Off

I'm a little off today. Thought I'd just do a quick post of some doggies I shot not too 

long ago. This was one of the most fun photo sessions I've ever done.

I was rolling around, running up and down and chasing these house beasts everywhere. 

It's funny. I know I'm pretty alright at a lot of stuff.... 

i.e. thrift shopping, writing, burping on command

but I feel like I'm actually really good at taking photographs of animals. 

I feel completely at peace when I do it too. 

And when I complete the animal photographs, 

I really don't tire of looking at them. 

It's good to find something that makes you happy. 

It's not a complete lack of ego, but a lack of ego affected by 

worldly things. 

Big Dog with a Big Stick. 

This last photo is my absolute favorite. The owner of the dogs wasn't a huge fan.

Yes, the dog looks completely ridiculous, but she's just being herself...jeez. 

It's looks like she's pleading for her life/doing the twist/trying to listen a little harder

like cartoon dogs do....sticking one ear up.

Too Hot for Politikin'

It's gettin' too hot for politikin' here in Texas. (I say in a rocking chair

as I fan my sweaty face with a straw hat). What I mean by that is....it's 

too hot for layers. It's officially skirt/shorts/tank top/naked time here 

in the Lone Star State. I took these and promptly peeled all of it off 

and got myself poolside. (Happy Memorial Day BTW). 

I know I have dumb face/bitch face? in these photos, but sometimes it's hard to get 

enthusiastic when you're taking photos of yourself. 

Actually you feel pretty ridiculous. I'll start trying harder. Either that or cutting

out my face all together, for all of our sakes.

I LOVE the shape of these shoes. 

The piano is a nice prop for photos. I can successfully play Ice Dance

and I'm reeeal sorry cause my neighbors hear it twice a day. 

I'm working on other things too. I took lessons when I was 8, and it's all 

rattling around in the back of my brains somewheres. 

If you don't already know, I have a serious affinity for Grandpa watches.... 

any sort of time telling device actually.

Chere and I found an "Everything's a Dollar" Thrift Store yesterday. 

I love it when you stumble upon things like that. 

Lace Shirt: H&M, Ginghan Shirt: Target, Jeans: UO, Jewels: Thrifted, Grandma and Stolen :)

Shoes: Seychelles 

Dress Like You're 15.

I'll tell you what. Sometimes I'm just standing in my under-roos trying to 

figure out some amazing thing to wear, and it just doesn't work. 

So, what I do in those situations (and what I suggest you do too) is revert to young adulthood....

where black was pink and your eyeshadow matched your converse.

 I was sort of feeling that on the day I wore this. 

Shirt: Thrifted Anne Klein. Skirt: ? Navy Boots: Walmart

Socks: ? Headband: Target Earrings: Gold Pelicans from a shell shack 

All other Jewelry: Thrifted.

More Sick Dudes

I'm pretty sure I'm going to make this a regular thing. At least once a month. 

I stumble upon too many incredible photos of reeeaal sick dudes not to share. 

In case you don't know what a "sick dude" is....

to put it simply, it's a guy who don't give no ef, and for the purposes of this blog,

 who has mad style.  It could be that random homeless man 

riding his bike wrapped in aluminum foil...it could even be your own dad. 

For examples, see below:

THE SPECIALS

Multiple layers in the front.

Giant reflective sunglasses.

Their facial expressions in general.

The guy in the back has no front teeth. He's rockin it HARD. 

LEONARD BERNSTIEN

He's about to kick over that mic and Catch the moon with a one-handed catch. 

Also, his boots are super-fly. 

Please tell me you got that reference to West Side Story

 DENNIS HOPPER AND NEIL YOUNG

Double Doubler. 

You wish you could find anything either of them are

 wearing on ebay for under $80.

Dennis Hopper could've been at his most ultimate sickest in Water World. 

Note: Eye Patch. 

 ERNEST HEMMINGWAY

No explanation here. 

DESHAWN STEVENSON

Just because you have a neck tattoo, doesn't make you a sick dude

But if that neck tattoo is Abe Lincoln it does!

(A neck tattoo of Abe Simpson would also work). 

JOHN STEINBECK

Any man who can sport a Captains Hat AND a Standard Poodle 

wins my heart forever.

Speaking of sick, J bought stripped harem pants from the ladies section 

at Buffalo Exchange today. He's so damn sexy. 

My Happy Place

I'll start with a video the day after the wedding. One of my favorite days. Just watching

everyone hang out and fly kites with wizards on them.

One of the best things about living on the beach is the amount of Robe wearing that

commences. It's abundant. Every morning = crosswords and robes. Walk on

the beach? Let me grab my robe. BBQ? I hope I don't get sauce on my robe! It is so much my

favorite thing, that we got them for everyone that stayed in the house, and then some.

It's hilarious to see over ten grown adults wandering around in matching robes. 

Me and J in the morning with ice coffee on the back porch, and the girls in the eve 

watching the sunset on the front porch.  

(No make-up-day-at-the-beach faces. Pleaze don't be upset, ladies).

Anastasia Island hugs the coast of the mainland. It is less than a 1/2 a mile wide in some parts, so 

you have the view of the inner-coastal on one side, and the Atlantic is on the the other. 

Here is our front porch at sunset. The photo does it absolutely no justice. 

and our back porch mid-day. 

The porch completely wrapped around the house, so Delilah held her post as guard

when she wasn't laying in the sun.

Here's another thing: the beach makes your hair look RAD.

I understand that there are a lot of Florida haters out there. I mean, it does have 

a bit of a white trash rep. I love it though. You can walk into the grocery store with no

shoes, and no one judges you. However...St. augustine is a very special place, and most other 

parts of Florida I'm not a big fan of. It's the oldest city in the U.S.

Here are somethings it has to offer:

Hippies with Dogs:

(This one might not appeal to everyone).

Quaint Vintage shops:

Secret Gardens:

Beautiful views from Martini Bars:

Handsome men eating pecan pie at Organic Restaurants:

Cute girls at local bars:

 This is where I am happiest.

The beach is big and clean, and this is actually the most crowded I've ever seen it. 

Me and Del representin Texas. 

Crowd Pleaser

I wore this to work today...which was fabulous. You see, they are rearranging 

some things around the styling room, so there was really no place to work. 

There was just mess...everywhere.

Instead we got to go visual shopping. 

I love my job. 

So wandering around North Park, at least 9 people stopped me to 

tell me they loved this skirt and/or outfit. What's with it? I mean, I'd like to think 

I look pretty cute everyday, riiiiight?

Maybe it's because this outfit is so feminine and maybe disarming? ANYhoo,

they were all disappointed to find out the skirt is from Topshop, and we

don't have one in Dallas. (Just order online, people)!

It originally had silk lining underneath, but I cut that business off, 

and now it's all translucent and whimsical and a bit sexier. 

Simple DIY if you get bored with a skirt or dress.

One of my favorite shirts. I love the intricate detail around the collar and it's perfectly pink. 

I found it at a thrift store in which some old asian lady unloaded all her goods, cause it was 

surrounded by kimonos and other shirts of the same manor. 

THANKS, LADY!

 This is my favorite charm bracelet. I really have an affinity for 

charm bracelets. They have such a lady-like quality to them, but when you 

think about it.... little gold pigs and wishing wells and naked babies shooting arrows 

are hanging from your wrist. It's absurd! 

My earrings are pelicans. Win. 

My camera is not on a timer in the above photograph. 

(lie to match the quintessential "natural" not-a self-portrait-face in the above photograph).

I kinda half-tried on the shoes with this one. Gold flip-flops. Easy. 

I'm warning you about more wedding photos (because you care???). They are on their way, 

just thought an outfit post might be refreshing. 

Shirt: thrifted, skirt: topshop, belt: thrifted, slip: anthro, sandals: old navy

thrifted vintage coach crossbody bag.

huggins!

Preparations

Dear Readers, My profuse apologies for neglecting this blog for one hundred years. See, the thing is...I got MARRIED. I've been working my b-hang off for about 5 months preparing for the big day, and I gave myself a break from everything else in my life. (Except work, gotta make that monies). So I am back now, and I figured I 'd start from the beginning. Here are some pics of the preparations. 

We basically did everything ourselves. Starting with the save the dates. We ordered sand dollars, and stamped (letter by letter). Attached a string, and conveniently they were received right before X-mas. Ornaments, much? 

We had to make sure they wouldn't break, so we got the handy yellow envelopes that have bubble wrap inside. We then stamped every single one of those too. Flamingo stamp = rocking my face.

Tied them with twine (Cuh-las-sic) and sent them on their way.

(This picture is smaller, so you creeps can't see the addys)

Jonathan and I hand picked all of our invitations too. We found vintage postcards at a shell shack in St. Augustine (our wedding locale). Then, we hand wrote those suckers too. (Don't be mistaken, when I say "we" I mean "me and my mom" I think Jonathan was watching Top Chef).

*please note baby bottom!

The wording and selection of the paper was the hardest. We found a great starfish stamp and down loaded a type writer font, cut the paper and printed em.

 Decor: Here's a giant fabric garland/banner we made. This took 1 million hours. We picked 6 fabrics, tore them into strips and tied them on rope to line the 72 foot porch the reception was held on. (Danielle is tired....shout out to Kandi, she's a fabric tearing robot).

 Here's a little mock up of our vision. The copper corals were the find of the century. 

Each bottle and mismatched vintage plate was found at some thrift store around DFW. This also took FOREVER.

Then we met with our officiate:

View of Downtown St. Augustine. Right outside the Hotel we had our Rehearsal Dinner. 

 WEDDING SHOPPING

REHEARSAL DINNER SHOPPING

These are only a few. There are a tons more to come. Honestly this was the most epic event in my life thus far. We nailed it. The guests were cherry picked to perfection, The best people in the world on the most beautiful for three days, and I've never felt so much happiness ever. More on this later. 

Love you.

A