i'm getting married!

I'm not really getting married, but-

Oops. Accidently wore my bridesmaid dress for my sisters wedding that hasn't happened yet. Totally accidental, Annie. Somehow it was on me and before I knew it I had my pictures taken with the dress on...

 The style of her wedding is somewhat indie-mumford and sons-vintage-boho with the flower arrangement all being made out of dyed coffee filters. My mom saw her inspiration photos and was under the impression that she was having an amish-looking, "Waltons" style wedding. Being the first daughter to get married, I am sure you can imagine how excited my mother was about this pioneer-esque ceremony. 

Lil sis (the artist of the paintings on my walls here)

Next subject. I am wearing this ultra cool simplistic body chain made by designer Danielle Singer from Canada. It's really great because not only can you wear it as a body chain, but you can also wear it as a multi-chain necklace if you so prefer. I am wearing it both ways in the photos. Everything is handmade and customized. Check out her blog here. 

Before I forget! I got a lot of questions regarding my last posts nail polish color. It is actually shellac, and I am not sure of the name. If you aren't familiar with shellac, it is a gel nail polish that is "cured" by UV light and doesn't chip. Stays on for weeks. So far so good.

moth and garnet mother of pearl ring 

dolorous body chain

vestige cross charm bracelet (follow her rockin blog here)

metalicious shark tooth necklace

my salvation triangle necklace

vintage 60s tribal necklace

cage cross ring from la dama

jeffrey campbell shoes from solestruck

beaded bracelet made by lindsay

f21 dress

So many links in this post. Click 'em! Some of them lead to viruses! Joking, duh.

shakuhachi mochalachi

Shakuhachi studded top

UO shorts, belt and tank (yikes)

Etsy ear cuff

Flea market/asos jewelry

Boy oh boy, it is stick-ay here. I am so amped on the heat that I almost could care less about the humidity right now. That will change in a few weeks, I am sure. In these photos I am right behind the "Indian Center" where there is a giant totem pole of a Native Americans face...so I guess that makes it not a totem pole but instead just a skinny giant carved statue of a face, right? Anyway, I thought it was weird that the building is called "Indian" and not "Native American", especially here in Nebraska where everyone is politically correct (psyche). Thank you all for your advice on my upcoming southwest road trip, you all helped! I think I am going to go the Route 66...route. Been to the Grand Canyon, been to Bryce, but never been across AZ going the 66 way. 

I am pmsing. I know this because I desperately want a brownie. According to commercials that means I am pmsing. And I want to watch Now and Then right meow! If you have never seen that movie, what the heck? See it already! It'll make you wish you were 12 and curious about life and trouble making again. My friends and I always used to pick characters from movies that we were, like in this movie, and Grease. In this movie I was always Teeny, and in Grease I was always Marty. Both girls who prided themselves on their big (fake and not so fake) boobs. Something that is totes the opposite of me now. If you aren't familiar with "totes", please refer to this clever video that unfortunately and hilariously depicts female friends hanging out together. Honestly, it's pretty darn accurate. 

Well, time to move this stinky parmesan cheese olive garden salad off of my couch and do something other than sulk over not having a brownie in my mouth. 

i'm not a prophet but i'm here to profit

So it's official! - I will be back in orange county in July, and from there Zach and I are going to either take a road trip into Arizona down Route 66 OR we are going to drive into Arizona to the painted desert/grand canyon area. What do you think we should do? I go to Cali frequently, so I'm sooo down to leave and take a trip within a trip. I love the southwest, and I have been all over down there, but never taken Route 66. Any suggestions from you folks living there or around there? If you live around there, I am extremely envious.

One more question. I have a million online shops that I frequent, but do you guys have any gems that you love? Looking for some new stores. 

Changed up the hair a bit. More red with some burnt orange pieces in it. We will say my inspiration is the summer sunset. About my outfit - these shorts were a definite yesmustbuy when I saw them. I have a bag with the exact same pattern so now all I need is a shirt and then I can look like complete guadalajara vomit.  The belt was found at a thrift store as well as the top. Rings are primarily flea market findings. I feel naked without jewelry, do you? Actually let's see. I feel naked without: jewelry, mascara, something on my lips, my eyebrows filled in (my eyebrows and lashes are both CLEAR naturally), and gum. I am one of those save-my-gum-on-my-glass-during-dinner people. I buy gum in the giant box packs and go through it like candy. Aspartame will probably cause the end of my existence. I am rambling. Time to go work out.

i want a vacation

rings from L to R: flea market, metalicious, ardent1, thrifted, moth and garnet, metalicious.

why do my fingers look so dirty? they aren't, I promise

 thrifted galaxy dress

boots from some store in westwood, la

vintage horse shoe necklace

shark tooth necklace from metalicious

 eyeball bracelet from ebay

other random bracelets

 Tried something new! A middle part. I was a little skeptical at first because a. I have bangs and b. I haven't done this since I was a nerd in junior high. Oh, and c. because I have a very angular face. But overall I think I like the part, and amidst the craziness last night (memorial day today, no one working = nuts downtown) people managed to drunkenly compliment it as well. Maybe they all had their beer goggles on, who knows.  Cheers to stepping outside of my weird hair box! After looking at Wolf&Willow, I decided it is about time to take a trip to southern CO and hit up the Great Sand Dunes. However, I only have a weekend to spare, and I don't want it to be spent flying and then driving 4 hours to get to the dunes. So I'm thinking I should take an appreciation for the dumb state that I live in and maybe go spend a weekend somewhere cool here. Sandhills, or Ash Falls...something like that. I need a vacation. Someone buy me a ticket to Egypt?

velvet shorts in a steel yard

shorts from spanish moss

asymmetrical top from bluefly (a similar cheaper one here)

ebay bag

dirty hair from not washing it for 2 weeks

mother of pearl ring from moth and garnet

random other rings

crystal necklace made by me

thrifted shark necklace

aldo shoes

Normal day, hanging around the ol' metal yard. As I have mentioned before, I am a hoarder. Of shorts. (and jewelry, duh.) I got these shorts the other day and I am IN LOVE. Crushed velvet goodness that have an elastic strap so they will fit forever! I have a feeling these shorts are going to fuse to my skin before the summer is over. 

I'm sure you all know about the deadly tornado in Joplin that happened the other night. I can't get it out of my head. I feel so terrible for the families that have missing or dead relatives. I keep wondering when a big one will hit where I live. I have yet to be in a tornado. The most I have seen were 5 funnels forming above me when I was near Devils Tower. We drove away reeeeal fast. I am nervous that one will happen when I am sleeping and I won't wake up to the sirens. This has also lead me to think..what would I grab if I only had minutes to run 5 stories down into the basement? My money? My laptop, photos, what? I have no idea. But like I said, a tornado has yet to hit this city so what am I really worried about, eh? EHHHH? 

Kind of cool news - Beachbody has asked me to do a testimonial video for my "outstanding P90X transformation." I have to answer a bunch of questions wearing next to no clothing to show off my nutso buff crazy body and rippling muscles. Kidding. About the rippling buffness. But I do have to have me working out on video and talk about what inspired me to do the program, and basically inspire people to do the same. I am a beachbody program freak. Have you guys ever tried P90X or Insanity or any other beachbody program? If not, you should. And if you have, you need to be a coach, like me! Here is my beachbody page if you are all ever interested in trying it. No gimmick. Just real, awesome results. 

Time for food. I'm hungry.  

In the mean time, check these ladies out. Just a few bloggala ladies that rock my socks and also have fantastic original style. Few of my many faves. :-)

Fashion Litter SF Trend Izumihiiiflower bravegrrl

monochromekinda

H&M tank

Jeffrey Campbell shoes

F21 shorts

macrame bag from ebay

thrifted belt

Bloomingdales bralette (perfect for sheer tops, super awesome)

Low Luv triangle necklace

My Salvation antler necklace and earrings

Nobletown Vintage necklace

random rings

Oh, blog. I have been neglecting you. This last week has been a mix of busyness/rain/tired. I would say mostly rain, as it's been thunder storming like crazy, but really most of it is me being overly exhausted and sleepy. I don't know why exactly, but 8 hours of sleep a night hasn't been cutting it lately. It's been hard to even be motivated to work out, something I usually do 6 days a week. I have instead dozed off and felt too sluggish to move most of the week. The last thing I have felt like doing is blogging. Until now, apparently! But seriously, sleep is amazing. I'm not sure what I like better - sleep, or food. 

On a side note, today was my brothers high school graduation party. I cannot believe it. In a few months he will have his own place and will be going to art school. He is phenomenally artistic, just like my sister who is also going to school for art - graphic design. So phenomenal in fact, that he was bored in class one day, photoshopped a photo of Tech Nine asjdhfkashdfa REWIND. I must mention that my brother is pretty obsessed with Tech Nine, and that Tech wears white face paint for every tour of his. Also, he has a new album coming out. FAST FORWARD. Cody photoshopped face paint on a random photo of Tech Nine that went along with the theme and title of his new album. He put it on Techs message boards, and guess who e-mailed my brother shortly after? That's right. They asked him if they could use his face design for his upcoming tour because Tech loved it. So, if you see him on tour at all this year...my brothers art is on his face. 

Congratulations to my lil bro for graduating. Yikes!

who won the buffalo tooth necklace..!?

 I love sea horses. I love rings. Sea horse ring. Heck yes.

You know what I realized today? I will never be able to just buy things that I "absolutely love". I do not over spend, my budget is pretty set out and followed...but I do need to someday figure out how to not buy things I like and only purchase things I love. Mostly talking about clothing, here. It's just too easy to walk in somewhere looking for one thing and leaving with a lot of other things and without that one thing. I don't feel alone, I think every female interested in fashion probably has this mindset. Maybe? Last night I stayed in Omaha after a block party and my friends dog chewed up my leather purse and leather necklace string. I have never been around one of "those" dogs. But, she was too adorable and loving otherwise, so I convinced myself that I didn't like that purse anyway and the necklace needed a new chain. This is how much I love dogs. They can rip apart my belongings and then shake my hand and lick my arm and I am instantly okay with what they just did. This does not work with humans, however, so don't get any ideas. 

Alas! The winner of the water buffalo necklace by Miss M....goes to...drumroll here...

After counting twice, it looks as though #11 is Kathleen! Way to go girl, all it took was a second of your time and a little typing, and now you get a sweet necklace that I want! My readers can still use my 15% discount code on both her vintage and jewelry shop, up until tomorrow (Monday). Code is STRAWBERRYFF15.

I am wearing:

2 different pairs of leather feather earrings courtesy of  My Salvation

charm bracelet courtesy of Vestige 

 Seahorse ring courtesy of Ardent1

Flea market, F21, Kaitlyn other jewelry

American Apparel bandeau

thrifted tank