Five Songs I Can't Get Enough Of & Monogram Wallpapers

For your listening pleasure on this Wednesday...

Obsessed with him. Obsessed with the meaning of this song. I think I will always love his music.

My current summer jam. Everything about this song/video makes me want to spend ALL of my time at the lake.

My "it" girl band. LOVE THEM.

This song has me parading around the room. Literally.

My workout/running jam right now! I love songs like this for when I run - they need to be fast and upbeat or else I feel like I slow down to keep up with a beat.

Also, thanks to Andrea's tutorial here, I made these monogrammed Lilly wallpapers! Check out her post for a super easy way to do it! Thanks, girl!

Hope y'all have a wonderful Wednesday!

Etsy Love: Apartment Decor

Today I am going to share some of the adorable pieces from some of my favorite Etsy shops that I would love to see in my new apartment next year.These are all reasonably priced & perfect for any home, not just an apartment :) PRINTS

 Essie Collection in Watercolor PrintBright Bold & Beautiful

'What You Already Have' Print Poster[amanda catherine] designs

2 Corinthians 12:9 PrintNaptime Diaries

LILLY INSPIRED

 Tile Coasters with Lilly Pulitzer PaperThe Preppy Patch

Custom Lilly Pulitzer-esque Hand Painted InitialThe Painted Prep 

 Mouse Pad in Turquoise Alberta GatorLillyPadsstore

MONOGRAMMED

 Monogram Pillow(I also want one of the silhouette pillows!)  My Pink and Green Garden

6" Wooden MonogramSouthern Nest

Monogrammed Magnetic/Dry Erase Memo Boardrouge & co.

What are your favorite Etsy shops?Do you own any of these items?I'll let y'all know which end up in my room this August!
Also, go check out the Kendra Scott Danielle giveaway happening at About Fais!

Summer Koozie Swap!

Happy Monday everyone! 

I am excited to announce that Katie and I are teaming up to bring you a koozie swap! With those hot summer days heading our way, what better way to celebrate than by making a new blog friend and getting one of summer's most fun accessories?

Guidelines for the Koozie Swap:

1. Leave a comment on Simply Sarah (this blog!) or His Diamond and Mine with your first name, e-mail address, and blog URL. Please make sure to comment no later than June 5th at midnight, if you want to participate!

2. The limit for the swap is $15 before shipping!

3. We will be e-mailing you your swap partner between June 6th and June 8th. You will need to get in touch with them to exchange addresses and talk about favorite colors, etc.

4. Make sure to have your package mailed by June 30th. This gives you plenty of time to order koozies and get them to your partner! 

5. We will be hosting a link-up on July 8th to show off the fun swap items!

Not sure where to find Koozies? Here are a few suggestions: 

Lilly Pulitzer 

Marley Lilly

Etsy is a great place to look, too!

Let us know if you have any questions! We are super excited to host!

The Navy Knot

Just when I thought I'd found the preppiest, cutest website ever...I am proved wrong!

I got a Twitter follow request from The Navy Knot and after checking out their website, I was quick to follow them back!

The Navy Knot celebrates coastal style - my favorite :) - and also has tons of monogramming options! Another favorite!

Here are some of the first things that caught my eye:

Coral Tote

Coasters

Clipboards

Starfish Linen Dish Towel 

iPhone Case

Car Tags

In VA we have to have both license plates on but if I lived elsewhere I would definitely have this!

There are so many cute things, I wish I could post the whole website! They even have iPad sleeves and cases!

The best part is that everything is reasonably priced. They are also doing free shipping if you buy 2 items! Not hard to do...

Go check 'em out & find them on Twitter here and Facebook here!

Also, check out Lindsey's giveaway today on her blog! She is having super fun blogoversary giveaways!

xoxo,

*I was not asked or paid to do this post, I just seriously love monograms & the beach...so when the two come together: heaven.

Fun Blog Finds & Upcoming Fun!

This morning as I was browsing blogs I found some fun things I would like to share! Hopefully the blog owners don't mind...they're just too fun/cute not to share!

Printables

20 Going On 80 has an awesome 60 Mile Countdown printable! This is great for anyone who has an exercise New Year's resolution, especially training for a race!

Visit her blog for the link to the printable!

LilyGene has an adorable 2012 calendar printable! This is perfect to slip into my binders/folders for school in case my agenda is out of reach. I might also put it on my ribbon board on my desk! There is also a link on her blog to print out each month :)

Visit her blog for the link to download!

Antique Monograms

I was looking at Maryland Pink & Green's blog and she had posted about Wedding Chicks offering free antique monograms! All you do is go to this page, pick your frame color, initial color & initial and voila! You can even go back & make more in different colors! Then save it to your computer :) Here is one of mine:

They are so fun!

Visited States Map

I found this first on In The Pink's blog but apparently it traveled from a few different ones! All you do is go to this page, click the states you've been to and it generates a map with the states colored in that you chose! It's fun to see where all you've been! Here's my map...clearly I'm an East coast girl! I did go to New Mexico though for a two-week backpacking trip one summer! Sidenote: I didn't count the states that I've only driven through or only been in an airport in. For example, I had an overlay in the Dallas airport but I definitely don't count that as going to TX!

Y'all should give it a try so I can see where everyone has been! One of the things on my bucket list is to visit every state! 

Now for the Upcoming Fun!

Today

The Winter Classic just started! GO FLYERS!

Steven & I are on the couch watching but definitely wishing we were there! Besides of course the freezing weather...

For lunch today we went to Cookout! It just opened a few days ago in Blacksburg. It was de-lish. My favorite things about it so far: Hush Puppies. Cheerwine. Crushed ice.

Any Cookout fans out there?

Then later tonight...The Bachelor starts! Soooo excited! The first night is always my favorite...aka I am not-so-secretly judging all of the contestants and claiming my favorites!

Will any of you be watching?

Tomorrow

Sugar Bowl, babyyyy! This will be another game I will be watching but wishing I was at! Mom, Steven and I are going to go to Bull & Bones to watch! SOOO excited! GO HOKIES!!!

Whew! Lots of fun to look forward to! Hope everyone is having a wonderful first Monday of the year! :)

xoxo,