Weekend Recap // JT Edition!

We crossed #78 off of the 101 in 1,001 Days Bucket List this weekend! We finally got to see JT in concert and it was A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!!! He really is a serious entertainer - he can obviously sing, he has killer dance moves, and he plays guitar....swoon ;) I will stop and let the pics do all of the talking... please excuse the major fan girl moments of this entire post :)

But first....

The Outfit//

{ I couldn't decide what to wear so I left it up to all you girls on Facebook & Instagram... Thank you for all of your help! }

 {The winner was #1 -- #2 made an appearance the next day for a few family Christmas celebrations (Outfit post coming later this week) }

Outfit deets// 

Faux Leather Jacket: Forever21{similar}

Tank: American Eagle (old)

Skinnies: J.Lo via Kohls {love these}

Boots: DSW (old)

Necklace: Francesca's (old)

Concert Time//

{ These are our "OMGOSH I can't contain my excitement" faces.. you know, just in case you were wondering}

{ Our "hurry up, JT" smiles... He was about 40 minutes late to start, but once it started we totally forgave him! }

{The lighting and graphics were so awesome - 20/20 experience for sure!}

{He showed some serious fan love... let's pretend we were down there ;) }

{ The necessary concert pic, of course }

{ And then he was 20 feet in front of us! AHHHH!! }

Thank you moving stage! :)

Any JT fans out there?! Have you seen him in concert? 

P.S. The Hubs and I are about to head to Florida for our very first Christmas away from Georgia... We will seriously miss our family here, but we are so thankful to get away and change tradition since my brother will not be with us... Mom is already down there and when she stepped out on the deck she immediately saw a huge dolphin right by the shore... She said she knows Bug is there in spirit, sending her a dolphin :) 

Wishing everyone going somewhere for Christmas safe travels! 

~ xoxo ~

Danielle

101 in 1001 Days Update

September 2014// 101 in 1001 Days Update

As I update my list I am recognizing a few of things: 1. Since June of this year I have been busy.  I am grateful for the opportunities I have had.  2. I am reminded of how short life is & living a full life is the ultimate goal of the list. & 3. I feel like I am cruising right along… I still have about 3.5 years to complete the list.  I’m feeling confident.  Here’s to 11 more updates to the list!

#31: Officially become members at Browns Bridge.//

We are officially members of a long-term married couples group!! We both are SO excited!

#46: Visit 10 states and document through pictures.//

July & August 2014 // Florida

September 2014// California

#48: Visit 10 new cities with Josh. (3/10)//

Savannah, GA 7.4.14

San Francisco, CA 9.4.14

Sausalito, CA 9.5.14

Santa Cruz, CA 9.7.14

{See Savannah pics here & California pics here}

#58: Discover 10 new favorite restaurants (3/10)

Copita {Sausalito, CA}

#60: Make 10 recipes off of Pinterest. (5/10)

Our favorite lunch// BLTA Wraps

{no mayo for me, we sub ranch for mayo}

Carrot Fail// Healthy Carrot Fries

{turned out squishy and gross. Sad face.}

The Hub’s favorite// Southwest Burgers

{I make them with grass fed beef rather than turkey}

Easy Peasy //  Veggie Chicken Dinner

The best salad// Pizza Salad

{seriously amazing for pizza lovers! We do add chicken because, well, we like meat}

#68: Pay for the car behind me at Starbucks.//August 2014

{Confession – I got pulled over for speeding but the cop let me off with a warning (thank you!) so I stopped at StarB to spread the good karma love… I will def do this again!}

#70: Collect a Starbucks mug from every state or city we visit.

Florida// July 2014

California// September 2014

#74: Go on a date day with my brother (paid for by me)//

I obviously cannot do this, but He & I had a Starbucks date the week before he passed so although it isn’t an entire date day like I had hoped, I will forever remember that morning.  #74 will always remind me to never take moments, people, and life for granted. Life is just too short!

#77: Read 20 new books. (2/20)//

The Chance {Karen Kingsbury}// June 2014

The Best of Me {Nicholas Sparks}// July 2014 – btw they are making this into a movie! Cannot wait!

#88: Try 10 new things. (3/10)//

April 2014// We joined a wine club at Talk of the Table.

July 2014// Priceline.com {Booked Savannah hotel, $100 cheaper /night and VERY pleased!}

Sept 2014// Mint Mojito Iced Coffee {Philz Coffee in Palo Alto AMAZEBALLS!!}

Sept 2014// Rented a car! Perks of being 25 I guess.

#96: Buy 3 new board games and play them! (1/3)//

Bananagrams // July 2014 {It’s not a board game per say but it is super fun if you like Scrabble, I totally recommend it!}

As always, I would love to check out your 101 in 1001 list.  Please share in the comments below! I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!

Happy Friday!

-xoxo-

Danielle 

Weekend Recap// Celebrating in Savannah

Isle of Hope

First off, happy belated 4^th of July! I hope you had the most wonderful Independence Day celebrations to date!

My firework fail... not one looks as fabulous as all of the amazing ones I saw on FB and Instagram... the center one does kind of look like a flower though, so maybe thats the counts as cool. i tried.

Josh and I planned a super last minute trip to Savannah for the holiday weekend.  It was my first time there and the beautiful cobblestone roads, old mossy trees, and delicious food did not disappoint!

We stayed with some friends (thanks, Candice & Jarred!) on Friday and they helped show us around the beautiful town.

We took full advantage of the open container free pass // not really sure what it is actually called but basically you can walk around freely with alcoholic beverages… A college kids dream {i'm just glad I wasn't  college kid in Savannah, sounds like trouble...}

Jen's & Friends {AMAZING MARTINIS}// over 50+ delicious martini choices.  I never drink liquor, like ever, but I sure do love my wine.  Honestly, I just hate the taste of liquor but these puppies were delish.  Basically, dessert in your glass, in our case- 2 desserts...oops! And yes... we took one to go, you know, just to let out our inner college kid spirit ;)

 First round: Rocky Road{me} & Butterfinger {Josh}

Round twoo: White Elephant {me} & Snickers {Josh}

We literally ate our way through Savannah {in true foodie fashion} // here is the proof

p.s. I seriously need to work on my picture taking skills bc I got so excited about all of the food I remembered to take some pictures and the ones I did were already half-way eaten...fail #2.

Dinner Saturday night at the Olde Pink House was so wonderful! Josh and I got the shrimp & Sausage spring roll appetizer and shared the pecan crusted chicken dinner. We will absolutely be going back!

Honey tasting at Savannah Bee Company. You must try the winter white honey. It's like honey icing, Josh and I are going to try and mix it with our coffee instead of cream and see how it tastes... I will let you know how it goes. They also have wine & all sorts of body care products.  very neat place.

The Coffee Fox for our morning fix Sunday... they fulfilled my dream of having a coffee heart :) day.was.made.
It's a super artsy coffee shop with no syrup flavors {my Starbucks loving' self was in shock} but it was so good and we will go back next time we are in town.

Not pictured: We also ate our way through dinner at  Fire Street Food {an eclectic collection of eats from sushi to burgers} & brunch at b.matthews {totally worth the wait}

Savannah in all it's beauty// photos from the Isle of Hope & downtown 

One of the many adorable downtown squares.

Not a bad place to take a morning walk... so out of Nicholas Sparks book.

I would love to hear about how you spent your holiday weekend!

-xoxo-

Danielle