lately i have forgotten what my wrists look like

bc they are always adorned with lots and lots of arm candy...

the more bracelets the better!  

so when i heard that leonora and ilene

were going to have a summer arm party swap with different bloggers 

i was totes on board!!

i was partnered up with the gorgeous

maria-isabel of agape love designs

whose blog i already followed so i was super excited!!

apparently today is 

sister day...

so...a note to my sister...

dear laur~

you are amazing.

even though we are nine years apart i am 

SO HAPPY

that we are as close as we are, 

and continue to grow closer each and every day.

i want you to know that i am so proud of everything you've accomplished.

you were so brave to follow your heart 

even though it meant moving hundreds of miles away

(is it time for you to come back yet lol)...

and i hope that the people that you are surrounded by

see how truly special you are.

i hope they see...

how your laugh can light up the room...

how your determination can be so encouraging...

that while you may be stubborn, you fight for what you believe in...

that you are always thinking of others...

that you are so smart and extremely witty...

that you like to stand out and not be like everyone else...
that you are beautiful both inside and out...

that you love with your whole heart...

and i hope they know that  you are meant to be treasured

and treated like a princess

because you are perfect.

i love you so much and i can't wait to see you soon.

promise me that you will never forget how special you are little sister.

i love you broseph goebbels;)

~m

happy weekend pretties!!

so in my attempt to make sense of the headband madness that has taken over my condo

i found a bag of some extra hair pretties which means....

SUMMER GRAB BAG TIME!!!

for only $30 (that includes shipping) you will get two gorgeous 

mrd hair pretties!!

styles will vary with everything from hard and soft bands

to bobbies and clips!

the best part is it'll be a total surprise...

and who doesn't love a little surprise?

so start grab bagging because they are limited:)

AVAILABLE HERE

be pretty~melis

did you know there is an mrd summer sale going on???

well....now you do:)  

gotta make room for pre fall pretties!!

every year the 4th of july comes around and i cringe...

i mean the 4th is supposed to be lots of fun right?

fireworks, food, no work...sounds good to me...

yet every year the 4th comes and it's lame.

john or i don't feel well,

or it's raining, 

or it's just too hot to sit outside and watch fireworks...

it's always something.

so this year fireworks by us were on the 3rd....

so john and i took full advantage of our normally cursed 4th and planned to actually go outside and watch fireworks.

 we had dinner and john brought me home "just because" daisies...

which are my fave bc

a)who doesn't love flowers just because

and 

b) daisies last forever!!!

so it finally got dark and outside we went to check out the fireworks...

we walked down this pretty path along the riverwalk that is behind our condo

and found the perfect viewing spot...

just the two of us...

a gorgeous full moon...

the sky full of twinkling stars...

and just as my favorite fireworks were lighting the sky

(the huge ones that sparkle down like weeping willow trees...you know the ones)

john got down on one knee and asked me to marry him...

and i just stared at him for what probably felt like hours to him...

(but it was really only seconds)

bc i was in total shock and then of course

I SAID YES!!!

so after 9 years, 6 months, and 16 days of dating

(not like i was counting or anything)

i became engaged to my best friend

who i cannot wait to spend forever with!

and i apologize in advance if all of my mrd product pics begin to look like the ones below...

i mean if you had this ring you would want to show it off too;)

this week i've gotten some random summer cold...

who gets colds in the summer....this girl:(

so i've been grouchy and sniffles mcgee...

and then my sinus problems kicked in...

and on top of that i have some weird bug bite that keeps getting itchier and redder...

(is that even a word??)

so basically it's been lets feel sorry for myself week...

blah, blah blah...

so this morning i stopped at the drive-thru starbucks on my way to work...

yes i had to work this sunday too...blah...

and when i pulled up to pay

miss starbucks lady told me that the kid in front of me had paid for my starbucks...

for no reason than to just do something nice for someone else!!!

HOW SWEET IS THAT???

what a great way to snap me out of my own pity party!

so, i decided to pay for the starbucks for the lady behind me...

i hope she was just as surprised and happy as i was and decided to 

pay it forward

to the man behind her...and so on, and so on....

which inspired me to have an

mrd pay it forward week...

fluff edition!

starting today through the end of june for every purchase made i will give you a

free mrd fluff...

but the catch is you have to give it away to someone...

whether you give it to a friend or a stranger is up to you:)

so lets pay it forward!!!

be pretty~melis