Yep, that’s right I am sick today

but kind of enjoying it! If you know me, you know that I have been non-stop and all sorts of crazy go-go-go over the last 3 months!

It finally has caught up with me and I am enjoying the little bit of down time. Luckily enough I can run my whole business from the comforts of my beautiful pink couch (alright that’s not what my couch looks like but a girl can dream right!). I lost my voice, and have a cold…. Not too bad considering the stress and constant action I have recently put my body through.

Now that I had one of THE BEST WEEKENDS OF MY LIFE, our Engagement party – and now that that’s over I have time to chill out a bit.

I am doing yoga before breakfast and ice cream for lunch (coconut ice cream that is dairy free – for my throat of course!).  I think I took the first bath of the year, and I LOVE baths. I started to crack back open the book I was reading and I feel like I have a fresh slate to plan my next adventure.

Yeah kind of loving this cold! Thanks for the “me” time / reflective / planning time.  Thoroughly enjoying it.

I am still on a high from our Engagement party, which was like I said one of the best days of my life. It was like a mini wedding.  Family flew in from all different states, all my bridesmaids (minus 2) were together in the same place, there was a DJ, balloons, gluten free – dairy free cake from Baby Cakes NYC , bouquets of hydrangeas dyed to my wedding color lilac, cute and sparkly little decorations from Etsy, our Save the Date invitations that I designed and night club style sunglasses with our date and name straight from the vendors of LIV from the Fontainebleau Miami (our wedding venue!!!!!) and not to mention an amazing photographer John Chan – I can’t WAIT to see the professional pictures!

There were speeches from people we love and lots and lots of hugs and kisses (hence why I am probably sick but it was well worth it). I even got to spend all day sister time with my sister who lives in Chicago on Sunday with her boyfriend and my fiancé. We walked the highline, went on multiple foodie adventures, made no plans and giggled the night away. BEST. WEEKEND. EVER.

I am still obsessed with my outfit and my fiancés outfit and every single other detail of the event.

Our families got to meet, every one was beaming and I felt so loved, so supported and so happy!!! I am SOOOOOOO extremely grateful!!!

All the stressing and planning that went into it was totally worth it because it came out exactly as I imagined and couldn’t have been more perfect.  It was even held in the same place my family met my fiancé for the first time.

So now, its time to relax, revel in the glory of all of our hard work, soak in the glow of all this happiness and abundance and slow it down a bit until the next big thing!!!!! Which for now is wedding planning next month in MIAMI at our venue!!!!!

I feel so blessed and excited about everything that is to come and I am soooo grateful.

Life comes in seasons, the ups, the downs, the planning, the anticipation, the high and the lows, the recovery periods and the times to reflect.

Take time to notice where you are now. Enjoy the process that is life and don’t ever get down on yourself for where you are because that is exactly where you are supposed to be.

Lots of love and hope that inspires you!
xoxo
Emily

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Here’s some pictures from our engagement party!!!!!