Meet the Magnolias

[I confess that this post started for another link-up earlier in the week, but I changed my mind and decided to save it for Friday...] 1.  I will always have a heart full of passion and love for pro-wrestling. My newest obsession is listening to podcasts and hearing stories from the glory days. I'm seriously planning and working on a series about what wrestling means to me. 2.  I confess that teen fiction and magazines will always be my favorite reading materials. Even when I'm 40. I'm sure of i t. I need extra days in the weekend to devote s trictly t o read ing. 3.  I confess that I'm guilty of severe people hoarding - also known as following any and every single person who I find inspiring on social media. (Except that I keep hitting the cap on Twitter and Instagram...) I'm easily inspired - what can I say?! 4.  I confess that I plan to adore Taylor Swift forever. Can't get enough of #ShakeItOff.   5. I confess that I'm

1.  I confess that even though I've only worked W-F this week, I'm so glad it's almost the weekend. #TGIF 2.  I confess that I'm excited for a super chill night with some sweet girls watching Troop Beverly Hills tonight.  3.  I confess that this week has been full of feelings. From watching the movie Lone Survivor on Sunday night to reading about Ferguson yesterday and today, my heart is heavier than normal.  4,  I confess that Timehop is rocking my life. (A post coming soon on my favorite apps!) 5. I confess that I feel hope . Though I can't remember if I posted about it, hope is my word for 2014. This year has been a tough one, y'all, as J and I still try and figure out what adulthood looks like. Yesterday and today though, I just feel hope. God has a plan for me. For us. The future is bright. The best is yet to come.  You are SO loved.  Love, Jessica @jesstinybird

Today marks our second wedding anniversary! I thought I'd write about some of what I've learned from Jordan over our past two years of being newlyweds. Truthfully, he has been teaching me stuff for nearly seven years (in December)! 1.  Do   what   you   want . He has taught me that people will always have opinions about what other people do, but that's all they are - opinions. When he tells me to do what I want, he obviously means within reason. As long as it doesn't hurt anything, go for it! You make you silly or even ridiculous, but yolo!   ;) 2. We can get through anything together. Whether it be anxiety, stress, changes - whatever comes our way, we'll make it through. God has blessed us immeasurably. He has a plan for us. We're hanging in there! Like I said last year, it's fun being part of a team. We're a dynamic duo, for sure.  So, in case I haven't shared it here before, we have a special courtyard where we often celebrate. It's where we h

TGIF, friends. As usual, I'm linking up with Leslie over at A Blonde Ambition. 1. I confess that for once, Facebook's creepy suggestion was RIGHT on. The new app NailMatch helps you find a nail polish to match any color you see! This app is basically a magic wand. You just take a tiny photo of any color you love, and it suggests polished to you in that color! The app is free, and it takes you straight to Amazon to purchase said polish! #Fetch 2. I confess that I get frustrated when I don't have pictures to post on my blog that haven't already been posted on my other social media channels. I'm trying to be more intentional about taking particular photos just for the blog. (I also confess that I never tire of selfies. Ever.) 3. I confess that I'm SO happy to have a four day weekend! Jordan and I celebrate our anniversary on Monday, so we're spending time together Monday and Tuesday! 4. I confess that I can't believe that my baby s

Last Wednesday, my family got to come downtown for lunch! I walked to the Elite, a famous Jackson restaurant, and enjoyed it very much!

I tried to go back in Twitter-time, but they don't offer any feature that's like Facebook's See Friendship one. I know I've followed this favorite-lady-of-mine for over two years. I've had Twitter for five altogether, so somewhere between two and five. [This record keeping tidbit was for other OCD storytellers like myself who like to include all the details!] Without further ado, meet my most sparkly favorite, beauty-editor, wife and mom with the best hair ever, Alyssa Hertzig!! (Prepare to be OB - SESSED !)   She has worked at Allure, Shape, and now she's in the beauty department over at Brides in the years that I've followed her. Since I left college fully expecting to end up working in some magazine wonderland, I'm pretty sure Alyssa was basically a celebrity in my eyes from the first day I found her on Twitter!  Her blog is a mix of beauty, diy, recipes, travel, and family. It's amazing. (Can you tell I think she hung the moon? H

My mom shared a blog on Facebook that I thought was so good. I thought I would throw my two cents out for all the teen girls ever too. 1. Real friends don't sabatoge other friends to make themselves look better.  2. Be yourself. Even if you're weird. I've always liked what I liked, and it has really worked out for me. (This isn't saying I didn't want to and try to fit in!) I'm just saying that the friends I had when I was beyond obsessed with pro-wrestling are still my friends today.  3. You will look back and wish you hadn't done certain poses in pictures. For me, it was the duck face from 2004-2007. For you, it may be any of the following: severe head tilt, peace sign over the eye, peace sign over the eye with a duck face, or the combo of all of them - severe head tilt, duck face, complete with a peace sign over the eye. I've compiled some examples.  (Please note:  I will give up the duck face, but the skinny arm is here to

Hello, friends! I'm joining Jenna and Anne again with their Currently link-up! I participated in May and July , and I really hope to continue. It's such a fun way to get to know other ladies and find new blogs to follow! Now, let's get this show in the road. Shall we? I'm currently reading library books! I have the second and third books of the Matched trilogy checked out. And a new one by Sara Shepard who writes the Pretty Little Liars series! I really have got to carve out some time to be reading these so I can turn them back in. If you're on Goodreads , let's be friends there! I'm currently enjoying watching Pretty Little Liars all over again with my husband. He likes it! He really likes it! I'm currently listening to....Spotify! You can find just about anything. (But not everything, as I searched for Eden's Crush to no avail. Please tell me you remember the WB show Popstars! )