We love Cheerio! He’s so spoiled and we’re okay with that. He deserves a wonderful life even though he acts like he leads a hard life sometimes.

First of all, Cheerio hates going for walks. All he wants to do is run and ruuuunnn! We don’t blame him but seriously we can’t keep up with him. So Tyler came up with a solution to use his longboard. Hey, it works for him and Cheerio!

I even got it on camera the other day. See the video here on Vimeo!

So now Tyler doesn’t come inside the house panting anymore like Cheerio does.

We give Cheerio a bath once a month. He actually cooperates with us when we put him in the bath tub. But that doesn’t mean he loves it or hates it. He’ll hold onto us for dear life with his tail and ears down while one of us shampoo him. Every bath we give him, the experience actually gets better because we give him a treat afterwards so he knows it’s awesome to be shampooed!

Cheerio loves getting his nails trimmed! At first he didn’t but now he trusts us. Tyler holds him while I trim his nails. It’s so easy & quick! He also gets a treat after his pedicure. See why he’s the best dog ever? ;)

He loves ice cubes and always run to the fridge when he hears the ice machine. A dog can’t get fat on ice cubes and they’re free! I got this idea from my aunt & uncle because their golden retriever loved nothing but ice cubes.

We even share our water with Cheerio. Please tell me you do too? because my mom thought it was gross.

Every morning before I leave for work I open the blinds in the living room. When I leave, Cheerio jumps up on the couch and look out the window and I wave goodbye as I drive away. Is it odd that I wave my dog goodbye every morning? I’d love to just stay home with him and work from home so he can sleep under my chair.

And this is why Cheerio is the best dog ever. :)

I’ve been getting asked a lot lately what photo apps I use with my iPhone. So I thought I’d share my favorite photo apps. These are only a few… I have way more downloaded on my iPhone but they’re ones that I wouldn’t recommend or don’t use anymore because I didn’t like them.

Usually my photos are done using 2-3 apps….not just one. Some filters are great and only look best done with another filter. So I’ll tell you which filters are my favorite within each app.

Luminance. The best thing I love about this app is that you can edit the layers of the filter you choose. The filters I use often are: Pop, X-Process, Instant, Lumi & Rouge.

BeFunkyFx. This app allows you to add frames too but I never use this part. I don’t like adding frames to my pictures since I use Instagram all the time. The effects I use from this app are: Color Process, Vintage 1, Vintage 2 & Vibrance. You can edit the amount of the “effect” you want to apply to your photo.

Camera+. Provides a lot of options with scenes, effects & borders. My favorite effect is “Night” because it brightens up the photos. {credit to MrsStephanieT for this suggestion}

Snapseed. This app is AMAZING! This is like Photoshop and it does really make the photos look way better. Worth the investment since this isn’t a free app.

Vintage Cam. Very simple with just some colorful filters. My favorite ones are: Theme Park, Rockstar & Morning.

ColorProcess. If I decide not to use Instagram for a photo, I always use ColorProcess. You can choose the processes you want to use: Red, Green, Blue, Basic & Extreme. I usually leave all on except for Extreme. Plus I love the border!

Phototreats. There are a lot of different filters to choose from. My favorite one is the Soft Breeze. I usually use this app with outdoor photos.

SuperPopCam. I love most of the filters that this app provides. Lemonade, Violet Fizz, Cherry Pie, Dreamy & Hollywood. Doesn’t that convince you already? I use this app A LOT if I’m looking for a bold & colorful filter.

// 1. Luminance (Rouge) & Instagram (Sierra)
// 2. Camera+ (Night) & Instagram (Sierra)
// 3. Snapseed & Instagram (Sierra)
// 4. Camera+ (Night), BeFunkyFx (Vibrance) & Instagram (Sierra)
// 5. Camera+ (Night), Osmo Leaker (light leak app) & Instagram (no filter)
// 6. Vintage Cam (Theme Park) & Instagram (Rise)

I love taking pictures on my iPhone so much that I’ve neglected my digital camera for the past few months…oops! Anyways, add me on Instagram (@luxechandelier). I’d love to follow you!

One Tree Hill is one of my absolute favorite shows ever. I remember when my sister and I started watching it years ago and it only seemed appropriate to watch the final episode together. I loved everything about the show and characters….just absolutely everything!

#GoodnightOneTreeHill

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