oh well whatever nevermind

song of the day: 'smells like teen spirit' by nirvana

get ready for lots of pictures today. matt bought a little flip camera, but this one's a sony bloggie. cute huh? i'm going to do the house tour with it (it was on my list of things to do today but then the kiddo was up all night with a stomach ache so he's home from school and we're still in jammies). so we all went over to the park by the house to take some rad video and i also had matt take my outfit shots by the fountain. a fairly picturesque spot, no?

i bought this dress while out on my birthday shopping spree. it is like the most comfortable thing EVER!

k, so my song of the day is a bit more hard core than i normally go. VH1's top 100 songs of the 90s was on last night and this was the number 1 song of the decade. obvs! i mean, the 90s were all about grunge and angry rock music and teen angst. i remember going through a phase where i dressed in baggy jeans and plaid EVERY DAY. if you grew up in the 90s, you couldn't escape it. it was every where: on tv, in all the stores, in mags. plaid flannel was IT. the uglier you looked, the better. it got me thinking (as i was waxing philosophic since i was tired and up late with a sick kid and what not) that the grunge movement was a direct rebellion of what was going on at the time. leaving the big hair, power ballads, and affluence of the 80s behind, gen x just wanted to say that life isn't always shiny and pretty. quite often it was ugly, i mean, hello! 'everybody hurts sometimes'!! but like, our grandparents grew up right around the depression so that shaped how they raised their kids-they didn't get a lot of extras, they saved everything (which is why we have so much great vintage), and saw non-essentials as just that. then our parents wanted us to have everything they didn't have so they went to the other extreme. our generation comes along and says this is all just stuff and nonsense. it doesn't equal love, it doesn't replace quality time. oh well whatever nevermind. ya know? it makes me think just what our kids are going to do. what will they rebel against? what's going to be their stance? maybe it will be the green movement, the back to basics movement, back to craftsmanship and less corporate. live with integrity, without lies. that would be great.

ok, i'm done.

details:

dress-vintage

shoes-target

don't let it get away

song of the day: 'beautiful day' by u2

thank you all so much for the wonderful birthday wishes yesterday. it helped to make what could've been a frightening experience actually quite lovely. it really was a perfect day. the weather was amazing, shopping was fantastic, lunch was delicious, and the company was the most handsome and sweetest around.

i know i only show you guys my outfits and so i wanted to show a little bit of what my life is all about. i should do more of that. and really i wish i would've taken more pictures, but well, i'm not used to taking a camera with me so i should be happy i remembered to bring it to lunch. one of these days, i plan to do a video tour of my house. i was asked to show pictures of it, but i think it would be more fun to make a movie.

anyway, thanks again for all the sweet comments yesterday. it meant so much to me, you just don't even know :)

i'll be better when i'm older

song of the day: 'i'll be' by edwin mccain

so i'm sitting here in a hotel room overlooking the fayetteville square on this the 30th anniversary of my birth. yep, that's right. today's my birthday. i've been dreading this day for about 5 years. i love my birthday. like it's my favorite day of the year, then christmas. yeah, it's a big deal to me. but this one is a bit harder for me to take. it's the realization that i'm no longer young. i've always been the youngest. in my family, among my friends, and really just anyone i hung out with. but now it's not that way. i'm old.

but it's not all sad. as i look back on my 20s, i learned a ton. i know myself better now than i did 10 years ago. i'm happier, more fit and healthy than i was when i turned 20. i think i'm finally coming to terms with the things i didn't like about myself. i have a better relationship with me. i love more now than i did then. so, it's not as sad a day as i had made it out to be. i think this will definitely be a day of reflection for me. well that and a day of shopping.

my sweet husband surprised me by lining up a sitter for our son so he could take me out to dinner and to stay a night in town. i was pretty thrilled. we took these pictures before leaving the house last night. aren't we cute? seriously, we look so cool in our all black. but anyway, we had a fantastic night. now we are going to hit the vintage stores like ravenous dogs before it's time to pick the kiddo up from school. so i'll leave you all now and get to it!

we need a really good memory

song of the day: 'joining you' by alanis morissette

i went over to visit my mom on saturday. she's doing really good and making progress every day. i hadn't seen her in two weeks so it meant a lot to see her this weekend. she's talking better, eating better, able to lift her left knee, and all these things are so exciting! we had a nice time talking all together (my dad, brother and sister) and even took mom outside in her wheelchair for a while to enjoy the nice evening. but for some reason, on the ride home, i felt sad. more sad than i've been in a few weeks. she's in great spirits and laughs and jokes, but there's a lot about her that isn't the same as it was before the stroke. her voice is different and she's just more direct. it's like she lost her filter and she'll say things she wouldn't normally say. she's more honest and says what's on her mind, unapologetically. which isn't necessarily a bad thing, it's just different. and even though i knew that the stroke affected her personality, i think it started catching up to me, the reality of the change. i just have to get to know my mom as she is now. she's still mom, but different.

details:

top-thrifted

jeans-topshop

shoes-dexter, thrifted

sweet memories will last a long long time

song of the day: 'i'm so excited' by the pointer sisters

last night, matt and i got a babysitter for the kiddo and walked down the street for an evening of wining and dining. well not so much wine, more like whiskey. the restaurant we went to was having a special scotch tasting and well, we loves ourselves some scotch so we had to go. it was cool getting to try different scotches (both single malt and blended) that we wouldn't have otherwise gotten to taste. we got to sample some johnny walker blue label which is a $300 bottle! they paired each drink with some great food and it was just an all around fun night. next month, there will be a beer tasting and i'm thinking we'll have to make it to that one too!

alright kids, i hope you all have a great weekend. i'm planning to get together with some friends tonight, go to a birthday party and drive over to see my mom on saturday, and watch the patriots play some great football on sunday. good times. good times.

details:

blazer-thrifted, gap

skirt-thrifted dress turned over to make a skirt

tee-american apparel

shoes-urban outfitters

seasons change

song of the day: 'seasons change' by expose

doesn't it look like it was cool and crisp out? yeah well no it wasn't. it was hot. but i just love my boots! once i've put them on, they are very persuasive. they whisper to me 'you know you can't find a better shoe for this outfit. don't worry about the weather, i'll take care of it.' and who can resist a pair of talking boots?

but it is that time of year again. officially, the first full day of autumn here in the northern hemisphere (did anyone else see the full moon last night? so awesome!!!). and with that means cooler temps, boots, changing leaves, lots of football, and races. that's right, i'm trying to figure out what race i want to do and where i want to do it. all this time, i've thought i'd just do a half-marathon and save the full for the spring. maybe it's because matt did a big race last sunday, but i've gotten the itch to go the distance. i'm considering running in dallas this december. do any of you live there? that would be pretty cool to meet a blogger friend too out of the deal. or do any of you want to run it with me??? that would be even cooler. seriously, think about it. there's a half with it too, if that helps :)

and you may or may not have noticed that i did not update my shop yesterday. well that's on the agenda for today. again.

details:

dress-vintage, ebay

scarf-gift

boots-vintage, ebay

socks-gap

belt-thrifted

i want candy (and vintage clothes)

as promised i updated the shop today!!! go check it out. there are some fun things in there.

what would you say if i took those words away

song of the day: 'more than words' by extreme

boy do i have writers block today! i've had this post open for about 3 hours. i'll keep coming back to it, stare at it, and nothing. just nothing. i don't know what the deal is. i'll read other blog posts, hoping to get inspired. still nothing. jeepers!!! it's like a mid-week slump or something.

i guess i can let you know that i will be updating the shop today. so please wait with bated breath and on the edge of your seat for that. i'm telling you, there are some gems in this one. you truly won't want to miss it.

but that's a pretty good song of the day, eh? here's a little something extra for you. every time i hear this song, i am compelled to sing it. and i sing the harmony. LOVE IT. so if ever you are around me, and 'more than words' comes on the radio (or an ipod or whatever), just get ready. you will hear me belt it. fair warning.

details:

shirt-gap

dress-worn as skirt from little ocean annie

socks-urban outfitters

shoes-thrifted dexters