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MY 2023 NORDSTROM ANNIVERSARY SALE PICKS

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The proudest I have EVER been of my son! He knows

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Touch down in Paris with me and my girlfriends! 🛩️

September has been by far our busiest and hardest

Morning walks to school with these two! 👦🏻👧🏻

And just like that, we have a kindergartener! Novē

5.17.2023 After cleaning out my camera roll today

My drug is my baby I’ll be using for the rest of m

Novē asked to go to the beach for her birthday and

National Lampoon’s Augusta! 🌳🌳🌳 #golfmemes #augus

A night in the big 🍎

SAVAGE | That is who I have become in the gym! Sur

ITALIAN SAUSAGE PASTA WITH A BISON RED SAUCE 🍝 -

You never know unless you try, right? The girl who

Crispy Chicken Burrito With Cilantro Crème! 🌯

Welcome to 2023! This was our 2nd annual NYE dinne

@amazonfashion and @abercrombiekids coming in hot

UMM WOW! Last night Grandma and Grandma took the w

2022 Christmas recital! 🎄

S U N D A Y S are typically super busy for our fam

First hockey game experience! 🏒

A little late, but this was our last family vacati

My bikini days started in 2007 and I bleached my h

The food in Paris was amazing and it was so fun tr

Not going to lie, not my favorite. This was a hard

Although our trip to Paris ended on a horrible not

We have been in Paris for 6 days and it has been s

7.23 | We biked to the Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Pa

DAD DAY ON THE GREEN 2022… ⛳️

We took daddy out to dinner at one of moms fav spo

Baby daddy turned 38 yesterday! He accidentally sp

Old pontoon rental, potty training throne, anchor

@iamhalsey has helped me through my darkest times

You know you’re an intense dugout mom when you alm

THROWBACK, but this is my we made it to the weeken

Extra special when your kid gets the game ball on

I have not spent time with my love @chaquowabouvie

May not have taken the last train home, but going

Outfit repeat, but who cares! It feels so good to

How to make the perfect salmon: 1. Drizzle olive

Honestly, Pumba looked better than I did running o

Opposites Attract! 💙🖤

🎬

Do I care that I’m sitting on an outdoor cover? No

2021 was a HUGE year and I am so grateful for all

A vintage 2010??? That was a huge shock and I am s

When you somehow spend less than $500 on a Costco

Whoops! 11 days late on posting NYE 2021. We took

First post of 2022! Get inside my personal life…

2021, you were so good to me! Thank you to all my

Merry Christmas from our family to yours!

Majken’s first time skiing! ❄️⛷

About last night. 10 years of wearing this Christ

ICE COLD. This year I decided to keep it all white

Breaking our Thanksgiving tradition and putting up

FRIENDSGIVING 2021!

Her first real trick-or-treat experience! 🎃👻💀

We never really pause to take family photos, so to

We need a boat! 🚤

Hi baseball mom here! 🙋🏻‍♀️ Could not be more prou

This dress is over 70 years old. Can you believe t

9 years later and he is still handcuffed, serving

These are items I own/recommend and will continue

Sometimes I look in the mirror and think “I can no

Who do you think ACTUALLY enjoyed their first time

From the boat with my love @ashcraw to the lounge

4 years after this photo we moved to Charlotte and

B O A T D A Y! Swipe -> to see how Novē’s first tu

Rare photo of my husband actually going out and ha

Happy birthday @ashcraw !!! You are the only one S

Sunday visit to see our girl @heatherleanne7 at ou

“Mommy brush my hair pwease..... and look it, new

Well, Mother’s Day was quite chaotic and did not r

My first muffins with mom today! So cute to watch

That side eye though! I just can not believe she i

Happy 3rd birthday my little Novē nugget! You are

I do not sugarcoat, most days are a struggle. I us

Sing along with Novē! Starts off with the correct

The family wanted pizza, but I did not want the me

Check out my new mom whip! 😂🚲 Went to @dickssporti

Another year... Another @mummnapa pop! Swipe ——> f

It has been one full year since I have seen my lon

Per my INSTA feed, apparently we only snap family

The night we hung our newly painted canvas. It is

It’s just weird that I have been wearing @abercrom

Seans Uncle let him test drive the backpack blower

Majken found a little science experiment on YouTub

Thi is my friend Eric. He worked in one of the tow

Any Star Wars fans out there.... 🤣 • Sean randomly

7 months later and we FINALLY got our rug, thank y

Snip.. Snip.. ✂️ I cut a few blooms from my flower

This baby mama had a beautiful shower and I can’t

“HAPPY AMERICAN!!!” That is what Majken has been s

When you ask your husband to snap a pic and your n

When I do actually put makeup on I keep it super s

Today my gym reopened and I am so impressed with t

This weather right now in Charlotte has me reachin

SHH! I’m not wearing any.. 👖 That’s because they a

HALF MEDICINE | HALF OFFICE • Today I reorganized

My medicine cabinet looked like a bomb exploded, s

FUNCTION OVER FASHION IS MY ORGANIZING STYLE! 🧴🧴🧴🧴

This is quarantined at ✌🏻 • We were going to Gulf

What does your makeup case look like? This is how

All is well when the fridge is clean, am I right?

I have seen a lot of bloggers and influencers shar

Now that we are encouraged to stay home because of

This is his new school for maybe longer than the t

#notafashionblogger but I was excited that I actua

Ahh those perfectly curated insta feeds, they’ll n

Ladies..... are you into the Gucci loafers? Well I

A new profile pic was LONG overdue! Literally snap

I DID IT! I just posted my FIRST @liketoknow.it •

Still going strong with the ski pics from my 30th

What my face looked like before the windburn and f

That huge mountain behind me that looks like an av

@skilouise was by far my favorite out of the big 3

How is it that I am complaining about 44 degree we

Did you blow your New Years resolution already? I

Majken was SO EXCITED to go downtown and ice-skate

••and this is how it ended, crying because he thou

Took the 5 year old to skate the rink in downtown

Merry Christmas and Happy New Years Kisses! xoxo,

Novē is cute, but is my son wearing his sisters ha

ME: “Shut the f*cking door Sean!” SEAN: “What are

I’m not really a fan of playing with balls, but to

I • CAN • NOT • DO • A • PUSH-UP • • but I tried t

Sunday Funday did not include bottomless mimosas,

Novē makes this face and says “mmmm” when she want

I saw some really cute Swarovski crystal PopSocket

In order to get this family pic I had to endure th

I finally found a great foundation that covers my

This is where I am originally from. A small town,

Throw back Thursday, #tbt a day were most find a c

Are you trying to change your life, or your busine

HEY TUESDAY, thank you for lowering your temp to 8

From gross in the gym to glam in the streets. Wher

I am a basic b*#@$ and I just like to keep things

Hello first day of fall! 🍁 . To all the bloggers o

I thought this song was very fitting for this work

So this angle is THE most unflattering, but how I

4 days in Chicago and this was the only photo we t

Someone is clearly excited for her second boat out

Happy 7th wedding anniversary to us! . It has not

Hitting all the spots to look tight and toned in a

Workout with a view today! The Uptown YMCA is off

This is an easy an burner that anyone can do. If y

This was new for me, but I liked it. I used an arm

I’ve never done this before and HOLY BURN. You can

This routine is my favorite way to work on my abs,

Today I was motivated to put my gloves on and star

This is my favorite way to work my arms and back.

Upgrade from the YMCA pool. This little squad had

Trying to get a cute pic with the mini, but the ch

Today was Majken’s last day of preschool and at hi

We rarely take family photos, so when you get one

The Eley’s stepped out this afternoon for a drink

I had to speed up the video so I could post to IGT

Watch Majken catch the football in mid air. He is

Leaving Florida today and headed back home to Char

This is me. I have excess side boob from breastfee

It is so hard to believe that a year has already g

Two kids later and I am very proud of the “progres

ME: “Sean it is really windy and I am cold let’s g

“Chase those birds like you are chasing your dream

“𝓋𝒶𝒸𝒶𝓎 𝒶𝓁𝓁 𝒹𝒶𝓎” . . It is such a good feeling when

This photo was featured in a few magazines in Detr

This photo is one of my all time favorites. I am p

I love doing life with this man. We moved to Charl

Worlds slowest sledder. 🛷

My little nugget! 🎀 .

A little backyard sledding. Can you spot the littl

I made these two humans! . . . .

Happy half birthday to our 6 month old munchkin!!!

My two baldy loves at Freedom Park. . . . . .

Let’s not forget the time my son took to long upst

Mom and babe selfie. . .

Whoops! We missed our Ten years of being together.

Look at this little ponytail!!!!

Jamaica . 2010 . We look like high school kids! 😂

Long and lean. My little breastfeeding machine is

Just reminiscing on boobs before babies 😭 honeymoo

Washing my little peanuts hair. 🖤 . . . . .

He has been gone since I was 19, but just because

First Charlotte Knights game. ⚾️ Seat 13 (her birt

Always breaking the rules. 🙄 . . . . . #baby #love

..Dots on Dots.. . . . . . #baby #love #instagood

HEY.. HEY.. HEY it’s a big giant rainbow! 🌈 .

4 1/2 weeks old. 🖤 . . . . . #baby #love #instagoo

Novella is two weeks old and has been just the bes

On Sunday we came home! .

Meeting baby sister for the first time. .

Novella Rachelle Eley has finally arrived! Born:

10 minutes on the stair master, then I was done. 3

..THROW BACK.. July 9th, 2014 4:43 am. 22 hours of

Good morning 36.2 weeks. The doctor is guessing yo

Florida! 😎 . . . . . #baby #pregnant #love #instag

Just a big lady in black and white. 🖤

Cartoons for him and kicks with her... 31 weeks pr

I hate when the cart is not organized, but when da

28 years old and 26 weeks pregnant! 🎀

Christmas with my two #detroitlions 🎄

Daddy went to Majkens Christmas party at school to

Wednesday.

Fresh cuts from my rose bushes. Simply effortless

Just peachy and golden! . . . . . #baby #love #ins

The car wash vacuum never disappoints.. 😂 . . . .

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Excited to try his first #texaswaffle y'all!!!

Majken saw his first ice cream truck today. Clearl

When your amazing coworker gives you her Loubouton

HOLD UP!!!!!! Exactly ONE month from today marks 5

Hello summer bod 2012, you looked so good! I promi

Easter weekend in #hiltonheadisland was amazing! O

What a neat surprise!!!! Today little Majken and I

..and you have to get an ice cream!! (Only because

Looking a little rough, but we're in Florida! ☀️ .

Hubby's annual sales meeting. Happy 100th year to

When the tv greets you, it's going to be a comfort

Forgot to post #majkenoscar in his Halloween costu

Closet designed by me. . . . . . #custom #love #i

And they are off! #majkens first flight without m

Breakers hotel.

West Palm Beach here we come!!!!! . . . . . #baby

#majkenoscar surf fishing in Destin, FL. . . . . .

Well everyone.... Our Friday is finally OVER!!! Po

A well deserved Chick-fil-A treat after a dentist

The penny was worth the confusion!! #majkenoscar b

Using my kinesiology degree for something lol. #ma

#majkenoscar was not excited about shoe shopping u

BYE!

#majkenoscar "mom I spilled milk in my eye." 😂😂😂 .

#majkenoscar turns ONE in 2 weeks 😭 07-09-2015 her

Yes #majkenoscar mommy loves this stroller to, but

Rearranged the furniture for the 1 year walk throu

The morning #majkenoscar tornado. Time for nap so

Thank you pregnancy (Majken) for giving me the hai

5.23.15 Opening day of our community pool. #majken

Early morning play time with #majkenoscar 10.5 mon

5.14.15 First Tigers Game! #majkenoscar watched Ca

My baby boy #majkenoscar is growing into a little

7 kisses.. 7 months.. This is going by so fast!!!!

This marks my seventh annual Super Bowl cake and i

Great way to celebrate turning 25. Skiing the Appa

#majkenoscar is spending the night in his own room

NYE 2013. . . . . . #baby #love #instagood #photoo

"OHHH" mommy got a hat from Santa!! :) . . . . . #

Mommy and #majkenoscar looking rough, but ready to

#majkenoscar is in route to the airport. Dallas he

He is smiling because he knows he put mamma to WOR

#majkenoscar says, "MOM.. Movember is over. Where

#majkenoscar met mommy's favorite lady today!!! #k

This video had to be cropped to 15 seconds so you

#majkenoscar as the screaming lobster for his firs

15 week photo a day early! . . . . . #baby #love #

No filter on this one, but today is a celebration!

Family pumpkins all finished!!!! #firsthalloween .

#majkenoscar getting crafty in the kitchen today!!

10.04.2014! First time seeing a pumpkin patch. #ma

This is when we realized he does not like vests. T

Long legs and funny faces!! My baby #majkenoscar i

Sean and I found this in our back yard.. I freaked

Watching football at Buffalo Wild Wings and this l

Sunday afternoon stroll while daddy is busy with 2

My new kinda Friday night!! #majkenoscar . . . . .

One month old today!!! #majkenoscar . . . . . #bab

Baby boy was a little jaundice, so we started ligh

baby boy is here! Majken Oscar Eley was born July

The bump.. The keys.. This new life is all coming

Officially a homeowner and a soon to be mother! RE

It's BUMPDAY!!! Baby Majken got a good dose of vit

Found this cute outfit today.. Can't wait for my l

Chubb cheekin on day 222 of being preggers!! . . .

HAPPY BUMPDAY!! 9 weeks left to go, then I am offi

Early morning Home Depot drive by turned into two

Feeling bloated and puffy today, but at least my o

During the millionth potty break today, I decided

The White House. . . . . . #baby #love #instagood

Remember this Doron? Sorry for not taking your adv

IT'S BUMP DAY!! Baby Majken is 5 womb months old =

Baby Majken sucking his thumb! . . . . . #baby #lo

FORGET ODOULS.... I have found a gem of all gems.

Late night masking! Baby Majken's little boy hormo

Obsessing over this outfit I found for baby Majken

My annual tradition continues.. Here is this years

Pre-birthday dinner... Quadruple cheeseburger! I a

Yesterday morning I had the first decaff latte.. .

I DID NOT KNOW THERE WOULD BE BEARS ON THE MOUNTAI

A mile high above sea level at the top of grandfat

Daycation in the mountains! . . . . . #baby #love

Well disregard our glowing eyes, but our family's

Post brunch.. Pre pumpkin patch!! . . . . . #baby

The blue light is shining down for Sean. Hopefully

Lets get ready to go to work... oh HI dark hair!!!

We live a very spoiled lifestyle.

Splish splash southpark mall is taken a bath!!!!!

Are stuff has arrived! !! Its going to be a long d