Spider Death

OCCASIONALLY,

A spider will breech the safety of our super tall ceilings, 

and decide to come murder me. 

OCCASIONALLY, 

Mike will decide to laugh at my terror, 

instead of saving me gallantly.  

Then, 

I have to take action. 

So, I don my long sleeved bathrobe (in case it tries to jump on my arms),

put a large towel over my head (in case it tries to jump on my head), 

and hum "the imperial march" (to intimidate mr. spider), 

THEN, I go at it with Mike's shoe. 

He then has to dispose of the body, 

as I am still unsure it's really dead. 

gotta do, what ya gotta do. 

Just a treat for myself.

One of the sweet perks of being back to work, 

is being back to paid. 

Now, while I'm *REALLY* happy to be able to contribute monetarily, 

both to the household and to treating Mike to dinners, gifts and surprises, 

I'm in the mood to treat myself a bit. 

Moving so far from home, 

setting up a new home, 

applying to a job that I loved,
AND GETTING IT. 

I think I get to treat myself to a lil' something. 

So, I want to get myself a bit of a treat. 

These are things I've been oogling for a veeeeeeery long time. 

Investments, but, investments I cant get my mind off of. 

Friday Mismatch

I  kinda of miss my "let's just wrap everything up" Friday posts.

So here ya go.

I always love whenever I find myself using this mug.
It's homey, reminds me of being a lowly undergrad,
and I can always play ISpy with myself. 

Mike's Birthday dinner was a little less fancy this year, 

us being one income and all, 

but I think I still did a kickarse cake :)

So, after my Wednesday interview,
I came home and consoled myself with these.

The only other thing I acheived this week was a brand new sparkly manicure. 

I haven't used this "Mad as a Hatter" glitter in a very VERY long time, 

but I'm pretty much in love with it, and over Foie Gras it's fantastic. 

This week's Friday Fancies was all about Black and White.

black and white by teeller 

(and a pop of the awesome 2013 color of the year)



linking up everywhere today:

    

(ps, come back later this afternoon for a post of LAST week's weekend ;)

Friday Hodgepodge

Let's just jump right in, shall we?


Dear Mike: Wow. I know that you left and that we're moving and that it's real and stuff and junk but, something about you actually PULLING IN to our new driveway makes me new levels of nervous. That said, Thank you so much for the things you have done to make this easier on me and the animals.
For example: Hearing your voice definitely made Shiva relax a bit after she got her tail stuck in the door, and I'm so greatful that those little calls of "Please talk to the dog," are met with "Ok, HIIIII SHIIISHIII" instead of "Shut up, I'm driving" Alsooo, buying me a boyfriend pillow and leaving your cologne behind was really sweet.

As was downloading an app that will let me see where you are and if you're moving. It gives me peace of mind that you aren't stuck in a ditch. I really appreciate that you understand that something that seems silly or too much to you actually makes me breathe a little easier and is worth the time.

Dear Shiva. I'm so sorry that you're sickly. AND that you miss Dad. AND that your tail got stuck in the door. I hope the peanut butter cookies make it better and the extra snuggles were at least somewhat helpful. However, please don't eat anything else that I love. Please? There were 4 other pairs of shoesin the basement and you ate my very favorite ones in the whole world?!

Lucky for you, you're cute. 

ish. 

Moving On:

Fun, Lovely nails courtesy of Julep and Essie.

Sasha, Mint Candy Apple, Ole Caliente.

Favorite Breakfast?
Mike's going away breakfast that consisted of Mimosas.

like a boss. 

Favorite PlanningThing:

Can I just tell you how excited I am to start decorating and arranging the new place. 

Even though I took 20photos, it wasnt enough, and I can't completely remember the place, but it hasnt stopped me from trying. Or planning. 

Nothing stops me from planning. 

LEAST Favorite Night:
Thursday, I worked a 12 hour day that was -rough- to say the least.
Get home around 820, let Shiva out of her crate
(which she'd been stuck in for 12 whole hours and didnt have an accident, sweet girl). 

Look at Shiva at 9:00 and she had eaten my favoritest shoes ever. (See Above) 
Why are they my favorite?
 When Mike and I first started dating, I was having a rough time with my job. One day after a particularly rough day, Mike picked them up and said that he would buy them and then whenever I was wearing them I would know that he was on my side.

Pizza gets delivered at 9:25, and the POWER GOES OUT AT 9:27. 

It finally came back on at 1am. 

In the meantime, I ate pizza by flashlight while charging up my phone using the 3 hour battery life on my computer. Which I then used to watch Hard Knocks. 

It'll be funny in a couple days. 

Favorite Heartwarming:
Shiva's silly and goofy, but after the power came back on she was super cuddly.
This set of photos is from Mike's last night, when she got in another cuddle mood,
but the chain of events is the same.
Stare down, LICK MY FACE OFF, snuggle into my armpit.

<3

Finally: 

This weeks Friday Fancies was "Autumn Lust List"

fall lust list by teeller featuring a cape coat

I'll take one of each please ;)


Tell me something good, lovelies!
Have a great weekend

Friday Love & Giveaway Winner

Happy FRIDAY Lovelies.
This is Mike's last weekend in NC.

sheesh.


MOVING ON. 

Favorite PERSON EVER. 
Ok, maybe ~not~ but SUPERDUPER close.
KRISTIN from Skinny Jeans & a Chai Latte
won the Julep Giveaway with her tweet. 

 Y'all, not only is her blog fantastically full of inspiration on being fit,
and cute stories about her students,
SHE DRINKS AWESOME BEER!
Every Friday is "Food and Beer Friday"
and it makes me want to be her BFF.
Or, at least, MEET her before I leave for San Jose.


I digress, Kristin, please email me your addy
 and which box you prefer from Julep
click here
and we'll get all the goodies on your way.

I promise not stalk you.
much.



Favorite DINNER: 
Caprese Salad
(say it cah-PREHY-zay or maybe it's cah-preese, iyunno)
It's delicious.
BASIL + MOZZARELLA + TOMMYTOES + BALSAMIC VINEGAR.

Favorite PERK. 

Economy Plus with extra seating, personal TV's and FULL Sodas. 

I'm not hard to please. 

I also watched "Brave" and it's amazing and I love it and you should see it soon. 

Favorite SHIVA-ISM
If a movie is on the television,
she'll go from this:


to this:

in seconds.
Maybe I'll give her popcorn next time ;).



Favorite Nail (of the week.)
In a small ode to fall + LOVE of dark colors,
I give you "dark purple and gold flecks taken with my iPhone, as I lost my SLR"
Don't blame me, blame moving. 

Nicole by OPI "Show You Care" and Sephora "Only Gold for Me" topcoat. 

Favorite Thing that I Can't Show You Yet:

Hopefully it goes well.
THEN I can show you.

one of my Friday Favorites?

Friday Fancies!

fridayfancies by teeller featuring longchamp tote

This HAS to be the perfect Back to School outfit. Or..ya know, the perfect museum seeing, wine drinking, bread eating tourist outfit. Right?

I know that my "Friday" posts are everywhere, so I'm curious about you. Tell me your favorite ~ANYTHING~
Clothing item? Makeup? Drink? Shoe? Sneeze? Memory? Plan?

  

Current Crush

It's already August, which means it's almost traveling season

Which means, it's time to get more stripes

current crush by teeller featuring striped scarves

Gah, The gold clutch is fantastic, but I gotta say that I love the Anchor dress. Think that would be suitable for October in Paris?