STYLE STORY: BIRTHDAY WEEK!

This week is super exciting because this girl is celebrating a new year of life! I can't believe I'll be a quarter of a century old...It's crazy how time has flown. I feel like I just started college, but since then I've received two degrees (another to be added in 8 months), had some fun adventures around the world and met some amazing people who have become my closest friends. Seriously!? God is so faithful!

Something I try to do on my birthdays is sit back and flip through past pages of my adventure of a story; the permeating themes are His provisions, His artistry and His love for me. God's authorship is so evident. Yes, there was hard work involved, but I could not have gotten this far without His perfect plans for me. This past year has been the most difficult for personal reasons, but through the moments of belly laughs and the moments of ugly crying, He was and is always there. Amazing.

This year, I'm especially thankful for my family & friends who have given me a shoulder to cry on, an ear to listen and also many fun memories. And I'm thankful for all my new friends who I've met here! It's the best thing to read all of your super sweet comments and encouragement! Seriously, YOU are incredible and so dear to me!

And this week even MORE exciting because of two things:

1. I will be on Windy City Live this Friday, September 19th at 11AM CST! The wonderful fashion reporter of Crain's Chicago asked me to be one of her models for a Fall work style segment and I am crazy excited, kind of nervous, but mostly thankful for the opportunity! We had fun pulling my look and I hope you guys have fun watching! I'll try to capture moments of the day on my Instagram, so follow along if you'd like :)

2. There is a new online magazine, FashionOPP, focusing on modest fashion and my look from the Nellcôte post was featured on the street fashion section on the same page as Blair Eadie of Atlantic-Pacific. What an honor! I almost peed my pants when I saw that. Not really, but if I had drank a cup of tea beforehand it could have happened...anyway, the first 1000 subscribers of FashionOPP, get a 1-year subscription for FREE! So sign up now!

Now on to my birthday look. I know Fall is practically here, but I'm holding on to summer one last time because I can. Am I allowed to play the birthday card here??

But I'm also using this look to transition a bit to Fall trends. I know I say I'm not into what's "fashionable", but there are some things that make me happy to see on the runway! Pastels, for one, is my favorite since you can see me wearing them all year round. And florals are also a favorite year-round style habit of mine. I can't wait to see how everyone tailors these trends to their own styles!

This necklace is one of my favorites from Benevolent Jewels. And you can score some of their gorgeous jewels and accessories for 20% off with my special code JHCODE20! They have an extensive collection of amazing personalized/monogrammed accessories that you can't resist!

Thanks for reading! I hope you all have amazing weeks as well! If you have exciting happenings this week, please share! I'd love to celebrate with you :) Remember to wear love this week and be kind!

Shop My Look:

Top: JCPenney (SIMILAR)

Skirt: Chicwish (SIMILAR)

Shoes: Just Fab (SIMILAR)

Clutch: Kate Spade (SIMILAR)

Necklace: Benevolent Jewels

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