guess what we're still doing!

believe it or not, that messy pile of crumpled magazine pages is actually proof of hardcore unpacking productivity! have I completely terrified you from ever moving ever again? I literally wrote myself a note in my journal that says, "we will never ever ever ever again move during event season. ever." we finally made our big trip to ikea this past monday & have been dedicating our evenings to building bookcases & filling kitchen shelves. it's slowly starting to feel a lot more like a home, which is fantastic & overdue. I'm ready to go back to filling my nights with reading & blogging & photo editing. seriously. once things feel settled around here, I'll take you on a tour of this little place. it's pretty cute.

a sunday sunset

the nice thing about taking pictures of a photographer friend + their significant other is that at the end of their shoot they say things like, "can I take some pictures of you two?" & you say, "sure, Malcolm!"

there are few great things about the moving process, but experiencing a sunset kiss in your new neighborhood is definitely a highlight.

like crazy

you know tomorrow will be a good day when the last words you hear before you completely drift off into sleep are:

"I love you like crazy."

just a twirl on the lake

hey, remember when I went to indiana for the 4th of July & took engagement pictures for emily & trent & then was still editing them at the end of August? yeahhh... me too. so that's what I've done with my evening. we've reached the point in unpacking where we can go no further without a trip to ikea/the container store, which are both located in northern virginia - a good 3.5 hour drive. (so guess what we're doing on monday!) this leaves me guilt-free, as I've been sitting here staring at the computer screen with my glasses sitting on the end of my nose for the last 3 hours, legitimately surrounded by boxes & suitcases that have nowhere to go.

I also reached the end of my not-having-a-pet rope tonight, & something just has to be done. I need animal companionship for these weeks when Jared is at work every night. unfortunately, this new building doesn't allow dogs, & I can't stand birds, & I think I'm technically what you could call allergic to cats. but that last one is debatable. at least I'm pretending it is. hmph.

this gif is making me dizzy. my GIFt to you. ;)

sunday best

his

jacket: h&m | tie: gap | shorts: h&m  | shoes: thrifted | sunglasses: that's a big ol' h&m

hers

dress: target | cardigan: f21 | belt: charlotte russe | necklace & sunnies: target

these pictures are a little bit on the cheating side, since we took them two sundays ago. these pictures are also a little bit on the HEY THERE, HIPS! side, as there is apparently no good way to hide my... uhhh, curves? in a knee length dress - consider this noted. I'm trying my hardest to embrace that I am a blogger with hips/thighs/not-a-teeny-waist. we're a minority ;) truthfully, it's an ongoing challenge to follow the trends while being aware of my body type. skinny jeans? doable... but I've certainly never walked into forever 21 & walked out with a pair of skinnies. no, no. it's usually a journey to twelve stores over the course of three weeks to find the perfect fit. then there's the upcoming Season of the Leggings, beginning promptly in september & lasting through mmm, april. ongoing challenge: ACCEPTED.

I'm typing from the coffeeshop around the corner from our new apartment. it's all drizzly outside & a very dry cappuccino is warming me up. a little old man walking a dog wearing a raincoat just passed by the window. it's like we now live in a scene from a Meg Ryan movie, like, for real. so I'm going to continue to sit here, ignoring the boxes covering every corner of the apartment & wait for tom hanks or billy crystal to walk by. it could happen.