HELLO
Mom to Iris. Wife to Todd. Our little family lives at the foothills of the Ozark Mountains in Fayetteville, Arkansas. We love it here and I love sharing little bits of our life.

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Last Night

Just a few photos from my lovely Friday…

Flowers were delivered.

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Friends came over.

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Dogs came over too.

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Dinner was made.

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And creepy baby came out to play.

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Spring – Take 2

Spring weather is here and I’m doing my very best to enjoy it.

The past week has been full of…

After work sunshine sessions.

backyard sunshine

Backyardigans

Happy hour with Brandy and GL from each of our backyards.

Backyardigans

Chilling with new friends (even if they are pink).

Happy Hour Friends

Running into this cute girl at the bar.

cute girl at the bar

Having way too much fun with ridiculous iPhone apps.

Todd

Dog! Cat!

fun with apps

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Patio marathons.

Good Day

patio marathon

patio marathon

Learning the basics of iMovie (while a silly wasp chased Sadie and me around our backyard blanket).

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And laughing hysterically at the last 9 seconds of this video that Todd took at the Farmers Market.

Preoccupied

I haven’t had a blog post in over a week!

Well, there’s a reason for that. Earlier in the week I adopted a baby. That’s right. I am now the very proud mama of a brand new MacBook Pro. It’s quite an upgrade from my 7 year old hand-me-down Powerbook. So instead of blogging I’ve been busy transferring files, enjoying a much newer version of Photoshop, and playing with Photo Booth.

Everett & me.

Photo Booth

Brains & me.

Photo Booth

Photo Booth

Me with a piece from Alex Chilton’s memorial service (my mom went & sent it to us).

Photo Booth

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I’m in love!

Products I Love: Ardell Lashes

I was in love with two things on my wedding day:
my newly acquired husband
… and my eyelashes.

My friend Lacy, the queen of make-up, recommended MAC eyelashes for my big day. During our pre-wedding trial run of my make-up, she gave me a quick tutorial of how to apply them. I had always loved the look of false eyelashes, but had been intimidated by the process. I instantly fell in love the the MAC lashes – they looked defined, yet natural. However at $13 a pair it seemed like nothing less than a luxury after my wedding day.

That was, until I discovered Ardell Eyelashes at Target for under four bucks. They have all different styles, but my favorites tend to be the less flashy versions.

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At first, applying eyelashes can drive you batty (pun intended), so here are a few reasons why I love them, along with a couple tips:

• You can re-wear them! In fact, I always like them a little better after I’ve given them a night out on the town (by then they’ve been molded to fit your eyes perfectly).
• They’re my secret weapon to taking good photos. Actually, 95% of the reason I wear them is because I like how they look in photographs.
• Always bring the glue with you. Typically this is never an issue, but the one time I left the house without it, was the one time one of them actually started coming off. Don’t be the embarrassed girl with one big eyelash and one small one.
• The same lashes look different on different people. Case in point:

My wedding day lashes…
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And Laura, one of my bridesmaids, wearing the exact same kind… So much more prominent (and oh so lovely)!

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Don’t believe the hype? Take a look at
Allure’s Top Eight Eyelash Looks from 2009.

Adventures with Dog

I’m a fan of ridiculous and random things.

So when I heard that Duane Chapman, from A&E’s reality show Dog the Bounty Hunter, was going to be in town signing his new book at Borders, I knew I had to me there, camera in tow.

Brandy, GL, and I decided to turn this past Tuesday night into an adventure. Our ultimate goal was to have our photo taken with Dog and his wife, Beth, but upon arrival we were told that there was no posing with Dog allowed.

This was only a minor set back. We were still mighty determined.

While the absurdly long line snaked through every aisle of the bookstore and out the side door, we ran around taking advantage of the prime photo ops (and the amazing people watching opportunities).

Dog the Bounty Hunter!

Dog the Bounty Hunter!

Dog the Bounty Hunter!

Dog the Bounty Hunter!

Dog the Bounty Hunter!

Dog the Bounty Hunter!

Dog the Bounty Hunter!

Dog was running an hour late, so we grabbed a beer at PF Changs

Dog the Bounty Hunter!

Dog the Bounty Hunter!

Dog didn’t arrive till around 10 o’clock, so we went on with the photos!

Dog the Bounty Hunter!

Dog the Bounty Hunter!

Dog the Bounty Hunter!

Dog the Bounty Hunter!

Dog the Bounty Hunter!

Dog the Bounty Hunter!

Dog the Bounty Hunter!

Dog the Bounty Hunter!

And then, there he was…

Dog the Bounty Hunter!

Dog the Bounty Hunter!

Dog the Bounty Hunter!

Dog the Bounty Hunter!

Dog the Bounty Hunter!

Dog the Bounty Hunter!

Dog the Bounty Hunter!

Dog the Bounty Hunter!

That hair! Oh that hair..

Dog the Bounty Hunter!

The excellent crowd…

Dog the Bounty Hunter!

Quite a jacket.

Dog the Bounty Hunter!

The body guard, Phil.

Dog the Bounty Hunter!

Dog the Bounty Hunter!

At one point Dog took a break, so we trotted around back and found him leaning against the wall, smoking a cigarette.

GL and I tiptoed up to him and asked for a picture.

“Not right now, ladies.”

Shot. Down.
Then a security guard comes over and tells us to “Please step away.”
While most people might consider that a failure, our laughter afterwards proved it to be quite a success.
We just got asked by security to step away from the bounty hunter!

We made our way back inside and decided to take our place in line.
Way at the end.

It was pushing 11:00 on a school night when all the sudden his wife Beth came around to say hello to everyone waiting in line.

The A&E cameras were rolling when she got to us.
I asked if I could take my picture with her very quickly.
Again:
Shot. Down.

But this time it was even better than before. She took that opportunity to stop and announce to the crowd that we couldn’t take pictures WITH her, but we could take all we wanted OF her.

So that we did.

Brandy & GL hop on in…

Dog the Bounty Hunter!

Dog the Bounty Hunter!

Dog the Bounty Hunter!

Dog the Bounty Hunter!

And so did our friend, Warren, who we ran into while there.

Dog the Bounty Hunter!

Dog the Bounty Hunter!

I got a high five!

Dog the Bounty Hunter!

And with that excitement, we left.
We never got our book signed nor did we care.

Plus, now we can return it and get our 20 bucks back.
All that fun and all it cost us was the price of a couple beers.