great success

Since we've been married it's become a big deal when we get out of the house and hang out with another couple.
Sad?
Perhaps.
But it's true.

When we were dating it was just to be expected.  We hung out with roommates and doubled on lots of dates {until we got engaged, of course - we happily kept to ourselves at that point}

Now that we're married we mostly spend our time at the apartment.

A typical Friday night will include making dinner together, talking, cleaning the house and watching something from RedBox {Netflix is starting to let us down}, or Downton Abbey or Burn Notice...
Oh and a bowl of ice cream & milk.  Always.

ANYWAYS we got out of the routine this last Friday night and hung out with James & Jani {who are so stinkin' cute by the way}

We strolled around a 20(ish) degree downtown Provo walking from gallery to free gallery {with free treats too} all apart of the Downtown Provo Gallery Stroll.

Yeah, we're pretty cultured.
We look at art on Friday nights.

I'm also ridiculous and I only took pictures of this umbrella room...and none of those pictures involve me and David standing together {or any of me for that matter} - FAIL.

It turned out to be a lovely night all the same, topped off with homemade crepes and good company.

Maybe we should hang out with other people more often...


Side Note: This little gallery stroll is on the first Friday of every month here in Provo, and Dave and I have been trying to go to it since we started dating - as in September of 2010.  And we finally went last Friday.  Please hold your applause.

hair musings

Confession: I honestly did not learn how to curl my hair until I moved away to college.

It's true.
Ask my mom.
(she curled my hair all through high school - bless her)

My freshman roommate (undoubtedly taking pity on my lack of skills) patiently taught me how to get by with a curling iron (bless her too).

And right when I was getting the hang of the thing I decided to lop off most of my tresses into a cute little A-line bob the summer before my sophomore year.

As you can imagine, my curling iron gathered a bit of dust.

I've been growing my hair out from then till now and haven't touched the thing much in between
(except for an interesting Shirley Temple episode when I thought it was a good idea to curl my shoulder-length hair...think again)

Long story short(er), I finally have hair long enough(ish) to put a curling iron to it...and I still have no idea what I'm doing.

Enter Pinterest.

THIS was a great tutorial I found on how to curl hair in a completely different way than I've seen before (coming from the non-expert over here) so I tried it out before the basketball game the other night...

It went alright (excluding my burned forehead - inevitable), but by the end of the game, well...

Exhibit A:

And that's only after a few hours of sitting (and a few pound of hairspray mind you)

The thing is guys, my hair won't hold a curl for the life of it and I can't seem to figure out why.

Perhaps I just need to reconcile myself to my straight(ish) hair and big buns on top of my head or maybe just cut my losses and go back to the bob (or something equally as darling as this lady's hair - SO cute, right? can I do bangs?? I have no idea...My only fear is that Pinterest will become a little more depressing...ya know, when I'll see things like this, this or this - I'm just going to have to prepare myself.)

But I digress.

The point is I'm on the hunt for the key to keeping my curls for more than an hour, it's possibly impossible, but your comments would be much appreciated!

xo

thought of the day

We're still working on the travel often part...does watching the travel channel count? 

{ letterpress print by Field Notes Ian Coyle }

notice something...?

...like a vase of fresh flowers perhaps?

Yep, after 4 years, I'm finally taking floral design and we just had our first lab yesterday.

Cheers to having fresh flowers in the house in the middle of winter (probably the biggest perk of the class).  Plus I can name every flower in that bouquet. 
I'm feelin' pretty legit right about now.

Class tidbit:  did you know that if you don't have that little purple packet of floral food to put in your flower's water there are two at home solutions you can choose from?
(a) any lemon-lime soda pop
(b) an anti-bacteria mouth wash

Say what?

They help kill the bacteria in the water, thus making your flowers live longer.

Now you know.

P.S. our tiny apartment smells deliciously of fresh flowers right about now.  Plus plus.

highlights no. 21

Happy February!  I have a confession to make: I've always loved Valentines day - even before I had a boy to give me flowers or chocolates (but lets be honest, I'd just buy myself some anyway). 

Now please enjoy a post of all things lovey dovey, red & pink with hearts all over.


I love you geek style

the perfect V-day card for him

how to make egg hearts - for V-day breakfast perhaps?

custom portrait stamps

how to make your own scratch off card

a small V-day gift for him and for her

how to make a heart-shaped cake

lots of free V-day prints

Pride & Prejudice hearts

how to make a giant paper rose

yummy dark chocolate heart cookies

some cute penny jar dates

how to decorate your plates w/ edible paint!

AND sexy easy hairstyles for night and day (not just for the honeymoon)


xo