New Product Sneak Peek!

Cool. So I just sat here and stared at the blank post for 10 minutes suffering from a severe case of writers block. Lots going on lately, mostly good, so I have been bloggy distant.

So instead of get into all of that I am here to give you a sneak peek into the really cool opportunity that I have been given for my creations.
These will all also soon be available in my shop but for now they are exclusively being sold at Inner Looks Salon!
My hair dresser asked me if I would like to set up a mini shop in her salon. WHAT?  I will be taking the product to her next week and will be sure to snap a few pictures to show you all but for now here is a bit of the new product line!
Remember the business cards I got made? Well I am a bad blogger and forgot to link to her etsy site!
She is a rock star and super talented as you can tell!
I used them to complete my packaging  and I loooove them. Swoon.

And, also because I have severe ADD as well, here are a few pictures I found of a failed What I Wore post on my camera when I downloaded these pretties!

Hope you all know I still love you and am just recooping all of my thoughts and projects to come back with an even bigger and better bloggy experience here in sparkle land!

Elevate Swag

When I went to Elevate not only did I have an amazing time with the women that were there, I had an amazing time going thru the fab Swag Bag!
To say we got hooked up is a huge understatement. Summer and Jen and Nicole got oodles of fabulous companies to donate to our swag bags and I have chosen my faves to share with you!

The bag itself is great! It is nautical-y and wonderful. It can hold quite a bit and I love the handles!

This Edeenut zipper pouch is adorable! I want more of them with nothing to use them for! This one is holding my business cards in my purse since it is the PERFECT size for them!

 {Edeenut}

My Sweet friend Rachel at Polka dots and Lemonade is an independent Scentsy consultant and donated a bunch of travel tins! These are amazing and they last forever and they smell Delicious! 

{Scentsy}

The gals over at Bubba's Basics are crazy talented 

 {Bubba's Basics}

 {DkDelektables}

 {Elise Creates}

{Little Penelope Lane}

Mr. B's Sisters Wedding Part 2 :: Ceremony!!

I mentioned before that I will be working on reworking my blog to make it what I want it to be. That is awesome in theory but I have to much to share that I feel like needs to be caught up on before I can "start fresh" There are things that I really want documented in my space so I must share them here first and then the new brainstorming and awesomeness comes. 

One of these things is the rest of Mr. B's sisters wedding. 

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I know, it was a month ago. sue me. (If you want to see The Details click!)

I will distract from the time with sweet pictures, quickly so you don't dwell :) 

There is just something fantastic about watching the grooms face while the bride is walking down the aisle. 

I couldn't stop clicking (which made the venue photographer reaaal happy) 

Her son walked her down the aisle, in tails... quit it right??? ugh to cute for words.

It was a short and sweet ceremony and ended of course with a kiss. 

I was able to steal her and her hubby for a few minutes when the Ceremony ended as well and snapped a few "formals" for them as well.

The night ended with dinner at Grimaldi's and awesome Red velvet cake!

I am so happy to have captured these for her and I hope she enjoys them.

Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. Scott!

E!evate

You know that awesome moment when you spend 4 days in bliss?

When you share a hotel room with three women you have met in real life once and it feels no different than if you had known them your whole life.

When there is no awkward silence or judgement.

When nothing you do gets strange looks.

A weekend of great music and laughter.

A weekend of speaking in hashtag.

That's what happened when I went to E!evate with these girls.

This conference will be a turning point for my blog. It has made me re evaluate what I am doing here and what I want my story to be.

It reminded me that my words can be a very powerful thing and reminded me to use mine wisely.

The conference made me laugh, it made me think, it made me cry (more than I care to admit), it made me motivated, and inspired, it satisfied everything that I have been missing from blogging.

I met more than a handful of women who write blogs I visit on the daily. Blogs that I feel like have shaped me. Blogs that I have followed for years.

I met women who I only know from the Elevate link up that have cozied up in my heart.

I went in with unrealistically high expectations for the conference and left with my mind blown. It far surpassed anything I could have wanted from it.

I cannot explain to anyone that doesn't blog the sisterhood that comes along with it.

How a group of bloggers can be on their phones in a circle and are just as connected to one another as if they were talking out loud.

I walked in really only knowing 3 people and walked out with 50+ new great friends.

I made connections I will keep forever.

That's what happens at blog conferences

This blog is me. these words are mine. this is my story.

What a concept.

I started this blog when I felt very alone. I wanted to do for others so that I had people. I wanted to make friends. I had no idea what that really meant. 

Blogging makes me feel like I'm not alone. Like I can turn a corner and there is another girl that feels awkward at how outgoing she wants to be so she hides herself away until she knows you better.

A girl that has looked in the mirror and seen anything but pretty, but has also seen great beauty and felt ashamed to own it.

A girl that has some bruises in her past that she has hidden from the world. There are still things that I haven't ,and may not ever share on here but I find comfort in knowing that as my story unfolds I can come to this place and speak my story and have nothing but the greatest support from the women I am proud to call my friends and family here in blog land.

That my friends is what blogging is all about.

Enough of the deepness.

For real, I learned a bunch. I networked. I ate amazing food. I made a difference with the service project that I hope to bring to phoenix. I crafted. I played minute to win it and I just enjoyed the beach. 

It was a spectacular day and I am so happy to call of these amazing, beautiful women my friends! 

Via

Oh wait.. Duck Face, damn it Nina lol. I just love her so much. 

Spreading the Love

Today I am linking up with Friday We're in Love.

Now I think we all know how I feel about link ups ( i.e I hate them), but this one touches my heart.

I have mentioned Camille on here multiple times for very good reason. She is amazing. 

There are so many adjectives I could use to describe her but none really does her justice.

She has started a monthly link up where we can highlight fellow bloggers that we love.

I LOVE love, and love this idea.

So without further adieu.

Renee @ Coffee - N - Ink

I met Nay thru blogging and I had the great pleasure of meeting her in person this past weekend at E!evate conference. She is just the kind of person you want to be around. She gives me a sense of comfort in what I was sure was going to be a stressful, anxiety ridden day. (meeting a big group of people you admire but don't know is intimidating!) From the second I saw her I was at ease. She smiled big at me and gave me a huge hug. She just made my day so much better. She wrote a post recently about being more "Vanilla" how life can have so many "toppings" and get to be to much sometimes. It was exactly what I needed that day and made me just that much more thankful for her in the world. Love you Nay!

Ali @ Our Happily Ever After

This girl.. I'm smiling as I type that. She is something very special. Her sense of humor and light she brings to a room is outstanding. I had the privledge to photograph her sweet family and get to know them better in that hour we spent together. They are just great humans. She is my "go to" at blogger meet-ups because I know that I can be my best me when she is around. She is my soul sista and I love her so very much.

Please go show these women your love, they will certainly show it back. Come with me next month on the 14th to show love to fellow bloggers on Camilles link up! 

A Post About Meatloaf

I am still coming off of my Elevate high. I have yet to decompress and go thru all of my pictures and swag and carefully filed memories of this weekend.
Today I am here to share one of the best things that has happened so far in my relationship with Mr. B

Picture this:

I come home from work and get together all of the ingredience for dinner. I have a  Pinterest recipe that looks easy enough. I slice and dice, mix and mash all of them together and separate them into the pan. I preheat the oven and go into the office to start reading my new book.

After the allotted time has passed I go check on the meatloaf.
Its mushy.
I figure its just my oven and shut the door assuming I will come back in a bit and it will be browned to perfection and ready to serve.

No.

By this time, Mr. B is peacefully snoozing on the couch to the hum of the basketball game.

I come back 15 minutes later only to find that the mushy mess has only gotten darker. Not what I was hoping for but, ok it will be fine.
More time fixes everything, right?
Lets just increase the temperature for good measure.

By this time I have spent enough time in silence, pondering all the things I am wanting to change and get a handle on in life. Establishing that I have absolutely no handle on any one thing. And the tears roll.
Once I start to cry the tears must run their course. Its a faucet I cannot turn off.
Call me a cry baby, everyone else does.
I threw the pot holders on the counter and leave defeated.

Somehow, he woke up and wandered into the craft room where my tears were rolling down my face
He hugged me, kissed my forehead and asked me what was wrong.
I blew it off like I always do and he grabbed my hand and pulled me to the oven.

Him: "whats wrong"

Me: "It wont cook, its mushy on the inside. I can't even make meatloaf"

Him: "Just put it back in and let it chill for a little while, and you chill"
        "I love you and your mushy. and the meatloaf"

He shoved me off into a different room and told me to stay away from the meatloaf.
I heard him call out to the little Mr. that dinner was ready.
I walked out of the office sullen and defeated by the meatloaf. as I walked closer I saw the burnt mess that was on the oven.  Tears started to well up in my eyes.
Before it could fall he shoved a big piece into his mouth. Despite his best efforts the look of disgust spread across his face.
I felt like a failure.
Not a second had passed when he started scooping burnt meatloaf muffins onto his plate.

Me: "What are you doing?! Those are terrible!"

Him: "I like them. I think they are Delicious"

With those words, and a lot of ketchup he ate 5 muffins.

He makes my heart do things. Things that just make happiness explode.

If he knew I was typing those words he would be embarrassed  He will read this, like he does every other post, and be embarrassed that I put his tenderness on the internet for the world to read. But I don't care. Today I am thankful for him and his ability to make my  heart smile when I have tears rolling down my cheeks.
So yes, I wrote a post about meatloaf and it is one of the greatest things I have ever gotten the chance to put into words.

Let's get down to business.. again.

Ok ok, I got new business cards. Again.

I will justify it by saying that my old cards were incorrect since I now own the let me see you Sparkle domain. Also, my etsy shop is not on the old cards.

Also, the new cards have a freakin rhinestone on them so there.

I spent the better part of Monday evening glueing the sparkle on these cards to get them ready for Elevate!

For those of you that missed this update via Instagram :::::

I am obsessed. I keep going back to look at them and admiring the fabulosity of these pieces of paper that have my name on them. I see bloggy/shop rebranding in my near future thanks to these bad boys.

I love you all and will miss you terribly while I am gone for 4 days in California with Elise and Nichelle and Katie.

You can follow along the fun by following us on Instagram

@chrissydelacy

@eliseypants

@nichellelora

@katilda_grams

I will be back with a full report soon enough!