Through the Lens + Grateful Heart + a Giveaway!

I love love love this link-up and I have no idea how I have missed Through The Lens for all this time. I love taking and editing pictures (if you follow me on Instagram, you'll know this) and I love sharing them even more! This link-up with Treats and Travels and All That's Glittered is perfect for me to have a reason to do both!

I guess we can go row by row this time... from left to right. That means we start with the awesome Christmas party my friend Kaity and I crashed. We had so much fun people watching and I'm sure we ate way too much cheesecake, but it's Christmas so it doesn't count right?

Of course Bear has to be in there, but I'm sure you are far more interested in the pregnancy photo and the little tiny baby after that. Well, my cousin had baby William on December 17th at 7:39 A.M. lbs 5oz, 21 inches long. The first baby from our generation in our family.

Next on the list is Philip. This was taken at his company Christmas party. Isn't he adorable? I just love this picture. Skipping over the middle bit, is me walking Bear. I've come to really look forward to our walks (except the past few days since it's been so cold).

Red Lip Classic. I mean, yes? Skipping more middle bits, we've got Misty and Hubs getting more adjusted and closer to Bear. This makes my heart so so happy.

Our last row is Christmas and gaming. This was pretty much happening the past couple weeks.

ALSO...

You guys. Today is awesome! I am so grateful for my bloggy friends. And because we love all of YOU, we have some stuff to giveaway!

I am teaming up with a bunch of lovely ladies (and Cassie's husband) to bring two lucky people some GREAT prints. The first place winner will receive an 18x12 Matt Boness Photography metal landscape print of their choice (normally valued at $100) and the second place winner will receive a wood block + bundle of 12 pre-selected Matt Boness Photography landscape prints from Artifact Uprising (normally valued at $35).

Rambling Llama | Love the Here and Now Blog | A Deeper Joy |  Seriously Sarah

Always a Blogsmaid | The Straight Arrow Blog | Ribbons and Rotor Blades | Sage

Renovating Rebecca | Knock on Wood Blog | The Grits Blog | Matt Boness Photography

A HUGE thank you goes out to all of the wonderful bloggers who made this giveaway possible! We couldn't have done it without them! All entries will be verified.

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Through The Lens - November Moments

I was tagged on Instagram by Kristen at Treats and Travels to showcase my favorite photos from November for her Through The Lens Link-up. I loved this idea and I finally got around to doing this post today, better late than never right? School has been keeping me so busy lately, that I almost forgot about it. There were so many wonderful photos to choose from, but I narrowed it down to my absolute favs for you. There's a little story behind each one too!

1. I was snapchatting a few friends and took an amazing selfie. I just had to save it. Sometimes you get the best ones when you aren't trying too hard.

2. Being a Psychology major, I have to write paper ALL. THE. TiME. This sometimes takes away attention from my fur kids, and they do not like that at all. These two snuggle bugs figured out how to get some mommy time while I was finishing up a mid-term paper.

3. Early on in the month I found on that I made the Dean's List!! Now I have proof that I'm smart!

4. My new addiction to Peppermint Mochas at home. *insert heart eyes emoji here* I didn't realize that this creamer was so amazing. I'm glad it jumped into my cart that day at the store.

5. Hubs and I have a date night each week, usually the same day we go to the grocery store. Sometimes I make him stop and pose for a picture. Got a good one this time!

6. After adopting Bear, I realized that he is the perfect motivation for me to get up and get moving more. So now we have a sweet little walk schedule that is benefiting us both!

7. I snapped this little gem the day we adopted Bear. We were waiting for the ok to go meet him, when Pumpkin decided she wanted under the blanket with Hubs.

8. This is my favorite picture right now. One morning, we were taking our usual route, and Bear just stopped. Then I turned around and saw this sunrise. He turned a bit and just stood there very still. It was like he was telling me to take this picture.


What were your favorite photos of November?

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