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Archives for July 2020

What I Wore When I…GOT ENGAGED!

Today I’m going to start a fun new series on my blog about What I Wore When I + insert a really important life moment. I got the idea from a podcast that I came across the other day crated by Glamour magazine. I listened to Dorit Kemsley’s episode and loved it so much that I listened to an episode from a celebrity stylist.

I love clothes so much that I almost majored in Apparels and Textiles in college hoping to work for a major fashion house, so this series is perfect for me!

I’m even thinking of featuring other bloggers in this series, so please email me if you’re interested and we will pick a date! (saraheshaneyfelt@gmail.com)

Today I’m talking about…

…GOT ENGAGED!!!

Here’s what I wore…

I wore a printed maxi dress from a local boutique and the print looked like palm leaves mixed together. I think I paid maybe $70 for the dress? I really loved it at the time–it was a fun print and a really soft material that made the dress so comfortable.

Would I wear it today if I were to get engaged now? No. My style has evolved as is expected when you get older. Now, I typically stay away from prints and choose solids instead…unless it’s a Lilly print that I really like. But I still love maxi dresses so I would keep that the same!

I also was not expected to get engaged that evening at all. Instead, I was expecting to go out to a nice dinner, but Dustin surprised me with a whole set up about having to run down to the parcel of land his parents have given him. The best thing–I wasn’t even going to go with him LOL! I was going to stay at the house and let him go by himself because I was dressed up and not in the mood to walk around a pasture ha!

Here’s a full body shot of the dress PLUS I love the fact that Dustin set up a hunting/outdoor camera to get pictures of the proposal since he knew I wanted it to be a private moment! This was taken after he proposed and I was checking out my ring (again LOL) and the donkey had to see what was going on, too!

I’ve found a couple of dresses similar to what I wore seven years ago!

Dress 1 | Dress 2 | Dress 3

Friday Faves!

Happy Friday, friends! I’m going to keep today’s post short and sweet because I’m watching The Mighty Ducks with Dustin on Disney+! Apparently this was his favorite movie growing up?! LOL! I think my favorite movie growing up was Hocus Pocus!

I think every month or two I’m going to recap the most popular items bought on the blog, so I’ll for sure be doing a post at the end of the month. But I thought it would be fun to share the most popular item from May and June…

…and it was THIS MOP!!! Which is so funny to me because after buying this and using Tide detergent to mop my floors, I mop every 5 or so days. I’m obsessed with keeping my floors clean and this makes it so easy because I’m not having to bend down and squeeze or ring anything out.

I snapped this earlier this week at the beginning of one of Cody’s 30 minute pop rides

I’ve said this a million times, but I LOVE my Peloton! Cody Rigsby is by and far my favorite instructor to take a class from because he is hilarious! And he structures his class in a way that I’m able to push myself so much harder. I’m always beating my personal bests on his rides. If you want to buy a Peloton, email me and I’ll give you my referral code. It gives you $100 off of your accessories (like the shoes you’ll need and mat!) and it gives me a $100 credit to their apparel store. It’s a win-win!

Harrison is the biggest cuddler after he wakes up from his afternoon nap. One day he won’t want to lay on me and cuddle and I’ll have to look back at these pictures 🙂

Is it hot where you live? It’s unbearably hot here because the humidity makes the air so thick and awful. I’m glad Harrison loves being outside, but it’s really not possible right not to let him play outside a lot. We went for a walk yesterday morning while it was still in the low 80s. I want to make sure he isn’t overheating ever so I always bring along his sippy cup and use a stroller fan!

My blog post Wednesday was all about recent reads that I recommend. You’ll notice that once I find an author I like, I read a lot of his/her books until I’m ready to move on to another author haha!

If I’ve got the TV on during the day, you better believe it’s on Hallmark since it’s Christmas in July!! That’s been such a bright spot during this stressful time. And I just saw where Hallmark will be releasing 40 new Christmas movies this year….YAY!!!

I hope y’all have a great weekend!!!

Books I’ve Read Since March and Loved!

As probably a lot of us, I’ve had some extra time on my hands since March. Because of that, I’ve had extra time to read–which has been such a blessing. One reason I really love reading is because it’s an escape. While I’ve literally been stuck at home in Alabama, I’ve figuratively travelled all over the United Staes and even to the UK!

I’m only sharing the ones that I really enjoyed reading and would recommend. There are a few that I read that were okay to read, but I probably wouldn’t recommend them to anyone.

Firefly Lane

This was the third Kristin Hannah book I’ve read in 2020 and I really liked it! Her books are so easy to connect to the characters and all of her characters have depth. This follows two best friends for a couple of decades, and because I value strong and loyal friendships, I really cried at the end of this novel. I’d say, though, out of the three I’ve read, I’d rank this one #3. The Nightingale is still #1 for me and The Great Alone is #2.

On Mystic Lake

Once I get on an author kick that I like, I like to stay with that author (which you’ll see). This book has some twists and turns in the plot that I didn’t see coming, but overall, I would recommend it to y’all! I’d have to rank this as #4 because I really thought the others were better–but don’t discount this one!!

Josh and Hazel’s Guide to Not Dating

I read a good handful of Christina Lauren books during the stay at home time and thought a few of them were funny! (I had already read The Unhoneymooners, so I knew her writing style.) Josh and Hazel were characters I really liked–and they are complete opposites. Hazel is more of a free thinker and Josh is very structured. They strike up a friendship which obviously leads to a romance, but I was rooting for them the whole book!

Love You, Love You Not

This one was HILARIOUS!! I had never heard of this author or book, so I took a chance on this being good–plus, it was cheap. The main character is immediately likable. All I could do while reading this was picture this novel as a movie and that made it even funnier. She’s a telenova actress who was killed off of her show, so she has to find a job to make ends meet. Long story short, she ends up “acting” in a job interview and gets a secretarial job to a very rich, but rude man. It’s a very easy read, so I recommend it if you need a laugh!

The Last Summer

This was a long book (400+ pages), but I flew through it in about 3 days. That’s how badly I wanted to know the ending. This book reminds me of both Downton Abbey and The Great Gatsby, and one of my friends texted and said it also reminded her of The Notebook–so all three really great books/shows! It takes place in Britain at the start of WWI, and we all know how that war changed everything for the British aristocracy. It always amazes me customs and etiquette of the past. I wish we still treated people with that type of respect 🙂

Evvie Drake Starts Over

I thought this book was so cute!!! It was another easy and fast read–the perfect escape from this crazy world right now. Evvie is young (they never say how old but I’m thinking low to mid 30s) and her husband dies suddenly in a car wreck. She lets her best guy friend’s friend rent out the attached apartment to her house and well…you can see where this goes. If you want something predictable and nice, read this book!

Do you have any books that you’ve read recently that you would recommend? I’m still on my library’s waiting list for the latest Elin Hilderbrand book and need something in the mean time.