Fancy a Few... some weekly favorites

I love wooden-looking things and I love flowers.... hence my love for this:

Anthropologie

No matter how choice your expensive speakers are, nothing compares to the nostalgic sounds of an old vinyl. Neil Diamond spinnin' on the player is always a good time.... Favorite! 

                 Crosely Turntable, Target. Neil Diamond album, vintage. Easel, thrifted. 

I absolutely love makeup but I hate wearing it heavily. This eye shadow trio is heaven sent.... like it was made specifically for me! I can wear it everyday without looking over the top. It's gorgeous and definitely a favorite!

   

         Lorac Starry-Eyed Baked Shadow in Star Studded

The night I almost died...

Have you ever smelled something that really wasn't there? 
It's called a phantom smell and it's usually bad news.... As was tonight. I was watching Twilight Eclipse when I began to smell the distinct scent of bacon. I love bacon and always welcome such aroma. But the fact that I wasn't cooking bacon, or anything for that matter, caused great concern. So great that I actually paused the movie during the tent scene.... ya, I know! I walked over to the kitchen, and found nothing... stepped into the pantry, nada. I sat back on the couch to continue my movie when it hit me again. Bacon. But where was it coming from? I had heard of phantom smells before and their relation to brain tumors.... so I Googled it and there it was, all of it. Phantom smells, brain tumors, stroke, epilepsy, dementia, Alzheimer's.... And it was perfectly clear I had each one of them. I felt myself starting to sweat a little as I read through each of my ailments. Should I write Jared a letter in case I don't make it before he gets home? Should I call my mom one last time? Instead I decided to use the restroom. As I walked down the hallway the scent grew strong. My time has come, I thought. Once I had reached the bathroom tho, the smell was so strong I could actually taste it. Wait a minute.... it seemed to be coming from the front door. I followed the smell... followed it out of the apartment and right up to my neighbors. They were cooking bacon! I had found the source, figured out the mystery and more importantly ended the idea of my impending doom.............. for now. 

Ode to Autumn

How much doth I love you? Let me count thee ways.....

Your leaves are fallen pleasures, crunching beneath my feet... Thy weather stays cool, not bothered by heat.... Boots and warm scarves are a must out the door..... Turkey and gravy!!! Need I say more? Camel and Plums are the hues of the season... Pumpkin Spice Lattes are my life, my reason.... Two years of marriage is a Fall celebration.... Finding my Jared has been a salvation... Shopping Black Friday delivers a rush..... Don't get in Mom's way, you're sure to be crushed! I love you Autumn, much more than the rest.... I've made it quite clear, you're the freakin' best!!

Sick as a dog...

A few nights ago I watched the movie Earth! It was pretty fun, except for when a baby caribou was eaten by a hungry cheetah... or when a baby elephant got lost from the pack and wandered off into to the desert alone... or when the papa polar bear died of starvation... Other than that it was an enjoyable Disney film! I watched it with Jared while laying on the couch, coughing every 5 minutes and a little queasy yet still trying to sip my chicken noodle soup. I came down with the flu on Saturday night. Its now Thursday and I feel I have made progress. I am now showering regularly and applying at least mascara so I don't look ghoulish every time I pass a mirror. Today has been the best day of this week so far because I have my appetite back! I had a chicken sandwich with bbq sauce... it was quite delicious! I haven't been sneezing like i had been the past few days. I still get little dizzy spells which are weird but I think maybe the more food and nutrients I get into my body the less weird i will feel. i hope... Tonight Jared coaxed me into going to a movie. a free movie, in fact. we saw a preview showing of The Boys are Back with Clive Owen. really good movie! I had to hold back tears a few times... during the movie i had the urge to cough a few times so i would cough into my scarf. there was an old asian lady sitting next to me who quickly wrapped her face with her jacket to protect herself from my infectious disease! I brought it to Jared's attention and his response was: *chuckle* "That's awesome! You want me to cough too?!!" haha.... that's my husband. He always has my back. I love him!

It's contagious...it's contagious...

Her voice!! It's contagious... and so are her songs. I can't stop them from playing in my head!! I'm starting a fundraiser to allow me to go see Regina Spektor perform at the Orpheum Theatre! Please donate what you can... preferably 79 buckaroos??!!!

Je vous ai dit de façon

Jared started his internship today at this venue called Paradise Lounge Rock Club. It's pretty amazing! He's been there all day today helping the band CKY set up their equipment and doing sound checks and he's gonna be working the sound during the show tonight. I'm so proud of him! We've only been here in Boston for two and a half weeks and he's already immersed himself in the music scene! As for me, I woke up and ate yogurt for breakfast... then I watched some Sex and the City episodes... then I read... I showered... came to Barnes&Noble to mooch there wireless internet... and I've been here since. I guess I forgot to eat lunch 'cause it's now dinner time, oops. I've been working on an online training program for the Boston Public School District so I can substitute... not that I even wanna do that anymore. I loved doing it in Hollister, but this was suppose to be a change of pace. I was suppose to find a writing job... maybe dip my toes into some public relations. Instead I'm here by myself sending out resumes to people who don't want me because I don't have 5+ years experience... and even an internship is out of the question 'cause I'm not a student anymore. And as I wallow in my own self pity that annoying little voice in my head tells me, I told you so....
I knew it was gonna be this way, though... I already knew Jared would be super busy with school and work. But now that it's actually happening, it still stings.... I've missed him a lot today. I've also missed my family a lot today... and my friends. I'm like Carrie Bradshaw from Sex and the City when she moves to Paris with the Russian and realizes she is more alone than she thought she was gonna be!!! Except I don't have money for retail therapy...... And the Russian was a jerk, unlike Jared who truly cares for me... and I don't have as many shoes as Carrie.... and I don't end up moving back home.... So, maybe I'm not really like Carrie. I'm just Deana Fry, in the episode where she moves to Boston with her wonderfully successful husband and at the moment is having a tough time adjusting.... but because she is so fabulous, things will start to look up for her and she will also become uber-successful! And then in the last scene, as she looks out over her laptop pondering life, a less annoying little voice in her head will say, look what you've accomplished... Je vous ai dit de façon, I told you so!

Ouch!

I have a bad toothache. It started a couple of days ago and has just been getting worse ever since. Last night I didn’t sleep most of the night due to the pain. And my poor husband also stayed up getting me water and meds and rubbing my back. He took really good care of me. And this morning he made an appointment with a dentist. Turns out an old filling from back when I was just a kid had gone bad. My body has completely rejected it and now I need a root canal! Uuuugghhhh…. On the bright side, Dr. Chen is really nice and is from L.A. He liked us because we are from Cali too!
So here I am, drugged up on the medicine that the dentist gave me to get me through the nights until my root canal appointment. I can only eat soft stuff... Jared bought me a bunch of pudding. I feel kinda gross with all this medicine in me and I've just been laying on the couch watching Everybody Loves Raymond episodes with Jared all day. Not a very productive day, besides the dentist appt. Hopefully tomorrow will be better.... and less painful!