Location: Cheyenne Mountain Zoo Outfit Details: Gap T-Shirt Dress || Sofia Chaco Sandals (c/o) || The Simply Raw Earrings (c/o) || The Wanderer Necklace (c/o) || The Leather Capri Camera Bag Great news on the Mayberry home front - we renewed our Cheyenne Mountain Zoo memberships for my birthday so we'll be hitting up our favorite zoo for at least one more year ;) (YAY!) These pictures were taken on our lunch date to the zoo. Yes, we go to the zoo for lunch in the middle of the work day ... continue reading...
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The Best of 2015
I sit here at my computer pouring over this last year and am I in awe of the fact that the year is really ending this week. A year can feel like it flies by so fast but when I look back, I see it was packed with so much - vacations, adventures, people, memories, and a new place for Oak + Oats to call home. I've rounded up the best of 2015 according to you - these were my most loved posts this past year so if you missed them, you get the chance to show them a little more love! 2015 ... continue reading...
Gear up For the Adventure with a Huckberry Giveaway
Summertime is filled with lake trips, summer sun, and rad vacations but the adventures don't have to end as the seasons change. Maybe I've been spoiled by Colorado falls, and winters, and springs but each season brings something new to enjoy! The layers and terrain may change but outdoor adventures always remain good for the soul. ... continue reading...
Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream
Mint ice cream is my favorite kind ever. I've kind of been putting off making it because I love it so much that I didn't want to mess it up. Turns out it was just as easy (if not as easy) as all the rest. When I was out at the Farmer's Market over the weekend, I picked up a bar of dark chocolate from Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory to sweeten the deal. It's been a hit here in the Mayberry home and I am going to need to make another batch here real soon - smooth, creamy, and minty! Just ... continue reading...
Where Hope Grows
“This post is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Pollinate Media Group® and Godspeed Pictures, but all my opinions are my own. #pmedia #wherehopegrowsmovie http://my-disclosur.es/OBsstV” Over this weekend I watched an early release of "Where Hope Grows." I knew that I was going to love it when Judah and the Lion started playing as the movie opened (SIDE NOTE: I know the banjo player in Judah and the Lion! His name is Nate and he is so kind. I grew up with him and ... continue reading...
Ring in Spring
This post is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Pollinate Media Group®, PEOPLE®, and Real Simple® but all my opinions are my own. #pmedia #SpringintoMeTime http://my-disclosur.es/OBsstV I don't know how things are where you call home, but I can tell you that this girl (me) is pulling out the spring-wear. In fact, this weekend Colorado Springs was rocking the 70 degree high and I was living in up in my shorts. I am sure we will still have one more big snow storm, but Spring ... continue reading...
My favorite posts of 2014
I cannot believe that I am already sitting down to get ready for 2015! The holidays are always so busy and action packed that before I know it, the next year is only a couple days away. I want to be intentional about it all but I also just want to go with the flow - family and friends beat out my blogging schedule these weeks. This year has been incredible for Oak + Oats! Every year I am blown away with what the Lord has done. This blog has truly awakened a passion in me and it has been ... continue reading...
TriStyle & Co || She Is Clothing
Today I am excited to introduce you to the newest series to hit Oak + Oats and it is going to be big. In fact, it already is so much bigger than just my blog, there are three of us and room for many more. TRISTYLE & CO: TriStyle & CO is a collaboration between Samantha of Elah Tree, Megs of Rivers & Roads, and me (Elizabeth of Oak + Oats!) our goal is to encourage, awaken, and celebrate the inherent beauty in each one of us as we live in community. Community is a beautiful buzz ... continue reading...
Stitch Fix + Fancy Dates
I've lost count of how many Stitch Fix boxes that I have opened, but my last box turned out this top and it is beautiful. It was instantly brought into my capsule wardrobe. I have shared about it a bit here before but Stitch Fix is a great way to help you build a capsule wardrobe! I am very picky these days about what I let into my closet. There was a long time of my life that I was not that way and I wasted a lot of money on clothing I never wore. My closet rules are as follows: 1. I LOVE ... continue reading...
Harry Potter Style
Here is a bad joke for your Thursday: What do you get when you put two nerds in Thug Life Shirts in the middle of a zoo? Pictures in front of a hippo mosaic! Obviously. In serious news, Bruce and I wore our Harry Potter Shirts to the zoo and fully embraced our inner nerds. We got a lot of positive feedback - the way anything fandom brings out the fellow fans. and you BEST be believing that we will be wearing these shirts when we go to Harry Potter World (again) in December! Can ... continue reading...
Q & A: Our Marriage
Several other bloggers have been sharing a Q&A about marriage and I thought I would join in! Bruce and I have been married just about 2 years (next month!!) We totally may still be in that honeymoon stage (how long is that supposed to last?!) but either way, it is fun to share posts like this with you!! WHAT ARE SOME QUALITIES YOU ADMIRE ABOUT YOUR SPOUSE? I admire so many things about Bruce. He is kind, wise, thoughtful, determined, smart, funny, and loving. I know at the end of a long ... continue reading...
stitch fix & my capsule wardrobe
i opened up my fourth Stitch Fix box this week and it was just as wonderful as each one before it. i am kind of in the middle of re-evaluating and re-thinking the way i look at my closet and i am so thankful for Stitch Fix in the midst of it. for a long time i lived my life in the clearance racks. i mean, it made a lot of sense. i did not have a lot of money and i was trying desperately to keep up with all the fun new looks of high school & college. also, i really had no idea who i was or ... continue reading...
5 reasons to work at summer camp
hello friends! i know a lot of you are moms who get to care for young kiddos all summer and/or college graduates who are working full time jobs (#bringbacksummer) and this post may make you miss the carefree days of summer jobs ;) BUT i also know that a lot of you out there are college aged so this post is for you! many of you know that i worked at summer camp my college days. i spent three summers on staff with Eagle Lake Camp and they were some of the best times i ever had! if you read meg's ... continue reading...
Remembering 2013
OVER and over again the Lord reminds His people to remember. remember what He has done. remember His promises. remember His faithfulness. remember His Truth. and to live in the light of His past faithfulness - for it provides Hope for the future. Hope that He will fulfill His promises. Hope that He will provide. and Hope that He will come again. JANUARY as i entered 2013, ... continue reading...
little birthday parties
Bruce and I have tons of nieces and nephews. It is pretty much the best deal ever because we get to love on them, play with them, cuddle with them, and then leave them with their parents when they get whiney ;) We always say we don't need kids because we have this crazy bunch but let's be honest, we want to add to the cousin clan too... one day when we are grown ups ;) This is how birthday parties go in our family - parks, crazy, random, and way too much fun! They also include rockin' ... continue reading...
week’s end
note: i am not saying anything about the super bowl because i am mad (i am a super emotional person and one of the ways that is reflected is through sports) -just letting you know. in other news.... FAVORITE MOMENTS: - zoo time with my niece Elsie, sweet friend Katlyn, and her little Lily - double date at the Broadmoor with my in-laws. coffee. games. classy place. - relaxing moments reading Les Mis - spontaneous rendezvous with friends. RANDOM FACTS: - i have a baby board on pinterest but ... continue reading...
week’s end
one week in and 2013 is off to a good start! celebratory Rudy's lunch before my dear friend went back to grad school, hot date with my man at ihop (and home depot!), cece or zooey debate, and birthday pazookies for my dear friends birthday. it would have been perfect if i didn't have this silly cold -- but don't worry about me, dayquil and cookie dough seem to do the trick! FAVORITE POSTS:guiding words of 2013 - between dreamshow to paint a chevron wall - the crafting chickswatercolor ... continue reading...
tradition
Now that I can count the days until Christmas on one hand, I am giddy with excitement. Friday night the hubs & I were able to check off another one of our Christmas traditions by walking around the Broadmoor - it is one of the most beautiful places in Colorado! (I also just like how cute my house looks with Christmas lights so I had to include it!) I know I talk a lot about how this is my first Christmas as a Mayberry but I think it is pretty important & exciting. we get to bring in ... continue reading...
