(Lov) // I heart Instagram!

I posted my first picture on Instagram on October 17th, 2010.  My initial usage of the app was for enhancing my not-so-great iPhone pictures with it's varied selection of filters.  I didn't "follow" anyone nor did I have any "followers" for at least the first 8 months.  As some of my Facebook friends joined, I began to follow a few people's feeds. I continued to use IG mainly as an editing tool and never "liked" or left comments on other's posted photos. As with a lot of social media, I was only scratching the surface of it's capabilities and wasn't really interested in going any deeper than satisfying my initial needs.  The turning point for me was when I began, on occasion, taking a peek at the "popular" page.  One day I saw this lovely picture posted by Miss James aka bleubird...

@bleubird

This picture lead me to her even more lovely BLOG... which has honestly changed my life.  I began "following" her that day and still find her photos to be some of the warmest and most beautiful on IG.  She shares pictures of her day to day (family, food, home, travel etc.) which are nothing short of pure magic. It was bleubird who helped me open up to the COMMUNITY aspect of IG.  I saw how she used it as a spring board for her blog, how she connected with other blogging Moms all over the country, and was weaving a uniquely personal tapestry of photos for her family.  It was by her example and though our connection that I was inspired to find other wonderful women who have greatly enriched my life...

@murrjohnson

A beautiful blogging Mama who just had her second little girl almost 3 weeks ago!

(Murr is VERY dear to my heart)

@kerigiordano

A fellow graphic designers, Mama, food lover, and ETSY shop owner. 

@bc_m

  A homeschooling Mama to 4 (I know!) amazingly cute kids.

@frecklewonder

Another blogging Mama and ETSY shop owner who is a master thrifter and chicken keeper.

@missmessie

Wife, Mama, ETSY shop owner, lover of vintage pyrex, and wearer of super cute glasses. 

@mrsjasminedee

A wife, mother to 5 (blows my mind), and women of faith.

These are just 7 of the many ladies I have gotten to know over the last year on IG.  Through pictures and words... we get to peer into each others lives, sharing our thoughts, feelings, encouragement, and advice.  Some I would consider friends even though we have never met in person. I pray for these women, I celebrate their milestones, I look forward to seeing their lives each day, and am very grateful that they (like myself) chose to fully use this app to make our lives a bit more connected. If you are on Instagram, I am @kellyvlass... come find me!

(Lov)e,

-k.

(Lov) // Home Sweet Home.

Welcome to our little home!  

Our dining room.  You may notice the Salon chair... I seem to always have one to do friends and family cuts. 

Lovely flowers from my husband. 

View from our front door. Yes, in Texas we proudly display our fly swatters.

Peeking around the kitchen. Would you care for a banana?

  Doing dishes in is an endless task, so it would have been unrealistic to put them away for a picture. :)

Lydia's room. 

Lydia's desk is a table that Brendan's Dad made many years ago. 

It is her favorite place to color and do her puzzles. 

Our Bedroom. 

This room is in the SW corner and  has the most light.  It is the where I grow my herbs. 

Brendan's practice space.  

A print I got from ETSY that hangs in our room.  So very, very true.  Thanks for stopping by!

(Lov)e, 

-k.

(Lov) // Three Years.

It was three years ago today that I married my husband Brendan, although in my heart... I married him long before we said our "I do's".  I truly couldn't ask for a more suitable partner to share my life with. He is a kind and patient man whose love for me seems to only be getting stronger and yet more gentle as time goes by.  I am not the easiest women to be bound to... I can be very guarded, stubborn, and difficult. Yet, with all my faults, he continues to see in me what I often don't see in myself and sings my praises to music that I seldom hear.  He knows that rather than a feeling, love is a choice...and each day he chooses to be thankful for the one that he made in making me his wife.  And as his "chosen",  I am slowly learning how to be a blessing to him so that I might honor the love he so freely gives.  He is my best friend, lover, brother in Christ, and the Father of my little girl.  I certainly couldn't, and will never, ask for anything more.  

(Lov)e,

-k. 

(Be) // Spring Hair Trends

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Short Layered Bob with heavy side-swept bangs. 

Source: Frazer Harrison/Getty

 Soft, short Pixie with lots of textured layers. 

Source: APEGA/ABACAUSA.COM

Face framing Bob with heavy, blunt bangs. 

Source: Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage

Long layered Pixie with side swept bangs. 

Source: Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage

Collarbone-length Bob with soft fringe bangs.

Source: Tsuni/GammaUSA

Long Bob with choppy layers.

Source: Larry Busacca/Getty

Long Layers with a light, sweeping fringe. 

A change in Season is a great reason to try a new hair style. These are some of my favorite Spring trends as features in InStyle.com.  Hop on over to their site and use their Hollywood Makeover Tool to see how YOU would look with these haircuts!  THEN... Come see me and get a makeover in real life!  Happy Spring everybody! 

(Lov)e, 

-k.