tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1840404325811521132024-03-05T03:25:51.043-05:00tweNty-thReeeveRythiNg has beeN figuRed out,except how to live.eRiNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16865710064975192266noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-184040432581152113.post-48606899641726430502011-07-20T08:32:00.000-04:002011-07-20T08:32:28.318-04:00the complexioN of love<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Rjn-8DFwPRJuxdICzftUe6Oai7CmjkVMKlgUlEEBuH0unof1tVg8x3CW25I0rMBlPQqNddojFVWdhgdkLtShYhbFVEnTYH_y6hZwkOCGnQ1mTDghdi-fOhtt95jSmfPl5LbVMNEdyro/s1600/you+complete+me.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Rjn-8DFwPRJuxdICzftUe6Oai7CmjkVMKlgUlEEBuH0unof1tVg8x3CW25I0rMBlPQqNddojFVWdhgdkLtShYhbFVEnTYH_y6hZwkOCGnQ1mTDghdi-fOhtt95jSmfPl5LbVMNEdyro/s320/you+complete+me.jpg" t$="true" width="320" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">(<a href="http://livemorenowblog.com/">image</a></span>)</div><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">conversation last night:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">me: my skin has been clearer than it's ever been lately... no zits!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">rob: see what happens when you finally agree to marry me? you're in balance. i complete you.</span>eRiNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16865710064975192266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-184040432581152113.post-64042356521211937042011-05-20T11:56:00.000-04:002011-05-20T11:56:35.414-04:00fill iN the blaNk fRiday: JuNk iN the tRuNk<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwsUhnAuCUFUCncMYdnbnsaurDS3TorbLUHl05XNiVw9m-Y-mE7cEjQX8iDbMhmJca6RKWDbvT_hWOZdipn5WQyp_s3Pw4pwWSFyeK0asgo0B_Kiy0dWyTNyJGycZDI9jjzUmw2-Sz_J8/s1600/PS_214748364721474836472147483647_212147483647.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320px" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwsUhnAuCUFUCncMYdnbnsaurDS3TorbLUHl05XNiVw9m-Y-mE7cEjQX8iDbMhmJca6RKWDbvT_hWOZdipn5WQyp_s3Pw4pwWSFyeK0asgo0B_Kiy0dWyTNyJGycZDI9jjzUmw2-Sz_J8/s320/PS_214748364721474836472147483647_212147483647.jpg" width="240px" /></a></div><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">1. <b> people always tell me i look like </b> ...i'm tired. awesome. actually, i don't ever really get a look-alike comment. which is cool. i'm unique! </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">7.<b> i am currently "in like" with </b> </span><a href="http://pearlandthebeard.com/"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">pearl and the beard</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">, exploring wines of the world, </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/laurageorge?ref=seller_info"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">laura george prints</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">, and purging my closet to make room for the refined/defined style on which i am currently curating in my mind. enough of this office wear takeover!!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>eRiNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16865710064975192266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-184040432581152113.post-32848753236855110412011-05-19T12:23:00.001-04:002011-05-20T11:54:04.281-04:00committed<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">so now that our engagement is finally (okay, for months now) official, i'm "allowed" to talk about it, and marriage, and all the work it took to get me to this point of acceptance. for years, simply being in a relationship was hard for me. my brain is so very independent that it often fought my heart over being attached to someone, potentially allowing myself to - dear god! - depend on someone, and worst of all, the idea of forming a union with another person that would, on any level, make me feel a loss of self. clearly, marriage requires the realization of all of these ideas.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">i really hated the concept of wifedom. i'd get all spazzy just thinking of the word "wife" and how it seems to inevitably become a title, an occupation, an excuse... even though i know deep in my heart that there is nothing "typical" in the functioning of our relationship (rob probably cooks 60% of the time / i've never done his laundry / we clean the house together / we socialize regularly without one another), i couldn't fight off the fear that becoming a WIFE would change all of that. because, after all, isn't that what everyone claims? that being married changes everything? i didn't know how i was going to be able to move on and really, truly commit to rob. i mean, we had lived together, bought a house together, discussed and agreed that we were in it for the long haul, and would stop running away and quitting when shit got ugly. or boring. or lonely. we agreed to stick it out and really, really work to be together; <u>choose</u> to be together. so WHY couldn't i stand the thought of marriage?? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">i spent hours trying to solve this riddle with my closest of friends; i made a little bit of progress. i witnessed my best friend's wedding and confirmed six months later that nothing, in fact, had changed in her relationship after said nuptials; i felt a little better. i discovered the blog </span><a href="http://apracticalwedding.com/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">a practical wedding</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> and quickly found that i wasn't the only woman on the planet to feel this way - so much so that there is an entire section for </span><a href="http://apracticalwedding.com/category/reclaiming-wife/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">reclaiming wife</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">; i saw a light at the end of the tunnel! i kept reading; i started feeling brave enough to form my own opinions. i read </span><a href="http://www.elizabethgilbert.com/committed.htm"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">committed</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">, a gift from my best friend that worked wonders on my brain. i read more APW posts about forming </span><a href="http://apracticalwedding.com/2010/11/reclaiming-wife-traditions-and-the-baby-family/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">baby families</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> (whether or not actual babies are involved). i learned about infidelity, betrayal, doubt and loss; i learned about strength, commitment, compromise and joy. ...all the while, paying very very close attention to my reactions and their reasons, and what thought processes i could adjust to change that fighting feeling. i did all of this because i wanted to. even though my brain felt like it was on another planet, my heart wanted very much to marry rob. not because everyone thought we should, not because society told us we had to, and certainly not just so that he could be on my health insurance plan. i wanted the reason for us to get married to simply be that we wanted to.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">oh, and i should mention that all through this, rob patiently waited. even though he didn't fully understand my need to work through the concept of marriage, he never rushed me. occasionally, my guilt rushed me. and in those moments, we would talk about marriage, weddings, and our relationship. these conversations always ended the same: rob telling me to take my time, that he would wait forever to marry me. and guess what? eventually, the absence of pressure - from rob - pushed me through the last hesitation. i was finally ready.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">and then i waited. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">i had considered proposing to rob. it made sense. he was the one waiting for me; i was the one holding things up. so i should do the dirty work, right? except i knew that it was something that he (sort-of) wanted to do. in our conversations, numerous things had come up regarding marriage or weddings where i would say, "oh, no - <em>that's</em> not going to happen!" and he would need a day to process, and then accept, my declaration. like me not taking his name. it wasn't that it offended him; he had just always imagined that i would. somehow one of those conversations included thoughts on the actual proposal - and the fact that he <em>had</em> thoughts on the proposal. i decided to let him have this one. i mean, you can't take a boy's dream of his wedding/marriage away from him! so i sat back, trying to reassure rob that i really, really meant it, while his best friend urged him to hurry before i beat him to the punch (unaware of my scrapped plan to do so). finally, while on vacation in february, "it" happened (maybe i'll share that story another day).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">i was not prepared for the excitement i would feel upon being officially engaged to marry my best friend (in case you know, and are counting - yes, rob is best friend #3 featured in this story). i was not prepared for the joy it brought our families, especially that of my pappap, who virtually giggled, hugged me numerous times and held my hand for hours after i delivered the news. i had no idea i would feel so at peace with the beginning of the planning process or that i would <u>want</u> to be really, really considerate of our friends and family that would be included along the way. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">what i know is that i'm so glad that i took my time.</span>eRiNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16865710064975192266noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-184040432581152113.post-43659095310339594452011-02-23T14:36:00.000-05:002011-02-23T14:36:17.387-05:00feeliNg Righteous - or - gloom aNd doom<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqxE-sjbkUGxridC6XyqTGY6h0ZZ0-hkcDttPNPawQZJvdOmTh95fX412DgajSpKi608M4efvYhvgRH5XjyY1EXHASp8OM7kcUcSIhJuenUZ7Mrk2JlrQMFh7rxOoruIaLR472WCkaLNs/s1600/Castle_dark_crystal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="185" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqxE-sjbkUGxridC6XyqTGY6h0ZZ0-hkcDttPNPawQZJvdOmTh95fX412DgajSpKi608M4efvYhvgRH5XjyY1EXHASp8OM7kcUcSIhJuenUZ7Mrk2JlrQMFh7rxOoruIaLR472WCkaLNs/s400/Castle_dark_crystal.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">i am tired of the following:</span></div><ul><li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">people defending models that are too skinny. i am a skinny person and i still think there is something seriously wrong with the fashion industry in the "ideal" body type it defines.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">people trying to be cooler than everyone else. i'm not impressed.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">people who incessantly complain about their ailments. again, not impressed. these details by no means define the person you are. please respect yourself and share with me the important stuff.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">people who can't think outside of themselves. i like to think that i am an incredibly thoughtful person, and it would be nice that, if you reap the benefits of my friendship, you act in kind. return emails and texts. consider me when making plans so that i don't feel as though i'm forcing myself on you.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">people who turn social networking into political platforms. go ahead and voice your opinion, but don't soapbox on my territory. this shit is supposed to be FUN!</span></li>
</ul><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">i'm feeling a little defeated today, so i won't apologize for this. if you feel targeted by my list above, then you have most likely made me sad recently. try to just be a better friend rather than let this upset you, too. kthanks.</span>eRiNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16865710064975192266noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-184040432581152113.post-83987393520230074922011-02-21T12:31:00.001-05:002011-02-21T14:52:38.633-05:00make youR owN samoas<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">forget the girl scouts.... who needs those little bitches, anyway?!? </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">(c'mon... i KID, i kid.)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">also: </span><a href="http://bakingbites.com/2005/10/thin-minties/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">thin mints</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> and </span><a href="http://bakingbites.com/2008/01/homemade-girl-scout-cookies-tagalongs/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">tagalongs</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>eRiNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16865710064975192266noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-184040432581152113.post-70605633415146814102011-01-07T15:17:00.000-05:002011-01-07T15:17:21.962-05:00foR the biRdsFirst the birds; now the fish - and crabs? Me telling Rob about the other species dying en masse resulted in the following conversation:<br />
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Rob: Well, the world is supposed to end next year, right? So it can't all happen at once; things have to start getting screwy sometime.<br />
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Me: If that's the case, hurry up and fix your bus so that I can quit my job. <br />
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Rob: Really?<br />
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Me: If the world is really ending in 2012, there is no freaking way I'm wasting my time sitting at a desk anymore! We can spend the next year or two driving around the country, selling sandwiches on the side of the road for gas money.<br />
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Rob: Sandwiches? That's shady.<br />
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Me: Okay, then. We can pick apples. Join the migrant workers.<br />
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Rob: And poop on lettuce. Let's do it.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">i found them at <a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_237545401">r</a></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.rossstores.com/">oss dress for less</a></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> yesterday for $16.99. yoink!! i SO took these bitches home.</span>eRiNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16865710064975192266noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-184040432581152113.post-45481739805407066392010-11-12T10:51:00.000-05:002010-11-12T10:51:30.195-05:00fill iN the blaNk fRiday - life love<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijnjlcgk4gwdAyXKO-vEDMoVVNz4lsO6Sl2ZkSsUgPPn7VwufzwGSTWMjl5Lk3IAaelHwHSad2Ta1zYxn-YYDX7_g7bspYONOcL_Ml5BBwHQQAGzoGpoPFneprRCbdkFIBFMLVpvNUUBE/s1600/glitterfillitin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijnjlcgk4gwdAyXKO-vEDMoVVNz4lsO6Sl2ZkSsUgPPn7VwufzwGSTWMjl5Lk3IAaelHwHSad2Ta1zYxn-YYDX7_g7bspYONOcL_Ml5BBwHQQAGzoGpoPFneprRCbdkFIBFMLVpvNUUBE/s320/glitterfillitin.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><a href="http://thelittlethingswedo.blogspot.com/2010/11/fill-in-blank-friday_11.html">today's blanks</a> feel to me like they are focusing on the more hopeful, happy side of life. i was just thinking about doing a LML (love my life - because FML was going through my head way too much and i needed to combat it with some positive thinking) post, so this is fantastic timing!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: white;"><strong>1. <span style="font-size: large;">the most spontaneous thing i've ever done was</span> </strong>spent the night on the rooftop of a local school with my sister. we both had insane, hazy dreams about getting caught the entire time and had the most surreal, misty morning because of them.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: white;"><strong>3. <span style="font-size: large;">a time that i was truly and genuinely surprised was</span> </strong>when rob made a trip home for valentine's day while he was living 5-1/2 hours away. we don't usually keep anything from one another so it was impressive for him to be able to not give it away while calling me to casually find out where i was on a friday night!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: white;"><strong>7. <span style="font-size: large;">my perfect day would include</span> </strong>sleeping in late, hiking through the woods - or mountains (somewhere!), eating a hearty meal, and relaxing in the evening with a big ol' bottle of wine. all of these accompanied by people i love. the best part about this scenario is: it has actually happened. in the last month. :)</span></span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">happy friday and may you all have an amazing weekend!</span></div>eRiNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16865710064975192266noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-184040432581152113.post-55996586892964074262010-11-11T18:35:00.001-05:002010-11-12T10:52:09.814-05:00dRool.<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">sometimes i get really stuck/lost on </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">etsy</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">. it's such a great place to waste some time, and to discover amazing handmade things. yesterday, i fell in love with rounan's </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/Ruonan?section_id=7084934"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">2010 xanadu collection</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">. to wit:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">then we looked at the house on grand avenue, and both instantly agreed that the rust orange shag carpet, 50's pine wood paneling, and iron eagles hiding in every nook and cranny were oversee-able. the garage(s) was more than what we could have ever dreamed of, there were numerous bay windows with large sills for the cats, and a well-placed sun room. there was a small yard, a cute deck, and three bedrooms. we were sold. we bought.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">my sister and i spent a day pulling up the disgusting carpet, my mom and best friend helped pull down some of the most atrociously hilarious wallpaper i've ever seen the next, and i spent a few days scraping the linoleum off of the sun room hardwood floors. that was the extent of work done on the house until this summer. i was inspired by the kitchen on the show </span><a href="http://www.nbc.com/parenthood/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">parenthood</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> (if you haven't watched this show, i highly recommend it!) and finally decided what i wanted to do with my cabinets. being under a super-tight budget, i'd paint the cabinets a sage green color now, do the backsplash another time and, maybe way down the line, add a butcher-block counter top. as a last-minute cheap idea, i decided to spray paint the existing hardware.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">early in may, i started on the process, along with the incredibly useful assistance of my mom. she built her own house from the ground up, and is comfortable working with both wood and paint. this was my first real attempt at home improvement, so i was more than grateful for the help. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">after sanding, priming, sanding again, painting, sanding ONE MORE time, and painting the final coat, i got lazy. the painted doors remained on sawhorses in the garage for almost an entire month. all i had to do was spray paint the hardware! i finally motivated to do that, and rehung the doors.</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">not that these are even close to my price-range. so it goes...</span></div>eRiNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16865710064975192266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-184040432581152113.post-15331342747920356532010-09-17T11:11:00.002-04:002010-09-17T11:12:10.634-04:00fill iN the blaNk fRiday: fall<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">joseph arthur, ben harper, and dhani harrison???</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">WOW.</span></div>eRiNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16865710064975192266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-184040432581152113.post-87875538185548514292010-09-02T18:34:00.000-04:002010-09-02T18:34:00.893-04:00thRowback thuRsday: Rage.<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">i forgot just how much i love to rock out to this song. feeling a little ready for a hardcore fall welcome and this hits the nail on the head for me.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">today's fill in the blank friday is filled with the randomness that is </span><a href="http://thelittlethingswedo.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">lauren's</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> brain... works just fine for me! maybe one day i'll submit questions from interviews that i did in 9th grade for the school paper. poor mr. carson tried to answer me seriously and respectfully to questions like, "what kind of toothpaste would you be?" i showed no mercy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">looking forward to an awesome weekend! going to see <a href="http://www.mymorningjacket.com/">my morning jacket</a> tonight. that's actually all that really matters. :)</span>eRiNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16865710064975192266noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-184040432581152113.post-32086784685086600952010-08-26T19:25:00.002-04:002010-09-02T18:46:10.381-04:00awww, yeah.<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">my boyfriend is putting out a new album in december!! </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pc0mxOXbWIU">here</a> is</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> the first single... it's got me pumped already.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.anntaylor.com/catalog/product.jsp?productId=27420&N=1200005&pCategoryId=3939&categoryId=183&Ns=CATEGORY_SEQ_183&loc=TN&defaultColor=Dark%20Navy&defaultSizeType=Regular"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">this top</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> makes me want to revamp my wardrobe. i can see myself now: causal-chic in straight-leg pants (we're talking <em>serious </em>change here, people) and ballet flats. i'll take one in every color, please.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">thanks.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">p.s. and guess what? it's not j. crew! yay, me. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">p.p.s. oh, except it's not any more reasonably priced. way to be consistent.</span></div>eRiNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16865710064975192266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-184040432581152113.post-9184578577694674212010-08-13T10:59:00.000-04:002010-08-13T10:59:36.226-04:00a little R & R<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">we are going </span><a href="http://www.redrockcabins.com/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">here</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> the first weekend of october:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>eRiNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16865710064975192266noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-184040432581152113.post-51408010703120116582010-08-05T10:27:00.000-04:002010-08-05T10:27:52.053-04:00covet.<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">i see lots of bloggers that spend some serious dough on clothes from anthropologie... i typically don't even like the stuff they've got; forget dishing out big cash for it. that was until this:</span></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">also: did you know that on their website, customers can post pictures with their review of items? genius.</span></div>eRiNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16865710064975192266noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-184040432581152113.post-18531564220379556992010-07-13T12:40:00.000-04:002010-07-13T12:40:26.245-04:00show stopperR<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU0bBm-qsezuM-e0vfdU16RZFLhrE0YnulOY3r-FrLXc0NlJZhGDGfZ0rINvYdSE01biQ9S15166oD1EVUoq2BQJCdhpgn3avt0ktgoBxULLbIoKrIAD7eEYcGLrlJenqf4Z02pkxOH3I/s1600/spl193601_001-thumb-420x629.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU0bBm-qsezuM-e0vfdU16RZFLhrE0YnulOY3r-FrLXc0NlJZhGDGfZ0rINvYdSE01biQ9S15166oD1EVUoq2BQJCdhpgn3avt0ktgoBxULLbIoKrIAD7eEYcGLrlJenqf4Z02pkxOH3I/s400/spl193601_001-thumb-420x629.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">this may greatly change how i feel about haftahaftahafta going to see 30 seconds to mars in september.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">hopefully that's more than enough time for jared to come to his senses. oi.</span></div>eRiNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16865710064975192266noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-184040432581152113.post-1924104295221903152010-07-09T18:40:00.001-04:002010-07-09T18:43:13.725-04:00fill in the blaNk fRiday: RaNdom<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8wqgANaaB8QEy05Rh7Q0gP9Koo45A6c3ptcUBmkXLolul6-EGZEtj7gRQgsvLr-qvaoicspGbhE1Y5lDHXRCXPhe4xwHBIVbqCDhyphenhyphen7RuRPLxex5xzk7nb4yFKOvZWibu6hP1Hjasp1iU/s320/fill+in+the+blank.jpg" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">4. <strong><span style="font-size: large;">the last movie i saw was</span></strong> uh... we watched so many movies last weekend!! <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">i'm</span> going to have to say that </span><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0393109/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">brick</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> was the last one we watched? this was my second time watching it and i must say, it's a pretty amazing movie (as far as my standards go).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">5. <strong><span style="font-size: large;">if i could be doing anything i felt like today i would</span></strong> definitely be en route to a beach, no question.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">6. <strong><span style="font-size: large;">as a teenager i was</span></strong> a freaking <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">angsty</span> nightmare. but also really headstrong and independent... to put it mildly.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">7. <strong><span style="font-size: large;">i wish i could trade lives for the day with</span></strong> someone waist-deep in the fashion industry. <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">i'd</span> love to work at a magazine one day, or be backstage at a fashion show, or help a designer pick out fabric, or watch a great fashion photographer. i don't think i have it in me to fight to get into that world, but <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">i'd</span> love to just observe for a day!</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">(check out the original and many more over at <a href="http://thelittlethingswedo.blogspot.com/2010/07/fill-in-blank-friday.html">the little things we do</a>)</span></div>eRiNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16865710064975192266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-184040432581152113.post-48824983940752083072010-07-09T16:07:00.001-04:002010-07-14T14:51:17.383-04:00oN the feNce<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span class="goog-spellcheck-word">i'm</span> not sure how i feel about </span><a href="http://www.forever21.com/category.asp?catalog_name=FOREVER21&category_name=maternity_main&Page=all&promotype=2"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">this</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">. forever 21 has launched a maternity line...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">now. i am all for stylish, affordable clothing for pregnant women. even without needing to explore the options of cutesy <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">preggo</span> duds for myself, it is clear that there is a hole in that market - though i have found myself, more than once, excitedly grabbing up clothes in target, only to find that <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">i've</span> wandered into the </span><a href="http://www.target.com/Liz-Lange-Maternity-Designers-Shopping/b?ie=UTF8&node=3043411"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">maternity section</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> again and should leave those cute dresses and tops to the ladies who really need them (side note: should i be concerned that i would rather admit that maternity clothes are better designed for my figure than to simply exercise?).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">however. this concept nags at my little brain because of forever 21's target market. certainly, 21 year-<span class="goog-spellcheck-word">olds</span> have every right and typically no moral questioning in being pregnant (though i could never have imagined it for myself), but <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">i'm</span> concerned with the <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">tweens</span> shopping in the same stores as twenty-somethings... which, if my eyes and ears have any validity (at my ripe old age of 30) while browsing stores, is happening more and more. will this line make teenagers go out and get knocked up so that they can purchase from it? no, of course not. but could it potentially send the wrong, semi-glamorous message to my little 12-year-old cousin about the reality of needing maternity clothes? well - probably not, again. but. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span class="goog-spellcheck-word">i'm</span> still on the fence.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>UPDATE: see stylist's </strong></span><a href="http://www.stylelist.com/2010/07/13/forever-21-pregnant-teens-love-21-maternity-collection/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>interesting take</strong></span></a><strong><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> on this... more fuel for my fire.</span> </strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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