My FIRST blogging conference

Thanks Ruche, for hooking us up with these adorable middy-rings !

@happyhust and @fashionisevo

My boyfriend is so supportive and kinda awesome <3

By the way, these ladies were as genuine as you could imagine. They can do no wrong!

Networking party...and I found an awesome quote from {Delightfully Tacky}

I hash tagged the crap out of #TXSC13 this weekend and this is why...:)

My brain (and body) are just now catching up with what I call an AWESOME WEEKEND! Texas Style Council hosted a conference last weekend for women bloggers, makers, entrepreneurs and an all around awesomely creative and talented bunch. This year's theme was {Summer School} and now I remember what school was like...not a lot of sleep, parties and early morning classes...phew! Although alternatively, I was jumping out of bed every morning ready to attend sessions taught by some of my blogger idols. It was amazing! Not to mention, my fellow peers were some of the sweetest gals ever:)

It may be nearly impossible to talk about all of the topics we touched on but these are a few bits of advice I loved:

•  Learning keeps us humble.
• Challenge yourself.
• Be specific about your goals.
• Make connections that are personal.
• Teaching = learning
• Happiness is a choice!
• Attend Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University
• Quit slackin' and make shit happen!
• Don't drink and blog.

After all of the hullabaloo, I'm only going to continue to improve my blog. I want to keep challenging myself to do things I may think I'm terrible at. After all, nothing about my life is perfect and I don't ever want to portray that. I DO believe in stepping out of comfort zones and I'm so grateful to have people in my life that support my shenanigans.

*SHOUT OUT to all of our sponsors and the amazing LuLu's for hosting our clothing swap. They hooked me up with my prom dress, I felt so lucky! I'm definitely planning on shopping with them and Ruche in the future...great prices too!

And by the way, everything in life is writable about if you have the outgoing guts to do it, and the imagination to improvise. The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt.

- Sylvia Plath

{Weekend}

Hey Austin, I've been doing a little exploring and with this triple digit Texas heat, it feels nice to wander in and out of (air conditioned) shops. It feels even nicer if there are cold drinks involved:)

Among the snapshots of my weekend, I discovered a couple South Lamar gems...

• Mockingbird Domestics...This store is a great place to get inspired by local artists. Most of the items are a bit out of my price range, but the hand-made furniture is stunning.
• Henri's Cheese, Wine & Charcuterie...This quaint little cafe had me at cheese:) They serve lunch and offer cheese and wine into the evening hours. This is a must-try spot! Not to mention the funky Austin interior vibes...those pendants (above) had me drooling. 

Also, meet my hunky boyfriend Doug, bestie Andrea (name twins) and her sweet pup BRUCE! We were busy with fixer upper projects, fresh basil recipes and sunset trail walks.  I hope you had a lovely weekend as well!

Cheers.

Music Festival Buzz

Okay guys...there are still ACL (Austin City Limits) tickets available and I'm thinking it is going to be an epic weekend! Since ACL happens to fall on my birthday weekend and I've never been, I may have gotten myself a 3-day pass:) Which by the way, they are not offering 1-day passes and ACL has now turned into a TWO weekend event with the lineup playing TWICE (woohoo!) I've attached a super sweet Spotify playlist compliments of Austin360 to get you guys excited about the lineup. I'm a bit of a planner and a little excited if you can't tell...too soon?




You can still buy your tickets online right here. I hope I see ya there!