I’ve had SO MANY random thoughts today! Can I tell you about some all of them? None of them have to do with the picture, but they’re mostly interesting:
I’ve had two songs stuck in my head for a while now (maybe, like, 5 hours). TWO SONGS. At the same time. That one when Adam Levine sings about being like a stereo. And the one that goes “I get a feeling that I NEVA NEVA NEVA nevaaaahad before.” You know those ones? Now you do. *Addendum* I wrote this blurb before my hair cut appointment. Guess what two songs I heard BACK TO BACK at my hair cut appointment. Yup.
More on music: (This is a true story). I tweeted this the other day but just remembered about it and laughed out loud. Original tweet: Don’t Stop Believing on the radio right after Somebody to Love. Me: “2 really good Glee songs in a row!” Nate: “original Glee songs, huh?” - I obviously know the original artists of these songs (Journey! Queen!), but Glee fans, you know when you hear an original version of a song they’ve covered on the show and you sort of just love it that much more?! That’s what I meant when I said “Glee songs”. Just to clear that up.
Things at home I have access to now that I don’t in Newton:
- A car.
- Ginger snaps.
- A kitten who helps me blog.
Being home also means being able to visit all the Keene hotspots. Wait, there are such things? you ask. Well, YEAH! There’s a cool meeting spot for my friend Carissa & I, called Starbucks, have you heard of it? And also.. oh, that’s about it. Wait, the antique store, if you’re into that kind of thing. I made a great discovery there today. A total steal.. except, I payed for them.
Things I’ve eaten entirely too much of since I’ve been home… for one point five days:
- Pasta.
- Peanuts.
- Ginger snaps.
I woke up this morning to the PRETTIEST pattern on the screen of my computer! Pretty… in an optimistic sense. See what I mean here. But don’t worry. Things are fine.
Things I do on a regular basis and should be embarrassed about, but I’m not:
- Wear unmatching socks.
- Talk to myself.
- Sing out loud to Katy Perry songs. *Addendum* Guess what I did at my hair cut appointment? Yup.
I got caught up on that show New Girl with Zoe Whatsherface and there are two things that I laughed out loud about in the latest episode. A) One of the characters went to Syracuse (he’s wearing a ‘Cuse sweatshirt). It’s funny because he’s the “bro” of the group and that’s what Syracuse is mostly made up of BAHA. Except my friends. None of my friends were bros. And if you’re a bro and you thought I was your friend… Well… Anyways, and B) They have a mini conversation about ABBREVS. (You know, abbreviating every word you come in contact with.) Mostly talking about how they aren’t acceptable, but I ignored that part.
GUESS WHAT (I’m mentioning this only because I have to remember this day). I might have already found my wedding dress. But I can tell you NO MORE than that. That is all. Goodbye.
Oh wait, the picture.
Titled: My First Cell Phone
(if we’re getting technical, there were two more that I had in between the middle one and the iPhone. Yes, five. In, like, six years.)
Sorry this was crazy. Goodnight.
~stephanie
[208] K-A-T I’m outta here.
I’m HOME! For the first time since July. Well, this is special.
If anyone can guess what the first thing I did when I got home was, I’ll send you a homemade card.
Here are your choices:
- Played with my over-fluffyized cat.
- Ate a bowl of leftover pasta with red sauce.
- Watched the Biggest Loser episode from last night.
- Made a mug of steaming lemon ginger tea.
Well, if you guessed ______, then you’re RIGHT!
(Hint, okay, so I did ALL these things, but what did I do FIRST)
(Another hint, don’t let the pictures mislead you)
Anyways, tonight was filled with making homemade pizza/calzones and then eating it and then getting excited for this weekend. More on that… this weekend.=)
Goodnight.
~Stephanie
Title source : Mr. Brian
[207] That Girl.
Things that made today way more eventful than yesterday:
A) I went to my favorite thrift store and bought two things that will aid in the decor of our not-yet-dated-but-really-close wedding. Not telling you, though. Bwaha.
B) Worked from a new location: the hospital! Long story short: My boss is fine & her baby is fine, she just needs some extra loving care to make sure the baby gets as much time in her belly as possible. So we’ll be working from there until further notice. And everything’s gonna be okay, just keep praying!
C) Talked to the Faja (my dad) and he’s coming for lunch tomorrow and then? I’m catching a ride home! Which will be the first time since JULY that I’ve been there. Holylongtime.
Made some soup (recipe) that explored a new food I’ve never tried before: KALE. I’ve heard good things about it (mostly from this documentary), and I ate some pretty decent soup tonight, so? I’m sold. Next up: that weird, semi-trendy, detoxifying green juice everyone’s been talking about.
Another thing I’ve been thinking about lately: I’ve decided to not discuss our wedding on the bloggity very much. Only because I don’t want to be that girl who literally only talks about her wedding (even me bringing this up is making me feel like I’m over-talking about it). I mean, every once in a while I might mention some highlights or important things (ie: the things I got at the thrift store today), but I promise you this will not become a wedding blog, there are wayyyy too many of those out in the world. And if you DO want summathat, go to my work blog to get weekly inspiration. KGREAT glad you understand.
Laters.
~stephanie
[207] Grapefruit Head.
Because today was really low-key and boring, here are some more pictures from this past weekend:
And, I’m serious about today being boring. The most exciting thing I did was go grocery shopping and buy a grapefruit legit the size of my head:
Anddddd, that’s a wrap.
~stephanie
Hellooooooo MONDAY. I got some postive feedback from last week’s newly improved circular FYI setup. And I’m glad, because I like it too! It’s a nice switch up from the normal cubic-ness of the past FYIs. Hooraaay CIRCLES. (I just got way too excited about that.) Anywhoo.. Enjoy this week’s finds!
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1. You know me and my pattern obsession… Well, add these patterned notebooks by Debbie Powell to the list of things I’d love to own! I like how a lot of her patterns aren’t all perfectly symmetrical, they’re pretty random and unique.
2. One word. Avocado. Ok, a few more words: This looks delightful.
3. The styling of this anniversary shoot by Gina Meola makes me heart sing. I also just love all these pictures in general.
4. The Austin-based design firm Ptarmak must have know that lime green & turquoise are two of my favorite colors. Mix that with the greatness that is Kashi and I drool. Literally, because Kashi is my favorite cereal.
5. Sweet geometric necklaces by Wolf & Moon would look good all together or each on their own. And the colors!
6. Not only does Big Spoon peanut butter sound delicious (peanut/almond butter? Dream.), I realllyy dig it’s branding.
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Oh my gosh, I’m embarrassed. Half this stuff is about food. Um, woops. I’m hungry now.
This week has the potential of being awesome! Can’t tell you why. You’ll find out Saturday.
~stephanie
[206] Scenes from the Snowy Hampsh*.
(These pics were taken over the last few days)
*the Hampsh = New Hampshire. Just in case you couldn’t get that one on the first try.
Happy Footballday to those of you who care.
~s
[205] Wanna Be.
Well I definitely didnt get better as the day went on.. I’m pretty sure I sprained my right wrist while gracefully trying to catch myself on my 12 hundredth fall of the day… So there’s that.
But anyways.
Best parts of today’s winter sports outing/festival:
-The calm of riding the ski lift (that is, right before it’s time to get/fall off and embarrass yourself in front of all the 8 year olds at the top of the bunny hill).
-Hot cocoa in the lodge.
-Nate going slow and helping me down the hill. He’s so nice to me.
-Tanya winning a random trophy for snowboarding “the cutest”! =)
-All the cool snowboard culture colors. Lime greens, turquoises, purples, bright pinks, black and white zig zags, ect… You know. All the cool kids are doing it.
-My new hat.
-Being adventurous with Nathaniel.
-The hot tub we had access to after the fact :)
Happy Saturday night, y’all.
~stephanie
[204] Friday’s pics
I’m writing this as I sit next to a fire in a warm ski lodge in middle-of-nowhere New Hampshire. I must say, I look the part of “seasoned snowboarder” quite believably, but as soon as you watch me try to even put my boots in the binding of my board, you can tell I’ve only done this a handful of times in my life. And by life, I mean all the way back as a freshman in high school. That’s like, what, 8 years ago?! Woahhhhh.
Anyways, I won’t say much more than that (seeing as this post is supposed to be for Friday and today is Saturday). Plus Saturday isn’t over yet so who knows, maybe I’ll get better by the time I post today’s pics later tonight. Haha but probably not.
Oh yeah, last night I practiced doing my hair is pigtail braids to help me look more like a legit snowboardy gal. :)
Later gators.
~Stephanie
[doodles&daydreams] Thank You, Glee.
Glee turned me on to this song (which is originally by the band Fun, but I like Glee’s version a little lot more). And… welp, now it’s perpetually stuck in my brain. Which I’m actually not mad about.
Also. Omg. I love this show. Thanks.
HAPPY FRIDAY.
P.S. I’m going snowboarding this weekend. I haven’t done this since I was 16. Dear my butt bones, I apologize in advance for what you’ll have to endure the next few days, Love Stephanie
P.P.S I’m so excited I get to wear my new hat! The little things..
[203] Cold All Day.
I woke up and didn’t want to get out from under the covers (I’m sure you’ve had a day quite similar in your life). When I finally did get out, I was cold. Then I took a hot shower, which, what I didn’t know at that present time, was going to be the only time today I’d be comfortably warm. I was cold sitting under a fleece blanket during my whole morning full of wedding invitations (mine + strangers). The fact that I then stood out in the wind (with semi-wet hair, MOM don’t kill me, please) waiting for a bus for 20 minutes probably didn’t help my case.
Then I had the opportunity to meet up with Casey of Boston-based Hello Love Photography. We quickly met back in the fall at the Design*Sponge book tour and since then I’ve been following her blog and admiring her work. So, this afternoon, over chai lattes at Panera, she let me ask her a whole lot of questions and it was lovely! All the while, I was freeeezing, I think I had goosebumps the whole time we were sitting there.
Then I went to City Sports and bought a beanie hat cap thing. Because, well, it was turquoise. And I had a gift card. Also, I love that store. Check out their “I will sweat” campaign on their site. Speaking of working out… I didn’t work out today. First day I haven’t done something active all year. AH! I had time, too, that’s the kicker. But NO motivation. Leave me some motivation?! So I’m down to 364 days of activity possible this year. Guess that’s better than most people.
Thanks!
~stephanie
