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All Things Lavender Festival 2017 This past weekend my birthday wish to go to the Lavender Fest came true! We spent a lovely few days up in Door County at our favorite bed and breakfast. And to celebrate my 36th trip around the sun I want to attend the Lavender Festival on Washington Island and
~Lauren Exploring a Lavender Farm~ Last summer my husband and I did some exploring of our new home state and drove up to Door County, Wisconsin. We found the loveliest bed and breakfast called the Double S Lodge (See my B&B pics here). Then we ventured even further north to Washington Island, WI. On this
~First Fall Flannel~ A few weeks ago, I woke up on our last day in Door County, WI and there it was, the first Fall chill in the air. What better time to bust out my first Fall flannel shirt for the season? I had already started shopping for some bump style and picked up
~Northern Woods in a New Dress~ My first flash of 2016 Fall Fashion, was in the Northern Woods of Wisconsin wearing this new dress. Whether vacationing in my home state or abroad, I always like to shop for a some new clothes before my trip. I think it makes those days on the vacation just
~Double S Lodge in Door County~ This past week, Greg and I drove up to Door County for our summer vacation getaway. After scouring the lodging options around the northern Wisconsin peninsula, I came upon the most adorable bed and breakfast, the Double S Lodge in Sister Bay. Not only was the food fantastic, the
~Lauren Exploring~ A couple of winters ago, when Chicago stayed single-digits for weeks on end, we decided we needed to fly south and escape the frigid Midwest. Wanting to check out the Caribbean while not spending too much time in the air, we decided on Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic. (Sidenote: SO happy
~Dressed for The Drake~ This past weekend we had a wedding to attend back in sweet home Chicago. As if spending a couple days in the city wasn’t exciting enough, my husband surprised me by booking us at The Drake Hotel with his credit card points! Of course I had to take this opportunity
~ Lauren Exploring ~ The next stop on our European vacation was none other than Paris! I had been dreaming of Paris since my very first French lesson in the 8th grade. Thankfully I had studied French for 5 years and I could at least use proper pronunciation with my slow statements and stuttering. The
~Arizona Attire~ As we adventured out to Arizona for the first part of our honeymoon, I got the chance to try out some of my new Spring/Summer wardrobe additions. We mostly stayed on the resort, since the food was AH-mazing! But ventured out for a dinner or two. I was obsessed with capturing the desert
Sweet ’16 Swimwear HOORAY! It’s finally time for a vacay and relaxing resort life! One week from today we will be heading to Arizona to escape the Midwest Winter weather. Originally we would’ve been to Jamaica and back. But due to the risks of the Zika virus all over the Caribbean, newlywed honeymooners like us,
~Lauren Exploring~ Oh my gorgeousness! Image above not even edited. I think the grass really was greener and the sky bluer in the countryside of Ireland!!! Before we got engaged, bought a house, moved, and started planning a wedding… My husband and I did a fair amount of traveling. And before I was blogging, I still
Las Vegas Looks ~ Lauren’s Color Combos Memorial Day weekend a few of my ladies and I headed to Las Vegas to celebrate getting away from our real lives and a bit of me being a bachelorette! The weeks leading up to the trip were pretty busy and 2 days before departure I had not
