Hi everyone! Im Lauren from 'The Style Record'. The wonderful Nikki asked me if I would like to guest post and share my Fall Favorites with you and of course I said yes. So thank you Nikki for the little feature!

Fall is right around the corner and I could not be more ready or excited! Fall is my favorite time of year because of how pretty the scenery is and the perfect weather. So here are some of my must haves for the up coming season.

You guys are in luck today, Lauren from Mintgem is here to share her winter staples. I find that we have a lot in common in what we love to wear during winter. Enjoy this sweet ladies post then make sure and run over to her blog. 

Thanks Lauren.

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Hello! My name is Lauren from Mintgem

Another must is scarves! Scarves that have a fun pattern,

 or bright colors always add a little extra flare to any boring, old winter outfit.

Plus, keeps you extra warm!

And last, the absolute must for me, is a black leather jacket! Throwing it on with any outfit adds a little edge! For extra warm, layer it with a sweater or basic zip hoodie underneath!

So those are a few of my absolute musts for winter fashion! 

I hope you enjoyed reading! Come stop by my blog and say hello!

 / Cardigan-F21 Similar  /  Pants-Kohls similar  / Tanktop-Urbanwear similar / Shoes-Dolce Vita similar / Headband-F21 / 

 All black to be classy and sexy, and the pant option is way warmer than wearing a skirt or dress in the snowy weather as we have here in Utah. The gold polka dots and the tuxedo pants adds the glamour to the pair of pants and blouse for the special night.

 The Dressy Look

 / Skirt-H&M similar/ Peplum top-F21 similar / Tights-Nordstrom Rack similar / Heels-Forever Young Shoes similar/

 The Fancy Look

 / Skirt-Bohme similar/ Blouse, which is actually a dress-DVF via Nordstrom Rack kinda similar /

 / Heels-Jessica Simpson similar /

This outfit shouts 'I'm ready for the 5 star restaurant Mister Right reserved 2 months ago' The texture screams 'I'm sexy' enough said ;)

Outerwear

February in Utah it's still snowing, so you always need a coat to go along with any outfit and since it's Valentines Day red is the perfect color!

Well there you have it, my thoughts from causal to fancy for the Valentines Day! Thanks for reading and come visit me here anytime!

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Hello soon-to-be friends :)

I'm Marsa from The DayLee Journal and today we're talkin about Christmas traditions! To be honest when I heard "Christmas Traditions" the only thing I could think of was opening presents and eating a big feast haha. In my home, Christmas meant decorating the tree, putting lights up around the house, opening presents, eating a feast, and spending time with family. That was the best part. I grew up in Hawaii so when Christmas rolled around, we never had snow. Sad... I know. So once I moved up to Utah, I just absolutely fell  in love with the pure whiteness that December brings. It was just one of things to me. You know, the "you only see it in the movies" kinda thing. The white snow, the perfectly decorated gingerbread looking houses, cute winter coats, and the snow topped Christmas trees. I just love it. Last December I got married to my Mr. so this year, I'm excited for us to start our own family traditions! I'm not sure what that is yet but maybe we'll have a snowball fight or something. Hah some tradition huh? But hey, we all start somewhere.

Thanks Nikki for this opportunity!

Feel free to visit me at The DayLee Journal!

Today you get to hear from the lovely Gentri Lee! She is one talented girl with her blogging and master aesthetician skills, I still need to set up an appointment with her so she can work her magic make myself just stunning. Make sure and check her blog out, you'll fall in love with her like I have(not in a creepy kind of way though!)
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Christmas is my favorite Holiday, always has been. One of the best parts would be the family traditions, I look forward to them all year long.

One of my favorite parts would be our Christmas decor. My mom goes all out. The neighbors all bring their kids over, just to take a tour. The piece de resistance is always- the tree.

This is our new tree, but the old one was very loved, and went out with a bang...

My mom PACKS our Christmas tree with so many ornaments. It's beautiful, stunning, and my dad thinks it's excessive. A few years ago, as my mom placed the last ornament on, she stepped back to admire her work. She claims it was the most beautiful the tree had ever looked, but none of us would ever know if that were true. Because that old tree's stand snapped and twelve feet of tree came flying down on my mom where she stood. TIMBER! The family came running to find my mom's arms and legs sticking out the side of the tree, muffled "help!"s, and a big mess.

Well, some of the ornaments had managed to hold on. So my dad, being the wonderful fix-it man that he is, managed to fashion a brace for the tree. Although it wasn't enough... so they took some rope and tied a BOWLING BALL to the back of the tree to anchor it down. No one would see it of course because it was hidden against the wall, but WE knew, and laughed... except my mom, I think she cried. 

We now have a new tree, he is strong enough to bear the weight of all the ornaments. For now...

Of course all of the other touches around the house bring it all together, but I love our Christmas tree. I can't get enough of it at Christmas time and sometimes I just sit and look at it.

Happy baking!

XO,

Aubry