Trip to Virginia

This past weekend I got to visit my sister, niece and nephews in Virginia. I don't get to see them very often so it was really nice to catch up and laugh with all of them. I was only there for two days, which was definitely not long enough! I can't wait till I can see each of them again! Here are a few photos!

xoxo

Emily

Crochet Heart Coffee Sleeve (Free Pattern)

Today I am happy to share a super easy crochet pattern, perfect for all you coffee lovers out there!

What you will need:
- 6.5mm (K) crochet hook (sleeve)
- 5mm (H) crochet hook (heart)
- Yarn in any color
- Scissors
- Yarn needle


Sleeve:

1. Begin with a slip knot.
2. Chain 22, join in round with a slip stitch.
3. Chain 2. half double crochet in each chain (22), ending the row by joining the round with a slip stitch.
4. Turn and repeat step 3 until you have 7 rows total. 
5. End with a slip stitch.
6. Weave in loose strings with a yarn needle. 

Heart:

1. Begin with a slip knot.
2. Chain 4.
3. In first chain (chain farthest from crochet hook) make 3 triple crochets, followed by 3 double crochets.
4. Chain 1.
5. Make 3 double crochets, followed by 3 triple crochets in same chain.
6. Chain 3.
7. Slip stitch together in the center.
8. Cut yarn and weave in loose strings with yarn needle.

To connect the sleeve and heart, simply stitch together with a yarn needle.

Happy crocheting and coffee drinking!

xoxo

Emily

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween from Dusty and Chico! Hope everybody is having a spook-tacular day!

xoxo

Emily

Busy October

October around here has been crazy busy, my brain can barely focus on one thing at a time! Life has been hectic, but hectic is a good thing these days. My career is heading in a positive direction, I have been meeting new friends, and I am inspired with AWESOME ideas for A Doodle Dose.

This week my mom is visiting! I couldn't be happier to have my partner in crime with me. She is in Charlotte for two weeks and then we head to Virginia to visit my sister, niece and nephews for the weekend. My mom and I have been catching up on some much needed shopping and story telling.

If you follow me on Instagram you know that this past Sunday we took a trip to Hodges Farm. It was a nice little farm. We got some sunflowers and walked around the pumpkin patch. The pumpkin selection wasn't the greatest so we ended up not getting any, but I will be getting a pumpkin or two this week. I have some crafty ideas for them!

Hope you all are enjoying October as much as I am.

xoxo

Emily

On A String: Blogger Meet-Up!

Thursday night I attended my first blogger meet-up with The Charlotte Social. I had such a great time at On A String, I met so many great people. It was fun hanging out getting to know all these great bloggers and chatting about blog tips and tricks!

Photo Credit to A.Liz Adventures

We each got to make two bangles. I made mine with more neutral colors, so that I could match it to my work clothes. I did love all the fun colors that some of the other girls chose. They all turned out so cute!

Above is a photo of all us bloggers together and below is a shot of our finished bangles!
I can't wait to for our meet up next month, but for now I have a bunch of NEW blogs to follow!

Happy weekend!

xoxo 

Emily

Blue Ridge Parkway Adventure (Part Two)

Crabtree Falls!

This was my favorite part of our entire trip! Despite the fact that it was a little rainy we decided to venture down to Crabtree falls. I am so glad we did. We had the entire trail to ourselves! :)

Dusty is so silly!

For part one of our Blue Ridge Parkway Adventure click here

xoxo

Emily

Blue Ridge Parkway Adventure (Part One)

This weekend Michael and I celebrated our five year anniversary with an adventure along The Blue Ridge Parkway! We had a blast! The fall colors were beautiful.

Dusty came with us of course!!

It was a little spooky with all the fog. We went to the highest elevation on the parkway and Mount Mitchell(which is the highest peak east of the Mississippi River), unfortunately we couldn't see the view with all the fog! Still had fun driving and hiking up to the top though!

I think the best part were all the colorful leaves! Each elevation was a different color. It was just breathtaking! Will share more photos tomorrow!

xoxo 

Emily