preparing for england

June 20, 2013

we’ve been doing a lot of running around lately getting a few last minute things for our england trip next week. those things we’d only remember we still needed to get or do just a few days before we leave like buying an adapter kit so our electronics will work in the u.k. or remembering we need to find someone to watch our home … things like this. it has been a bit busy around here and busy it will be for the next few days but something tells me all this crazy will be paying off here very soon.

i know we will at least be traveling to london, york, salisbury, and scunthorpe so if any of you live or have spent time in these cities and know amazing places, shopping, restaurants, or things to do we would love to hear about them! p.s. i have been really behind on emails so if i haven’t replied to yours yet, i will … i promise!

*for those who have asked about scunthorpe, we are just taking a quick visit to say hello to some relatives.

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what i love about me {sneak preview}

June 18, 2013

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*a guest post i wrote for chantilly that will be posted over on her blog july 17th.

when chantilly asked me to write this post i thought it was such a brilliant idea, but the more i thought about what i would actually say the more stumped i became. it isn’t that there aren’t things about myself i do love but then again, the things i love about me isn’t exactly a topic i usually put a lot of thought into.

like many little girls growing up, i was constantly told all the things i was good at or that i was beautiful or things such as how much i resembled a princess … however, as i grew, i started to compare myself to others and began to let hurtful things said affect who i thought i was, resulting in a lowered self-esteem, and like most of us, started focusing my thoughts on the negative rather than the positive parts of me.

so after considering just asking camden to give me something he loved about me, i finally decided on one thing i do love about myself and that is the ability to easily forgive. i have never been one to hold grudges and have always been able to forgive others whether it be something small and petty or something heavy and relationship threatening. honestly, i have a hard time holding onto grudges even if the other hasn’t apologized. it’s just something that has always come easy, and this friends, is what i love about me.

p.s. you can see more posts in this series, what i love about me, by clicking here and see this post on chanitlly’s blog july 17.

i wore: shirt, anthropologie // skirt, u.o. // shoes, report // purse, vintage coach

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dwelling small – a simple recipe part one

June 13, 2013

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cooking a meal in our teeny tiny kitchen can be nothing less than a pain really, and furthermore doing all the dishes that said meal creates can be just as daunting. recently, camden’s work schedule has had him home by dinner time which has made our craving to cook and eat at home that much more. on pinterest the other day i found this recipe (because this is where i find all my recipes apparently) for a one-pot pasta by none other than the one and only martha stewart and seriously, it’s brilliant. i sometimes find martha’s recipes to be slightly on the challenging side or more time consuming than they would appear but this one is completely simple, quick, and besides being a bit too spicy for camden’s taste (i would add about half as much red pepper flakes as the recipe calls for) it tastes utterly amazing. plus, with only one pot, it was beyond perfect for dwelling small.

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i wore this when spring turned into summer

June 12, 2013

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that day when you no longer need that extra blanket on your bed. that day where the night isn’t much cooler than the day. that day when you are no longer comfortable in layers. that day where you turn on your window air-conditioner and after four hours the house has only cooled one degree. that day when you start wishing your apartment had central air. that day when the sun shines bright and the clouds are non-existing. it’s on this day you know spring is no more and summer has settled in to stay.

i wore: dress, vintage via @the_moth_closet // lace shirt, vintage // shoes, nina z // purse, vintage coach

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