Victory! - A Countdown, New Challenge, & Giveaway

In 7 hours Justin and I will be boarding a plane to France. image credit In 15 hours we will be landing… In ~35 hours we will be driving to Germany for a wedding. In 1 week we will be in Venice. In 2 weeks, we'll be on our way to Paris again. In 3 weeks...

Unifying Belongings & Packing Last Minute

Over the weekend, Justin and I shopped and shopped and shopped … then we packed and packed and packed staying up until midnight both nights simply trying to get everything done. I had to write a list in order to remember everything I had to do and every store...

Friday: Trip Thrills

Starting on Tuesday I will be in Europe. I have definitely shared a large amount of the stress that I have dealt with going into this trip, so today, in an effort to get more excited, I decided to share 7 things I am most looking forward to on the trip. 1. A...

Scatterbrained & Stressed + So Much Candy!

Traveling to Europe in the next few days has me so incredibly stressed out. I have all of these tasks in my head that need to be checked off, and I'm holding my breath praying I don't forget anything or screw anything up. In fact, this has been so much the case...

Review Day!

I feel like I review clothing at least once a week! Scary, isn't it? I generally find that I am so picky that it quite literally takes me months (and sometimes years) to build a substantial wardrobe of things that I like. Unfortunately, I end up wearing those...

Quiet

This week we are preparing for our trip to Europe resulting in major stress as last minute things get done. I'm praying I don't forget anything. To make matters worse, I've been feeling ill and I had to work late last night resulting in my falling behind. (It...

Post Easter Cupcake Deliciousness

Over the weekend, Justin and I made some delicious cupcakes for Easter. We were inspired by this recipe. Of course, Justin is completely opposed to making anything with a box, so he changed it up by using Alton Brown's chiffon cupcake recipe, adding...

Orange + Other Colors

During this past week, I have read a lot about colors: everything ranging from a class at Yale focusing on the color blue to an artist working on matching objects with pantone colors and even a blog post about color facts including a fact that inspired this...

Now & Then: 5 Favorite 90s Movies

Remember way back when? Were you old enough? This quiz by Buzzfeed prompted today's post of my favorite 90s childrens movies, a perfect post idea for throwback Thursday! 1. Hook What if Peter Pan grew up? What if Robin Williams played him in a movie? Created...

Monkey In the Middle

A long, long, long time ago, I found myself chatting online with an online friend about the monkey in the family. I'm not entirely sure what prompted it, but I remember being highly amused that the person I was talking with was not actually aware that I was...