Color crush: Navy + coral

I promise to post my vacation recap soon. I have a love/hate relationship with the 300-plus pictures I took during my adventure AKA I relish pouring over them and reliving all of the amazing things I experienced, but dislike the tedious editing process and only choosing a handful to share. 

In the meantime, I had to share my latest color crush. The punchy combo comes from a project I'm working on. I love being inspired by the creative process and it's been a fun one thus far. 

But the collection of lovelies below is all you get right now, friends. Stay tuned. I can tell you how completely blessed I feel in my life right now. Everything has changed in the past year, and I'm doing things I've only dreamed of. It really does pay to take that leap. 

Get the goods: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7

Merry Christmas

I woke up at my mom's house this morning; my first Christmas home in six years. It's a feeling no amount of presents, turkey or tinsel can elicit. Even though it's fun to give and receive physical tokens of appreciation, I am simply thankful for the opportunity to spend the holidays with the ones I love. Until now, it's a luxury I hadn't been afforded since graduating from college (the price one pays for working at a newspaper.)

I feel incredibly blessed to spend my favorite time of the year surrounded by family and friends in Washington celebrating my nephew's first Christmas. So amid the unwrapping of the presents, partaking of the yummy dinner and watching of the football and basketball games, take time to remember the true reason for the season. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

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