midnight babble.

I have no idea where the night went. But I'm glad to be snuggled in my bed and half asleep as I'm writing this. I spent the evening packing together my things to spend the weekend in the mountains for my birthday camping trip :) Tomorrow straight after work I will be joining N and some family at Red Feather's and I can't waaaaait. I'm almost as excited as I am, to get to go to sleep right now.

I hope you all have a great rest of your week. I'll see you on the flipside peeps...when I'll be 25! aaah. But first, some pictures for you all from our (as always beautiful) sunshine walk Monday.

tree cotton. 

the most random fire hydrant. 

 

it was a plain jane outfit kind of day. Told you I'd be living in boyfriend jean shorts this summer. Showing off my favorite thrift store find of the season - my gold acorn necklace.


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xo . jess

summer to go.

The weekend felt long and enjoyable. And being off Friday and Sunday made The Saturday from Hell at work much more manageable. And forgettable. Especially after today's hot summer Sunday afternoon.

If you caught my Friday post, you know that I promised picture sharing time before the end of the weekend of my finds at the thrift store. (Yeah so you've probably started the new week already but you know the weekend is still fresh in your mind. So let me kill some of your Monday morning blues by picture sliding you through my weekend + share with you my thrift finds!

fabulous saturday.

+ this cute little pants of sass stayed the night at the house and was complete with french braid pigtails, sun tan lotion, and sunglasses fabulous before 9:40am.

+ After lounging the morning away I found myself in a work chaos disaster most of the evening. Which I then danced away for a spontaneous night out with Jenna and the girls*

summerfun Sunday. 

it was a french toast kind of morning. 

got sweet and sweaty cheerin' on at Ty's soccer game. 

(chowed down almost an entire bag of the best grapes I've had all year)

Oh my talented brother. 7 - 0 you show off kids. 

Had a little (one legged) visitor take some shade in my half tent. He was kinda cute until he tried to crawl into my tote and I had to kick him out. Gently of course. The poor guy already only had one leg. 

And now :) my thrift finds from Friday! It wasn't much, but I count myself very successful. I got 5 items which is in itself a good find. And all pieces are fairly unique and quite the staple items. A perfect start into the fall thrifting season I'd say :) 

thrifting treasures:

I have been dieing to have a denim vest in my wardrobe. I've recently discovered that I have a love affair with vests. I have the most random pieces. And I decided to keep my eye out for great finds to widen my collection. 

Brand: Levi's

Size: small

Price: $4.99

 This poncho is an item that I'm loving more and more just knowing it's in my closet waiting for the warm weather to bring those cooler Colorado falls days. At first I saw it and thought it was at least worth trying on. Then as soon as I put it on in the fitting room - even paired with the magical Banana Republic boyfriend jeans I found - I knew I would regret passing it up. 

Brand: anu

Size: small - medium

Price: $3.99

Yes..unfortunately for you I was so in love with the above mentioned lightwash boyfriend denim jeans I found for $9.99 that I not only wore them to work the next day but straight out to the bar afterward with the girls. So they are already on their second cleaning. But trust me when I say they fit like magic pants. 

Lastly I found these fantastic totes. The basket tote on the left reminds me of the one my mom carried around when I was a kid. Also something I've already used several times over the weekend. The second has a fun printed plastic inner lining which will be perfect for toting around hair and make up products. 

left:

Brand: unknown

Size: medium bag

Price: $3.99

right:

Brand: Jane Maryl

Size: large bag

Price: $2.99

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I hope you all enjoyed a wonderful weekend. Summer is fading fast and although it seemed sort of a stressful season this year, we had some great weeks, trips, and days. We have the fortune of getting to look forward to one more camping trip back at Red Feather's mid September. A little family vacation mixed in with celebrating our one year wedding anniversary. 

Have a happy Monday lovelies! 

xo . jess

can't get enough of you.

For the past couple of weeks I've been treating myself to a mani every so often and I've been getting this "chalac" painted on which is this nail polish that lasts for weeks instead of days! It's so cool. You put your hands in these blacklight boxes while they're painting them and the nail polish gets hard and chip proof! 

The first time I did it I just picked this color by random and I've never become so obsessed with a color! #42 Sky blue - I get so many compliments on you!!

Midweek Update:

N and I got to have the day off together today which was amazing! We lounged around the house in the morning, taking our time cooking a delicious breakfast. Sipped on our second cups of coffee while fixing up N's resume and ran errands in the afternoon. Sneaking in a quickie nap before meeting n's ma for happy hour and birthday shopping before heading back to her house for family dinner. 

Sad that I have to go back to work tomorrow which will take me through the weekend closing every, single, day until Monday I think, I'm taking my stuffed self to bed. Please, share with me your weekend plans so I can try and convince myself I won't be running around at work all weekend. I got a little camera happy this afternoon in the car, and who doesn't love classic car pictures?? So yea..I'll share :) despite the sillyness. 

it was so sunny! 

love you co ♥ 

i love me some mr. ray

my little cousin gio. watch out selena gomez and miley!

I hope you have an easy Thursday and if I don't talk to you before hand, a lovely weekend =)

xo . jess

an afternoon at the park.

Today was one of the most bizarre days in months. I'm exhausted yet nothing really happened. Work was really frustrating and challenging today and I'm so blah that all I have for you tonight is my favorite snapshots of n and I letting Oli run around at the park for awhile the other afternoon. :) I forgot about these and found them hanging out in my Picasa when I switched on my computer tonight. Oli is so big and gold now :) He's such a good puppy. He absolutely loooves catching the ball and gets so focused when we play with him. So, no captions just pictures tonight. I'll have a more exciting collection to share Thursday; tomorrow mr.ray and I have the day off and we're heading downtown for the Rockies game and possibly dinner in Boulder after :) Follow my twittertweets for live action :P

I'm sorry. I know the kissy pictures are kinda gross. But, its even more gross how much fun being a newlywed is :) 

xo . jess

I love, two people in love.

I had the honor of doing my friend J's engagement pictures. She is so beautiful! And it was so amazing doing their shoot; they were so adorable and shy, like they just met but then you'd catch them have this adorable moment of intimacy where they give each other this look like they know each other like the back of their hand. Freaking, adorable. And they're ever adorable pictures show it! Congratulations my love :) so happy to be your friend! xo . jess

70 degrees in march.

this is my car. it has looked like that for weeks now. day after day, i'm always running late for work, hate what i'm wearing (yet still posted it on my tumblr. for all to see), and am snacking on something because i skipped breakfast. harvest cheddar sunchips instead of vanilla yogurt & granola??? I.E.W.

then, on Sunday evening (on my way home from work - I could swear I never leave that place) which was also technically my "friday" if you know what I mean, i thought to myself "oh yeah..I gotta remember to post those pictures I took and love of mine and n's day off .... (when i realize) which was ..foour days agoo????" so..my sense of date and time has just sort of left me lately. 

who the hell wants to read about something from four days ago?? or do they? i swear, college gave me "deadline anxiety" like maad. I was the world's worst (best?) procrastinator in college. 

but that's neither here nor there. 

then yesterday (when I had STILL gotten up at 6:20am to be at a w.o.r.k. meeting at beautiful 8am for two hours ON my day off) i decided that it had to end. chaos, you are gettin the fuck out! i can't take it no more. no uh. 

i hope you can forgive me one more time for no hair.too(s)day today. i know it's been forever. i've had some great ideas (and a new haircolor) in the mean time so look forward to next week! 

I'll make a fresh start tomorrow, but for now..let me share you those pictures from one of my favorite days' off with n in a while :)

(tweeted this) my favorite thrift find & aviators. 

talked the boys into lunch at nick n' willy's 

n of course playing that game i never know how to play. 

he ♥ puzzles

♥ mr. & mrs. 

my new comfort food: honey on pizza. o.m.g. thanks a lot j. 

it was 70 degrees in march.