I’m at a (horribly boring) conference this week, and today was the Free* Fancy Conference Lunch day. Wait Staff: *puts a plate of salmon and rice in front of me* Millie: “Oh, I’m a ...
Bless his heart. I leave The Rocket Scientist messages like this every day, and the dude still wants to marry me. Snooty British Skype Answering Machine Voice: The person you’re trying to reach...
As with most things in my life, almost my entire comprehension of Germany comes from popular culture references. Therefore, I suspect that most Germans one day awake to find themselves transformed in...
Trying out possible wedding shoes
After a week of late-night movie marathons, living room picnics, art museum fashion shows, and prairie dog-finding adventures, my apartment is eerily quiet. 3/4′s of this blog, and my better ha...
We have a Millie!!! Just look at that gorgeous woman in all those colors. With all that brightness you’d think it would have been easy to find her at the airport, but that’s a story for a...
Spending the afternoon cleaning and cooking, all the while listening to Dead Parrot Society.
While looking at wedding rings today… Katie: “Okay, this is a ring my fiance would like.” Salesclerk: “Wonderful! Is he a fan of baguette-cut stones?” Katie: “No, ...
Laura at Ruby Bastille explores the intersections between fashion, feminism, and Christianity. The theme of Katie and The Rocket Scientist’s wedding is “What? We have to have a theme?!?,&...
Chelsie, Millie AND Sarah are all coming out for a visit this month, and to celebrate I’ve booked us a night in a fancy hotel in the big(ish) city. Our “deluxe guestroom” has, and I...
It’s official! The Rocket Scientist and I will not be homeless! It’s teeny-tiny and there’s only one closet, but I love it and it’s ours (and the closet’s mine). The Roc...
I was paging through an online gift guide in late November hoping for some Christmas gift ideas when I stumbled upon some cool looking shirts from Bark Decor. I bought one for my brother and one for ...
I have a one-bedroom apartment. So does the neighbor above me. He doesn’t have an office, but he does have a balcony. That he likes to use. At midnight. “If I had to say…I guess I...
Tank: Gap | Cardigan: thrifted | Skirt: Target | Belt: Target | Necklace: TRS | Shoes: Softwalks Today I missed the ocean. The sights, the sounds, and the smells (well, most of them). There are sever...
I’ve always been tall. Taller than the other girls and often taller than the boys, at 6′ my height has always been a defining characteristic. Yes, the weather is just fine up here, no I d...
Hmmm… my bottom birds are upside down. I will let you know when I figure it out. I know 3 people having babies in the next couple months so this should be a good gift. Link to the project and ...
This little ditty comes courtesy of Mia over at Reading in Skirts, who made me a most awesome mix CD. And this song is totally going into the wedding playlist! Would adding this song to the playlist ...
Katie: “So, those are some pretty powerful security cameras, huh?…” Security Guard: “Yep.” Katie: “How powerful are they? Let’s say…for example…I...
After months of slowly picking away at it, we have finished decorating the spare bedroom – complete with bed. I started by removing everything from the room, relocating most of it to the empty ...
Pretty indoor flowers on a Saturday morning. Getting ready to plan our garden today. What are you doing this weekend?
DIY Bird Mobile. Finally something to do with all my fabric scraps! Jon Stewart and Bill O’Reilly argue over metaphorical shrimp. Chip Kidd’s TED Talk on designing book covers. Now there&...
If I had my way, The Rocket Scientist and I would dance to Sarah Harmer’s “Open Window” for our wedding. If The Rocket Scientist had his way, we’d dance to Jonathan Coulton...
Dress, elloqui | Necklace, self-made | Belt, Target | Bracelet, gift | Shoes, Softwalks Pastels have never been my favorite. Besides doing little for my coloring, they’ve never appealed to me ...
Shirt, Gap | Skirt, Gap | Belt, Target | Necklace, Target | Shoes, Softwalks | Jacket, Gap My favorite Easter ensemble is still the “This is my Easter Outfit” t-shirt I got when I was 11,...
The Rocket Scientist may have found us our new German apartment, complete with an 0h-so-German landlord. Herr Fuchs: “Und ze balcony ees very large. You can even sleep on eet.”* *In my im...
People, I’m obsessed with this video. Obsessed. My floral leggins and I are off to find an empty gym with strobe lights to spin around in. P.S. There’s also this:
So, in typical spring cleaning fashion, I was tidying up my necklaces when I realized that I had a bunch of rings and I never wear them. They’re nice, and I want to, but I also bought/found/oth...
My wedding priorities may be out of order when I have the accessories taken care of but still don’t know what people will be eating, but there you go. The above will be come two necklaces. One ...
I think Millie’s changed her cell phone number. Katie: “Hey, hon. I’m in a vegetarian cafe, listening to Camera Obscura and eating a fruit tart. You’d love it here!” Mil...
It’s just 9:00 a.m. and I’ve already test-milked a (somewhat unnervingly realistic) fake cow.
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