J.Crew Designer Inspired Vest is Back!!!

Guys this vest was crazy popular last year...seriously if you were on instagram or facebook at all you saw this beautiful herringbone vest.

It is absolutely perfect for fall/winter, looks great layered with anything and is one of my favorite pieces!

Now the J.Crew one is around $100, this one is just a fraction of that at $35 and is just as cute.

Designer Inspired Herringbone Vest - Up to 3XL!

Pick one up today to prepare for your fall wardrobe and do it quick they sold out last year!

Top 10 Perfumes

Top 10 Perfumes by erin-rucker-richardson featuring perfume fragrances

1. Betsey Johnson By Betsey Johnson For Women: I picked this one up from T.J. Maxx on clearance and had no idea what it smelled like but I fell in love with it!  This one is floral but also warm and I get so many compliments on it.  

2. Bath and Body Works Forever Red : This one is one of my husband's favorites, it is a perfectly warm spicy scent, very sexy.

3. Bon Jovi's Unplugged by AVON: I sampled this in the AVON catalog years ago and really liked it, then I found it on sale sometime after.  This one is spicy, floral and sexy.

4. Halle by Halle Berry: I actually picked this one up in a set at Walmart after Christmas on sale last year on a whim and it is such a pretty warm and cozy scent.  The base notes are what gets me on this one, once it warms to your body it smells delicious!

5. Taylor Swift Women's Wonderstruck : This is from Taylor Swift so how could it be bad?  The bottle is gorgeous and the scent is this beautiful floral scent that is perfect for daytime and night.

6. Taylor by Taylor Swift : This one is new to me, I got a baby bottle for Christmas but it smells so great!  It is more sophisticated but still sweet and floraly.

7. Bath and Body Works P.S. I Love You : This is my husband's favorite perfume for me.  It is actually discontinued from Bath and Bodyworks so I use mine sparingly.  It is such a sweet and girly fragrance that takes me right back to college and meeting my husband :)

8. Elizabeth and James Nirvana Black and White: I actually don't own this perfume unfortunately but I have tested it at Sephora and fell in LOVE!!!  They are 2 separate scents that can be worn together or on there own.  The black is a spicy, sexy nighttime scent while the white is fresh and floral and more daytime.  On their own they are beautiful but together I swoon, absolutely perfect combination of sweet yet spicy.  Oh and I wore this to a wedding and it stayed on all through the day and lasted way past the reception.

9. With Love Hilary Duff By Hilary Duff : This was another sale purchase at T.J. Maxx on a whim but I am so glad I did.  This one is sweet but warm and slightly musky.  It has great staying power and I get lots of compliments of that.

10. Romance by Ralph Lauren for Women: This was my wedding perfume so it has a lot of emotional ties.  This is a sweet, innocent, floral perfume with a musky undertone.  I wanted something that smelled like a bride but also something that would blend into a little sexy scent.  This fit the bill perfectly.  Tip for brides: get a new perfume for your wedding and every time you smell it you will be reminded of that day.  

Let me tell you about this thing called Shutterfly

I am a picture lover...I love to take pictures, collect pictures and look at pictures.  They don't even have to be my own pictures.  Yep I will check out your pictures at your house, stalk pictures on facebook, and instagram is one of my favorite apps.  Pictures just tell a story without saying anything.

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I am also a picture hoarder...I have boxes of them.  I have also started to create photo books of our pictures and my favorite website is Shutterfly.  

I made our guestbook for our wedding from Shutterfly and I love it!  They have a layout just for this which is great.  Then you can have them fill in your pictures or you can customize it.  I always like to customize mine.  For this book I put our engagement pictures with space for guests to write notes.  It is such a sweet thing to keep with everyone's' notes.

This is the photo book I made for my Brazil trip, such a great reminder of my trip.  

This one was actually a gift I made for my husband (then boyfriend) for our one year anniversary.  It had pictures of us and love quotes that I felt described us.  

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Lake Lure Weekend Getaway

My husband and I had a chance to go to Lake Lure about a week before our move.  This was such a blessing and a chance to de-stress and spend time with family.  My grandpa has a house on the lake (that we are SO lucky to be able to use) and we try to go at least once a year.  I love the lake, swimming, floating, boat rides, morning coffee on the boat house...and all the memories wrapped up there.  

Here are some pictures from our trip:

Of course we had to stop in my favorite store in the area.  They have a big warehouse where they have huge boxes of pillows, home decor, blankets, etc that are so cheap!  I got an armful of pillows and other bits and bobs.  (The pillows were $5 or less!)

I have always wanted to stop at the Flowering Bridge and this trip I made sure we did.  It is a small thing but such a neat addition to the town.  The bridge used to be the main bridge and then they built a bigger one.  The community then turned it into a mini garden.  

Loved being able to spend time with my sweet Momma.  

and my husband :)

So relaxing, and look at those mountains! 

My husband is an adrenaline junkie and he got his tubing fix.  

Beautiful area where they do weddings.  

Look familiar to anyone?  This is the scene of the Dirty Dancing camp location.  They tore the building down years ago but the stairs where Baby carried the watermelon are sill there.  You can see them to the right going up the hill if you look hard.  

So this is my Grandpa's house...just kidding.  This the the castle on the lake.  Is it not amazing??  

And that's our trip.  Loved being able to relax and enjoy time together.  

What I read in July

Alright guys so with the craziness that was July I only read two books.  But in my defense we moved in July so I was packing in my spare time and then unpacking, not much time to sit back and read.  

Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer: this was yet another book borrowed from my littlest sister and I really enjoyed it.  It was a little unsettling as it is an "end of the world" catastrophe book, but it was really interesting.  I just enjoyed seeing how they coped and lived through this drastic change.  The book focuses on the moon being hit by an asteroid that pushes it closer to earth and disrupts everything from the tides to the weather.  Drastic changes occur and a large part of the population dies.  This book follows a young girl and her family and how they deal with the changes.  

The Guy Not Taken by Jennifer Weiner: This was a collection of short stories.  They were all pretty enjoyable and I went through them oretty quickly.  Not a favorite but still a good read.  Jennifer Weiner is a really great writer though.  

What have you guys been reading?

Five Things Friday

It's been a while since I have done one of these but I actually had five things I wanted to talk about:

1. New planner: Yes, I am one of those planner people...I love writing things down.  I really would be lost without it.  This one is adorable and really affordable (I got mine from Wal-Mart for less than $10).  It has a hard outside cover, elastic strap to hold things together and a few pockets on the inside that I love.  

2. Burning House by Cam: This song is amazing.  It is one of those haunting ones that sticks with you.  I first heard it on the radio and immediately had to find out who it was because it was that good.  Go check it out you won't be disappointed.  

3. The Astronaut Wives Club:  This is a new series on ABC and I am hooked.  I love the story line, the history, the characters and the clothes.  I mean how cute are their retro outfits??  Th show follows the lives of the wives of the first Astronauts.  You go with them in their trials and success.  I love the tying in of historical events and how I feel like I am seeing it first-hand even if it is on a TV show.   

4. AcneFree 25 hour Acne Clearing System: While this is not the most glamorous thing to share, this is something that has helped my skin recently.  My sister has used this for years and I would always borrow it.  Then I got married and my skin started to get a little crazy, so I decided to purchase one for myself.  It really does help clear your skin up and while it may not happen in 24 hours (gasp) it will clear up in just a few days.    

5. Yeah Boy by Kelsey Ballerini: This girl is adorable and is blowing up the charts at the moment.  If you listen to country you've probably heard "Love Me Like You Mean It" which is her first number one hit.  This one is the same poppy beat but I actually like it better than her #1...check it out and let me know what you think.  

What have you been loving?

What I read in June

So June was a slow book month (only 3) but I've been crazy busy getting ready to move.  I also read two books that were either really slow or just hard to get into so it took me a while to finish.  I don't knkw about you guys bit it has to be really terrible for me to not finish a book...even if i don't like it.  Anyways here's what I read in June: 

Distant Waves by Suzanne Weyn: meh this one was a little strange.  I picked it up at a thrift store and liked the look.  I'm into the titanic (you know those tragic love stories always get me) This one was just slow and strange.  It follows a family of girls and their mother who has an interest in the spiritual world and contacting them.  They eventually make it to the Titanic and you can figure it out from there.  I did like the historical notes mixed in although most of the book is not accurate.  

The Death Cure by James Dashner: I borrowed this from my sister and we both had the same reaction.  It was just meh.  I loved The Maze Runner but all the other ones after we're just meh. The Scorch Trials stated ok and I got tired of it.  Then this one I was just over the story but I wanted to finish the trilogy. It took forever to get into and so took me a while to read but once I got about mid-ways through I actually got into it.  I thought it was an interesting end to the series.  I do have the prequel...maybe ill read that.  

Summer Rental by Mary Kay Andrews: This one was my favorite.  Such an easy summer beach read (even though I wasn't at the beach).  I really liked the characters and yeah it's not a deep thoughtful book but I liked the easy read. The romance is sweet and I like the friendship between the girls.  

What have you guys been reading this month?