Georgetown Boy and Jack the Bulldog. This picture is the epitome of Georgetown 🙂 Me, Victoria, and CF… and Tucker, too! On one of the rooftop apartments during the campus tour! Wow. I feel like every weekend gets crazier and crazier. Yesterday, as I mentioned in my previous post, was Georgetown Day. Oh yea, and don’t forget…
Lilly + Crew= LOVE. Please don’t laugh. This was the summer before my senior year. I had been coxing everyday during that summer, and this was the result. I cannot begin to tell you how weird it is for me to actually ENJOY the sun. I have the fairest skin ever (which is a weird…
I’m packing for two reasons: 1) It’s SUMMER & 2) We’re leaving for Worcester, MA for Eastern Sprints tonight! My room is SO barren right now. I almost feel like I’m camping because I’m down to literally the bare essentials. I spent almost all of Wednesday packing boxes. Thankfully, my room was very organized so it…
Summer afternoon – summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language. ~Henry James I could not agree more. This week has just been wonderful. I’ve let my mind get a little bit too much in “summer mode” and I had to start writing down all my…
My friend Melly has been sick for about three years. She was diagnosed with Pseudotumor Cerebri three years ago. She’s been receiving spinal taps about every three months to relieve the horrible headaches she has. She was extremely fortunate enough to be given the opportunity to go to the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota for further…
Thank you everyone who prayed for Melly. Her trip to the Mayo Clinic was successful and she received a lot of answers about her condition, including a new diagnosis and a better prognosis. I haven’t done anything noteworthy of a blog post, but don’t think I forgot about y’all. Here’s the final three prints for Preppy Pink…
I’ve been writing this post in my head, as I do for most of my long-form posts, for the better part of the year. Of course, now that I’m sitting down to actually write it, my mind is drawing a blank. In a way, I think it’s because I know there’s no way any post…
I get a lot of questions about blogging, naturally. One of the questions I get asked is what camera I use for blog photos and Instagram. To be honest, I think the camera is the last part of the equation. You can get away with using just a simple point and shoot (or a phone camera)…
This is one of my favorite posts of the entire year to write. I start to look forward to it come December… especially this year. It’s been a challenging year. I’ve tried to stay as upbeat and optimistic as possible, but I’d be lying if I said this year didn’t give me a run for my…
Nothing says summer to me like finally being able to have dinner outside with our friends. We are gearing up for al fresco dining with @mackenziechilds pieces in their iconic Royal Check– the blue and white pattern couldn’t be more “me” and fits in perfectly with my summertime aesthetic. I especially love that each #mackenziechilds handcrafted piece has a unique signature of its own and no two pieces are identical. Don’t forget to use my exclusive code CARLYROYAL15 to save 15% off for the next 48 hours. Valid once per shopper. #MCPartner #RoyalCheckCollection
Move over coastal grandmother, it’s going to be a red hot summer for me ❤️💃🏻🔥 I am love-love-loving red lately and I am incorporating the hue more and more into my everyday outfits. It’s a little bolder than I typically go for and, even though I’m three months postpartum, I’m feelin’ it! 👉🏻 Leave a comment saying “red” and I’ll send you the links to my outfits featured in the Reel!
My little roar-bear and I made it through the fourth trimester together 🧸 These past twelve weeks have flown by. I can’t wrap my head around the fact that we only just met- I feel like I have known Rory my whole life.
I have been calling myself a Chill Mom™️ since having Jack and now I’m realizing that I’m even chiller with Rory. (Like is birth order really less about sibling order and more about the version of mom you’re born to?) I’ve been just rolling with Rory’s infancy and I’m so much happier. Maybe it’s just that I’m more tired with a toddler too, or know that it’s going to go by so fast, or just have more confidence… probably a combination. I feel less obsessive and less stressed out by the details. I’m “making it” without having to fake it. As an example, today I noticed I hadn’t tracked a single nap- just watching sleepy cues and trying to get to a “good enough” pattern as Rory’s naps consolidate. Is he following a ~perfect~ nap schedule? No. Are we thriving? Frankly, yes!
(If you want to read my original Chill Mom post, comment “chill mom” and l’ll send it to you via DM!)
We came, we saw elephants, we ate ice cream 🐘🦒🦓 @ashleybrooke and I always talk about how we became FAST friends. Somehow we have been right there with each other during some of life’s worst moments… so it’s extra sweet that we now get to celebrate the good ones! Watching our boys play together, a little baby in a stroller, and another baby on the way… it’s everything we dreamed of.
