Shabby Apple Dress Giveaway!

Alright Ladies, this is a fun one! I was contacted by Shabby Apple to giveaway one their fabulous dresses! How fun, right? If you aren't familiar with Shabby Apple, they are an online boutique of women's dresses that are absolutely adorable!

Today, we are giving away the Bali Ha'i Dress. Here are the details of the dress:

A simple shift takes on a new form with a lei of tucks, folds and petal-like ruffles along the rounded scoop neck of the Bali Hai dress.  Princess seams and careful tailoring keep the shape classic, and the cap sleeves and deep orchid color make it summer's perfect stand-alone piece.  This dress is made from a leightweight, delicate fabric and FITS GENEROUSLY on our fit guide. 
Fit Notes: Skirt falls below knee. 
Dress made of cotton poplin with 2% spandex for a little stretch.  Machine wash cold on delicate cycle.  Hang dry.

The winner will recieve this dress in the size of her choice shipped to your door for free!

Sizes range from XXS to XL. And according to the fit guide, it's reccomended to size down.

So want to win this fabulous dress?  Follow the Rafflecopter instructions below. This is a pretty quick giveaway ending 1/8!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

New Years Resolutions

This year, I have not made resolutions. I am making goals and WRITING THEM DOWN. Resolutions are only meant to be broken. So, after some advice from my lady doctor, I have decided to go Gluten Free. While there is no scientific data to conclude that it is linked to PCOS, there is enough information that I've researched that it would greatly help my symptoms. So, I say what the heck. I weighed myself at the beginning of the week and I'll begin to track my results on My Fitness Pal. You should be my friend (CashCowan) and we can be accountable together!

New Year's Day, I started. It wasn't as horrible as I thought it would be. Now, I haven't craved a Jimmy John's sub or pizza in 4 days, but I'm sure it will happen. I've gotten very intrigued by gluten free baking mixes and baking in general since I love doing it so much. So, once my eggs get to room temperature, I'm making flour-less chocolate walnut cookies. Minus the walnuts - sub extra chocolate chips.

The other goal I had for myself this year is to take up yoga. Last year I purchased a groupon for a local studio for a month and I was just too much of a weenie to go since I didn't know all the poses. I had tried Bikram with Alyssa and couldn't handle the heat. So, I purchased the Bethenny yoga workout video and started doing that this week. Hopefully, that will allow me to get the flow down so I don't look like a super amateur going in. I'm also completely fascinated with The Bar Method. But, again, too much of a weenie to go right now. So my goal is to go to yoga the month of February. We are also going to start back to our regular gym and I can bust out my Zumba dance moves!

And 1 more goal - just a month long goal. No shopping January.

Why? - well, I don't need anything AT ALL. I am allowed to buy gas, and groceries and that is it. Basically, I'm not setting foot into a mall until February. I don't know how I am going to handle it. I do have a $30 gift card to Starbucks, that I can use, but once it's gone...it's gone!

And, I know you're thinking, um JEN HELLO?!? You kinda did some Lilly shopping on Tuesday.

Well yes, I did. And that was it. No more. Kaboom!

Next month I'm going to try the wardrobe remix!

Red Solo Cups and Cards Against Humanity

I totally forgot to blog about our fun New Year's Eve Festivities! Well, for NYE, we decided to hang out with some of our favorite people, Melissa, Ryan and Marcy and Joey! We started out going to Oceano Bistro for their NYE event. We had a fantastic dinner. Jeff went a little nuts and got lobster tails. He was one happy camper. So, are some photos from the evening.

Melissa & Ryan 

Me & Jeff. 

I had opted for Jeans, a sparkly Banana Republic tank that I picked up that morning and my Tory Burch blazer. Apparently, I was over dressed, but I felt like getting pretty!

After dinner, we invited everyone back to the house. I completely blanked and didn't get any fun decoration or anything, so I whipped out the sleeve of red solo cups. 

Joey brought us a new game to play, Cards Against Humanity. If you've ever played Apples to Apples, it's EXACTLY like that, except the content is a little a lot raunchy. They say it's a card game for horrible people. Same rules apply like Apples to Apples. If you need a fun game, this is one to play!

Here are some of the cards, I told you they were raunchy!

Then it got close to the chiming hour! 

Marcy & Joey enjoying the evening too!

Me Jeff & Riley Sue. 

We figured we needed a Riley photo because everyone was so upset she wasn't included in our Christmas Card. Don't worry, she'll be back next year! And yes, a bendy straw and red solo cup for champagne is the way to go! 

I take this photo every year. I absolutely love it. 

How was our NYE?

The Lilly Pulitzer 2 Day Sale!

Well, it's that time again! The Lilly Pulitzer 2 Day Sale! I got up extra early this morning to make sure I would be able to take advantage of some good deals. My friend, Elena, had gifted me a gift card from Lilly.com so, I knew it was time to seize the opportunity! The only thing I knew I REALLY wanted was an Elsa. So, here is what I got!

An Elsa in Nectar Orange 

A Fiona in Brazilian Brown Combo

And since I liked the shoes so much in the photo above,

 I went with the Resort Chic Wedge in Metallic Leopard

So, this concludes my shopping for January. I had said I wasn't going to be shopping for the entire month of January, but when a Lilly sale like this only happens twice a year, well you know!

So, tell me, what did you score at the Lilly 2 Day Sale?

Sale ends 1/4!