Red, White, and Blue

The 4th of July is one of my favorite holidays! Ryan and I go all-out every year to celebrate our country. Our usual tradition is to float down the Provo River on the 4th, but since the water is so high this year we probably won't risk it since I'm not a great swimmer haha 

We're looking at doing a family BBQ, paddle board in Deer Creek Reservoir, and enjoy all the Freedom Festival activates Provo has going on all weekend. Provo goes crazy with hot air balloons, Stadium of Fire, carnivals, you name it!

I snagged this dress from Target a few weeks back cause it's some comfy, and it goes perfect with my fireworks Woven Pear socks! They are total dyna-mite ;) 

What are you doing for the 4th?

T-shirt Ruffle Dress at Target (get 20% off with code DRESSY)

Converse II Low Top 

Fireworks Socks by Woven Pear

Made by Mary With Love Hearts Necklace 

Layers 'n Lashes

Maybelline SuperStay Matte Ink in Pioneer

4th of July + Provo River Float

Now that I'm done re-capping our super fun Sac/SF trip, I finally get to share my 4th of July weekend festivities with you!! Like I said in this post, we met Rosa & Ian at the wedding in Sacramento and they came to visit us for the weekend with our friend Jaz. It was a serious blast. Non-stop eating, hanging out, late nights, and holiday weekend excitement! 

We woke up early 4th of July morning to my brother Jesse cooking an amazing German Pancake breakfast for us. Yummmmm. After we were in a food coma for a couple of hours, we started to make burgers for our BBQ. Ryan got this new contraption which helps put and keep stuff inside a burger patty. So we ate cheese-stuffed burger patties....they are just as amazing as they sound! 

After another heavenly food coma, we pulled together chairs and blankets and swung by Sodalicious for some treats to snack on while watching the fireworks. We camped out on BYU campus and watched the amazing Stadium of Fire show! Such a perfect 4th!

On the 5th we drove up the canyon and floated the Provo River, which is insanely fun by the way. I've lived here for YEARS and have never done this. What the heck was I doing?! Ryan wasn't able to make it that day, but I told him that I'd definitely be up for floating the river again. It was a blast! Even with the horrific sunburn I ended up getting...totally worth it ;)

Finally a successful river float selfie!! After our 2 hour float we were ravenous! We hauled our river/swamp people rears over to Firehouse for a nice hearty sandwich...and man was that satisfying. The holiday weekend carried on with bonfires, smores, card games, much needed naps, and more delicious food until our friends made their way home on Monday. Can't wait for some more summer parties! 

Rockin' the Red, White + Blue

I'm so excited for the 4th of July! We're having some friends coming in from out of town and I'm excited to show them the fun summer activities in Provo. Here is my ideal comfy 4th of July outfit for a day full of parades, BBQ'n, fireworks, and bonfires!

I love these stunna shades from Kameleonz, they are polarized and UV400 to protect my eyes from the sun. What's even cooler is that the arms are interchangeable! I snagged the Coconut set with interchangeable clear, tangerine, and hemlock green arms; so I can style them with any of my summer looks! Use the code: "BRI" for 20% off your own set of awesome sunglasses! 

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Dress: H&M 

Shades: c/o Kameleonz 

Necklace: Ruby Bloom Boutique

Red, White, and Bouqs #BouqLove

Fresh flowers instantly make me feel brighter, happier, and more alive! Whenever possible I make sure that I have a bouquet of fresh flowers in my home because it gives that extra feminine and thoughtful touch. I even took some floral arranging classes with my mom way back in the day, and I love the peacefulness that comes over me when arranging a beautiful bouquet to display in my home. Usually I hit up local grocery stores for a quick bouquet, but after finding The Bouqs I'll definitely be looking to have them delivered to me. The flowers are just too gorgeous! :)

The Bouqs is an awesome flower site that takes all the hassle out of purchasing bouquets online. They have their own flower farm so your flowers are cut to order and sent directly to your front step! Their flowers are grown in the rich soil of an active volcano in South America or sent from the sunny surf of California, and how dang cool is that?! They aim to bring back the romance in gifting flowers and creating an amazing experience for the buyer and recipient of The Bouqs. 

The Bouqs doesn't have any hidden fees because they take out the middle man, which means that you get to enjoy a $40 flat fee for original size bouquets and absolutely free shipping. They brought back their Red, White and Bouq (Blue) bouquet just in time to celebrate the 4th of July! These would make an adorable addition to my outdoor BBQ party with friends and family :)

If red, white, and blue roses aren't your thing; The Bouqs also has these other gorgeous 4th of July bouquets with Pink Calla Lilies and Yellow Freesia or firecracker-looking Orange Ranunculus. One that I can't keep my eye off of is the 'Marshmellow' bouquet, which includes White Ranunculus and Larkspur flowers. Ummm, gorgeous much?? I can't wait to snag up a beautiful bouquet for the house after my San Francisco vacation next week!