my best friend's wedding

[bff close up]

i'm slacking on the challenge today but for a very good reason though; my best friend is getting MARRIED TODAY!  the best part?  besides that the groom is a great guy and i love them both a lot?  he's MY husband's best friend.  i know, so lucky, right? 

have a great weekend!

xo
kate

what i didn't learn in school [day twenty three]

Day 23, Thursday: Things you've learned that school won't teach you

always be nicer than you need to. a good attitude it will get you far in life.

you really won't need that math in the real world. 

retail therapy is a real thing.  especially shoes and purses - your size never changes.

you can (almost) never be overdressed.  you CAN be under dressed. err on the side of overdressed.

learn how to make a pot of coffee, not that it's hard but i definitely didn't know how to do this in college.

you do not have to do what everyone else is doing.  find your own thing. 

eating green veggies is easier in liquid form as long as you add a banana.

just a few things that i DIDN'T learn in school.

xo

kate



rant [day twenty two]

[a day late on this one]

Day 22, Wednesday: Rant about something. Get up on your soapbox and tell us how you really feel. (a pet peeve, a current event, a controversial topic, something your husband or roommate or neighbor or boss does that really ticks you off)

blogger hates me right now, so no picture (for now).

okay, here goes. what is with the stick figure family stickers on rear windshields?!  seriously, why?  WHY?? i keep thinking these ppl are advertising their families.  like you're parking your car right outside your house, someone could break in and would know exactly who lives there!  didn't you ever see that episode of dexter where john lithgow lures a kid into his van bc of one of those stickers - it even has his name on it, for god sakes.  the ones with hobbies next to each stick person are even worse.  come on, people.  just say no to sticker figures.   i'm only half kidding, i think those stickers are lame.  the end.

xo
kate

favorite posts [day twenty one]

Day 21, Tuesday: A list of links to your favorite posts in your archives

[i miss my red hair, but not my atrocious roots]

 

our love story

a year in review - summing up our very busy 2012 in a post

 

introducing henry hager.... the day we got our sweet pup

 

poppy (seed)  ...the story of poppy cat

 

the ceremony  .... a wedding recap

 

the first look  .... a wedding recap

post wedding post .... a little planning advice from the other side

 

healthy habits ... what i'm doing to get healthy

 

five things

 

an ode to coconut oil

 

 

 

what's your favorite post that you've ever written? leave it in the comments!

 

xo

kate

snowball effect [day twenty]

Day 20, Monday: Get real. Share something you're struggling with right now.

 

 

something real that i'm struggling with right now...  hmm.   maybe not so much struggling with but we're working on paying down some debt.  we have some debt - nothing crazy - but two student loans and a car payment for me, and then a smaller credit card, that we'd like to really work on paying off.  it's our new mission.  we're going to employ the dave ramsey snowball effect where we pay off the smallest bill first - focusing all energy/cash on paying that one off first, then once we have the smallest paid off we move on to the next smallest from there, continuing to knock our bills one at a time.  we've been pretty good about paying off credit card debt, but lately we haven't been able to sock big payments towards it because we have had a ton of weddings, bridal showers, baby showers, 30th birthdays, etc.  life is expensive lately.    so, starting now (the last of our weddings and showers (that we know of) are in the next few weeks) and then we are on operation obliterate debt. 

 

what are you struggling with?

 

xo

kate

crazy dog lady

q: am i crazy for telling my bosses and coworkers that i need to come in late bc i think the dog has kennel cough?
a: yes, probably but i did it anyways.  i probably should have said i had a doctor's appt or something.

also, google is the enemy and said that severe cases of kennel cough could result in death. awesome.

meanwhile i've been instagramming pics of him being totally adorable and sleepy all weekend.  i just thought he was tired from being at the boarding place and all the doggie daycare sessions.  poor guy is sick. 

i'm officially the crazy dog lady.

xo
kate

five of my favorites.. [day nineteen]

Day 19, Sunday: Five of your favorite blogs and what you love about them

 

1 // E Tells Tales

I found Elizabeth's blog back when she was pregnant and just fell in love with her writing.  She is such a talented writer (and is writing a book that i can't wait to read), and not to mention her amazing etsy shop of baby bedding, i want to decorate my future kid's rooms entirely in ivie baby gear.  Her blog is easily one of my favorites, check it out if you don't already know it.

 

2 // Camp Patton

I've talked about Grace's blog before here, but seriously this girl is so darn funny...and her kids are freaking adorable.  Her blog is one of my daily reads, and never fails to leave me laughing (as quietly as possible in my cubicle).  She has 3 kids under 3, and her husband is OB-GYN resident ...i basically think she deserves a medal.

 

3 // Hey Gorg

Rhiannon is a wedding planner in Michigan who puts together some of the most beautiful weddings, but is also a talented writer.  Her blog posts are always really motivating.  I always know her site will be full of gorgeous pictures and inspiration, from the weddings she plans to her adorable and stylish home.  Plus she has a darn cute puppy too ;)

 

4 // Nat the Fat Rat

Natalie blogs about her life in NYC with her toddler Huck and her husband Brandon, and is so down to earth and funny.  I love reading about the adventures of the Holbrook's.  Plus Natalie is so darn stylish.

 

5 // So Shay

I love Shay's blog, she's always so positive and downright adorable.  She calls her husband Drew Drew Hot Pants (DDHP) and they run a photography business together called Love, the Nelsons.  Shay's blog is a newer find for me and I just love reading about their business, and looking at their gorgeous pictures.

 

   

what are your favorite blogs? 

 

xo

Kate