how you know your husband is “cooler” than you

May 17, 2012

Miscellaneous

:: how you know your husband is cooler than you ::
*/wherever you go at least two people stop him to say hello (you usually have no idea who these people are).
*/when multiple modeling agencies have asked him for meetings and of course he acts like it is no big deal.
*/when home at night watching movies, he looks ready for pretty much anything and the only thing you look ready for is bed.
*/when he has more/a better shoe collection than you.
*/when he brings home dunford donuts for no reason other than he knows you want them.
*/when he can do 200 perfect pushups and you can’t even do one.
 – this is when you know your husband is much cooler than you.

wednesday giveaway {closed}

May 16, 2012

Miscellaneous

hello lovely friends! are you ready for an awesome giveaway? – because sarah over at the beautiful vintage styled blog, joyfully gray, is giving you all a chance to win this necklace from anthropologie! crafted from a repurposed telephone cord, stacked moonstone, wooden block, and sparkling crystal, pam hiran’s statement piece is on call for chatting up t-shirts and party dresses alike. it doesn’t need to be said, but i am stinking jealous of whoever gets to take this beautiful piece of jewelry home. to enter for a chance to win head on over to the joyfully gray blog and become a follower by clicking here. if you would like a second entry make sure you are also a follower of this blog. make sure you leave a comment for each entry letting us know you did! the winner will be chosen by random next wednesday. good luck!

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::the winner of the joyfully gray anthropologie giveaway is::

congratulations sweetsue, make sure to send me an email!
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t.o.t

May 15, 2012

Miscellaneous

jacket: brass plum, shirt: madewell, necklace: madewell, pants: j.crew, shoes: brass plum , purse: j.crew, watch: dkny

i am currently sitting outside on our balcony for the first time this year. it has been one of those days that you just can’t wait to end. i am ashamed to say that the curator of much of my pathetic misery today has been caused by a canker sore on the tip of my tongue. although an extremely unfortunate place to get a canker sore, i would like to not talk or eat for the rest of the day please, it should not have been the destroyer of this sunny day that wanted to be good so badly. i however, would not let it. it seemed as if every little thing went wrong multiplying into one large miserable clump of a sad day. camden also had one of these days. he is inside making brownies determined it has not all gone to “crap”. i admire this quality he seems to have, one where he is determined that every day cannot and will not be wasted by self pity, and if not much, some good had to come of it all. i guess i am trying to call to the gods of patients and kindness by enjoying this beautiful night that has presented itself in the form of a sweet scent carried by the soft breeze. if this ideologic notion of how a bad day should end does not work i think a tylenol p.m. and a early night to bed should suffice. for now i am off to try and somehow muster the courage to eat a warm brownie that is sure to make my mouth beg for mercy that much more, but it’s not every day your husband makes brownies.

kramer & the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad doggy day

May 14, 2012

Miscellaneous

when i woke up and whined ever so loud to tell them “i’m ready to start my day”, nobody got me from my bed for a whole half hour. i saw him and her put their pillows on their heads, and i knew it was to be a no good, mostly terrible, very boring day. i pulled out all of my toys because i knew it was time to play, only for them to be put all back away! it was going to be a very very bad day, maybe i’ll move in with my doggy friend lola. i heard the water running in the bathroom and ran to see what all the commotion was about, when before i knew it two large hands grabbed me and put me in that sudsy tub of water, rats! i knew it was to be a very terrible, very boring, and very long long day. when i went looking for her and found her on the computer i begged and begged for belly rubs using my best roll-y poll-y moves only for my tummy to be very disappointed. it was then i knew, i was having the worst of all bad, terribly sad, mopey doggy days. when he was supposed to be home and wasn’t i waited like a very good boy for probably hours until he finally came a two whole hours later than usual. i knew nothing good was to happen, and i was having the saddest of all doggy days. when i went to play with my best toy squirrel, i found someone had gone and hidden my best squirrel acorns. not my very best nutty squirrel toy nuts! now what am i supposed to do? i knew i was having a very bad, very sad, lonely, nut-less, doggy day. just when i was about to give up all hope, to make the long walk slowly and sadly, with my tail between my legs, and my head hung low to go live with lola, i heard the jingle of my collar and the rustle of my leash. what is this? could it be? it was! a trip to the park with my new frisbee. the air was cool, the grass was long, and my frisbee fast, i knew my day hadn’t turned out so bad after all. i guess lola will have to wait.
inspired by this favorite childhood book.
also make sure to check out the chalk white arrow light giveaway here!

according to an app called instagram

May 13, 2012

Miscellaneous

:: & your day will be better when :: – no, more like –
:: & yes, it has been “one of those days” :: – or more appropriately – 
:: & a few random thoughts in my day :: 
*i am not usually a fan of coconut water but, mango peach coconut water is surprisingly tasty.
*watching: ‘fun with dick and jane’ is the perfect cure for a day started bad.
*piano playing does not make u.p.s. come any faster.
*dress shopping is more fun with your husband when he picks out the dress.
*a couple scoops of haagen-dazs butter pecan ice cream topped with ice cold root-beer makes the world’s best rootbeer float, only if eaten in your mug.
*apparently i am obsessed with naked.
*i don’t care what anyone says, 85 degree weather is way too hot.
*fish tacos are better when eaten at sunset with a lime-infused mango jarritos.
*frisbees are more fun after they have been broken in with a bit of peanut butter.
*& of course, happy mother’s day to all our beautiful moms.