March 28, 2013

home+sick

so, not going to lie, living 1547 miles away from home really sucks.
really sucks.
don't get me wrong, tay's family is my home away from home
and i love them very dearly, but sometimes you just need your mom.

today my homesickness really hit me hard.
it normally does about this time of the year, i'm not sure why but today it was a doosy.
i mean snot sucking, eye-closing, heart aching homesick.
i don't know if it was because i'm a bit of a hormonal mess,
or if the events of this week have finally caught up to me.

things around the hawkins household has been difficult lately.
i won't go into it, but it's really taught me a lot about life.
about how valuable a relationship between a husband and wife really is,
and how much friendships really do come and go, but your marriage,
and the support and commitment the two of you made is eternal.

i also learned today that part of maturing is learning to hold your tongue.
and when you finally decide to let that tongue go, to do it in a mature, responsible, kind way.
there are those who don't give a crap about what anybody else thinks
and will say or do whatsoever they please, then there are those,
like me, who are the ultimate people pleasers.
oh, you didn't like how i put that pencil on your desk?
please, give it back and i'll do it again. i'm sorry. did i hurt your feelings? how can i make it better?
barf.
now don't get me wrong, i'm opinionated and will tell you if i have a problem or something is wrong,
but 90% of the time it will come out three hours later, in bitter words,
hateful door slams and stomping of my feet like a four year old throwing a tantrum.
at least when i have a child, i'll be able to relate to them, right?
HA.

believe me; it's not pretty. nor am i proud of it.
but at least i'm recognizing it.
i'm coming to terms that i am not perfect by any means of the word.
and i'm okay with it.
i'm learning how to become the best me one day at a time.
isn't that what this life is all about?
anyway, enough of my ranting.

on the plus side i'm excited to see who wins the giveaway on sunday!
if you haven't entered, do it!
the giveaway closes saturday at midnight so hurry your buns over to the post and enter!


so this post is kindof all over the place, but if you have anything to add,
i would genuinely love to hear it.
maybe you used to be (or still are) like me and have advice for me-
that would be the bomb.com, so please share!
oh, and the princess bride just came on tv...score.

{A&T}


March 26, 2013

Tuesday Tuesday

tuesday.
not monday, which is a plus.
but also not wednesday; hump day.
i'm not normally a huge fan of tuesday,
although this tuesday is special;
it's my baby sister's birthday!
happy birthday wordy!
don't worry, our parents aren't crazy. her real name isn't wordy, it's michaela
find our wonderful family photographer & best friend here!

happy nineteenth birthday little sissy!
here are some memories i have of ms gould;
+riding sleeping bags down the stairs
+singing to michael jackson's Black or White...dressed in black & white
+riding bikes to pfaff's (a drugstore by our house back home in Michigan)
and getting a crap-ton of penny candy
+lemonade stands
+playing house and dolphins in marie & maggie's pool
+early christmas mornings
+bride & prejudice
love you honey bunny!
ps, she's single ;)

so on saturday, tay was taking pictures of me for my first giveaway.
he snapped some of these beauties and i thought i'd share my outfit that day, since i loved it!
i got these leggings at the garment district in california for $12-a steal, right?
love love love them!
+leggings: CA garment district (similar)    +boots: forever young shoes    +shirt: forever 21
+cardigan: forever 21    +scarf: H&M

{A&T}

March 23, 2013

GIVEAWAY!

happy weekend lovelies!
thank you for all the support with charlie-i appreciate it!
and guess what? we found him! but i'll tell you that story later-i have exciting news!
my friend Lauren at Aiden Modern Vintage agreed to do a ring giveaway for one of you lucky ladies!

i love rings.
i used to be one of those girls that seriously had a ring on almost every finger, until i got married. i think i felt like i wanted to show off my wedding ring (you know, giddy newlywed wanting to show everyone) so i stopped wearing all my rings but lately i've been getting my collection back and came across lauren's store on Etsy and fell in love with these delicate, simple, classy chevron knuckle rings!
(please pardon the weird crease in my nail polish...not really sure what's going on there-oh, and like my mole? ha!)
so cute, right?
and it's adjustable! cha-ching!
check out her store-she's got a lot of other cute things too; 
super cute earrings, hair bows, bracelets, and hair wraps, among other things!


[TO ENTER]

>>be a follower of this blog
>>like Aiden Modern Vintage on facebook &  twitter
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don't forget to leave an email address when you comment so i know how to contact the winner!
the giveaway will run from today through next saturday (march 30th) at midnight.
good luck!

{A&T}



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