BYBC 2014

^^ Pretty much sums up how I felt after a long day!

From top to bottom: Rachel // Lauren // Stef // Jalynn // Me // Jessi // Courtney // Lily // Kristin //

^^ We heart sleepovers!

^^ aaand the next day when we were exhausted from the night before. Haha.

^^ The best waffles EVER!

^^ And this picture sums up me and Jessi--always laughing!

 

So, a couple weekends ago, I had the chance to attend Build Your Blog Conference down in Salt Lake with a few of my blogger buddies! It was a great opportunity for me to learn about how to grow my blog, but most importantly, I had such a blast just spending time with my gals! I love learning from them, and talking about our own blogs and what we do differently/similarly. It's just fun to have a group of girls who know exactly what you go through everyday. I've met some of the best girls around, and I'm so lucky to know them and got to know them even more over the weekend!

 

The classes we took at the conference were great and I definitely have some fun plans in store for you guys! I can't wait! Do you guys have anything that you'd like to see more of/less of on my blog? I'd love to hear your thoughts and opinions! Thank you guys for all your love and support! It means the world to me! Have a great Wednesday!

MONDAY MUST HAVES

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Hey guys! Happy Monday! Today I'm sharing a few of my "must haves" with Lauren from The Style Record! I say "must haves" but really, I'm saving up my pennies for reals! I've been dying for some sequin leggings, and these ones are so perfect and such a great price. I'm back to school today, so that means back to my crazy busy schedule. Hope you guys have a wonderful Monday and be sure to link up below!

Link-Up Rules:

1.  Follow the Host-The Style Record
2. Follow the Co-Host- Jody Beth

3. Visit a couple of the blogs that have linked up as well - That's what we're linking up for anyways, right?!

-        4. Provide a link to the Monday Must Haves Link up (http://www.thestylerecord.com) in your post or add the button below to your blog. 

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JODY BETH TURNS ONE!

 

WOOT!!! It's a party here today because my blog is officially a year old! One year ago today I posted my first blog post ever and I have loved every second! Blogging has been one of the funnest journeys and I never thought I'd be where I am today with it. I just want to give a HUGE thanks to my sweet hubby, who pushed me to start my blog in the first place, and continues to push me everyday towards my dreams. Plus, he's my official photographer, so I'm thankful for that as well. ;) I started from the bottom, now I'm here. I hope I can just continue to succeed with my blog and make more friends! My blogger buddies are some of the best people I've ever met, and I would've never met them if I wouldn't have gotten myself into this whole blogging world. Thank you guys so much for following along with me in this journey, you have no idea how much love I have for each and every one of you!

 

So since it's my blog's birthday and I love you guys so very much, I'm doing a fun giveaway! I'm giving you guys the chance to win a $25 JUNIEblake giftcard AND a $25 Oh My Chic giftcard! So one of you lucky peeps can basically get a $50 shopping spree to spend on gifts for the gals in your life, or even better, yourself! ;) Good luck to every single one of you! All you need to do is enter using the Rafflecopter below! (Open to U.S. residents only, sorry guys!)

 

Hope you all had an amazing holiday, and have a great weekend!! Thank you all for being so awesome!



 

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HIGH TEA

^^Isn't that the most gorgeous group of girls you've ever seen?!

DRESS: H&M // SHOES: DANA BUCHMAN VIA KOHL'S // NECKLACE: H&M // LIPS: "FIERY" BY STILA //

I thought I'd break up the Agnes & Dora week and talk a little bit about what I did on Saturday! I was lucky enough to be invited to High Tea at The Grand America hotel in Salt Lake. It was hosted by the amazing blogger, Angie at The Fashion Fuse. She seriously is so kind and adorable, and definitely outdid herself. The afternoon was splendid, the company was amazing, and the tea and snacks were delicious. I loved hanging out with some amazing girls (I finally met Amber!) and chatting with them more. Like I said you guys, blogging has let me meet some of the most incredible girls. It was such a fun day. I mean, how many people can say they've had tea at The Grand America? It was fun just being dressed up and hanging out with my best girlfriends. I wish I could do that every weekend! Thanks for reading guys! Hope you all have an amazing hump day.

NORDSTROM RACK PRE-OPENING

TOP: THRIFTED // SKIRT: EXPRESS // TIGHTS: F21 (OLD) // BOOTIES: TJ MAXX (OLD) // BAG: THRIFTED //

So last night, Jessi and I got invited to a little pre-opening shopping party at the new Nordstrom Rack in Station Park. (P.S. I got bangs!!) I was excited for it all day but didn't know how fun it'd be! They had beer and champagne, you guys. Drinks while you shop?! Heck yeah! I was so stoked, as you can probably tell in the pic, haha. They definitely pampered us for sure. Everyone who worked there was incredibly nice which made it even more enjoyable. It's always a fun time with Jessi and shopping is even more fun with her. We always seem to like the same things, and ended up getting twinner tops. After the event we went to dinner and just had some good girl talk. Oh, and we took each other's outfit pics too! Haha. It was weird to have someone other than my husband take my pics, but a blogger's gotta do what a blogger's gotta do! ;) It's pretty fun having a blogger BFF.

Also, I wanted to chat with you guys about this fun event I'm doing on Saturday. The gorgeous Jalynn has put together Bloggers Give Back (you can find more info about it here) and on Saturday to kick things off, we're having a little Shop Our Closet event! Lots of local bloggers will be selling some of their clothes, shoes and accessories and 100% of the proceeds will be going to two little boys named Beckham and Carson (you can read more about them here). It's going to be tons of fun, so if you're in the area be sure to stop by! I would love to meet you all! Below is the event flyer with all the details. Happy hump day!

 

WHO ARE YOU ANYWAY?

Hey guys! Happy Tuesday! Today I wanted to do a little "get to know me" type deal with you guys. I got some great new followers (hiiii!!) so I decided now would be good time to really introduce myself and tell you all a little about me. So here it goes:

1. I met my husband in high school. Minus the few breakups we had, we dated for about 4 years before we got engaged, and then got married 8 months later. We've been married for about a year and a half now!

2. I talk wayyy too much. Ask my husband. I could seriously talk forever about everything.

3. I seriously hate when people don't use their blinkers, especially if they're getting in front of me. It's one of my biggest pet peeves. Ever.

4. I secretly dislike when people call me 'dear'. It sort of makes me feel like a child. 

5. I love thrifting. I could spend all day long at Savers and DI. 

6. In high school, I used to wear sweat pants to school everyday. I'm not even kidding. Now, I feel weird stepping out of the house in them. Wait, are yoga pants considered sweatpants? If so, I retract that last statement.

7. I'm obsessed with my family. Seriously, if I could spend everyday with family I'd be totally happy. 

8. I'm an animal lover, specifically a dog lover. We have a boxer named Koda and we seriously treat him like he's a child. My husband and I have this thing where we kind of talk to each other through our dog. Like, "Koda, go get me some ice cream out of the fridge." That basically means, "Babe, go get me some ice cream out of the fridge." I know, totally weird, but it happens daily. 

9. My favorite movie ever is Big Fish. Any Tim Burton film is amazing, but Big Fish is incredible. If you haven't seen it--do!

10. I open up to people very easily. Maybe this is a flaw, but I'm a very open person. As in, I don't have to know you very long in order to talk about my whole life story. 

11. I am currently going to school to get my BS in Elementary Education with an emphasis on Special Education. I love working with kids, especially those who need a little extra attention. There aren't enough people in the world to give those kids a chance. Later on I'd like to go back and get my Masters in something like Marketing or Human Resources.

12. I'm a total wine-o. I love wine. My fave is a Yellowtail Moscato. Mmmm.

13. I'm an avid coffee drinker. I have coffee every single day and I'm not even ashamed about it. 

14. I'm a grammar Nazi. I really can't help it. When I'm reading other blogs, Facebook statuses, etc. I'm secretly correcting them. Obviously I'm not perfect and make mistakes myself, but if you don't know the difference between "there" and "their" then there's a problem. (See what I did there?) 

15. I totally have FOMO, which is a fear of missing out. It's real, you guys! Haha I really have it. Which is why I hate being late, I hate missing class, I hate being out of the loop. When I'm missing out on anything, I get serious anxiety.

16. I. LOVE. SLEEP. I'm not a morning person, nor a night person, I'm a sleep person. I love going to bed at night and hate waking up in the morning. 

17. I believe that lipstick can turn your day around, especially red lipstick. It always seems to make me happier, at least. 

18. I have this weird thing about driving behind ugly cars. I hate it, I have no idea why. 

19. I love being married, but I seriously hate sharing a bed. Especially when our 75 lb dog squeezes himself between us.

20. "Seriously" is probably one of the most used words in my vocabulary, if you haven't already noticed. ;)

Well, there you have it. 20 facts about me! Hopefully that wasn't too much, haha. Hope you all have a wonderful day!

BIRTHDAY HIKE + A VIDEO

 

TOP: OLD NAVY // PANTS: KOHL'S (SIMILAR) // BOOTS: HUNTER // LEG WARMERS: CUT OFF OLD LEGGINGS // BRACELETS: ASOS // BEANIE: F21 // BELT: H&M // CAMERA: WALMART (HERE) //

 

Just excuse the quality of all these pictures! We got all the way up into the mountain before we realized we didn't have my camera, so we used my hubby's iPhone. Sorry! I just wanted to take a minute and thank you all so much for all the birthday wishes! As you can tell, my husband spoiled me and got me the Hunter boots I wanted, and I also got the camera (which I'm obsessed with, by the way) I wanted! I posted a little video on Instagram (@jodybethblog) of Taylor's proposal, because he proposed on my birthday 2 years ago, so I thought I'd share that again! So definitely go take a look at that! It's the most precious thing ever, I love having that memory to share with others.

 

Last year on my birthday, we took a drive through the canyon, and this year we decided to do the same thing because of how much we loved it last year. We took a little hike this year and decided it's definitely going to be a new birthday tradition. It was so peaceful and beautiful up there, I could've stayed up there all day. All the fall colors were in full bloom and it was simply amazing, so I made a little 30 second video of our hiking adventure. Enjoy! Here's to hoping 22 is a good year. Happy Columbus Day!

 

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