Before I was married, I used to be all about the accessories. Hats, necklaces, crazy colored earrings. Each outfit I owned had perfectly coordinated jewelry to go with it. Then when I became self-employed and started working from home, the effort that I used to put into my wardrobe seemed to slip away, and ease and comfort were high on my list of clothing priorities.

Effortlessly simple was my newly married style.

Now, as a mom, effortless and mindless seem to rule my world. Long dangling necklaces and earrings became a thing of the past, and have been replaced with bracelets I wear everyday and this amazing watch from JORD Wood Watches, so I can somehow manage to stay on task & be on time.

I've been drooling over these watches for quite some time now, and knew it would be a perfect addition to my daily arm party! I'm obsessed with the Cora Series! When I saw the mixture of Turquoise and Zebrawood, I knew this was going to go perfectly with my style, and it makes me love it even more that the brand is called JORD!! If you've never gone to their site to look at all their gorgeous time pieces, you NEED to!! If I could, I would buy every single style, for me and for Ryan!!

Ladies Wooden Watches

Can you believe that we are already approaching one year of having the cutest little boy I ever did see in our lives? How did that happen? So to celebrate this awesome week, I want to get some blog posts up that are all about this sweet baby boy and how we prepared for his arrival.

When we found out that we were having a little boy, it SERIOUSLY took some getting used to. Convinced I was going to have a little girl and create a room of Pink and Gold accents, as soon as I opened my eyes to see blue confetti falling from the sky, I knew that this little dude growing inside of me was going to have some pretty sweet shoes to fill. I went out the next day and bought a hat and some adorable boat shoes to make it seem more real.

So, when it came time to start planning the shower, light baby blue and pastels were NOT an option. He was my little Man right off the bat, and there was no doubt in my mind that we had to have a Shower to reflect that. My go-to colors of choice are Turquoise/Teal & Green. Starting there I created some fun invites to get people excited about this fun fête!

The centerpieces were created by my talented friend, Rachel of Urban Flowers. And the soaps were made by my fabulous sister-in-law Sarah with the packaging created by me of course! :)

My mom is seriously a master when it comes to fun details for showers and weddings and she made all these adorable bow-ties, table runners, and all the bunting you see hanging. I swear that woman needs to open her own online shop to sell all this awesomeness!

All the food was created with LOVE by my fairy godmother, Diane. This woman is also a creative wonder & a master of many things!