i am loving me some red pants.

inspiration! ooh la la!

here's a bunch of adorable things

check out this dress.

heart pockets.

heart buttons down the back.

two-toned pink.

my dream dress.

these boots.

short.

sweet.

heart detailing.

heaven.

this sexy black dress.

black.

tight.

great shape.

wowzas.

 duh, a belt.

:)

this dress.

cupcakes.

white.

adorable.

i love it!

blogging about these things is as close as i get to owning them. :)

cool!

i want to go there!

i h8 bhldn.

but love what they're saying about women's hairstyles.

grrrrrr.

i went to north carolina this weekend!

here is the first and only unhappy photo from my trip to north carolina.

it's aaron, the sweet, capable aaron, pulling over for the third time to check under his engine.

perhaps we almost did not make it back on sunday evening!

i sat calmly in the front

while aaron pulled over 1, 2, 3, 4 times to see why his 1995 honda civic was spazzing out.

we made it.

finally.

made it back to cincinnati, and passed out almost immediately.

granted,

i did not do any of the driving.

which was actually making me bonkers. :)

i was a passenger, incapable of driving a stick shift! how terrifying!

a learning lesson is indeed in order

but here is actually a very happy photo from this trip to north carolina.

the "No Caro" is a place I had never been before.

and over the thanksgiving weekend,

as in,

wednesday, thursday, friday, saturday, return sunday

i visited it.

i met aaron's mom and daddo

and hilarious birds, marty and pava(sp?)

i slept in a guest room and on the couch

and aaron and his padre worked on aaron's car all weekend.

north carolina was quite uneventful.

other than

all the wonderful chatting that happened

we ended up going out to dinner with friends of his parents every night!

thursday: thanksgiving dinner with a close group

friday: italian dinner with a jovial two

saturday: fancypants dinner on the top floor of a private club in downtown charlotte (which, by the way, has incredible views and divine furnishings.)

and after dinner friday and saturday, aaron and i bopped out (the way "young people," do,) and met with old friends of his, which i found endlessly entertaining! i love childhood pasts!

who woulda thunk that sleeping, napping, and getting dressed for dinner would be so exhausting? :)

there's something to be said for spending five days getting to know everybody around you,

five days in a place pretty much on your own.

with aaron working on the car, i was left to myself to create meaningful connections, or suffer the consequences that come with self-imposed isolation.

thankfully, aaron's mom proved such a wonderful woman, and by day three i was immensely more conten than before.

hopefully next time i will get to see more of the fantastic charlotte, north carolina!

the very beginnings of it seemed absolutely divine. :)

inner outer

i feel happily like a child in play clothes today.

not that the above photo, the child model "scandal," really epitomizes my mood

it just has more to do with the

suede pumps

gray tights with black hearts

dark brown trousers, rolled to the shins

cream sash (aka, "belt," to keep my pants up!"

pink and cream striped shirt

bright yellow sweater

hair in a bun, on the very top of my head.

:)

sometimes, it's delightful to dress the way you feel.

in fact, while i'm thinking about it,

i'm certain

color me katie

does a much more effective job of it

than i do. :)

true love

yoga for free!

i just learned

that i can get

yoga exercise videos

FO FREEZLE

off of hulu!

very cool!

i mean, they're no move your hyde

but perhaps they will do. :)

anthro kills it

anthropologie's look books always rock

UNFORTUNATELY

their price tags do not.

AH WELL.

too bad i wouldn't pay for this EVEN IF I COULD.

i'm on to your little game, retail. i know what's up.

what's that? bitter? me?

noooooo

;)

srsly, though, how beautiful are those photos.

so beautiful.

trees!

crayons! ooh!

or, more accurately, scribblers.

second chance crayons.

quietly shout-ing

aaaahhh, i forgot about this video.

i made it two months ago

on a sunday when all i wanted to do was party.

well known fact: "shout" is my favorite song

oft sung in showers

and requested at weddings

my good friends humor me

whilst i'm always the only one SHOUT-ing

here comes the sun

what is your sunshine?

EVERYONE loves these

that's right.

underwear.

do you know ANYONE that does not love underwear?

pretty much everyone at least likes it a little bit.

especially if it's new and pretty.

UNDERWEAR:

the most giggle-inducing clothing since second grade

so beautiful

marisa haskell

so gorgeous

taking my breath away!

so pretty

comfort and joy

hot chocolate with the one you love.

williams-sonoma salted caramel, a winner

the lost series: This Girl

How could I not?
Mikayla Stanley, always and forever.

www.mikaylastanley.com

ps, hire her

the lost series: Giving my Unsolicited Opinion

Mary Schrader, when you get married, you need to buy a dress from this Designer: Jenny Packham

Every single dress in her new collection reminds me of you.

Even the unconventional ones.

On second thought, just buy one of these gowns immediately and just wear it to get pizza. Maybe they'll give you a free one bc they think it's your "special day." :)

adorable things