MUSIC TO MY EARS: CONCERTS CONCERTS CONCERTS

the concert gods have smiled down upon me. there are so many amazing artists who are on tour right now, (or will be this fall.) ch ch ch check 'em out.

FIONA APPLE

fiona's been a favorite of mine for a long time. me and probably every other teenage girl growing up in the nineties. who has every word of the album tidal memorized? this girl. i actually found out she was on tour when i drove by a billboard advertising her concert at the winstar casino in oklahoma--weird. i have yet to listen to all of her new album. any thoughts?

BEACH HOUSE

i missed beach house last year and have been kicking myself in the pants ever since. i made it a point to purchase my tickets as soon as they went on sale this time, so come september, i will be ready and waiting.

INDEX FESTIVAL

dallas music has done me proud. you cannot beat such an amazing lineup for such a great price. grimes, portugal the man, heartless bastards. i haven't gotten tickets to this show simply because i have had to make the horrible decision of choosing between all these amazing shows. sad face.

ST. VINCENT WITH DAVID BYRNE

when i grow up i want to be like st. vincent. how cool is she? her latest album is amazeballs, and the fact that david byrne from the talking heads thinks she's legit enough to tour with is probably the biggest compliment there is. these two together equals gauranteed awesomeness. cannot wait until this album drops this fall.

JUSTICE

anytime you feel like dancing your eyes out, put on some justice. i cannot imagine how krunk this show is gonna be, and yes i said krunk. and to top it all off, the show is on halloween. lucas and i went to go see ghostland observatory one halloween dressed up as a grilled cheese sandwich and a taco. i guess justice has replaced them? but it was sooooo much fun. we'll see. i've been dying to dress up as a rainbow and i think this concert could be my chance:)

what shows are you going to?!

1976

it has been an embarrassingly long time since we have taken these pictures. i think it was valentine's day? yikes! we ventured into downtown dallas to check out a schlew of my favorite shops. 1976 is a collection of one of a kind prints, books, and odds and ends that are a design/art lover's dream. everything is so unique and well made. it is amazing what people are capable of making. i just learned that they also hold gallery nights and workshops where you can learn things like screenprinting or how to make a rubber stamp. if you are ever in dallas this shop is a definite must see!

I AM LOVING...

here's a collection of lovely things i am loving this week.

1//kenzo platform sandal

2//amazing colorful embroidered rug

3//beautiful DIY lace dress

4//black and white graphic umbrella

5//quote to live life by

6//side table made of recycled wood

7//rose gold monogram necklace

8//roselina hung self portrait

9//19th century japanese design magazine

10//wildfox kids couture line

THIS WEEK...

these past couple of weeks in our new house have been so fun. when you move in with another married couple (and their child) you have your reservations no matter how awesome they are. luckily, we couldn't have picked better people. it really has been fun sharing our lives with tommy and lydia. we've had house dinners, movie nights, and spent the night in our living room just hanging out and talking. i feel blessed in that there wasn't much of a transition from living with just lucas to living with three other people. i was a bit surprised at how easily we all gelled together.

i've been taking advantage of living in denton as much as possible since we moved. i rode my bike to music on the square. we watched fireworks from the roof of one of the residence halls at unt. i've eaten at all my favorite places. but since moving in a few weeks ago, i've started housesitting, which has kinda of been a bummer. i was so excited to spend time in our new place, in our new city, but for the past week i've hardly been home. it's like getting a new toy and then not being able to play with it. one more week to go!


1//picnic dinner on the square. it was the last twilight tunes of the summer so we made the most of it.
2//lucas has been going through all his old boxes as we have been unpacking. he found this drawing of a city he made when he was ten years old. so cute.
3//one of the first movies we enjoyed together as a house--major payne. i know, we're cool.
4//his and hers yogurts. i think lucas pretty much put every topping they had in his:)

1//birthday lunch consisting of breakfast nachos, hashbrowns, biscuit, and eggs--whoa.
2//banjo's new favorite spot. why do dogs like windows so much?
3//bike ride!
4//when you babysit boys, nerf guns are a must.

ADULT BIRTHDAY

i consider this year to be my first adult birthday. 21? ha! 26? maybe. 30? seems pretty adult. but no, it was this year, 31. why this year? first of all, i was so absorbed with adult things like moving and insurance and trips to target that i didn't even think of what i was going to do for my big day until a couple of days before. secondly, my bday partiers consisted of three married couples, a former bridesmaid, my husband, and two babies--woohoo! but you know what? my birthday was a freakin' blast.

i made no real plans for the day with the exception of those that revolved around food. i slept in and had a yummy brunch with lucas at loco cafe. phe-nomenal. the loco moco will change your life. then i piddled around the house organizing and decorating until it was time to get ready for dinner. on the occassion where i actually do full makeup and dress up, i love to revel in the getting ready process--taking a nice long shower, dancing around my bedroom to choice jams while i do my makeup and try on different outfits. this time i chose the 'this is how we do it' station on pandora. excellent choice for a pre-birthday celebration.

we had dinner at the greenhouse in denton, which i love, and i got the ahi tuna. very good, although the horseradish in the sauce made my nostrils burn every so slightly. then we headed back to the house, hung out for a bit, and watched almost famous on the projector. such a good movie! all in all it was a wonderful birthday, and although i cannot cannot believe i am as old as i am, i still love birthdays, and plan on taking advantage of them for as long as possible:)

SO MANY WRECKS SO LITTLE TIME

it has been so busy lately. when is life not busy though. do you feel that way? the past three weeks have been consumed with packing, moving, and unpacking. but i neglected to tell you guys about the two wrecks i had-- yes, two wrecks in one week. the first wreck was pretty cut and dry. we were driving down the highway when another car tried to get in our lane and sideswiped us.

the second wreck was a doozie. i was driving down the street when a car coming the other direction pulled out in front of me to turn, and i hit them head on. no one was hurt, but my car sure was. i am currently in a rental, waiting to hear back from the insurance company on who was at fault. my little honda is totaled, and soon we will begin the process of looking for another car. (is that the next thing that will soon consume all my time?) our first wreck ended up being a blessing in disguise. instead of getting our car repaired through the insurance company, the other party cut us a check. we don't expect to get nearly what our car is worth, so that check is really going to come in handy.

there have been little things throughout the moving process where God has shown me how he uses things that appear to be dissapointments and uses them for good. these wrecks were no different. i know He is showing me that i can trust in Him, that i don't have to worry, that He is in control. there are some big decisions on the horizon, and i am faced with a choice-- to forget what God has just shown me, or choose to trust that He will be faithful yet again.

I LOVE COLOR: YELLOW FEVER

i'm not usually a huge yellow person, but i love the bright neons and yellows in these photos.

1//classic silhouette with a twist.

2//i would love to add a pop of color to my kitchen with some sunny flowers, or rock a flower crown a la keiko lynn.

3//summer is the perfect time to experiment with colorful makeup.

4//it doesn't get any better than these neon gladiators.

5//yellow is the perfect color in this otherwise simple room.

6//proof that you can look superchic in any color.

7//beautiful.

8//this is what my future kid will wear.

9//lemon with a hint of lime.

10//i wish i could get away with wearing these yellow tights. the black and white oxfords are the perfect touch.

11//summer outfit done.

12//i need to wear more scarves.

MUSIC TO MY EARS: GRIMES

grimes, born claire boucher, is a canadian born artist whose style is as eclectic as her music. what struck me most as i was researching info on grimes, was a trip she took with her then-boyfriend from tennessee. they took on the alias's varuschka and zelda xox and constructed a 20 foot houseboat filled with 20 pounds of potatoes, a typewriter, a copy of huckleberry finn, and a flock of chickens. their trip across the mississippi didn't last long, but how awesome all the same?

THIS WEEK...

we are officially moved! Praise the Lord! these past couple of weeks have been kinda tough. sure moving is always stressful--packing, and then the actual action itself kinda sucks. who likes carrying huge boxes to and fro repeatedly? but banjo's horrendous case of the fleas doubly added to the stress. it doesn't sound like a big deal, but when fleas are biting you in your own bed and nothing you try seems to work, it can drive you a little crazy. thankfully we finally got the flea problem under control and are on to happier days.

i didn't expect it, but moving was quite an emotional experience. i knew it was going to take a long time to move our stuff, but 12 hours into moving day i hit a breaking point. then our u-haul broke down. we ended up having to take an extra day to move. i don't know how we ever would have been able to move without that extra day. when all was said and done, and lucas and i stood in our empty apartment, our first home, we got a little sentimental, okay, a lot sentimental. we took a minute to thank God for giving us such a wonderful place to start our life together and asked him to bless us in our new house as well. i'm looking forward to posting pics of the new house!

1. chocolate chunk cookie at chic-fil-a. bought a desert and got an 8 piece chicken nugget free!
2. brunette and blonde--best of both worlds.
3. jake and banjo, bff:)
4. dinner with a local soda straight out of little d. it really was the bee's knees!

1. my first time at bahama bucks. ofcourse i went for the whipped cream, caramel, and chocolate.
2. this is what we did with our clothes after we washed them.
3. my future tattoo. being a nanny does have its perks.
4. i think we have enough bikes, what about you?