Outfit Details:
Pink Coat (J. Crew version available here in black and heather grey) / Leggings (similar on sale here) / Uggs (currently almost half off)
Happy New Year friends! I’m finally back from a little blog hiatus. I apologize for ‘disappearing’ on ya’ll like that – life got a little in the way between travel and the holidays and I just wasn’t feeling as inspired to be honest. BUT it’s a new year and I’m so excited to be back to my little space on the web. I missed sharing my outfits and random life updates, but mostly I just missed ya’ll!
So anyways, today I wanted to pop in and share a little bit of what I’ve been up to, as well as my FAVORITE coat for the winter that’s currently on sale. To start, I’m pretty much obsessed with this jacket. I purchased it during Black Friday back in 2015 and have worn it nonstop. The fabric is really nice for the price point and it’s super warm. This past weekend we had over 8+ inches of snow and this jacket kept me nice and warm!
Lately
As far as life updates….Myles and I have been busy spending time with our family this holiday season. My parents rented a house at the river over Thanksgiving, which was so fun. We spent our days cozied up by the fire with two pups (apparently Lucy girl is a big soccer player now!), as well as feasting on delicious home cooked meals and Myles’ famous pizza…
Oh yea, I finally got a haircut 😉
Early in December my family took a tacky light tour through Richmond to see all of the Christmas lights. As always, my sister’s idea was a hit and everyone had fun touring RVA in a limo 😉
We then celebrated the Lane family Christmas Eve a week early (my favorite day of the year hands down!) I love our traditions, especially our Polish spread of pierogies, shrimp, crabcakes, etc (yum!) So glad Myles got to join in the festivities with us this year…Can you believe after 6+ years we’d never spent a holiday together?!
Obsessed with this peplum top, currently 70% off with code FLASH
The best slippers – thanks sis <3
Christmas day was spent in Philly with Myles’ family. While I missed my family a lot, I was so thankful to have spent time with them the two weekends prior.
Time spent in Pennsylvania is always so great. Myles’ family couldn’t be more welcoming. I feel very lucky to be marrying into such an amazing family with the kindest people.
How cute are these gifts?! Myles’ Grandma attached reindeer, bells, snowmen, etc to the ribbon and it turned out so cute
Celebrating our engagement <33333
And then this happened……I’ve been saving up for a while and finally made the plunge! (#noregrets)
All and all, 2016 ended on such a high. This year specifically I have been so thankful for my family, friends, good health and the future….
‘Ringing’ in the New Year!
Did I lose any of ya’ll with this long post, ha!? I’m so excited to be back to blogging. I feel like I have so much to talk about and not enough space. So for now, I’m going to end this here…but be on the lookout. I have a few things I want to share (including my goals for 2017 and a wedding update – we finally have a venue and a date!)
Thanks for reading
XOXO,
Did ya’ll have a good holiday? I’d love to hear about any family traditions/travels!
I can see why that’s your favorite coat, I love it too!
xo Kelsey | http://www.chasingcinderellablog.com
Thanks Kelsey!!! It really is a gorgeous coat
Welcome back Kim!
I too took a little blog hiatus and I feel back and better than ever. Sometimes it’s just what the soul needs. I wish you love, laughter and blog posts a plenty in the new year!
Xo Emily | http://www.TheTravelingBlonde.com
Thank you so much Emily! I couldn’t agree more- I knew when the time was right I’d be ready to dive back into it. I can’t wait to catch up on your blog and follow along 🙂
What an adorable coat! The color is perfect on you too! Glad you had such a great holiday!
xx,
Victoria Schneider
https://thesoutherntrunk.com
Thank you Victoria! Blush pink is one of my favorite colors to wear this time of year (especially when it’s snowing!) XO
I loved all your photos!! The cabin on the water sounds soo amazing! That coat is so pretty could use it out here, it’s snowing again!
Thanks girl, you’re too sweet! Enjoy that snow! It’s finally starting to melt around here (slowly but surely) Apparently it will be 60+ by the end of the week!
Your christmas looked like so much fun and I hope it went amazing! I think I can tell how it went by your new Louie Vuitton! I love that pink coat too!
Happy new year love,
Kat | http://deliriumstyle.com
Thanks so much Kat! My purse was definitely a major splurge and one I had thought about for months/years, ha! I can say though that I’m not disappointed at all. <3 Happy New year to you too <33
What an amazing Xmas recap! Looks so so much fun! I love it!
xoxo
Krista
http://www.hundredblog.com
Thanks Krista!! The holidays are always such a blur, so it’s so nice to be able to go back through pictures and relive the memories 🙂
That coat is so cute! What a perfect way to stay warm this winter.
xoxo, CiCi
http://www.worldwidestylista.com
Thanks CiCi! It really is such a great coat for the price (it feels way more expensive!)
Such a fun recap post. Looks like you had quite the holiday celebrating with your family. Congratulations on your engagement and I’m loving that J. Crew coat! Have a happy New Year! xoxo
Thank you so much Gail! I hope you had a wonder holiday season as well – it went so fast somehow! XO
Congrats on your engagement!!!! Your ring is beautiful! How exciting!! Also I am sooo jealous that you got an LV. I want one sooo bad, but I am not quite there. I love Richmond!! I lived in Stafford for awhile and just adore VA. It looks like you had a busy holiday season, but I am sooo glad it was fun!!!!!Welcome back to blogging!!!
Thanks for your sweet comment Ariel! I completely agree with you, I adore VA too – are you originally from the area? I visit Northern VA pretty often!
Congratulations on your engagement! I am J. Crew obsessed right now and I love your coat!
Thanks April!! I’m all about Jcrew right now too – such a classic!
Love all of this! Congrats on your engagement! Your ring is gorgeous!
xoxo,
Amy
http://www.styleandsequins.com
Thank you so much Amy!
It looks like you had an amazing vacation, that pizza night light is the best. Congrats on your engagement!!!
Thanks Camille! I majorly LOLed when I opened the pizza light gift- my fiancé and I have a slight addiction to pizza!
Congrats on getting engaged!
Caitlin, Beauty & Colour
Thank you Caitlin!!
Congrats on your engagement! A happy ending to 2016 for sure. So exciting!
Thanks Christina, 2016 was definitely one for the books 😉 I hope you’re having a great start to the New Year!
Aw CONGRATS beautiful girl! I hope you enjoy this special time. 🙂 I was in the process of planning my wedding this time last year. If you want some inspo, I have a Wedding Wednesday series happening on my blog right now (every other Wed.) – basically a big girl talk sesh about all things ‘wedding’! I hope you’ll stop by. 🙂
xo – Peyton
http://www.lovenlabels.com
Thank you so much Peyton! I’m actually going to head on over there now and check it out- as you can imagine, I’m loving all things wedding and wedding advice related 😉 XO!
Gorgeous coat in the top photos!! I love the color!
XO, Amanda
http://www.poisedavenue.com