Wednesday, August 8, 2012

i'm back


actually .. i got home on monday afternoon. we had such a fun weekend away and i will blog some pictures later on this week for sure. i love to get away with RT and friends. it is always a good time.

i meant to blog this outfit yesterday but there was too much to do at work. {this seems to be happening a lot lately} we got several boxes of shipment and my boss is bringing her sweet 2 month old little girl to work with her so any down time we have i am soaking up as many baby snuggles as i can. i am a baby lover through and through. 

i have explained my love for this rebecca taylor blouse before so it should be no surprise i am in it AGAIN. love! i think it pairs perfect sort of half tucked into my citizens super flare jeans and high wedges. it is a comfortable yet put together all around look .. in my opinion that is. a high sock bun is quickly becoming my go-to "i don't feel like actually doing my hair today" hairdo. it is easy but looks way cuter than just a plain old ponytail .. again .. in my opinion.

happy wednesday!




top: rebecca taylor
jeans: citizens of humanity
shoes: steve madden



Wednesday, August 1, 2012

my weekend starts tomorrow




tomorrow RT and i are headed out of town with some friends for a long weekend. i am beyond excited!! we are going to hang out and get settled tomorrow .. on friday the guys are going golfing while we relax at the spa .. then dinner at a winery on saturday .. with lots of pool time and good company to go around. we won't be back until monday and i can assure you i won't be blogging while we are away. i am one of those people who likes to completely check out when i get out of town. the most i can give is an instagram here and there.

i actually wore this outfit yesterday but i got busy and couldn't upload. i absolutely love this skirt by young fabulous and broke. it is so soft and stretchy and basically feels like butter when you have it on but the fitted ruched style adds some major umph. my top is by patterson j kincaid and i {of course} knotted it up on the side to keep with the curvy feel of the skirt. i was going to wear my go-to black heels but RT said that was too boring so i decided on my neutral snake michael kors instead. still subdued but not plain. haha i have influenced him so very much.

happy wednesday!

see you guys back here next tuesday!

Monday, July 30, 2012

olympics

have you guys all been watching the olympics? i know we have! i have told you before that i am about as far from sporty as it gets. i am super active but organized sports just aren't my thing. i'm not good at watching organized sports either. it is like pulling teeth for RT to get me to watch golf, baseball, football, whatever. but not the olympics .. i frickin love them!

so far i have been most enthralled with men's swimming .. although i am slightly annoyed that the commentators are spending the entire time dogging on phelps and pitting him and ryan lochte against each other. two americans! get it together people!! i also have really loved the gymnastics .. both men's and women's. and the women's beach volleyball was very exciting on saturday. and .. and .. and .. it is all awesomeness!


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on a completely unrelated note .. i face-timed with my sister and my mom earlier today. my mom had never used face time before. FUNNIEST THING EVER!

happy monday!

Friday, July 27, 2012

eyes








RT is having lasik right now as i am writing this. i am so excited for him!! i had it a couple of years ago and it seriously changed my life. for those of you who have had it you understand .. it is so awesome to be able to see perfectly without glasses or contacts!! it will be especially awesome for RT because of his job. 

so this weekend we are going to take it easy. we have to go to his post-op appointment tomorrow morning but other than that we have nothing on the books. what about you all? big weekend plans all around?

RT gave me this dress for my birthday this year. he did such a good job don't you think?? i love the suspenders detail and the thin pinstripe that from far away reads grey. i still think i might hem it up a little bit but i clearly haven't gotten around to that .. since january .. don't judge me. 

happy weekend!


top: Trash and Luxury
dress: LA Gal (vintage)
shoes: Luichiny

Thursday, July 26, 2012

Aria

Aria

a couple of weeks ago, i got home from work on a day that RT wasn't home. i let the dogs out, made some dinner and sat down on the couch to watch some tv. only to find out our satellite wasn't working. {i'm about to embarrass myself so get ready ..} originally i thought a night without tv would be pretty nice but here is the thing .. i don't have children .. my husband was not there .. my dogs can't speak english .. within about thirty minutes i was BORED!! so i decided to see what netflix had to offer and i discovered Pretty Little Liars

i had heard of the show but never watched it. why didn't you guys tell me how awesome it is?? i am completely hooked now and have successfully watched all of season one and almost all of season two and then it's on to three for me.

all of the girls have pretty fun style but aria is my favorite wardrobe wise. her clothes are a little more edgy .. funky .. different.

well .. i'm off to drown myself in some more teenage girl drama!

happy thursday!!




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Tuesday, July 24, 2012

what would you know if ..

every now and then i like to get a little more serious here. a little more heart felt. a little more in depth. i don't do that enough really. i am a surface level person. surface level is safe. surface level is not vulnerable. surface level floats comfortably above my beautifully crafted wall behind which I actually exist.

so in an effort to get real .. what would you know if you really knew ME??

.. you would know that winter is my favorite season and i love winter clothes more than any other kind

.. you would know that if you asked me to pick a favorite book i probably couldn't do it. i love to read i read all the time. i would be better at listing authors. i have read every book nicholas sparks has ever written. i have read every book that janet evanovich has ever written. i have read many books by krisitin hannah. i have read every book that robin jones gunn has ever written. i have read many many books by j.a. konrath.

.. you would know that i like to have a tv on while i fall asleep

.. you would know that i am a little bit crazy about things being clean and tidy. it kills me for someone to come to my house if it isn't up to my standards.

.. you would know that i love to cook.

.. you would know that i am terrified of heights. to the point that i can go full blown panic mode.

.. you would know that i have a severe panic disorder and have had panic attacks that lasted days. no sleep. lots of pacing. lots of crying. lots of rapid breathing. you would also know that i have had lots of help learning to control these attacks and they don't get that bad anymore {praise GOD!!}

if you really knew me .. you would know that i am a lover to my core. i love people. i love animals. i love nature. i LOVE

.. you would know that i am a glass-half-full person and always try to be positive even when it's hard

.. you would know that i am in sky high heels almost every day to the point that my feet are actually more comfortable in heels than in flats

.. you would know that i am a sucker for chick flicks. i  have a ton saved on our dvr and i watch them over and over

.. you would know that i am hyper-sensitive to and weirdly attached to smells. everything/person in my life has a smell correlated with it.

.. you would know that i have a serious sweet tooth and that i have dessert after dinner most nights. i love fruity candy and fruit pie/cobbler and frozen yogurt and really just anything sweet.

.. you would know that i am not a thrill seeker. i hate roller coasters. i have zero desire to sky dive or bungee jump. i like to stay safely on my feet on the ground thank you very much.

.. you would know that i am a morning person and that i adore the early morning hours in my dark house with a cup of coffee and my devotional before the rest of the world around me starts to stir.

.. you would know that i love to snow ski and hike and just be outside in colorado doing just about anything anytime.

if you really knew me .. you would know that marrying RT is the best thing i have ever done.

.. you would know that my friends and family are my world.

.. you would know that my dogs are my babies and that being an aunt is one of my favorite things.

.. you would know that i love red wine and going out to dinner.

.. you would know that lazy sundays are what dreams are made of.

if you really knew me .. you would know my deepest hidden secrets. my fears. my dreams. my insecurities. my passions. ME

happy tuesday!!


*post inspired by casey*




top: madison marcus
pants: georgie
shoes: lauren conrad for kohl's
sunglasses: steve madden








Friday, July 20, 2012

tutu friday


it is just a tutu kind of day. to me .. tutus are a happy item. you can't wear one and not feel happy and sort of like a little girl who wants to twirl around and around to see her skirt float up around her. my top is actually a body con dress that has an exposed zipper all the way up the back. i like having that close layer under the skirt because the tutu sits out away from my body and i constantly feel like my bum might be showing. you know how that is .. when you can feel the breeze .. don't even try to act like you don't know what i'm talking about. i opted out of a necklace just to keep it simple and slipped into my floral wedges to add a little something visual. 

do you all have big weekend plans? RT is working tomorrow {for the last time before he is off for TWO WHOLE weeks!!! WOOHOO!!} so i will probably just veg and work on a grocery list and then tomorrow night i am going out with some friends because my friend mazie is home visiting from miami. she moved there a couple of months ago for work and this is the first time i will get to see her since then. get excited!

happy weekend!!


Top: Lush 
Skirt: American Apparel
Shoes: Steve Madden