this is not a fashion blog

I keep a fashion board on Pinterest, and I use it to save pictures of outfits that I like. However, I have to say that I do run into a lot of problems with the board. Usually when I pin an outfit one of three things happens...

1. The outfit is out of my price range. 2. The piece of clothing in question is no longer available or in my size or 3. The picture is simply of a pretty girl in a pretty outfit with no information about what she is wearing! 

Earlier in the year, I had pinned this dress that I absolutely loved and, sure enough, there was no buying information that went along with it.

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Every time I opened Pinterest, I had to look at this dress I couldn't have. So, I decided there was only one thing to do. MAKE IT!

I looked and looked for black and white fabric similar to the dress and had no luck, so I had to settle for this textured black stripe, but overall I'm pretty happy with the end result.

Here's a side by side!

Hmmm...maybe the side by side was a bad idea. Why is this girl so tan!

spring mittens

Hey there! I finally finished my mittens from this post. Better late than never, right? 

one picture

Remember our trip to Mexico? 

Our friend, Kevin, just sent me this picture he took of us in the airport on our way home. 

I think this means we had a good time and also sums up our year thus far :)

Also, I think it's funny that there is an armrest somewhere under me.

our weekend

 One house. Ten adults. Eight kids. A 40th birthday. A pinata and a helium shark.

happy friday!

I'm super busy trying to pack, clean and get organized before Anders and I head out to the ocean for the weekend, so I don't have time for a "real" post. I'll simply leave you with two of my favorite things...

my pup and an Iphone app that makes really cool pictures!

Hope you all have a REALLY nice weekend!

(Anders took both of these on his phone with the Snapseed app.)

don't jump

So....Anders and I went indoor skydiving last Sunday. It was way easier/cooler/nicer and less stressful than regular skydiving. I can say this because I've actually been regular skydiving. You know...with a real plane and all. My experience with real skydiving went something like this:

Instructor strapped to my back: Okay. Now just put your foot on the plane wing outside this door that's open as this crazy intense wind is screaming by you and blowing your hair in knots you won't get out for a week

Me: AUGHGHGHGHGHGHGHGHGH. Don't make me jump. Don't make me jump. DON'T MAKE ME JUMP. I'll pay you any amount of money to NOT MAKE ME JUMP.

Instructor strapped to my back: You realize you are strapped to me, yes? Therefore, when I jump...you jump too. And I always jump.

Me: @#$!

Scariest moment of my life. Don't recommend it. Indoor skydiving is for scaredy-cats, which means it's right up my alley and way cool.

Ha! Who needs a guy strapped to your back when I have a wind tunnel and a instructor with two feet on the ground!

key west, part II

More pictures from our trip to Key West!

Breakfast at Schooner Warf

Key lime pie at Salute

Mallory Square sunset

The Red Trouser Show at Mallory Square

Drinks at the Green Parrot