the patterns on them clothes go round and round

ey folks.

just came home from tea at my momma's house. oh it was delightful - as always. russian pastries and black tea - cup after cup after cup. then back home.

i had a meltdown today (moving backwards again, haha). all over the fact that i don't think i can cook or plan meals out so we have to spend so much money on going out through the week. weepy, folks. wes puts up with a lot (he just saw me typing that. i'm a little bit embarrassed).

moving along. part of my weekend was spent with my olga scavenging for some vintage finds all over town. it was the most sporadic thing: saturday morning - i cut hair, got home, took nap, woke up, texted olga and there we were - there i was, purchasing these:

it's a shorts jumper - these pics aren't great. it's hard doing self shots, but it is what it is ;)

this cat sweater - my absolute fav

*please excuse the wine you guys. i just had an honest glass of wine with my dinner, just one - i don't think i even finished it, so.

and then this one - olga spotted it. i decided i'm going to wear it to the alice in wonderland viewing in - march was it? don't know why, but that's the first thing that i thought of when i saw it - haha

there were a few others, but - these are just my favs :-) i DID buy this amazing little rug

still can't decide whether i want to keep this on the floor or hang it on the wall - anyway, as i was taking a pic of this rug, this little head ascended in the frame

penny was feeling a little left out - such a little freak. i just want to shmother her!

like i said, there were a few others. you'll likely see them in pics eventually.

k, well i better go now. in treatment is getting pretty good and i can't focus. gotta decide on one or the other. and then bedtime. how quickly sunday evening steals the day away - monday morning fast approaching---work---fast approaching.

have a great night, oh brave world.

ps - we were offered to house another little kitty cat - a little playmate for penny pants! oh the possibility.

pass test - check

just had a glass of chardonnay at burgers and brew with wes to commemorate my passing the test tonight. it's not state board, but goodness, it gave me a feel for what it will be like. wash hands, breath, wash hands, breath. i mean geez people. i knew all the procedures perfectly, but it's the stuff in between that paralyzes me. anyways, i passed, that's all that matters - for now at least. and i just had an amazing glass of chardonnay to ease the exhaustion into a friday-night-tired-ready-watch-a-movie-and-fall-asleep-within-the-first-five. plus i have an earlier haircut tomorrow - on-site. so i better stop blogging late lest i solidify my readers' (all hundreds of them) opinion of my 'responsibility' level. haha. there are levels to responsibility in case you didn't know, reader. dang. speaking of my early morning haircut - i forgot my razor at school. that means an even earlier morning.

nie nie!

thursday soup

today i have little to say. so i'll just post my outfit :)

in this pic, i'm clarifying for wes the usage of 'their' vs 'they're'. haha. he had a brain fart. he's really smart though.

i got the denim shirt before christmas (in fact to put together a reaally cheesy xmas outfit) - unfortunately it has these silly teddy bears in santa hats patches down along the button-hole side. just all the way down. and a huge one on the front pocket. the vest hides that one pretty well, but the little ones down the right side i can't hide as easily. the only one downfall of it, but you can't see them in the pic. otherwise its a sexy shirt.

i didn't say i have nothing to say, just little. i have to talk about tomorrow being a big day. we test out - meaning monday we'll be cutting hairs finally. anyways - i'm menacingly drained and am up unwisely late again. it's my fault so don't feel sorry for me being drained. in fact, i'm watching in treatment tonight again.

thank you darlings for checking in. have a wonderful night's rest!

i love chair and my husband

i could so see this standing next to a victorian mirrored dresser in my bedroom.

my ma has one that she keeps offering (well it's more of a long-legged side table - mirrored). i need to make room for it and take her up on that offer. then i'm set. i'd purchase this chair from mr Frank Cresencia and then our house and home would be complete - NOT. would it ever. i build and build on it - it's never complete. always a work in progress. sometimes i like it cluttered. sometimes i like it spacey and modern. why not combine the two - hence this gorgeous chair and my ma's antique mirror table.

also - don't think about what it would be like if something happened to your husband (like he died) while driving home. i found myself weeping to none other than beach house, imagining what i would do with myself. and then i realized i was almost home and wes was going to see me like this. so i called myself a 'retard' (i apologize but that's literally what i said), pulled up into the driveway, wiped my eyes and walked on in.

he's doing just fine. we're going to go get some coffee real quick at tupelo and watch in treatment against my better judgement - i better go while i'm still up for it.

tata

quelle surprise

ok. so i thought we'd be out on the floor cutting hair by the end of the month.

guess not. guess it's on monday. that means we got a 'test-out' on friday. it's not a big dealio really - just a bunch of procedures that include tiny steps you never think about. kind of like state board, but not as exponentially stressful. just a bit stressful now that i know it's this friday and not two weeks from now like we were originally told.

that's pretty much all for tonight. i've had a headache since today's merger meeting at work (merger meeting - that term doesn't seem to belong in this blog provided what i normally blog about). basically our company merged with another - far larger - one. they do the same thing we do but now we're partnering with them to meet all our extensive client needs - AND we're being better equipped. to that i'll toast.

go leadership.

oh, but ya. i blame the headache mostly on the tiny print in the power point presentations. of a sharper nature. dude - who cares.

k, now i want to hang out with wes to the max. he was giving me a little head massage while watching hero's and i think i'll ask for a repeat performance. ha.

and i'm in love with beach house's newest album - teen dreams. i was almost a few minutes late to work today because i wanted to hear the rest of the song in my car. very responsible elizabeth.

i'll leave you with this ensemble i had to take a second look at on lookbook.nu today

love the combo of that gorgeous poncho with the thigh-high boots. i've been looking for a pair of boots like that for eons. poor wes tried to find me some for xmas and was at a loss trying to figure out what i'd like better. instead he got me other amazing things (see xmas post) and this card he sewed himself. i mean. i don't often get weepy - but i could not get a hold of myself when he gave me this:

i had to pixelize what he wrote - i don't think he'll appreciate me posting his special message to me on the triple dub

tangents. i mean what's a post without some sort of pictures. it's like reading the long chapters of a book! the longer my posts and far-reaching the tangents, the more images and color i have to post to compensate. common sense. at least i owe you folks that much, hehe.

well, i think i just remembered somewhere up there i wrote this is it for the night. it's like saying 'okay this is my last song' and proceeding with like ten more. i don't apologize (i apologize too much i realize), but i do acknowledge that not all peeps enjoy remedial little tidbits on my life. but then again....well. anyways. thanks for checking in yet again.

merry sundown (how many other ways can you think of saying 'good evening')

charming little sunday

sewing machine is all fixed now! it was a simple jam it seems, but the curtain is now officially done :)

that's a start. i just wanted to see how well i can keep control of the fabric as it passes under the needle. anyways. that's done and thank God no breakages.

i'm learning to be a gracious and understanding person (lifelong process i'm reminded every day). today i went to buy some make-up primer from m.a.c. cosmetics (i happen to have a discount through my school) and the young girl sat me down to 'show' me all these other products that i can't live without if i buy this primer demonstrating on half of my face how they would work. i was immediately reminded of the other sister with Juliette Lewis where she gets half her face done up at the mall.

i said to the girl - you're not going to do the other half, are you. she smiled and said, 'no - that would make it an appointment'. anyway - so i bought the stupid primer after reaffirming her that i'm sure i don't need the pre-primer and the finishing spray thank you very much.

like i said, trying to be gracious. i reminded myself - she's just doing her job. i'm sure she's got other folks' half faces to tend to ;) jk.

anyway - i'm going to read now. it's my 'back to work' eve and i'm not celebrating - hehe. just like around christmas - not enough time for me - but is it ever. in all honesty i'm excited to go to work tomorrow. there's going to be a big reveal that i'm really eager to hear about. that's for a later post. or not. i don't really have to post about it honestly. it's just work.

good night folks :)

2010 rumpus

2010. i'm excited. this month consists of determining how i'm going to manage putting in a lot more time towards my 1600 hours. and i'm determined to finish this year - hopefully september october ish. that means less time at my job which means less income, if any *wince*. that's for a later post.

anyway - just a few images of our new years wild rumpus. 'all is love' folks (karen o & the kids).

the cork flew clear across the pool and wes thought it was the most hilarious thing. i wish this pic was less exposed, but i guess now that i took it i kind of like the effect.

did i ever mention that i've been wearing that fur hood every single day since xmas?

count down

i couldn't get over la raye's beautiful top. it's a little girls' dress turned tunic. just the fiercest thing i've ever seen

and wes just hollered with his super elegant champagne glass in hand :)

it just so happened that it was also this old man's bday

we later warmed up in the spa over wine and snacks - and water of course (don't do spa without water to avoid feeling dizzy or faint) - talking about new years resolutions and such. and of course i thought it was the perfect photo op provided we all felt like sitting still long enough for a slower shutter (to achieve a less grainy look per wesley's request). i couldn't stop giggling every single time.

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wes and i just finished watching the assassination of jesse james by the coward robert ford - based on ron hanson's novel of the same title (same guy who wrote one of my favorite stories - atticus). really sad story to be completely honest. amazing cinematography. buuuut - this ain't no book review blog is it? oh well so what.

on a different note, i was sewing the trim of the curtain separating our kitchen from the washing room and my needle got jammed. i'm such a rookie with sewing it's embarrassing. it's all still there - curtain jammed in the machine - and i'm trying to figure out (without breaking it of course) what i did wrong. most likely the wrong needle for the fabric. don't worry i'll figure it out soon enough. goal being to keep the machine in operating condition.

grand.

well, that's my queue. i'll try to be in bed tonight sometime before 2am this time. it's a bad habit wes and i are cultivating. i don't mind so much staying up late as much as i hate waking up around noon. that's a whole morning i could have spent doing something wonderful.

good nights ladies and gents. (i think the only gent reading this would be my husband if i'm lucky - so i guess ladies and wes, rather - haha)