this would be a great area to live.


Then we headed to 12th South!

 First stop: Jeni’s.  
I allowed the diabetic to get a small cup of ice cream.  #givemoreinsulin



 I got a scoop of salted peanut butter and chocolate flecks and a scoop of praline and cream.  I can’t pick which was better–I liked them both equally!

Then we walked around, and I made sure to take us straight to Draper James!  Dustin loved the store and picked me out a romper he liked and wanted me to get.  I tried it on, but it was too snug in the chest–so sad!

While I was in the dressing room, he overheard that Reese comes in once a month to check on the store and meet with her head fashion designer.  I would die if she had walked in while we were there!

We did LOTS of walking, and my fitbit thanked me!

We stopped in Cool Springs on the way back to grab a quick bite for dinner.  Overall, we had a really fun time and I was so glad the weather cooperated! 
Linking up with Jenn and Jess today!

11 Random Facts + Questions

Last week, Makensey nominated me for the Liebster Award!  I think the best part about this award is that you get to learn more about a blogger.  I’m going to not follow the rules (first time ever, y’all, because I am a rule follower to a default) and not nominate anyone.  So if you feel like answering these questions and listing 11 facts about yourself, please do because I want to read it!

1. What inspired you to start blogging?
I used to read a lot of blogs in college and kind of forgot about them once I graduated.  I started reading them again while I was engaged.  After we got married, I told Dustin it was something I wanted to try but I was a little nervous.  I didn’t think anyone would want to read what I had to write, so I’m so thankful for the people who read my blog daily!  You make writing fun!

2. What is your blogging ‘niche’? What do you most enjoy writing about?
I really enjoy writing about my life and day to day happenings–with a few recipe posts thrown in.

3. What is your drink of choice at Starbucks?
I only started drinking coffee drinks on my last birthday and my first Starbucks drink was a Pumpkin Spice Latte.  I like to get a skinny Caramel Machiatto now!

4. What do you do for a living outside of blogland?
I teach seventh grade English (and my patience has grown immensely haha)

5. What is your ultimate guilty pleasure?
Reality TV shows!

6. How would you spend an entire day off to yourself, where money isn’t an object?
I would go shopping and buy myself whatever I wanted 🙂

7. What was your favorite vacation ever?
I love any vacation to the beach, but I think my favorite travel memory wasn’t actually a vacation at all.  During my senior year at Alabama, they made it to the National Championship game in Pasadena, CA.  I went with my best friend and two of our guy friends and we made so many memories–that might be the best friend trip I’ve ever been on!

8. What is your all-time favorite recipe?
That’s really hard to choose.  Lately I’m loving most things with quinoa in it!

9. What is your favorite place to shop?
Hands down, Anthropologie!  I also like to get a few things in GAP, too.

10. Who is your celebrity crush?
I’ve always had a thing for Jake Gyllenhaal haha

11. What is one CD (old school I know) that you could listen to on repeat?
Dave Matthews Band Live at Central Park–I started listening to them in the seventh grade and I prefer live music any day


Now for 11 facts about me:
1. My hair is naturally curly, but I pretty much straighten it every single day.  I’ve decided to start wearing it curly more often to give it a break from the straightener.

2. I start listening to Christmas music in the beginning of October.

3. When I was in elementary school, my mom used to wake me up early during the week so I could watch an episode of Martha Stewart before having to get ready for school.  I was an adult living in a child’s body haha!

4. My best friends in high school were all in my youth group at church and it made high school so much fun 🙂  We did so many fun things together!

5. I love baking–it’s therapeutic.

6. I enjoy listening to sermon podcasts while I’m getting ready in the morning.  I alternate my mornings between listening to music and listening to sermons.  Some of my favorites include Tim Keller and David Platt.

7. My bff Janie and I spontaneously bought plane tickets to Washington DC one time.  We had zero plans for our trip but it ended up being so much fun, and we still laugh about certain things that happened on that trip!

8. My sister and I may not look anything alike, but we have the exact same voice.  There have been times where we’ve pretended to be the other person on the phone.  It lasts as long as we can go without laughing!

9. I used to bite my nails in elementary school.  When I was in the 5th grade, my gran decided that was enough and told me that she would pay me $10 a finger to stop biting my nails–I had to have them at a length that she felt was acceptable before she paid me.  In the meantime, I went with Gran every week to get a manicure to help me stop biting them.  I was the only 5th grader with professionally manicured nails!  And the manicurist we went to would paint flowers or designs on my nails each week.  My gran passed away the summer before 7th grade, but I know she would be very proud to know that I still don’t bite my nails!

10. Speaking of my gran, I remember that she used to take me back to school shopping, too.  I’ll never forget one time she told me, “You cannot get anything else that is blue, B!”  Blue was (and still is) my favorite color, and she always called me B or Miss B.  I miss being in another room and hearing her call for B.

Feel free to answer the 11 questions above and then list 11 random facts about yourself!  

Friday Favorites

It’s FRIDAY and spring break officially starts at 3 PM today!!  Woohoo!  I am more than ready for a break, and after being with 140 seventh graders all day every day, I need the break 🙂

I’m linking up with Andrea and Erika for Friday Favorites!


I saw this on Pinterest one night and died laughing after reading and looking at the picture.  I think for me it would be “We have cookie cake”–I would be right over!

Mom and I were shopping not too long ago and we always go into Williams-Sonoma together.  I get my love of cooking/baking from my momma 🙂  I saw this display and was so sad that they didn’t have this around when I was so obsessed with American Girl.  I would have been all about this partnership between the brands!  And can I add that I still played with my doll in sixth grade….too much??

The weather lately has been AMAZING and definitely a FAVORITE!  We spontaneously decided to go eat at Mellow Mushroom one night so that we could eat out on the patio.  The weather was perfect, and so was my date!  He did tell me to caption this picture “My two loves” since his truck is in the background haha.
You can see my newly dyed blonde hair!


I received my copy of Kristin Cavallari’s book and have already started reading it.  Let me tell you, I am impressed.  She talks a lot about healthy living and so I’m learning from her about some of the better food choices that she’s learned to make.  Plus, I totally was into Laguna Beach back in high school, and she talks about it some, too.  (I got to visit Laguna Beach once–way too crowded!!  This was right after the show went off and right before they started The Hills.)


Have a wonderful weekend!