When starting this little blog almost 1 year ago, Lindsay and I knew we wanted to reach out to the St. Louis community as much a we could. Why not host a charity event and have a great time for a good cause. We’ve gotten to know so many amazing local businesses and women throughout this crazy journey.

(L and I both dressed like it was our wedding day. Can you blame us-haha Dresses from La Ville)

One thing we noticed was the lack of community ship within the area. We started to think of charities that spoke to us and decided to hold a fun day out for ladies that would benefit The Women’s Safe House. Since we ourselves are two moms who enjoy a day out we thought it would be fun to host a day of shopping. We invited all of our fav businesses to participate. Each business brought special pieces from their stores for the women to shop. To see a full list of the vendors click here.

Lindsay and I couldn’t have been more please with the turn out.  Everyone involved was amazing and had a wonderful time. We laughed, shopped, and sipped out way through the beautiful event space at Willow. We met some amazing ladies who are still inspiring us today.  I wanted to share all of the photos from our special day because it’s something that we will always look back on and smile. ENJOY!

We gave the first 25 ladies to enter AMAZING goodie bags – huge thank you to EVERYONE who donated!

How cute is this sign by Red Lettered Goods!

(Red Lettered Goods did all of our signs)

What’s a party without some cocktails.  More of our favs here. 

Kendra Scott donated some lovely pieces that everyone fought over 🙂

The winners from the Diba Shoe giveaway!

We had everyone write a special note to the ladies at The Women’s Safe House.

Some of the AMAZING Vendors that helped make our event so special 

Meghan from SoLayne Designs 

Lauren and Lisa from Ashley Jayne Boutique

Megan from Red Lettered Goods 

BelleStyle 

The beautiful girls from Arch Apparel 

Heidi from Govero Salon (If you’re looking for a blondie guru, she’s your gal)

Fete Photo Booth was a big hit! 

The Fashion Lane Truck 

Our fav beauty bringing all the flowers and flower crowns, Rudys Flower Truck

Some of our fav local blogger babes!

Everyone had a blast at the FeteBooth! Here we are with our beautiful mamas! You can view all the hilarious GIFs from the party here and the photos here!

Special thank you to Tracy Wallin Photography for capturing these unforgettable memories.  Lindsay and I also want to thank all the local businesses that helped make this event so special to us!

xo- Carley

Recently I took to Instagram to see what everyone wanted to see us post about next. Choices included adult drinks or kids party. Within hours I knew I had found my people because the majority of you voted for adult drinks. After intense taste testing, I am bringing you six of my best easy + healthy adult drinks. These are perfect for summer, pool side, patio sitting, boating, or sipping as you watch tv (and year round).

Right now our life is full of parties and last minute get togethers.  I don’t want you to be that person that is always serving the same beer- come on ladies you are better than that and totally deserve better ha!

DRINK PREP

Lets start with some fun ice cubes! These can be used for waters or for the kids drinks too.

This post is sponsored by Phillips 66 but the content and opinions expressed here are our own. #ad #sponsored

With summertime here all we can think about is Cardinal baseball season.  Lindsay and I are both born and raised in this city and we consider ourselves BIG baseball fans.  When we heard about this amazing promo offered by Phillips 66 gas, we had to learn more!  It includes up to 50% off Cardinal tickets now through September 23rd.

Here’s how:

• Go to a participating Phillip 66
• Buy 8 or more gallons of gas
• Go inside and ask about Cardinals promo card
• Go online to https://www.cardinals.com/phillips66
• Enter promotional code
• Purchase tickets for any of the eligible games

Right around my sons 1st birthday is when I found out our family would be growing.  I knew I needed to document my little guys first birthday but also wanted to do something special for our 2nd pregnancy announcement!  I called my fav photographer and explained what type of family session I wanted with my now one year old and soon to be family of 4!  We started with our family session first because I figured the “cake smash” part would be quite the mess.

There is nothing I hate more than ordering “fresh” guacamole and getting something that came from a bag. I want everyone to know how to make the best guacamole ever for your next party or taco night! (CINCO will be here soon too, so save this) There are so many good things about GUACAMOLE – simple to make, healthy, customizable , everyone loves it!

Since starting our little blog in late 2017, it has brought us so many new relationships with amazing businesses in St. Louis. We knew with this group of people we had to do something big to support our city. We wanted to have a fun day out for ladies to shop, mingle, see businesses they might not have know of yet, while supporting a great cause, The Women’s Safe House . The support that they provide to the women and children in St. Louis needs to be known and we are hoping this small event will make a difference.

If you’re ready for fun day with some gal pals get your tickets!

If you have landed here get ready to make the easiest fresh +skinny margarita! In my past life I was a bartender so I think might know what I’m doing. I love mixing up all kinds of margaritas but the one thing they always have in common is that they are fresh and do not have sugar filled mixes in them. I’m starting with the classic fresh + skinny margarita that will be sure to have your besties asking for another at your next party!

Most parties have a few staples that everyone loves to make and seven layer taco dip is always on that list BUT I have a mini hate for everyone dipping their chips in one dip.  I came up with an easy solution- seven layer taco wonton bites! You get all the goodies of a seven layer dip in one little bite. These only take 20 min to make and I promise these will be a hit at every party!

Hi gals, its that time again to get crafty for your littles friends and their teachers! Luckily I have created a few free printables for valentines day! I personally think galentines day is the best part of v-day so there are a few goodies for your besties too!

I’m all for a good DIY project as long as it can be done in under 10 min and can be done while the kids are running in circles at my ankles. Obviously this post cannot just be ALL pictures of the DIY so here are a few of my boys in their v-day shirts. HEART MELTING.

Today we are talking about how to host a beautiful brunch that everyone will love.

Any excuse for a party right?

One of our main reasons for blogging was to connect with other ladies.  Blogging and social media is the hot spot for all #bossbabes.  We thought it would be fun to host a local event to support local bloggers and businesses.  We wanted to really wow our new friends so we reached out to some of our favorite local companies to help.  Seriously BLOWN AWAY by the response that we recieved from everyone we reached out to.  They were so excited to join in on the fun!