Chocolate is the source of my added fluff. So to be able to eat rich chocolate brownies guilt-free is pretty awesome. After biting into these delicious gluten free Black Bean Brownies I knew my dessert experience was forever changed. These were so scrumptious, moist, chocolatey and low-cal!

I'm about to leave for vacation and couldn't be more excited! Time to let my hair down, throw my cares away, live it up and/or whatever other cliche phrases you can think of... I agree.

Colorado, here I come! Time to hike, raft, and enjoy the beautiful outdoors with my boyfriend Colton and his family.

But... the actual leaving part can be a challenge because of the daily stresses and unsolved problems you know you're leaving behind. Not only saying goodbye to work and the usual responsibilities, you also have to say bye to the normal routine, which also makes me anxious. When did I become like this?! I wish I was more free-spirited and spontaneous in terms of my very planned out life, but I'm not. I can't help but think about how it will affect my usual sleeping, eating, working out habits, or what if I pack when I'm in a different style mood than I'll be when I arrive? No one wants to wear a loud print when they are feeling in a quiet mood, or wear bright red lips when they are feeling dark and mysterious! But you just have to Let it Go, Let it Go. If you didn't start breaking out in song right then, we aren't on the same page. :)

Summer and reading go hand in hand. They are two of my dearest friends.

Summer is the season to grab a book and enjoy some much needed patio time. Wine in reach. There is nothing more relaxing than reading a beautifully written novel during those quiet summer evenings. When I open a book, my life is put on hold and I am transported into another person's story. I become completely engrossed and escape to another place. Ahhhh..

I have officially purchased the best cookbook around! It's called Clean Start by Terry Walters and I'm already obsessed. So happy that I found this book and must admit I have quickly become obsessed with this women and her healthy outlook on eating and living well.

"It's simply about making healthy choices, one at a time, and doing the best that you can do, empowered with knowledge and motivated by intention." - Terry Walters

Traveling is one of the greatest gifts we can give ourselves. Traveling helps to expand our minds and break ourselves out of our resting comfort zone. Traveling changes you.

Experience new cultures, new places, and new people. Challenge yourself by doing something that makes you uncomfortable. Expand your horizon. Grow, learn, travel.

I have been simply overwhelmed with all of the adorable trends and styles for Summer. Where do you even begin? After much consideration I have created a list of summer essentials to have in your closet.

Top Summer Trends:

1. White
White is everywhere, everywhere. White pants, white jackets, white tanks, you name it. It's no longer necessary to match your whites, creams, offwhites, whites all work together. You automatically look polished wearing white. Think Olivia Pope.

Want to keep a stable weight?...It's all about the clothes, girl.

College years are the time when you slightly gain a little weight,cough, a lot. But hey, that's okay college is a time to somewhat over indulge (within reason). What other time is pizza multiple times a week, drinking past a reasonable hour, pulling study all nighters, then... doing it all over again the following week acceptable? Absolutely no other time.

I lived in humongous t-shirts and Nike shorts. The problem however was that I lived in humongous t-shirts. You can't wear those and expect to really notice when you're packing on the pounds. It was overlooked and then once I graduated, some of it unfortunately stayed.

Spending time with your girlfriends can be the best medicine. Four of my best and oldest friends found a weekend we could all get together and have a long getaway. After what felt to be the longest week, it was off to Dallas for some much needed rejuvenation and fun.

5 Reasons Why Old Best Friends are Fabulous:

• You can be as outrageous, boring, crazy, betchy, or silly as you want without being judged.
• You really understand each other and can get a message across quicker than you can with anyone else. A simple look can communicate a paragraph of thoughts.
• You have the best, saddest, funniest, craziest memories together. Where has the time gone?
• You can pick up right where you left off, even if you haven't seen each other in a long time.
• You hold each other accountable to be your best self and you love each other unconditionally.

Being in the advertising world, I get to work on a lot of exciting projects. And this one is definitely one of them! Wait for it..

Oklahoma Agritourism is launching the Oklahoma Wine Trail Program !

I'm so unbelievably pumped about this new program for Oklahoma. Many Oklahomans and tourists are unaware of all of the amazing wineries we have throughout the state. Like, Girls Gone Wine, Whispering Meadows, Clauren Ridge..to name a few. This program includes 31 participating wineries broken down into 10 unique Wine Trails.

What's your favorite form of exercising?

I seek to always be active and fit, no matter the age. So, I know that it's important to find the right workout that inspires me so that I don't die of boredom and give up exercise all together. Doing those same moves, routines, or classes can simply get boring. Not to mention the definite plateau if you're not changing it up.

Currently, I love my quick personal workouts for my busy hectic lifestyle but I know that I will eventually have to switch it up to stay encouraged and to continue pushing myself.

What a weekend! Food trucks, rooftop bars, feather skirts, Thunder, sunshine...I'm worn out.

Oklahoma has started our very own style of food trucks at H and 8th and it's pretty impressive. OKC is upping it's cool factor with events like these around town. Absolutely cracks me up how Oklahomans leave these events complaining how crowded they are...when that is basically the point. Shut down streets and mingle time. We like our space and roaming hills :)

After sweating around with over 25,000 people it was time for a beverage so we went to the Ambassador Hotel which was equally exciting of a happening place in OKC. It's an amazing new hotel that is absolutely beautiful.