Weekend Update:)

First thing's first here ... can we all acknowledge the fact that I have krept up to 600 Followers
over the weekend? Woohooo! So excited! Thanks to everyone and welcome to all my new followers :) So glad you are here!! Weekend Update Time!

We had a busy, packed weekend, that's for sure!

Just call me Picaso ... 

My girlfriends and I had planned on going this weekend to a painting class at Painting with a Twist

 for ...

wait for it ... 

Paint Your Pet Night!!

You know if it involves Frankie I am automatically signed up haha. 

We emailed a picture of our pet earlier in the week and they sketched it on the canvas 

This is the pic I emailed of my sweet angel 

I had so much fun painting!! 

My friends, Kim and Kelly, painting their furbabies also :) 

And look how he turned out .. pretty good for my first time if I do say so myself ;) 

Kind of blurry, but all of us with our masterpieces!

My pics side by side ... 
 And currently it is sitting in the middle of our Dining Room table until I have it framed and hang it up somewhere (or give it to Chris for Valentine's Day if he is extra good this week hahahaha)

SO fun! 

If you have one near you I would def recommend grabbing some girlfriends and going! 

We will for sure be going back another time! 

New Listing

I listed a great house this weekend ... and hired a professional photographer for the first time to take pics of the house and boy oh boy what a difference it made! I will never take pics again  ... my sellers now have an even better advantage over their competition and future sellers have another reason to list with me :)

Check out the pic!

Those are just a few of the pics, but how great did they turn out? Love them! 

Taking more tomorrow for another new listing ;)

If you are looking for a new home in Lexington, KY and want info on the above house click HERE!

 Chris took Ella and Ava to our church's Father/Daughter dance this weekend and they had an awesome time!! I will post pics on that tomorrow because I haven't uploaded them yet, but here is a sneak peak ha 

They are adorable and the girls looked so beautiful! <3 

I am so glad they got to go and celebrate their relationship with their Daddy. 

They say the most important relationship a female will ever has is the one she has with her father as a child. They are lucky to have an amazing father like Chris ;) 

Hope everyone had a fantastic weekend!!

It's almost Valentine's Day! 

What is everyone doing?

Wedding, Work and Realty TV ha

Hola Chicas! So today I had a really good TV update post planned ...
there is SO much going on I have THREE of our TV's being held hostage by DVR because of all of these shows on right now ....

Pretty Little Liars
(Holy Toby! What is happening?)
 Kourtney & Kim take Miami 
 Real Housewives of Beverly Hills AND Atlanta 
(Kenya is cray-cray can we all agree on that?)
Private Practice
Honey Boo Boo 
(don't judge, it's comedy at it's finest!)
The Good Wife 
Grey's Anatomy
Nashville
and ...
Duck Dynasty
(yes, I let Chris watch this one show on "my" dvr TV haha I am a good fiance!)

There are sooo many more I am just drawing a blank ... 

Anyway, I wanted to do a TV catch up post but honestly there have been too many more important things going on in this crazy life of mine, so I thought I would share those instead ;)

In no particular order ... 

We finalized Bridesmaids Dresses!!

Whitney, Kim, Chrissy & Emily 
(Missing Kelly!:( She couldn't go. And Ella and Ava too!) 

We had a girl's day and went back up to Bridal and Formal in Cincinnati, OH to finalize and purchase the dresses and I am SO excited because everyone is going to look perfect and so pretty! Each of my friends are wearing the same brand dress (Waters) but in different styles and  3 different colors ... kind of a blush/light pink, a champagne and a stone color which is like grey kind of. They are all gorgeous!!!! Can't wait to show everyone!

I also tried on my dress again and they had a smaller sample size this time so it fit a little better and I LOVED it so much more than I even did the first time when I bought it!!! Ahhhhh!!! It's so pretty!!!!!!

I am loving this makeup ... on one of my fave PLL ladies ... 

How do you feel about that for my wedding makeup?

I love it! Looks so natural but stunning! 

Do you know about custom stamps? Or have I been under a rock?

I came across an advertisement in a Shutterfly magazine I got in the mail about ordering custom photo stamps from Stamps.com and I thought to myself "hmmm.... now that's amazing!" 

So of course I got online instantly and ordered some for our Save the Date's that are going out this week ... and we finally got them in the mail and they are EVEN MORE AMAZING in person!!!

Are you dying?

How cute are those? 

Ahhh I just love them! They are my new favorite thing! 

They are BIG too! Like over twice the size of a regular ugly stamp ha. Love them!! 

It was super easy too, you basically just upload a picture and Ta-da! 

View the wesbite and order some HERE

Lastly on the wedding front, I ordered Frankie's tux ... 

Brace yourself .... 

Precious!
He will be so handsome I can not even stand it!!
So excited!

Speaking of Frankie, 
and my never ending, ever growing, sometimes crazy, love for him ....
Look what I saw today and couldn't help but LOL ....

Bahahahahaha
So true! I love it.
I literally laugh out loud every time I read it ha!

In Real Estate News .... 
Yours truly has been quite the little Realtor lately ;)

Lexington Herald Leader's "Realtor of the Week" in last Sunday's paper!

So awesome, loved it, and so did everyone else! My Fbook and phone were blowing up with messages! :)

Then .... 

Double spot ad in Skirt! Magazine 
in the Fabulous Faces of Real Estate in Lexington, KY article! 

I can't wait for this year! My business is growing more and more every day!
I just know we are going to kill it this year!
If you're in or around Lexington please remember me when you know someone looking to buy or sell!
And if you're not in Lexington, that's ok too ... I can refer you to a great Realtor in your area!
I have Realtor friends in a lot of other states that would love to help :)
Buying or Selling a home is a BIG deal ... don't go at it alone, work with a professional!
After all, I always tell people, if you were having trouble with a tooth you would go to the dentist and let the professional work on it, not try to work on it yourself ha! So the same should be true with your home, which is the single biggest purchase in your life!

Pinterest Snack ... 

If you haven't seen these on Pinterest or tried them yet then you need to.

I made them for a lunch at my office and literally they are delish!

And soooo easy! Takes like 15 min total. So yummy. 

Perfect for Valentine's Day school treats too! 

Lastly, 

a Birthday Shout Out! 

Happy Birthday Leslie!!

Leslie is my brother's girlfriend, and also my assistant :) And she just had a birthday over the weekend so I wanted to give her another little bday wish just because I love her ha :) Glad you had a good birthday! XO!

Well I think that's it for now ... 

I have listed 3 new houses this past week so going to post some cute house pics soon. 

And of course more wedding updates as they come ... I am trying to keep some things a surprise but it's so dang hard! I am already dying to show Chris my dress... but don't worry, I'm not! He will have to wait ha! 

XO,

Wedding Wednesday and Updates!

Well hello there!

I have been a little MIA for the last 10 days ... busy working per the usual .. I have been thinking of different posts to do but today will just be a random I think ;) Those are usually fun!

First topic of discussion ...
I have kicked into wedding gear (5 mos away!) ... 
I went to the How Charming Bridal Event at Keeneland this past weekend and it was awesome!

Visited these two lovely ladies there ... ;)

These are my so sweet friends and wedding planners ... 

Lauren & Ginny from Sharing Special Moments. Love them. 

Of course you know Ella and Ava were dying to go so we had to sneak them in :) 

They got little visors when we walked in that had veils on the back ha you can't see in the picture but they were super cute! I think tasting the cakes and drinking all the ciders was their favorite part! Shocker! ;)

They had a red carpet entry way and the girls had a fun time walking and playing on it like stars! :)

We had such a fun time! 

The BEST part was that I actually won an amazing door prize!!!!!

A night's stay at Gratz Park Inn in a beautiful suite and breakfast the next morning!! Ahhh!

I was SO excited!! Chris and I can't wait to stay there! 

Next topic ... 

The NEW issue of Kentucky Bride Magazine is out ... 

And my full page ad looks perfect! 

I love working with Brides & Grooms, and recently engaged couples to look for their first home!

It is such a fun and exciting experience, one of my favorites! 

It is so important when you are buying your first home that you have great representation, someone to do research for you, negotiate for you and get you the best deal possible! And that is what I do for my clients!

Thank you to my gorgeous clients for providing such beautiful pics and thoughtful testimonials! <3 XO! 

If you are planning a wedding and in KY you NEED THIS MAGAZINE! 

It is my favorite! Love everything about it! 

They sell it in Lexington at Joseph Beth, Kroger & lots more places! 

Hmm... let's see ... what else??

We did our wedding cake testing!! 

This was something Chris was really excited about ha ... I wanted it to look pretty, he wanted to see all the different flavors we could choose ;) What a typical guy! 

Feast your eyes upon this ...

Can you even handle that? 

That is what Chris and I got, each, to sample! 

Yum Yum Yummy!!

Please don't judge my nasty hair, it was raining and freezing today! 

And because I know you will ask ... earrings are from my girl Rebecca @ KiKi LaRue!

Obsessed with them! Thanks lady, they are my fave!!!! :) 

We had such a fun time tasting cakes! We decided on some amazing flavors (keeping a surprise ha!) for our 5 tier cake ... but I am still having a little bit of trouble deciding on exactly what we want the cake to look like. We know we for sure want to keep it kind of simple but with fresh flowers incorporated all over it! 

Here are some I am liking ... 

So we will probably decide on something very similar to one of these and use whichever fresh flowers we decide on :) How do ya'll feel about it? 

Ok next random tid bit ... 

I have a new favorite nail polish color!  

 OPI Pink Friday

It is the perfect pink! 

You will love it! And I love the name, perfect for a Friday mani/pedi after work ;) 

I love meeting fellow bloggers!! 

My friend Stephanie that I work with was sweet enough to invite me over to a girl's night to watch the Bachelor where I got to meet Jill and Sarah! :) 

How cute are they? 

I had such a good evening with them! And we are doing it again next week I think! 

Go follow their blogs if you're not already ... Jill has a great blog I love and Sarah is new to the blogging world and could use some follower love ;) 

Lastly and most importantly, 

For those of you who are in Lexington ... my friend Stuart's dog has been missing since Christmas :(

It's the saddest thing and I just can't imagine. 

This is Miss Cleo.

She is a black lab and she went missing in 40502 around Tates Creek Rd. and Alumni Area... they have searched and searched and no luck thus far :( 

It literally makes my stomach turn. I am praying that she was just so sweet that a family found her or saw her and just isn't wanting to give her back, but she is safe in their home. 

If you have seen any dog looking like her ... Please contact me or Stuart! 

If you aren't in our area, please say a prayer that someone will turn her in or find her ... dogs can go missing for weeks then be reunited with their owners and I'm praying this is the case for Stuart and Cleo! 

Ok friends, 

Gotta go finish working on the computer tonight!

Chris is making me watch an awful movie that I am sure will keep me from getting any good sleep tonight ... Taken 2 ... if you've not seen it then I'm jealous of you ha I hate movies like this!! Too scary!! 

Going to catch up on everyone else's blogs now too!

Nite!

Happy 2013 and Recapping Christmas!

Happy New Year Friends! 

Today I am taking the day to be lazy, work on some wedding stuff, relax from the CRAZY last couple of weeks I have had ... and finally catch up on blogging and everyone else's blogs! :) 

I have so many wonderful things to share from Christmas ... so this will be a long one ... then I have some other Christmas posts coming this week just to do a little recap! But I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and New Year and got to spend lots of time with their family and friends! 

Our Christmas was PERFECT!

I was such a bad blogger and didn't even get to share our Christmas card this year ... 

 Sorry had to take a picture of a picture, so it is a little blurry :(
But we definitively had Christmas Bliss this year!

If you are in Lexington ... our Christmas pictures were taken by Mary Maldonado and she was awesome!
Then our Christmas cards were made on Tinyprints.com

My work Christmas Cards were ABSOLUTELY ADORABLE, 
and created by the fabulous Mary Ellen Designs...

How cute is that?

I gave her kind of my vision for what I wanted on the card ... and then she actually hand draws these things!

She exceeded my expectations beyond belief :) Love it! Cutest Real Estate Christmas Card of all time!

We had a great Christmas!

We literally had 4 Christmas's and they were all so special! 

Frankie received a special gift from Santa in his stocking ...  

 HOHOHO!
hahahaha
A little Santa hat and heard ... which he wasn't very excited about but made for a cute picture ;)

He also got a new cute Woolrich coat ;) 
He is so so handsome! 

I am kind of sad to take all of this down this week :( 

This was my favorite tree we've ever had! 

I had a fun time with the present wrapping this year and all my fun litte taggings ;) 

We got a surprise visit and literally one of the best cakes I have ever tasted, from Ginny our wedding planner! Love her times a million. She is the BEST! 

If you are local check out her website by clicking here ... she is awesome! 

On Christmas Day we had a blast ... 

The kids and their new robes ;) LOL

Chris and I opened some and bless his heart he did an amazing job this year! 

I am so blessed and lucky ... he remembered things I had just said in passing from months ago! 

So sweet and we were both very blessed this Christmas! 

I think one of my favorite things I got 

(besides my new cross body purse and gold monogrammed necklace! hehe) 

was this ... 

My little gold ring with Chris's initials on it ... obsessed with this. I have wanted one for a long time and it is even cuter in person than it looks in this pic! 

My other favorite thing is my new Marmot vest that my dad picked out all on his own lol ;)

He did good! I have worn it every day since Christmas, it is warm and cozy! 

We celebrated with our families and had a blast! 

Me, my Dad, my brother Chris and my Mom

I think it can all be summed up by this picture of Jake ... 

Best Day Ever!

(shirt from Nordstrom children's department)  

I have an awesome kid's Christmas Party to blog about...

our trip to Bristol, TN to see my family ... 

AND ... 

my 30 before 30 List that I have been compiling! 

Happy New Year! 

Hope your holiday's were blessed and fabulous!  

Xo,