friday flashbacks.

back again! did we all enjoy the house post? I hope so.
I'm pretty sure I will be updating as more progress is made.
Logan thinks that I'm so particular and obsessed with us almost having a house that I'm going to stake out a lawn chair and sip starbucks while monitoring the house building.
so... good idea? bad idea? crazy idea? ha.
no. but I will fersure be checking in and counting down the days.
too soon to start packing?
anyways, as I was working and cleaning out the computer I came across some photos that I never got around to posting circa november.
you know...before I left for the epic, month long excursion to california.
I figured since we were taking a break from the trip posting today anyway, that I would toss them up here. I can see why I didn't originally get around to posting them, as they aren't my favorites.
but, I'm giving them a shot in this post.
nothing too exciting. I remember this was finals week and I was looking/feeling pretty haggard and was not up to accessorizing (notice the lack of the usual bling).
but, I'm posting them in flashback friday, so enjoy... off to november we go.

oh man, I miss this color! time to put all those blacks and grays away and get ready for spring.

ahh, the day I finally gave in and attempted the onesie jumper. never again, my friends. never again.

this one was kind of fun. love that color. and love wacky tights, any day.

oh hey, really-tired-glasses-wearing-finals day-version of megan.
*channeling inner school girl*
I think my subconscious thought it might be helpful to ace those exams if I dressed the part.
and it fersure worked.
oh hey, all A's last semester. lets do it again this time around, shall we?

ok, two long posts today. forgive me. but stay with me because next week is my special 100th post and first give away!

xoxo

home is where the heart is.

and now a break from our regularly scheduled program/blogging. I bring you our very first home! Its not much now (obviously), but it will be finished in a few short months and then we can really make it our own.

we are beyond ecstatic. we've been renting for years (um hi? california is ridiculously expensive) and with the move to arizona we can now afford to own our own place. I am in love with it already and can't wait to paint and pretty much do everything to my heart's desire.
with no land lord to answer to.
this is pure bliss.
just have to make it through another 8 weeks in our 700 square foot studio. yes, the one with NO backyard and two medium size dogs. as much as I love having my fridge and my TV and my closet and my shower within like 5 feet of each other...sigh.
its about time. my closet looks like it exploded. can't wait to have space again for all of my stuff! and space to do all of my crafty nonsense, as Logan likes to call it.
you know... painting, scrapbooking, photographing. all that nonsense :)

we are nerds. and clearly elated. this is our garage if you haven't heard yet. oh man, we are totally going to be those neighbors, aren't we? I'll work on it.

picture jumping attempt: round two

la- la-la-la

and now were tired. house purchasing is a ton of work. yo.

its going to be gorgeous when completed. its a HUGE lot with lots of room for the pups and it over looks a lake, and some pretty pretty pretty mountains.

remember a few days ago when Christen posted this neat idea?
well this will be the view from my front door. soon. :)

oh yes, and here is a fun video to go along with the post. the day we went to look at the house, the hubby and I bought one of those tiny flip camcorders that was on sale. I was going crazy recording videos of everything.
and he was not happy at this point, so ignore him.
I hope to have more vids to post in the future!
ok, well happy friday and stay tuned for an outfit post today as well
back to regularly scheduled programming/blogging.
xoxo

I get by with a little help from my friends.

happy thursday! here is a very quick little post for today, as this week has been ridiculously busy.
I am overwhelmed with school, final house contracts, getting our taxes done (blah), packing for next week, prepping for a friend to come to town and getting the pups set up in doggie day care for while I am gone.
who knew that dogs had to be interviewed for day care! I hope we pass with flying colors. :)

but on to the outfit. this one one of my few bright colors that I brought with me on the trip. such a pretty red, and I ended up wearing it for a few drink dates with friends. I apologize for the background. we were staying with logan's parents that week, and were rooming in his little brother's room. at one point while we were staying there the head count of kid was 8! and we were all sharing one bathroom. what?! I know.

anyways, I wore this the first time around to meet up with four of my besties. sigh. I miss them so much.
looking at this picture makes me beyond excited to see them all again next week.
starting from the left we have leah . we met our freshman year on the dance and cheer team and have been inseparable ever since. Sara, in the green practically roomed with Jess (far right) and I in our first year dorm room. and sadly just as I was moving away last year, she was finally moving back from Oregon. Jess was my roomie for the entire college experience, she even shared an apartment with Logan and I our last year. SO much fun. She now lives in my old town, chicago and teaches at an inner city school. Jess and Leah were also two of my bridesmaids. good times.

we are all smiles when we are together.

I pulled out my red dress again to have drinks in sonoma with Cait. well, Dr. Cait as of last month. It seemed like she was in school forever, but she is finally graduated and off to help people with her mad doctor skillz. this time when I wore the dress I flipped it around to have a scoop neck. I'm kind of crazy like that, but I enjoy changing it up.

ok, house post tomorrow! happy end of the week.
xoxo

peppermint latte

hi ladies :) off we go on day six of the california reunion tour. we headed back down from the mountains and I made it over to the east bay in time for a little evening coffee with my lovely friend, Court. the best part about the next few days of photos are that everything still has that magical holiday feel, since all the decorations are left up through new years!
hence, the gorgeous light up tree outside of starbucks.

I rocked one of my black and white tie dye dresses with my boyfriend blazer since it wasn't that chilly outside. I was still experimenting with fun new ways to work my hair cut and I was totally adoring this style. it was parted on the side with part of it clipped back. I paired it all with my gray zara purse, and knee high boots and I was ready to go.
ready to go sip coffee that is.
peppermint latte, to be precise.
nothing else quite like it to get you in the holiday spirit.
I actually drink this glorious concoction for as long as I can get away with it. probably much too far into the spring season when my iced chai latte finally start calling my name.

pretty fountain, no? the east bay may be my personal favorite of the bay area. I will argue this fact.

ok, so here is my darling friend Court. isn't she gorgeous? well not only is she super sweet and fun, but she is a fellow theater junkie.
and one that is actually following her dream. Court lives in LA with her boy, and my good friend Ryan. they are, hands down, my favorite hollywood couple. they are both ridiculously talented. Court is an actress (um hi? she was in the movie fame!) and Ryan is a film maker, screen writer, and camera man extraordinare. not too mention they both can carry a sweet tune, and Ryan is quite the musician (he put out a cd, held concerts and sang at our wedding. swoon. he rocks).

anyways, it was super wonderful to catch up with her and have some theater-shop-talk-time. we gabbed about everything she is working on, and her upcoming workshops and auditions. before we knew it, we had been there for 3 hours! we are coffee shop queens. love you girl. :)

as we were leaving and went to snap some shots to commemorate the gab-fest, we ran into Colleen! lucky us! she is a photography student and also uber talented. she shot and edited these black and whites for us. she is a total doll.

happy middle of the week lovlies. I am finally getting around to unpacking from my crazy adventure, only to realize that I have to pack again next week. I feel like I am in a traveling whirl-wind. next up on the agenda is planning my east coast excursion. I am looking at sometime in march or april and stops will include D.C., New York, and Boston. If you are in those areas pleeeaaassee let me know, as I would love to meet up along my trip :).

stay tuned for friday's house post! cheers.
xoxo

faux fur and wine tasting: twisted oak

alright... on to day number 5 of what is now being dubbed "The California Reunion Tour"
Ha.
my friends think they are so funny, there was even talk of t-shirts listing all of the events that we managed to cram in last month while I was there.
srsly. we went absolutely nuts. and it was the best. time. ever.
I actually just scheduled a trip back for a week in 10 days and I'm really pumped. we have already planned a, wait for it..... tea party!
its at this posh little place in down town SF called Crown and Crumpet. and I am already dreaming of an adorable dress to take tea in. here is my top contender as of this moment. thoughts?
with some brightly colored tights and a fun flower headband?
y-e-s.

but ok, on to the post. so, the day after christmas my family and I headed up into the mountains to visit my grandpa. he lives in this auh-mazing cabin up in Arnold near Bear mountain. we decided to stop on the way in the cute town of murphys. dear northern californians: murphys is going to be the new sonoma/napa.
no joke
the entire town is made of of the MOST adorable shops, restaurants, and of course wineries. they aren't stuffy like the napa tasting rooms and everyone there is such a blast. the shots below were taken at my favorite of the day: Twisted Oak.
and yes, if you haven't gathered by now... my family loves to go wine tasting.
you can't blame them, they do live in sonoma. duh.

I was going to zoom on these photos, as to see the outfit better, but I just ended up LOVING this scenery too much to crop it out. this was one of the seating areas in the back area by the vineyards and it was just incredibly pretty to look at. sigh.

also, if you haven't gathered from the few posts already, there was a pretty simple formula for the outfits for this trip.
colored tights + funky shirt/dress +black/tan boots +jacket/vest = easy packing
I tried to keep it as interesting as possible, but I was only working with two suitcases for over a month. I was actually really loving this outfit. that faux fur vest can really do no wrong in my eyes. see? promised that it was going to get some action on this trip. also, it was perfect for that day wandering around the mountains keeping me warm. :)

I wanted to purchase this sign for my parents in the worst way, but held back. I have this really nasty habit of buying superfluous gifts for my friends and family just because. if I see something that reminds me of them, or that I think they would enjoy, I just go for it. sigh. I'm trying to be more conscious about money and not just go throwing it around on silly things. oh hai recession, thanks for teaching me some better skillz.

this place was so rustic chic with so many interesting colors that I was dying inside. my camera and I were doing our happy dance and taking ridiculous amounts of photos. what can I say? California is too pretty of a place. my heart really does miss it. arizona has that whole desert beauty thing going on, but man do I miss the color green. sounds strange, right? but down here everything is warm shades. brown, red, orange, olive, yellow....but in northern california, at this time of year, everything is this incredibly deep and vibrant green. and of course the most gorgeous sun sets.

on a side note, I am going to be posting some pictures of our wonderful, new, being-built-as-we-speak house on friday! I took a few snaps and a little video that I can't wait to share with you all.
I am already losing sleep over what colors I want to paint, what art I am going to put on the walls, and what type of theme and decor I am going to use.
can't wait to get my creative/DIY/painter side on!

we are also sneaking and inching our way up to my 100th post! fantastic. stay tuned next week for a special post and my first give away. hoorah. well cheers everyone and happy shiny tuesday.
xoxo

visions of sugarplums.

As I am posting this I am realizing just how far behind I am.
yikes.
well, I will be posting like a maniac the next few weeks to get us caught up. hang on tight.
with out ado...here is day four

now, as I was planning this outfit I was completely enamored by it.
all green for christmas day, since I had rocked all red for christmas eve.
was I thrilled with how it looked once I actually go it on?
nope.
dear Megan, please don't ever wear that shirt ever again. it looks kind of heinous on you.
sometimes you work an outfit, & sometimes it just doesn't happen.
while we are on the topic of how interesting looking I was that day, wtf happened to my hair?
it had only been cut for a few days and I tried, with out avail, to straighten and then curl it under. you know, cute bob style.
it did NOT work out.
sigh. I will get it next time.
I should mention on a side note that the lovely lady pictured above is my girl, Rene
we used her crazy cool new camera to get some of those shots and she edited them for moi.

I spent christmas morning over with my in-laws who are a blast with a capital b.
and of course we rocked some pajamas. no other way to do it.
and I'm the awesome sister in law that purchased that gem of a scene it game for my little sis.
oh hey twilight edition, could you be more awesome?

while we kicked in in our PJ's, the dogs felt it was necessary to be a little fancier for the occasion.
nice bow tie wylie.

case in point: please see example a to understand how goofy and awesome my in-laws are....
the upside down christmas tree.
rest my case.

note to self: you have the coolest brother-in-laws because they own ron burgundy pajamas/shirts.

and of course, the mom and pop in-laws wrestling it out. no holiday would be complete without that.
also, thought that pop's present was hilarious.
iron man underwear since he competed in the iron man in kona hawaii last year. BIG deal in our fam. :)

on a side note, this weekend was an intense amount of fun for the hubby and I. we FINALLY got everything squared away with our house!
*squeals*
I may have to break the rules and post some pics in the coming days, and go a little wonky and out of order. you don't mind, right?

happy monday ladies and gents. xoxo