Campaign for Real Beauty

Dove's latest Campaign for Real Beauty video is pretty powerful.   I've been a huge fan of this campaign since it began several years ago, but I think Dove just outdid itself.


Just take a look...

back...again...

Well, it's only been 6 months since my last post.  The end of the campaign season kept me busy for a while, but unfortunately that's really my only excuse.  I guess you could say I had about 5 months of writer's block, but here I go again...

Since my last post on October 23rd, I:

Celebrated my birthday -- and because it was the day before Election Day, I had a fun fondue party the weekend before:

{the setup}

{the pretty hostesses - rachel and maggie}

Celebrated the end of campaign season -- which was spent in Fort Worth.  Scott and I spent the day placing signs at various voting locations throughout the district.  Unfortunately, the outcome was not as we had hoped, but it was a fun evening supporting good friends.

{Scott's brother, Clayton, who was the campaign manager, Dr. Shelton, and Scott}

Traveled to San Francisco, Napa and Sonoma with Scott!  best. vacation. ever.

Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years:

{oh hey, sister!}

{bundled up at the family farm with scott's family -- clayton's girlfriend, morgan, and scott's sister, morgan.  trust me, not confusing at all....}

{new years eve in port aransas}

a couple fancy events and a wedding/reunion:

{celebrating scott's first bachelors of austin event -- any excuse to dress up in a formal dress is fine by me!}

{waldemar reunion for blake's wedding -- grace, chloe, laura and sarah}

Ran the Austin Half Marathon:

{running with maggie during the race.  this was about halfway.  not hurting yet...}

{at the end in front of the capitol}

Rodeo Austin and SXSW -- those were a fun few weeks in the city:

{with marcy at the team sine die rodeo cook-off}

{thank you, Scott, for Rodeo Austin tickets the night Easton Corbin played!  Still swooning...}

{enjoying the sunshine during sxsw}

Our company won some AAPC Pollie Awards for work during the campaign season:

And that pretty much sums it up for now.  Be back sooner rather than later....promise!

pink and gold

I grew up taking ballet from the time I was three all the way through high school.  I wanted to be a ballerina when I was little.  There was something magical about the elegance and gracefulness of the dancers telling a story.  It was like being transported to another world full of wonder and glamour.  {anyone up for attending the Nutcracker with me in December??}

Clearly, I didn't grow up to be a ballerina, but I continue to be inspired by the same things I loved about ballet when I was younger, but in a more sophisticated way.  I always tend to gravitate to those soft, calming colors of ballet pink and and the bright, shiny gold, similar to the stage lights.  In fact, those are the colors I chose to decorate with in my current apartment.

Ballets are a comfort thing for me.  The colors make me feel at home.  And I was in need of a bit of comfort today.  So I started browsing ballerina photos...which gravitated towards home inspiration photos. {cannot redecorate my apartment...using the same colors.  hold me accountable, please?}

Just wanted to pass a few along {you're welcome for narrowing them down!} and I even used some of the below as my own inspiration:

from modern home furniture

from this tumblr

from running in cute heels blog

glitter guide tumblr

glitter guide tumblr

 

ruffled blog

sic 'em bears!

my favorite football game of the year is finally here!

baylor vs. texas!

so excited to have it here in austin this year -- makes tailgating just a little more fun. :)

i'm wearing my green and gold around town today and looking forward to my bears beating the boyfriend's longhorns tomorrow!

and below are a couple of photos from last year's game in waco.  unfortunately, no photos from inside the stadium...couldn't bust out the camera in the monsoon that decided to hang around pretty much the entire game.  luckily that won't be the case this year!

happy weekend!

with scott

oh hey, lindsay and courtney!

weekend recap

This weekend was nothing short of boring!

Friday night we rushed to Georgetown for Scott's roommate's sister's wedding. {mouthful, much?}

And by rushed I mean 5pm Austin traffic which was worse than usual thanks to those going north to Dallas and those coming in for ACL...

But it was beautiful!  A perfect, outdoor, sunsetting Texas-in-the-fall wedding.

me and Scott before the ceremony

with Scott's roommate + girlfriend

{and I'm pretty sure I need a haircut after seeing this photo...}

Saturday was a day full of football!  We spent the morning with good friends watching the TX/OU game {sigh...} 

Then I ran off to go finish getting ready for Scott's birthday fiesta!  I wish I had a little more time during the week to be able to make a little cuter {oh, pinterest}, but it turned out to be a success--and the chili bar was a hit!  We had a great group of about 10 people including those above and enjoyed food, football, games and pinata!

Only bummer of the night was the Baylor/TCU game.  {It was an absolutely horrible weekend for Texas football...}

Sorry about the dark photos -- who doesn't put a light in the living room of an apartment?  This was one of those parties where I wish I had taken more photos...

Scott with Rachel and Maggie -- it's like pulling teeth to get him to take a serious photo.  Keeps things entertaining.

Sunday was a lazy, lazy day with more football watching.  Can't get any better than that!

Happy Monday!

happy friday!

We made it to Friday!

And between ACL and TX/OU, it's a busy, busy weekend here in Texas.

This year, I'm skipping TX/OU and spending the weekend here.  I'm looking forward to attending a wedding tonight, throwing a little birthday/football watch party for the boyfriend on Saturday {and hopefully seeing some college friends in town for ACL!} and spending all day Sunday relaxing and watching more football.

Have a great one!

And just for fun:  I'm loving these DYI glitter pumpkins from Monograms and Manicures.  Perfect, girly decor for fall!  Maybe I'll add this to my weekend to-do list!

Zara Home

One of my favorite European clothing stores, Zara, finally launched their home collection here in the USA!  I'm loving the variety of styles to choose from--everything from elegant and classic to funky animal prints.  The best part?  It's affordable!  Here's a couple of my favorites that I'm currently lusting over:  

New Milano Bedding with Costa Throw

Sequin Pillow

Cube Tumbler

Wooster Table -- would also make a great bar!

*all photos from Zara Home