tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76703037048023224282024-03-12T22:17:16.181-04:00she's in love with the captainMelaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04962661198308048110noreply@blogger.comBlogger82125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7670303704802322428.post-28573117778967177832010-09-06T17:37:00.004-04:002010-09-06T17:50:24.843-04:00hey hey hey<div style="text-align: center;">Hello everyone!</div><div style="text-align: center;">
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm just writing to tell you that I am posting my daily outfits through <a href="http://mmmelanieyates.tumblr.com/">my tumblr</a> from now on. I find tumblr to be much easier for me to post on than blogspot. Also, I find it a lot easier to edit the page formatting.</div><div style="text-align: center;">
</div><div style="text-align: center;">But I want to thank all 40+ of you guys for reading and following this blog! I've considered it a fun little side project, nothing to take too seriously. And I want to continue doing it, which is why I'm switching over.</div><div style="text-align: center;">
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Hope you continue to follow me! You can follow through tumblr if you already have one, and also through <a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/en/blog/1943705/a-connecticut-yankee-in-the-empire-state">bloglovin'</a>!</div><div style="text-align: center;">
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Thanks again guys.</div>Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04962661198308048110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7670303704802322428.post-54422169682645689502010-08-01T20:33:00.000-04:002010-08-01T20:57:18.026-04:00Blue Jean Baby<div style="text-align: center;">Hey! It's my first outfit post in......</div><div style="text-align: center;">....</div><div style="text-align: center;">forever!</div><div style="text-align: center;">But before we begin, can you believe the size of the cucumbers in our yard?!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4102/4850968447_f5a15f717d_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 620px; height: 465px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4102/4850968447_f5a15f717d_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Nope, it's not a small watermelon. It's a cucumber.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I love vegetable mutants.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4123/4851586716_233dc8c2f4_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 526px; height: 702px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4123/4851586716_233dc8c2f4_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Dress: Walmart, Belt: Salvation Army, Shoes: Macy's, Necklace: Homemade</i></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4118/4850968951_237e7b3085_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 526px; height: 702px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4118/4850968951_237e7b3085_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I found this dress the other day at Walmart. It was the only one left, and it was $5. It was meant to be. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4114/4850968823_3f090a3511_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 620px; height: 465px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4114/4850968823_3f090a3511_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4140/4850968699_8a9a8ffbfa_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 526px; height: 702px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4140/4850968699_8a9a8ffbfa_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Now...this necklace is my favorite piece of jewelry in my entire jewelry repertoire. I found the shell on the beach in North Carolina. During that week, I was looking for statement jewelry to bring back as a souvenir. While the shops there had some really beautiful pieces, nothing matched the natural simplicity of this half <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mollusc_shell">Molluscan shell</a>. Once I got home, I drilled two small holes at its base and strung a hemp thread through it. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Perfection. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Hope you are still enjoying your summer! I've come to terms with the fact that in about 4 weeks...I'll be going back to school. Wow.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Ok, maybe I haven't come to terms with it yet.</div><div style="text-align: center;">But I do promise that once I go back, the outfit posts will be more frequent. </div><div style="text-align: center;">School= structure and the need to impress when I walk out the door. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Good day.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>(Title brought to you by: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Qn3tel9FWU">Elton John- Tiny Dancer</a>)</i></div>
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</div>Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04962661198308048110noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7670303704802322428.post-45584843497254127312010-07-27T12:02:00.000-04:002010-07-27T12:26:41.954-04:00The Outer Banks<div style="text-align: center;">While I was in the Outer Banks, it was extremely hot and humid outside, causing my camera lens to fog up every time I attempted to take a picture. So I didn't take as many as I wanted to. When I uploaded a few of these foggy pictures, I was kind of amazed at the lomography-like quality of them. Kind of wish I had kept more of them.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Now I know that cameras+humidity= </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4089/4834872716_63bfdabb58_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 620px; height: 465px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4089/4834872716_63bfdabb58_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Our house, Chateau E'lan. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4145/4834872818_3046cc9733_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 620px; height: 465px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4145/4834872818_3046cc9733_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">
</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4154/4834263411_ae6febb138_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 620px; height: 465px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4154/4834263411_ae6febb138_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">View from the crow's nest.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4149/4834315685_2dc6c69553_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 620px; height: 465px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4149/4834315685_2dc6c69553_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4090/4834263341_8766c06827_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 620px; height: 465px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4090/4834263341_8766c06827_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Swimsuit: Delia's, Sunglasses: Urban Outfitters, Bag: American Eagle</i></div>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4086/4834264975_98c45c6c84_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 620px; height: 465px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4086/4834264975_98c45c6c84_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">All 12 of us.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4110/4834263779_481410b7b9_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 620px; height: 465px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4110/4834263779_481410b7b9_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I think I love this picture more than any I've ever taken.</div>Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04962661198308048110noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7670303704802322428.post-91611466546028072642010-07-18T10:09:00.000-04:002010-07-18T10:32:18.625-04:00all year long we wait for sun<div style="text-align: center;">Oh hello!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Sorry again for such a long absence. I was on vacation in Virginia Beach and the Outer Banks. This installment is all Virginia Beach.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4138/4804346331_7307651364_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 1024px; height: 768px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4138/4804346331_7307651364_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Beautiful weather. There were enormous clouds everywhere, but they never obscured the sun's rays.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4081/4804975378_9c4269fc2d_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 1024px; height: 768px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4081/4804975378_9c4269fc2d_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4139/4804346581_c293eb941e_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 1024px; height: 768px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4139/4804346581_c293eb941e_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Our hotel.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4075/4804975660_ebd6c3933f_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 1024px; height: 768px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4075/4804975660_ebd6c3933f_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4098/4804975596_3dc2b6a3dc_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 1024px; height: 768px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4098/4804975596_3dc2b6a3dc_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Hi, mom!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4081/4804346879_70e5aa08e4_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 1024px; height: 768px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4081/4804346879_70e5aa08e4_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">View from the balcony.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4080/4804975876_4f07ece8db_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 768px; height: 1024px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4080/4804975876_4f07ece8db_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I love palm trees. Their trunks are so strange-looking! </div><div style="text-align: center;">Wish we had some up north.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4141/4804347069_7bb17a581d_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 1024px; height: 768px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4141/4804347069_7bb17a581d_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">When we come to Virginia Beach, we get ice cream after every meal at the Hershey's Ice Cream Shop next to the North End Pizzaria. I highly recommend the green ice cream in the top left hand corner. Mint Moose Tracks. MMMMMMMM.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4117/4804976148_12bd760653_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 768px; height: 1024px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4117/4804976148_12bd760653_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Mom and I.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4082/4804976052_e7fc784ba7_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 1024px; height: 768px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4082/4804976052_e7fc784ba7_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">POSEIDON HOLDING A SEA TURTLE?!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4100/4804347347_aaf62fce9c_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 921px; height: 691px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4100/4804347347_aaf62fce9c_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Dress: Target, Bag: American Eagle</i></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4078/4804976358_fd2f960998_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 1024px; height: 768px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4078/4804976358_fd2f960998_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4114/4804347533_07bc394f00_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 1024px; height: 768px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4114/4804347533_07bc394f00_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Every year when we come here, we have dinner at Isle of Capri, a restaurant located on the top floor of the Virginia Beach Holiday Inn. </div><div style="text-align: center;">It is SO delicious. </div><div style="text-align: center;">They make caesar salads at your table. This year I wrote down the recipe so I can make them from scratch at home!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4118/4804976632_e2268c0976_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 1024px; height: 768px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4118/4804976632_e2268c0976_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">It's blurry, but it is still beautiful.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4074/4804347635_e14b3202b5_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 1024px; height: 768px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4074/4804347635_e14b3202b5_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Ah yes, family memories.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4077/4804976732_8446154f16_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 1024px; height: 768px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4077/4804976732_8446154f16_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I leave no morsel left behind.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>(Title brought to you by: </i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: helvetica, 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><i><a href="http://www.converseblog.com/category/music/">Kid CuDi, Rostam Batmanglij & Bethany Cosentino</a></i><i><a href="http://www.converseblog.com/category/music/">- All Summer</a>)</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: helvetica, 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-weight: bold; ">The Outer Banks installment is coming up next!</span></div>Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04962661198308048110noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7670303704802322428.post-48515907428474488272010-07-01T13:10:00.000-04:002010-07-01T19:23:03.174-04:00learning things and finding things<div style="text-align: center;">Happy first of July!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Today is actually a much cooler day than what we've been having recently, so I'm staying in and getting tons of work done. And number one on my list is obviously a blog update. It's been kind of a while...I think it's weird when bloggers have to apologize for not posting every day, I understand that they have real lives too!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Like I said, it's been HOT. I've been doing lots of this....</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4118/4751972087_2ccfd098cb_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 620px; height: 465px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4118/4751972087_2ccfd098cb_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">And last week I broke out the popsicle mold (that had not been used in 10+ years) and made mojitopops!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4082/4751972161_af45d39e73_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 620px; height: 465px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4082/4751972161_af45d39e73_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Strawberries, mint, limeade, and freeze. You could add rum, but these were delicious without it.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Also, do you see the sewing machine in the background? I learned how to use it, finally! Been hemming skirts like a mad woman.</div><div style="text-align: center;">So here's my outfit.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4136/4752613014_9853dfb049_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 620px; height: 465px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4136/4752613014_9853dfb049_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Tank: Old Navy, Shorts: Rue 21 (hemmed)</i></div><div style="text-align: center;">You know, nothing special here. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Untilll.....</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4096/4752613354_90fce15a34_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 620px; height: 465px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4096/4752613354_90fce15a34_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">BAM. I found this in a long-forgotten hair accessories drawer, and I believe it was given to me as a gift about 10 years ago by my parents' friend from Brazil. I can't tell you how happy I was that I found this again. I used to wear crazy hair clips like this every day.</div><div style="text-align: center;">My boyfriend found it pretty interesting. He said it looks like a <a href="http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/189023">Peruvian Flute Band</a>. </div><div style="text-align: center;">(South Park watchers should know immediately what episode he's referring to.)</div><div style="text-align: center;">So it's been a pretty nice week of learning things (how to use a sewing machine) and finding forgotten treasures (popsicle mold and my Peruvian Flute Band hair clip). </div><div style="text-align: center;">Here's to a spectacular July!</div>Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04962661198308048110noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7670303704802322428.post-69445760737355231212010-06-22T12:06:00.001-04:002010-06-22T12:13:02.663-04:00Good Morning<div style="text-align: center;">Hi! Sorry I've been MIA, but I've been in New Jersey.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1314/4724179297_0983dd6d06_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 620px; height: 465px;" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1314/4724179297_0983dd6d06_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">My cousin George just graduated yesterday! </div><div style="text-align: center;">Though it was oppressively hot outside, it was a very nice ceremony.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1020/4724179415_62c120b17a_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 620px; height: 465px;" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1020/4724179415_62c120b17a_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">My little cousin Marianna was a really good sport. It's not easy sitting there for two hours!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1078/4724830868_bcf7d37bb6_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 620px; height: 465px;" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1078/4724830868_bcf7d37bb6_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Afterwards, we had a graduation party back at my cousin's house, and I got to see my uncle start the grill with a leaf blower. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Don't try this at home, kids. </div>Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04962661198308048110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7670303704802322428.post-72864553985959107482010-06-18T10:44:00.000-04:002010-06-18T11:05:20.090-04:00I don't write my stuff anymore, I just kick it from my head, know what I'm sayin?<div style="text-align: center;">Hello there!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4072/4711978026_94932f48e6_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 526px; height: 702px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4072/4711978026_94932f48e6_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Tube top: Hollister, Blue shirt: Calvin Klein, Shorts: Abercrombie, Necklace: Vintage, Shoes: Aerie</i></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4064/4711977944_0a8ee0737e_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 526px; height: 702px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4064/4711977944_0a8ee0737e_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I think now is the first time in a long time that I'm actually content with the length of my hair. Back before I started this blog I had <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mmmelanieyates/4712014188/">LONG hair</a>. For some reason that entire summer I was dying for super, super short hair, and so I cut it over Thanksgiving <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mmmelanieyates/4712014280/">up to my neck</a>. I loved this length, but as it started to grow in it looked super awkward and I just didn't know how to style it without fussing with it. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I don't like to fuss with my hair. When it was super long, I would throw it in a bun before bedtime and call it a night. </div><div style="text-align: center;">So it's been about seven months, and my hair now hits just below my shoulders, and I like this! Finally!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4018/4711978090_eb193f50b7_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 526px; height: 702px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4018/4711978090_eb193f50b7_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Have you ever gotten a short haircut, and then months later you find yourself missing your lengthy locks? </div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>(Title brought to you by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zTkrPNNpkc">Ratatat- Seventeen Years</a>)</i></div>Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04962661198308048110noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7670303704802322428.post-86664699984232913752010-06-16T16:32:00.001-04:002010-06-16T16:47:19.442-04:00Peace & Love<div style="text-align: center;">Hey!</div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm glad you guys liked the cardigan print in the last post! I'll be doing more crafting soon.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4067/4706705287_f60564076f_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 526px; height: 702px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4067/4706705287_f60564076f_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Tank: Hollister, Shorts (which are actually mint green and striped): Forever 21, Flip Flops: Old Navy</i></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4033/4706705145_0d4dc32ee5_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 526px; height: 702px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4033/4706705145_0d4dc32ee5_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I really like the little detail on the tank. It reminds me of something that you might find at Anthropologie. I got it from work for $3!!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Yeah, we're having a pretty awesome sale right now.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4071/4707346894_b6a9f5897a_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 620px; height: 465px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4071/4707346894_b6a9f5897a_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This necklace is from <a href="http://www.hippieshop.com">hippieshop.com</a>. I got it a couple years back during my hippie phase. Everyone has one.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1296/4706705379_4ed6e4bfaf_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 620px; height: 465px;" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1296/4706705379_4ed6e4bfaf_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This ring is from Tiffany's! It was a graduation present. </div><div style="text-align: center;">
</div><div style="text-align: center;">That's it! I'm going to sit and enjoy the air conditioning for a little while.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Have a lovely day.</div>Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04962661198308048110noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7670303704802322428.post-18323700485948651302010-06-14T14:50:00.000-04:002010-06-14T15:21:17.734-04:00Miss Blue Sky<div style="text-align: center;">When I'm cleaning out my closet, I try only to get rid of clothes that don't fit me past the point of no return. If pants are too short, I roll them up, if a skirt is an unflattering length, I shorten it. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I bought this cardigan last semester but never wore it because I already owned a blue cardigan. It was too late to return it, so I miserably kept it in my closet, knowing I wouldn't be wearing it any time soon.</div><div style="text-align: center;">And then I was inspired to do some potato printing from <a href="http://jayandelle.blogspot.com/2010/04/dachshunds-peacocks.html">this post</a> from J&L's blog. What better way to turn a boring cardigan into something fun?</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4066/4700855292_4f51f9bb37_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 526px; height: 702px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4066/4700855292_4f51f9bb37_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Cardigan: Old Navy, Cami: Hollister, Shorts: Hollister, Shoes: Target</i></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4043/4700224941_9ca391888b_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 526px; height: 702px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4043/4700224941_9ca391888b_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Now I have a pile of things to reconstruct on my desk. I have a lot of crafting (and printing) to do!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4040/4700855526_885b81145d_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 620px; height: 465px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4040/4700855526_885b81145d_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I do my crafting spontaneously, so I when I feel like doing it, I just go for it, and I almost always forget to take before and after pictures, let alone pictures of the process, but this was an exception! Just before I was past the point of no return, I quickly snapped some pictures so that I could show you how easy potato printing is!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 9px/normal 'Spranq eco sans'; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><b>Supplies:</b></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 9px/normal 'Spranq eco sans'; min-height: 10px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; "></span>
</b></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 9px/normal 'Spranq eco sans'; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><b>Paint. Preferably acrylic paint, but use whatever you got, it’s DIY.</b></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 9px/normal 'Spranq eco sans'; min-height: 10px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; "></span>
</b></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 9px/normal 'Spranq eco sans'; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><b>Paintbrush. A narrow brush is best if your design is small.</b></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 9px/normal 'Spranq eco sans'; min-height: 10px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; "></span>
</b></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 9px/normal 'Spranq eco sans'; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><b>Potato</b></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 9px/normal 'Spranq eco sans'; min-height: 10px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; "></span>
</b></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 9px/normal 'Spranq eco sans'; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><b>Newspaper</b></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 9px/normal 'Spranq eco sans'; min-height: 10px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; "></span>
</b></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 9px/normal 'Spranq eco sans'; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><b>Toothpick</b></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 9px/normal 'Spranq eco sans'; min-height: 10px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; "></span>
</b></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 9px/normal 'Spranq eco sans'; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><b>Knife</b></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 9px/normal 'Spranq eco sans'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><b>
</b></span></span></p></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Step 1:</b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia, serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Lay out newspaper and your fabric item. Then sketch your design so you have a good idea how to go about transferring it onto the potato.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:78%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 9px;">
</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4018/4700224583_ceb7b19aae_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 526px; height: 702px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4018/4700224583_ceb7b19aae_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 9px/normal 'Spranq eco sans'; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Step 2. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Using a toothpick, etch out your design in the potato. Go over the outline a couple of times so you can see your design clearly, each time digging your toothpick deeper into the potato.</span></span></b></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 9px/normal 'Spranq eco sans'; min-height: 10px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; "></span>
</span></b></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 9px/normal 'Spranq eco sans'; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Step 2 1/2.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"> If you mess up (which I did), just cut that slice of potato off and start over. Aren’t potatoes great?</span></span></b></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 9px/normal 'Spranq eco sans'; min-height: 10px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; "></span>
</span></b></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 9px/normal 'Spranq eco sans'; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Step 3. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Using your knife, cut a couple millimeters into the potato around your design. If you etched your design in deep enough, the slice should just fall off, revealing your design, raised like a stamp. You can fix it up too. Make sure the design is really defined otherwise it will look like a blob if you try to apply it to fabric.</span></span></b></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 9px/normal 'Spranq eco sans'; min-height: 10px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><b>
</b></span></span></p></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4008/4700854496_aaf51980eb_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 620px; height: 465px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4008/4700854496_aaf51980eb_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 9px/normal 'Spranq eco sans'; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; ">Step 4. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Make sure you’ve got newspaper laid out, and also make sure you have newspaper between the fabrics you are about to stamp. (For example, I put a piece of newspaper inside of the cardigan so that the paint didn’t bleed through to the back.) Put a layer of paint on your potato stamp, and then stamp away!</span></span></b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 9px/normal 'Spranq eco sans'; min-height: 10px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><b>
</b></span></span></p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4032/4700224833_d1983cd3d8_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 526px; height: 702px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4032/4700224833_d1983cd3d8_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 9px/normal 'Spranq eco sans'; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; ">Step 5. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Once your first layer of paint has dried, fill it in with your paintbrush. I had to do two more coats to get the shade I wanted.</span></span></b></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 9px/normal 'Spranq eco sans'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><b>
</b></span></span></p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4009/4700854844_db1bf5d30a_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 620px; height: 465px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4009/4700854844_db1bf5d30a_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: medium; font-weight: bold; "><div style="text-align: center;">Step 6.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"> Let it dry and then wear your beautiful creation out on the town</span>!</div></span>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1277/4700224405_b3e06db591_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 526px; height: 702px;" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1277/4700224405_b3e06db591_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I had to add a thundercloud into the mix, it's very reflective of the weather we've been having in the northeast lately.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1308/4700855396_cf8e2a3d97_b.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 620px; height: 465px;" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1308/4700855396_cf8e2a3d97_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><p></p><div style="text-align: center;">I will definitely be potato printing more in the future, it's so easy to do.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Hope you found this little tutorial helpful!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>(Title inspired by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98P-gu_vMRc&feature=related">ELO-Mr. Blue Sky</a>)</i></div>Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04962661198308048110noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7670303704802322428.post-7354192805444080572010-06-11T14:53:00.001-04:002010-06-11T15:12:43.785-04:00I'm walkin on sunshine<div style="text-align: center;">So I'm trying to do a lot of things this summer. I'm trying to pick up knitting again, I'm trying to <a href="http://mmmelanieyates.tumblr.com/post/678394115/summerreadinglist">read more</a>, and I'm trying to not to spend anywhere NEAR the amount of money I spent over the summer last year. </div><div style="text-align: center;">But still, I just got done with a particularly rigorous school year, and I ended up doing quite well, so I think I deserved a little reward..</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1273/4690898751_5916371180_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 526px; height: 702px;" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1273/4690898751_5916371180_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Dress: <a href="http://www.bleubirdvintage.com/">Bleubird Vintage</a>, Shoes: Macy's</i></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4041/4691530722_d12475846d_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 526px; height: 702px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4041/4691530722_d12475846d_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I have fallen in LOVE with the liberty print 90's-style dresses that have been popping up all over the blogosphere (what a great word). And I've been looking for just the right one to snatch up. I had been eyeing <a href="http://www.bleubirdvintage.com/products/drew-sunchild-mini-dress">this one</a> from Bleubird, but it sold out. As soon as I saw <a href="http://www.bleubirdvintage.com/products/corset-sunflower-dress">this one</a> listed in the shop, I had to have it!</div><div style="text-align: center;">And I have to say, this is one of the few times that I haven't experienced buyer's remorse from buying something over the internet. I couldn't be happier with it!</div><div style="text-align: center;">
</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1269/4691530848_ba86bb27ba_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 620px; height: 465px;" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1269/4691530848_ba86bb27ba_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; ">I highly recommend <a href="http://www.bleubirdvintage.com/">Bleubird Vintage</a>. If you too are looking to reward yourself with a one-of-a-kind vintage item, you need look no further. (PS- her <a href="http://bleubirdvintage.typepad.com/">blog</a> is really cute too.)</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>(Title brought to you by: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPUmE-tne5U">Katrina and the Waves- I'm walkin on sunshine</a>)</i></div>Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04962661198308048110noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7670303704802322428.post-11274501833597497662010-06-10T15:39:00.000-04:002010-06-10T15:58:57.988-04:00Daisy chain<div style="text-align: center;">Helloo!</div><div style="text-align: center;">We've been having some cold dreary days lately, so I've been able to bust out the pants again..</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4028/4689010008_5ed81e86c8_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 768px; height: 1024px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4028/4689010008_5ed81e86c8_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Tank: Old Navy, Jeans: Delia's, Shoes: Target, Bracelet: Vintage</i></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4071/4688377035_583848b410_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 1024px; height: 768px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4071/4688377035_583848b410_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I hate it when I realize that my favorite shirt is getting too small or that my pants are just not fitting as well as they used to. These pants used to be my favorite, until the day I realized that they fell to just above my ankles. </div><div style="text-align: center;">It was a depressing day. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Instead of abandoning them or cutting them up into yet another pair of denim shorts (I just don't need anymore pairs of denim shorts), I did a simple rolling of the cuff, and now I can continue loving them. HOORAY!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4005/4689010212_1fb0cef431_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 620px; height: 465px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4005/4689010212_1fb0cef431_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">
</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4057/4688376837_d6fe77eddf.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 620px; height: 465px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4057/4688376837_d6fe77eddf.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I wish I had more to say! I've basically been reading and knitting my life away these days. Ah, summer. </div>Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04962661198308048110noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7670303704802322428.post-23406963625151783422010-06-08T12:14:00.000-04:002010-06-08T12:37:33.532-04:00Go, Go, Godzilla<div style="text-align: center;">Oh, look at me all smiles in my Godzilla shirt. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Actually, it's not mine, it's my brother's. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4017/4682061331_9eb225752e_b.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 768px; height: 1024px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4017/4682061331_9eb225752e_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Shirt: Stolen from Brother, Shorts: Hollister, Shoes: Steve Madden</i></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4010/4682061443_e59dc582b1_b.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 526px; height: 702px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4010/4682061443_e59dc582b1_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Yeah man, I'm feeling extra inspired by Japanese movies (and Japanese-influenced movies) at the moment. Just watched Battle Royale last night with my boyfriend. I wrote more about it over at my <a href="http://mmmelanieyates.tumblr.com/post/676953476">tumblr</a>. If you like an exciting albeit disturbing plot line with a generous helping of blood and guts, you should definitely check it out.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4044/4682652626_a034d06563_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 620px; height: 465px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4044/4682652626_a034d06563_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Well, today I'll be crafting and cleaning out my closet. Exciting stuff!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Have a nice day.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>(Title brought to you by: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Nziu_8m-AU&feature=related">The Blue Oyster Cult- Godzilla</a>)</i></div>Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04962661198308048110noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7670303704802322428.post-41647467346775859522010-06-04T21:00:00.001-04:002010-06-05T00:16:51.835-04:00Dark Blue<div style="text-align: center;">Oh man, I was so crafty yesterday.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I love all day crafting days. </div><div style="text-align: center;">The first thing I did was bedazzle some champagne glasses.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1275/4670652244_14dbd48b6f.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1275/4670652244_14dbd48b6f.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">My mom's birthday is tomorrow, and we'll basically be celebrating all day long. Been looking forward to this day for a while. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4059/4670652190_539e7f7b21.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4059/4670652190_539e7f7b21.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I then went to the fabric store and bought some new buttons for my plain black trench coat. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Obviously, I was very inspired by Elizabeth Lau's <a href="http://www.mademoisellerobot.com/2010/05/mademoiselle-robot-loves-elizabeth-lau_12.html">trench</a>.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1277/4670652308_0b0b872239_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 526px; height: 702px;" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1277/4670652308_0b0b872239_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Ugh, it's so cute, really wish I could wear it out right now.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4008/4670652466_f7d7163934_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 768px; height: 1024px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4008/4670652466_f7d7163934_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Dress: Hollister, Bracelets: Handmade and Coach, Flip Flops: Old Navy</i></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4063/4670652380_5c66c4bf25_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 768px; height: 1024px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4063/4670652380_5c66c4bf25_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Just noticed that I wear a lot of dark blue. Like, A LOT. I may wear something dark blue every day. Is that strange? Wow, I really need to expand my color spectrum.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4069/4670652530_027163d3b2_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 526px; height: 702px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4069/4670652530_027163d3b2_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Yesterday's final craft was remaking a bracelet I had gotten years ago from Claires into a cloth bracelet by wrapping each individual bead in fabric. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4001/4670025933_bdaa530e01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4001/4670025933_bdaa530e01.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">It was a labor intensive process, but I'm very pleased with the results!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Sorry for such a rushed entry, tomorrow's a big day. </div><div style="text-align: center;">BYEE. </div>Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04962661198308048110noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7670303704802322428.post-26571297455202315312010-06-01T21:47:00.001-04:002010-06-02T00:17:56.301-04:00My day in pictures<div style="text-align: center;">Today everybody was busy, and I had nowhere to go, so I stayed around the house and took pictures throughout the day. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>10AM-</b> Breakfast.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4059/4661444365_28faf962a4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4059/4661444365_28faf962a4.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><b>11AM-</b>Folded 3 loads of laundry.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4018/4662065940_1409118f7e.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4018/4662065940_1409118f7e.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><b>12PM-</b> Luigi and I chilled out on the deck</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1289/4661444583_c0b5f38186.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1289/4661444583_c0b5f38186.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4016/4661444689_e0e84948e9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4016/4661444689_e0e84948e9.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><b>1PM- </b>Snacked on cherries, my favorite fruit.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4009/4661444799_1bfeda9138.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4009/4661444799_1bfeda9138.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I also read the new issue of <a href="http://www.neetmagazine.com/">N.E.E.T magazine</a>! It was fantastic, so be sure to check it out if you haven't already.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN156znget5Gg-e4gWHWdmDgHE_9NDG17zhrqgqXaUjPREIdMcuMbdbBTsn4uOWXuFCgjx-vDENDK-Bsf7G4CgG2ElxO7E4Sy9zHGmXC7hNJykE4G1ymCp7zMFcrEaECh2FWly9kwMlp5x/s1600/Picture+3_2.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN156znget5Gg-e4gWHWdmDgHE_9NDG17zhrqgqXaUjPREIdMcuMbdbBTsn4uOWXuFCgjx-vDENDK-Bsf7G4CgG2ElxO7E4Sy9zHGmXC7hNJykE4G1ymCp7zMFcrEaECh2FWly9kwMlp5x/s400/Picture+3_2.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478024937425677602" /></a>
<div style="text-align: center;"><b>3PM-</b> Out of nowhere, it started to thunder and pour rain. It only lasted about 15 minutes.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4012/4661445075_d9007580bf.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4012/4661445075_d9007580bf.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><b>4PM-</b>Did a few simple reconstructions. One is a B.B Dakota cropped jacket, and the other is a pair of pants I loved in high school.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4047/4661444165_d9f11abc0a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4047/4661444165_d9f11abc0a.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4070/4661445161_f8aaae6b81.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 375px; height: 500px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4070/4661445161_f8aaae6b81.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4022/4661444879_806b424e3d.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4022/4661444879_806b424e3d.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4004/4661444975_e35e4a354d.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4004/4661444975_e35e4a354d.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><b>5PM</b>- Started watching Million Dollar Baby. Great film.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4006/4662066726_96d9f4b457.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4006/4662066726_96d9f4b457.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><b>7PM-</b> Played some games. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4067/4661445415_6f9077ce3f.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4067/4661445415_6f9077ce3f.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">So very addictive. I could take pictures of Pokemon all day.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1305/4661445563_a276fb5e73.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 375px; height: 500px;" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1305/4661445563_a276fb5e73.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><b>8PM-</b>Family viewing of I Love Lucy. It was the golfing episode.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4031/4661445633_8de4ac6d3c.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 374px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4031/4661445633_8de4ac6d3c.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4029/4662065736_c9efab6e09.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4029/4662065736_c9efab6e09.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><b>9PM-</b>Watched Gaga on Larry King Live. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1272/4662067214_cfac5a447a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1272/4662067214_cfac5a447a.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I love their matching outfits.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Watching interviews with Gaga is kind of strange, because she's so subdued. She also gets asked a lot of the same questions over and over again, which I'd imagine is a little irritating.</div><div style="text-align: center;">
</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4025/4661445899_e705d6ba55.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4025/4661445899_e705d6ba55.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">And that concludes my Tuesday.</div>Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04962661198308048110noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7670303704802322428.post-33626879008227899632010-05-30T19:51:00.000-04:002010-05-30T20:11:45.692-04:00Saturday in the park<div style="text-align: center;">...or more like Sunday in my driveway.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4013/4653932303_4ed607f766_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 768px; height: 1024px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4013/4653932303_4ed607f766_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Sweater: J.Crew, Skirt: Hollister, Shoes: Old Navy, Ring: Hippie shop</i></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4044/4653932225_f0f8e5d942_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 768px; height: 1024px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4044/4653932225_f0f8e5d942_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">It's inevitable. Every year just as spring starts to turn into summer, I get glimpses of the autumn/winter collections from various designers and think: Ohhhhhhhhhhh. I can't wait for fall so I can wear those tights/boots/jackets again!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;">I totally felt that way today looking at the <a href="http://girldir.com/files/images/kate-spade-fall2009-looks-01.jpg">kate spade</a> 2009 fall and the <a href="http://www.coutorture.com/JCrew-Presents-Fall-2010-Mens-Womens-Collections-New-York-7980393">J.Crew</a> 2010 fall collection. Everything's so pretty! Why do the coldest seasons give you the most license to be fashionable? </div><div style="text-align: center;">(I also am coveting Katie's <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/katesokoler/4189156466/">alligator gloves</a>.)</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4043/4654551594_8160ae0729.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4043/4654551594_8160ae0729.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Actually, this is kind of a year-round outfit. Just add tights and flats and maybe a beret. Hello, autumn.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4037/4654551684_8fa47eda0e.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4037/4654551684_8fa47eda0e.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">But this is just an example. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm still liking the warm weather just fine.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>(Title brought to you by: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YildA2nBE8c">Chicago- Saturday in the park</a>)</i></div>Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04962661198308048110noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7670303704802322428.post-46522789687196098002010-05-27T10:11:00.000-04:002010-05-27T10:23:37.185-04:00Back to Basics<div style="text-align: center;">I started this style blog as kind of an exercise for myself to wear the clothes in my closet in a way that I have never worn them before...</div><div style="text-align: center;">but I am finding that as the temperature warms up, my style becomes less about "chic-ness" and more about comfort, which can be a dangerous thing. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Luckily, it's kind of hard to go wrong when you're wearing Basics from head to toe. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4061/4644965486_24260d0048_o.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 768px; height: 1024px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4061/4644965486_24260d0048_o.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Tee: Victoria's Secret, Shorts: J.Crew, Sandals: Aerie</i></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4032/4644348341_8cac2fe384_o.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 1024px; height: 768px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4032/4644348341_8cac2fe384_o.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I'll try to wake up my wardrobe with a shopping excursion sometime soon. My birthday gift cards are burning a hole in my pocket. </div><div style="text-align: center;">
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Enjoy the sunshine, wherever you are. </div>Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04962661198308048110noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7670303704802322428.post-24901397192094100812010-05-24T15:07:00.001-04:002010-05-24T15:33:04.975-04:00Lost in translation<div style="text-align: center;">Ahhhh sorry it's been so long!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Work has picked up where College left off, and is now running my life. </div><div style="text-align: center;">That's no fun.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4020/4636597990_071e9f9eb6_o.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 574px; height: 766px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4020/4636597990_071e9f9eb6_o.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Shirt: f21, Shorts: Abercrombie (reconstructed), Shoes: Old Navy, Necklace: Anthropologie</i></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3347/4636598184_9360fd5088_o.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 620px; height: 465px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3347/4636598184_9360fd5088_o.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">
</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4015/4636598082_5327f5ea29.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 620px; height: 465px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4015/4636598082_5327f5ea29.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">These shoes, while very pretty, are the most uncomfortable pair of sandals I've ever worn.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4005/4620151564_ac8cd60a73.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 620px; height: 465px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4005/4620151564_ac8cd60a73.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I found this kind of funny. After we went out for dinner the other day we brought home our leftovers and my dad labeled them. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm not sure what "leftovers" is in Spanish (I should, because I took four years of it...) but I'm pretty sure it's not "los sobre isquierdas". </div><div style="text-align: center;">But good try, dad!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Hasta luego, ya'll. </div>Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04962661198308048110noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7670303704802322428.post-53461636907167172022010-05-20T15:26:00.000-04:002010-05-20T15:46:57.463-04:00I will buy you a garden, where your flowers can bloom<div style="text-align: center;">Hello!</div><div style="text-align: center;">So these pictures have been a long time coming.. I won the <a href="http://www.delightfully-tacky.com/2010/03/finders-keepers-giveaway.html">Delightfully Tacky giveaway</a> for this dress from Dixi (formerly Baby Says Boutique ) back in March. It was waiting for me in a package on my bed when I came home from school a week ago. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I absolutely love it!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4040/4624509367_1c1bb8cca1_o.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 1024px; height: 768px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4040/4624509367_1c1bb8cca1_o.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Dress: <a href="http://www.babysaysboutique.com/item_555/Ella-Nude-Shoulder-Dress-PRE-ORDER.htm">Dixi</a> via giveaway, Shoes: Vintage</i></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sorry the pictures are a little washed out, the dress is a very pale pink.</div><div style="text-align: center;">And it's unlike anything I've ever owned! Never owned a one-shoulder garment, but I love this one. It feels like something I'd wear to a tea party. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3402/4625114104_d71ff00887_o.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 1024px; height: 768px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3402/4625114104_d71ff00887_o.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4059/4624509679_9020f7e7e7_o.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 768px; height: 1024px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4059/4624509679_9020f7e7e7_o.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3358/4624509763_ec87616665.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 375px; height: 500px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3358/4624509763_ec87616665.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This cameo brooch I got in a church junk sale for 50 cents! I've been looking for years for a garment to attach it to, and now I finally think I've found it.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4055/4625114430_eb9e7d2784.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4055/4625114430_eb9e7d2784.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">And one more thing that makes me happy today...</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4048/4624509947_f35289d021.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4048/4624509947_f35289d021.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Making my own ice cream sandwiches! </div><div style="text-align: center;">I had never tried this before, and I suggest that you go try it right now! </div><div style="text-align: center;">Two of any kind of cookie, homemade or storebought + Any flavor of ice cream + sprinkles or chocolate chips around the outside = your new favorite summer treat. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Trust me, it's way better than a prewrapped ice cream sandwich. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>(Title brought to you by: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W05cPXpUHGI">Everclear- I will buy you a new life</a>)</i></div>Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04962661198308048110noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7670303704802322428.post-10770265783034429062010-05-18T18:44:00.000-04:002010-05-18T20:21:23.198-04:00Walk, walk, fashion, baby<div style="text-align: center;">Little known fact about me: I'm crazy about museums. Whenever an interesting exhibit comes to the <a href="http://www.wadsworthatheneum.org/">Wadsworth</a> or to the <a href="http://www.moma.org/">MoMA</a>, I always try to check it out. Unfortunately, it's hard trying to get friends to come along because an afternoon at a museum just doesn't sound as interesting as, say, seeing Iron Man 2 on IMAX.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Other little known fact about me: I'm not a shoe person. I only own a couple of pairs of shoes, mostly flats, and I rarely wear heels. And if I do wear them, they are the one and only pair of black heels that I've owned since freshman year of high school. The ones that I went to the junior prom in.</div><div style="text-align: center;">But even though I'm not a shoe fanatic, the Ruthie Davis shoe exhibition was initially the sole reason why my mom and I came on this rainy day to the <a href="http://nbmaa.org/">New Britain Museum of American Art</a>.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4070/4620151232_1dcd0d0567.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4070/4620151232_1dcd0d0567.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I had never heard of Ruthie Davis before, but she's a Connecticut native who started her amazing line of shoes in 2006. She's already developed quite a following with celebrities such as <a href="http://www.ruthiedavis.com/celebrities.htm">Beyonce and Lady Gaga</a>.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4041/4620151830_159f7eac8f.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4041/4620151830_159f7eac8f.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The pictures don't do the shoes justice as to how COLORFUL they were!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4017/4619537879_b7cb0e1e0f.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4017/4619537879_b7cb0e1e0f.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4024/4619537809_2d2799ea74.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4024/4619537809_2d2799ea74.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Unfortunately at this time, as I was desperately trying to snap pictures of all of the shoes, my camera died, and my back up batteries were also dead.</div><div style="text-align: center;">So my mom offered me her cell phone camera to take the rest of the pictures! Thanks mom!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4009/4619537685_b091661edb.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4009/4619537685_b091661edb.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We also saw this gigantic wall mural comprised entirely of multicolored cups.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4054/4619537547_984c482cce_o.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4054/4619537547_984c482cce_o.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3323/4619537423_607d198d89_o.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3323/4619537423_607d198d89_o.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Sweater: Express, Cami: Hollister, Jeans: f21, Shoes: Macy's, Bag: American Eagle</i></div>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3369/4619537587_e0c410a77d.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3369/4619537587_e0c410a77d.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We then gazed at the contemporary art on display. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I love when the subjects in a painting look lifelike.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4005/4620151002_5afc164e55.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4005/4620151002_5afc164e55.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3334/4620151154_c45d85c014.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3334/4620151154_c45d85c014.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This work was done by Dalton Ghetti, who is known for making miniature sculptures using the wood and graphite from ordinary pencils. You might be able to see that the pencils have the alphabet carved at their tips!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4002/4620151078_41636eda26.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 375px; height: 500px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4002/4620151078_41636eda26.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">More pencil art. I never can get enough.</div><div style="text-align: center;">If you've never been to your local museum, now is the time to go! You never know what you'll find.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrO4YZeyl0I">(Title brought to you by: Lady Gaga- Bad Romance)</a></i></div>Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04962661198308048110noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7670303704802322428.post-6207759045789181682010-05-16T16:09:00.000-04:002010-05-16T17:00:22.446-04:00All in all you're just another brick in the wall<div style="text-align: center;">New England stone walls- Resilient structures built between 1775-1825. They are found everywhere, sometimes spanning for miles. (<a href="http://www.primaryresearch.org/stonewalls/schweizer/index.php">SOURCE</a>)</div><div style="text-align: center;">They are home to squirrels, chipmunks, toads, snakes, slugs, spiders, and other small creatures that live in the woods. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3401/4612364485_54996ae22f_o.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 768px; height: 1024px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3401/4612364485_54996ae22f_o.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I thought I'd try my luck and just hope not to run into any creepy crawlers here. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4054/4612364669_cda9983313_o.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 768px; height: 1024px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4054/4612364669_cda9983313_o.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">Shirt: Thrifted, Shorts: Hollister, Sandals: Greece</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center; ">(Thank god for the flat slabs of stone, because it was not very comfortable sitting on this wall otherwise.)</div><div style="text-align: center; ">So this shirt has quite a bit going on with it...</div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4055/4612364301_fd83e7f38c_o.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 581px; height: 753px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4055/4612364301_fd83e7f38c_o.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">It's sort of checkered, and then it's got a bunch of other geometric designs scattered about...and then it's got colorful medallion things thrown on for extra pizzazz. </div><div style="text-align: center;">You gotta love thrift stores. I don't know where else you would find such a distinctive gem of a garment.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Enjoy the rest of your weekend!</div><div style="text-align: center;">
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>(Title brought to you by: </i><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_bvT-DGcWw"><i>Pink Floyd- Another brick in the wall</i></a><i>)</i></div>Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04962661198308048110noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7670303704802322428.post-27246081527904760172010-05-14T11:35:00.001-04:002010-05-14T11:58:18.035-04:00When you're here, you're family.<div style="text-align: center;">I AM HOME!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Oh man, what a ride. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I packed my tiny car on Tuesday with everything in my dorm, and then drove it home right after my last exam. I was home by 9:30. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I cannot tell you how happy I am to be here.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Unfortunately, in the spirit of every semester's end in my college career, I came down with a horrible stress-induced cold the day I came home, and so I've been overcome with fatigue and the sniffles ever since. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Grrr.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Fortunately, I'm feeling much better today after getting a full twelve hours of sleep last night!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Thank you, Nyquil. Thank you.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4029/4606195493_84faf7f76e_o.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 768px; height: 1024px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4029/4606195493_84faf7f76e_o.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Cardigan/Jacket thing: Thrifted, Tee: Delia's, Jeans: Hollister, Shoes: Macy's</i></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4005/4606195549_17431cbb77_o.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 768px; height: 1024px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4005/4606195549_17431cbb77_o.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Sooo, notice anything different? </div><div style="text-align: center;">Yup, I cut my bangs. I tell everyone when I'm bored, I cut my hair. </div><div style="text-align: center;">And it's totally true. And that's what I found myself doing on Monday night. </div><div style="text-align: center;">And today I'm going to a real hairstylist to fix them up (they are a little crooked) and to trim my layers. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3386/4606195663_6102834159_o.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 476px; height: 635px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3386/4606195663_6102834159_o.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">And yup, I'm still trying to incorporate all of my pins into my everyday outfits. This pin came from the Disney Cruise! We went when I was about 8 years old. Awesome, awesome times. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4069/4606195623_8aaaac28c4_o.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 1024px; height: 768px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4069/4606195623_8aaaac28c4_o.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">One more thing! Kind of unrelated. </div><div style="text-align: center;">They are selling the entire complete Daria series<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Daria-Complete-Animated-Tracy-Grandstaff/dp/B0019N8P2W"> on DVD now</a>!!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;">This is a huge, huge, big, big, deal for me because Daria is my absolute favorite show. </div><div style="text-align: center;">And I also just discovered that they've been available on iTunes since early 2010. </div><div style="text-align: center;">
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE5BXu6LhD2b0KtRY5QSkvAQ6dCIZsvjmb7UVPi6IqCEtwPuV7FAS_LaFL1DYcgqFOMrO1htH61juaWL2hh4RhQu3fdQ0zTk-7asPe4t7Zq8ceFWr6PNeemv-cFyWfXS22Pf3XlKaaXX_A/s1600/Picture+1.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE5BXu6LhD2b0KtRY5QSkvAQ6dCIZsvjmb7UVPi6IqCEtwPuV7FAS_LaFL1DYcgqFOMrO1htH61juaWL2hh4RhQu3fdQ0zTk-7asPe4t7Zq8ceFWr6PNeemv-cFyWfXS22Pf3XlKaaXX_A/s400/Picture+1.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471154926373836658" /></a>I am so excited to blow my birthday iTunes gift cards on all five seasons. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Seriously, I've been waiting to have Daria on DVD since middle school. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Aaaaaaaand I think that's about it! I should be back to posting regularly now. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Again, it is so great to be back home for summer vacation. I can't express how wonderful it feels. </div><div style="text-align: center;">
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>(Title brought to you by: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-ZsjTipYqY&feature=related">The Olive Garden commercials</a>)</i></div>Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04962661198308048110noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7670303704802322428.post-6505325303981145722010-05-11T09:07:00.001-04:002010-05-11T09:19:03.795-04:00What we wore: Breton Stripes<div style="text-align: center;">Hey! Just a quick post today!</div><div style="text-align: center;">
</div><div style="text-align: center;">As you may know, Jessica of <a href="http://whatiwore.tumblr.com/post/589434772/what-we-wore-breton-stripes">What I Wore</a> thought it would be fun if today (Tuesday) was unofficially Breton Stripe Day, when everyone wore Breton Stripes on their blog!</div><div style="text-align: center;">
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I knew she'd have a huge turnout of ladies participating (FIFTY-TWO!), and I definitely wanted to be a part of it! I wore my Breton Stripes a <a href="http://shesinlovewiththecaptain.blogspot.com/2010/05/nobody-on-road-nobody-on-beach.html">couple of posts</a> back. </div><div style="text-align: center;">
</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqPUhbWFMWjRz2SjGC88-PcmQmcSZ_LMYIquU5GyXZFLOSZ7qHC6edEmje2XXHa2lYneTMeHMOiyS6TxS4uGa9hZnlJIQWz4cSKN9O0Co3lZHcR0gBKFELe5grzTAsops2VrBJXbpUid1P/s1600/Picture+1.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 332px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqPUhbWFMWjRz2SjGC88-PcmQmcSZ_LMYIquU5GyXZFLOSZ7qHC6edEmje2XXHa2lYneTMeHMOiyS6TxS4uGa9hZnlJIQWz4cSKN9O0Co3lZHcR0gBKFELe5grzTAsops2VrBJXbpUid1P/s400/Picture+1.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470000384652109410" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This must've taken a lot of work to get all of the ladies' pictures cropped, their names hyperlinked, and so on, so thank you for putting this together, Jessica!</div><div style="text-align: center;">
</div><div style="text-align: center;">You may wonder why I'm not wearing Breton Stripes today, and that's because all of my clothes and other belongings are in suitcases! I'm taking my last two finals, and then I'm driving home tonight!</div><div style="text-align: center;">I can't wait to show you what I have in store for summer. It will be great!</div>Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04962661198308048110noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7670303704802322428.post-51523864452225663052010-05-09T11:49:00.000-04:002010-05-09T12:54:36.725-04:00Cheers to the good times.<div style="text-align: center;">HEY! It's my 20th birthday today!</div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm extremely excited!!</div><div style="text-align: center;">I went out to a party last night with friends and it was just so cool. I turned 20 fifteen minutes after we showed up. Impeccable timing. </div><div style="text-align: center;">All of my birthdays have been a little bit different and special. I've done something different for each one.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4067/4591842653_6fd06c3a93.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 378px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4067/4591842653_6fd06c3a93.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>My sweet sixteen was all about just having a huge party on my porch. It was also the first (and only) party I'd have where I invited BOYS. It was a big deal.
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4025/4592461824_92882b657b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 378px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4025/4592461824_92882b657b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>My brother decided to shoot a couple of baskets in the middle of the party, and then my boyfriend (in the blue) joined him, and then the other guys joined, and then everyone was playing basketball! It was so spontaneously awesome.
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4026/4592462490_7560c121bb.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4026/4592462490_7560c121bb.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>My 17th birthday was the day after closing night of our school's production of "Beauty and the Beast".
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4002/4591842801_b3fcc19b48_o.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 500px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4002/4591842801_b3fcc19b48_o.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>I was Belle. That was one of the most amazing moments of my life. </div><div style="text-align: center;">The play was such a stressful production to put on, because there was so much that had to go into the costumes, set, musical numbers, and everyone having to memorize their lines. </div><div style="text-align: center;">But when we actually had to perform, I was on top of the world. </div><div style="text-align: center;">That night, we had a cast party at a friend's house, and there was nowhere to sleep, so I had to sleep alone on her cold, hard, dining room floor. </div><div style="text-align: center;">If that doesn't humble you after you've just been the lead in the school musical, I don't know what will.
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4009/4591844555_b214cf4bef_o.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 604px; height: 453px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4009/4591844555_b214cf4bef_o.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>My 18th birthday was CRAZY. First crazy birthday party I'd ever had. This picture from the party was my favorite for the longest time. </div><div style="text-align: center;">There were a couple of people who were mad that they weren't invited, so they attacked our cars in the driveway with shaving cream, vaseline, and dead fish. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Yes, dead fish. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Classy individuals, no?</div><div style="text-align: center;">Good way to kick off my 18th year.</div><div style="text-align: center;">
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4041/4591844673_a5e6310f09.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 352px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4041/4591844673_a5e6310f09.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>My 19th birthday, I was a freshman at the end of the school year, and my friends and I went to the playground across the street and played for a couple of hours!
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4027/4591844881_7733bb739a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4027/4591844881_7733bb739a.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>It was a very cute time.
</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj88dMBO3v1D-s5WZ65cQu9KSOrl7T2ru_2oKCJGiuQbUSVjXp7nQf8WQn4-zDgyAdEEorK3MQV4LLVOs5okHlEmOUsKOtLu3QHV95N5S_DyGKHgyVhaFNHUbi8KLgoQc6oIEIBlLv8uLiY/s1600/tumblr_l24rbhISEd1qb1gpro1_1280.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj88dMBO3v1D-s5WZ65cQu9KSOrl7T2ru_2oKCJGiuQbUSVjXp7nQf8WQn4-zDgyAdEEorK3MQV4LLVOs5okHlEmOUsKOtLu3QHV95N5S_DyGKHgyVhaFNHUbi8KLgoQc6oIEIBlLv8uLiY/s400/tumblr_l24rbhISEd1qb1gpro1_1280.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469301087756661234" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">And this is me just before I turned 20, with a cupcake with an "M" on it.</div><div style="text-align: center;">
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Sorry if this post was totally self-centered. It was kind of cool to take a look back!</div><div style="text-align: center;">And happy mother's day to all the moms out there!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Siiiigh. have a wonderful day, everyone!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>(Title brought to you by: </i><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoD6YRzofZk"><i>Atmosphere- Guns and Cigarettes</i></a><i>)</i></div>Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04962661198308048110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7670303704802322428.post-76002146697505782462010-05-07T20:19:00.001-04:002010-05-07T20:36:02.567-04:00Nobody on the road, nobody on the beach<div style="text-align: center;">So what do you do with a completely free weekend?</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4036/4588000336_c3c95a5153_o.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 1024px; height: 768px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4036/4588000336_c3c95a5153_o.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Go exploring!</div><div style="text-align: center;">I have never been to Jones Beach before, and I didn't really know how to get there, since it doesn't have a specific address, but I basically followed the road signs and somehow got there.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It was a beautiful day, and the beach was completely empty. It was lovely.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4014/4587378931_d154b874b6_o.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 1024px; height: 768px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4014/4587378931_d154b874b6_o.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Shirt: H&M, Dress: Aerie, Shoes: Macy's</i></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4040/4587378823_99d6b9ce5e_o.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 1024px; height: 768px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4040/4587378823_99d6b9ce5e_o.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">What will tomorrow's adventure be? Whooooo knows. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>(Title brought to you by: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7_2oBuH5ok">Don Henley- Boys of Summer</a>)</i></div>Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04962661198308048110noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7670303704802322428.post-72293734950922318032010-05-05T15:51:00.000-04:002010-05-05T16:17:01.921-04:00I must eat so many lemons...because I am so bitter.<div style="text-align: center;">You may notice something different about my outfit pictures today...</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4055/4581681321_231d8eed63_o.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 1024px; height: 768px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4055/4581681321_231d8eed63_o.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Cardigan: Gap, Tank: Thrifted (Gap), Shorts: Hollister, Bracelet: Coach</i></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4008/4581681139_9f15bfcd11_o.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 1024px; height: 768px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4008/4581681139_9f15bfcd11_o.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4024/4581681439_818c4ab3f5_o.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 1024px; height: 768px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4024/4581681439_818c4ab3f5_o.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">...I am not smiling in any of them. That's never happened in an entry, has it? </div><div style="text-align: center;">For some reason on this lovely afternoon, I felt compelled to take pictures, but was also compelled not to smile for them.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I am not in the best of spirits, perhaps. I think I am ready to leave school and not give it one more thought until my return at the end of August. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I also really miss my friends from home. I want to see them soon and let them know how much I appreciate them.</div><div style="text-align: center;">And my family, too. My little fan club back home. </div><div style="text-align: center;">There's nothing but celebration waiting for me when I go back to Connecticut. It will be a very exciting time.</div><div>
</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3321/4582311386_76522ce41e.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3321/4582311386_76522ce41e.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>(Title brought to you by: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryH5cga0yUI">Kate Nash- Foundations</a>)</i></div>Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04962661198308048110noreply@blogger.com0