10 things i love.

{1}

i love...

going on adventure bike rides with the brothers.

and finding too big to be true trees

that irene pushed over

just sitting there,

waiting for a photo op!

{2}

i love...

that izey longed to marry me

all. summer. long.

and we finally tied the knot

during one of our last pool trips of the summer.

{3}

i used to NOT love isaak's love

for thomas the train.

until i realized

how completely inappropriate it is.

and you KNOW

i love inappropriate.

{4}

i love...

how silly lover is.

and how he plays it off so well

in front of everyone else.

{5}

i love...

when pawpaw comes to visit.

and i love even more,

that the brothers love it too.

{6}

i love...

being white trash

and making budget swimming pools

for the brothers

on super hot days.

and clearly,

i'm not the only one who loves it.

{7}

i love...

my butt.

i do.

it's taken me almost 33 years to be able to say that

but i can honestly and proudly say that i do love it.

i love that it's huge.

that it's ghetto.

that it shakes the earth when i do box jumps.

or slaps me in the back of my head when i do sprints.

it's mine.

and i love it.

however,

i don't love it

when it knocks entire shelves

out of the fridge.

stupid butt.

{8}

i love...

how ocd my Lover is each night.

how he lays each of these items

on the kitchen table,

in a neat little row

all ready for work the next day.

{9}

i love...

my best friend bonnie.

(please don't be mad that i posted this. it's my favorite)

and i love this picture of her.

i wish i was your friend back then

so we could talk about all of the crazy adventures

we had back in the days

of air dried swimming pool hair

and hawaiian shirts.

and speaking of friends.

{10}

i love...

my friend rita

dammit, i'm crying.

i loved being neighbors with you,

i loved all the yummy treats you made me,

i love how you always had everything i needed,

i love how you love my kids,

i love your fun personality, your generosity, your compassion.

i love your example to me

to be a better person.

i love your triangle mouth face.

i love that you order 8 meals at a restaurant.

i love hairnets, finger condoms, and wax lips.

i love your mysteriousness.

i love how you still gave me a chance at being friends

even though i brought peanut butter cookies

to your child who is deathly allergic to peanuts.

i love your carl, your michaella, your bryndle and your hayden

more than you will ever know.

and i'll miss you all so. so. so. soooooooo. much.

good luck pretty friend :)

all dressed up - lemon love.

YaY.

it's wednesday.

and although this is my fun week,

i've toned it down a tad.

due to...

nothing.

i don't have an excuse.

but please don't be ugly to me.

michele's evil texts are rough enough.

she's mean.

go here if you wanna dress up with the mean girl.

so before i left north carolina,

i had some sehhhhhsy pinup pics taken

for my Lover, of course.

i didn't post them here

because again,

for Lover.

but when i did them,

i got to wear this adorable lemon hair clip

that i fell in love with.

i wanted to take it home with me.

badly.

so when i got to texas,

i was telling my friend, mia, about it.

and for christmas,

she got all crafty...

...and made me my own lemon-y love.

*warm heart*

and on this past sunday,

i finally had all the pieces i needed for

the perfect lemon-y sabbath outfit.

so the lemons, came out and,

they. were. hot.

lemons: gift from mia

white ruffle shirt: ebay'd ralph lauren $8

yellow striped cardi: ebay'd target .99

black ball necklace: target clearance

black polka dot flare pencil skirt: thifted $5

three tiered white ruffle slip: a slip shop

ruffle socks: urban outfitters

yellow peep toes: thrifted steve madden $7

here's a closeup of the preciousness.
doesn't it make you want your own lemons?
don't lie.
you know you want 'em.



and on a side note.
my friend, bonnie, never participates in this game.
but that's because she's busy being all nursy mcnurser.
so i've taken it upon myself,
to play for her.
here she is all dressed up,
in her nurse bonnie suit.

see that big smile?
her Lover is coming home
very. very. VERY. soon.
from a YEAR LONG deployment.
yea,
she's a little bit happy.
i love when my friends are happy.


if you wanna dress up,
go visit michele
@no model lady!