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It Is WAY Too Hot.

- Melody 1 Comment

shirt: Old Navy, jeans: F21 (similar), sandals: F21 (similar)

You guys. It’s way too hot to do ANYTHING now. How in the world am I supposed to motivate myself to run outside in 100 degree weather?! Thankfully the school gym’s air conditioning should be finished soon. Because GOOD LORD it’s hot. We finally had to turn on our window unit in our bedroom last night. Well, I had to turn it on. I haven’t been sleeping well at all the past few weeks. Normally I fall asleep pretty quickly but it’s been taking me twenty or thirty minutes to fall asleep. I hate it. Jason on the other hand could fall asleep in a closed cardboard box and sleep through the night. So he wasn’t too happy when I woke him up to help me move our bed, it’s in front of the unit, so we could turn the unit on. Blarrrgh. I’m having deja vu from the torture of last summer. Good thing I have all those summer projects to distract me! And lots of pool time. Working on that summer glow! Slowly but surely.

How are you staying cool? I’m indoors all day and still hate the thought of the heat!

Awkward and Awesome!

- Melody

striped tee: thrifted (similar), jeans: F21 (similar, similar), flats: Target thrifted (similar)

Awkward:

-When a guy looks totally normal from the front. Then he turns to the side and his ponytail comes in full view…
-Seriously, is it healthy to not wear a bra this much?
-How many crickets/dogs/birds/noises live in our trees behind our bedroom window. SERIOUSLY. QUIET. DOWN.
-I play Draw Something with both of my sisters and now my mom. About a week ago my youngest sister sent me a drawing. She wrote ‘Money!’ and then drew a coin with 50 cents written on it. The answer was ‘quarter.’ … Love you, Ru. 🙂

Awesome:

-We leave for vacation in a week! Yay family time!
-Our church’s ice cream social is next Sunday night. Tons of homemade ice cream and treats accompanied by a giant waterslide and endless conversation. Yes. Please.
-All of the amazing shops and flea markets we’re going to visit on vacation. Be still my heart.
-Spending a couple of days last week poolside which resulted in some lovely color on my white, white skin.
-Hanging out by the pool today.
-The surprise I’m hiding from all of you for just a few more weeks! (Not a baby.)

I Still Smell Like Chlorine and Sunscreen

- Melody 2 Comments

button-up: thrifted (similar), maxi: F21 (similar), sandals: Old Navy

And I love it. I’ve smelled like it all weekend and I don’t want to give it up! How was your weekend? Nothings better than smelling like the pool and watching Nacho Libre. Nothing.

‘Cept chocolate. Duh.

How to Fail at Dinner and Still Be a Hot Wife

- Melody

shirt, skirt: F21, sandals: Old Navy

Sometimes wives fail at dinner. If you’re like me, you probably fail at dinner a lot. Burn rice, overcook chicken, sauce is too sweet… My husband is just thankful for a meal and for me letting him use my foot spa because he bruised his heels.

Sometimes that’s what marriage is about. Eating burnt food and soaking your feet in a foot spa. Sacrifices, people. Sacrifices.

Pleats and Comfy Jeans

- Melody 2 Comments

cardi, dress, jeans: F21, loafers: Old Navy

We had a rather unexciting weekend. We stayed in and started season seven of Grey’s Anatomy (eeeek!) and spent the rest of it with my family for Father’s Day. 🙂 Grilling out and eating homemade ice cream. Yum. 🙂

How was yours?

That Time We Were Stalked in Drug Emporium

- Melody 2 Comments

striped dress: Old Navy, lace skirt: Target, sandals: F21, sunglasses: thrifted
Thanks Shel for the pics!

I love this dress. The only problem is it’s just a tad too short for me. Layering tights underneath is fine for cooler temps but it is WAY too hot for that. After exhausting my brain for other options I saw this skirt begging to be layered underneath. It adds just enough length to this dress to be worn without leggings. Woohoo! Skirt shopping has a whole new dimension now. 🙂

Yesterday I went with my sister to take our other sister to the movies with some friends. We wasted time in the hidden gem that is Drug Emporium looking at all the health foods and super cheap hair products. Whilst on said hair products aisle, I happened to look to my left and see a gentleman about our age giving me the side eye while “looking” at the shampoo. I wish I could show you the look he was giving us. It was like a cheesy detective following someone around and hiding behind a cereal box.
I secretly pulled Shel to another aisle so I could tell her and laugh together. We walked back out of that aisle and passed the same guy like he had come to find us.
We moved to the other side of the hair aisle and looked over towards the front of the store. He was standing by the curling irons watching us. Again.
We moved again to another part of the store. Watching us. Again.
We moved to the makeup counter thinking he’d back off if we were in the feminine part of the store. Shel walked over to me and said, “He’s at the perfume counter.” I said, “Yeah.. let’s check out and leave.”
We walked to the front of the store, checked out while keeping a watchful eye, and walked out.
I looked over to Shel and asked if he was still watching us. She didn’t want to look but neither did I. I got in the passenger side of the car and turned back to look.

HE WAS STANDING AT THE DOOR WATCHING OUT AT THE PARKING LOT.

What kind of…?!

We talked the whole way home about how we wish we were brave enough to approach people like that. But a weirdy stalker guy in the middle of the day following two girls around in a health store? WHO DOES THAT?