Father's Day Weekend Recap

Hey Ya’ll!!!

Happy Belated Father’s Day! I hope everybody had a great Father’s Day weekend. Mine was an eventful one. I’m not going to elaborate on how great of a father my dad is because he already knows it!! He raised two little girls into beautiful, successful women. My sis and I adore my dad to the fullest. We are spoiled like no other at the ages of 25 (me) and 28 (sis) and we wouldn't have it no other way..hehe!

my daddy!

Friday after work three of my old co-workers and I hit up this spot in Downtown Richmond called C’est Le Vin. There was a charity art event going on and we were there to support the organizer, Tamir Rock. There was a live band and beautiful artwork everywhere on the walls. The environment was very inviting. It was good to just sit down, relax to some great music, sip on some wine, and enjoy the company of great friends.

Saturday, I spent time with my fiance’ then headed to a 30^th birthday party that night at Studio 418. The party was for my good friend Darius. Hunny, we had a ball at that party!!!! The venue was sooooooo nice and the food was excellent. I really had a good time there!!! Go Darius boo! LoL

was waiting on my car to get washed. Quick Pic!

The birthday boy and I!

my outfit!

Sunday, I went to church and spent the whole day with my family! We cooked out at my grandma’s like always and just enjoyed each other’s company. It’s nothing like good food, crazy and funny conversations with family, and some daiquiris lol.

Wedding Shoe Dilemma

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   This post is going to be about my wedding shoe dilemma. For a person that love shoes I didn’t realize it would be so hard to pick a freaking wedding shoe! I didn’t want the heel to be too high where I would look like a giant and I didn’t want the shoe to be to plain and/or boring because that is not my personality at all. When I thought I found the right shoe there was always a flaw that came about which caused me not to purchase the shoe. Also, since my wedding dress is white (yea I know lol) I was opting for a white shoe but I was on tons of websites looking for a statement silver shoe. 

 

   The first pair of shoes I ran across was on Macy’s website. I found “Yvonne” by Michael Kors. I absolutely fell in love with this shoe. It was the perfect heel height and the perfect look. They had the right amount of sparkle and the look I was going for. I didn’t want to go over $100 for my wedding shoes and the “Yvonne” shoe was $165.00. A couple of weeks went by and I could not stop thinking about these Michael Kors so I made the choice that I was going to purchase them. When I went to go order them they was sold out of my size!!! I went to every shoe site I could think of and I could not find my size :(. I was sooo upset so the hunt continued.

   The next pair of shoes I ran across was by Badgley Mischka and the shoe was called "Wynter". When I saw these babies my eyes lit up. They were not the average traditional wedding shoe and I’m so not traditional. The heel on the shoe was what really caught my attention. I’m a sucker for a chunky heel and these shoes had just that! I knew I was going to be comfortable in these shoes because of the heel and that the shoe was everything I was looking for. They were white, satin, and had the right amount of sparkle. I found the shoes on www.6pm.com and they had them on sale for $64.99. If you know me then you know I love a great deal! If you were to look for the shoe now they went up to $121.99. The time came for me to order them and guess what…they didn’t have my size!!!! I was sooo upset. I went to other websites and they had them for over $200. I was definitely not paying $200 for a pair of shoes I’ll probably only wear once so once again the hunt continued. 

 

  While on Dillard's website I went to browse some good ole' Steve Madden shoes. I ran across Steve Madden's "Realove Rhinestone" Sandal. I thought they were really cute. The heel height was 4 inches and they had the amount of sparkle I wanted. They were $100 so I ordered them. When I received them and tried them on I was like WHOA because them thangs hurt like heck. There was no platform which I'm used to and the heel was extra skinny and like I said before I'm a chunky heel girl. I kept them for almost a month. I was walking around the house in them trying to break them in but it was a no go. There was no way that I could last through the wedding ceremony and at least the first half of the reception. It was hard to let them go but I had to return them. 

 

 

   About a month went by and I was still on the hunt for my perfect wedding shoes. Last week I was just browsing on Nordstrom website and I ran across some shoes that I really liked but I kept browsing. I ran across the shoe 3 more times after that. The 4^th time I was like hmmmmmm. They were not my style at all because for one they are sling backs and then the color of the shoes has nothing to do with my wedding. But again I’m not traditional so I thought I'd give the shoes a try. I ordered them and they arrived at my house yesterday. When I tried those shoes on hunny my eyes lit up!!!! They are soooooo cute!!!! Whoever thought that I would be wearing some sling backs lol. The heel height is perfect, the color is perfect, the design of the shoe is perfect…the shoes are just perfect for ME!!

   I’m so relieved that my wedding shoe hunt is over. I couldn’t be happier about my choice. They are perfect for ME and my Ryan and that’s all that matters. I can’t wait until my wedding day so I can finally reveal them but until then they will remain deep in the back of my closet lol!

   Although we all have different styles, give me your feedback on the shoes I posted. Do you like them? Would you wear them? Are they ugly to you? LoL. I would love to hear your thoughts and opinions!

Weekend Recap

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So it’s been a couple of weeks since my last blog post so I was like let me make an appearance lol. Hopefully, everybody had a great weekend. Mine was good.

Friday I met with my bridesmaids! I wanted to have a meeting to discuss the do’s and do not’s of the Anderson Cary wedding or the “Rynica” wedding. I made them all folders and we had food and games. I didn’t have time to cook so we had pizza hut, subway, chips, cupcakes, cheesecake, and wine! The turnout was great! Before I got to the serious stuff all the girls played a game called “How well do you know Ryan & Monica”. Basically I asked questions and they had to unscramble the answers. The winner got a gift card to Target! That was really fun.

Saturday was extra chill. My fiance’ and I went looking at different apartments. We are in no rush to buy a house right now and we are both practically fine with that. We both want to relocate so once we figure out where we’re going to be long term then that’s when we will focus on a house. After going apartment hunting for a few hours we went out to dinner then chilled for the rest of the night. It was a rainy day so it was the perfect time to cuddle and watch the playoffs! Sunday consisted of football. My fiancé coaches rec football so I was out there on the field supporting him today.

That pretty much sums up my weekend. It was pretty chill but I got a lot of things accomplished! But….talk to yall later!!!!

Chiming In

Hey Ya'll!

Just wanted to chime in for a minute. Hopefully, everybody had a great weekend. Mine was really chill. Hung out with my parents the whole weekend lol. Let's hope this week will go by fast so the weekend can be here!!!!!!! But that's it! Let me this a great week and an even better weekend.

Bye Loves!!!

My Mommy!

Save The Date



iphone picture quality...sorry!

I’m so excited to be doing this blog post!!! I finally sent out my save the dates!!!!! I’m late as hell sending them out but it got done. When I started thinking of what I wanted to do for the save the dates I knew I wanted to do something different. I didn’t want to do the typical magnet or postcard with our pictures on it. I wanted to do something that my guests could enjoy until the wedding. So I decided to do music cd’s of love songs. Usually people give out music cd’s as wedding favors but I switched it up and decided to do them as save the dates!

I contacted Gerald of RockSteady Productions to do my graphics. When he sent me the layout and design I was so pleased and happy with the results. The colors are great and our wedding theme is on the cd cover and the cd "Live, Love, Laugh". I couldn’t wait to get the process started. With the help of Ryan, we picked out 12 different love songs ranging from Jennifer Hudson to Luther Vandross. I wanted the cd to cater from young to old. Ryan and I also added a personal voice message for track 1 of the cd. It’s basically just us talking and telling people to save the date. It was a real cute and funny message.

I’m so glad that we did this as our save the date. Everybody loved them! The only thing I should’ve checked into before doing music cd’s was the postage. Each cd cost us $2.07 to send out so it did get a little pricey.

Overall, I get excited when people tell me how much they love the cd. It makes the cost we paid for the production and postage of the cd’s well worth it!!!!

 

Easter Weekend

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Happy Easter! I’m late I know LoL. I hope everybody had a fantastic Easter. I know I did. Putting on your Easter outfit, going to church, reflecting on the man above and what he did for us, being with family, eating a big dinner…doesn’t get any better. Saturday I had to work (blah) but when I got off my mom and I went out to get some goodies for my nephew’s big Easter basket we made and I got him some simple, cool, yet cute summer clothes from Target.

                                                 

 

 

 

This year was the first time in a long time that I actually went out and brought something to wear to church on Easter. Usually, I just put some stuff together from my closet. One day while in JC Penny I ran across this dress and I instantly fell in love. The colors, the fit, the style..it was all me. When I saw this dress the first thing that came to mind was “I can wear this on Easter Sunday” LoL. So I got it! I got it from JC Penny, the brand is Liz Claiborne, and it was $35. I paired it with some heels I got from Target and some simple accessories because the dress was a statement in itself. Oh yea I got a sew-in too! I was in the mood for some big, curly hair so I went out and got this SOL bohemian curl hair and had my sister install it. I think it came out cute…I love it!

 

                                                          

 

Sunday evening, a couple of hours after church, I went to my grandma’s for dinner. I love being with my family and enjoying good food. My grandma and aunts really showed off in the kitchen and I ate GUUD! I wanted to be comfortable so I just threw on some leggings, white t-shirt, chucks, and a jean jacket. Wasn’t really trying to make a fashion statement, I was just trying to be comfortable.

                                                          

I was actually trying on a jean jacket...LoL

 

So that pretty much sums up my Easter weekend! Stay tuned for more posts J  

 

 

 

Wedding Planning Update and more

Polka Dot Love

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Hopefully everybody has been having a great weekend! Just wanted to chime in to update ya'll on my wedding and what I have been obsessed with for the spring/summer time. Well my wedding is quickly approaching. August will be here before we know it. Still can't believe I'm about to be a wife LoL. The planning has been going well. I'm really keeping it in the family....I can't help it that my family have side hustles and are good at it. My mom and her 7 sisters have their own catering company "Sister2Sister Catering" so they are catering my reception (well minus my mom of course), my cousin is a professional DJ "Dr. Dre", my aunt is designing my invitations, programs, and wedding favors (She's good with things like that), my cousin is my wedding planner (She has done tons of weddings), and my other cousin is my reception hall decorator (She has also done tons of weddings). So I'm saving money all while knowing that my family will provide great quality work so I'm not worried about anything. The decorations for my wedding ceremony are complete and the reception hall is coming along well. The menu is complete and I know what I want for my lighting or the reception. Now it's all about getting a list together of everything I have to rent and things like that. I'm very satisfied at where I'm at in the wedding planning. 

The Future Mr & Mrs Anderson

I also started sending out my save the dates. Everybody has been loving them which is so exciting!!! I did something a little different and I'm glad I did. I'm very non traditional so I didn't want to do the usual save the date postcard of magnet. Once I send them all out I will do a blog post on them and finally reveal what they are if you don't know already!

Now for my springtime/summertime obsession. I am obsessed with chuck taylors now. Yes! Chuck Taylors. I think they are the perfect add on to any outfit. You can dress them up and dress them down and they go with almost everything. I can just picture myself with a cute bodycon dress on and some chuck taylors lol.  I have about 2 more colors I want to get then I'll be complete with buying chuck taylors. 

Stay tuned for more posts!!!