Goodnight my Love...

It was a very productive, relaxing weekend at the TlovesK home. We watched our NetFlix movies (Who Framed Roger Rabbit and Pippi Longstocking...what:)?), did laundry, cleaned the apartment and spent some time at Brent and Kelly's awesome new house!

The last couple weekends I have been working to turn our guest bedroom/my closet room, into an office/get-a-way for myself. With my awesome new work laptop in place and speakers 'a blarin' I created my own little sanctuary. It's great! Don't mind the cords, I'll take care of those.

We also tried to rearrange the living room. I moved every piece of furniture (sans heavy bookshelves) around the room to no avail, and everything ended up in the exact same place besides the couch. I think we've figured it out for now, but Taylor was ready to wring my neck. Heehee.
I also spent a great deal of time trying to put up the decal Taylor got me on his trip to Ohio last week. See the below photo. Apparently he approves. It's pretty cute and goes well with the colors in our room. My boy has good taste.Oh, and I shaved Taylor's head, basically. I tried to give him a normal haircut and botched it up pretty good, so we took a Level 3 comb to it (whatever that means). I LOVE it! I think he looks like Justin Timberlake.;) What did you do this weekend?

I almost forgot! We're doing a photoshoot with our awesome wedding photographer, Boone, today in Salem. Can't wait! Photos and gushing on Boone's talents to come!

Vol. 9: Fashion Friday...

Today's Fashion Friday is going to be a "Look for Less" type deal. This look, worn by Jessica Biel, is a cool, summery way to dress up for a night out. Or even for an evening wedding. We have like 9 weddings so far this summer, so I'm always looking for inspiration on what to wear. Lord knows you can't wear the same outfit to two weddings! Heaven forbid!

To get a look like Jessica's, try this top from Forever 21, $10.80.

Pair with this pencil skirt from Banana Republic, $35.40.

To get a statement necklace similar to Jessica's, try this necklace from Forever 21, $5.80.And finally, finish off the look with these shoes from Target, $26.99.

Loving the vintage ...

I grew up in Spokane, Washington. Our idea of a vintage shop is Value Village. With a scanty mall selection and serious lack of boutiques, I grew up missing out on all that is vintage shopping. Which really stinks because I would have loved to have some more unique pieces in high school. Oh well.

I also don't have a whole lot of time to spend traveling about Portland digging through racks and/or bins these days, so I have found the perfect solution! Etsy offers a WIDE selection of vintage clothes and housewares online! This is really perfect for me since I already spend at least 15 minutes a day browsing their site.

Some treasures I have my eye on:

These beauties, only $38.00!

This awesome Navy trench coat, only $65.00.
And this adorable white summer dress, only $38.00.

10 fictional items I wish I owned...

I often have epiphanies on airplanes. So, naturally, as we were flying home from my brother's high school graduation last night, and since I've been re-reading the Harry Potter series, I got to thinking about the fictional objects I wish I owned.

1. An Ollivander's wand (Harry Potter).
I don't feel like this one needs a lot of explaining. It's a wand, you can do magic.

2. Edward Cullen (Twilight).
So he's not an object per say, but he would be lovely to have around just the same.

3. One-eyed-Willie's treasure (Goonies).
So I can shop, duh! And maybe buy a house in the Boondocks.

4. Rory's (Gilmore Girls) book collection.
She has everything from classic to modern Lit and a few thousand biographies in between.

5. Monica's Apartment (Friends).
It's just the cutest apartment ever.

6. Pixie Dust (Peter Pan, duh).
I mean, who doesn't? To fly, to fly to Neverland. Awesome.

7. Rubber Abs (Batman).
Nothing sexier than a good set of rubber abs. And they'd come in real handy on a fat day.

8. Magic Carpet (Aladdin).
Travel in style and save on airfare.

9. Ruby Red Slippers (Wizard of Oz).
Aside from their magical function, they would round out the wardrobe quite nicely.

10. A Lightsaber (Star Wars).
This one is obviously Taylor's because I would obviously not need a sword made of light. I would settle for Han Solo though.

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In other news, we attended Chase's graduation Saturday in Spokane. The trip was quick, and I was recovering from the PLAGUE that I had last week, but it's always great to see my family. Wish we were closer to them. We also had a chance to lunch with some of my friends from high school on Sunday. It was great to catch up, I haven't seen them for a long while.

The next couple weeks should prove to be quite crazy as we gear up for our national Conference at work, so if you don't hear from me too much, don't fret. I'll be back. After all, BlogHer is nearing!

On waiting for "The One"...

I have always, against my better judgment, believed that there are certain things we are "supposed" to do. When I met Taylor, I felt SO STRONGLY that he was "the one." Despite the fact that before that I had never really believed in "the one," or "love at first sight" for that matter, I got both. This really messed up a lot of my theories on life.

If there really was one person I was supposed to be with, does that mean there is one job I'm supposed to have, one place I'm supposed to live, one person I'm supposed to be?

As I was watching an episode of Sex and the City last night- don't judge me please, the clothes are just too fabulous to resist- I saw that Carrie was asking some of the same questions in one of her columns. "When are we going to stop waiting for 'the one' and start making the best of where we're at?"

I am ALWAYS evaluating the things that I'm doing, wondering if it's the "right" thing to be doing at the moment. Always analyzing and re-analyzing and over-analyzing my choices and decisions and wondering if they are what I'm "supposed" to be doing. And sometimes I wonder if this just isn't causing me unnecessary discontent.

Isn't it true that if God had a different plan for my life right now, He would make sure that I was doing that? If I believe that He is the one with the plan for my life, why should I worry so much about whether or not I'm following it? Wouldn't He be handling that?

I think so. I'm really working on being content where I'm at right in this moment, this month, this summer and not worrying so much about where I'll be next year.

Ah the wisdom of Carrie.:)

Playing catch-up...

Please join me while I play catch-up here since I have been so incredibly neglectful of this poor little blog. I'll even break it up for you by category.:)

What I've been watching on TV (because I can't include Taylor in all these):
24: Season 4 (we finished, now waiting for my family to finish Season 5 and send it our way).
Sex and the City: Season 6, on loan for like six months from Rhiannon. SORRY! I promise I'll give it back this week when I get to see you (YAY)! Often Carrie's apparel choices leave me a little befuddled, but she is SO! adorable in Season Six. I can't get enough.
Friends Seasons 1-10. Oh yes, in the last month I have watched the entire series. And I know own 1,3,4,5,7,8,9,10. For shame Target, you make purchasing things FAR too easy.
What we've been watching in the theater:
Fast and Furious
Star Trek
Wolverine
Terminator Salvation

What we've been watching via DVD player:
Bride Wars
The Wrestler
The Goonies
Three Musketeers
The Incredibles

Things I've been doing: WORKING as evidenced by the photo below.:) It's a difficult job, but somebody has to sit on the plush couch in the hotel lobby.
Where we've been going lately:
Running Y Ranch in Southern Oregon with Taylor's family which was a BLAST! And where we performed this skit for the Court Jester Challenge (family talent show). We had to come up big, we were defending champs.



Taylor was a hilarious Phillip.

What I've been reading lately:
The Time Traveler's Wife- which was VERY sad. VERY VERY sad. A great love story, just weird enough for my taste, but still, VERY VERY sad. I do not do well with sad books.
And Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. I must re-read the entire series before the movie in July. This summer's movies kick butt, by the way.

Anyway, what have you been up to?

Who's blog is this anyway?

As one of two of the names in the title, I have come to realize that I'm not pulling my weight. Everything from the blog design, to the flickr photos, to the articles themselves, screams Kaleigha, Kaleigha, Kaleigha! Nothing save the first word of the title and maybe a few posts really has anything to do with me. I'm really not complaining, because it is really all my fault. However, I've decided that until my lovely wife of mine kicks me out (which, let's face it, probably will happen pretty soon if I change her blog too much), I need start making my presence known.

Whether that means I weigh in on the latest article from Wired or maybe drool over Lebron's unbelievable performance from the night before, there will hopefully be more ME here than ever before.

With that said Woot had a Roomba for sale this morning and I missed out on it again. I'm really torn over how to feel about this lovely vacuum-bot. Everything I read about it makes me want one more, and yet how can I justify spending money on a vacuum when we already have a perfectly satisfactory one? 

Sure it cleans all by itself, and is really cool, and it probably does a better job than I ever do, and I wouldn't have to mess with the dusty bags, and if I ever bought a cat I could take it for a ride (youtube!), and it would actually make us put our folded clothes in our closet (instead of leaving them on the living room floor), and it's really cool, and who doesn't love technology, and I could get it for really cheap at Woot, and it...wait...why haven't I bought one yet? Does anybody have a good explanation for my delay?