emerald

i think i just died.

and then went to heaven.

i. love. this. dress.

it's perfect

lonny in new orleans

so, i may not have loved online magazines before...

but i sure do love this issue.

especially since the focus is so much on

new orleans- 

and my favorite street ever,

 magazine street.

sweet baby jane

                                                   photography by nicole cotten

i am so happy my sweet baby is town...

and her beautiful mom 

and her daddy, hank

henry!

whatever you like to call him

one month until...

i get to marry this boy!

31 days, 31 days!

i heart art: elizabeth rathbone

how stinking incredible are these paintings?

i have seen her work over the years 

and have been consistently 

blown away at everything she does.

but this set... 

absolutely unbelievable

she has taken her artwork to the 

next level

i love love love it!

i cannot believe i could not go to her show last night.

(this is the time when i do not like my major)

i am so proud of her!

now liz, go graduate and have fun in monaco

at the next

royal wedding....

(maybe kate and william will be invited?)

katherine brent

my sweet new niece,

katherine brent

born monday, may 2

at 4:26pm

i love every little bit of the 

6 lb 12 oz and 20"

that she is!

listen to nora kline's

sweet voice

when she says, 

"katherine brent"

at the end of the video

i love those two little girls 

and their mommy so much

and of course brent too!

being an aunt is the absolute best!!!

coffee mug crackle turquoise

and this is what i come across while doing my interior design spec book

i love my major

(sometimes)

more than a honey do

so, here goes a little photo dump... enjoy!

look at these smiles!!! exactly the same.

mr. john, drew, uncle dan

i love this picture of mom and me...

look at my beautiful future in-laws! 

i love them

just some of my favorite people...

little sis, rebecca, christy, matthew, morgan

look at drew's face!

so animated

i heart my future family!

paige, trent, mr. john, drew, uncle dan

that smile is going to kill me :)

two handsome men!

mr, john and my good looking dad

i love so many elements about this picture:

mrs jill telling us something funny (our smiles), 

dad hugging sweet anna hitt, 

christy, mitchell, morgan and devan all laughing, 

nicole giving a model look (hott!)

this picture gives the feeling of the whole party.

 i love it!

two of the fabulous hostesses:

mrs michelle and mrs jill!

catching up with high school friends' mothers

i miss friday night sleepovers 

the other fabulous hostess,

gorgeous mrs becky! 

(who has practically furnished our whole entire house) 

seriously.

and

mrs mary jane

 (who supplied us with a lifetime of bath towels!)

look who came...

holly and austin!

(this is the only picture we got with them)

it was so wonderful to have them there!

man, did we have a trip(s) down memory lane.

-and yes, holly... i know how to use a plunger :)

this party was more than just a honey do...

i realize how blessed i am (we are) to have so many wonderful people in our lives. 

i know they genuinely love us- 

it is evident by how gracious they are to host parties, 

travel from out of town 

and buy us ridiculously amazing gifts!

but above all, 

every person at this party has

 set wonderful christian examples for us to learn from. 

something i hope to carry on in my life

now and in the future.

thank you