Weekend in Pictures

Look at these sweet girls! Jennifer said Hadley changed clothes 3 times before she put the pink skirt on. I say she is such a Diva! I just want to squeeze them.

 

Happy girls are the prettiest girls!

 

 

This quote is in my Erin Condren life planner.  I believe in planning and organizing. Being organized just helps my life go smoother. And I have a confession to make - it bugs me when people are not organized! I just think it helps to be organized and have things planned out!

 

Lately I have been obsessed with stacking rings. I had to Instagram my ring stack on Friday. The purple ring is part of the new Silpada Holiday collection. I like it more than I thought I would!

At church on Sunday we celebrated Breast Cancer Awareness. My church does this every October. They hand out bracelets, stickers, and candy. We also honor those who are cancer survivors! I was happy to get the Faith bracelet. I snapped this picture before church started.

 

 

After church I had lunch with this celebrity! My friend Angie is the girl on this billboard! I always tell her its nice to have famous friends. This is her second billboard for her bank! I think they picked the right person to advertise for the bank. The picture is far away but she is wearing some Silpada earrings!

On Sunday afternoon I went to see my Silpada BFF Judy at a party she was doing in Waynesville. She lives a couple of counties away so I wanted to go see her. I loved this part of her display. It was just so simple but so pretty.

 

xoxo

Weekend Whereabouts

On Saturday I went for a run for the first time in two months! I stopped running about 2 months ago because my hip started to hurt during my runs. I decided then that I needed to take a break. But I knew I would have to start running again about October so I could train for that Disney race I keep talking about!

 

 

I decided to run at the Biltmore Estate. I just love running there! It is just beautiful.

 

I started out with small run/walk intervals. I don't want to over do it. My hip is stiff and sore today so I know I will need to take it easy. I have to keep telling myself that I don't have to run it all!

 

Just another picture from the Biltmore Estate.

 

After my run I met one of my Silpada sisters for dinner. We are planning a Mega party for later on this month! While we were eating I noticed Judy's Arm Party! Isn't this just fabulous?

 

 

I am always envious of all my sisters that get to wear all the bangles. My wrist is too small for most of the Silpada bracelets.

 

On Sunday afternoon, my dad wanted to ride to the parkway to look at the leaves. So my family loaded up in the car and went. We were happy daddy wanted to go. It was good for him to get out.

I think I live in one of the prettiest places!

 

Tomorrow we have a staff development teacher workday. I am going to learn more about the Daily 5. I am excited about this. I used it last year in my classroom and it was a huge success! I tell people it saved my life as a teacher! Fingers crossed I learn some great tips.

 

I hope you have a great week!

xoxo

 

 



Weekend in Pictures

Since Dad's accident most of our weekends have been very low key. But this weekend we had some sweet visitors...

 

My sweet friend Jennifer visited this weekend with the girls so they could "cheer Papa Ronald up!" They did cheer him up! Dad looked forward to their visit all week. I looked forward to their visit all week too! It had been about 8 weeks since my last visit with those sweet girls.

We did a little shopping but mostly just hung out with dad.

Snuggles before they headed home. Harper kept saying she wanted to stay at Moe's. I wish they could stay longer but we all have school on Monday!

 

I finally got my new cross bracelet from Silpada on Friday. It had been on backordered for several weeks. It reminds me of this Tiffany bracelet but for half the price!

 

 

On Sunday afternoon we took dad outside to sit for a while. A little bit of sunshine can always help!

 

 

Thanks for reading!

xoxo

 

 

Silpada's National Conference

 

Two days after I got home from Ocean City I packed my bags and flew to Kansas City, Missouri. I was exhausted but excited about going and spending time with my Silpada sisters! As I shared earlier, I went to National Conference so I could see my picture on the big screen. I know that sounds a little vain but I didn't know if I would ever see my picture on a big screen or be recognized at National Conference!

 

When I got to the Asheville Airport to leave on that Wednesday morning I had a random hand swab for a security check. I failed it! I set off an alarm and had to go into a small room and be patted down. They even swabbed my items in my carry on bag.  It was not a fun experience! I hope I never have to do that again. I am thankful they do have the security in place but it still was a little upsetting!

 

Once I got to Kansas City it was all good!

This is me and my roomie Judy. She is a "new" rep like me!

My sweet sponsor, Traci, helped me get "blinged" out for the conference. I normally don't wear this many bracelets at one time but Traci told me I might feel a little out of place if I didn't add more! She was so right. I don't know if I had enough on in this picture compared to the other ladies there!

 

Jewelry I have on -

Sterling Chic Stretch Bracelet (left arm)

Goddess Bracelet (the pearl bracelets - I LOVE these!)

Live Large Cuff (right arm)

Uptown Ring (I probably wear this ring the most out of my collection!)

 

 

The second day I got to wear my new bracelet that I won the first day! It is called the Second Nature Bracelet.  (Right now it is 10% off! All NEW jewelry is on sale!) I won some other jewelry too! I felt very lucky to have won some more Silpada jewelry! Going to conference turned out to be a very good thing for me!

 

This is my Silpada team, my sisters, before the jewelry preview. I had just met some of these girls at conference because they do not live close. It was fun meeting them and learning from them!

 

At the jewelry preview night we got to see the new jewelry. It started with a fashion show and then we got to go play dress up with all the jewelry.  I enjoyed this part of conference. I got to touch every piece and try on whatever I wanted. It was a blast!

 

My big screen debut! I just had to add it again!  

 

I did learn a lot of information to help me with my Silpada business while at conference. I left feeling very motivated and excited for the new sales year!

 

My new Silpada friends! - Me, Nicole, Judy, and Tonya.

Our eyes look a little evil in this picture!

 

  

Thanks for reading!

xoxo

 

 

 



My Winning Silpada Story

Hello Blog World! I feel like I have been gone for a long time. I have lots to share about all my summer adventures.  I have been out of town the last few weeks and without Wi-Fi so I have been unable to blog. 

 

 

I just got back from the Silpada National Conference. (I am a Silpada Sales Representative.) I haven't shared this on the blog yet because we had some rules about sharing our business on public websites. But those rules changed and I am going to share my story!  

 

My first conference! My sponsor Traci, my friend Judy (another rep), and Me!

 

In January 2012 I went to a Silpada party and met Traci Ray, the Silpada Rep doing the party. I didn't really know the other people at the party (I went with a friend) so I started chatting with Traci. She was just so friendly and precious! I felt like we could be friends! Of course I fell in love with a lot of pieces of jewelry and decided to have a party so I could get some FREE jewelry.

 

My friend Julia and I set up our Silpada party with Traci for February. At that party Traci asked me if I had ever thought about selling Silpada. I laughed and said NO! I didn't think I could do it. Julia and I ended up getting about $300 in free jewelry for the party. (and Traci made that much for doing the party!) I was very happy with the jewelry that I got. Silpada has some amazing jewelry and the quality is fabulous!

 

Fast forward to August of 2012...Traci sent an email inviting us to a new jewelry preview show at her house. Again, she was so nice and easy to talk to. She asked me again about selling Silpada and this time I started to consider it. The reason why is because I am a teacher and I need some extra money. We haven't had a pay raise in 6 years and the extra cash each month would be helpful. Traci's team was having a Discover Silpada meeting and I decided to attend.

 

I started praying about it too. I needed God to help me figure out if this was the path I should take. I started researching and reading up on direct sales businesses too. I looked at Silpada's Facebook page and saw that they were having a contest to win the entire Bohemian collection. I knew that if I did sell this jewelry I would need a huge display. So I fixed up my entry, said a small prayer asking God to give me a sign, and hit submit.

 

Two weeks later I received an email from Katie at Silpada telling me I had won the Style Yourself Fabulous contest! I had won the entire Boho collection! 108 pieces of Silpada jewelry was coming my way! I was shaking! I have never won anything like this in my life! I took this as a sign that God was saying it was okay to sign up to sell some Silpada jewelry! I immediately called Traci to tell her that I had won and to double check to make sure I could still get this jewelry if I became a Rep. And it was!

 

This photo was on Silpada's Facebook page!

 

I signed up a few days later and began my career as an Independent Sales Rep with Silpada.

 

I went to conference last week because I knew they were going to talk about my winning and show my picture on the big screen. (I guess I wanted my 5 seconds of fame!)

 

That's me on the big screen!

 

It was really neat. They said my name and I stood up. The crowd clapped and jingled! The Conference was very motivating and I had a really good time! It made me happy to be part of the Silpada sisterhood! I hope to share more later on about my experience! This post is almost too long now!

 

If you are interested in learning more about being part of the Silpada business and sisterhood, please contact me! (email me at marymoe420@gmail.com) I would love to talk to you about it. Or if you want to shop our jewelry click HERE. I will be highlighting my favorite pieces on the blog real soon!

 

I would love to come party with you and have a super fabulous Girl's Night Out with you and your friends. Please let me know if you would like to have a party and earn lots of FREE jewelry!

 

Some facts about Silpada Designs Jewelry -

 

1. Its .925 sterling silver jewelry

2. It is nickel free!

3. Silpada offers a lifetime guarantee. If your piece breaks Silpada will replace it for Free!

4. The jewelry is all hand crafted! Some pieces take up to 2 weeks to make!

 

If you made it to the end - Thank you for reading!

 

xoxo



 



Valentine's Day

some valentines pictures -

 

 Target heart sweater. I found this on clearance after Christmas and thought it would be perfect for today.  I had so many compliments on it!

 

 

 

My parents! My dad took my mom and me out to dinner! Love them! (My mom will be so upset to know I posted a picture of her! Don't tell her!)

 

 

Silpada stacking rings. Love the heart!

 

 

xoxo

Facetime, Flannel, and Friday

 



A couple of pictures from today.

 



Facetiming with Harper. Her smile is the sweetest thing! My heart melts everytime I see it!

 

Tried to get a picture with both of them.

 

 

My new flannel shirt and Lilly Pulitzer iPhone case!

 

Arm Candy

 

I was suppose to go visit the girls this weekend (they live 4 hours away!) but plans changed. So they surprised me with a Facetime call! It took them some time to warm up to talking to me.  Later on Jennifer sent me a message saying that Hadley told her Ariel doll that Moe can't talk right now she's busy in mommy's phone! Ha!

 

I had intentions of posting a Pinterest inspired outfit today but I feel totally awkward taking pictures of myself! I can't figure out how you are suppose to hold the phone and not look like a dork. I guess someday this will become easier/normal for me or I will continue to feel dorky. Time will tell.

 

xoxo