Our 5th Anniversary Date.

Yeah, he's pretty much super cute.

Dark wing Duck?

AAAHHAHAHAH!

Our camera does not like night time.

Oh yes, we know how to party.

Shoes from my Sis for Christmas years ago.
And the Mr.'s shoes being his anniversary present last year, if you remember the post (it was my very first post actually. Although I think I only took pictures of the brown pair I bought him at the same time.)

(I told you. Night time does not agree with my camera)
Dress: Macy's clearance
Sweater: Neighbor's yard sale
Slip: Neighbors yard sale
Pins: Various Thrift and Vintage stores

My sister took The Kidlet to her house to spend the night and The Mr. read a book whilst I got ready. I hadn't given any thought into what I was going to wear because I spent aaaaaaall day running around the house like a mad woman trying to get it set to rights after a month of letting it fall into wrongs. Very, very wrongs. (I took pics! As soon as I get pics of how good it looks now, I will show you the horror!!!) But I did it! (Almost, I didn't get all the floors mopped and there are a few dishes in the sink but compared to what it was before...a dramatically vast improvement!)

So, I suddenly found myself in a clean and eerily quiet house. No 2-year-old making messes behind me as a clean. It was weird. So, I started perusing my closet trying to figure out what to wear and came across a dress that I bought 8 years ago when I worked at Macy's. It was originally a ton of money (almost $200!!!) but is a weird bias cut and has weird pointy sections on the hem that make it an odd fit so it ended up being on clearance, on clearance, on clearance. The detailing on it was so pretty and me being the sucker I am for "it's a $200 dress for $15!!!!!" made me buy it....

....and then NEVER wear it but NEVER get rid of it. It's been stuffed in the back of my closet for 8 years. I take it out occasionally and have thought about cutting it up to make a top out of it or something. (I had the scissors out tonight, as a matter of fact)

I suddenly thought of the slip I bought off the neighbor, figured I'd try it but I had low hopes for this dress actually working....

It's an anniversary miracle!!! I'm so happy with how it turned out and how much more I love it with the added pins and earrings I put on it. There is an awesome pic I saw on someones blog that had a lot of embellishments on the collar like this (I'll find it and do another post on it to show you) and I've been wanting to try something like it ever since.

We went to Whole Foods for dinner. I have a million food allergies so though the ambiance may be lacking the fact that I don't have to harass a waiter about every little ingredient makes up for the lack of candle lighting!

After stuffing ourselves on delicious chicken and lentil salad and cave aged Gruyere we realized we were out of time to make it to Anthropologie and so instead made our way to the theater to see Iron Man 2. Super romantic, right? Hee hee! Nicholas Sparks just doesn't work for me. I'm tired of watching people die at the end of his movies. Ugh.

I was super surprised at how much I liked it. There were a couple unnecessarily cheesy lines in it but for the most part was a "fun romp". We bought a chocolate bar at Whole Foods and snuck it in, in my purse and nibbled it during the movie. When it was done we found a small photo booth with terrible quality pictures, nothing as good as the fair, but it was still fun. Then we frolicked in the kids playground area as you can see.

We finally headed home and now here we are, The Mr. is heading to bed and I have to teach in the morning so I'm heading there too.

Oh, and the evening soundtrack while we were in the car was Amelie. I walked down the aisle to her theme. It will always bring back that feeling...whenever I hear it...pure bliss.

So there you have it, 5 years down and it was an absolute breeze if I do say so myself.

I am so blessed, that man is amazing. I don't want to brag or bore you with details of all the things I love about him. The list is too long anyway.

But yes siree, I am one lucky girl.

Lovies and love stories,

-K

5th Anniversary (taking a break from the kids books)

Today is the 5 year anniversary of our wedding.

We are heading out for a date.

The Kidlet is at The Cousin's house...

Whole Foods buffet (I have so many food allergies I hate going out to eat because I end up being every server's nightmare, Anthropologie, a movie...the world is our oyster!!!

We took a couple pics just now as we are heading out the door. I will post more tonight or tomorrow.

Lovies to you all, if you find a love story of your own that is half as lovely as the one I find myself in you will be blessed indeed!

Lovies and Lovies and Lovies,

-K

My b'day and the coast...

Me:
Top: Thrifted
Skirt: Handmedown
Shoes: Thrifted

Him:
Top: H&M
Jeans: Old Navy
Shoes:......walmart..shhhh.

Little Him:
Hat: U.O. clearance
Sweater: Thrifted
Pants: Thrifted
Shoes: Thrifted

The best Urban Outfitters EVER!

Sunsets in unpolluted areas are blue, not orange...who knew!?!?!

That's my Big Sis....isn't she lovely???

How I love that bog huck of rock!!! (I meant big hunk....wow talk about typo)
(All of our coats/jackets/sweaters are thrifted items.)

The Mr's outfit...
Jacket: U.O. Clearance ($10!!!)
Pants: H&M

I am a sucker for moss.

Dress: U.O. clearance
Sweater: Handmedown J.Crew
Socks:Target
Shoes: Thrifted
Bow: made myself

So the morning after my party with family and friends (which went super late) we got up (entirely too early) packed and drove to the coast. Lovely Morro Bay and San Luis Obispo...aaahhhh! The Big Sis and Brother-in-law and The Kidlet's Cousin accompanied us and we had a swell time playing in the surf (ahaha, get it, swell, surf, ocean waves....swell...eh heh heh...never mind) getting sandy, reading, drawing (I wrote thank you notes) shopping, eating (Thank you Firestone Grill!!!)

The birthday fairies were kind to me and when we went to UO. I found the most delightful items on clearance!!! It was pretty awesome! I've never been so happy with my wardrobe as I currently am right now!!!

The weather reports were forcasting showers all day Sat. but when we arrived we found it to be perfect coastal weather, chilly-ish in the shade warm in the sun with a few drifty clouds. Then it said the next day would be raining all day but it proved to be just an overcast cloudy day that only rained later when we left for home (icky to drive in)

I had a splendid time and it turned out to be a marvelous weekend and a wonderful and unforgettable birthday.

If you ever make it to San Luis be sure to check out their Urban Outfitters, Booboo Records, and the stationary shop Paper Sky.....you'll die at the beauty (and some of the prices...sniffles) but you can find some things that you can afford as well as some great ideas for things you can make yourself.

Hope your weekend was equally lovely! What did you do?

Lovies and lumberjacks,

-K

What happened on Valentines Day....

Mixed greens salad.
Changed the lighting(sorry)

Appetizers: bruschetta, pizza popper type things, and sweet potatoe fries.

Salmon, balsamic potatoes, and veggies.

Chicken penne with creamy pesto.

The Cat and the Cow

Us'ns

Isn't she lovely?

Isn't she beautiful?

I meant to get pictures of each course.....but we ate the dessert too fast, it was creme brulee and cheese cake. Mmmm...

Dress: H&M
Shoes: Urban Outfitters clearance!!!

Sooo, as aforementioned, The Mr. had to work Valentines Day so two dear friends and I decided on Galentines Day celebrations instead. We gussied up and went out to the restaurant where The Mr. serves. Upon arrival we discovered (The Mr. didn't know till he was on shift and couldn't warn us) that it was a fixed menu 4 course meal for more than twice what we spend when going out to a "nice" (ie: not Chipotle) kind of place.

You need some back story for this.

I have this health problem, it is aggravated by food allergies...of which I have a lot. I have purposely cheated only once in the last 9 months that it has been since I found out I have these food restrictions. I feel pretty crappy all the time and I didn't feel any worse after my last cheat day (which was clam chowder when we were at the coast...a cheat well worth it)

Seeing as I couldn't get a specific salad with few things on it as I'd planned....and the Mr. had lost a table in his section due to our reservation...I decided....this was going to be a cheat meal. So we decided to split two meals amongst the three of us girls.

The meal was AMAZING and delicious. The foods I ate that I'm not supposed to were as follows....

Blueberries, raspberries, tomatoes, cheese (I can only do raw dairy) Gellato, wheat, bakers yeast, eggs (in the aoli sauce) um...and I think that's it.
(I am also allergic to several types of beans and tuna)

I expected some metaphorical hammer to fall...but nothing happened.

I had a lovely time with the girls, we ate ourselves silly enjoyed our time together requesting cheesy love songs from the piano player at the restaurant...he did NOT know Ebony and Ivory...what a pity. He finally ended with Endless Love which was pretty awesome. We left, picked up The Kidlet from my parents, drove home, went our separate ways. When The Mr. got home and we decided to stay up (mind you it was midnight by this point) and clean the house...last week was dreadfully busy and the house was in shambles (I'm terrible at house work) we finally fell into bed at 3am but with an absolutely immaculate home. Every floor was scrubbed, not a dish on the counters or in the sink. I tracked down every dust bunny...mwahahah.

The next morning, which was to be Valentines Day with my darling......I woke up with what can only be described as a hangover. I don't drink, I never have and so I don't know exactly what one feels like, but I called several friends and inquired and they said, "yup, that's a hangover".
Light split my head in two and made me want to throw up. Noises split my head in two and made me want to throw up...Everything split my head in two and.....made..me...want...to...throoowww up.

So, there you have it, my foolish "partying" caught up with me and taught me a good lesson. It will be so much easier to stick with this diet for the rest of my life knowing that there is such a definite reaction...ugh, ugh, a million times ugh.

The (poor and patient) Mr. told me to stay in bed but I sucked it up and went out and made us brunch as planned....it was amazing...according to the Mr. I myself was still nauseated. But we had a lovely time, cleaned up from lunch then The Mr. (dearheart that he is) sent me back to bed for the afternoon. I feel so bad that our Valentines Day was a bust, but he got quiet, alone time (he works in the school system during the day so he had all day off till the restaurant at night) reading and writing and he said that made him happy.

Prosciutto, raw cave-aged Gruyere, Provolone wrapped in prosciutto stuffed inside cherry peppers, and Armando's Famous Olives.

Artichoke heart soup, cod and roasted bell peppers and asparagus, and an avocado, red onion salad with white balsamic dressing.
This was me on Valentines Day...and I'd had such high hopes of a cute outfit, being housewifely for The Mr.

My awesome Valentines Day outfit.

Lovies and lying about,

-K