Dear Zachary...

I have been hearing a lot lately about a documentary called "Dear Zachary" and how it is a must see film that everyone needs to see. Luckily for me it is on Netflix so when I had some free time yesterday the husband and I saw down and watched it.

I have never had a movie take me to such an emotional state as this one did. Maybe because it's a true story? Maybe because of everything the movie entails? Everything about the film just hit me. Without going in to too much detail and giving away anything about the film, one thing you find out early on is that a guy is filming this documentary to give to a boy named Zachary to tell him about the life of Zachary's father who had been murdered. He interviewed family, friends, classmates...anyone he could get in touch with who had known Zachary's father, Andrew Bagby. The filmmaker himself was one of Andrew's childhood friends and it was absolutely amazing to hear what everyone had to say about him. Not one bad word was spoken and you could tell that Andrew had touched so many people's lives. It was unbelievable. I can only hope that one day when I am gone that a quarter of the people that talked about Andrew have nice things to say about me. 

If you are going to watch this film I have a few pieces of advice for you: 

1. Make sure you have tissues nearby

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2. Do not google anything about the film or Andrew Bagby. You really just need to watch the film to understand.

A beautiful day for a wedding

This past weekend I got to attend the wedding of a guy named Steven that I have known since I was 13. Considering we have not seen much of each other since we graduated high school I felt honored that he included me on his guest list. We have kept in touch through Facebook and even though the first time I met his wife was at the wedding, I felt like I had known her for years since I have seen so many photos of the two of them. They are quite an adorable couple and it makes me happy that they have found such love in one another.


The ceremony was one of the longer ones I have been too and I enjoyed every second of it. One of my favorite parts was when the doors opened and she walked down the aisle with her dad to the song "At Last" by Etta James. She looked like a beautiful classic bride so the song fit very well.

(His letter to her)

(Her letter to him)

(You may now kiss your bride!)

(My lovely husband and I before the reception)

(My very cute and pregnant best friend and I)

(Obviously the husbands enjoyed the free happy hour!)

(The beautiful bride and groom)

And lucky for us they had a photobooth!

Am I a lucky girl or what to be able to call that sexy man my husband?

Fill in the blank Friday

1.   If money wasn't an issue, the first thing I'd cross of my life list is: Buy a bunch of properties for me and the husband to fix up. And to make sure that whatever place we were living in had a huge walk in closet for me! 

2.  Lox (salmon) on my bagels :are something I like that other people think is weird.

3.  If my life were a movie right now, the title would be: The life of a shopaholic mom with a shoe addiction. 

4.  Three things I am looking forward to this month are: Valentines day and all that fun stuff, shopping for and attending a few fun events like weddings and baby showers, and spending some quality family time together with my husband and daughter.

5.  My favorite song to sing in the shower is: Pocketful of sunshine. Clearly I have seen "Easy A" too many times.

6.  If I found out that the production of   diapers   was ending this month, I'd go out and buy as much as I could tomorrow.

7.  One thing I'll never grow tired of is  seeing my daughter smile.

My hunt for Missoni

Even though the Missoni for Target line was released awhile back, I never actually got the chance to purchase any of the wonderful items. I was eyeing a few different items but by the time I got to my closest Target it was all sold out, except for a few children's items. And let's be honest, I don't think the kids clothing would look that fabulous on me. And then one day I decided to browse Pinterest and came across this lovely little outfit inspiration.

(Link to pin on my Pinterest)

So I went on the hunt to find this beautiful sweater. I checked my store and had no luck there, and when I asked one of the associates they looked at me like I was nuts. So I went to Target's website and found the sweater...only to find out it was completely sold out in pretty much every size. So what's a girl to do?

Go to Ebay!

So I type in Missoni sweater in my size and low and behold, there it is! It cost a little more than what it did in the store but I decided it was worth it. I read that a lot of people went to Target when Missoni launched and just grabbed as many items as they could, so they could resell it on places like Craigslist and Ebay for twice as much. Luckily for me, the sweater was only marked up an additional $10 over the normal cost. I bought it and a few days later this beauty came in the mail!

And of course my little lovebug is quite the camera lover so she had to be in a few photos...

Gotta love her little teeth =)

Breakdown!

Missoni sweater:   Ebay - $65.00 (after shipping)

Black tank top:   Love Culture -  $5.00

Stone Mountain purse:   Marshalls - $15.00

Skinny jeans:   Forever 21 - $10.50

Tan boots:   Cathy Jean - Can't remember the price. Whoops!

Total cost: $95.50

Not including the boots because I cannot remember for the life of me how much they cost.

Have you ever seen a piece of clothing that you absolutely could not live without, and you had to hunt to find it? I would love to hear your stories! I hope I'm not the only one who gets obsessed with certain items =)