Now that we've caught up on 2019's final Month in Photos post, it's time for the first of 2020. The beginning of the year started out with sickness, but ended with fun wedding festivities for my sister. I traveled to Tennessee to celebrate her bachelorette party and she travelled to Illinois for her bridal shower. It's hard to believe we're less than a week away from her wedding!

January's fun is below.

Hello all! I have been a little MIA around here due to illness. The first three weeks of the New Year were spent on the couch, complete with an inhaler, cough drops, and kleenex. All this to say, I'm playing a little Lavender Elizabeth catch-up. One of my favorite series on the blog are my Month in Photos installments. It may be the second week of February, but I'm sharing the month of December. It was a crazy month filled with holiday festivities, a wedding, and a New York City adventure. Look below for how I spent my last month of 2019.

This last year was filled with travel, friendship, and venturing out on my own. Between personal and work trips, I traveled somewhere at least once a month (and in most cases, twice a month), while balancing time spent with family and friends. Below, I'm recapping this crazy/fun year with some of my favorite moments of 2019.

2019 in Review

The week between Christmas and New Years Day typically involves shuffling between different family members' and friends' homes. This means that there are plenty of hostess gifts to buy for those that brave the holiday hosting duties. If you're struggling for what to get, I've got you covered! From holiday-themed gifts to items perfect for their home, it's all below.

One of my favorite traditions that we do as a family is stockings. Since we were little, my sister and I have always opened stockings from Santa first thing in the morning. They're waiting for us outside our bedroom doors, so when Bethany wakes up, she brings them into my room to open. Together, on my bed, we open everything up. Now that Bethany's engaged, we've brought her fiancé in on the fun, so it's a full house in my room Christmas morning. My mom always tells me she has the most fun picking things out for our stockings each year. When we come downstairs for breakfast, she can't wait to hear about all our favorites.

Today's Gift Guide is for all my fellow bloggers! Nothing means more than the support from friends and family, so why not gift them something that shows you care? When creating our blogs, we spend a lot of time planning, taking photos, and working on our computers - below are 13 items that every blogger needs to help rock her slice of the internet.

This gift guide was made for me. While I love going out and experiencing new things, there's nothing like being home. Now that I'm in my own own place, cozy nights in are some of my favorites. Comfy pants, a candle burning, working on my laptop - there's nothing better. Below, I've rounded up items for you to gift your favorite homebodies. I may need to gift some of them to myself this Christmas!