That time I spent a while outside.

- Melody

Last week the weather was actually pleasant enough to sit outside and just sit. This week the weather is so humid you’re wet as soon as you step outside. Yuck. So last week I walked outside for a purpose but ended up sitting on the steps for half an hour just watching bugs and enjoying the gorgeous weather. I swear, having a dog has made me be outside at times I wouldn’t normally be outside. I really like that.

1. My cactus bloomed again!
2. A wasp carrying a huge spider. I watched him drag it all over the yard.
3. Bright toes.
4. The light was great.
5. This dragonfly sat beside me the entire time I was outside!

A Family Hot Dog Day.

- Melody

A couple of weeks ago I went to town with my family to blow off steam and waste time until Jason was through playing ultimate. We sat outside on the mustard yellow plastic benches and enjoyed chili cheese dogs and fries. If you’re ever in Longview, TX sit outside on a steamy summer evening at Hotdog Express! A cute triangular building boasting some seriously outdated decor. Get the hotdog or the Polish sandwich!

PS. They only accept cash!

The day my sister moved back to Commerce for the last time.

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1. Early morning coffee and my mom’s homemade cinnamon rolls before we head out.
2. Cute sign on the way.
3. First stop-Goodwill!
4. Mom said, “Hey, what’s in that box?”
5. A legitimate Tiffany decanter. A donated wedding gift, no doubt. Yes, it was $8. The initials add character, don’t you think? Can’t wait to see it on Mom and Dad’s bar cart!
6. Cart full of goodies!
7. Sisters.
8. Hanging in Shel’s apartment.
9. Shel’s new roommate. Lewis!

Sorry for the photo overload! We had a packed day moving Shel back in for the last time. 🙂 Next time she comes home, she’ll be done for good! Woohoo!

Sponsor in September!

- Melody

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Easy Breezy

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cardi: F21, dress: Webster for Target via Goodwill, necklace: F21, watch: thrifted (similar), ring: flea market, belt: Old Navy (similar), sandals: Old Navy (similar)

Found this dress at a huge Goodwill near my sister’s school while we were down there helping her move into her new apartment this weekend, which I’ll post more about tomorrow! This dress was in a collection by Webster for Miami at Target earlier this year, I think. Those collections always sell out so fast I never get my hands on any. Living an hour away from a Target also probably contributes to this… I digress. I found this brand new in my size at Goodwill for $10! A little pricey for Goodwill if you ask me, but it’s a perfect flowing maxi to add to my closet! Even though it’s pretty summery, I’ll pop a sweater over it for the fall and on into the winter. What do you think?

My life is crazy. Part Two.

- Melody 2 Comments

Wow. This week has been crazy. Four outfits and not a single picture. Tomorrow I’m off to Commerce with the family to help my sister move into her dormpartment, which you can read about here how God fit things together for her! I’m really hoping to get those outfits posted up here next week, but I also thought that at the beginning of this week so we’ll see how this weekend goes. In other news, my entire harddrive was completely full so I transferred about 14,000 pictures to my external one and then 34 GB of music over as well. I tried uploading about 300 pictures from my camera but my version of iPhoto won’t read raw files. Flarp. So now I have tons of pictures of Pepper but can’t figure out how to get them on my computer! (Anyone know of any free programs that’ll read raw files?) Because of this, I tried to update my OS so I could update iPhoto, but since my OS is such an old version I have to buy two new OSs. But, since Apple is so mighty, I can’t just download the middleman OS for $20 from their site anymore. Oh no. I have to buy the disc from Amazon for $100 and THEN buy the newest OS from Apple for $20. Uh. No thank you. So if anyone has a Snow Leopard OS disc laying around… ahem… I’m here.

Also, I haven’t seen my husband all week. The school he works at starts back up on Monday and he has been working, literally, like a dog every day this week. Going in very early, staying really late… Plus on Mondays he leaves soon after he gets home for ultimate frisbee. That coupled with late nights for him and school for me means we are both beat and really fried by the time we actually see each other again. Which is usually as we’re getting into bed. We were hoping for a date night tonight but we both fell asleep when we got home. Then the stress of my tuition cost got to us and we’re just real… tired. So if you would, pray for us to get some alone time and give each other a break!

Thanks for still visiting here even though there hasn’t been any new content in a few days! I promise once I am rested up and refreshed after a weekend with family I’ll get back to this old blog!