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A few weeks ago, two of my friends-of-the-past got hitched. I have no idea what possessed me to paint them a picture..... but I did just that. And to be honest, I had no idea where I was going with it when I started. But once I pushed past the stage of disdain, I was actually quite happy with the results.

At one point I was annoyed with not knowing what the heck I was doing and just started paint sketching a face in the corner. After this, I was actually ready to trash it and forget the whole thing.

But instead, I added some white roses and pink paint runs. From there the rest flowed pretty natural. Birds. Sequins. Mandalas. Leaves.

And a quote that I have no idea who said.
And I called it "See Through Dreams".

Making me smile.

I had a fabulous weekend! Its been some time since I've had so much fun. Went swimming in the river at 10:00 at night. Built a campfire. Rope swing. Cold water. Friends. Hung out in the garage all night. Grilled burgers at 2 a.m. Slept late and cleaned the next day. Went to the drag strip. Three drag cars in our group. Running low 7s and high 6s (that's really good, btw). Stopped at the Waffle House on the way home. So glad to be back at the track. Got back together for pizza last night. Unfortunately, the night was cut short by a kidney stone that decided to move on me. It must be really small, though. Cause today I'm still smiling from my weekend.

*breathtaking photo from sarkatrager. you gotta check this store out. the photos are so color saturated and beautiful.

Complete and utter irreverence

First things first. I am absolutely blown away by this pic that I stole from Design Sponge. Its from a new ad campaign for arjowiggins paper company? I dunno who they are, but obviously I should. Can you say super confetti disco fairy? Okey. Now that I got that out of the way. I just can't keep my big mouth shut about the death of Michael Jackson. I really hate when the media throws out this whole "a nation in mourning" bull crap. The nation mourns when a plane flies into our buildings, killing thousands of innocent people. The nation mourns when we hear the death toll of our soldiers. The nation mourns when entire area codes get wiped out by hurricanes, floods or fire. The nation should not be mourning because we lost one more famous person.

Come on people. The "King of Pop" died? Hello? He died years ago. The real Michael Jackson has been dead for years. The person who died yesterday was just a ghost of the legend. A bleached and surgically altered ghost with a questionable persona. I am actually holding my tongue right now from what I would like to blurt out, but I can't afford to be sued by people who make my entire years income in an hour. Yes, MJ has made some rockin music. He's also made a mess of his face, held a baby over a balcony, had one too many sleep-overs with children, and made some very creepy statements in his time. So there. Just let it be known that the entire nation is not in mourning. I'm gonna stop right there.

*am I the only one thinking like this? or am I the only one willing to admit to thinking like this? anyone else out there?

Weekly Ring Envy

Gonna do something a little different here on the weekly ring rock-out. Since so many of the rings that I choose to post about bring pictures of other things to my head, I'm going to attempt to show you what those other things are. Starting off with these kick azz Mackenzie rings from the beside. They seem to say "Yes, I'm a sweetheart, but don't eff with me cause I'm also hardcore."

Which is why I paired them with these amazing Paloma shoes by Vince Camuto. (via zappos ) Holy Hotness! "Yes, I am a darling little fashionista in my rockin pumps. But watch those hands, boy, or this heel will be in your gut." Don't you just love sweet-tarts!!

Wrap me up in something shimmering.

Lately, I have been magnetically drawn to soft purples, lilacs and dusty pinks. These are colors that seem to speak to my soul. I say that at the risk of sounding kooky, but it's the honest truth.

Even at their boldest, as in the flower arrangement above, there is still something haunting and soul-stirringly romantic about this color combination.

*top photo by emma tempest via a glamorous little side project.

*amazing ring is by one garnet girl.

*two romantic bottom photos from grey likes weddings.

Hello Monday.

Do you know how hard it is to find a good pair of affordable jeans? Well, its not easy. Plus, I'm quite picky about my jeans. I'm not really a "trendy jean" kinda girl. I like mine with no stretch, straight leg, plenty long, no bling, all five pockets, and a wash that doesn't look like I had a fight with a Clorox bottle. All of my current jeans are worn to shreds. I need new ones in a bad way. I tried tons of jeans on last week to no avail. What is going on? I can't afford to pay $75 and up for a decent pair of denim.

Regardless, I'm starting to feel a little "vanilla" in my wardrobe lately anyway. I used to be quite the fearless dresser. I could rock any look I chose to throw on. Why am I not as brave as before? The picture above reminds me of my former self. I used to rock very similar outfits on the regular. Now, for some stupid reason, I feel like I'm too old, or out of shape, or tired looking. I really need to get back in touch with my former fashionista. I need to get more sleep and work out. I need to find SOME ROCKIN' JEANS!!!!!!!!!!! Any tips, my dolls?

*hottie up top from Lookbook.

Found:

On Etsy, while Pouncing undiscovereds. Moozle Home. Who doesn't want a cool teepee to hang out in?

Happy weekend, all.