Officially Debt Free!

As of this very moment, Billy and I are officially DEBT FREE!!!! We sent off the final payment for his student loans yesterday and it went through last night. I can't believe we finally reached our goal - for a while there it seemed as if we would never make it... but 4 years later we're here! I'm couldn't be more proud of my husband. He is such a solid man with extreme dedication and major perseverance. I'm so very grateful that he wanted to get us out of debt rather than push us further in. And even though we've been very restrained about our budget and how we spend money, his planning still allowed us to partake in many great adventures over the years. We've been on several major trips (our honeymoon, Mexico & Italy last April) that were paid in full, he purchased my engagement ring in cash, moved us cross country to our amazing new city and he's always provided a great place for us to live. I truly am a very lucky girl. Now we can start 2012 off with a FRESH start and add a few more fun events to our already growing list. And a BIG Thank You to all our friends & family for their support. You're encouragement has been a true blessing to us. Happy Friday Everyone!!!!

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Look Of The Day: Rooney Mara in Louis Vuitton

Rooney Mara wears Louis Vuitton in Paris

Everyone can't stop talking about the new American remake of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. Personally, I can't stop admiring Rooney Mara's fashion statements. She's really impressed me by pulling out all the stops for her latest red carpet apperances. So far she's donned Prabal Gurung for NYC and Givenchy for London. But yesterday's Paris premiere was my favorite choice yet. Rooney paired a shimmering jet black mini from the Louis Vuitton Spring 2012 line with strappy black sandals and bright red lips. The silouhette of the frock is perfect and I adore the mesh overlay with beaded details. Also with her new black hair and baby bangs, Rooney is a total modern day Audrey Hepburn. What do you think of this LBD? Happy Wednesday! xoxo

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2012 Goals

Happy New Year Lovelies! Hopefully you had a wonderful NYE filled with lots of glitter and sparkle. We kept ours relatively low key, filled with great food, good friends and lots of bubbly [naturally] Although the typical way to celebrate a clean slate involves making resolutions, I'm not really a fan. I find these "promises" just set everyone up for disappointment or failure. So instead I create goals for myself. I like to think of it as giving myself something to work towards rather than a necessity. And in honor of 2012 I thought I would share a few of my new goals with you...