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Thursday Thoughts (7)

Posted on: Thursday, May 17, 2012


{one} Kitty cats outside. They are such spazzes. They came inside and got muddy prints all over.


{two} Every now and then I just remember or am reminded that the Olympics are this summer, and that makes me really happy. If you didn't know, I love the Olympics. So much. Summer and Winter. I wrote my college application essay about the Olympics. There is nothing greater than the opening ceremonies.

{three} Less than one month until the wedding! I am so so excited to see everyone!

{four} I love this sentiment from a Keep Calm Gallery print, titled "Rules of Friendship." It is simple, basic, and true.

{five} I finally finished reading The Help (I needed to slow down with a book, after speeding through The Hunger Games). It was really good, and the movie was definitely a great adaptation. It got me thinking that not too long ago, my life would have been very different, as a half-black half-white woman I would have been an outcast, and my current relationship would have been illegal. Crazy. Too bad people in this country are still crazy.

{six} I watched a PBS show last night (Bones of Turkana) about the Leakeys (a super famous name in anthropology) and their discoveries at Lake Turkana in Africa, finding Australopithecus, homo habilis and all sorts of cool remains of our ancient ancestors. Ah, so cool. It makes me miss my anthropology classes, science and discovery of human origins, bones. We came upon a skeleton of a creature hiking up to our camping spot last weekend; I kind of wanted to take it home and take a closer look at it. Anyway, if I ever end up a teacher, I think I would most enjoy teaching a human origins class. It would be so much fun, and I could get bones and skulls and go on a field trip to the zoo.  I can always teach my own future kiddos, though! :)

{seven} Apparently this exists. We must try some. (Thanks Jilli!)

{eight} Liam Neeson is the coolest.

{nine} I had been doubting my choice in wedding earrings for a little while, unsure how they would go with my yet-to-be-worked-out hairstyle, and feeling like they may be too bulky at the top, especially as I have multiple piercings in each ear. I love the earrings, but I didn't want to end up stuck with something that didn't really work or that I thought didn't look right in the end, so I found another pair. The earrings are lighter, delicate and gold made to look incredibly like lace, and I am in love with the matching cuff bracelet. I am sure between my two options I will be ready to go on the day!

{ten} I had about an hour long chat with the DJ planner today this afternoon. I felt kind of dumb because she would ask "whats your first dance song?" and I didn't have one, and "are you doing the bouquet/garter toss?" and I didn't know, and that happened a few more times, but it was all OK if I didn't know everything yet. The meeting was both stressful and really helpful, so ultimately good, and I think they will be a lot of fun keeping the party going. So, now we need to pick a first dance song. But, we have an entrance song, and cake cutting song (such a thing exists, I now know). I keep being told by vendors that on the day I am supposed to be stress free, relax and have fun, but I don't know how that happens! Maybe by starting the day with mimosas...

S. 

Dreaming of Baby

Posted on: Tuesday, May 15, 2012

I can't help it. I know I know I know. I know. Oh I know. I've just wanted to be a mom since forever (and had a running list of baby names in my head, too), and things are almost aligned so that that can happen. It doesn't help that babies and kids not in short supply in the Army community (or blogging world, it seems). And that one of my best friends is equally anticipating baby time (but also locked into grad school for the next two years). And then Pinterest makes the day dreaming so easy, so so easy. So, I think about it from time to time. My Klout for some reason says I am influential about babies (an achievement, I guess? considering I do not have one). And one night apparently I was talking in my sleep, something about a baby. Nothing wrong with that. My family used to say growing up that I was for sure going to get married and have maybe seven children (We only want three, I think). Anyway, timing is not quite right yet (grad school), but I am dreaming of the future, filled with little ones and no sleep and spit up cute things all over. A girl can dream (and talk out loud in her sleep), can't she?

{I think I would have love love loved this little mouse house idea when I was little. So clever.} 




S.

Photo dump Pour la Semaine

Posted on: Monday, May 14, 2012

above {I don't know how Hux gets himself perfectly wrapped in blankets all the time} below {wedding stickers!}

above {more wedding decor} below {Chipotle yum}

{Darwin. in Kyle's clean laundry all week.}


above {I guess I don't need these if we're not doing assigned seating. oh well, I got to stamp a lot of names.} below {bling for the wedding :)}

above {mums card} below {H-man}

above {tags for mason jars; names on the other side} below {goodie bags for desert/candy bar}

above {spring rolls!} next four {camping}




{Kyle pimped his helmet}

above {Hux watches Firefly} below {Hux explores the tent}
{Darwin and Hux in the garage. dirty paws, Hux}

above {chalkboard project begins! below {wearing Kyle's jacket for an evening ride. It fits pretty well except that I have lady hips}

S.

Mother's Day

Posted on: Sunday, May 13, 2012

Happy Mother's Day to my mum and all the good moms out there! Even just being married with no kiddos yet, I can appreciate my mom even more being out here and away from home; I don't know how she didn't go crazy with four of us running around to cook and clean up after! 
top {mother's day card from Rifle Paper Co.} below {my mom and her sister as littl'uns}
below {Mom with us kids, moving to our house in Tracy, California}
below {dad and mom being goofy in France}

Aren't moms the best?

S. 
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