It's Official!

I now have a new sister-in-law and I couldn't be more thrilled! The happy couple are on the way to St. Johns for their honeymoon! Yes, I am totally jealous, the honeymoon is the best part about getting married right?? Matt and I actually went to St. Thomas and St. Johns for our honeymoon too and it was unbelievable, I know they are going to have a fabulous time!

The wedding weekend was amazing! I am a little sad that this was our last family wedding, since we are all hitched now! I don't want to bore you too much with rando photos but I had to share a few pictures from this fabulous weekend!

This was from the kick-off Caribbean party last Saturday. Wearing the dress that everyone voted for!

The flowers from the Rehearsal Dinner. My parents used the same women who did my wedding flowers and she did an amazing job again! They were even more breath-taking in person.

The siblings the night before the big day!

This is me trying to gain some liquid courage before my toast at the dinner!

My sister, my mom, and me right before our big walk down the aisle.

A few shots of us bridesmaids before the service!

The newlyweds!

Wedding Weekend

I hope everyone has a fabulous weekend! I am off to start all the festivities for my brother's wedding!

My soon to be sister-in-law and brother. The sweetest cutest couple ever! I am so happy for them and thrilled to be a part of their big day!

Here is a little sneak peek at my outfit for tonight.

It is a navy one shoulder dress with rhinestones on the strap and my new silver shoes from Piperline worked perfectly with it! I am still working on my speech for the Rehearsal dinner tonight but luckily my sister is going to give it with me, so I have help!
I have a slammed packed weekend so I will be back Monday with pictures (hopefully)! xoxo

Read, Watch, Listen

It's been awhile since I did one of these posts so I thought I would share what I am reading, watching and listening to!

READ
One Day by David Nicholls

I read reviews about this book in several of my magazines so I finally picked it up to read. It is a love story that spans 20 years and I adore the premise of it. They meet have one wonderful night together and then the book touches on where their lives are on that exact same day every year. I have not finished it yet, so not sure of the ending but I am really enjoying it! It is a perfect summer read.

WATCH
The Next Foodnetwork Star

I am not working with many shows to watch this summer since most of my favorites are on hiatus til September! It is probably lame I watch this but, I honestly love any cooking show. I have been watching this show for years and it is always entertaining although sometimes it's stars are not! Most of the past winners besides Guy I have not been impressed with but I still watch. I don't have any favorites yet in the new cast but I am sure I will as the season goes on!

LISTEN
My Morning Jacket Circuital CD

I have loved MMJ for years, my brother actually introduced me to them. I have been to a few of their concerts and they are always fun. Their new CD is really good! It is great "chill" music.

Any book, music or tv recommendations send them my way!

Egg, Sausage, and Sun-Dried Tomato Casserole

This breakfast casserole is amazing. It is always a crowd pleaser and perfect for company! Both my mom and I made it last weekend for our guests and everyone absolutely loved it! If you want to, you can cook the sausage, onions and tomatoes a day early and then just assemble the casserole the day of to save time. Make this dish, I promise your guests and family will be asking for seconds!

EGG, SAUSAGE AND SUN-DRIED TOMATO CASSEROLE
- 1 pound Italian sweet sausage (I used Jimmy Dean Hot Sausage)
- 1/2 cup chopped shallots )about 3 shallots)
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 1/2 cup chopped and drained sun dried tomatoes
- 4 tablespoons fresh parsley
- 5 large eggs
- 3 large egg yolks
- 1 cup half and half (I substituted skim milk)
- 1 cup whipping cream
- 2 cups grated mozzarella (I did half mozzarella half Gruyere)

DIRECTIONS1) Preheat oven to 375 degrees

2) Saute sausage until brown

3) Add shallots and garlic and saute about 5 minutes. Add in sun-dried tomatoes and 2 tbls parsley. Cook for 1-3 minutes. Spread sausage mixture into bottom of baking dish.

4) Whisk eggs, egg yolks, half and half, whipping cream, and 1.5 cups mozzarella. Pour over sausage mixture.

5) Sprinkle with remaining cheese and parsley.

6) Bake 30-35 minutes or until bubbly.

Enjoy!

Print Recipe HERE

Obsessions

ORCHIDS
I adore an orchid. They are so easy to care for and look gorgeous. I used them at my wedding and I still am obsessed with them. I am staying with my parents this week before my brother's wedding and I am so envious of my mom's orchid. How beautiful is it (and yes it is real!)? If you live in Charlotte Jesse Campbell is the man to call he does amazing orchid and plant arrangements!

FOREVER 21 DRESS
Just found this adorable dress online. Normally I don't have too much luck at F21 since most of the clothes are made for rail thin 15 years old but occasionally I find cute stuff like this.

EAT WELL ENJOY LIFE HUMMUS
This hummus is amazing. I have tried the edamame hummus with roasted red pepper and sesame and the spicy yellow lentil with apricots and sunflower seeds and they both knocked my socks off. I just bought the Tuscan white bean hummus to try next. They sell them at Harris Teeter. They are delicious!

PHYSIQUE 57 DVDS
I am pretty loyal to my Tracey Anderson DVDS, but they get really boring sometimes so I like to switch it up. My brother gave me these Physique 57 DVDs for my birthday and I love them. They are a great workout. I like that two of the DVDs are only 30 minutes so if you don't want to do an hour you can do the 30 minute one! I am always sore the day after I do these which I think is a good thing!

ST. IVES APRICOT FACE WASH
I love this stuff. It is one of the best exfoliating face washes I have tried. Best part it is dirt cheap like $4! It smells great and really makes your skin so smooth!

What are you loving this week? xoxo

Monday Eye Candy

What better way to start the week than with some gorgeous eye candy!

Kelly Wearstler's Agate fabric.
How fabulous is this??

Lindsay Adams Adelman Blow Light Fixture

The Theodore Sofa from Jayson Home.
Perfection. Now if only I had an extra $4,000 I would buy it.

Living Room Makeover by Allison Royer of BDG Style
My girl Julia first alerted me to this gorgeous room make-over on her blog and it is truly amazeballs. I can't stop thinking about it!




Lastly I leave you with Eric Dane.
I just finished watching all my DVRED Grey's Anatomy's from this season and man is he gorgeous!



Photos via: Matters of Style, Elle Decor, Jayson Home, BDG Style

**I treid to post links for all these beauties but my blogger is acting up again and will not let me post links:(**

Friday Musings

So, last Friday I told you all I was guest posting over at a Dose of Pretty about my favorite Accessories. Well blogger went haywire and Sara wasn't able to run my post so it will be running today. Please go check out her lovely blog and my post HERE!

I am super excited because while I was at TJMaxx yesterday searching for silver shoes to wear in my brother's wedding, I found these Joe's Jean Shorts for $39.99. A real steal considering they retail for $140 and I have been searching for some cute white shorts. (Note to Matt who I know is reading this, I used a gift card).

I had no luck in the shoe department but thank goodness for piperline, I found these silver beauties to wear for the rehearsal dinner and wedding.

I decided on Dress # 1 for the party tomorrow night. It was by far everyone's favorite. I will post some pictures next week from the party.

Tonight my hubby and I are making tacos our favorite meal and I can't wait. We honestly eat tacos at least once a week. I am obsessed with Mexican food! We do it original style- ground beef, hard shells, cheese, jalapenos, salsa and lots of sour cream.

I am pretty sure we will be enjoying some skinny ritas with our tacos. Which by, the way my friend Erin brought me a bottle of Bethenny's skinnygirl margaritas last weekend to try. It was good, better than I expected actually. Was it good enough for her to be bought out for $120 million? No, not that good. They had kind of a funny taste and I much prefer my own fresh mixture. However, in a bind if I was headed to the beach or on the boat and needed an easy drink to-go I would buy this again.

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend! xoxo