a hurricane in pictures

friday:

Did some "necessities" shopping to take to my parents'

(where we bunked for the weekend).

Twizzlers & avocado = mine.

Everything else = his.

I wasn't going to do much storm prep besides take the wreath off the door & clean out the fridge...

But I got antsy when I got home from work,

& ended up pulling everything off perimeter walls & the back porch.

ps. i love my mugs.

On the drive over to my parents'

I got sentimental over not seeing the sun for x amount of hours.

I'M EMOTIONAL. WHAT.

We basically watched the news all night + Galaxy Quest (yessuhhh)

& by bedtime, the dogs were in some sort of storm's-a-brewin' tizzy.

We slept with both dogs on our air mattress.

(Because they love us most.)

saturday:

Good morning, Irene!

The backyard + cow pasture

Dad fired up some crepes...

Jared busted out his omelette skills.

& we feasted.

Eating, watching/laughing at our local news coverage, watching Harry Potter movies 

& hanging out with my family + our friend Tiffany (& her pup, Lucy) made for quite the enjoyable hurricane. 

We never lost power for more than a few minutes.

 My parents' house sustained very little damage.

Our apartment was practically untouched.

God is good, all deh time.

Plus, I totally got flowers out of the whole deal.

I believe his exact words were, "I got you Happy-Hurricane! flowers!"

I'll take it ;)

xo, kelsey

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