celebration "card" book

I don't know about any of you out there, but finding cards is always a chore- they never say quite what I would like them too, and then of course, add in a price tag of $4-7 buck a piece... no thanks.

I can't remember where I first saw the premise for this idea, I think it was a pintrest or some random Facebook post about buying one card to sign every year.

Well, I took it one step further, I used to journal all.the.time. I don't as much anymore, but I thought of combining the idea of a journal with this idea of 1 card that you resign every year and, voila! Mother's Day Card Journal. (and Father's Day, Anniversary, birthdays, other celebrations...sky is really the limit!)

I have had a lot of luck in one of my favorite places...the Target Dollar Section.

We "archived" a couple of years, since I came across this idea after our first parent days & annivesaries. And right now admittedly there isn't much in them...we trace the kids hands, let them scribble a bit, but as they get older the plan is to allow them to write whatever they wish, and then I usually journal a bit of what we did that day and then attach a picture.

I think its a perfect keepsake!

Lil ol me

my daughter & husband are my world & i couldn't be happier with that. i am far from perfect and i'm in complete awe of how blessed i am and constantly wonder how i came to be so lucky.

i am well intentioned, but stubborn. i tend to be a little scatterbrained. i'm rarely on time and am always losing my keys. i'm working on my patience. i wear my heart on my sleeve. i'm a hopeless romantic and desperately believe that good will always win out over evil. i live in organized chaos & have complete ocd about the oddest things. respect is huge with me. while i believe in the good in people, i believe that trust is something that is earned. i'm a shameless people watcher. i prefer tea or cocktails with a few close friends at a quiet, cozy place to a crazy night out bar hopping at the trendiest club. i have the best family ever (my new little family, the family i came from & my huge extended family!).


i love; SWEET TEA, lowercase letters, odd numbers, the colors pink, green & kentucky blue, the arts (music, dance, art, theater), the south (accents, food, chivalry, tradition), anything vintage inspired, road trips, cities, kentucky, real estate, interior decorating, holidays, champagne, crafting, baking, etiquette, college sports (SEC).

my favorite dresses twirl & have pockets. a girl should always carry a koozie in her purse, have over-sized sunglasses & sparkly heels.

upon hearing my daughter take her first breath, i finally (after 26 years, 2 months, 8 days, 9 hours and 39 minutes of constant future planning) learned to live in the moment.