I also love that I didn't have anything to do after work on Tuesday and when I got home, it was warm enough and light enough to take my little tripod outside and pose under the grapevine :)
Friday, March 19, 2010
Fashion Friday
I know that corduroy is more of a fall thing, but I have two corduroy skirts that I just love and will not put them away unless I have to. Something else is that these new boots are one of my new favorite items. I love them with skirts and have rocked them for a couple weekends with jeans. If I feel bad that they don' t match my usual choice of a black shirt, I just bust out my brown cowgirl belt (also shown here) and viola, boots and belt match and it becomes an outfit instead of just clothes that I put on. I have had this denim shirt for a long time and I love to pair it with pinstripe pants but this is the first time I've worn it with color. Actually, this is a lot of color for me in general. Note that nothing is black! I loved this outfit all day and the parts that you can't see from the picture is that I have red dangly jewel earrings to match the skirt and of course my wedding ring and hair also match the red theme. I also rocked some of my favorite Labradorite rings to match the denim and navy tights.
I also love that I didn't have anything to do after work on Tuesday and when I got home, it was warm enough and light enough to take my little tripod outside and pose under the grapevine :)
I also love that I didn't have anything to do after work on Tuesday and when I got home, it was warm enough and light enough to take my little tripod outside and pose under the grapevine :)
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Tease and Tone Goodness....
We love us some P!nk :)
(I don't know why it is all squished.. but if you want to see the full screen (and more importantly, the version where the lovely Carrie isn't cut off, go here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Tn9-n7l04U)
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Monday, March 15, 2010
I saw the sign....
do you want to take a little break and sing it? its' OK.
In our last two road trips, we've run across some awesome signage. So awesome, in fact, that we've turned around a couple times to take pictures of them. This is likely to be a blog theme that resurfaces. I'm pretty sure I've mentioned before that John and I have 2 big regrets in our life. 1) Once upon a time when we were traveling through the Midwest, we saw, but did not turn around to take a picture of, a sign that said "Garage Sale and Body Piercing." 2) While traveling through Oregon last fall, we saw, but did not turn around a take a picture of, a dead deer on the side of the road with a sign above it that said "Free Deer" with an arrow pointing down. that's funny, dude. So that brings us to now, where we are going to take the pictures of the funny signs and compile them into blog posts to share with y'all.
gross:
I wasn't sure whether this guy was proclaiming that we should worship his savior or if he was advertising himself to be a sexy Casanova. the Jesus fish license plate holder makes me think it's the former...
I laughed every time we passed this one. well done, guys.
God Bless America Oceanview indeed. Lov God probably stays at this hotel...
HELL YES.
I wonder if Jesus is pissed that they posted his text message. I don't think I'd like it if someone did that to me.
oh dear. It kind of looks like that fish is smiling, but I believe those diagonal lines insinuate slicing by the knife above him. poor fish.
The original food group. genius.
In our last two road trips, we've run across some awesome signage. So awesome, in fact, that we've turned around a couple times to take pictures of them. This is likely to be a blog theme that resurfaces. I'm pretty sure I've mentioned before that John and I have 2 big regrets in our life. 1) Once upon a time when we were traveling through the Midwest, we saw, but did not turn around to take a picture of, a sign that said "Garage Sale and Body Piercing." 2) While traveling through Oregon last fall, we saw, but did not turn around a take a picture of, a dead deer on the side of the road with a sign above it that said "Free Deer" with an arrow pointing down. that's funny, dude. So that brings us to now, where we are going to take the pictures of the funny signs and compile them into blog posts to share with y'all.
gross:
I wasn't sure whether this guy was proclaiming that we should worship his savior or if he was advertising himself to be a sexy Casanova. the Jesus fish license plate holder makes me think it's the former...
I laughed every time we passed this one. well done, guys.
God Bless America Oceanview indeed. Lov God probably stays at this hotel...
HELL YES.
I wonder if Jesus is pissed that they posted his text message. I don't think I'd like it if someone did that to me.
oh dear. It kind of looks like that fish is smiling, but I believe those diagonal lines insinuate slicing by the knife above him. poor fish.
The original food group. genius.
Weekend recap...
Holy awesome weekend, Batman! Our Hawaiin cohorts, Nic and Kim, flew in this weekend for Nic's sister's wedding, which was going to take place at Cannon Beach. In the interest of maximizing our coast time, JJ and I decided to take off on Friday and spend a night at one of our favorite places, the Rogue Brewery in Newport. OK, we actually stayed at the La Quinta next to the Rogue, but the brewery was our main destination and we were looking forward to hanging out with our friend, Handsome Bartender Chris. We were lucky enough (because our jobs rule) to be able to hop out a little early and so after driving through some rain, wind, and snow, we arrived safely to the bar (but a little concerned about the next day's wedding weather).
We had a lovely night which ended with a stumble to the local hamburger shop, a drunken swim, and falling happily into our king size bed at 9:00. We woke up early to our lovely view of the sign pointing to the aquarium and decided to grab a quick morning outing to capture the sunrise and earn the free waffle breakfast that came with our room.
We headed north to Cannon Beach where we took a brief stop at the outlet stores and had a lovely lunch in Garibaldi (known in our car as Ghirardelli) where we learned about the local event of the day, the Crab Races! almost unable to finish our burger and beer fast enough, we headed over to witness this phenomenon. We didn't have time to stay for more than one race, but saw enough to know that it was certainly worthy of visiting next year. We continued our trek north to the wedding destination and hooked up with Nic and Kim and Tracy and Trevor to get ready for the big event. We had a couple drinks and put on our fancy gear. The ceremony was going to take place in the sand, so we made a group decision to save our heels for afterwards and rocked boots with our dresses.
The wedding was short and sweet and everyone looked great. Love was in the air :)
The fun continued as we changed into our heels and made our way to the reception and back and forth from the reception to Tray and Trevor's trunk bar.
There was much hugging....
and much dancing and singing....
We turned into ninjas....
After the reception, the Sensational Six of us went for a nightcap and then home to our hotel. John and I woke up early enough for a lovely morning beach walk...
When it was time, we said our (kind of hard) goodbyes and made our way back home. Unable to give up the coast without one more stop, JJ and I stopped at the Rogue pub in Astoria for a final pint and a delicious lunch.
We're so lucky to have such good people in our life and are super thankful to be included in this little family :)
We had a lovely night which ended with a stumble to the local hamburger shop, a drunken swim, and falling happily into our king size bed at 9:00. We woke up early to our lovely view of the sign pointing to the aquarium and decided to grab a quick morning outing to capture the sunrise and earn the free waffle breakfast that came with our room.
We headed north to Cannon Beach where we took a brief stop at the outlet stores and had a lovely lunch in Garibaldi (known in our car as Ghirardelli) where we learned about the local event of the day, the Crab Races! almost unable to finish our burger and beer fast enough, we headed over to witness this phenomenon. We didn't have time to stay for more than one race, but saw enough to know that it was certainly worthy of visiting next year. We continued our trek north to the wedding destination and hooked up with Nic and Kim and Tracy and Trevor to get ready for the big event. We had a couple drinks and put on our fancy gear. The ceremony was going to take place in the sand, so we made a group decision to save our heels for afterwards and rocked boots with our dresses.
The wedding was short and sweet and everyone looked great. Love was in the air :)
The fun continued as we changed into our heels and made our way to the reception and back and forth from the reception to Tray and Trevor's trunk bar.
There was much hugging....
and much dancing and singing....
We turned into ninjas....
After the reception, the Sensational Six of us went for a nightcap and then home to our hotel. John and I woke up early enough for a lovely morning beach walk...
When it was time, we said our (kind of hard) goodbyes and made our way back home. Unable to give up the coast without one more stop, JJ and I stopped at the Rogue pub in Astoria for a final pint and a delicious lunch.
We're so lucky to have such good people in our life and are super thankful to be included in this little family :)
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Fashion Friday
My grandma had tons of jewelery. It was almost all costume jewelery, which is awesome because that means it came in every color, size, and shape imaginable. When she died, my mom when through her stuff and sent me a giant box of it. Some, she put in smaller boxes and labeled with memories or stories about the piece; if she remembered Nana wearing it, or if she knew where it came from, etc. I saved the notes with some of the pieces that I kept whole. A large part of the box was a bunch of random pieces that she sent with the sole intent that I could take them apart and re-work them. One of the little baubles I have always liked has an unknown origin. I honestly don't know if this used to be part of a ring or necklace or bracelet, or maybe even a button..? Regardless, it's second life is being lived as a ring:
I think the fact that it's missing two of the little stones makes it endearing, like the scars of living a life with an unknown history. and no, I don't have one of those fancy solderers....
:) I admired it all day while I wore it with a purple summer-y dress with sweater over it and tights and boots to accommodate the blustery weather. Nana would have told me I looked smart..
I think the fact that it's missing two of the little stones makes it endearing, like the scars of living a life with an unknown history. and no, I don't have one of those fancy solderers....
:) I admired it all day while I wore it with a purple summer-y dress with sweater over it and tights and boots to accommodate the blustery weather. Nana would have told me I looked smart..
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