hair love

May 11, 2012

Miscellaneous

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ever since i can remember i have loved hair. long hair, short hair, i love it all. when i was going through cosmetology school at paul mitchell i tried so very many different hair styles. when i first started, i had shoulder length hair and by the second month my hair was as short as camden’s. i have had pink, orange, blue, red, and almost every color in-between somewhere on my head at one point or another. in the years post graduation, i have eased it down a bit and gone for a much more natural approach to my now long locks. however, i am always finding new hair styles that i want to try and experiment with. 
when i was young, i used to play “beauty shop” with my sisters. we would line the hallways with different shampoos and bowls full of warm water. we had a few shampoos that were “off limits” to us kids, but for some reason i always wanted to just try them, just a little. one of these was aveda red shampoo and conditioner. i decided during one of our hair styling adventures to wash my extremely fine, blonde haired, little sister with this particular shampoo. “you will look just like madeline”, i said. after leaving that red conditioner in her hair for about ten minutes i was startled with just how red her hair actually was. i blew her hair dry, all nice and pretty and somehow got the courage to go show the parents, who were unaware of our little adventure upstairs, just how extraordinary (in a “they left the house at half past nine in two straight lines” sort of way) she looked. i for some reason thought they would be pleased with her newly brightened hair, that they probably had always wanted a kid with red fluff anyway. well needless to say they were slightly horrified and her hair stayed that color for over a week thanks to my curiously terrifying “mad skills”. 
here are a few more photos of lovely hair styles to add to my hair love list. some i have tried and some if i ever find some braveness buried deep down inside, i might muster up the courage to try.
– have a marvelous weekend, and don’t forget to enter the giveaway here

mood board # 2

May 10, 2012

Miscellaneous

1| i love black painted walls with bright frames that pop off them. 2| this little side table is so mid-century and love it in that teal color. 3| i am obsessed with office supplies especially ones that inspire me like these little gold paper pins. 4| i’m loving this miniature credenza, it makes me want to get a record player to put inside. 5| this sweet little vanity is lovely and would be perfect for a small home. 6| love this small side table and its vintage/modern elements combined for an eclectic feel. 7&8| dressing up an old dresser or side table or even kitchen cabinets with overly fun and funky knobs can really give new life to tired fronts. 9| i like that this kitchen still looks beautiful without being overly fancy or new. it’s the perfect mix of new and old. 10| rustic pieces mixed with modern ones are one of my favorite looks. i also love the white color palette with pops of bright color in the accessories. it really gives the room a clean feeling. – click here to see last weeks mood board.

wednesday giveaway (closed)

May 9, 2012

Miscellaneous

hey you guys, look at those yummy treats! megan from the blog noisette is a culinary artist who creates those gourmet delicious treats, all from scratch – and guess what!? she is offering one lucky reader the chance to win two dozen macaroons and a bag of homemade marshmallows which are perfect for those summer campfires roasting marshmallow and making s’mores. all you have to do is go check out her darling blog by clicking here and follow along, then leave a comment telling me what flavor you would like of each, skies the limit! for an extra entry make sure you are a follower of this blog also. for all you utah residents: megan will be at the beehive bazaar in provo may 11th – 12th so make sure you go say hi! the winner will be chosen randomly next wednesday so make sure to enter!

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the winner of this giveaway is:
congratulations annazed, be sure to send me an email!

t.o.t

May 8, 2012

Miscellaneous

sunglasses: nordstrom, sweater: brass plum, blue sweater: j.crew, pants: madewell, shoes: jeffery campbell, watch: dkny

you may already know, but camden works the ever so fun hours of retail. this means a regular work week for him usually falls on tuesday thru saturday and home by 8:00 p.m., meaning his weekend is sunday and monday. i have the “regular” work week which goes something like monday thru friday home by 5:00. although i love camden’s job and know he is so lucky to have such a good one, i can’t help but mope somedays when we can’t spend the whole weekend together. saturdays belong to kramer and i because camden is at work. camden is currently on a motorcycle day trip which means our half day monday weekend will have to be put on hold. don’t get me wrong, i’m happy that guy is out having a bit of fun, he deserves a little every once and a while. we miss having him around here, just hanging and eating dinner. this can put me in a sour mood at times. papa johns sees a lot of me on these days though. and oh boy, how kramer loves when that papa john delivery guy knocks upon our door. he always seems to know just when they get here and who is at the door, it is as if he has a delivery pizza sensor placed in his little brain. he pretty much screams at the sounds of the knock on that door. so anyway, here is to pizza and waiting. . . . 
i’ve been listening to this song, little talks by: of monsters and men, a lot lately and especially today. you can listen to it too if you’d like. 

   

our life as of late

May 7, 2012

Miscellaneous

 kramer watched and waited for camden to come home from work saturday.

we snuggled on the bed and were very lazy saturday. i think i stayed in my pajamas until about 6:00p.m. in my defense, we had stayed up until one or two in the morning the night before with some friends we had over. camden had to go to work and we were very tired as you can tell.
we went to the grocery store because we were out of food, when we came back we realized we were still out of food but had plenty of drinks.
my mom brought me the coolest yarn flowers, kramer thought they might be real.
 we have had two date nights lately. we went and saw the black keys in concert which was so much fun and got that yummy funnel cake, we also went and saw the avengers. love date nights!  

 we spent a lot of time in the car going grocery shopping, running errands and such.
i made the most delicious grilled cheese! it was killer.  
when we woke up sunday morning and peaked out the window, we saw what looked to be a sunny warm day, so we decided to go for a walk. however, the sun was all looks and we came back fifteen minutes later to curl up by the fire.
we took a nice sunday nap, kramer decided to take his on camden’s back. 
how i am wishing the weekend could last just a bit longer. happy monday everyone.