A Grateful Heart at Mariah

Jon surprised me with tickets to see Mariah Carey's Christmas Concert in NYC this week! Isn't he just the greatest husband ever?  I didn't even know she was doing the show and here he had already bought tickets!  Those of you who know me know how obsessed I am with her...like completely.  We saw her earlier this year in Vegas for my birthday...so that makes it our second show this year!!!  She was beyond AMAZING!  Her voice in incredible. And as we stood listening to her sing (yes we stood the whole concert...gotta love New York!) I was overwhelmed with emotion.  I felt so happy and grateful in that moment and it brought tears to my eyes. Grateful for my husband who knows me so well.  Grateful that a difficult move away from home is going so well and let's us do things like this.  Grateful that God has led us on this journey.  And grateful that my self esteem isn't so low that I need to take 200 selfies during an amazing concert.  (Seriously this woman in front of us took over 100 selfies all through the show...and I am not exaggerating on the number.  She has issues.)  And on a superficial, blog related note...grateful I got to wear my tulle skirt again. :-)

Sweater - Zara

Skirt - Similar

Belt - Similar 

Tights - Nordstrom

Heels - Nine West 

"It is not joy that makes us grateful; 

it is gratitude that makes us joyful."

What Happens in Vegas...

Such a scandalous blog title, huh?  Well we were in Vegas when I took these pictures so it seemed fitting!  I know its been forever since I posted on here, but the twins are out of school and between them and Bee Social, my free time is limited these days.  Plus, I have been living in my yoga gear and I don't think you all want to see that!

This amazing outfit is from our Las Vegas trip in early May...my birthday week to be exact!  My all time favorite singer ever, Mariah Carey, was opening her residency there on May 6th so it seemed like the perfect present.  Lucky for me, Jon was all in!  This night here, we went to see Cirque du Soleil at the Aria Hotel and Casino.  It was one of the coolest looking casinos out there, btw. I had been waiting forever to wear this dress.  Las Vegas is so much fun for a girl to get all dressed up!

Dress - Boutique find, similar one 

Shoes - Guess, similar pair 

Earrings - Kohls, J.Lo Collection 

I hope you are all having an amazing summer! XOXO