Thank Goodness..

It's Friday!! It seems like every week gets busier and busier so I am beyond excited for a 3-day weekend! As usual, I'm linking up with the Christina, April, and the Five on Friday girls for my favorites from the week.

Birthday Gift to myself

So I've been sitting on some Amazon gift cards that my wonderful family gave to me for my birthday and Christmas this year and I was totally torn on what to get. My options were a sewing machine, Rayban Wayfairers, or a 50mm camera lens. I opted for... drum roll please... a sewing machine. How lame/old am I?!

The camera lens was a tough one to pass up, but until I get the hang of my current lens, I thought I could put that purchase off a few more months. And the Raybans... well, those require more effort to keep them from breaking and getting scratched like all of my cheap sunnies, and I wasn't sure that at 27 years old I am up for that responsibility.

Charleston Blogger meetup

I finally had a chance to meet some of my favorite local bloggers, Megan, Ally, and Shelby. We took advantage of restaurant week and a few glasses of wine last night at Al Di La. These girls are the absolute sweetest and have helped me out so much since we first moved here, it was great to finally meet them and I can't wait for our next night out :) It still baffles me that blogging has opened up opportunities like this to connect with these ladies and the rest of you! Love it!

Cross-Body Bags

J. Crew Tartline Mini-Satchel 

I've been on the search for a cross-body bag that will hold my DSLR while we're in Europe, and I'm having a hard time deciding. I picked up this purse from J. Crew while it was on sale and I wanted to share it with you all because its gorgeous! Unfortunately the blush seems sold out but if it comes back in stock, snatch it up! I'm still a little on the fence because it barely fits my camera (if I keep it in a small case) so until I make up my mind, the hunt continues...

Looking ahead to Spring

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Is it just me or does this outfit make you so excited for Spring?! We have a mild winter here so I can't complain but I'm still excited for all of the spring colors and the nautical look, it never gets old! 

This...

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I saw this last night and it hit me that I've been trying to do way too much and it made me so scatterbrained this week. I need to focus on limiting my to-do list or managing my time better on the weekends to accomplish everything. Does anyone else feel like this sometimes?

P.S. I apologize to those of you who commented on posts this week and haven't heard back! I love, love reading your comments so keep them coming and I promise I will do better :) I'm also really looking forward to catching up on all your blogs this weekend!

I hope you all have a great weekend! Only one more in January... how is that possible?!