Just Add Color Swap Partners

The Just Add Color Swap partners are listed below! We had 50 people participate in our first ever swap, which is pretty amazing! The instructions are at the bottom of the list as well as the original post! You will need to refer to the comments section of the original post to find your partner's contact information! If you have trouble getting in touch with your partner please let Jessica or I know!

Happy scarf shopping... and swapping!

Ok the suspense is over time to see who you are partnered up with!

Lindsay - Erin

Victoria - Ashley

Jess - Ainslee 
Holly - Cami 
Celia - Elizabeth

Sarah - Gina

Vicki - Ashleigh 
Ray J. - Shelby

Janessa - Kasey

Coribeth - Megan 
Ciara - Suze

Miranda - Angela

Amanda - Hannah

Jinny - Mariah

Olivia - Christina

Jenna - Mrs. Kee

Nikki - Jamie

Michaela - Mia Maree

Bri - Meg O.

Michelle - Camille

Aurora - Jenn (Critical Crass)

Savanah - Jenn (West Sac Honey)

Kristen - Jennifer (Perfectly Imperfect)

Ashlee - Amber

Jessica Renee - Marcy

All scarves should hit the mail no later than Tuesday, November 11th.

We will blog about the scarves we send and receive on Monday, November 21st. 

Once paired up, you will send that lovely lady a fun (new) scarf for Fall and a shade of nail polish.

Please try and spend no more then $20 (not including shipping)!

Please refer to the original post if you have any questions!
Or most certainly email me if I can help along the way.

Have fun shopping! 

Fun with our Phones Monday!

Linking up with Erin and Savanah for Fun With Our Phones Monday!

First off Happy Halloween!

Last Monday when Paul and I went to look at tuxes for the wedding we found out that celebrities were at the Mall. Of course we had to stop by and get some pictures! :)

Trying on tuxes was fun...and did you notice the 3 tuxes are in our colors. And no I didn't plan for them to be like that either. That is honestly how they were when we got there. 

One of my favorite pieces of Halloween candy...looks gross but tastes amazing!

Early morning tailgating with my love! Oh and good news I don't have to post a depressing comment about losing because we WON! Woot Woot Go Big Red! It was such an exciting game to watch.

The fiance's new gloves he got for the game. I think they were good luck. They were so cool we actually debated about having on of our engagement pictures with them on. 

Have an amazing Monday!

Perfect Harmony!

Have you all seen the advertisements for the TV show Sing Off on NBC???

I have loved A Capella music since I was a little girl. Growing up with a dad who sang Barbershop music I was around it all the time. Instead of listening to the "Popular" music growing up my dad and I would belt out Barbershop music instead, which is where my passion for singing started. 

If you haven't seen the show, it is nothing but A Capella music and the groups have to only use vocals to make music. The great thing about this show is I have found some amazing music as a result. 

Yesterday, Pandora found a group for me and I'm in LOVE now!

The music group is "On the Rocks". They are a group of guys who go to Oregon University and they actually were contestants on season 2 of the Sing Off.

Aren't they amazing!!! Luckily I can listen to them all day at work thanks to Spotify!

And don't forget today is the last day you can sign up for the Fall Blog Swap! Click here if you haven't signed up already! Jessica and I have 50 people signed up which is so exciting! Monday the partners will be posted on both Jessica and I's blog! So check back Monday and see who you have!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Eff, Marry, Kill

I'm linking up with Heather and Michelle for this AWESOME one time link up. 

The point of this link up is to share 3 celebrities and between the 3 you have to pick which one you would "ahem" make babies with, marry and like to disappear. I'm not going to say kill because I would never want to kill anyone...I don't promote violence. 

So here are my three picks...I am featuring the lead stars in Grey's Anatomy for this one. 

Ok I would like to make babies with Eric Dane (Mark Sloan). I mean come on who wouldn't?!? I would want to marry Patrick Dempsey (Derrick Shepherd). I would love waking up to that for the rest of my life! (No offense Paul LOVE you to death!) And finally I wouldn't mind seeing Kevin McKidd (Owen Hunt) go away. He just gets on my nervous. 

Out of these three who would you eff, marry, kill (make go away)? 



P.S. Don't forget to sign up for the Fall Blog Swap. I mean come on who doesn't want to get a new scarf and nail polish in the mail??? Click here to sign up!

What I'm Loving

Linking up with Jamie for What I'm Loving Wednesday!

I'm Loving...

...that so many of you have signed up for Jessica and I's Fall Blog swap. If you still want to sign up for the fall swap click here! Sign up ends Friday! I can't wait to start shopping for my partner. There are so many amazing scarves I want to buy!

...that our engagement pictures are this weekend! I still have yet to find an outfit but I'm sure I will figure something out on Saturday. I'm also really excited that the weather is going to be half way decent for the day too. 

...that we found a DJ at the Bridal Fair on Sunday. He gave us a gift certificate for $200 off since nobody claimed his prize from the fair. I thought this was a stellar deal! 

...that this weekend is a HUGE game for my Nebraska Cornhuskers. Bring on Michigan State! 

Hopefully you won't have to see a depressing post on Monday about the loss!

...my blogging friends! I am so amazed out how many amazing gals I have met through my blog and twitter. I am loving the friendships I have received as a result of following people's blogs. 

...the 5th season of Dexter. I have been waiting a LONG time for it. A gal from work gives me the seasons when she is done with them. OMG it keeps getting better. But I will confess that sometimes during the murder parts or bloody parts I fast forward through them or close my eyes. The first season kind of gave me nightmares. And no I'm not ashamed to say that. 

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...the fact that I have gone a week without soda/pop!!! It hasn't been as hard as I thought it was going to be. I only truly miss it in the morning when I need my caffeine fix. 

...this outfit! So comfy and classic. 

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...finally I'm loving my fiancé. He is amazing and I can't imagine life without him. 

Just Add Color Fall Swap

Jessica over at You Are My Color and I decided last week to host a Fall Swap. So if you love nail polish and scarves as much as we do then you should defiantly participate in this Fall Swap! 

Here are the guidelines...

• Please leave a comment below if you would like to participate! (You only have to leave one comment, either here or on Jessica's blog post.) Include your e-mail, blog url and Twitter account (if you're a Twitter addict like us!) The deadline to sign up is this Friday, October 28.
• Jessica and I will set everyone up with a partner over the weekend and announce the partners on both of our blogs next Monday, October 31 (Halloween)
• Once we assign you a partner, please contact her and get to know her style, favorite color, etc. We'd love for you to find a new friend through this so start following their blog too!
• Your spending limit is a maximum of $20. This amount includes the cost of both the scarf and a bottle of nail polish (but not shipping). You can find some really great deals on scarves right now so have fun shopping around! Also, I personally recommend shipping through USPS because they always have the lowest rates!
• The deadline to ship out your package will be Friday, November 11th.  (We know stuff happens though so be sure to let us and your partner know asap if you're gonna be a little late!) 
• Hopefully everyone will have received their packages by Monday, November 21st so we'll be hosting link ups on both of our blogs that day so that you can post about the great package you received and the rest of us can be introduced to some new bloggers!

Fun With Phones Monday!

Linking up with Savanah and Erin for Fun with Our Phones Monday.

This week has FINALLY felt like fall in Nebraska. I feel that it might have even felt like winter a little bit.

On Friday I woke up to 20 degree weather. And yes that is frost on my windows. 

I still feel its a little early to be scraping my windows....I'm so not ready for snow.

This weekend Paul and I didn't do to much. Lazy weekends are the best!!!

Sunday we did venture out of the house and attended a Bridal Fair at Embassy Suites. 

Our giant bags of stuff. Wish I could say it is useful stuff.

Bella loves when we bring new bags home. She explores them both on the outside and inside.

The countless trees that were lost for the sake of my wedding planning. 

Like I said I really wish this stuff was all useful but most of it will find the trash eventually. 

And finally I wanted to share with you all what I do when I'm bored...

I love this iPhone app...its called Popbooth if you ever get bored and want to try it out. 

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P.S. Make sure to check back tomorrow! Jessica @ You Are My Color and I are going to host our first ever Fall Swap where we will be swapping a scarf and a bottle of nail polish. Sign ups start tomorrow!

ABC's

Catching up on some blog reading and I found this post by Ashley @ Everyday Ashley. 

I loved it and thought it would be fun and it would be a chance for you to get to know me!

A. AREA CODE: 402

B. BED SIZE: King

C. CHORE YOU HATE: Putting laundry away! Paul gets so mad at me when I "forget" to put it away!

D. DOG'S NAME: Don't have a dog right now...but I have one cat that acts like a dog! (TRUE STORY)

E. ESSENTIAL "START THE DAY!" ITEM: A warm shower!

F. FAVORITE COLOR: Yellows and Greys!

G. GOLD OR SILVER: Silver..not a huge fan of gold jewelry but I do wear it! 

H. HEIGHT: 5'6"

I: INSTRUMENTS YOU PLAY: a little bit of piano from my music education college days and the Bari-Sax (yes this is the HUGE one!)

J. JOB: Director of Media Communications 

K. KIDS: Just my two fur-babies...hopefully real kids someday.

L. LIVING ARRANGEMENTS: Living with Paul in our little cozy apartment

M. MOM'S NAME: Mary

N. NICKNAME:  In high school it was Ashlee Miller-Lite because of my last name. Sometimes it was Miller-Time. Got a lot of grief for having the last name of a beer. 

O. OVERNIGHT HOSPITAL STAY: Nope I have never stayed overnight which for some people who have known me my whole life would be shocked because I was VERY accident prone.  

P. PET PEEVE: people who chew with their mouth wide open 

Q. QUOTE FROM A MOVIE: from the movie Notebook (2004)

"So it's not gonna be easy. It's gonna be really hard. We're gonna have to work at this every day, but I want to do that because I want you. I want all of you, for ever, you and me, every day. Will you do something for me, please? Just picture your life for me? 30 years from now, 40 years from now? What's it look like? If it's with him, go. Go! I lost you once, I think I can do it again. If I thought that's what you really wanted. But don't you take the easy way out"

R. RIGHTY OR LEFTY?: Righty

S. SIBLINGS: I'm the oldest of 3 girls. My sisters are Erica and Kayla

T. TIME YOU WAKE UP: 7:00 am sometimes it's earlier if I can't sleep!

U. UNDERWEAR:  Never go without them... :)

V. VEGGIE YOU DISLIKE: PEAS! I gag every time I look at them. 

W. WAYS/REASONS YOU ARE LATE: One word for this...PAUL! I was always on time but being with Paul me being on time has become being 5 minutes late. 

X. XRAYS YOU'VE HAD: 3 on my arm, 2 on my ankle and 1 on my foot

Y. YUMMY FOOD YOU MAKE: I can make a mean frozen pizza...Paul is the cook in our family because I don't want him to die. I am still trying to master a simple recipe my mom gave me and that was a year ago.

Z. ZOO ANIMALS YOU LIKE: Monkeys and the Penguins. 

Healthy Changes

WARNING

THIS MAY BE DISTURBING TO ALL THOSE WHO DRINK SODA...

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As of 5 hours ago I mad a decision to give up pop not for the health reasons. I actually gave it up to start my serious wedding diet. I've given soda up before and went 2 years without it. It was amazing how much better I felt and that I did actually lose weight by not drinking it. 

Have you ever given up soda??? How long did it last??

What I'm Loving Wednesday

I'm linking up today with Jamie for What I'm Loving Wednesday!

Today I'm Loving...

 . . . that yesterday marked 7 months until the big day! Now that my sister is done playing softball and Paul is taking some time off from school we can focus on some much needed details of the wedding. To think we still don't have a DJ yet?!?!? Is that a bad thing???

...that work allowed me to go and watch my sister play in the State Softball tournament. Words cannot express how proud I am of her and what the team did. I am also loving that she was selected to travel with a team to Tulsa, OK and play softball on November 4th. 

...that the weather is starting to feel like fall. The temperatures have been in the mid-50's and it feels amazing!

...that I have $50 to spend at Erin Condren and I only spent $25 to get it! Now I get to decide what I'm going to spend it on. It is still not to late to get your $50 gift card. The sale ends October 20th. Click here to get yours!

...I am loving the iOS 5. I can't believe how a little device like my iPhone makes my life so easy! The new features such as; reminders and the twitter integration are amazing!

...this CD. Every song is amazing and I have it on repeat on my iPhone.

...that this week the Huskers play Minnesota! I really missed them playing this week since they had a by week. 

Go Big Red!

...my fiance Paul. I can't imagine life without him.

What are you loving today???

Blog Award

I was given the Liebster Blog award by my new bloggy friend Ashlee over at Capernaum Home

She spells her name the cool way and blogs about her fun diy projects, amazing recipes and her love for her family! Don't miss out on her amazing story! Make sure to stop by her blog and share some love!

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The Liebster blog award is given to up and coming bloggers who have less than 200 followers. Liebster is a German word meaning dear, sweet, kind, nice, good, beloved, lovely, kindly, pleasant, valued, cute, endearing and welcome.

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So now it's my turn to pick 5 people who I think deserve this award {with less than 200 followers} And man it was hard because I have met so many great ladies... how do I choose??

1. Erin over at Everything According to Erin is a fashionista.  She blogs about her love for shopping, food and music.  Bounce over and give her some love!!

2. Celia over at ...just trying to find my way is a stylish, cutie that is getting married next October.  She sells Scentsy and blogs about everything from her life, fashion, and food. She is such a caring person and you all should stop by her blog and give her some love!

3.Erin from Bless This Nest writes posts about her life as a newlywed and her furbabies.  I love her blog design too!

4. Kelsie from Jesus, Bring the Rain writes posts about her faith and walk with Christ.  Her posts are so inspiring and they strengthen me in my daily walk.  For inspiration... check her out!

5. Jessica from You Are My Color is a fun outgoing gal who is expecting her first baby soon! I stumbled upon her blog 4 months ago and found out that we have lots in common; such as we do the same kind of work Public Relations/Advertising and Social Media. Make sure to stop by her blog and give her some love!

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To keep this award going and pass it along to other new deserving blogs, the recipient must now recognize five other bloggers with less than 200 followers that have really stood out in the crowd.

The rules for the Liebster Award are:
1. Thank the giver and link back to the blogger who gave it to you.
2. Reveal your top five picks and let them know by leaving a comment on their blog.
3. Copy and paste the award on your blog.
4. Have faith that your followers will spread the love too!

Take a minute to visit these great, up and coming blogs!!!

Back to Back State Champions

This past week I took 3 days off of work to watch my sister and the Wahoo softball team play in their 6th appearance in the Nebraska State Softball Tournament. The team got to the state tournament on a wild card and showed everyone there that they deserved to be there. 

The first day they played West Point Central Catholic and defeated them 9 to 4. With that win they played on Thursday at 10:00 am against Gothenburg. We beat Gothenburg 11 to 4. At 5:30 the same day we played Ashland, who we have played 3 times during the season. We heath them 10 to 2 in 5 innings. Winning this game put us into the Championship. At 3 pm on Friday we played Ashland again who came up through the losers bracket. They played us hard and finally in the 6th inning we started to hit the ball and won the game 10 to 3.

Words can't express how proud I am of my sister and the rest of the girls. 

My sisters and I 

My family (I didn't get one with Paul in it but he is taking this picture)

DIY Mouse Pad

Spending countless hours on Pinterest does pay off! 

It pays off so much that I landed a cute DIY custom mouse pad! 

You'll need:

A Cork Square (you can a pack of 4 at any office supply store or at Walmart)

Fabric of your choice (I went to JoAnns and found square pieces of fabric for $1.99)

Mousepad Printable Shape (optional) or the shape you prefer to have

Heat n Bond (found at Craft/Fabric Stores)

First, cut the mousepad shape or the shape you select out of the piece of paper and trace it onto your cork square. Then, cut the shape out of the cork with scissors. The cork is thin enough to cut with scissors, but you have to have a sharp pair. You can use an exacto knife or box cutter too.

After that iron a piece of Heat n Bond onto the backside of the fabric you want, making sure it is big enough to cover your cork. Then on the backside of the Heat n Bond trace out your shape again.

I used the first inside line on my template to trace the shape because I wanted there to be a cork border around the outside of the fabric. Cut it out and then iron it onto the cork board.

That's it! So easy and simple. I love how it turned out and I think it will look great on my desk! 

I might even make one for the office and at home. 

Happy Thursday!

Pinteresting Office Inspirations

As a creative designer I find that my work space in my office is a little drab. I would love to spruce it up and give it a creative makeover! This week I wanted to feature some of my favorite office inspirations!

Source: designsponge.com via Nelly on Pinterest

Source: lindsaykauffman.blogspot.com via Amanda on Pinterest

Source: designsponge.com via Kristine on Pinterest

Source:  stylizimo.blogspot.com via lovelylittleparties on Pinterest

Source:  honeyandfitz.blogspot.com via Paula  on Pinterest

Source:  apartmenttherapy.com via  pinmarklet  on Pinterest

Make sure to buzz over to The Vintage Apple because Katie from The Nerdy Katie is guest posting for Michelle since she is enjoying her honeymoon with her beloved.

Happy Pinning!!!
I love connecting with people on Pinterest make sure to follow me!

Target Tuesday - Necessities

Haven't linked up with Tara @ Fabulous but Evil for a while and I miss Target Tuesdays horribly!
So I decided to use my shopping list to Target has my blog post for Target Tuesdays!

1. Yes to Carrots Facial Moisturizer // 2. Essie Power Clutch Nail Polish // 

3. Neutrogena Makeup Remover Towels // 4. Jergens Natural Glow Firming Lotion //
5. Almay Intense Eyeshadow // 6. Neutrogena Oil-Free Acne Wash // 7. Essie Carry On Nail Polish //
8. Tresemme Fresh Start Dry Shampoo

What are some of your favorite beauty products from Target???

100 Follower Giveaway Winner

And the winner is...

Congratulations to Amber at Brunch with Amber!

You won the Barberry & Lace Giveaway! I'll be emailing you with more information soon!

I just wanted to say one more time to all of you who entered, thank you for reading and following! 

It means so much to me!

How is This OK???

Last night I was over at my future in-laws and the subject of Apple and Steve Jobs became the heated discussion around the table. I guess I really didn't realize that there were so many jokes shared about the passing of Steve Jobs. 

Seriously people?!?!?

How is this ok????

Seeing and hearing all the negative talk about Steve Job's death makes me sad. I can't believe that people find this funny! We need to remember that a life was lost to a horrible disease and his family and friends are grieving. We are suppose to love and respect all people and making jokes about someone's death is not something to joke about!

Fill in the Blank Friday

 

1.   Something popular that I can't stand/just don't "get" is  Jersey Shore...seriously what is so exciting about watching a bunch of 20 somethings act like 15 year olds???

2.   Something unpopular that I secretly love is broccoli. Most kids hate it not me I love it! 

3.  When I've had a bad day I do something for myself whether that be going to get my nails done or buying myself a bowl of ice cream, either way I find something to make myself happy again.

4. I'd prefer working out  to cleaning  any day.

5.  Something that makes me nervous is the thought of possibly never having kids. It has been one of my biggest fears and now that Paul and I are getting married that fear has increased! 

6.  Something worth fighting for is relationships, both family and love.  

7.  When people think of me, I hope they think of me as the one with the spunky personality who would do anything for my friends and family!  

 

Have an amazing weekend!!!

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