Category Archives: Miscellaneous

t.o.t

June 5, 2012

Miscellaneous

 shirt: urban outfitters, vest: old navy, shorts: j.crew, shoes: dolce vita, necklace: american eagle, bracelets: j.crew, watch: dkny
i’m currently watching the bachelorette, camden and kramer are putting gas in the car, running errands, and hitting up target. we just ate noodles and company and later we might have some root beer floats, shower and go to bed – you know… the usual. sometimes the usual is just perfect. 
i feel so lucky that we get to have the “usual” night here and there, just relax and go with the flow. sometimes, particularly after stressful weekends, a night of normalcy is the perfect remedy. there is a certain comfort in that regular night, one i may have found myself complaining about from time to time, but nevertheless it has managed to find a certain place in my heart.  
here is to a night of errand doing, reality watching, root beer float eating, showering, sleeping, normal, usual life.

steak dinner gone emergency room

June 3, 2012

Miscellaneous

friday night camden and i had plans to go with camden’s father to ruth’s chris steak house for dinner in order to celebrate his dad’s birthday. camden had been working all day and called me about an hour and a half earlier than he was supposed to telling me he was coming home because his stomach was killing him.
camden has been complaining a lot of stomach pains lately and it was one of the reasons he gave up diet coke thinking that it might be a cause of his pain, but it didn’t really seem to make a difference. he also thought it was related to stress, however it still seemed to be getting worse and worse, stressed or not.
friday night when camden got home, he said it was the worst it had ever been and the pain was written all over his face. i asked him if he needed to go to the doctor and he said no, that we didn’t have time. he laid there for a little while longer before saying ok, i need to go to the e.r. 
i knew then that camden must really be in pain. i mean sometimes it’s hard to tell because he will have a a common head cold and look like he is dying on the couch, literally looking like he is seconds away from his death bed. however when camden mentions the e.r. (which includes spending money) you know it must be serious. 
once at the e.r. they gave him some morphine and got fluids running through him, he started to feel a lot better quite quickly. the doctors and nurses were very quick and nice, not your usual four hour emergency room adventure, although our trip was still a bit frustrating.
i don’t know if this happens to you but it seems like 50% of my e.r. run-ins the doctors can’t give you an exact explanation of what they think is wrong, at least without extensive testing like c-t scans and what not. it can be troubling when you know you are in pain yet they can’t seem to tell you why. 
they did give camden a medication that has seemed to help so far so fingers crossed that was the issue and his stomach will get better. 
seeing your loved ones in the e.r. even though it didn’t turn out to be life threatening, still gives you a new appreciation for who they are and what they bring to you in your life. i could never imagine actually losing camden, it would seem unbearable. it’s sad that we sometimes take the people we love for granted in our lives not realizing how fragile life is and that they could slip through our fingers at any moment. it also gave me a new appreciation for all those out there who have lost their loved ones so dear to their hearts. i can’t imagine how hard that would be and the strength they must have to carry on. i think they are amazing. 
it seems camden is ok for now and he has already jumped back into his normal life doing the things he normally would. in fact, as we speak, he is on a twenty five mile bike ride which makes it seem even crazier that just two short days ago he was lying in a hospital bed. i’m so grateful for camden and all the things he does for us in our lives. 
we love you camden!   

something thrifty

June 1, 2012

Miscellaneous

left 118$ // right 19$|12$|29$

it’s no secret, i have never really been the best at finding deals. i have always found it easier to just buy what i know will work, even if that means spending a little extra. being this way and being married to the biggest saver that has ever existed has not always been easy, especially for him.
in some ways camden and i are complete opposites. he is tall, i’m short. he is blonde, i’m brunette. he has blue eyes, i have brown. he is good amazing at saving/finding deals and i’m not. 
i have been looking for a denim jacket for some time now and that one on the left has been calling my name (loud, and more like a frantic scream actually) but i knew 118$ was a lot to be spending (aka, husband would not be happy). i decided to, wait for it, search out a better deal {gasp}. something that would make us both happy. the other day i came across a crazy find. a very lovely denim jacket in my size for 19$. where did i find it you ask? well old navy of course. i couldn’t believe what a good deal it was. 
i have to be honest, the one i bought was a kids size, only because i liked the style of the kids jacket better that the adult ones (one of the few perks of being short i guess) but there were definitely some good options for the adult sizes as well.
not only did i find a steal of a deal denim jacket, but i found an amazing denim vest, as well as a fun little hat for those messy hair days (like at this moment). at checkout my total was almost exactly half as much as the jacket on the left aaand i have three items to show for it. amazing! i think i have turned a new leaf.
so everyone, the fashion trend to try for june is something nifty and thrifty. good luck and happy weekending!
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make sure to enter the chalk white arrow giveaway over at the daybook by clicking here!

mood board #3

May 31, 2012

Miscellaneous

1//2//3//4//5//6
i am really loving maps and globes right now, i think they are so fun.
and how about that storage in the first photo? amazing.
i am always drawn to all things with a chevron pattern, a black and white chevron patterned rug really makes a statement doesn’t it?
i need about 300 rooms for all of the couches that i have found and loved but that striped one takes the cake if you ask me.
the same thing goes for lighting. i don’t know what it is about unique lights but i can’t resist them. i’m running out of wall space for all of them. the unique style of the one in the third photo is purely rad.
happy decorating!

the shins

May 30, 2012

Miscellaneous

    

(the shins :: a little video taken by my iphone)
when my dear friend tori invited me to the shins a while back, i was so delighted to be able to go. i had originally tried to get tickets for camden’s birthday (one of those for you but for me gifts) but they sold out so quickly, i seriously thought i was going to have to miss out. tori has long been one of my closest, dearest friends and i was so glad to be able to go with her.
i have loved the shins for years. camden first introduced me when we first started dating. he showed me his signed guitar by them that he of course won (camden wins everything, if there is a contest don’t let him enter because he will win) and played me some of their music. i have loved them ever since. 
did i ever tell you camden could play the guitar? well he can but, we’ll save that story for another day. 
something about the shins makes me feel like i have known their music forever. it reminds me of my childhood, running through the sprinklers, chasing fairies, not a care in the world. tori and i used to spend hours researching fairies with our most official fairy searching books, outside on a blanket with tang and lemonade. i was at one point convinced that i must be a fairy trapped in a large body waiting to break free. it never did happen, but one can always dream. 
this past weekend it rained and rained and rained some more, really dreary weather we’d been having, but as soon as monday rolled around the sun came out to play and the weather couldn’t have been more perfect. it was like magical shin weather power. 
the concert was probably one of my all time favorites. blind pilot and the head and the heart opened for the shins, let me just tell you they were both amazing. it was like three concerts in one. you can listen to them here and here. the shins were incredible live, and it was so fun seeing them in such a lovely outdoor venue. it was fun to be able to get out with such fun girls, (tori, piper, & tessa) i hope i get to do it again real soon!
thanks again tori, we had so much fun.