Author: Allie Zottola

Girls’ Day

It had been quite some time (months, maybe?) since my mom, sister, and I had hung out together. We were blessed to be able to spend most of Thursday with each other because our schedules aligned!

Girls Day

I had the day off of my regular job and only had to pet sit two dogs, Hannah finished her classes in the morning, and my mom and sister were at my house by the early afternoon!

We were able to visit Hannah’s jeweler to get her engagement ring resized, browse around some decoration stores, enjoy a lovely dinner together, and I even got to do a little photoshoot of Hannah. It was such a great day, and just what I needed. I miss living with my family, but the time we spend together now is extra special, and something I cherish so very much.

We filmed a vlog to remember our day, and I think it adequately shows the silliness that ensues when we hang out.

I went to sleep that night feeling incredibly blessed. It was a good day 🙂

We Love the Outer Banks (pt. 2)

Before I dive into another post with pictures from mine and Jimmy’s vacation, I wanted to say happy September! In case anyone missed it, today marks the beginning of the 30 day Bible study on patience that I created. I hope you’ll join me! You can find all the info here.


I’m back with more pictures from vacation. During the second half of the week, Jimmy and I drove on the beach in Corolla, saw the Currituck Beach Lighthouse, got coffee from Duck’s Cottage, walked on the sand dunes at Jockey’s Ridge State Park, spent more time on the beach, and got coffee from The Front Porch Cafe in Kill Devil Hills!

Driving on Beach in Corolla Currituck Beach Lighthouse Ducks Cottage CoffeeFront Porch CafeJockeys Ridge State ParkJockeys Ridge State Park 2

As amazing as it was to get away for a week, it felt great to come home!

The funniest thing happened while we were gone. My father-in-law checked on our house and decided to water our plants, except he didn’t know that some of them were fake, LOL. He ended up watering a decorative succulent! Jimmy and I were cracking up 🙂