priming my eyes with white primer makes me feel like an ice princess, lashes sprinkled with snow flurries. this week, the winds have been so strong that i've hardly needed to wear any blush; by the t...
lightly scented, soft and silky like wet honeysuckles in june. a myriad of cascading colors from burgundy to ash, midnight to caramel, sterling to raspberry. tightly wound ringlets, plush waves or th...
i have come to realize that life is less about discovering a hidden person beneath layers of confusion and years of adolescent rebellion, and more about accepting yourself. i was never absent and my ...
big, comfy tshirts are so lovely on days like today. school isn't eating me alive quite yet and i've had so much time to nap in the past week. this past weekend was simply one of the best i've had in...
the feeling of pulling a steaming dish from the oven and serving it on a hot plate to the one you love is unique and intensely satisfying in so, so many ways. although i am back at school, i have fou...
this spring, i am resolving to wear more dresses than shorts and pants. i have always felt uncomfortable in shorts, and of course, the obvious solution is to collect as many beautiful, lacy dresses a...
the temperatures here in tuscaloosa have dipped unusually low in recent weeks, forcing me to rotate every scarf in my wardrobe and never take my peacoat off. quite literally, these are the coldest te...
today has been a quiet day of smoothies, playing with my d3000 for hours on end and listening to donovan in the sunlight. i am very excited for tomorrow for so many reasons, and i especially can't wa...
these are two polaroids that i took to my trip to pensacola beach on monday. i wasn't anticipating getting into the water, so i wore eye makeup (ridiculous for the beach anyway, i know) so i ended up...
i love tiffany's.this is, unfortunately, another lazy day post. daniel has gone back to nashville where he will be until we meet in the middle at tuscaloosa to start school. i had a wonderful time wi...
lately, i have been experimenting with bokeh textures in photoshop. by no means am i a photoshop expert, but i am determined to learn! plus, the bouquet of roses in the dining room was too beautiful ...
today was a beautiful day despite the thunderstorm we had around three. it was beautiful because i had a great time and i truly feel fulfilled. i woke up late at eleven fifty because my alarm did not...
there has been one thing that has dominated my free thoughts lately - old cameras and film. as i have mentioned in a previous post, i do not consider myself a photographer. but am i merely dancing ar...
last saturday, daniel and i ventured to birmingham for our own tour de thrift stores and antique malls. we also stopped at the lovely aldridge gardens, pictured above. it was a bright, perfect day (t...
sometimes, i feel like i'm counting on something that simply does not exist. i wonder if i'm holding out for what might not ever come. despite the people, the places, the experiences - it's all delig...
i'm feeling a little better since my last post. i can become a little irrational/emotional when left alone in the early morning hours to think, and my mind just wanders.september is finally drawing t...
i am in love with this little suitcase. i found it at the very, very back of the thrift store i have obsessively frequented since i moved to college. it is the only thrift store in town, besides the ...
my poor little blog has been so abused. i have been thrifting quite a bit lately and i've picked up some great items - sweaters, shirts, a polaroid sun 660, cute little navy messenger sack and some e...
here are a few photos from our trip! we ended up coming home a day early because our tent leaked. little did we know, it simply was not made to endure cool mountain showers. regardless, i had a wonde...
upon receiving a nikon d3000 for christmas this year, i decided that i wanted to post in this blog again. when i didn't have a camera i saw no point in posting here, so now that i have one, things wo...
i am so happy that i made the decision to drive to atlanta to see lady gaga. it was well worth the drive. when we left our hotel that night for the concert, it was 25 degrees outside. clad in gaga-ap...
lately, i've done quite a bit of shopping. here are a few things i've picked up from forever21, which is such a ridiculous store. the dress reminds me of wednesday adams, but i can't wait to wear it ...
today, daniel and i went on a little picnic to celebrate our one year anniversary. we had turkey & roast beef, kaiser rolls and chocolate cake. it was actually quite delicious, and the weather wa...
daniel got into town on thursday and we promptly got started on our ritual baking project. we chose [this] recipe - a delicious chocolate & raspberry cake - and then went to the store to get the ...
hello! today, i was thinking about my little "wishlist" for the fall season. i plan on asking for a few of these things for my birthday in october, but other than that, they're just "wishes". i like ...
well, i've been absent from the blogging world for what feels like forever. but, i promise i have a legitimate excuse! you see, i've moved far, far away from my little hometown and off to the experie...
i am blessed to come from a place of sandy shores, cool bay air and tulips in the springtime. i was born and raised in a small town at the very bottom of the state of alabama, fairhope. i went to sch...
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