So today has been a good and calm day of sorts! I love having Saturday to catch up on all of things that I just haven't gotten around to during the week! :)

Yesterday, I bought this armband for my ipod when I work out! Today was the first day I have used it and I LOVE it! It is so nice not to worry about dropping my ipod or tripping and falling because of it...yes, I am that talented that one day I knew it would happen!

Mine is black inside of white and I have a pink ipod! :)

My roommate Stefanie and I went to Target for a little bit and looked around! :) I bought a cute long sleeve shirt for $2.68...because apparently winter has decided to return to Texas! I am dreaming of summer!
And what could make a Saturday more perfect than a trip to Walmart?

Hope you had a wonderful Saturday! Looking forward to tomorrow! :)

Show Us Your Life-Fashion Tips!

This week for Kelly's Show Us Your Life, the topic is fashion tips!

So here are mine...I believe you do not have to spend a lot of money to look/feel great! You should wear what looks good on you and you feel good in! Because, lets face it if you don't feel good you can't be at your best! Even women who love Jesus, can have fashion sense! He has commanded us to love one another but also ourselves!

Briana's Fashion Tips:

1. It's ALL about the shoes!

Shoes can totally make an outfit!

I wear a lot of flats...some are pictured above.... they are comfortable but still cute! I do wear heals occasionally but it needs to be a non-marathon walking event! :)

2. JEWELRY!

I love jewelry...the bigger and more color the better! It can really dress up an outfit!

I also love dresses! They are great for spring/summer and even fall/winter. I just wear a long sleeved shirt underneath! :) Of course, with jewelry too!

This is some of my favorite jewelry!

I store my jewelry in a large 3 drawer plastic container! :)

These are just necklaces!

My earrings!

3. When you can, always wear a scarf!

You can always wear a solid shirt/dress and a scarf with it! :)

In Texas, scarf season doesn't last as long as I would like but I make the most of it! :)

I knitted this one.

Solid colors are fun!

This my newest scarf! I got it at Target for $3.74! Heck yes! I wore it hear with a solid black shirt!

And here with a black dress.

Here are some of my favorite scarves!

I knitted the ones on the right! :)

4. Buy items you can use to layer!

I know Texas weather is so crazy and unpredictable so I buy things that I can wear almost all year either with a sweater or jacket for cold months or by itself during the summer, which in Texas is from March to November! :)

Like this little sweater and long sleeve shirt...with a scarf of course!



Or here...I wore this sleeve less top this past summer and here it is in December!
***Note: the jewelry! :)

5. I love this soft track suits! :) They are great to wear running errands or around the house! And they can be cute too! I have worn them with all kinds of scarves and jewelry!

This is currently what I am wearing right now! :)

Hope you enjoyed my fashion tips...I am no expert but just know what works for me!

Have a fabulous Friday!

Fun Weekend!

This past weekend my best friend, Sarah came to visit me! She hasn't come to Belton since last April so it was very exciting!!! We grew up together and lived together our first year of college!

On Friday night after Sarah got here we had so much to catch up on and had a great time! Below are some pictures from Saturday!!!

Me and Sarah ready to leave!



My former roommate, Sarah and current roommate, Stefanie! :) LOVE these girls!


We first went shopping and then to eat at this great place.....

Chick-fil-a is such a great place! :) Yum!

Then, we went to see the Blind Side! This was my second time seeing it and I think it was even better the second time! I LOVE this movie! It is definately one to buy!

After the movie we came back to my apartment to make dinner! :)

Here is Sarah making homemade salsa!!! {It was SO good! I love anything Mexican food wise!!!}






Me putting the finishing touches to the hot sauce! :)



Hope you had a great weekend!

Show Us Your Life-Favorite Shopping Spots!

So today over at Kelly's Korner, she is discussing our favorite shopping spots! And like any girl I like to shop! So here are a few of my favorite places to visit!

Okay, let me be honest here....Hobby Lobby is probably my favorite place to go ever. I love the fact that they have good clearance and their stuff is really cute! A LOT {meaning almost all} of my decorating stuff comes from here.

This is another great place for clearance stuff! I bought lots of stuff here before and after Christmas this year. Sometimes it can be hit or miss but if you watch for sales, you can get some great deals!

Oh WM! How I love thee! I could go to Wal-mart multiple times a week if I had the time or wanted to! I love just looking around at the neat stuff they have. Now don't get me wrong sometimes it is just plain junk but then sometimes you can find great deals/stuff! I browse their clearance and decor/craft sections often.
{This year, they had the best scarves for only $5 each! I have at least 3 of them already!}




I do get quite a bit of clothes from Penny's especially since I dress up many days a week. Sales here can be harder to come by but again it is all about timing.

I also shop at Cato Fashion store often. I LOVE their jewelry! It is really cute and cheap!
TJ's is another fun place to browse around! You can find some great deals here as well! But you have to go often...and where I live now they do not have one!





Oh Tarjay! LOVE this store and could spend WAY too much money here if I had the money or time!


Hope you enjoyed reading about my favorite shopping adventures. You don't have to have a lot of money to have cute/nice things but you do have to be a bargain hunter! :)

Happy Shopping!

Canton

On Saturday, my friend Sarah, her mom and me went to Canton, Texas for a day of shopping! Canton is known as "First Monday Trade Day" and people from all over come out to experience it! We had a great but long day! :)

I think we definately walked like twelve miles that day!

Sarah with her corn dog!

Me with my corn dog. The corn dog were so great! There are like the state fair quality and I don't even like corn dogs/hot dogs but these were good!

Sarah and I :)

New Shoes

This past weekend I got new tennis shoes! They are awesome and I have loved working out in them the last couple of days! :)

:)

Looking down at them!

From the side

Hope all is well! :)

Long Time No Write...

Hello One and All,

I hope you read this in the middle of preparing your heart for the great things that Christmas brings. Since it has been a little bit since my last post, here's the update...

Thanksgiving... was a great time, though it was really hard to feel like it was actually Thanksgiving. I struggled with it already being the end of November and just not believing that December was already around the corner.

I am really thankful this year; I am so blessed and can't believe even began to recall the blessings the Lord has lavished upon me this year. I have a wonderful family who I love to talk to and spend time with. I attend an outstanding university where I have the privilege of working on my degree! I am blessed with some great friends who encourage me and strengthen my relationship with the Lord. I am a child of the King...it doesn't get any better than that! :)


Well, I can go on forever about things I am thankful for and trying to thank God daily for these blessings because Thanksgiving is not just a one day a year holiday it is a life style and mind set we should live.

Lately, (since Thanksgiving) I have been completing some Christmas shopping, and mostly been finishing studying to finish the semester strong. I am finished with two of my five finals and have three to go in the next few days. This semester has been really great....the Lord is teaching some valuable lessons and I am continuing to walk deeper in a relationship with Him.


As of tonight, I have began my Christmas wrapping and only getting started! Hopefully in the next few days I will get some more done. I have decided to wrap all my gift (that I am giving to people) in black and white...so it is fun shopping for the coordinating paper and such.

I LOVE Christmas time...there is just something about hearing people sing about our Savior, setting aside time to be with family and friends, okay and of course the great abundance of food that is so amazingly delicious, and I could continue to go on... the main reason is the Baby. I love babies, but this Baby has completely stolen my heart for all of eternity! Christmas is about worshipping the Baby and knowing what HE means. In this little baby, God sent the Savior that paid the ransom for all and suffered so that we may live freely with Him.

I am worshipping that Baby and thanking his Father that He sent Him.

May you experience the joy that is meant for this season, the peace that is offered and the grace that is given!

Merry Christmas!

Briana Kate