awkward & awesome.

So I really love awkward & awesome Thursday. I have only done it once before, but I think it is something I need to start doing on the reg. If we're being completely truthful here, I shouldn't just limit myself to Thursdays, because I find myself in the weirdest situations pretty much every day. I honestly had forgotten all about awkward & awesome until the other day when I tweeted about the awkward situations I find myself in, and my girl Christina replied "Blog about it!". Well, okay girl! I will!

Awkward:
- getting a ride from my dad back to my car on Seis de Mayo. because Cinco de Mayo really did me in. I made it home, but my vehicle did not. Thanks, dad, for taking a slight detour on your way to work to take your ridiculous daughter back to the establishment that fed her unlimited mimosas from noon-3pm.

-getting out of the shower, walking out of the bathroom and into the living room only to find the housekeeper standing there with a mop. this event did not live up to its full awkward potential seeing as how I was wearing a robe.

- boys in san antonio. wtf, guys. just call a girl and ask her to dinner, it isn't that difficult.
no lie, i was at a party the other week, and a guy followed me around for 2 hours and all he would say was "so and so says i should ask you out". did he ask me out? no. but the next day he sent me a facebook message saying "i didn't get to score your digits...care to indulge?". for real. is this the norm? or is it just me who gets to interact with these gems?

-going on a shopping excursion and the chambray button down shirt you're wearing keeps busting open. i think it had to do with my crossbody bag undoing the buttons, but still. i looked down on several occasions and realized my shirt was flapping in the wind and my pink polka-spotted bra was on display to everybody at la cantera. at least i was wearing cute undergarments? 

Awesome:
- i close on my new house tomorrow. i'm feeling very adult like, seeing as how lately i've been comparing stainless steel appliances instead of designer shoes. weird. dexter and i are pretty excited, but we don't move in until later this summer. boo.

- cinco de mayo. it is such a great day/holiday/excuse to party. when it is spent on a patio with bottomless mimosas, bocce ball, and great friends? even better.

-a purse full of 3 dozen confetti eggs. if you don't live in san antonio, you may not be aware of the joys that are cascarones, but you should educate yourself ASAP. you either love them, or you pretend to hate them (because i'm convinced nobody can actually hate being surprised with a confetti shower). Anyways, I'm still finding confetti and bits of colored eggshell in my handbag, and I'm completely cool with it.

- an old school Spurs hat in fiesta colors. i instagrammed this last night and i may or may not be wearing it currently as i type this. and you bet i'll be wearing it in public whilst watching/attending spurs games. i think i'm going to get it monogrammed.
i'm trying to finagle some tickets to an upcoming playoff game....preferably floor seats so that this treasure can be spotted on national television. i'll let you know how that goes....

okay, so i need bifocals.

top: pink tumbleweed c/o, tank: gap, skimmers: old navy, booties: target, jewels: maya brenner & david yurman

You heard me. I recently became aware of the fact that I require bifocals. Never in my life have I required glasses, but a few months ago I started realizing that I couldn't exactly read the monitors at work. Which is kind of an important task, seeing as how I work in a neonatal intensive care unit and all of our patients are on monitors...And that's how I can tell they're alive at any given moment...Sooo....it would be great if the numbers weren't fuzzy. Ya know what I mean?
Anyway, of course my eyeballs wouldn't need any run-of-the-mill near sided/far sided regular lenses. Noooo...they need progressive lenses (because, obviously i'm not going to run around wearing actual bifocals). Naturally I picked out the nerdiest, most hipster frames I could get my hands on. People at work have been telling me that I look much smarter with them on....as opposed to looking like an idiot on every other day, I guess.

 it was a bit windy this day!

weddings, weddings, & more weddings to come.

girl cousins at morgan's bachelorette party! oh, wait...this is Royna's wedding!

2013 is the Year of the Weddings. It just so happens that just about everybody I know is getting married this year. And if that is an exaggeration, it is only slightly so. I've been to two weddings in two weeks, and I have at least one a month for the rest of the year. This has a lot of great perks, such as open bars getting to dress up and eat cake all of the time. Oh, and sometimes the groom gets Sister Hazel to play as the entertainment (i know some pretty badass couples), which isn't too bad to endure!

It can, however, get awkward being the only single girl at the party. I mean, I can only do the Electric Slide for so long. I have about 57 (approximation) more weddings to attend, so I'm in the market for a +1. I can trade you a near guarantee of an open bar in exchange for an evening of my company and ridiculous dance moves. And by ridiculous I mean amazing. Just throwing that out there...

the girl cousins with Shayna! 

 

I popped over to Midland, Texas to see Royna (Roy and Shayna...we tend to give couples a singular name and refer to them as a unit) tie the knot. While it may appear that we are going out for Morgan's bachelorette party (she's in the mint dress), we just happen to randomly coordinate our outfits for the evening!

look at these gorgeous girls i get to work with!!!!

Next up was Melanie and Pete (haven't come up with a unit name for them...Mete? Pelanie? Peanie?!...I'll keep working on that) here in San Antonio. This was the wedding where I was momentarily confused about whether or not I was at a wedding or A SISTER HAZEL CONCERT. Yes, people. Peter tracked them down and had this super mushy-gushy-lovey-dovey first dance all planned out. (FYI: Future husb, you've got some wedding topping to do!) Their wedding was super fun, in the perfect location, and made me love Mel and Pete even more than I already do.


::::royna's wedding:::::

 my beautiful cousins!

 

 sometimes we fall down

shameless barefoot dancing!

::::melanie & pete's wedding:::::

 wasn't joking about loving the whole cake part of the nuptials. also, check out amber's bicep!

 

 indoor confetti cannons. perk of my life. its the little things, y'all.

 "babe, no, don't take your shirt off"

and thanks to mallarie for my cross-country outfit recommendation! Nordies & Amber to the rescue!

 we don't have personal boundaries. and we may steal your louboutins and a few bottles when you're not looking.

 my usual antics.

sometimes the commercials are the best part

I don't watch a ton of TV. If I watch a show it is because I have cultivated an addiction to a series thanks to Netflix, or because my trusty DVR records it for me. You can imagine how this leads to my limited knowledge of current commercials. Recently, however, my cousin, Monika, let me in on one of her favorite AT&T commercials. Let me tell you- I'm cracking up all by myself in my room just thinking about it as I type this post. It is SO ridiculous!



Oh my gosh I'm not even lying this commercial gets me every time!!! It's so weird!!!
"...and you'll have to get shaved, because you'll be too hot, and then you'll be like rarwwarwrawrwrrr which means 'i wish i was back to a humannnnn'."

I hope this made you laugh on this fine Friday...What other commercials am I missing out on?! Enlighten me!!

it's too hot for this outfit.

 sunnies: prada, necklace: forever 21, scarf: nordstrom, top: old navy, jeggings: old navy, boots: steve madden, jewels: mk watch, stella & dot, david yurman

The days of jeans and boots has come to an end here in San Antonio. It is officially hot. I took these photos several weeks ago, and just looking at that scarf is making me a little warm. In fact, I was being an irresponsible adult forgot to check the weather the other day and attempted to wear jeans and a long sleeved top outside. In the 5 seconds it took me to walk to my car I decided to immediately hurry my hot little buns back inside for a costume change. It's shorts season in Texas, people. Good thing I slather on St. Tropez on the reg. So farewell boots and scarves...you shall not be paired together for several more months.

 

i went on vacay and didn't tell you.

 (balboa park)

Okay. So maybe this was like three months ago, but still. I had a free ticket to use, so I hopped on a plane to go see the bestie in San Diego. It was more of a relaxing let-me-hang-out-with-my-friend kind of vacay rather than lets-see-everything-we-can-see kind of vacay. Which was fine by me, because I kind of needed a break from life, and hanging out in California with a dear friend is a great place to do just that. We walked to the beach, did some stand up paddle boarding, took a daily afternoon nap, and ate a lot of (delicious) food. Honestly, I'm not sure why I don't just move there.

(sunset at kate sessions)

 (a bit of sushi, matching glasses, and phones.)

 (lunch on the boardwalk)

 (stand up paddle boarding)

 (pb sunset)

 (stalking these slackliners)

(mallarie, fenway, and myself at kate sessions)

(hangover deterrent)

(kate sessions)

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I would also like to introduce you all to my little bloggy's very first sponsor: Pink Tumbleweed!

I had my first encounter with this cute little boutique several months ago while visiting Midland, Texas. In addition to the Midland boutique, they have also opened a new location in Tyler, Texas as well as an online store if you're not lucky enough to be near a brick and mortar location. Here is a little bit about them:

 

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This store is my dream come true and I feel honored that the Lord has given me the opportunity to make a living doing what I love which is to work with my family + some of the most amazing girls I have ever met who are as addicted to shopping as me! I opened my store in Midland, Texas in September of 2010 after my husband and I moved there from our home town of Hobbs, NM.  In March 2012, I had the opportunity to open a second location in Tyler, Texas in partnership with my mom, Kathy, and sister, Natalie! And the latest adventure is this online store with Abby, who worked for us in Midland!  When she moved to San Angelo we just couldn’t stand the idea of losing her, so the website was the perfect solution to keep her and take Pink Tumbleweed to the masses!

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tanorexic: a self tanner review

Happy first day of spring, friends!!!

I celebrated Fake Spring Break (because I have a career...) last week, and began my yearly quest to get a killer tan. Oh how I long to be brown year round! Alas, I'm nearly as pale as they come, and have to work for that bronzy color. One of my favorite jobs was at a tanning salon (my ultimate favorite job was being a standardized patient for med school students, which was hilarious, but that's a whole other blog post) and although I did fake bake for a number of years, I've always loved the instant gratification of a spray tan.

While I do enjoy lounging in the sun, the rays don't exactly penetrate my SPF 100 very well. I used to tan very easily, but thanks to a random case of adult acne and a round of accutane a few years ago, my skin is extremely sensitive these days. Thus, my foray into self tanning began. My girlfriends can attest to my many fail moments....I think they still laugh at my 2011 tan-in-a-can incident. Lets just say I had to wear long sleeves to work in the summer for a few weeks.

Not anymore, people. I have found the ultimate self tanner.  St. Tropez has changed my life. This bronzy mousse is delightful. It is tinted, so you can see where you're slathering it on, and you can purchase a mitt to apply it with, and you get no streaking. I wouldn't lie to you. I only have to warn you of one thing: people will comment on how deliciously tan you look, and you will have the urge to run home and slap on more more more! But you should resist. Because we want a healthy glow, and we are not tanorexics. I realize this is a tad more pricy than your l'oreal tan towels, but it is worth it. Promise.

So if your first day of spring isn't a lovely 70 degrees and sunny like it is here in San Antonio, go grab yourself a bottle of this to perk up your white winter legs. Heck, even if your day is lovely and warm, do yourself a favor and go get some, because we could all use a little post-winter glow.