FABULOUS FAVORITES :: SARA

this week on the blog, i want to introduce you to my favorite blogs and the lovely ladies behind them. its hard to choose... my google reader is overflowing, but there are only a couple i look forward to reading every time there is a new post!

side note: there is no particular order of features this week... adore them all equally!!

meet the beautiful and always sparkling sara from :glitter and grace: !!!

i can't remember how i stumbled across this pretty blog, but i cant get enough of her cute outfits, sparkly nails and words from the heart. 

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SNAIL MAIL (PART 2)

a few months ago i first mentioned how much i love snail mail, pretty pens, paper and stationary.. well it's back. this time it was the pretty letters i received in my mail box! there is just something so meaningful, heartfelt and personal when you receive a hand-written note in via snail mail!  

thank you to my sweet friends who still value the joy and importance of a real letter. 
here's to keeping snail mail, stationary and happy mail boxes alive!!

SOMETHING 'SWEET'

today i had a few extra minutes and a new cookie recipe i wanted to try.

so i made a really small batch of nutella cookies and realized, even a small batch is too many cookies not to share with someone else! 

so i wrapped up a two little bags with a small note for each of my neighbors!

(photo taken with iPhone)

SHE SAID YES

[taken with my iPhone!]

am i still so fully with happiness from this past weekend... 

we all knew it was going to happen, but it was a surprise for most up until the last few days... 

MY BEST FRIEND IS GETTING MARRIED!!!

this sweet young man had it all planned out.. to propose on the ferris wheel, where they had their very first date- so cute right?!

the one day in dallas when it rains all day long was of course on the day of the proposal. 

the ferris wheel was not running (nor where any of the other rides at the state fair) thank heavens for the sky-rail - it saved the day! we made the love birds get in their own cart, where kyle got down on one knee and proposed to my bestest friend in the world-- SHE SAID YES!!!

friends and families welcomed them with champagne and celebrations well into the night when we got back to the house!

**SO HAPPY FOR YOU TWO LOVE BIRDS**

love that he proposed to her in a yakees hat, hoodie, leggings and in the downpour of rain!!

makes for a perfect engagement story that they will be telling for years!

THE STATE FAIR

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fall has arrived, or maybe just the great state fair of texas!!

reasons you should go. parades, stampedes, fried food, live music, and THE FERRIS WHEEL!?! 

wait, and kevin costner?

its a must, more like tradition. 

...oh and here's how you can save a few extra pennies...

its been around for 125+ years... not much is around that long anymore. 

(state fair history)