Essentials...

Today's Essentials: Round Sunglasses from Nordstrom, Essie nail polish in "Mademoiselle," my Canon Rebel T3i.  

Peace and Love, 

Em

Late Night...

Our day trip to NYC was a complete success! It was seriously one of the best days I have  had this summer. We woke up at 4 am to catch our bus at Union Station and made it to the city by 11 am. We had about 2 miles to walk from where the bus dropped us off to Rockeffeller Center so after lunch we started walking towards the plaza. We walked through the fashion district and Times Square and then hung out around 5th ave for most of the afternoon. The weather was perfect! It was sunny and in the 70s and it made all of the walking we had to do enjoyable. While we were hanging around 30 Rock we got to see the cast of the TODAY show taking promo photos and we were actually able to get pretty close! But the best part of the day had to be going to the taping of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Some of you may know that I am a huge fan of Jimmy and it was so surreal to get to go to his show. The best part was that we got front row seats and Jimmy came and shook our hands afterwards. It was literally one of the coolest moments of my life!   

You can see the back of our heads there in the front row. 

That's my sister in the right hand corner. 

It was a perfect day. New York City in the summertime is pretty fantastic. The sounds, the smells, all of the activity just gives off this energy that is unlike any other. These are just a few photos that I took with my phone and a few screenshots from the show. I didn't feel like lugging around my big camera all day, plus I wasn't allowed to take it to the taping so I tried to capture little bits of the city as best I could. It was a great trip and one that I will never forget. 

Hope everyone is having a wonderful week so far! 

Peace and Love, 

Em

Monday, Monday...

I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend! I spent time in downtown Annapolis with a friend & did some heavy duty cleaning around the house. I have a pretty crazy week ahead, including a day trip to NYC and traveling for a family reunion. Here's to hoping that the week goes smoothly! What are your plans for this week?

Peace and Love, 

Em

10 Things I LOVE...

1. A fab dress from Attic & Barn.  

2. This place looks super cool.  

3. Hanging hats & scarves.  

4. Love all of these antlers and deer heads.  

5. This album cover and this song!!  

6. Behind the scenes of Indie.  

7. Love this.  

8. Cool mounted shelving.  

9. A Beach Bum playlist over on "Sincerely, Kinsey."  

10. Essie nail polish in Clambake. I bought this for a trip to New England a few years ago and just started wearing it again. It's my current favorite! 

Peace and Love, 

Em

Thank You...

I just wanted to thank everyone who reached out to me yesterday for your words of encouragement & support. They all meant so much to me. Thank you! 

Peace and Love,
Em

Heavier Things...

It's that time again for me to get a little sappy here on the blog. Maybe not sappy, but emotional.  

Let me start off by saying that the point of this post is not to whine about all my little problems and beg for attention or sympathy. It's merely meant to put my feelings out there and express where I'm at right now. I know that compared to many my struggles are quite small. Your support means the world to me and I simply feel like there are things that I need to get off of my chest. 

Lots of little challenges have been coming my way lately. Things that will seem stupid and trivial one day are pushing heavy on my heart at the moment. Right now I find myself going through a time of transition that I did not anticipate. And although I may not be happy with the way things are right now I know that God has a plan for my life and that everything happens for a reason; everything He does is for a purpose. While I may find myself constantly criticizing my appearance or obsessing over questions like Will I be single forever? and Where will I be in 5 years? I am also trying to look at this as an exciting time in my life. I'm tired of just stewing in negative thoughts and stressing about things that are ultimately out of my control. I need to keep reassuring myself that I am right where God wants me right now. It may not be the most exciting of times but this chapter in my life will lead to something else. I need to focus on growing in myself and becoming the woman that I want to be rather than comparing myself to others and speaking negatively to myself. I know these are things that every girl goes through and I am happy that I can look to other women as sources of inspiration at this time. Some seasons of our lives just seem awful, but I know that this season will lead to another and that all things are working towards His plan. 

I think that's about it. I just needed to put all of that out there. If you actually read all of this post, thanks for bearing with me. I will be back with something happier tomorrow. 

Peace and Love, 

Em

Bloom...

"And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was greater than the risk it took to bloom." 

- Anais Nin