Halloween!

Fact: I was Queen Elizabeth multiple years in a row for Halloween. I have mastered the royal wave. And I like to think that I was very creative in my costume choice. 

My future kids are going to have awesome Halloween costumes. Kinda like these kids' costumes

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Funny or Die

Costume Pop

Costume Pop

Little Frills

30 Yr Old Drama Queen

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TRUTH

Truth: I could never get sick of Taylor Swift's music. 

Starbucks in the morning vs. non-fancy coffee in the morning. Starbucks wins. 

Modern Family still makes me laugh out loud. 

I've read 4 books in the past week. And we're talkin' 300-400 pages each. You think that's lame? I think it's awesome. 

I have started listening to Christmas music. Michael Buble/She and Him/ Matt Wertz Christmas albums =YES YES YES

Justin Bieber Christmas = NO NO NO

I am seriously considering becoming a truck driver. In North Dakota I could make up to $80,000 a year. DRIVING A TRUCK. $80,000 a year. Do you think that Iceroad Truckers is looking for a new driver? I could be good on a reality tv show. 

I don't want to BE Kate Middleton. I want to be her BFF. There's a difference. 

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Wedding Thursday?

Apparently I don't know what day of the week it is. Today is Thursday. Yesterday was Wednesday. This weeks' 'Wedding Wednesday' post is actually going to be a 'Wedding Thursday' post. Sorry about that.....

This past weekend, we had the coolest wedding ever. I think it was my favorite one so far. The bride rocked hunter boots under her wedding dress and from the ceremony to the reception to the concert afterwards, it was filled with personal touches that were meaningful to the bride and groom. 

Flowers by Passionflower (and my cell phone picture just does not do justice)

White lights covered the ceiling of the tent for dinner. LOVE. 

During the ceremony, the bride surprised the groom with a serenade of 'The Way I Am' by Ingrid Michaelson. It brought the groom to tears, so naturally, I was a mess. 

The father/daughter dance was 'Winnie the Pooh' by Zooey Deschanel. And the bride and groom surprised their guests with an awesomely choreographed dance to 'Home' by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros. We're talking jazz hands and everything. 

And the bride was a huge fan of the band Scythian, so they hired them to perform a concert for all their guests! I didn't stay for the full concert but I listened to them doing sound check while we finished the set up. This was my favorite song:

The favors were maple syrup that had been bottled (?) by the bride's father and the guests were sippin' on lots of local beers (which caused a guest to call me a minx...)

All in all, I think what made this wedding so fun was the special touches that the bride and groom (and their families) added. I thought it was thoughtful and meaningful and a real celebration of love and I don't even really know the couple. I can only imagine how fun it was for their friends and family! 

(What) To Be or Not To Be

That is truly the question. 

What the heck am I gonna be for Halloween?! 

In college, dressing up for Halloween either meant going as something super slutty or going as something ironic. 

I normally went the ironic/stay warm route. 

But now, as I am getting older, it will most definitely be the ironic route. 

But now I can't decide what to be. I want a highly creative, low effort costume. 

Initially, I was thinking Mrs. Featherbottom from Arrested Development

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But I don't have the necessary clothing options or a grey wig. And really, I cannot be spending my money on something as frivolous as a grey wig. 

So now the hunt is on for an awesome costume that I can 'make' out of things I already have in my closet. Any ideas?

Feeling Artsy

The weather in Ann Arbor has been chilly and rainy. Aka no way am I leaving my apartment. So I decided to be a little artsy with my water color paints. And truth be told, I actually like the mess I made more than the painting I made. 

More Than Obsessed

Lately I have been a little more than obsessed with the following:

The Show 'Revenge' on ABC. So. Beyond. Good. 

Black and Nude via Vera Wang

Brides.com

Apples

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These heels from Steve Madden from Piperlime ($150)

These heels from Target ($29.99)

A potential DIY for the weekend

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Snapshots of Fall

I heart nature (sometimes). And fall (always). 'Nuff said. 

Life's Little Secrets

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I like finding out that my friends have blogs. 

I like to think that reading their blogs gives me a little insight into their worlds. Like I'm in on their secrets. 

I first started this blog to document my travels in France and share pictures with my friends and family. (And to let my mom know that I was still alive and having fun).

Now I don't really know what this blog is anymore. It's kind of a hybrid of my day-to-day life and tutorials? Maybe? I don't know. I think I am still trying to figure out what I want B and B to be. 

And I guess my big secret to reveal on the blog is that while my blog is kind of 'un-classifiable' right now, I feel like my life is the same way. I have been feeling a little lost lately. And to be honest, I'm not lovin' it. 

I read on a friend's blog that a year ago she was single, jobless, living with her parents and wearing stretchy pants. 

Another secret? I am currently single, jobless, living with my dad and wearing yoga pants. 

What my friend also shares is that while that was a year ago, she now has everything she ever wanted. A career, a house, skinny jeans (and an engagement!)

It amazes me how much everything can change in a year. 

A year ago, I was bouncing around the idea of quitting my job and moving to France. I needed to shake things up a little bit and that's exactly what I did. I like to think that I surprised everyone, but I probably surprised no one. 

I am in need of a shake up again. But I just don't know what I want that shake up to be. But I guarantee that when I figure it out, I'll let you guys know. And hopefully, I'll surprise a couple of people. 

LAME

Friday was a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. 

Which resulted in me seeing TWO movies. And I don't even feel bad about it. 

I didn't have any interest in seeing Footloose, until I read Brad Goreski's twitter (and he said that seeing the movie made him wanna dance...and I basically do anything that Brad does because he's awesome like that). So Footloose was number 1 and 50/50 was number 2. Because I just wasn't ready to face the real world again. 

Somehow, I managed to cry in both movies? Even though they were kind of comedies? Not sure how that happened. 

So that was my Friday night. And my Saturday night consisted of learning the line dance from Footloose. Because I'm lame (read: awesome) like that. Oh and now I want these red cowboy boots real bad. 

Diana Pictures (from France)

I got my first roll of Diana film developed. The pictures are a little bit creepy- not gonna lie. And I'm still learning the skill of manually adjusting the lens. But overall, the pictures are cool! And a nice reminder of last year.

Snapshots of Life at Home

Fall Marble Nails

True story- the other day I was double fisting. Coffee and water! Let's not get crazy! But I thought I would take the time to show off my awesome manicure.

Marbled nails might take a minute or two to do but I think it's worth it because they look so cool!

I started with a base coat of a plum color. And then I swirled gold, beige and navy. Perfecto! 

"Wedding" Wednesday

This past weekend, we didn't have a wedding. But we still had a pretty fun event. Which I got to make all the centerpieces for. 

Nothing too special, but I like being able to take all the individual flowers and make lots of pretty vases filled with pretty flowers. 

So that's what I did this weekend- how about you?

Stuck in Chicago

Friday was a marathon day to say the least. It was another one of those planes, trains and automobiles trips (sans the planes). 

Cab to train station. While on the train to Chicago, I was delayed due to some sort of equipment malfunction. The delay resulted in me missing my train to Michigan. Which resulted in me hanging out in Chicago for a good 6 hours. 

Thank goodness for Starbucks and free wifi. This was my view, so I can't really complain. Plus, I love being in the city

So I hopped onto the next train to Michigan (which was of course delayed as well). And I arrived 'home' to Ann Arbor around 1:30 am. After waiting 20 in the rain for a taxi, I made it home and literally collapsed in my bed. I'm not a fan of traveling all day long unless I'm in France. That's the only time I can justify it.