Ten on Tuesday [No.12]

Hey y'all!

After taking a week off to publish my June Goals on Tuesday, I'm back with another edition of Ten on Tuesday and man, have I been busy since the last one!

ONE

Guess what...today is my birthday! I am officially 24 years old today-I cannot believe it.

I honestly don't feel a day over 18, but I'm sure next year I'll be feeling it!

TWO

I recently decided to be domestic and start a "flower garden" on our back deck.

I went to Lowe's bought several different kinds of flowers that are all heat resistant and for full sun, and Monday morning I planted them all.

They're so pretty & I love being able to see them from all the windows on the back side of our house!

THREE

I love that I have had so much more time to read this summer; usually I read a few chapters of whatever book I've been working on before bed and because of this I have made a huge dent in the current book that I'm reading-I'm a sucker for historical fiction and Phillipa Gregory is my favorite!

Expect a full review when I finish a few more books. 

FOUR

I treated myself to a little shopping last week at Old Navy and ended up picking up some great summer pieces like these shorts and this top but my favorite piece is this dress, which is awesome for now but will transition perfectly into Fall too! (I'm thinking it will be perfect for football tailgating!)

FIVE

If you're a regular reader around these parts then you know all about my new #WeddingWednesday series where I'm featuring brides and their big days (heads up, if you want to be featured please email me at SouthAndStyle@outlook.com I'm looking for brides for July!)

But I've also slowly started sharing my own wedding story-these won't be weekly posts, maybe bi-weekly at most. But we're calling that series #GoingToTheUpchurch because that was our wedding hashtag. The first part is up-our wedding showers and pre-wedding festivities!

SIX

If you love shopping at Nordstrom as much as I do, these 9 Shopping Perks help you take full advantage of the awesome store!

This makes me wish Birmingham would get on the Nordstrom bandwagon-asap!

SEVEN

I love Greek food; so, so much. This Greek 7-Layer Dip recipe sounds amazing and refreshing, perfect to bring to bbq's and get-togethers all summer long!

EIGHT

I'm obsessed with Kendra Scott right now (did you know that on your birthday month-mine is today!-you can get any piece for half price?)

I'm looking at this, this, or maybe this!

NINE

Confetti Social's 8 Ways to Increase your Blog Traffic 

If you're a blogger, you need to check out this post by Confetti Social.

She shares some great tips that I have already put into practice since reading it and I've seen growth!

TEN

Last but not least is my favorite out of all ten things I'm sharing with you today-our mini getaway last weekend to Georgia!

My husband has been working like crazy, so we decided we needed just a little break to tide ourselves over until we can take our New Orleans trip (& hopefully a beach trip in the early Fall).

We left Saturday afternoon late and headed to Pine Mountain, GA and had an amazing dinner at the cutest restaurant, 153 Main Bistro. We had amazing food and it was awesome.

That evening we went to Callaway Gardens and listened to a live band and saw some fireworks before finding a cottage to lay our heads for the night.

The next morning we woke up and headed out to breakfast before starting our day at the Butterfly Center at Callaway Gardens.

I have such fond memories of visiting a butterfly house in Missouri, so I was so excited to go to this one.

The butterfly house was beautiful, but the gardens outside really stole the show-stunning!

Then we headed to Warm Springs, GA to finish out our day at President Roosevelt's Little White House.

I have researched so much about FDR and his wife, Eleanor and loved visiting the museum as well as his home there-it was simple, yet beautiful.

Slowly but surely, my husband and I are checking off places from my historical bucket list 😂

The day that FDR passed away, he was sitting for a portrait in the living room of his "Little White House". He told the artist they had fifteen minutes left to work, and about fifteen minutes later he had a stroke which killed him shortly after. 

Seeing that unfinished portrait in person was a very neat experience. 

Well, I've nerded out on y'all-hope you don't mind 😉

Let me know down below what is on YOUR travel bucket list!

Until next time. . .

xoxo,