Tuesday, August 9, 2011

I Moved!

to http://replicatethendeviate.blogspot.com/! Hope to see you there!

Sunday Drive During the Golden Hour

(for some reason it took almost an hour to upload these! Yikes!)

Photobucket

Photobucket

Tetons in the background.

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Kisses!

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Itty bitty rainbow

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Actual nature

Photobucket

Photobucket

Saturday, August 6, 2011

Baja Dress

I've been crushing on this dress from Shabby Apple ever since I first saw it last year (or so. . . . I'm not the best at keeping track of time now that I'm not in school/don't have a strict work schedule).



(Yes, I just pinned myself. No, I don't know how to log in to Pinterest without my Twitter account that I don't actually use except to enter contests).

The only thing I didn't like was the price tag and the colors. Fortuitously, I found this awesome knit fabric at Joann's in the red tag section and half off! Paired with Anna's tutorial on knit binding , a little bit of confidence gained from making a raglan pattern for Ansley's dresses (from At Second Street via icandy), and being able to visualize what stripes look like in a circle skirt, since Jen made it. This is probably my new favorite dress!! :)

Photobucket

Photobucket

Hair up like the model.

Photobucket

Photobucket

Top view:

Photobucket

Delicious swishiness:

Photobucket

I'll leave you with an awkward family photo. ha.

Photobucket

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

We Went Camping

What I liked:

Our friends came for the day. They're the best. (no pictures though b/c I haven't asked yet).

Tyrone can start a fire and set up camp really fast.

Food tastes better cooked over a fire and eaten outdoors.

I made cookies for the third or fourth time in less than a week.

The toilets weren't buzzing with flies.

Marshmallows are gross but kids like them.

The stars.

Great photo opportunities.

What I didn't like:

Not being able to sleep most of the night b/c I was uncomfortable and/or cold and/or worried about the animal scratching around our tent and pacing by my head three or four times and/or being kicked by Ansley. Plus the inevitable next day headache.

Mosquitoes. I'm pretty sure Tyrone is immune to them; they bite him and you can hardly tell a few hours later. On the other hand, my bites get bigger, redder, and itchier over the next few days and a few might leave permanent scars.

I can't stand smelling like smoke.

It's a lot of work to get ready, get there, and clean up. I still have a few more loads of laundry and would love to be able to park a car in the garage again.

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Foil breakfast with chicken eggs.

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Wildlife.

Photobucket

Right there -->

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Photobucket

Sad (to get back in the car).

Photobucket