JODY BETH TURNS ONE!

 

WOOT!!! It's a party here today because my blog is officially a year old! One year ago today I posted my first blog post ever and I have loved every second! Blogging has been one of the funnest journeys and I never thought I'd be where I am today with it. I just want to give a HUGE thanks to my sweet hubby, who pushed me to start my blog in the first place, and continues to push me everyday towards my dreams. Plus, he's my official photographer, so I'm thankful for that as well. ;) I started from the bottom, now I'm here. I hope I can just continue to succeed with my blog and make more friends! My blogger buddies are some of the best people I've ever met, and I would've never met them if I wouldn't have gotten myself into this whole blogging world. Thank you guys so much for following along with me in this journey, you have no idea how much love I have for each and every one of you!

 

So since it's my blog's birthday and I love you guys so very much, I'm doing a fun giveaway! I'm giving you guys the chance to win a $25 JUNIEblake giftcard AND a $25 Oh My Chic giftcard! So one of you lucky peeps can basically get a $50 shopping spree to spend on gifts for the gals in your life, or even better, yourself! ;) Good luck to every single one of you! All you need to do is enter using the Rafflecopter below! (Open to U.S. residents only, sorry guys!)

 

Hope you all had an amazing holiday, and have a great weekend!! Thank you all for being so awesome!



 

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FEELING FESTIVE

TOP: NORDSTROM RACK // PANTS: THRIFTED-SAVERS // SHOES: SHOE DAZZLE // BRACELET: FIFTH & MAE // LIPS: "TRAIN BLEU" VELVET MATTE LIPSTICK BY NARS //

Hey guys!! Happy Wednesday! I'm so happy this day is finally here because that means Thanksgiving is tomorrow! Thanksgiving is by far one of my favorite holidays, because I love being with family and I especially love all the food! I'm even lucky enough to have two Thanksgivings (one advantage to being married) so I will be eating all. day. long. I can't wait! Are you guys doing any fun Black Friday shopping? My husband and I love Black Friday shopping, even if we're not even really getting anything. One year we waited in line outside Old Navy on Thanksgiving night just to get in at Midnight and all we bought were pajama pants. Seriously. We just kind of love the atmosphere and watching all the crazies! So who knows what shenanigans we'll do this year, but I'm thinking Kohl's might be a fun place to be at midnight!

I have THE FUNNEST post coming up on Friday, so make sure you watch out for that. I hope you all have the most wonderful Thanksgiving! And a safe Black Friday. ;) Don't go pulling anyone's hair, okay? See you all back here on Friday! Have a great day, thanks for reading!!

(Left from Minted.com)

(Left from Shutterfly.com)

(Top from Minted.com)

(Left from Shutterfly.com)

(Top from Shutterfly.com)

 



Hey guys! It's been a loooong time since I've done a DIY, but this one is definitely something that would be useful to everyone who is looking to order some Christmas cards this season! The ones above are from Minted and Shutterfly, and I played around a little bit on both the sites (the originals are cards that I personalized in Shutterfly, just so you don't think I'm copying them word for word, haha). I created and personalized some cards in hopes that I would create the perfect one, stay under $30, order a few of each design (because I'm the most indecisive person ever and can't pick just one) and call it good! But to my dismay, staying under $30 was a lot harder than I thought it'd be. So I closed out of both sites, hopped onto Pinterest and searched "Cheap Christmas cards" and still couldn't find anything on there. (So I basically spent way too much time personalizing cards that I didn't even end up ordering.) Then I thought, what the heck, I could probably make similar cards myself! And so I did.

 

You can probably use any type of photo editor you'd like, but I personally used PicMonkey, because it has lots of font options. I think they turned out really cute, and they were SO much cheaper! I ended up paying $4.20 for 35 prints. I just ordered the prints through Walgreens (they were only $.12 per card), but you can print them out wherever your little heart desires. I made A BUNCH more that I really love, because it's just so easy! There are so many holiday quotes and songs that you can just add over a photo, and it looks darling. Voila! The easiest and cheapest Christmas cards EVER.

TRIANGLES

TEE: EXPRESS // LEGGINGS: AGNES & DORA // SCARF: OH MY CHIC // COAT: OLD NAVY (OLD) // BOOTS: JUST FAB // EARRINGS: KOHL'S //

Today I'm bringing you my 4th and final look with Agnes & Dora! It's pretty much been the best, right? I'm so obsessed with these leggings, and feel like I need a pair for every day of the year. These triangle leggings are definitely my fave. Black & white has always been and will always be my favorite color combo and the triangles just add a fun, subtle pattern. Not too crazy, not too boring! You can't really see my tee, but it says "Too nice to New York, Too naughty for LA" haha. Cute, right?! I had been wanting it at Express for awhile but of course didn't want to pay full price, then one miraculous day, it was 40% off! So I snagged one and never looked back. It has rhinestone detailing on the shoulders which I also love!

So guys, I can't even explain to you how excited I am about this week being over. School is nearing its end, and the stress is piling on like none other. Last night I just sat down at my computer, and conquered 5 homework assignments so that definitely eased my stress a little bit, and then I remembered I still have 4 more assignments and 3 tests to take... BOO. But it's fine, only a couple more weeks and then I'm free from school for a month! 

P.S. My husband and I are getting pictures done tomorrow for Christmas cards (first time since our engagements!) and I don't even know what I'm going to wear. How is that possible?! I freaking blog about clothes. I just can't decide! Do any of you guys have any advice? Or themes? I could use all the help I could get! I would love you forever, seriously. Thank you all for reading, happy Friday!!

DRESS IT UP

TOP: TJ MAXX // LEGGINGS: C/O AGNES & DORA // SHOES: TARGET (OLD) // COAT: TARGET (OLD) // BRACELET & RINGS: KOHL'S //

GAH!! You guys, I'm so sorry this post is getting posted so late in the day! Of course I didn't have time to get it ready last night, and have been busy at work all afternoon! But better late then never, right? Today I'm bringing you my third look with my Agnes and Dora leggings. Most of us (and by most of us I mean me) almost always think leggings=casual, which they are pretty much 90% of my life. But sometimes it's fun to dress them up! Especially when they're so dang cute!! This was actually my hubby's favorite look of mine with these leggings, (I think he's just a fan of tight clothing on me... Haha.) and he was really disappointed when I decided to change into something more casual for date night. What, baggy sweaters aren't sexy?! Mind=Blown.

I also have something to confess to you guys and I'm not even ashamed about it one bit. I'm totally wearing Spanks. Spanx? However you spell it, I'm wearing them. Yep, the ones that tighten my thighs, tummy and butt. Now I'm just wondering how I ever wore tight clothing without them! They are truly a miracle undergarment if I ever saw one. Haha, hope you guys have an amazing Thursday! Almost Friday, woot!

HIGH TEA

^^Isn't that the most gorgeous group of girls you've ever seen?!

DRESS: H&M // SHOES: DANA BUCHMAN VIA KOHL'S // NECKLACE: H&M // LIPS: "FIERY" BY STILA //

I thought I'd break up the Agnes & Dora week and talk a little bit about what I did on Saturday! I was lucky enough to be invited to High Tea at The Grand America hotel in Salt Lake. It was hosted by the amazing blogger, Angie at The Fashion Fuse. She seriously is so kind and adorable, and definitely outdid herself. The afternoon was splendid, the company was amazing, and the tea and snacks were delicious. I loved hanging out with some amazing girls (I finally met Amber!) and chatting with them more. Like I said you guys, blogging has let me meet some of the most incredible girls. It was such a fun day. I mean, how many people can say they've had tea at The Grand America? It was fun just being dressed up and hanging out with my best girlfriends. I wish I could do that every weekend! Thanks for reading guys! Hope you all have an amazing hump day.

MAKE IT COMFORTABLE

SWEATER: H&M // LEGGINGS: C/O AGNES & DORA // BOOTS: TARGET // SCARF: OH MY CHIC // BEANIE: UNDER ARMOUR //

Happy Tuesday! Another day, another pair of Agnes & Dora leggings! These are definitely a fave of mine, and I've probably worn them for the past week straight. I wore this outfit on Sunday when I went Christmas shopping with my sis. (I went to Rainbow Gardens for my first time!) It's the perfect shopping outfit! After a day of shopping she was nice enough to take some outfit pics for me! Haha. It was such a blast, because she just kept making comments like, "Oh yeah, those are nice lips." and "Yeah, look away. That's nice." It was quite the photo-taking sesh. P.S. I just got this sweater at H&M, and all the sweaters were buy one, get one free! So if you're near one, you better hurry in and stock up on sweaters! I should've gotten this one if more colors, it's so comfortable! Plus, you can never have too many longer sweaters! Hope you all have an amazing day, thank you SO much for reading!