Black Friday or Cyber Monday?

CAN YOU BELIEVE IT IS THE LAST DAY OF NOVEMBER?! 
I'm shocked! Anyway, just like any girl I LOVE shopping. But Black Friday shopping is definitely not for me. I hate crowds and being the little girl that I am I get pushed around a lot! The deals are great, but I'd just as soon lay in my warm comfy bed and wait till Cyber Monday to do my shopping. & that's exactly what I'll spend my night doing! 

I like to be very organized with my shopping because otherwise you end up spending all your money on these good deals! All day at school I was scouting the best deals, {Don't tell my teachers....} and making a list of everything I planned to get. 

Here's a few of the best deals I found: 

Bath & Body Works. HELLO! HEAVEN! I'm the kind of girl that goes in fairly often and buys like 5 candles at a time. Unfortunately these candles aren't cheap, but they have some great Cyber Monday deals, not that I need anymore!! 

You could say that I'm obsessed with Target... It wouldn't be an understatement! So any time I can get deals at Target, I definitely don't mine! 

Aeropostale is probably my best friend today! Do you see that sale?! James looks so handsome in flannels from Aero so I think I'll be doing a little Christmas shopping! 

So I spend money on my dog just like he's a child.. I don't mind but my bank account does! Petsmart has some amazing Cyber Monday deals so I can buy Hunter all kinds treats, toys, and cute outfits! 

So the rest of my night will be spent cuddled up with my pups, my sweet boyfriend, and hopefully a nice warm cup of hot chocolate!! Happy shopping to y'all! 

FRIENDSGIVING.

(Top row: Kaitlyn, Me, Josie. Bottom row: Katie and Abby.) 

For about a month now a group of 6 of my closest friends have been planning a Friendsgiving. Sadly it only turned out to be 5 because our friend Sydney got sick. (Praying she feels better soon.) We had a night filled completely with laughter and lots of love. It is basically nonstop laughing when we are all together. I'm so blessed to have these wonderful girls as my bestfriends. Although we're all getting worried about the up-coming change of graduating and going to college, I know that our friendships will remain. We obviously have to because we have to have Friendsgiving again next year!! 

It's an amazing feeling knowing you have friends that pray with you and pray for you. 

We were all dying to dig in to our food but we knew we needed pictures. Precious(Jo's cat) tried to get a head start on the food! 

After dinner & LOTS of storytelling, we decided to set up my camera and take some "family photos." Here's a few... 

High school is a crazy adventure and your group of friends usually change every other day. Our senior year we finally figured out who really mattered and most of all, who really cared. I know I can count on these ladies for just about anything. And I hope they all know just how much they mean to me. 

If you have a wonderful group of friends, I HIGHLY recommend having a Friendsgiving cause we had a blast! 

Love her & hate her.

I forgot one important person when I was blogging about all the people I'm thankful for. Well actually I forgot a few... shhh! But I have this best friend.. and let me tell you, we've been through it all! When I first met her, I hated her for no reason. And she was dating my boyfriends brother so we were kind of forced together at family outings. & to make it worse, she had my dogs brother!! (she hated me too. It wasn't just me) But one day we randomly decided to hang out and the rest is history! The first time I ever went to her house I stayed for about a week. We have had many ups and even more downs in our friendship.. but I wouldn't trade her for the world. She is my forever best friend. I've never had a real best friend like you see in all the movies about high school. But finally, my junior year I finally found mine. I'm so thankful to have a best friend as wonderful as you. 

And I just had to include a picture of our pretty babies who absolutely know that they are brothers. 

I'm so thankful for my best friend and I hope all of y'all have a best friend just as great. 

  

Thanksgiving.

As the day is coming to an end, I just can't help but be extremely thankful for all the wonderful things I have in my life. I have my health, a wonderful family, the most amazing boyfriend, the cutest dog in the world, and a multitude of other things. I ate way too much today and I totally don't care. I've had an almost perfect day and I couldn't be more thankful. God sure did bless me! 

I tried my hand at taking family pictures today and here's a few... 

And by far my favorite picture....

As silly as this picture seems, it was completely unplanned. We are a crazy family and we have way too much fun. Thankful for another beautiful Thanksgiving. I hope you all had an amazing day! 

Livin' our love song.

Day 2. James Ray Bone Jones. 

April 10th, 2014 I said yes to be the girlfriend of the greatest guy I can imagine. It's been a long ride so far, but there is absolutely nobody I would rather do everything with. He's the only person in the world that I can spend every single day with and then miss when he leaves for work. He's the only person that puts up with all my crazy emotions and still loves me somehow. God truly did bless me when He put James Ray in my life. I plan to spend the rest of my life showing just how lucky I am to have him. Nobody else could be as patient with me as he is. I've learned many things from this boy, but most of all I've learned that loving and being loved is one of the most precious things in life. 

Here's a few pictures of our journey... 

Our first picture. 

                                               Minnie & Mickey for Halloween. 

My promposal. 

                                                        Our first trip to Florida!

                                                          My fairytale prom. 

                                                            His graduation. 

                                              When I won homecoming queen. 

It's been a long and crazy ride, but you are the only person I ever wanna be with. I love you to the moon and back. Day 2. I am thankful for James Ray. 

My best friend.

Since it is Thanksgiving week, every day I will do something that I am thankful for. Day 1. Hunter! Before Hunter, I had never known this kind of love. On June 21st, 2014 my best friend entered the world. I had never raised a dog before and I certainly had never been so attached to one. I picked Hunter out of a litter of 13. He was a beautiful, blue eyed baby that was the size of my hand.. though you would never believe that now. The bond between us is unimaginable. He's the smartest & sweetest dog I have ever met. When mommy's hurt he is super gentle and licks whatever hurts. Today I'm 100% thankful for the amazing gift God gave to me when he gave me Hunter.  

As you can tell, he isn't always up for taking pictures. He's so silly and always finds a way to put a smile on my face! Thankful to have this big ole thing curled up on my lap right now! 

Chilly picnic.

 I thought that today would be a beautiful day for a picnic! A beautiful cloudless sky... too bad it was only 32 degrees outside! 😂 We made the most of a very cold day though. Any day I get to spend outside with James Ray is a great day by me. 

I'm thankful to have such a sweet boy that is trying to take part in things that I enjoy. He's trying to learn how to use my camera and is happy that I'm always glad to be his model. 

It was a beautiful Sunday filled with lots of love and lots of cold chills. I couldn't be more blessed. ❤️

Christmas before Thanksgiving.

I don't know about yall, but Christmas is my absolute favorite holiday. I'm not sure why people think you have to wait until after Thanksgiving to put up your decorations.. Once the weather gets chilly, I'm ready to break out the fuzzy socks & pretty tree!

And lets not forget the start of the cute couple holiday pictures...

This is the beginning of probably 100 or more holiday blog posts.. so get ready!