outdoor birthday party

Saturday evening was my sister in laws surprise birthday party! My brother had a live band play. It was such a fun party. 

Plus, my family from Oregon came for it <3

I didn't get a picture of my outfit, so I had to do this last night. yes, my scarf has a hood. and my gloves with lace and has no fingers!

 birthday girl

the band

fall is here

I'm sure you can tell by now that Fall is my favorite season. I love everything about it, the colors, the weather, the smells. THE FASHION!

 Today is my last day wearing these, time for them to retire!

this is love.

fall decor

What a nice long weekend I had! I would have liked to check a few more things off my list, but watcha gonna do! The first thing I made was the start of my Fall decor.

I went to the park in town and stole some things! Then I spray painted the leaves with some gold and tied them with a string. It turned out better than I thought.

foggy iowa

it was such a foggy morning

good morning, Iowa

baby shower outfit

I had my cousins baby shower this Sunday and thought what a perfect time to wear my maxi dress.

My dress is from Urban Outfitters. Bracelets from Forever 21. Shoes from Famous Footwear, they are American Eagle. Necklace from Charlotte Russe. Earrings from Avon?

Also, on unrelated news. My roses are coming back.

This is the story of my "garden" 

Iowa State Fair

I love this time of year! The Iowa State fair. Food Food Food

Foot long corn dogs and turkey leg

We got to listen to some good music. 

No one plays the banjo anymore. It's a shame

I register these big boys!

These were carved from a chain saw. I must have

 We had such a good time at the fair. The best thing I ate was a Pickle Dawg. It was a pickle spear wrapped in ham with spicy sour cream fried!

 Food heaven...

Vacation in Kansas City, MO

Good Morning! Getting back into the work routine has been rough. Which means a lot of coffee. My boyfriend and I went on a 4 night vacation to Kansas City. We did it last year and are making it a yearly tradition. Even though we would like to go more often. It's 3 hours away from us, but we keep ourselves entertained. Never a dull moment in our lives.

the view from my window.

Kansas City. and this thing is pretty neat.

The buildings close to where we stay are beautiful

We shopped until we dropped

The best part about our trips are H&M and Urban Outfitters. There are some things from Charlotte Russe too!

I realized I kind of have a thing for fountains.

Being in Kansas City, we HAD to go to Power and Lights for some drinks! We met up with friends and had a great time.

Our last day in Kansas City was a little gloomy. Iowa straight ahead was nice and sunny! Good thing to come home to.

Tonight, we go to the Iowa State Fair! 

FOOD

my week so far.

Hola people! Last night I got my butt to work and make some more necklaces and dabbled in making a few rings. (I don't know if I like them, hopefully someone will buy one)

My boyfriend and I live in a 2 bedroom apartment so we don't have a lot of room. So I just turned on Craft Wars and make these on our bed! While I was making these my boyfriend came walking in with these!

He got these specific ones because blue is my favorite color. I gave them a little trim and put them in a vase that my grandmother gave me. more on that

Monday morning I was so happy to see balloons in the sky. I'm like a little kid when I see them. They used to take off at my parents house when I was young, so they come with good memories. I went on a venture to take some pictures.

These were all taken with instagram (missjackib)

  

Memorial Weekend

Hope everyone is having a good short week. I had the best Memorial Weekend! 1/3 of my family from Oregon came to visit. The weekend was full of outdoor stuff and KIDS! We got to enjoy the pool, hit the horse races, and enjoy plenty of beverages.

I did get a chance to get some things done around the apartment.

Like potting my flowers.

I needed a watering can, so I poked some holes in the milk carton and called it good

+ I spoiled myself with DQ and getting my nails done!

I miss them so much already. We cried like always when we had to say goodbye to each other. My boyfriend and I talked it over and we decided a trip to Oregon is a must this year. 

zZz

Let me just start by me venting about how exhausted I am. I had a very productive/fun weekend, but I did not get enough sleep in the process. Friday was too much fun. I went out for margaritas with a couple girlfriends. We started at 5pm. DO NOT DO THIS! I love these girls, even though one of them is running away from us to another state. WAH!

We also saw fireworks from the minor league baseball field that is close by. I have a love/hate relationship with fireworks. They are pretty to look at, but I don't like the loud booms. I believe Kasey said "you squirmed like a little girl" 

Yes, I did wear this downtown Des Moines and yes I am posing that a real cowgirl. Success!

Saturday was party day again, sadly I did not participate. 

After the graduation party I had to make a run to Hobby Lobby and Walmart. I almost fell asleep in the jewelry section. I did get everything I needed, this usually doesn't happen.

This is what my Saturday night looked like.

 Full of making things and cake in a cup 

Sunday was another fabulous/tired day. I got to hang out with my nephews all day. They were very good boys, but they can wear me out quickly. 

I did get started on my tote designs and finished some necklaces Sunday night.

I'm even more tired writing all this. I'm going to go home and going straight to bed. I'll leave you with this. BONUS! My mother sent me this picture, the fern I got her looks pretty next to her flowers.