4 Year Anniversary

Y'all, can you believe it's been FOUR years?

Me neither! 

What a fun ride we have been on. 

Mitch and I are best friends, and it sure is fun to share life with your bestie! 

So when our 1 year anniversary rolled around I decided I wanted to follow the traditional 

wedding anniversary gift guide. 

I thought it would add something fun and creative for us to do! 

Let's review each anniversary:

Year 1 is paper so we gave each other tickets to go on a cruise! 

Apparently, August is hurricane season, so our fabulous cruise to 

Turks and Caicos was re-routed to Key West, Costa Maya and Cozumel. 

(No wonder it was only $500/ person for a full week in August! Hurricane waters are NO joke!) 

Adrenaline Junkies! :) 

Always searching for an adventure! 

I'll write a blog later on this but how annoying is it that I thought I was SO fat here!
The most I had weighed in my life.. I'd like to kick my own butt.  

Mitch won the cruise dance off! Hahahahaha! 

Year 2 is cotton so we set out on a road trip to Fredericksburg, Texas to the Cottonwood Gin Village. 

Cute cabin for the weekend! 

Cotton gifts! 

Cotton bow on the flowers! 

Curtains! 

Year 3 is Leather. We had a brand new baby who came with us to dinner! 

Such fun presents that will always be a reminder of a life milestone! 

This year, year 4 is flowers! 

Mitch booked us a trip to Hawaii for the occasion but unfortunately life is so hectic that I'm sure we won't even be able to go until Christmas! Lol! Here's to hoping we make it there by our 5 year Anniversary! 

Mitch took me on a surprise date to see Phantom of the Opera! 

Theatre selfie

I tried to keep his gifts in theme... Cologne is made of flowers, right? 

I got my brother, Ryan, a Nespresso for his birthday given he is the family coffee connoisseur
he liked it so much I thought I'd get Mitch one too... coffee is a bean- which is kinda like a flower, right? 

Dinner at Ocean Prime! Caviar Deviled Eggs!  

Scotch + Steak
Lobster + Miller Lite :) 

So I was feeling all kinds of  neutral on this particular day!
I love love love a half turtle neck & paired it with a cute skort!
Neutrals on Neutrals on Neutrals! 

Fun assortment of bone and stingray! 

Overall having a fun theme to mark every anniversary has been great! We enjoy trying to be creative with our gifts! 

I cannot wait to see what the next 60 years holds for us! 

I know we are called to be a foundation for generations to come!  

xx,

Lauren 

Anniversary	Traditional	Modern
1st	Paper	Clocks
2nd	Cotton	China
3rd	Leather	Crystal/Glass
4th	Fruit/Flowers	Appliances
5th	Wood	Silverware
6th	Candy/Iron	Wood
7th	Wool/Copper	Desk Sets
8th	Pottery/Bronze	Linens/Lace
9th	Willow/Pottery	Leather
10th	Tin/Aluminum	Diamond Jewelry
11th	Steel	Fashion Jewelry
12th	Silk/Linen	Pearls
13th	Lace	Textile Furs
14th	Animals*	Gold Jewelry
15th	Crystal	Watches
20th	China	Platinum
25th	Silver	Silver
30th	Pearl	Diamond
35th	Coral	Jade
40th	Ruby	Ruby
45th	Sapphire	Sapphire
50th	Gold	Gold
60th	Diamond	Diamond

Line I love | Equipment

As I was building client Look Books this evening I was inspired to share my love for the line  

Equipment! 

I came across Equipment when I was working at Neiman Marcus 6 years ago. 

I sat through a product knowledge meeting where I learned 

that Equipment was founded in the late 70's but became astonishingly popular in the 80's

(partially because of the Movie "Ghost").

Filmstar Lauren Bacall loved the line, and I quickly developed a liking for it too! 

The line kinda vanished from the market and was re-launched in 2010.  

It's a menswear inspired line that is timeless, minimalistic, and modern. 

I bought my first Equipment Top FIVE years ago and I swear it still looks brand new! 

It's one of those go-to pieces that will work with just about anything. 

It's flattering, is a work essential, great for running errands and is

 sexy enough for a causal date night out. 

It is possibly one of the most versatile pieces I own. 

"THE EQUIPMENT WOMAN: SHE IS STRONG, CHIC, ELEGANT, ADVENTUROUS, SEXY, AND ABOVE ALL, CLASSIC." -Quoted from their website

Here is a link to shop Equipment! 

{Pictures borrowed from Pinterest!} 

Pearls and Talons | SS'15

Oh- Em-Gee! 

We already know I am obsessed with local Dallas designers. 

Well, this one happens to be a darling friend of mine! 

Meet Jen, co-owner and designer of 

Pearls and Talons. 

 {I also absolutely adore her business partner, Jenny, too!!} 

From the moment I met Jen, I knew she was destined for something great. 

She was so perfectly put together and her lifestyle was the definition of glamour. 

One of the first times Jen and I hung out (7 years ago!)  I rode along with her on a 2 day trek 

across the country to Los Angeles with her precious pup Tico. 

We had a blast getting to know one another. 

She had big dreams for the fashion industry and let me tell you, 

she is truly living them out! 

I proudly present my favorite pieces from

 Spring/Summer '15: 

Watch Jen + Jenny in action here!

I'll take one of each, please! 

xx, 

Lauren 

Hey Bear

Y'all, my best friend spoils me rotten. 

This morning my neighbor came over and dropped off a package that had been left on our doorstep while we were out of town. 

I kept thinking I didn't order anything, where could this have come from? 

Then, I saw the note "Hey there, bear. Just a little gift because we love ya! - LK&D Adkins"   

I got all chocked up. 

My precious friend sent me the door mat I reallllllly wanted. 

And on the weekend of her diaper shower. 

Talk about selfless!

The morning before I cried literally all morning. 

Partially because I was missing my darling best friends diaper shower that evening in which I was helping host (luckily I got to FaceTime in and felt apart of the action!).

I just couldn't shake the sad feeling I was missing out on a big moment in her life. 

Just a few days before I had thought of her while I was shopping vintage beads and decided I wanted to hand make and send her a of earrings. 

When I first moved to Dallas she and I would write each other little letters and notes every once in a while just because. 

Well, this particular week us soul sistas must have been on each others hearts. 

Let me tell you about my darling Kris.

She is hysterical. 

Honestly, one of the funniest gals I've ever known. 

She is fun loving, loyal, and one of the first people that comes to mind when I want someone 

to pray over me. 

She is a hard worker, the best momma, and kind down to the core. 

We have walked though a lot of life together and are the type of friends that get each others hearts. 

I love you, Kris!