I am a lover of all types of weather, but I am craving me some summer. I want it and I want it NOW. I am really looking forward to going to Oklahoma on Tuesday so I can soak up some sunshine and some 98degree weather. I may be singing a different tune in a week and a half when I am standing outside in the middle of summer in a wedding dress, but I will cross that bridge when I come to it. Hopefully I will be so caught up in love that I wont notice the sweat dripping down my back... right?

But I digress, the point of this post is my summer withdrawals. I found some ahhhhmazing summer inspiration over at Forever21's blog. I just discovered it via This Is Glamorous's blog, and I love it. Check it out:

I love the mixed prints, the colors, the retro big hair, the whole shebang! Another summer obsession of mine are cateye sunglasses, like these from betsey johnson:

or these from tom ford...

and then throw in one of these swimsuits from anthropologie and my summer is ready to go!

all of this summer talk makes me want to listen to the Beach Boys. And I think I will. Nightynight, bisous!

xoxoxo

2 weeks to go...

well, the end of my Shotts days are approaching. I am so anxious, nervous, stressed, and happy all at the same time. This time in my life has also made me very nostalgic. My mom asked me to get some photos together for a little slide show we are having at the wedding. So I got out my external hard drive and started sifting through all of my pictures from college and beyond. I have to admit, I got a little teary-eyed at times. After college you lose touch with a lot of people, even though you created such a strong bond in those four years. So, because of my sentimental mood I have decided to share a few of my favorite memories with you...

i really miss crepes! (which is probably why my face looks so round in all of my europe pictures.. hehe. totally worth it.)

so clever. i'm sure i am the only one ever to do that...

one of our very first pictures together. This was taken on the roof of Aspen Coffee Co. (the coffee shop i worked at in downtown Stillwater)

our first thanksgiving together. We used to coordinate outfits.

the pigeons in venice. scary and awesome at the same time. I think this picture was taken literally right after I got off the phone with my mom. I promised her I would stay away from birds. She was afraid of the bird flu.

me, hannah, and kate. We were pretty much inseparable.

giant wood shoe in amsterdam.

random night at Aspen with some of my favorite AspenHeads.

Katelyn, Julie, and Kasey came to visit me in London.

these were some of my bestest friends in college. miss them.

Sometimes I forget that I'm not in college anymore. And then I feel old. College was awesome. I am definitely not one of those people who will forever chase their college life. I mean, I am so glad and thankful for my experiences and I will cherish the memories, but life has only gotten better since then. I am about to marry the man of my dreams, and I wouldn't trade anything for what we have. Oh gosh, I better stop before I get too mushy... So to all of my college friends (if any of you read this) I love you and miss you, and hope life is well for you. And, you should totally all be at my wedding and help me throw the biggest dance party known to man!

Bisous!

xoxoxo

my dream honeymoon...

ok, i have found my ideal honeymoon. Finding your honeymoon spot sounds like the most fun thing ever, but it is actually a little stressful. There are so many awesome things to do and see, and it is so hard to pick just one trip! But then I found this hotel, and I am pretty sure we were made for each other. It's outside of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico and you have to take a boat and a DONKEY to get the he hotel. AWESOME! It's in the jungle, and it has private beaches, and a spa, and cooking classes by a chef and they only use local and organic ingredients. just awesome. and look at it:

so open and fresh and simple. l-o-v-e. So my dream would be to stay there for 5-7 days, and then head into town, and stay at this loverly home:

and take in all that Puerto Vallarta has to offer...

you can also take a cooking class here, and they take you to a local market to buy all of the ingredients... yummmm....

so we would stay there, at Casa Sin Tiempo, for another couple of days and then head home. Well, as long as I am dreaming, maybe we should stop off in Palm Springs for a couple of nights at the Ace. But then go home. Yep, that sounds just about perfect!

ok, off to bed to have some more dreams! bisous!

xoxoxo

so in love...

i love picnics. i don't have them nearly enough, and i think if i had this little gem i would have one every day! wouldn't you?!

{via gardenchic}

how cute are those teeny tiny salt and pepper shakers???

that is all.

i'm back...

holy moly, i have spent way to much time in airplanes lately. don't get me wrong, i love to travel. but i hate flying. which kind of gets in the way of the whole traveling thing... i have been on 12 airplanes in 3 weeks, gross! i even had to use an airsick bag once... sorry for the tmi. so let me give you a rundown of my traveling adventures...

my first trip was to Vegas, which i have already mentioned. vegas was a lot of this...

and a lot of this...

with these loverly ladies...

after vegas i had a few day to recover before jonathan and i headed to tulsa for 2 wedding showers, and LOTS of wedding planning. unfortunately i was really bad at taking pictures during that trip, so I will have to show you once my momma sends me some of them. It was a blast. I really wasn't expecting anyone to throw us a shower and I certainly wasn't going to ask for one, but i have amazing friends and family and they treated us so well. Wedding festivities put everyone in such a great mood, and it made me all warm and fuzzy inside to be able to share it with all (well, most) of the people I love. Plus you get lots of cool stuff!

I spent a full week in Tulsa, and then it was back to Seattle for 48 whole hours before I hopped on a plane for Mexico to be in my best friend's (pictured below) wedding!

Jonathan was unable to attend because of work, so i was forced to stay in an ocean front suit all by my lonesome... awe, don't you feel so sorry for me, haha! here is a picture of my view...

here is the loverly bride and groom pre-knot-tying.

and after a beautiful beach ceremony, we were ready to get down!

we also spent a lot of time on the beach... day and night... it was pleasant.

And now I am home sweet home, and the next time I get on an airplane is when Jonathan and I head back to Tulsa to get married! AHHH! But until then I have so so so much to do. The invitations will be put in the mail tomorrow, i know so last minute. So don't worry, it's not that I didn't invite you, I'm just super behind on everything. Sorry! Luckily I live in a place where beautiful flowers are readily accessible, and today I bought peonies to keep me sane.... ommmm....

Alrighty folks, that's all she wrote for now! bisous!

xoxoxo

look who got the scanner to work...

so here are some pictures from my first try with my Holga TLR. For some reason most of them turned out pretty blurry, but every holga is different. I just need to learn her ways...

Outside the Ace Hotel in Portland...

And the rest are pictures from the Tulip Festival! I took 4 rolls of film there, but I wont force you to look at them all. Here are a few favorites. I really like the black splatter that got on some of them. I'm pretty sure it's not from the camera, but most likely some camera tech guys messed up. but i like it!

random old bus hidden in the back of the tulip fields...

and thats all for now... maybe i will post some pictures form vegas soon... after some heavy editing of course :)

bisous!

xoxoxo

viva las vegas...

well, it's here! me and my bridesmaids (minus my underage sister/MOH...sad...) are headed to las vegas for the weekend! I know it is a little early for a bachelorette party, but it is not easy to get your closest girlfriend's schedules to line-up... I am so so so excited to see these girls! It has been way too long, but these are the type of friends that we all just pick up where we left off. It's sure to be good good times... yippeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!