Me = 23

That's right...I'm 23, and I'm not happy about it. I have this really irrational fear of growing up! I am a responsible adult, but I lament the fact that I don't have near as much freedom as I used to. I can't just pick up and go somewhere whenever I want to... I can't sleep it on weekdays... I can't wear pigtails. You see? It's incredibly sad. But, I need to move on and just enjoy my 23rd year! Thanks to everyone that wished me a happy birthday. You all made my birthday a very special day!

I'm trying not to eat out as much, so we ate in at the office! Sarah made some absolutely delicious taco soup and we had guac, hummus, and veggies to go with it. We're all trying to get our 5 veggie servings a day, so we chowed down on them! 

Just another day at the office. I was born in the 80s so I thought an 80s top would be appropriate.

top: Barefoot & vintage - I got this in her closing sale and I love it!

pants: Express. BEST EVER. I may have worn them 3 days in a row...

shoes: Kohl's

earrings: Express

The best part of my day was getting this little cupcake flower arrangement from Rhett! He's not a flower guy by any means... but I guess all my hint-dropping finally got through. I'm not big into flowers either, but I think every girl enjoys them once in a while! And he did so good finding something unique and special so I know he put a lot of thought into it. There was some confusion in the delivery process, but I got them and I was so excited :) Later that night Mom and Guy took Rhett and me out to dinner.

Thanks again to everyone that made my birthday special!

Justin + Coleen

Well, today was my birthday! I'll try to do a birthday post tomorrow, but I left my camera in the car and I'm too lazy to go get it right now. It's ok to be lazy on my birthday, right? Anyway, I got flowers from my boy, a Sonic drink from my roomie, lunch with coworkers, and dinner with parents... overall a great day!

Until I get birthday pictures, here are some that I took of a really sweet couple! Coleen and I went to the same high school, and I was good friends with her brother.  I was so honored when she asked me to be her wedding photographer. These are the engagements portraits that I did of them recently:

Aren't they both outrageously adorable?! I was really happy with the pictures, and I'm really looking forward to shooting their wedding. I hope you all enjoy these!

Etsy Wishlist: Decor

I have got quite the wish list going on Etsy...and believe me, my mom knows all about it. Here are some of my current favorites in the way of handmade and vintage decor.  I guess it's a little late to get these for my birthday (it's tomorrow), but I'm hoping for at least one of them for Christmas!

teapot clock by decoylab

Middle School Bunnies by WhatParty

 

I'm a Mac - Three Pillow Set by diffractionfiber

anything by the talented Cynthia Vardhan

anything by Shoshona Snow

Antique Woodcut Botanical No. 1 by ethanollie

alphabet pillow custom by hilarycosgrove (i want an M)

There's a lot more where that came from, folks. In the next few weeks I'll be posting more categories from my favorites. What better time of year to share a wishlist, right?!

LIGHTS

All through high school I always wanted to go to concerts, but I never really got to. But in the last few years I've gone to some great ones! The most recent was Lights, a Canadian electro-pop singer. I was really impressed by her... most of the people I've seen live sound completely different. I don't mind when singers don't sing quite as well live, mainly because I would be nervous OUT OF MY MIND, so I am sure they get that way too. But Lights...she sounded AMAZING. And she was really good with connecting to the audience. I just plain loved it.

 

 

On top of being talented, she's adorable! 

And now, here's some pictures of me and Alanna at the show...a lot of them

 

I was also REALLY excited to wear my vintage Pierre Cardin shirt that I got from the lovely Rachel of MouseVox Vintage.  I actually got the shirt on her Ebay store...but I like her Etsy shop better :) 

shirt: vintage from MouseVox

jeans: Express

And this is the opening act, Jeremy Fisher. Every time I heard his name I thought of the Spartan cheerleaders on SNL (you remember that one? "Bobby Fischer, where is he? Idonknow Idonknow")  He was obviously very influenced by Bob Dylan...which is fine by me! He was funny, played the harmonica, and his voice was quite good. I highly recommend these two artists. And thanks to Alanna for taking all the pictures!

Lights website: http://www.iamlights.com/

Jeremy Fisher's website: http://www.jeremyfishermusic.com/

I can't embed the video that I want to, but go watch it here!

My next concert is going to be a bit of a genre change...Garth Brooks! Ok, before you judge me, I AM from Tennessee. And in my opinion he is one of the only great country singers EVER.  But anyway, I hope you all are having a wonderful weekend!

Cincinnati Day 3

Well it's the 3rd and final full day in Cincinnati! Ok, so this all actually happened in early October...I'm just slow about getting it posted. Anyway, mom and I had a GREAT day!

We started off going to the Cincinnati Art Museum. I really wanted to go to see the exhibit of bridal gowns from the past two centuries...and it.was.spectacular. I was particularly amazed by the Zac Posen gown they had on exhibit.  Maybe it was just that it stood out so much from the rest, but I was just really in love with this gown. It was stunning! There was also a gorgeous Lanvin, Dior, and a couple of Vera Wang gowns. Basically it was awesome. Unfortunately, I wasn't allowed to take pictures...but I was able to take some in the rest of the museum, which was a work of art in itself.

You can see the exhibition in the background of this one...that's the Lanvin on display. 

They had a room with German prints...this was my favorite!

This is looking back to downtown, where we stayed. We could see this while we were walking back from the museum...to the car. 

This is looking across the river to Kentucky.  We ventured to a place called Mt. Adams, and while we were walking around we could see the river. The area was so adorable! It was a little more lifeless than I expected, but still fun to look at. I think it would be a great place if there were more shops and cafe places.

This is where we had a GREAT meal. It was quaint and pretty quiet, and totally fit the area around it. I enjoyed sitting the corner by the window and just watching people walk by!

This is what the houses looked like in Mt. Adams...it was like being in some dreamy movie.  The place was just so dang adorable. We went to a couple of other areas, but I ultimately got annoyed that I couldn't find a nice little coffee shop to just sit and have a drink. We ended up back in Cincinnati at a Starbucks...oh well. There was probably a perfect little place right on the river, I just couldn't find it because I don't have an iPhone to tell me where everything is.


And that's our little adventure! I had a decent time in Cincinnati, but it's definitely not my favorite city or anything (sorry if you're from there). The best part about the trip was going to Ikea before heading home. I bought WAY too much, but I needed it all....honest!