a post for all tea, coffee, hot chocolate, and other hot beverage drinkers

I’m a big tea drinker. Not herbal tea, just the classic Lipton with cream and sugar. That being said, one of the fun things about drinking tea + any other hot beverage is the mugs. I don’t know about you, but I seriously love cute mugs. Here are some of my favorites:

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What's your favorite hot beverage?

xo,

hannah

simply you designs || summer sale

When new seasons roll around, it's time to spruce up your blog. I don't know if you guys know, but I have my own blog/web design business, and it's called Simply You Designs. I offer cute, chic designs at affordable prices, and now it's even more affordable!
From today until June 4th I'm offering the Blog Design package (originally $35) for only $20!! And it gets better! If you're an aspiring/professional photographer, the Photographer's Package (originally $45) is now only $30!!


Order your design today!
-hannah
p.s. don't forget to vote on the poll in the sidebar and enter my photo challenge :)

wish upon a star...

Yes, I too drool over things I want but can't afford. For instance:

1.

http://www.urbanoutfitters.com

http://www.urbanoutfitters.com

http://www.urbanoutfitters.com

I have been obsessed with these shirts. Don't ask me why, because I don't know myself, but I think they are adorable!

2.

http://www.etsy.com/listing/95276334/real-or-not-real-complete-quote-bracelet

Seriously. How amazing is that?

3.

http://www.etsy.com/listing/96305249/leather-journal-handmade-spring-bird

I'm sure I'm not the only one who would like to venture off with a pencil and sketch and write my heart out in this!


What's currently on your wish-list?

-hannah

saturday (and GIVEAWAY WINNER!!)

The winner of the Sand and Starfish giveaway is...

Natalie Ensor!
Congratulations! Please email me within the next 48 hours to claim your prize :)

So far, my somewhat lazy Saturday has consisted of...

1. Luxuriously sleeping in and then browsing blogs on my iPod

2. Chowing down on coffee cake

3. Going to my Grandma's house and shoveling her steps because it snowed an inch last night

4. Wrestling with a bucket of salt (don't ask...)

5. Enjoying an amazing taco and...

6. Stuffing myself with more coffee cake ;)

And now I'm sitting on the couch, wanting to go outside and take some photos of the winter wonderland that is my neighborhood. Oh yeah, and wanting to waste my money on-yep, you guessed it- more makeup ;)
Oh, and I got my first paying blog design last week! Pretty dang exciting :) Check out the blog HERE! Would you like a blog design? Check out my design site :)

-hannah
p.s. this is my 400th post! Yea!

spanning out

Spanning out as in my photography business. And clothes. We went shopping today and I came back with something other than brown and blue. In fact, I got three things with the color pink in it. Aaannd a tank top that was apple green and white stripes!

Yea Hannah!

Anyway...
 Yesterday I drove with my uncle to take photos for the business he works for. It was pretty successful, and though I won't post the actual business photos, I will post photos of lunch:

my uncle's lunch

my lunch. the fries were amazing, but, then again, so was everything else!

but seriously, the fries were amazing ;)

And this is what was left on my plate:

And let's not forget the awesome rasberry iced tea...

And I almost forgot to mention that all of this was home-cooked. We went to a diner :)

What is your very favorite thing to eat out?

-hannah

Shopping

Yes, my dear friends, today I went shopping. And, surprisingly I had a reason to go shopping:

A Confirmation dress.

And guess what??? I found one! After going to every single store in the mall we went to Hollister. I don't usually shop at Hollister because their clothes are so darn expensive but I allowed myself to be dragged into the sea of overpriced, adorable clothes.
As soon as I walked in it caught my eye.



Yep. I walked out with that in my bag. Isn't it too cute? My chaperones (my confirmation sponsor and her sister) loved it as much as I did.

What do you think?

-Hannah

Shopping Day =]

We went shopping today!! Yay!! I love shopping and today we went shopping for one of my favorite things to shop for: SHIRTS!!! Since my favorite things to wear in the summer are tank tops i got a few really really cute ones! I also got two headbands, one a bright springy green and one a thick plaid fabric covered one with a peace sign on the side. I love everything! :) What's your favorite thing to shop for?