A Photo an Hour

- Melody 1 Comment

9:30 AM: breakfast

10:00 AM: homework11:00 AM: chores1:00 PM: errand to try and get my accident report1:30 PM: get lost and call Jason2:00 PM: found it!3:00 PM: late lunch4:00 PM: hanging with the cats and finishing homework4:45 PM: getting ready for a short concert with the school choir8:00 PM: heading home10:00 PM: homemade cookies, King of Queens, and blogging

My car accident was a couple of weeks ago and I’ve been trying to get the accident report to give to our insurance company and get our car fixed. However, the only place I can get the report is only open two days a week. I went to the building on one of the days they were open. Nope, closed. Called the number repeatedly and it just rang… and rang… and rang… So looks like our car won’t be fixed for a while! Frustrating. But at least our car still runs. 🙂 Bright side, right?

Neon + Polka Dot

- Melody


cardigan worn backwards: Forever21, necklace/pants: Forever21, sandals: Old Navy, watch: WalMart

I love these pants. Though I do dislike Forever21’s unpredictable sizing! I have several pairs of jeans from them and some fit, some are a little baggy, and some are entirely too tight. Yeesh. They are pretty comfortable though! I like pants that aren’t slacks or jeans. It just adds some variety, especially with different patterns.

I can’t believe I don’t do this crownbraid more often! I remember doing it a couple of years ago but having someone else do it. I can’t contort my hands to go all the way around my head. I just stick with a french braid as far as I can go then pin the rest up. It’s easy and pretty!

What are you doing this weekend? My in-laws are taking me for a birthday dinner. 🙂 Yum!

That time we went to a release party.

- Melody

1. Getting some grub in the form of Whataburger before heading to Dallas.
2. The only picture I got before the party!
3. Palladium Ballroom/Jason playing Borderlands 2 before it was released last Tuesday.
4. Stage/giant recreations of the characters in the game.
5. Rudy Coby: Magician/Nerds playing the game on some serious consoles.
6. President of Gearbox (Jason fangirled.)/CREEPY character from the game. I moved quickly away from the front of the stage.
7. DJ Jazzy Jeff! (Will’s BFF in Fresh Prince!) Dude was AWESOME.
8. My cousins’ dog, Scout. They’re who we stayed with and went to the party with.
9. DQ on the way back.
10. A very rainy, trafficky trip back made for some quality time with J. 🙂

One of the best weekends of our lives! Our aunt and uncle are friends with the girl that plans all these parties for Gearbox and they went to the release party last year for Duke Nukem. Jason said how much he loved Borderlands so they invited us along for the release party of Borderlands 2. Jason was in serious heaven there. We were VIPs which meant free drinks and access to the after-party. Woo! It was dark, loud, and a lot of fun. The after-party was in the NYLO hotel in downtown Dallas where they served coffee, cheesecake and breakfast. It was calm and mellow after a pretty loud party until 2 am. We loved driving down to Dallas and seeing more of the city! We’re really trying to find a way to move down there sooner rather than later. It’s our absolute favorite. 🙂 Thank you Aunt Dana and Uncle Brandon for letting us stay in your home and letting us tag along to the party. 🙂 You guys are pretty cool.

 

Birthday style!

- Melody

tee/belt: Target, necklace: unknown, skirt/booties: Forever21, ring: c/o InPink

I blogged earlier about Jason’s surprising me by taking me to a restaurant I’d been begging to go to. It was a dressy place and my sister, who’s been before, let me know if this outfit was alright. 🙂 I loved it! I’d never thought of wearing this skirt so high up on my waist but with some Spanx it worked. 😉 Never mind the stains on it! Good thing there was dim lighting in the restaurant. They had dessert but we wanted to stretch our legs so we drove to the nearest Dairy Queen for some blizzards afterwards. We spent the long drive home talking about our future, our marriage and anything under the sun. I always love talking future with Jason. We both get so excited 🙂

Hope you’re having a good week!

A hint of summer

- Melody

Anyone else seen these feathery purple weeds on the side of the road? They cover the ground on my way to school each day. I finally decided to stop and pick some. They were nearly as tall as me and not as easy to pick as I’d initially thought. Of course three cars drove by and looked at me like I were nuts. I probably was. But they sure look great on our kitchen table. 🙂

Eight seven two.

- Melody

anorak: AE (similar), dress: Old Navy (similar), boots: Forever21

I’ve had this outfit in my head for about a week and have been waiting for it to get cool enough to wear the jacket! Looks like October 1 was the day! I went a little nuts with the pictures for this outfit. I just got a remote and had a great time moving my tripod all around our backyard and around the bus barn getting some pretty shots. 🙂 It felt glorious outside! Wish we had a porch to enjoy it.

School has calmed down some, if you can call it that. Between a disappointing test grade and preparing for a half hour solo recital (yikes!) it’s actually been pretty calm. Looking forward to a day off tomorrow to relax and do some homework. Have a good day!