MAKING A WISH

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today is my birthday...
and i am blessed to be celebrating with the best family and friends all day!

here's to living everyday like its your birthday and being 
grateful for all the beautiful blessings in our lives! 

ANTLERS AND CAMO

BOOTS/ RING/ WEEKENDER/ TOTE/ EARRINGS (similar)/ CASE

so with tomorrow being my birthday...
i thought i would share with you a few things on my wish list!
yes, i still make a list. on pintrest!

as you know i have an antler/camo obsession- and the items on my list clearly reflect that!

the coolest thing on my list this year, i think, are the 'give back boots' from the Boot Campaign.
$50 go towards the boots and $50 go back to "Cultivating Awareness, Promoting Patriotism, and Providing Assistance" for men and women in uniform! i totally would wear these all the time!

SCRUMPTIOUS

this past week was all about food...and carbs didn't count:)
so my friend ellie and i decided we wanted to make scones.
we were both first timers to this, we went all out... streusel and all!

i dont bake, much, ever... but these might have to be made again soon!
these puppies were surprisingly easy to make and oh-so delicious. 

ellie- so glad we had this scone-date. it was delightful.

**side note: ellie plays in THE BENJAMIN'S. 
you should check them out NOW!!!

ROAD TRIP:: DAY 4

day four... and we finally crossed into the great state of TEXAS!

we left tennessee around 10:30am that morning and almost made it to texas at sunset, missed it by an hour. (i like to blame day-light savings time!)

a little over 1,700 miles, 4 days... what a trip!

we saw so much of america, got to spend time with some great friends... defiantly put spotify to good use and made it back in one piece!

welcome to texas, tess!

its the great state many of us call HOME!

ROAD TRIP :: DAY 3

day three.. we were getting antsy about sitting in the car... all.day.
but the hills and mountains of tennessee were so beautiful it was another great and breathtaking drive. we drove across the eastern continental divide, through the great smokey mountain national park, right through nashville, only to end up at sunset in the cute little town of brentwood. we stayed in the most adorable home with an even more darling family:)

with 'sandy' blowing through the north eastern states only a week before our trip, the foliage was almost non-existing. but by the time we made it to tennessee it was absolutely stunning!

i took this picture as we were leaving the next morning, on the iphone, #nofilter... just perfect!