a starbucks fairytale

Once upon a time,

there was a girl who loved everything cake batter 

who married a boy that worked at Starbucks, where he made delicious drinks.

& then one day, he made her a cake batter frappuccino.

& they lived happily ever after.

*please excuse the photobooth flip

& my chipped off nail polish.

It's a nervous habit.

The nail polish chipping, that is.

cozy & rainy

1. Super cuddly puppy as the wind picked up last night

2. Rain, leaves & branches on the back deck

Jared & I are at my parents for the duration of sweet, darling Irene,

& it's been... honestly, pretty relaxing so far.

& now, since I typed that, I'm going to wait for the power to go out.

What are you doing on this hurricane-y Saturday?

we all agree

xo, everyone

don't be mean, irene.

At the oceanfront, June 2006

I bet you were crossing your fingers for one of the first pictures ever taken of Jared & I.

Our first pictures together are actually from my high school graduation,

but I'm not sure the internet is ready for those photos just yet.

Start crossing those fingers now for that sneak peek ;)

I started to convince myself that things were slowing down & summer adventures were coming to a close,

but thought(?) a bit too soon.

Hurricane Irene is heading our way, & everyone is gearing up for a hurricane-y weekend.

For us, this means making space in my parents' garage so my little Cabrio doesn't float away,

& settling in until we can all emerge from our burrows & start clean-up.

Maybe it's just that southern VA isn't affected annually by earthquakes, swamp fires & hurricanes (oh-my),

but this little wife is feeling a little the-world-is-ending-y,
& I'm fighting the MUSTHAVEBABYNOW feelings that are overtaking my ovaries.
[Quick, someone get this girl a kitten.]

Power loss is imminent, so I'm not sure how active I'll be around these parts,

(although how amazing would it be if we didn't lose power & I spent 48 stormy hours blogging & Pintrest-ing)...

But please please please! 

Stay safe, everyone... from Flawduh to Jersey!

In the mean time, I'm going back to devising recipes using uncooked pasta noodles, cream of tartar, vanilla extract & popcorn kernels.

Heeeey, pantry!

xo, kelsey

an afternoon with Shirley

The wedding went wonderfully, & we are so happy for our brother & brand new sister.

The newest Bethunes are now honeymooning in Mexico,

& we are in full blown "recovery mode" today, which has involved: 

-sleeping in later than I'm willing to admit
-a trip to the bank, like real adults
-tossing the unwanted bachelor party leftovers that made their way into my fridge

-sitting on the couch folding the clean laundry that has overtaken our apartment over the weekend
-drinking Shirley Temples because I'm on a ginger ale kick

-watching Phantom of the Opera, circa. 2004 on HBO 

-whining about how awful it is, even though neither of us has changed the channel yet
-planning for dinner on our porch because, HELLO beautiful weather!

With coordinating duties taking over, I neglected to take any photos of the weekend.
I'll be back with a more organized plan. 

Promise ;)

xo, kelsey