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Today’s Outfit: Valentine’s Day!

2.14.12

Happy Valentine’s Day! This post is late because I spent the day being a busy little beaver!! I had a great time at The Back Door Cafe with Becca this evening! The food was amazing as usual (and the company wasn’t so bad either!) In other news, my new lens came in today!! I don’t know if I’ve ever loved a possession more! I can’t wait to really get the hang of it.

Did you guys have any interesting plans for Valentine’s Day? I know for some it can be a sad day, so I hope each and every one of you felt loved by someone today.

P.S. I would LOVE to see some of your Valentine’s Day outfits! Send them to me on my facebook page!

Dress: Twelve Oaks Accessory Garden; Sparkle Cardigan: Lauren Conrad for Kohls; Tights: Madewell; Shoes: Miu Miu via Mostly Macie’s; Necklace & Bow Ring: Kate Spade;

Today’s Adventure: The Antique Mall

12.14.11

We are already half way through the week! Can you believe it? I am babysitting and then have a ton of errands to run! (Including picking up a Dirty Santa gift..shh) Yesterday I accidentally spent TWO HOURS at The Antique Mall. (it’s right before you turn onto 49 from Lincoln) I always want to call it something else, because The Antique Mall is such a vague name. The store is HUGE. It is two stories and every foot is stuffed to the max. It has always been one of my favorite places to have adventures, but I’d never taken pictures in there until now.

There is a huge book section. It’s basically its own book store back there. My favorite section is the entire wall of bottles. I am a weirdo who collects bottles and it is pure heaven over there! I also really love old postcards or journals. Anything like that/ they just feel special, like a gift I’ve been given to be a part of that person’s life. I know they are dead, but it’s almost like it is my responsibility to keep them alive. Going through old postcards makes my heart feel heavy, but it’s a sweet sadness.

I got a lot of great stuff to make Christmas gifts yesterday. An “antique” store (My dad would die if he went in there. It’s not an antique store. It’s a store of old stuff and some of it isn’t even that old) Wait…what was I saying? Oh yeah. An antique store is a great place to shop for people if you know them really well and love crafting. I LOVE making thoughtful gifts that fit the person well. I don’t do it for everyone every year because I think it would lose some of its specialness. I wouldn’t be able to come up with the same level of magic for each gift. This year my dad is definitely getting one of those gifts. I am very excited to finish with it. I hope he loves it! After I give it, I may update you guys on the process.

Alright, I have got to go get stuff accomplished now! I hope you guys have a great day!

“May your voyage through life be as happy and free as the damaging waves o’er the dark blue sea.

Virginia Anderson, may 20, 1926”

Today’s Outfit: Create Your Fate

10.8.11/10.9.11

So this is what I wore on my birthday, but I am actually posting it on the 9th…That’s weird.

This day was great! I slept in, caught up on Parenthood, went the the Art Walk, ran into lots of great tumblr friends (love), saw The Birds, and had dinner with my little friend-family. :) Oh and my parent’s came home from Paris! Woohoo! I am so very blessed to have the friends and life that I have. I’ve been thinking a lot about my birthday last year. It was a pretty great one. But I had no idea what was in store for me. My heart is so full. And this blog is a big part of the changes. I’ve started putting myself out there more, being braver, becoming the person who was always buried inside of me. I’ve started a long journey in learning to love myself, and I’m being more open to people and opportunities. I really thought I was done discovering myself, but now I know I wasn’t even half way there.

In my world lit class I took a little while ago, we discussed the Friedrich Nietzsche quote, “Love your fate.” It really hit home with me at the time and impacted me a lot. But now I view it a little differently. I think “Create your fate” would be more fitting, at least for my life. I think it’s important to learn to love yourself and your life, but I also think it’s important to take charge of your life. I’m actually really obsessed with the concept of reinvention. It’s one of the reasons I love fashion so much. You can be whoever you want to be through clothes. Your outfit is an expression of yourself and you can change it as often as you like. I think fashion truly is an art form, but I also think it can be a way to discover who you are.

I’m so in love with my life.