minus & plus

-

I may or may not have brought to work the lifesaver mints

that Jared put in my stocking at Christmas & ate, ummmm THEENTIREBAG in one day.

is wint-o-mint addiction a real thing?  BETTER QUESTION - is wint-o-mint overdose a real thing?

+

there are worse things to nom on, I guess. things that don't make you

breathe minty freshness. like combos. or garlic.

-

we started a financial class at our church two weeks ago, & I feel a

little bit like all I can think about is BUDGET BUDGET BUDGET!!!

+

but that's totally not a bad thing.

in fact, after a year of marriage without any financial plan except to tithe & save-here-and-there,

it's a little bit of a GREAT thing. as much as our budget is consuming our thoughts right now, 

I know it's laying the foundation for the rest of our money makin' lives, & there is much peace in that. 

plus, talking about money almost always results in talking about future babies... 

& I just LOVE talking about future babies. they'll be little, & soft, & smell goody & little...

-

found out this week that some very precious family members are moving out of state. 

*sniff* I'm not really even processing what that means just yet.

+

but change is good, & in their case, it is great. 

we're really, truly happy for them & we'll just be adding another city to our dropping-in-to-visit list. 

consider yourselves warned, you roaming bethunes, you.

-

running out of shredded cheddar cheese.

+

replacing said cheddar cheese with crumbled feta to create what may

just be mashed heavenly clouds of potato wonder.

-

taking out my contacts.

placing contacts in medicine cabinet.

sleeping.

waking up.

tip toe-ing to bathroom so as not to wake jared.

opening medicine cabinet.

apparently opening the medicine cabinet too quickly...

contact case, sucked out by physics & gravity, 

coming FLYING TOWARDS MY FACE only to crash onto our tile floor 

& making a sound closer to what I would imagine 

the entire medicine cabinet would sound like if it had fallen.

nearly pass out from fear/trying not to scream.

get angry that something dared to make such a loud noise in my face when I'm barely awake & definitely not functioning.

lid is knocked off.

contact is missing.

curse contacts.

scratch that, curse my eyes for needing contacts.

+

my glasses are cute.

-

having people over for a movie & not having any sweets on hand. 

besides some girl scout cookies.

& when I say some I mean the six that I hadn't already eaten.

mama would be ashamed.

+

still having a grand ol' time, even if it felt like there was a vacant

space at the table without cupcakes to eat. LESSON LEARNED.

-

having to pick glitter off your friend's face because they did something ridiculous 

like walk into your apartment, which is a sort of glittery aftermath STILL.

+

glitter.

-

acting like I had my life together this morning when I stumbled out of bed & decided to make myself lunch... 

then proceeding to forget my breakfast AND my cell phone.

+

boss walking in with panera & guessing the right kind of bagel because YOU GUESSED IT, 

she couldn't get ahold of me on the phone that I left at home. 

she is all sorts of wonderful to me.

happy leap day!

I hope yours was full of pluses... es...'s.

xo, kelsey

a tale of four succulents

the word succulent actually gives me goosebumps,

& not a watching-"angels in the outfield"-scene-when-everyone-starts-flapping-their-arms sorta goosebump.

it just sounds icky.

but I do love succulents, & don't let the two that I killed last year come back from the grave to tell you otherwise.

I actually love them so much that I start feeling bad when picking them out,

& I end up with an armful of succulents & teary eyes, looking at Jared

(who is shaking his head telling me no, we can't take them all home)

& saying, "but little petal blossom needs a home too, & I already put her in my arms,

so she thinks I love her! I CAN'T PUT HER BACK NOWWWW."

& that's how we ended up with four succulents.

& no potting soil. so they're sitting on a plate.

I wrote a lonnggggg post for today,

then the screen sorta flickered & it was gone.

so instead, you get a story about succulents,

& outtakes from our sunday best "shoot,"

which should reassure you that I'm not taking this whole style post thing toooooooo seriously.

there's basically three times as many pictures of me than there are of Jared.

shocking. I know.

xo, kelsey

lately: phone photos

from our kitchen - pretty farm eggs & ombre lettuce

from the drive home from work - stopped by a train & rainbow sunsets at 60 mph

from the men in my life - valentine's flowers from Jared & valentine's cookie cutters from dad

from my finger tips - a repurposed h&m bag & handwriting practice

from the passenger seat - jared's mints of choice & a cotton candy cloud

the oscars

why do I love this photo from the Oscars so much?

(hint: click the "read more" below)

sunday best

& the best of the sunday best:

I gotta tell ya...

I think we were both a little more awake this morning as we got ready for church

knowing that we had these pictures to take after the service.

but it is totally fun, especially when it's not raining outside.

Jared says this is his "500 days of summer" look,

& wants me to tell you that I "Joseph Gordon LOVE-itt."

...

OSCAR SUNDAY, GUYS!!!

I am a little excited, since my boss & I have tried to watch as many of the best picture nominees as possible.

SADLY, of all the movies that I think I'd love the most,

I haven't watched 'the artist' yet! so so sad.

alas, it's my turn for our sundate after our financial class at church tonight,

which I may value a little bit more than watching an award show.

... although, I bet ice-cream & the oscars would make for a pretty good date.

hmm.

xo, kelsey