Happy Hour vol. 1

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Welcome friends to my very first edition of Happy Hour! When making plans for the blog this year, I wanted a place to just be able to round up all the thoughts, finds, and ideas that I have during the week and share them with you! There is nothing I look forward to more during the week than happy hour with my girlfriends, so I wanted to bring that to the blog- consider this our time to catch up, chat, laugh, and share everything we're loving!

Escape More & Win Cabana Life for a Year!

Dress: c/o Cabana Life (Get 20% off your order with code "GIRLMEETSBOW20") || Wedges: Antonio Melani (sold out, similar here, here, & gorgeous splurge!) || Apple Watch with this band || Earrings: c/o Lisi Lerch

Hey friends- well the fun just keeps on coming this week and today's post is no exception! Over the past year I've shared my love for Cabana Life with you- their SPF 50 clothing is as pretty as it is practical- and today y'all get the chance to WIN it for yourself!

Across the country it is bone-chillingly cold (even here in Florida it's in the 40s!) and when it gets this frigid it always makes me want to escape! Escape the cold, escape the routine, escape the ordinary! Since I'm sure I'm not the only one who doesn't have a private jet at my beck and call to take me away, clothing can be just as fun and still help me to (mentally) escape. I absolutely love the Cabana Life mentality this season to Escape the Sun & Escape in style (what other way is there)?! 

To help y'all "escape" Cabana Life is giving away a year's worth of clothing! Yep- you can win a wardrobe for a year! You can either enter to win here or check out my Instagram later today for another way to enter! (Just look for the photo at this pretty pink hotel!)

Lilly Pulitzer After-Party Sale is HERE!

Stella Shift dress in "Oh Shello" (I'm wearing size 2- runs big)

Hey y'all! First of all thank you so much for your feedback & kind comments on my New Year's Resolutions post yesterday- I really have a feeling that this year is going to be the BEST yet!

And you know what is a good omen for a great year? A huge Lilly Pulitzer After-Party sale! Like the sale in August, today the sale kicks off in-stores only, and then it will go live at 8am on Wednesday 1/3/18! As I'm sure y'all know well by now... the sale is CRAZY!! I have a doctors appointment in the morning, so you better  believe that I will be logging on my iPad and checking my spot in line every 30 seconds ;)

So today I'm sharing some of my recent favorite Lilly pieces that I have a hunch will be included in the sale. Most of these styles come in multiple prints, so if the one I'm wearing isn't available then there will usually be an alternative print in the same style! 

2018 New Year's Resolutions, Goals, & Word of the Year!

It seems surreal to be chatting today about 2018- I mean, what?! The year's just seem to be flying by faster & faster, and I'm just trying to keep up! 

I know not everyone loves New Year's Resolutions & goals, but last year I set some really intentional ones- and I'm proud to say I accomplished all but 2 (and even those I made some great strides!) Setting concrete goals for myself helps to keep me on track and gives me something to strive for. Sharing them through the blog is such a great way to keep me accountable to them & to get more personal with y'all and share a piece of my heart! 

So, without further ado, I'm thrilled to share my Personal & Blog Resolutions for 2018 with y'all!