24th birthday
Friday was my 24th birthday! This post is a little late because I spent the weekend being spoiled by my wonderful friends, family, and boyfriend. I worked Friday (insert 25 third graders all yelling happy birthday through their computer screens on Zoom lol) and then spent the evening with family celebrating with pizza and the most beautiful pink drink cake (@somethingsweetbakeshop). On Saturday, Steven and I had the most fabulous + delicious dinner date at Ruth’s Chris steak house. We finished off the evening with Christmas lights and a ferris wheel ride at the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess. It was such a fun weekend of birthday celebrations and I felt like a princess all weekend!
photos by Steven Iosca (@siphotography91)
As my first official post on SPS, I felt like I should really share my goal for this blog with you. Let me start by sharing that I’ve always struggled with my body image and loving what I see in the mirror. When I was younger, I remember seeing ads and commercials with super thin models and always felt like I needed to look like that to look beautiful and eventually find someone that loved me for me. Over the years, I’ve come across so many blogs and instagrams of influencers that are curvy and look more like me. It’s such an empowering feeling to see curvy women sharing size inclusive clothing brands and being given the attention and spotlight that they deserve. I realized that I wanted to be that person for another woman. I want to share my favorite curvy girl outfits, swimsuits, and everything in between. If I can inspire even one person to love themselves, curves and all, I’ll feel successful here!
dress: nordstrom | necklace: the sis kiss | headband: shop she’s american
I have to also share my own inspiration over the years. While scrolling through instagram, I came across Sarah Tripp (@sassyredlipstick). I saw her consistently posting her fabulous outfits, her swimsuits, and her own love story with her husband, Robbie (@tripp). I’ve bought my fair share of outfits inspired by Sarah, but I feel the most inspired by her self-love and confidence in her curves. She was the first influencer I ever came across that looked like me and inspired me to love my own curves. After years of watching Sarah advocate and inspire, I’m finally ready to start my own journey. I hope you’ll continue to follow along and hopefully find some inspiration of your own to love yourself, too!
xoxo, Mackenzie
