Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Hello From The South
I'm sitting in my aunt's adorable shabby chic house after a wonderful breakfast of french toast with fresh blueberries and strawberries. It is currently raining outside, but it's lovely in here. Her house is a vintage gold mine. She has every beautiful knick- knack you could imagine! Every detail is perfect! I always love visiting her because you feel like you're being taken care of by Martha Stewart, herself. Last night we sat around in her tiny kitchen with cream puffs and wine. It was fabulous. She introduced me to a new wine that is delicious!
Castello del Poggio Moscato
I have had a spectacular weekend so far. I got to spend some time with my two good friends from school, Megan and Angie, see my family, go shopping, and eat delicious food. Megan and I went to McAllister's for dinner Friday night, where I got to have their amazing cheddar potato soup. Afterwards, we met Angie and our mutual friend, Mel, in Market Square in downtown Knoxville and had RITA's Italian Ice. It was the first time I had ever tried it, and it was wonderful! I tried the gelati with vanilla custard and mango italian ice. I was instantly addicted! I highly recommend it!
Saturday morning Angie and I went to the mall to buy my new boots and of course stop at Forever 21. The boots were a success! I also found an adorable button-down light pink top and a vintage looking necklace covered in flower charms. Afterwards we went to McKay's, which is a store that sells used books, movies, and cds. I found 4 dvds in their $2.00 clearance section and 2 new books! One was a book I've been wanting for awhile, "Skinny Bitch". My friend recommended it, but I never wanted to pay a lot for it. I found it for $0.75 so I thought it was definitely worth that!
It's been a fun trip so far. Unfortunately is about time to head home and back to reality. However, I am excited to see Travis :) He spontaneously decided to visit Chicago with a few of his friends this past weekend so neither of us have been home. I am ready to get back to him and spend a little time together before the hectic week begins!
I hope everyone enjoys their last day of the weekend!
Thursday, September 23, 2010
5 Things I Love About This Weekend
4. While I am there, I will be picking up a pair of these boots at a local shoe store! I have them in brown and gray, but really "need" the black ones too, of course! :)
3. I will get to see one of my bestest friends, Angie, who was also my Matron of Honor! My sister and I will be staying with her tomorrow night so that means lots of quality time!
2. We will be going to a fall festival on Saturday! Fall is my favorite season. I love anything to do with it! Apple cider, pumpkin pie, corn mazes, cool weather, bonfires, you name it! So getting the opportunity to go to a festival solely dedicated to fall = Awesome! Hopefully I'll take a lot of great pictures to share!
1. I do not have to be around kids for 3 whole days! This might be the highlight of my weekend! I need a break! I can only go so many days in a row before I want to scream. This seems to be a significant sign that I am definitely in no way ready for children, and that is fine. I have no desire to head down that path any time soon! :) Hooray for a childless weekend!
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Sunless Sunday
So the sun has decided to sleep in today as did I. Sunday is the day of rest so that's just what I did. I've made little plans today. However, the ones I do have I am excited about! I plan to head over to my parent's house where my sisters are staying and eat some delicious lasagna for lunch. Then it is my hope to go to JoAnn's for their Coupon Commotion sale and buy some new craft supplies! I've decided that I am in need of a few essentials... not to mention some adorable fabric that I've had my eye on for awhile! Here's to hoping I get some good deals!
Today is Travis and I's 3 month anniversary of marriage. We have officially been married for 1/4 of a year! Although the past three months have not been without their difficulties, I am still happy that we are married and I get to spend the rest of my life with him!
On a side note, I've been internet browsing and found a few items I love. ENJOY :)
Alice In Autumn Sweater Coat $168
[Anthropologie]
Sheer Beauty Top $90
[Mod Cloth]
Down-To-Earth Dress $55
[Mod Cloth]
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Etsy Love
Before I display my Etsy finds, I thought I would share this helpful video tutorial on how to make these pretty little flowers! Just go HERE and watch! SOO easy!
Silver Ohio-shaped necklace found HERE at Truche's Etsy!
*They have other states as well!*
These next three necklaces are from Cookoorikoo's Etsy!
This gray necklace is cute and classy :)
This one is my favorite with the yellow mixed in! So cute!
This one is adorable and girly!
Notice a pattern? I'm a bit obsessed with flowers right now. They're so girly and fun and can be added to any outfit (though don't go too overboard or you might resemble a garden). Anyway, I can't help myself! So easy to make and so pretty in a variety of ways :) Hope you all enjoy these pretty little things as much as I do!
On a side note, I have been listening to some amazing songs that you should check out! Here's my list of recommendations! You won't be sorry!
- The City - Joe Purdy
- Light Years Away - MoZella
- Baby I Need You - Kim Taylor
- Between the Lines - Sara Bareilles
- Gravity - Sara Bareilles
- Poison & Wine - The Civil Wars
- Fire - Augustana
- Falling or Flying - Grace Potter & the Nocturnals
- Million Faces - Paola Nutini
- A Falling Through - Ray Lamontagne (or anything by Ray Lamontagne for that matter!)
- Where Does the Good Go - Tegan and Sara
- Lost - Anouk
- Why - Annie Lennox
- Dancing - Elisa
- Psychotic Girl - The Black Keys
- Always Midnight - Pat Monahan
- One Moment More (Acoustic) - Mindy Smith
- Home - Edward Sharpe
- I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry - Hank Williams
- Beautifully Undone - Lindy
Friday, September 10, 2010
Confessions of a Newlywed: A Venting Session
If you have enough time and energy to read this post, I would love some feedback! :)
As girls, most of us cannot wait to get older, find that perfect guy who won't hurt us or leave us, and who will, well, love us forever. Guys. We date them, get hurt by them, make stupid mistakes because of them, get drunk one too many times over them, and then feel lost without them. Even the most independent of women are usually just bitter because of one too many heartbreaks that they feel it isn't worth it letting someone in anymore. I know, because I've been in all of these places. My, now, husband, and I have dated since our senior year of high school (off and on) and all through college. We've been through the dramatic fights, break ups, and heartbreak of teenagers in love. Incredibly, we managed to make it through all of the chaos to a place where we realized we truly do love each other more than just two high school sweethearts trying to rekindle a dwindling romance.
We got engaged last May 1st (2009) and recently got married (June 19, 2010) and are now living the married life, typically described as "marital bliss", the "honeymoon stage", and other romantic terms describing couples so caught up in love that they are overcome with emotion. I guess I always believed that was how it would be once we said "I do" and moved in together. I don't know if it is my fault for having unrealistic expectations or for buying into stupid romantic ideologies that the movie industry promotes. Either way, life as a newly married couple has been anything but ideal. I mean, don't get me wrong, I love my husband and am NOT having second thoughts about getting married. I am simply re-evaluating my previous expectations and ideas of life after marriage.
Try not to laugh, but I guess I expected decorating our cute little house, keeping it organized and clean, sharing responsibilities, and both being so in love and happy to be together that the details just fell into place. He has always been good with money so I figured he'd head up the financial aspects and I would take charge of the domestics. By "take charge" I mean more along the lines of "distribute". I never expected to take full responsibility for it all. However, my poor anticipation of the after-marriage-life could not have been farther from accuracy. I feel as though by getting married I assumed not only the job of co-contributer financially, but also Maid, Cook, Dishwasher, and Understudy. I am a Maid in the sense that I am always cleaning. I clean the house one night, go to work (he gets off before I do), come home and have to clean up the mess he's made since I've been gone. I'm a Cook in the sense that I cook dinner practically every night (he knows how to cook). He gets off at 4 and I get off at 6 yet I am the one expected to start dinner and have it ready at a decent time. I am a Dishwasher because we do not have one and if I don't do them they will pile up for days until we either fight about it or do them myself. What I mean by Understudy is that I feel that I do not carry as much power as he does. He is constantly making small remarks about how he makes more money than me and it is SO frustrating. For instance: I turn over my entire check to him to distribute it towards bills ( we do take out equal amounts of "play" money which we are free to use however we want). He recently got a bonus on one of his checks. He had been saving the checks from this particular job to go towards his books for school this quarter, but apparently he had some extra money from the bonus. So rather than putting it in savings, or towards our "date night" fund, he calls to see if it would be okay if he buys Madden 2010 with the money. I suppose it is good that he called, but I felt obligated to say yes, because he makes such a big deal about making more than me. So now, on a night we were supposed to spend together, he has been sitting on the couch nonstop playing football. He paused it to watch a movie with me, but then went straight back to his game after it ended. How romantic. So far, marriage is anything BUT what I anticipated. Not to mention all of the fun bills you get to pay.
I know that the first year has got to be tough adjusting to living with someone. I've only ever lived with girls (I have 2 sisters and lived with girls in college). So I suppose that living with a boy should be a challenge to get used to at first. I guess I assumed that since Travis and I have been dating for years and know each other so well that this would not be so big of an adjustment. I admit my ignorance. I would love to have one romantic date night where we do more than eat out and come home. A date night where some planning was involved. I would love if he took the time to do some things around the house without me asking 10392352 times. It's probably even more annoying to me because I work with kids and have to clean up after them all day and repeat myself a million times to get them to do things, then I come home and have to do the same thing for a grown man.
I think it is even more frustrating because all of my friends are either single or have gone back to college. So I am stuck here with no one to talk to about these things. I rarely get to go out with anyone unless my sisters are in town. So if I need some time away from home, I have to go it alone. All of this to say that is Apparently why I am venting to a blog. Sorry if this post is negative and lengthy. I just needed to get a few things off of my chest.
If you read this small chapter and have any comments or advice, please feel free to share! I could use some pointers! :) Hope you are all having a wonderful weekend so far!
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Just a quick post
Just a few things I've been thinking about today... I'm really loving:
- Light Soy Milk.... Vanilla AND Chocolate. I have always thought that soy milk sounded disgusting. Recently my friend convinced me to try it and it was love at first taste. It actually is so convenient because soy milk lasts for about a month. Travis & I hate drinking milk so I usually only use it in cereal [ESPECIALLY Kashi Berry Crumble] and for cooking. This way we can keep it and it won't spoil as quickly! Also, it is way less fattening! Even better!
- Flowers! I whipped this little flower pin up tonight. Complete with a pearl center! I can't wait to add this to my mustard-yellow cardigan :)
1. lace & buttons 2. olive green & vintage jewelry
3. plaid 4. leather & fun vintage details
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Wonderful Wednesday
In recent news I started a Style Diary. I've always en
joyed looking through the pictures that people post and thought it would be fun. I checked my messages yesterday and saw that I was featured in their "Street Style" section. It was slightly flattering since I never even knew such a thing existed. I love piecing new outfits together so it's fun to share them and gain inspiration from other's ensembles as well!
You can check out the My Style Diary site for yourself HERE!
You need to check out Ruffles and Roses' Flower Ruffle Tank tutorial! She is so creative and crafty! Check it out and maybe learn something new! There are two parts to this tutorial. The first part teaches you how to make the shirt. The second part shows you how to add the ruffle flowers to it. Both are very interesting!
I've been on the look out for new projects and these are the things I desperately want to make sometime soon:
1: This Bohemian Vest (#3) from Burda Style is sooo cute! I want one!
^ this is the one I want to make!
2: A reusable lunch bag that I can take to work:
Maybe something like this:
3: An owl pillow like these from ginia18! SO cute!
4: A ruffle vest like this one from shopruche.com
5: A flower pillow from Martha Stewart & a ruffle pillow like the one below from Pier 1
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