Friday Favorites // Lots of Lovin' + Here's to the Weekend!

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1 // I would be totally and completely ungrateful if I didn't say the biggest, gushiest and heart-juiciest thank you to the best favorites this week...YOU GUYS! My friends! Thank you for loving me even when I'm down. Thank you for the encouraging texts and messages and comments. My heart is full! I have that "my heart is going to burst out of my chest and melt into a puddle of love juice on the floor" feeling. God gives us friends because of moments like these. Just know, you are never alone. I know that. I get reminded of that every day. There is someone there who may not be going through EXACTLY what you're going through, but they are willing to feel for you and feel with you. Isn't that something? Feeling with something. That's empathy, right there. So thank you, friends. I love you. I really do. Thank you for feeling with me. 

2 // One of my freshman roommates, Meghan, is getting married and the other day she asked for some planning advice from me and my two other roommates. I got all the wedding feels. Here are 12 unforgettable wedding moments. 

3 // Speaking of Cup of Jo, have you seen the new website design? Can I please write for this website? That would make my life. 

4 // And one more from this beautiful corner of the internet, a West Village Apartment Tour that will make you swoon and wish you had all the dollars to have an apartment so beautiful. 

5 // The prettiest iPhone 6/6+ cases. I'll take the sparklerose one, please! No but really, can't you see those gems looking great on a block of gold?  

6 // Because of recent events, my fashion studying has gone through a little desert-y moment. I wasn't able to talk about the Met Gala red carpet or the rest of NYFW (it's all right though, because it happens every single year). But I just wanted to give a shout out to my girl, Anna. Though poppies were an odd choice, her dress was a work of art and I dig stuff like that. Also, Fan Bingbing. That. is. all. 

7 // The summer shoe. 

8 // More wedding inspo: for the donut lovers!  (Sorry, Karlee) 

9 // Can we "taco" bout this? Please? 

10 // I call this "Throw it on and go" #1. 

11 // "Throw it on and go" #2. 

12 // A slim twist to an old classic. 

13 // Ok and I hate to shamelessly plug, but hey, why not? Check out my tumblr!  You can find me there drooling over food, fashion and nerdy things. Ya dig? 

Have the happiest weekend friends and, dare I say it, stay gold. 

Monday Musing // The Swoons

Nope the swoons aren't something that you get when you have the flu. I know gross. Why did I even say that?

Here's my definition of the swoons.

That feeling of euphoria and incandescent happiness you get when you see or hear something that speaks to your inner most heart and soul.

Let's swoon.

1 // I have been researching ways to decorate our very small space this Christmas. I mean we barely have room for our mini tree. Honestly, I just need to make the time, but when I saw this sweet and simple wall it didn't seem like a challenge.

2 // I LOVE this chair. I can't stop thinking about it when I think of our future home. I also love the graphic wall in the back.

3 // Stylish Sorel Boots? Yes, please because let's get real...you don't want to wear your leather boots that will completely soak through in the winter.

4 // Instead of brown paper packages, go with green paper packages tied up with fancy yarn and candy cane string. So festive and fresh.

5 // Smashed potatoes. Mmmmm.

6 // This quote. It literally left me speechless the first time I read it on Tumblr.

7 // I can't get over these boots. I also can't get over how they cost more than $400. Yikes.

8 // Because a plaid scarf is almost necessary.

9 // Agh a literal long sweater dress. *swoooooooooon*

10 // This is evil. Oreo butter? Oh yes. A thousand times yes.

11 // Big scarves are so swoon worthy, but big royal blue scarves with fuzzy grey sweaters, ULTRA swoon worthy.

+ s w o o n 

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+ s t a y // g o l d

p.s. I would have all sources to the photos, but my computer kept crashing when I tried to upload and then copy and paste the links. I tried like five times and I just said screw it. All photos don't belong to me and the majority of them can be found on Pinterest or Tumblr.