<< Game Day >>

dress : gap | leggings: marshalls (old) | purse : rachel roy | watch: michael kors | scarf + sunnies: f21 | boots: steve madden

If there is one thing that unites Memphians it's our love for basketball.  Memphis isn't one of those cities that you can stroll around and get lost in.  So when there's a home game we jump at the chance to go.  Luckily, both the Tigers and the Grizzlies  sport the same blue/white colors so as soon as I saw this dress at Gap I knew it had to come home with me.  Next time, I'd really love to re-create this outfit with a pair of red Hunters.  Those are definitely high on my list of things to invest in.  

::Blazer & Tennies ::

shirt + denim: gap  |  blazer: dillards  | shoes: nike  |  purse: celine, vintage 

Just a couple of pictures of an outfit I wore to  the Memphis Grizzlies basketball game a few weeks ago.   Unfortunately, we lost, ultimately ending this season.  But, I have high hopes for next season - to win the champs and to get on the dance cam.


  My dreams are always so ambitious.


p.s. don't forget to enter the beauty/skincare giveaway for a $20 gift certificate !

:: sno cones ::

shirt + belt : f21  |  skirt : old navy (dress,cut into skirt)  |  purse: gianni bini  |  necklace: j.crew inspired  |  shoes: american eagle  | sunnies : UO  |  baubles: f21, dillards, apricot lane

Growing up we would anxiously await Memorial Day as our official sign that spring has sprung, and summer was well on it's way.  But the best part of Memorial Day was the fact that Jerry Sno Cones, a local sno cone parlor, was officially open for business.  Back in the good ole days, my elementary school would have us sign a waiver to take a field trip to Jerry's.  On the day of the field trip we would go to school giddy with anticipation, armed with our waivers and the $1.08 it cost us to get a sno cone.  We would spend all day staring out our windows looking across the street to the small pink shop that served nothing more than sno cones, frozen bananas, chocolate covered cherries, and big, fat pickles.  At the end of the day we'd take our "field-trip"to Jerry's, cross the street, hand over our $1.08, and pick out our favorite sno cone.  I always got the rainbow - a hodgepodge of flavors.

Those were the best field trips ever.

Back then, Jerry's was a hidden treasure, known mainly to the people who lived around the neighborhood.   We would make sure to get our sno cone fix as often as we could ( multiple times a week) before they shut down on Labor Day.   Now, they're open year-round and have people driving from all over the city.  What once housed a simple menu, now offers the best cheeseburger and fried pickles in Memphis.  Normally, I'd be a bit annoyed that my favorite childhood spot has now become everyone else's  favorite spot (and their mom's too - no kidding!), but I'm actually glad that Jerry's is able to attract different types of people to the humble neighborhood I grew up in.  It's nice to see barriers being broken, one sno cone at a time.

Him & Her

top:zara, pants:gap, purse:zara, baubles:f21,jessica simpson, swarovski's, stolen(from my sisters closet :))

just a few photos from our date night this past weekend. we had a nice dinner over sushi +ahi tuna sandwich ( for me) + wait for it...a cheeseburger (for husband).  oh, and does anyone else have the hardest time choosing a restaurant to eat at?  i'm not a big fan of chains so I'm always on the lookout for family owned restaurants-that aren't downtown.  I love downtown, but sometimes, I like to stay close to home :-)

p.s.  that last picture is currently my desktop background. 

 i love it :-)

The Memphis Zoo

Fall has finally settled upon us (yipeee!) and with it has come cold, cloudy days.  It's hard to believe that Monday was in the upper 80's and the very next day it was a (very) chilly 50 degrees.  I'm glad we took advantage of our last teasing of summer.  I spent the day at the zoo with a few friends and managed to snap a few photos for you.  I feel like Memphis gets a bad rep, so today I wanted to show you one of our pride and joys : The Memphis Zoo.  It's been voted the #1 zoo in the nation and it's a fun way to spend your day...for both the young and old.

 My favorite part of the zoo is the animal statues that greet you when you first get there.  I have a countless number of pictures on each of these animals :)

 An upcoming exhibit that I'm quite excited about : Dinosaurs!

 In the winter months, the zoo builds an ice skating rink across from this gorgeous cabin.  All that's missing is some hot chocolate :)

 One of my favorite animals: the zebra.

Entrance into the world famous panda exhibit.

 I would love to have a backyard that looked like this!

 Because buying lunch at places like this can get really expensive, we stocked up on lunchables and snacks to get us through the trip.

 You know I love me some lion!

 Decor for an upcoming event : ZooBoo!

If you're ever in town,  don't forget to stop by The Memphis Zoo.  Trust me, you'll feel like a kid again!

Photoshoot

I've been wanting to do a fun photo shoot  of just Alaa and me for a while now.  I asked a good friend (who is a pretty amazing photographer) if she wouldn't mind taking some pictures of us downtown.  So when she agreed I was pretty excited to get in front of the camera and have a good time.  

 (One day I will master the jump picture...it's officially on my bucket list)

 This one is my favorite :)

Despite it being hotter than hades when we took these, we had a really good time.  I smile every time I look through these pictures and I am eternally grateful to the photographer.

I'm also eternally grateful to have such an incredible husband who doubles as my best friend.

Survival Guide

Sometimes you get sick of seeing this..

{at 3 in the afternoon..}

  and this

{all day long..}

 and lord have mercy...definitely this

{exam checklist: notes, gum, chapstick, and copious amounts of food and drink..oh and a blanket too}

You make some of this

{mmmmmm carbs}

{this is the best bread ever...it will make your house smell like a restaurant..so yummy}

 and have a nice cup of tea

And then you click your heels together and say go away tornadoes and exams

For the love of God

GO AWAY