Let's face it. My little beach town is basically paradise. Zach and I try to hit the beach at least once every other week because of how lucky we are to be so close and we just love the water! Over the weekend, we met up with some friends for a fun-filled day by the water and it was so needed!

I spent most of the day lounging with my feet in the water and who could blame me with this view?! I brought along all my favorite beach necessities including my monogram beach chair from Marley Lilly.

When I originally received this white button up shirt dress from Tobi, I had plans to wear it as a dress with flats, until I noticed that it was a bit too short/see through for my liking. That didn't stop me from finding another reason to wear it! Paired with a playful suit, my go-to beach hat and sunnies - this made for the perfect #ootd for a day at the beach and the perfect cover up!

Can you believe it's already August? Oh, how time flies. I am looking forward to so many exciting events this month from our engagement party this weekend to our one year anniversary getaway at the end of the month! Eek! 

To celebrate the end of July, I'm sharing a few of my favorite Instagram posts from last month below. 



So where to begin - oh we had a housewarming party and my future MIL made us the sweetest little house cookies. Check out more of her work here. 



We picked a wedding venue! This was SO exciting! And this Kate Spade wedding planner is just the cutest!




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You guys, with my upcoming girls weekend approaching SO fast, I took a moment to put together some of the cutest accessories for the pool, beach, lake, pretty much anywhere near the water! More details on where we are headed to later. 

And you know I wouldn't be me if the accessories didn't match, include monograms or some type of Lilly Pulitzer print. And this she she shells print is just adorable.

I may or may not have bought all of this. Is it Friday yet? #girlsweekend

Anything is possible with sunshine and a little pink. ~ Lilly Pulitzer 

It's National Flip Flop Day and I'm back with another outfit post and linkup with Walking in Memphis in High Heels! And it's also the fourth installment of my photo series, Life's A Beach.

It's a very simple outfit post today, complete with a white tank, dark jeans and these adorable starfish flip flops. Sometimes I feel the most comfortable in a simple outfit like this, don't y'all?

This weekend officially kicks off Summer and I'll be spending it down in the Keys with my girlfriends. To say I am excited is an understatement. Hopefully the weather cooperates. Wish us luck!

And I'm back with another installment of the Life's a Beach photo series! Today I give you a girly two piece outfit that's a little nautical but very fun! An outfit like this is meant to be seen. Lately, I've become obsessed with skirts. So easy, so versatile and so, so fun! Dress them up or down - accessorize or keep it simple.

I've also been switching it up with my poses. By no means, is this girl a model, but I've been trying new things. Thoughts?

Andd, how great is that boardwalk to the beach? It truly is remarkable how close I live to paradise.

Well we all know about my small obsession over rose gold so I put it to test this week pairing it with a little chambray. This dress is so comfortable and really is a great shade of chambray.

Oh and can anyone else tell the three shades of hair color I got going on? I need to see the stylist asap. Not sure what I want to do next. Any thoughts? Oh and I need a tan. But that's neither here nor there.

I am so excited to linkup with Walking in Memphis in High Heels this week for her Trend Spin Linkup! And it's all about how to wear white! Well since I live in Florida and it's pretty much acceptable to wear white all year round (GASP) this was an easy one for me to pull off. But my attempt at winter whites just looks like summer whites to me. You be the judge.

We all know how much I love a great neutral, so I paired my white skinnies with a beige tank, belt and bag to bring out the whites. I am not a huge fan of wearing white on white but I don't think it turned out too bad! Thoughts?

Hey, hey, it's Friday! Just wanted to give you a quick recap of what I've been up to lately. Last weekend was one of my best weekends in awhile and I really am learning to live this whole single-gal lifestyle. I mean, when you put your entire heart and soul into a relationship, you quickly forget what it's like to do things alone. Even the littlest things like watching TV, eating dinner, shopping, etc! I've been in a relationship since I was 16 with a few hiccups here and there but this time alone is different. It's allowed me to find myself again and it's refreshing to not have to ask to do things, see people or just stay at home alone. You know? I mean, don't get me wrong, I do miss having a plus one to movies, dinner parties and events but it will get easier as time goes on and that perfect somebody will eventually make his way into my life.

Anyways, this weekend is the Blake Shelton, Easton Corbin and Jana Kramer concert and you already know how beyond excited I am! Especially, since I am wearing my new boots! They are so so pretty in person too!

Tomorrow is going to go a little like this, game time (Go Gators!), tailgating, concert and then out on the town with the girls!

So in anticipation of said concert, I, of course had to come up with another inspiration board for my outfit with the new boots! What do you think? I found a really cute chevron top like the one below but its sleeveless! I think the navy will go well with the boots. Anyways - we shall see since I change my mind about five times before I walk out the door to go anywhere! 

So I've been a bad girl lately. I think I may have taken it to a whole new level. I feel like I NEED everything especially everything at Target. We all know this is clearly not true. Anyways, I thought I'd catch you up my life and what I am loving lately. Let's start with a few of my recent purchases, of course. I have been spending a lot of time at the beach and pool this summer and I really wanted to get a new bathing suit. I am in LOVE with this suit from Victoria's Secret! I also felt the need for a new beach towel, sunglasses, sandals, jean shorts, tank, beach bag, beach hat and tank! I know, I am well aware of how ridiculous I am. You can tell the theme of colors below - enjoy! Mostly everything was found at Target besides the beach towel and bathing suit.

Oh, hi! Do you remember me? Yes, yes, I know that I've been a little MIA these last few weeks but I assure you it is for good reasons. But nothing will keep me from doing my weekly linkup with Walking in Memphis in High Heels and The Fashion Canvas . Today's theme is Red, White & Blue! 

Yay! It's Friday, the first official day of Summer and I've got a country concert to attend! I'm going to see Brad Paisley, Lee Brice and Chris Young! I don't know about you but there's just something about some good ol' country music that can really put me in a good mood!

So in anticipation of this concert, I've come up with another inspiration board for my outfit! Like I've said before, I bought the boots below and it's really hard to match tops to it! I've found a few lately at TJ Maxx, Old Navy and Target that are similar to the ones below! What do you think? I'm totally getting my moneys worth out of these boots that I got for a STEAL y'all! Find them here. And let's not forget about a koozie! I'm totally taking my Lilly Pulitzer "Spike the Punch" koozie with me! 



Stay tuned for next week's Trend Spin Link Up! It's all about Chambray!