Labor Day Weekend Sales

There is some really great sales going on this weekend.. I've rounded up some that I personally will be shopping and thought you might wanna check them out also!

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Abercrombie & Fitch | 20% NFL Collection

Crew Neck Sweatshirt, T- shirt  , Vintage Sweater, Hooded Sweatshirt, Hat

Stoney Clover Lane | 40% off sale

Snacks Insulated Pouch, Flat Clear Pouches, Canvas Tote, Jumbo Fanny Pack | Surfs Up, Open Top Pouch

American Eagle | 25-70% off 

Bow sweater, Hutch Boots, Barrel Jeans, Qtr Zip up, Waffle Crew, Oversized Crew Neck

Five On Friday

woof.. we made it through the first week of school! Today Joey has off for the holiday weekend, and Vinny of course already has a fever so couldn't go to school, but I will say only one out of two sick, ain't too bad! So let's just jump into it. Here are five highlights from this week!

one..

fall games have officially started this week. Saturday, both boys has their first baseball games. Vinny is still in T-Ball, so it was basically the same as last year. Joey, however has moved up to the 8U league. Which, if you aren't familiar with the different age levels- this is where everything starts to get serious. Kid pitch with strikes, balls, umpires. They real deal! My heart that first game was raceing.. not ready for this mentally yet.

Outfit

two..

Joe and I attended his first cousins wedding on Saturday night. It was so beautiful and fun to go to a family wedding. 

Dress | Rent the Runway (get 40% off your first month of membership) Badgley Mischka

three..

first day of school came and went, and I can't help but feel sad that this is the last year of preschool for Vinny! You can read the whole post here.

four..

At the store right now we are under staffed during the week, so I worked the store. I haven't work a full day at the store since we opened in this store front the first weekend. It was actually a lot of fun, and I loved meeting new customers.

My whole outfit is from the store.

Tank is no long avaulable.

Pants

five..

I'm so excited for the long weekend. Joey has his first football game on Sunday, but other then that, we have NO plans. And I can't wait!

Hope you all have a great long weekend! xo

Back to School 2024

 Can you believe another summer has flown by and Back to School is here already. 

Joey is headed into the 2nd grade this year, and Vinny is starting his last year of Pre School. I feel as though the school year just ended yet, here we are. 

Joey had a great first day. There are four new kids in his class this year. Vinny started Tuesday and also had a great day. Most of his previous room was with him, sprinkled in with a few new kids. It's kinda sad that this is our last year in this preschool for our family, but also exciting seeing the boys grow up!

Anyone other mama's out there so excited seeing all the milestones and having your babies grow up, but yet so sad to see all the milestones and having your babies grow up. I read a quote once that said you don't realize you are living in the good ole' days until they are past. Boy does it feel like that right now. I love these boys more then they will ever know. My mama heart explodes with job watching them.

Five on Friday

 Happy Friday all! We made it. Here in PA we are gearing up for the first day of school on Monday and trying to do all the things! On top of the usual things and back to school, Fall sports have officially started in the Melch household. Both boys are playing two sports this season again, and honestly I'm just trying to keep my head above water. Both Joey & Vinny are playing baseball in the Fall and Vinny is signed up for soccer academy. Joey wanted to try football this year, and I'm all for letting the kids decide what they want to play. So far, all practices besides soccer has started- which thankfully that is only one hour on Saturday mornings! 

Some things from this week..

1. back to school

Are you in back to school mood yet? I'm not gonna lie, I've tried to get the boys into bed early every night this week, but with late practices, dinner, showers.. it's still pretty late bed times for them. Joey is headed to the 2nd grade this year and Vinny is finishing up his PreK 3 and off to last year of PreK at his current school. I made end of year/ back to school gifts for both set of teachers this year. Now like I always say back to school gifts are NOT necessary, but I always like to treat our teachers, and make them feel appreciated!

  Lanyard | Sold Out but check your local Walmart's!

2. chore chart

Mornings are hard during school. I feel like I'm constantly asking ' did you brush your teeth? did you take your vitamins? did you get out you snacks' I'm hoping a chore cart I made for them will help ease that pain a little more. For us it is just basic chores to start, and eventually I would love to add to this. I simply found a template I liked on Canva and made it targeted towards the chores I wanted my boys to do in the morning!

3. teacher sale

I know I have a lot of followers that are teachers. At Bellisima we put out a new collection this weekend which included a bunch of cute teacher things. Use code teachers30 to receive 30% off your purchase.

4. graduation book

If you have a child in pre school, now is the perfect time to start a graduation book for them. I just handed Vinny's book off to his teachers to sign last week, since he's moving to his new room starting this coming week. I started this for Joey when he was also in preschool, and so far every year, I've had his teachers write a little note for him. Read the full post here 

5. Legoland 

On Tuesday was our last Mommy & Joey day of summer. For the last three summers, whenever I could I would take off on Tuesday in Summer and do something with Joey. Whether it was a the local zoo,  Hershey Park with friends or just hnaging by our pool, we would spend time together. Next year, Vinny will be graduating from his Preschool in June and will be off the Summers too. For our last tuesday alone together we went to Legoland Discovery Center . We spent a few hours there, went for lunch, ran some errands and ended the day at trader joe's before heading home for football practice. 

Trunk or Treat Halloween 2024

Like each other year, I leave it up to the boys what theme they wanna do for Trunk Or Treat. 

This year they were obsessed with Mario Kart and wanted to be none other then Mario and Luigi! Which it makes me chuckle every time I hear Mario Brothers because wouldn't that mean Mario's name would be Mario Mario and Luigi Mario... anyway!

I didn't have much planned a Halloween snuck up on me quick. So I turned to my tried and true Amazon and got pretty much everything on the site. I had to play the part, so even got myself a Princess Peach custom. 

For the back drop the sky was just a clouds table cloth and the grass was just a grass tablecloth. Rainbow was the same thing and I just got an extra long rainbow table cloth.  I had a few more of the star balloons, but they got blown away since it was so windy! The brick boxes were pop up boxes I had purchased for a different party. The mushrooms were lanterns and the characters came off of ceiling decorations that were suppose to be attached to the twirls hanging on the hatch back.  We had a little ball toss game, but once the parade and trick or treating started it was a little chaotic to play. The mushroom plant is slippers the boys got Joe for christmas and lastly the big stuffies were prizes we won either at the arcade games or at a carnival that past summer! All from none other the AMAZON. 

Our 'giveaway' for trick or treat were face stickers, since it is a preschool, they try to stay away from some snacks and candies, so I figured this was a safe bet! Our customs are also all from Amazon.

The boys had so much fun, and loved the Trunk or Treat! I love doing this for my boys and can't wait to think of next years theme!

New Store Front Location - Bellisima

I can't believe a year has passed since I opened up my first show room! We quickly out grew the space, but were so lucky we got the opportunity on College Hill in Easton PA. 

In July, we knew we had to start looking for a new space, and knew we wanted to move downtown more. My friend saw a local news article about a store front that was closing due to her business going strictly online. I reached out and found out that the space was a little more then double what we had and the rent was so good to pass up.  We put the movements in motion and were even able to start work in the new space at the end of August!

Fast forward to September and we were ready for our Grand Opening!

Things we did in the store..

• We put all new lighting!
• The lighting was florescent lighting and just wasn't working for our aesthetic. 
• Painted!
• I went with the same pink that was at the College Hill location since I loved that pink color.
• Built a wall!
• I wanted there to be a little bit of privacy between the retail floor and the back area and bathroom. So, I came up with the idea to build a four foot by 8ft wall behind what would be the register and check out counter. I wanted it to be a focal point, so I used a peel and stick basket weave wall paper and added some bohemian touches of decor baskets and an acrylic sign with our logo.
• Added fixtures to walls and shelving.
• We had a mishap the first weekend open, and didn't realized the walls couldn't hold the weight of the racks and clothing, so we had to come up with a way and built all new fixtures for hanging the clothes.
• Ordered new sign for storefront

I'm so excited to take you on this new journey with me!

Mom Look Monday- Apple Picking

 We are back with out Mom Look Monday series with the Macaroni Kid Bethlehem  All looks come from Bellisima by Ashley Maria and you can purchase online or in store!

This week we are featuring outfits you would wear apple picking. We curated a collection that you can wear each item again and with items you may already have in your closet! Cozy sweaters, warm shackets and finishing touches of accessory like a fedora!

Denim, Cardigan, Top 

Denim, Sneakers, Sweater, Shacket

Leggings, Sneakers, Sweater, Scarf

Denim, Sneakers, Shirt, Button Down, Fedora