It’s Ok Thursday.
Jan 26, 2012 ♥

It’s Okay To…

Not blog for a few days during the week to get real life things under control.

Miss a few trips to the gym because you’re just completely drained from work.

To yell, “DON’T DO IT!” at the TV when a “We’re hiring!” commercial comes on for your company. (Hahaha…)

To start a book club with a few friends and use it as an excuse for girly lunch/dinner dates!

To watch Mad Men instead of, well, everything else you should be doing.

To give your website’s MooCards out to your friends. Even your guy friends.

To be OCD about where things go in the pantry. IE: bread shelf, snack shelf, pasta shelf, breakfast shelf. Nate thinks I’m crazy.

To wear high heels even when they make you taller than everyone else, including your husband.

Tomorrow is Friday. =) Very excited about that prospect. Wish me luck on waking up to go in to work early!

Polka Dot Frock
Jan 22, 2012 ♥

Another weekend has come and the last bits of it are slipping away as I type this from my comfy L shaped couch, my knee-socked feet in Nate’s lap, with the regular sound noise of sports in the background. Two days of “rest” really aren’t enough if you ask me, or anyone I’m sure because who doesn’t wish for at least one more day in the weekend? But the truth is – I would just wish for one more day if we did have three to start with. I’m trying to be better about things like that. Being grateful doesn’t always come easy when I roll over to hit the snooze on Monday morning. I guess it isn’t easy, period- is it?

Polka Dot Frock

Polka Dot Frock

Nate and I spent some of the afternoon at his parent’s house, some of it napping, and some of it doing laundry. We went out for Penn Station and a movie in the evening. We saw Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, which was ridiculously heart-wrenching. I’m pretty sure we’re still recovering. It’s a very good movie, but a little hard to take! Strangely, I think that’s part of what a good movie is to me…

Polka Dot Frock

Polka Dot Frock

Try not to mind my hilarious blonde roots in these photos! I took these right after I got ready and I’m lucky I did because about 10 minutes later most of curls were flat. Thank you, damp and crappy weather! Over the weekend I wore two new dresses that I received for Christmas – one from my Mother-in-law and one from Nate. I’ve been saving them like little treasures for the perfect day and for some reason I just decided that it was time I wore them both this weekend! I kind of want to go on a hunt for the perfect photo locations for their outfit shots. Maybe Brittany can go with me since she told me over and over that I must take pictures of last nights outfit in it’s entirety. ;]

Polka Dot Frock

Polka Dot Frock

Polka Dot Frock

I have a lot of things on my plate this week that I’d like to get done. I think I may try to start a little online shop for some of the things I don’t wear anymore. Would anyone be interested? Most of them are things that have only been worn once or twice. We’ll see!

I’m also going to be starting a website to promote a 5k run/walk to raise money for the Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation that will be taking place in June. If you are interested in learning more about this rare form of cancer please click here. This is what my Father-in-law has and we are trying to raise awareness because there is just really no way to detect it in it’s early stages to be treated with a favorable outcome. It’s going to be a lot of work for the family and all of our friends who’ve agreed to help to put this event together – so if you have any insight to give on ideas of how to get donations or if you have any resources for this type of event planning please let me know! I will be dedicating a post to this topic in the near future, but just wanted to go ahead and throw out some info about what’s going on. Thanks for all of your support!

Outfit Details
Polka Dot Frock: Belk
Golden Cropped Coat: c/o Francesca’s Collections
Scarf: Gift from Nate // Target
Knee Socks: Gift from Brittany // F21
Sweater Tights: Aerie
Oxfords: Pac Sun
Headband: Gift from my In-laws.

Saturday Mornings Are..
Jan 21, 2012 ♥

Saturday Mornings

Quiet time, blogging, grinding coffee beans to brew the perfect pot, filling my house with the aroma of a delicious smelling candle, enjoying my breakfast by the glow of twinkle lights, sleeping shamelessly late, wearing my pajamas all day if I please, organizing my closet, dancing to my favorite pandora station while cleaning, putting dinner in the crock pot to simmer all day long, and letting a bunny play while I get chores done (or while I play the Wii).

Saturday Mornings

Saturday Mornings

My Sister-in-law Erin got me these sweet little owl Valentine’s Day place mats. I adore them. They also just happen to match all of the decorations I have up. I’ll have to take a picture of the towel and little door hanger that came with and match them! I came home to find the bag on the counter and the tag said, “To: Aunt Feffie, From: Your 3 secret admirers” (my nephew Ethan, and nieces Bella & Mailie). It was the sweetest little surprise after a pretty long and hard day at work. The yummy candle is from Ashley- one of the many awesome presents she got me for Christmas. She always out-gifts me. One day I’m going to like, but her something HUGELY fantastic so I can win Best Gift Giver just for one freakin’ year. ;]

Saturday Mornings

Saturday Mornings

This weekend has started off wonderfully. Nate and I had dinner with great friends that we don’t see often enough- but I hope maybe that will start to change here soon! I got to finally exchange Christmas gifts with Ashley- sheesh! I was about to mail them! I’ve made plans with Whitney for a Friday night dinner date at the same place we went last night. I’m super excited to meet her and her husband. Making new friends through the blogosphere is so fun! Thanks Kalen- whom I also met through blogging! =D Tonight we will be going out to weekly Saturday Night Trivia with another group of great friends! We are super blessed to be surrounded by awesome people. =) Happy Saturday!

It’s Ok Thursday
Jan 19, 2012 ♥

I noticed that Whitney took part in this fun little link-up post with A Complete Waste of Makeup, and since I’ve not had a whole lot of time on my hands to work on blog content this week I thought I would pop in and participate! Sometimes it’s nice to just have … a prompt. I have a few outfit photos that need editing, a whole boat load of photos/videos from the New Years Scenic View/Woodbine concert to edit and post (you probably don’t know what that is yet- but you will), items in my closet that need styling, family photos that I want to share- etc, etc. It’s amazing how I sometimes sit down to get some of these things done after a long day at work, *blink, blink*, and shut my laptop to watch Mad Men.

It’s Okay To…

Fly by the seat of your pants- sometimes.

Leave twinkle lights on your cabinets year round.

Cook your favorite meal entirely for yourself.

Let your upstairs area be a complete disaster while the downstairs looks pristine and presentable. ;] (ok.. presentable is actually a stretch right now.)

Relax on the couch for an entire day with your husband watching Netflix.

Stretch time between hair washing days out as far as possible.

Accept that you’ll never be a morning person. Ever.

Wear pretty earrings to the gym to feel cute.

Look like a fool at Zumba for the first time. (Haven’t done this yet.. but it’s coming.)

Not have time for every.single.thing. you have on your list for the day/week.

Falsely believe your living room ceiling is leaking and call the home builders to the house to inspect it when in-fact, something was spilled on it .. but not on the furniture, walls, carpet, etc. WHAT? Nate sleep walks. That’s all I can come up with. (The home builder people think I am the biggest idiot ever.)

Not care what anyone thinks about you. ;]

Talk to your bunnies (or other animals) like they’re your human babies.

Leave a few dishes in the sink for the next day.

Dress up just because you can!

Meet people from the internet (when you know that they’re real and not creepy).

Have a great rest of your Thursday and an even better Friday! I’m so happy the weekend is almost here. =)

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