trains & large backpacks.

One of my favorite ways to kill time, is to run random errands with N. And a few days ago, it was time for exactly that. N's car has been in and out of the shop which very conveniently requires two people to get a car there and back...and so we found ourselves walking around and exploring Jax, at 8:24am, killing time while the car was getting worked on some more. 

Jax even has its own train. Super neato. 

Then N found just the right sized backpack for himself. 

Thank you for an entertaining window shopping morning, Jax :P

I hope you are all enjoying a marvelous weekend! It was nice to get a chance to spend the morning with a familiar old, coffee + blog combo. :) It's so nice outside..the perfect running weather that I can't resist before I head to work for the afternoon/evening. 

p.s. - if you haven't discovered Greek yogurt, do it now. I could eat this Vanilla Honey by The Greek Gods Eros Greek Yogurt by the tub. yum!

Happy Saturday!

xo . jess

nothing exciting Thursday morning.

Sometimes closing shifts come in very handy when you need a morning to catch up. I have felt so non stop this month that I don't feel up to much once I'm home from work. Especially this week, I was a very bad repeat offender of blowing off the gym 3 times. This morning N poked and pried me while he was up and getting ready early to teach a science class, to get my butt out of bed and let him drop me off at the gym.
How can you be mad at that?
Regardless, I still rolled out of bed totally grumpy and whined all the way through getting dressed. Even in the car. (I'm a whole lotta fun sometimes.) But once I got in and saw the track was completely empty .. it felt soo good to lose myself in my run for a half hour.

I knew you'd have a hard time believing I actually got my butt up, so I had to have proof ;)

After the gym, I hopped on my bike and cruised home. 

Seriously, what the hell? Who would drive this :)

It was so warm on my walk home, for a split second it made me miss college seeing every one walking to class a little happier than during the dreary winter semester days. But then again - screw school :) I'll enjoy the beautiful summer weather without it! I can't believe tomorrow is already Friday let alone next week May! 

This weekend we'll be back in Broomfield for the last time this month, seeing family hopefully friends, and moving some final belongings up to Fort Collins. Fun stuff! :)

What are you up to this weekend?

xo . jess

Love note to the natives.

via. 

Dear Coloradoans, 


we must clarify once and for all...it is


 "going/coming up to Fort Collins", 


"going/coming down Denver" that goes for Broomfield, Thornton, Westminster..ye catch my drift? , 


and therefore it also 


"going/ coming down to Colorado Springs" . 


Now find yourself a map, memorize, or don't travel anywhere, but get. it. right. 


Love, 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

pleasantweek

Happy mid morning to you all. I have a short morning before I jet off to work a mid shift that soaks up all the good times of the day but it's okay because tomorrow I get to welcome a day off! As much as I hate having a random popcorn schedule, it does make working retail much more bearable. 5 days straight is much more than 2 days or relaxing can make up for. Anyway, I'm rambling...

Even though I have put college behind me, the end of August also brings the month of September which for me this year is one busy month! Don't get me wrong they're all good and exciting things by all means very exciting actually (!!) which of course I look forward to sharing with you, but that little "September" tab on my planner just came a little quicker than I thought and it's caught me off guard. 

You might not think it but I feel as if I can be really cautious sometimes. Especially within the last year I have learned a lot about myself and the things I need in order to maintain balance in my life. I think the most important thing in doing so was admitting that I had become a little lost and since then I like to take things one step at a time so to speak. 

One of the things I have been teaching myself this year is finances. Between paying myself through a 4 year college on a minimum wage job, life, and a shopping problem..(not to forget that education and its expenses in the US is quite the rip off.) .. you turn 23 and realize - wow I'm flat broke. No doubt 2011 has been one huge bitch year of learning lessons, learning patience, and learning to be grateful no matter what the amount in your bank account. Can't take that dirty paper with you when you die any how :) 

So to tie all these loose strings together, September is knocking on my front door and I am getting so excited to be celebrating the string of wonderful events and enjoying our last camping trip of the season! I'm going to take this next week to budget like a smart girl, plan to the last second, and start shining my dancing shoes. 

September will be bringing..

* my mother's 50th birthday

* the wedding of two great friends

*family camping trip

*hair too(s)day goes professional

*n's and my one year wedding anniversary

Hope you enjoyed this mornings ramblings. I'm off to hop in the shower and tackle the day. 

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xo .  jess

non stopness.

Work was a complete non stop cluster-you-know-what today. I interviewed from 10 to 6:15pm with a 40 minute break in between. And although I think I managed to stay pretty clear headed until the very last interviewee, my voice is going to sound even sexier in the morning. booyaah.

Lesson learned for tomorrow's 7.5 hrs of interviewing: keeping a bottle of water and chapstick nearby!

Needless to say I am pooped and grumpy tonight because I didn't think I was going to be able to blog tonight. However, with a little positive attitude I have been working up I decided..why not just share with you the non stop weekend I've got ahead of me! Since I'll get to enjoy your weekend posts during (my) mid-work week ;) Who says there's anything wrong with living vicariously?

my weekend non stopness.

being a working girl. 

celebrating my best friend's 25th birthday. (What is up with this photo??)

being a sleepy girl :) 


(haven't used this site in ages but all images via) 


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Have a happy weekend if you do get to enjoy the weekend as the break in your week! Even if I won't have anything exciting to post & share I know you will and I look forward to having something to read before bedtime to keep me going till my Friday.    

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xo . jess

Welcome back, sunshine.

Heeeellooooooo!!! 

:) 

I had no idea how else to start. And at this point I just wanna get around this "howdoIstartthis" writer's block so hello it was and woohoo I'm back ! What else can you expect from a "welcome back" party you have with  yourself and then share with others? :) But I hope you know I'm excited to have found my way back to my blogging self. 

I definitely did not realize how long the break really was which I fully blame on 2011 which is going by unbelievably fast. I think my mind is still back in May somewhere. ( And I'm about to write the schedule for week 3 of August at work-whaaa?! ) Anyhow, I have spent the last few weeks editing, changing, deleting, and creating on my little site so I hope you enjoy the new features. I have fun and exciting things put together to jump start myself back into blogger happiness!

Now let's visit for a second shall we? (Don't worry - I took the liberty of choosing the fast track option)

eins. N and I unfortunately have no news on our own home yet. Trust me you would have heard about that one. 

zwei. I was promoted about 7 weeks ago and am lovin it! Although it doesn't get less demanding and tiring at times, I've made progress on balancing work & life. N just started a new job a couple of weeks ago as a marketing/sampling representative for a new company. 

drei. Like I bitched the year has flown by. The summer was quiet. With the exception of two amaazing camping trips first for my birthday and then again for 4th of July weekend (posts later on this week!), we've been working hard on stringing things together for ourselves. 

vier. With the late afternoon warmth we've been having after the monsoons pass through, N and I have become quite the grilling lovers. With yours truly becoming quite the bad ass at the grill. 

funf. No. We are not having babies. (I have been asked that quite frequently lately. Think of it as an FAQ ;) ) 

six. It's been a very reflective few months. I feel a bit lost. Or finding myself in a really inbetween spot. Sort of in the middle of something. :) (stay tuned!?)

seven. I got to get my feet wet doing some work doing hair for a fashion show. Was super neat and gave me lots of inspiration and new ideas for Hair Too(s)day! (definitely stay tuned! And yes I will post about the show!)

eight. I hate to admit that my photography has hit the snooze quite a bit over this year. I have no excuses. I won't even try. It just wasn't happening. As of now, no action plan on how to tackle this. Open to suggestions! :) photoshoot anyone? 

nine. i heart thrifting! we all know this. But with our plans for moving there hasn't been much of it this summer. In reality, I'm just waiting for the good fall stuff ;) 

ten. I hope you enjoy all the new things as much as I'm happy to be back here :) 

xo . jess

quoting Juno.

You're gonna have to do me a huge solid and just sit tight with me. 

Things are aall over the place right now. Nothing too overwhelming, lots of good things actually!! And as much as I wish that I could sit down and share them as I go, I'm trying really hard to keep a healthy balance and it's been a couple of weird months. :) I have my entire blogger list securely downloaded on my trusted google reader app on ma evooo, so I'm keeping up on all your blogging goodness and it's keeping me connected! I'm just gonna be the girl that's faking cramps in P.E. so she doesn't have to. 

"You're golden, man." - Juno

xo . jess 

it's friday pumpkinnn.

and lauren's playin her blanks! go here to play too. 

1. People always tell me I look like...the latest brunette starlet. Honestly, I've heard a lot. I used to get Britney Spears and Katie Holmes. Lately,ever since I took my hair back to its dark dark brown roots again, I've gotten Vanessa Hudgens, and Mila Kunis. When I was a teen I was in loove with Katie so I think she's by far been my favorite look-a-like, but hell-ya-i-love-you for thinking I look like Mila Kunis :P Although I have to secretly admit my current hair inspiration is ms hudgens so that people think I look like her might just mean I'm pulling it off :P

2. Friends don't let friends go. 

3. A sunny day is perfect for driving to the mountains with N. 

4. My favorite accessory is my Nikon.

5. If I could afford it I would go on vacation every 2-3 months. 

6. The cure for boredom is calling my sister Dina. :) Always a fool proof move. 

7. I'm currently "in like" with running this song on repeat on my iTunes. my youTube. my phone. my car. all the same to me ;) 

hooray for moms.

I hope you all are enjoying a wonderful mother's day. Maybe it's not that big of deal, but I never have these holidays off, and it is soo nice out and it's been a pretty great day, so I'm all over it. Even my sister made it down from downtown to go to brunch with us this morning at Village Tavern by the Flatirons Mall (sidenote* never been there and the food was pretty freaking awesome!)

Amy & B my favorite mommy&daughter combo, and the older sister I never had, Sena met us for yummy breakfast food and mimosas! Can't wait to show you photos later. For now we're soaking up some rays on my mom's porch, mr.ray is putting golf balls around the field (so not white trash) and I'm sitting around to tell you about it :)

For dinner we're stopping by the grocery store for some bbq supplies and heading to n's mom's house. Hope you all have a fabulous day.

xo . jess

dear diary, i need an update.

spent the day at my sister's house lounging and watching movies. we were supposed to unpack and decorate her new place. oops. we rainchecked for friday. 

got a bit of a word heavy post for you, but..I think it's a good one. 

I'm not really much of an "updater". I try to squeeze little tidbits about the happenings in my every day life in with posts here and there. But lately I am asking myself if I've been just plain vague with you lately, but then I'm not sure if it's just me and I'm talking myself up to sitting down and spewing out a little bullet pointed post to make myself feel better; not you guys. You're going to find this really strange, the behavior and thought process of mine that I'm about to share with you guys. But for the first time in a few months I can feel footage again. Routine has settled back into my life and even though I am desperate to still make changes to my surroundings, I am welcoming that routine with open arms!

I'm justifying this coming back down moment with the events that moving out of your house, graduating college, new apartment, watching your fiancée move halfway across country without you only 4 months prior to your wedding, alone in said apartment, planning your wedding, lots of family, get married, go on honeymoon, pack up life, drive across country, new apartment, same job new store, endless home searching, making a 180 and packing up things again, going back home, living with parents, same job new store again, realizing hey - we got married (!!!!!!!!!) is a lot of fucking events for a timeline that is shy of 9 months. 


The other morning, N and I were starting to wake up yet still dozing, and at one point I turned my head to N and whispered "it's so, quiet."
Let's just say, being able to keep up with laundry, making the bed, balancing (and gaining back!) my energy between work and getting to the gym on a regular basis is a big thing for me. But I'm getting ahead of myself here. So let me skip ahead to that "bulleting" I had mentioned earlier and give you a quick witty update of what's been going on, what's happening, and what's to come!

what's been going on

• work. work. work. me, I'm working downtown still and either loving or hating it. Literally, but they're starting to meet in the middle and there too I feel I have found more balance. Since we've been back I feel like I've just been throwing myself into work and nothing else but coming home and taking refuge on the couch. (combined with my winter blues that was reeeal attractive) I did tell you that I was running again and I can already feel my energy rushing back some days and something's gotta happen cuz I'm not going back to work + couch = my life. no sir. 
• so, you know how girls are usually their skinniest at their wedding? (I say skinny not healthy, because I've been there. I know it's not about healthy it's about looking as tiny as possible in that stupid dress. Alright, NOT stupid..but true.) Well, although I don't think I looked fat on my wedding day, I was neither healthy nor skinny. And several months later, I am realizing that the time around my wedding I was the unhealthiest I've ever been. I think I worked out maybe 3 times last year? I've battled weight, stomach, and emotional issues over this and no more. Again this is getting better and better. 
• my hair is growing and I looove it! and I'm so sorry Hair(too)sday has been off air lately. I've honestly just been giving my locks a break from all experiences and just getting a feel for it getting longer again and playing with the length, etc. i'm a little sad, cuz I've noticed that growing back, it's not as curly as it was before the 13 inches of curl awesomeness. but I think I like where it's going :)

what's happening

• n is desperately on the job hunt and lately our mini battles have been about him going back and finishing school sooner rather than later. 
• we have decided to move downtown Denver (!!!!! YAAY!) and are both totally smiley faced about it. we have the rest of our lives to live in suburbia and there's financial things we want to accomplish and want to put first before getting a bigger place for the two of us and so nixed a house in the butt. it's funny because we are very flipped from a lot of our friends. we already lived in our house and had a house. so for us it's cool and new to think of a smaller more intimate place for just us two. therefore, we are on a desperate search at the moment. 
• lately I've been mulling all kinds of emotions over and over. From feeling different, very different in my own skin to my priorities now, to feeling completely new things in my relationship with n, wondering (with n aloud sometimes) what happens when everything starts to feel like marriage, to wanting and embracing the simpler things. I won't deny that I've been a very introverted person lately. I've not kept in touch, only seen very little of my friends, some not at all, but I can't help but ignore that even when the contact is there, I'm not much of interest, but...I'm starting to think that that's okay. I think I even prefer it that way for now. 

what's to come

• continuing right on from the previous part, I think turning 24 next month is going to be really good for me. I have this image of myself in my head of the person that I want to be, but I'm not sure if I'm all the way her yet. I know, I'm just trying to come up with a different way of saying I'm trying to find myself, but call it what you want, I'm even keeping a diary again lately. 
• I want to add to the sort of lost thought a few lines back about being "ignored" by friends ..I didn't mean this negatively, but at first I think my reaction was, "well why does no one like me?" to "maybe they are sick of hearing about me" for awhile. I did just get married and even though I don't think I was that kind of bride to be, it was a long engagement and the months leading up to the big even were quite stressful on not just me. as much as I want my relationships rekindled, I think I needed this time out. 
• last on the list is graduations, birthdays, successes, summertime, and new beginnings!! And come on, you know me, nothing's ever complete without a little d.raamaa.a :)

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

99 luftballons.

I think I hit my limit tonight. I don't think I can go another day without my blog. I've been terrible the last couple weeks. I tried to sort of keep you updated on what was going on. But as much as I wanted to share my thoughts with you, I probably couldn't even have made sense of anything I would have tried to share, anyway. 

I'm a terrible, 

"let me explain myself"

person. 

However, in my own defense, I've been run down lately. My health has been all over the place. My stomach problems are worse than ever. Gluten Free trial was a bust. Still no answers and more symptoms to add to my list of my stomach mysteries, emotionally a bit drained, annoyed, and to tell you the truth. 

I think it's going to be an interesting year. 

I feel older. I've been thinking a lot about what it means to me to be turning 24 this year. The past couple of years I felt pretty confident in my skin. Knew who I was, had a solid style that consisted of bows, polka dots, and tulle skirts, had a fiance and just graduated college. 

Now. I've been out of college for a year. I'm a married woman. I LOVE being a married woman and yea..there's a natural sense of nesting grumbling in my tummy. But, more of the "I want to have a cute home for my husband and me" not "let's turn the office into a nursery" type of grumbling. I don't even have an office yet. Let's get there first, ya? So every body chill. (I swear, the next time I have a cold and am sick and someone asks "are you pregnant?" I might hurt them. I'm quite educated in that area, thank you. I promise to inform you immediately if such a thing occurred.) 

Where were we? Oh ya. Kids. Or, not kids. >anyway<

I'm feeling different. Right. Here we go. Nesting feeling. My priorities are changing. But at the same time I'm realizing there are a lot of things I still want to do and for the sake of my youth, these are reasons why parenthood is not the top of my list. I'm too selfish. I really am. 

Plus, until I can quit my crying, I'm simply not ready. (More health issues underlined in that sentence there.) But seriously, my self confidence is at an all time low, my energy is down, my diet & exercise suck (even though I've started going again already) and clearly..I've got a year of self discovery ahead of me. Which is awesome! Love it. Let's explore :) I guess I just had to say all this out loud because I'm proud of myself for getting my ducks in line. I was about to fall off my chair I think. I had some rough days the past couple of weeks, and I'm ready for some changes. Positive energy. And some closet cleaning :) 

Oh, don't you worry. 

You'll get front row seats for the show :)

Missed you guys SO much. I vow to be the follower and love leaver I was before and keep things around here much more entertaining. 

xo . jess

which square are you?

The one thing I can't deny is that I have a really bad childish side. I guess it's not really bad, but..ye might not expect it I don't know. But I would much rather watch Spongebob on the couch all morning than the news or some morning show, play my gameboy all afternoon, watch Nickelodeon in the afternoon when I get home from work :)) and eat "cini minis" for dinner.

I should probably explain that "cini minis" are to me what you call Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal :) the b.e.s.t. nighttime cereal arooound. Don't you dare ask me what nighttime cereal is. The cereal that only tastes good when you have midnight cravings. :) duh. Well, in Germany, they are called Cini Minis and I used to stay the nights at my friend Marlen's house, who alwaysss had cini minis and we'd sneak down to her kitchen every time and eat at least 2 bowls :)

Well, tonight was one of those craving filled nights and of course, while I'm preparing my bowl of cereal I get distracted and start to read the back of the cereal box. When I happen to stumble across the coollest (!) back of the cereal box I've ever seen! It had the cute four cereal squares on the bottom, and above it was a

what's your

crazy squares personalities?

Of course, n and I did it. We're not lame. 

hearts = littmssunshine

dots = mr. ray

a few multiple choice questions later...

littmssunshine scores to be like "Sweety" 

(the one on the left :)) and this is sweetie's description: you're deliciously full of sugar and spice and everything nice. Voted least likely to bite a friends in the back. 

mr. ray scores to be like "Gobbler"

(again, the one on the left haha :)) and this is gobbler's description: you have a big appetite for life. You think life is one big adventure and you're on a constant quest to feed your latest craving!

I'm sorry. I couldn't help but post this. I loooove cini minis. And it made my night! :D 

xo . jess

Come on Over to my Place.

So. I sort of love to do girly things. Well okay. That was nothing we didn't already know. But I looooove to do hair and make up. Alright. So we already knew that too, but I'm not gonna lie..sometimes the thought of attending some certain schoolage for this hobby..so for now..to quiet some of these curiosities..I love to make a big deal about doing other's hair and make up. 

It's the most calming thing. I could spend all day doing hair and make up one after another. I'm serious. So serious that I insisted on spending the morning of my wedding day doing all of my 6 bridesmaids' full make up and hair including my mom's and friend Sena's. Everyone asked me up until the very last minute if I was absolutely sure I wasn't going to be stressed and wanted to book a professional instead. But I knew that doing this would keep me calm, entertained, and enjoying myself vs freaking out and stressing. Maybe it's a little bit of controllness (?), but it's more about that fact that physically applying someone else's make up and getting creative with their locks is simply amazing. :-P 

So anyway, lemme get off my soap box here..and share with you these lovely random shots of my selection all laid out for my sister Julie last Thursday so she could come over and pick out accessories and jewelry and have me teach her how to do a smokey eye. Even though I got way into teaching her all the important steps of painting yourself a jet black smokey eye that I sort of forgot to take any pictures and can't really share the steps with you like I had planned. Alas, I only have pictures of my jewelry to share with you :P

I'm such a girl. 

chunky necklaces.

ring collection.

my studs. 

the beginning of a very successful smokey eye. I'll raincheck you. ;)

xo . jess

Krispy Kreme Boy

Alright. I know I've been suuper absent around these corners lately. Between work and some health issues I've been having I don't even know where the time has gone and I apologize for being so lame to follow lately. :) If you're into tumblr. at all, I have to say, thanks to my brandspankin' new smart phone my mom got me as an advanced birthday present :) (Evo from Sprint - AMAZING!) I've spent my mini free minutes of the days quick uploading daily shots to Stripes & Tutus. 

I can't deny that I've kind of become a phone junkie. Searching all kinds of apps, tweeting, and doing mostly all my Facebooking via my phone are what I mean. I'm becoming quite the technological wiz over here, let me tell you :) But..the favorite thing about having such a saweet phone (!) is how amazing the camera is!!!! I'm so obsessed with it lately that I'm constantly shoving a camera in someone's face. 

However. If you happen to be hanging out with the coolest kid to ever walk the face of this planet and he then also happens to be your 13 year old younger brother A.K.A. one of my favorite people ... then you don't need to be shoving the camera in his face, because this kid is a walking photo opp. :) 

Ty is at our house tonight, with his dad the rest of the week after that and then he'll be with us for 4 weeks straight!!! :D woop woop. There's no nights like when this kid is around. Eating everything you make for yourself, stealing your computer, or playing video games with you. Tonight in particular ... he comes home and tells me that he has a crazy craving for Krispy Kreme doughnuts and that he has $20 and we just absolutely have to go get him jelly filled doughnuts, right, this, minute. 

Here's what came out of it. 

We enter while he's rapping about jelly filled doughnuts filling his belly to "What's My Name" - Rihanna. 

He's so excited he can hardly contain himself and is freaking out because he doesn't know how much doughnuts = "a dozen" Tyler: "Can I just say I want like, 20 jelly filled doughnuts?" - :-D

Cuter than Justin Bieber with his skater/soccer street style and going on becoming taller than me!!! I promise he's my "little" brother. 

His proud $8 purchase for 6 original glazed and 6 jelly filled doughnuts, complete with Krispy Kreme hat. I'm telling you I love this kid with all my heart ♥ 

Like I said. Street style. This is doughnut #2 btw. 

Enialating doughnut #3 he asks "Can doughnuts make you fat?"

I love this kid. I don't blog about him enough. (Did I mention that we went by GameStop after our delicious dinner of sin, and he bought me my very own Polly Pocket game for the DS with his allowance?? I know, I know..coolest. kid. around.)

xo . jess