who to follow for fall?

that is all in caps because i am excited. i am yelling it. i walked to the coffee shop today & i felt the breeze. i felt fall wanting to be here.  right now it is a lovely 75 in carrollton & for some reason when this weather comes around i want to pick up & go.

ok- onto something else that i love. FALL FASHION.

flannel. camo. tall boots. ankle boots. moccasins. tights. cardigans. sweaters. beanies. hats. every kind of hat you can think of. if you like to follow fashion blogs PLEASE go follow my sweetie below.

my girl jessica is major fashionista & you can follow her for all her fashion do's & dont's & she is crazy, pretty, mom of 4- 4 you guys. she is a hottie mom. she also shops for DEALS. she will bust out in old school r&b at any moment & know every single word. she will get a tattoo at the drop of the hat & she is jess all the time which i love. i know i have wrote about her all the time but she is trying to get her blog rolling so go follow & yes i have a #girlcrush

she can literally walk into a store & get offered a job right no the spot. she's that "it" mom BUT she is so humble & so giving. you guys she gave me these killer boots the other day- i felt like it was christmas.

jess- your the best. especially when you dance. 

NOW for the fun part- i have been organizing my pinterest boards. you guys know i am ocd, a little anyways. instead of just having 1 board that is for my fashion i am doing summer, fall, winter & spring. it is easier for me & for people that follow me. instead of weeding through all the photos for the season you want you just click on the one specific you are looking through. 

so  you can follow my FALL one & tell me what is your favorite look. 

bear with me while i fill it up with my favorite things. share your favorites with me too!

who are your fashion favorites? i need some inspiration to follow!

--e

life lately & a very fun girls night.

i have spent most of my days helping my mom with her house in which she makes me really good meals & she always has my coffee ready when i get to her house. #bestmomever

i started a photo challenge on instagram & you can follow along here

it is a really cool one & its all about celebrating life, beauty & YOU. i never do these, but i decided to do one for the month of september- my birthday month- i have found it is a really cool way to "meet" new people & find some really cool feeds to follow. 

who doesn't want to see artsy pictures of my hair on a pillow?

i have been slumming it in these shoes almost everyday. i have so many shoes but i always wear these. i scored them at target for $7!!!

i went to goodwill the other day & seriously scored a pair of donald pliner shoes for $3.99

go check out his stuff. #ifihadamilliondollars

a brand new pair of sandals that are from tj maxx for $3.99

did i ever tell you i love thrifting?

 you can find my cold brew coffee post here- i made another batch this month for cory & it has been saving us some money!!

cory's sister, jenny, came over last saturday & held her first trunk show for noonday collection

let. me. just. tell. you. looking at their catalog is dangerous! everything they have i love & i cannot wait to get the bracelet i ordered. i love buying things that serve a double purpose. this company is amazing & what they do really pulls on my heart strings. please go look- you will fall in love & i promise you will find something perfect for you or someone you love!

Noonday Collection is a business that uses fashion
to create meaningful opportunities around the world.

                                                             i ordered THIS bracelet. 

so. stinkin. pretty. 

this sweet man of mine has been working so hard, working so many jobs to provide for us & i got him to myself for 5 days! that is like a record unless we are on vacation. i love him so much & i am so very thankful for everything he does & everything that he is. 

last night my friend jessica & her friend lillie went out for a night on the town. that is the saying right?

we went to dinner at the irish pub & then went to get a tattoo at skinwerks

you guys. i had so much fun. my cheeks were hurting from laughing & it so nice to be around people where you don't have to "try" you can just be you & everything is like magic. 

these pretty girls. 

jessica asked me to look sexy & this is what she got. 

however, i hate side profile pictures of me & jessica actually took one i like! i think this means we are meant to be best friends. 

                                                          Psalm 18:33

                                   he makes my feet like the feet of a deer,

                                     he causes me to stand on the heights. 

up close. 

i love this girl. jessica is one of a kind. it is so freakin funny how things happen. i don't think its by chance, i think the lord sets things into motion from the very beginning. 

funny story: she was my husbands first kiss. he was in 5th grade & she was a little older & during a pretty intense game of spin the bottle his lips landing either on her nose or chin. so we were probably destined to be friends. the devil really did try to keep us apart- i listened to whispers in my ear about this girl & because i trusted that someone i believed them- wrong move-- side note: make up your own minds about people, don't let someone else opinion of someone keep you from something great. 

every time i would see her at a birthday party or a baby shower (she throws the best) (i have already told my mom for my baby shower its up to her & jessica) we would laugh & have the best time. i would always think to myself hmm.. she isn't at all what i have heard of her, she is so down to earth & so caring & one of the funniest people i know. when someone has character they are the same around every person- those are the good ones you guys, & how they live speaks for itself.  you ever meet those people & you think THIS person is good. THIS person is genuine. THIS person is an overcomer. then you have this moment where you say to yourself wow, i have the opportunity to have a person like this in my life that i can learn so much from but what can i give to them? well, i can give her my time, time to laugh. time to pray, time to get tattoos, time to bring her a donut from lamars,  time to be an encourager. so thats what this little part of the blog is for. so jessica if you are reading, which you probably are because i told you too, be encouraged. YOU are an overcomer & every. single. thing that the devil has stolen from you. every. single moment will be giving back above & beyond what you could expect & when you feel like you are at the end of your rope always remember. 

 ISAIAH 41:13- FOR I AM THE LORD, YOUR GOD, WHO TAKES HOLD OF YOUR RIGHT HAND AND SAYS TO YOU, DO NOT FEAR; I WILL HELP YOU. 

lord sometimes life throws us curve balls & we are left standing wondering what in the world happened. why is this happening to me? what is the point? why are you doing this? we blame you. we need someone to blame to take some of the burden off of our hearts. help us to come to you open arms & just surrender. help us to lay all of the pain & questions at your feet & say lord, whatever the devil has planned your plan is greater. give us strength to face every day. give us strength to forgive those who have wronged us. give us peace to not care what others are thinking. help us remember your word when thoughts come in our minds that are not of you. give us joy in sadness. give us peace when we worry about finances or how things are going to work out. we know that when we are at the end of our rope you are always there to pick us up & give us the strength to trust you & know YOU are always on our side. 

Matthew 6:25-34

25 “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? 26 Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?27 And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life?[a] 28 And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, 29 yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 30 But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? 31 Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32 For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

34 “Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.

i love you girl & i am always a phone call away. know you are surrounded by people who love you & are praying for you. 

--e

                

HUGE NEWS!

ok so you might have to really think to remember, but a few months back i wrote about doing something with my sister. well we finally have started it! YAY! we have our Facebook page - our instagam - & we made our FIRST youtube video.

PLEASE go look at all of these & give us feedback if you like. the video explains what we are doing & we are sorry if it sounds like rambling hahaha. we will be posting videos on the weekly& we are so excited for you to be apart of our lives on a closer level. we will be sharing everything from makeup, hair, life in general, baking, photography & all of our other daydreams we have. we are both into a lot of different things & are gifted in a lot of different areas. we are happy that the lord made us sisters & now business partners. so excited for this new venture.

hope you all are ready for the holidays, i know we are!


cheers,

mrs. estes

what color should i choose?

i know i posted recently about me coloring my hair & how i was going to go blonde, BUT all these colors popping up on my pinterest page are so exciting.

now i am at a crossroads. blonde? red? hints of green? i have no idea. these are some of the colors i am thinking about.

this one is my favorite. 

who doesn't love blonde?

& these are some of the cuts i am thinking. 

i am also getting my nose pierced again which i am really excited about! i had my nose pierced back in 2006 and kept it for about 4 years. i miss it on the daily. 

some change is fun, & these changes are def, FUN!

outkast weekend.

good grief. i am tired & my feet hurt, it is 1:15 & i am on my 2nd cup of coffee.

i am in the process of finding other work since we are moving back to the country & this past weekend got offered to work for a event company for the outkast  show which was 3 days. my sister got me the job so thank you a ton.

can i just be honest? what in the world is wrong with people? vip tickets were around $250- i cannot help if they were sold out. no you cannot come back to my vip section & offer me money and weed to get in. no i am not a hoe because i will not let you in. no i will not take your picture posing like a crazy person beside the bushes. yes i will chase you when you jump the fence from the street thinking you are going to get past us when you do not have a ticket. no i will not marry you. no you cannot take a picture with me and my sister. no were are NOT twins. yes for pete's sake we are sisters- if you have to ask us if we are twins and we say no then obviously we are sisters. no you cannot slide under a fence into vip and say to us " they won't kick me out because i am pretty" & think we wont escort you out. end rant.


thank god for shenea, leon, james, chris, kj & all the other awesome people who helped control all the people this past weekend. we met a lot of cool people, saw outkast play 3 times, met amazing new people - 1 who we now claim as out little brother & the company is a great company to work for.

we did a lot of walking this past weekend- we took marta a lot & most importantly we got to spend a lot of time together. so here are some pictures of our feet.

& stairs at marta.

& here is some food we ate.

escorpion- love this place

hudson grille- i have been to the one on peachtree street before & it was great- the one we ate at on sunday was marietta street & probably some of the worst customer service i have had in a very long time. DON'T GO THERE.

villains wicked heroes - i always love stopping by this place. really cool vibes & the food is always great. gonna miss this place & being so close to it. 

we met charles oakley

leon was really excited to meet him.

she is a pretty one you guys & she turns 25 next week! where has the time gone?

got a really busy week this week but looking forward to moving & getting everything ready for school.

cheers,

mrs. estes

weekend recap.

i celebrated my birthday with family & friends on saturday at my moms house. i haven't had a chance to get those photos off the camera yet so i will make that a later post.

my husband went all out & bought me the best gifts!

love this purse so much. 

i love this tele plus- it is going to be so fun for me to play with!

a new bag & a 70-300mm zoom lens. yesssss.

my mom made me the coolest gift & stocked my vitamin pantry. she also  made me the best coconut cake ever.

seriously, this is a pencil that she made that i can hang on the wall. def. going in the craft room.

after my party we took tony & rebekah to gumbeauxs.

sunday after church i had a meeting and then hung out with my sister all day & spent the night with her. i had a dentist appointment to get my crown on monday so it was fun to hang with her & talk wedding talk. we also snagged some pretty nice purses from salvation army.

we literally could not make up our minds on dinner so we went to kroger, publix & zaxbys and got an assortment. chicken wings, pita chips, brie cheese and salami and iced tea from zaxbys.

sweet buddy.

cory picked me up from carrollton & then we headed to corner cafe to have some lunch and then headed home.

atlanta sure is pretty at night.

cheers,

mrs. estes

birthday weekend.

started my birthday weekend last night. picked up some fried chicken from publix for dinner & watched some sherlock holmes. why is there only 3 episodes? that show is so good.

tomorrow is my little get together at my moms house. i think i will always celebrate my birthday's at my moms. it reminds me of my childhood & i always feel young. i am turning 29 you guys. i feel like i have learned so much in my 29 years. i have grown a lot in the last few years. learned a lot about myself. learning how to say no to things. learning what true friends are. learning how valuable family is. learning to laugh. learning to celebrate everyday as a gift. i am looking forward to the last year in my twenties and plan on learning everything i can before i turn 30. who knows what the next year will bring, but i am really excited about it. what does the lord have in store for my life? that is the question. to all of you who will be celebrating my birthday with me- i love you guys to the max.

not going to be posting this weekend as i will be enjoying celebrating all weekend long!

wore my high-tops to celebrate early.

it's FRIDAY YA'LL

cheers,

mrs.estes