Seeing Double (+ a Holiday Surprise!)

Spending Thanksgiving solo in the city this year (more on that here) gave me plenty of time to reflect about all of the things I have to be thankful for this year. My supportive family, a job that I’m truly passionate about at a great company, all of the amazing opportunities this blog has granted me, you (thank you so much for being on this blogging journey with me!), and perhaps most significantly — my closest friends. I spent the weekend before Thanksgiving in Chicago (more on that to come!) with my best friends from college and I had a few moments — usually after a gut wrenching laugh — where I realized how lucky I am to have a group of friends that is still just as close post-grad. No matter how many months pass between my trips back to Chicago, things always pick back up right where they left off. I feel like living in New York, especially, where almost everyone is a transplant, your friends truly become your family. I mean, Hallie is my emergency contact, but that’s a horse of a different color. 😉

Not to get all sappy on ya, but I don’t know what I would do in New York without Hallie. Honestly, it’s hard for me to even remember what that was like for the 9 months I lived here before she did. I feel so lucky to have a Partner in Crime in this crazy concrete jungle. At times, it’s a bit terrifying how we’ve begun to text each other the same thing at the same time, say the same thing at the same time, show up wearing almost the same thing, etc. #OntheSamePage

So when Joelle Hawkens reached out to us to pick out a bag to style on our blogs, it’s really no surprise that we picked out the same one. Different colors, at least!

 Thanks to the generous team at Joelle Hawkens, we each get to give away a bag to our readers! That means you can enter to win one on Bows & Sequins AND on corals + cognacs! Double the fun, right? 🙂

(My full outfit details can be found here & Hallie’s can be found here!)

Don’t forget to enter Hallie’s giveaway, too!

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30 Comments

  1. 12.2.13
    AJ said:

    Great bag! Thanks for hosting the giveaway…crossing my fingers!

    -AJ
    FitTravelerAJ.com

  2. 12.2.13

    What a great little giveaway and you ladies look so cute! How fun! and I can totally relate… when living in NYC your friends really are your family! My BFF is my emergency contact as well 😉

    xxo

  3. 12.2.13

    <3 you! And these photos. So much. Excited to co-host this giveaway together.

  4. 12.2.13

    Ah this is really cute…love the bag! Great minds and hearts always think alike!

    Katie x
    http://missenchanting.blogspot.co.uk/

  5. 12.2.13
    Lindsey said:

    Ummmm… You guys are too cute!

    xo, Lindsey
    http://www.caviartaste.com

  6. 12.2.13
    Ashleigh said:

    Gorgeous outfits on both of you! Love those bags!
    ~Ashleigh {Dazzle by Day}
    http://www.dazzlebyday.com

  7. 12.2.13

    Love the bag you both picked.

    Rebecca {at} Preppy Panache

  8. 12.2.13
    Ally said:

    Great bag and great little paragraph about how important it is to be thankful for the people in our lives! Love the giveaway

    xoxo, Ally
    http://www.confessionsoftheglitterati.com/

  9. 12.2.13
    Meagan said:

    Such a cute bag!!! Hoping to win!!!
    -Meg
    http://www.dillandscout.etsy.com

  10. 12.2.13

    Love the bags! It’s great that you have such an amazing friend :)!

    Kristin
    crumbsandcurls.blogspot.com

  11. 12.2.13
    Agi said:

    It’s nice to have someone like that when you move to a new place. I know when I moved, I had my husband (then finacee) and that was it. It was hard. You girls look great.

    Agi:)

    vodkainfusedlemonade.com

  12. 12.2.13
    Stacey said:

    You ladies are so cute together!

    xoxo
    Stacey
    Five Minute Style 

  13. 12.2.13
    Katherine said:

    Great giveaway! I just have one question: is the contest open to Canadians? I can’t get the terms and conditions to load 🙂

    Thanks a lot <3

    http://scallopedandbows.blogspot.ca

    • 12.2.13
      Jessica Sturdy said:

      Hi Katherine! Unfortunately it’s only open to the US. Sorry girl!

  14. 12.2.13

    Girlfriends are invaluable! What a sweet post.

  15. 12.2.13
    Tracy M said:

    That is so great that you have close friends for each part of your life! You are really lucky. You both look so great and like 2 peas in a pod 🙂

    Tracy @Its Mostly About Fashion

  16. 12.2.13
    Kaitlyn said:

    Such a cute post! This is how Lisa and I feel about each other often times as well…we are blessed to have such great relationships.

    P.S. love the bags!

    sistersmarie.blogspot.com

  17. 12.2.13
    Meghan said:

    love your friendship and so glad both of you are in my life! XO

  18. 12.3.13
    Lindsay said:

    These bags are super cute. But not as cute as you two. What a blessing to have such a great friendship.

    Lindsay
    Pinkandnavystripes.com

  19. 12.3.13
    kendall said:

    such a sweet post! love your scarf! x

    dipped in yellow

  20. 12.3.13
    Dominique said:

    I never enter give-a-ways but I figured “why not”! 🙂
    – Dominique Jazell
    dominiquejazell.blogspot.com

  21. 12.3.13
    Kat said:

    This is so adorable! 🙂 Wonderful friends are the greatest, you both are so lucky! Great Giveaway

    Ivy and Cedar

  22. 12.4.13
    Kaitlin said:

    Aww this is so cute! I want a blogging best buddy! I love the bags you both picked. It would go great with everything!

    Kaitlin
    http://www.teaandsequins.com

  23. 12.4.13
    Katie said:

    Random question: Im a WI native and Im trying to move out to New York to start my fashion career…how did you make the move?

    • 12.5.13
      Jessica Sturdy said:

      Hi Katie,

      I honestly just quit my job in Chicago and moved out here without a job. Luckily for me, I found one pretty quickly, but it can be tough. Best of luck! 🙂

  24. 12.6.13
    Mel said:

    Isn’t it great to have such amazing friends in your life? I cherish my girlfriends so much and I don’t know what I would do without them! I love both your outfits. Super pretty and put together as always! Happy weekend

    xo Mel
    turquoise blonde

  25. 12.6.13
    Kat E. said:

    Love the bags! Great in the ‘white crackle’ color too – fingers crossed!