These were taken from the night that my darling husband took me out to eat at a lovely place called F. Scott's for my birthday weekend. We had a super amazing time.
Life has been going amazingly well for Ty and I. We've really been wanting to pay off student loans as quickly as possible, and we're using the Dave Ramsey approach to finances. We have no credit cards and we pay cash for everything. That means we really have to save up to get things we need/want, and that also means we are paying off our debt and will, hopefully, in just a few short years be completely debt free. To do this more quickly we wanted to both get extra jobs, and I found a nannying position working the perfect hours after I teach preschool! It was such an amazing blessing. Also, Ty is up for a promotion, so keep your fingers crossed for him.
50's dress borrowed from my sister
shoes swedish hasbeens (bday gift from my hubby!!)
I've also talked about my journey to loose some weight on here, and it's going super well! I'm exercising 5 days a week and attempting to eat super healthy. I can already tell my old clothes are starting to fit a little better, and I'm excited to keep working hard. All in all, life is going pretty darn well in the Litton house hold and we are very thankful for that.
How are things going for you?
xo,
Em
So glad things are on the up and up for you! That dress is really adorable, too. :)
ReplyDeleteYou look so sweetly beautiful here, dear Emma, I swear I can see the sense of happiness you described radiating from your smile.
ReplyDeleteFingers firmly crossed for Ty on his potential promotion.
♥ Jessica
what a perfect birthday dinner dress, you look amazing! so happy that everything is working off well. tom and i are trying to pay off our school loans to. we can do it!
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cb
cute name for a restaurant and even better your style for dinner. you remind me of zelda fitzgerald in a picture i posted here; http://ourbklyn.com/2012/08/07/10-things-3/
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear everything is going well :) You look sweet, you should make a make-up tutorial (if haven't done yet), I really like yours !
ReplyDeleteI'm happy to hear things are going so well for you! I'm dreading my own student loans that I will very soon have to begin payments on, so I must wish you well on yours! It sounds like using cash only is a good way to go, as it's so much easier to spend more with a card. Good to hear about the weight loss too! I'm feeling like I need to shed a few pounds & just eat healthier in general as well, though summer always has me feeling that way!
ReplyDeletep.s.: You look adorable & Happy Birthday! Oh, and I hope that restaurant was named for a certain Fitzgerald!
Happy birthday!
ReplyDeleteYou are sounding so healthy and upbeat about life in this!
Oh my...these hasbeens...You're lucky woman :)
ReplyDeleteGood to hear that everything goes fine for you and fingers crossed for the promotion x x x
P.S Happy birthday :)
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ReplyDeleteJe viens de découvrir ton blog, et j'aime bien les photos que tu y mets. Je croise les doigts pour ton mari....Et bon anniversaire !!!
A bientôt
Love the dress and I'm happy that You got such flow and luck in Your life.
ReplyDeleteThnigs are going good here at the Ranch. We are in the process of refinancing the ranch, this way we can pay extra every month and become debt free like you two will be. Love the dress by the way.
ReplyDeleteYou're so super beautiful it's crazy. I swear, your eyes freakin' SPARKLE in these pictures. ;) Makeup products/tutorial, please??
ReplyDeleteGood luck with your exercising! But I have to say you look fabulous no matter what :). Your dress is lovely!
ReplyDeleteLove the dress. Your sister has great taste.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the work outs and paying off your debts.
Happy belated birthday! You are very glamorous in that dress and those shoes, OMG! I would like to find one here where I live, but it's impossible.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you have this economy, everyone can not say the same ... congratulations on that too.
Hi Emma!!
ReplyDeleteI must ask you to do a hairtutorial how you make your lovely hair. Im thinking about cutting mine ofd and want to make the same hairstyle as your lovely waves! Pretty please!!?
:)
xx
I just love this look... that dress and your hair are both so perfect!!! And I'm very glad to hear things are so bright for you! But ugh, student loans... that nightmare will be upon me pretty soon :'(
ReplyDeleteI'm really glad to hear things are going so well for you! You look fantastic, that dress is perfection on you! Congrats on the nannying position and good luck to Ty on the promotion!
ReplyDeleteThis is my fav dress I've seen on you! I love the black/white so much...it's really striking!
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Looks like you had an absolutely wonderful birthday weekend (Happy Birthday btw!):D
ReplyDeleteThose Sweedish Hasbeens shoes are delicious, lucky you!
You're so lucky to have a sister with whom you can borrow clothes from. This dress looks amazing on you.
ReplyDeletehappy belated birthday ... this dress is a dream ... and lovely shoes.
ReplyDeleteSo glad things are going well for you! You look lovely and I want to steal that dress of you!
ReplyDeleteMaria xxx
Happy (rather belated) birthday! You look lovely. Good luck for Ty and his promotion and your combined debt-paying efforts... you sound like you're dealing with it very intelligently.
ReplyDeleteyour style is adorable! I love your hair! and this dress is great - love the black and white print
ReplyDeleteSo glad things are going well for you! This dress is so adorable :) As Rhett and I are getting closer to the wedding date, we've been discussing finances a lot. We actually do have a lot of debt between us, but it's all manageable debt, so I'm not too worried. I have to say, I like having my credit card. I pay it off every month, and I get so many points to use on Amazon. It's like free money. haha.
ReplyDeleteThat dress is fabulous!! And I love hearing when people's lives are going well! It's wonderful. I hope that debt is gone in no time!!
ReplyDeleteJesse xx
You look great in these shots. Happy belated birthday!
ReplyDeleteOh, I love that dress, and I've seen those shoes on a few occasion and oogled at them, and now I continue to oogle! You would be the best pre-school teacher, I bet all of your students will be saying they want to be like you when they're older. I'm on a bit of a weight loss thing right now, pilates and bike-riding. But today I caved when it came to ice cream, eek!
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This is so beautiful—your style is impeccable...!!!
ReplyDeleteLove your outfits! I really like your blog, so I'm a new follower =)
ReplyDeleteCongratulations, good news all round! I always love it when bloggers talk about real-life, nitty-gritty goals, like clearing debt. As it happens I just today finished paying off a credit card that has been hanging around for YEARS and I'm so proud of myself! I wish you both the best of luck with the plan x
ReplyDeletehappy birthday! and congrats on the exercising - that takes a lot of work and it can be so exhausting (i'm trying to work out 6 times a week and sometimes i just stare blankly at the computer and think 'i should work out' then it's 10pm lol) but good job!
ReplyDeleteand this DRESS! i came because i loved it - and those red heels with it. you look positively beautiful. glad to have found your blog
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of corgis and cocktails