Feminine and Understated

 

I am drawn by the simplicity of the colors of the female cardinal. She isn't anyone's mascot. She doesn't immediately draw attention, but the soft colors and hues of her feathers are, in my opinion, more lovely than the garish reds of her counterpart. You have to look at her more carefully to see where the reds come into play. I imagine her subtlety drives the boys wild.

Nature is an intriguing thing, and sometimes it's waiting right out the front window to be noticed.

Much Love

Happy Valentine's Day!

Moulin Rouge is one of my favorite love stories. What's yours - either in cinema or literature or maybe real life?

Poll Results

Twelve votes total. All in favor of keeping the jeans... So that will be my defense as I strut around town in my new jeans. Thanks for caring.

Fashion Advice

I bought a pair of jeans last night at American Eagle. They're comfy beyond belief. They're distressed and all that. But there is one question. They have a buckle in the back. http://www.ae.com/web/browse/product.jsp?catId=cat90098&productId=0431_7625

Go to the link and give me your opinion. Should I take them back? Or am I going to be cutting edge? I assume that you all understand my problem. They feel a little too reminiscent of circa 1992 with Guess jeans, buckle in back, tapered leg. True. There is no tapered leg, but it makes me a little nervous regardless.

So give me your honest opinion. Vote in the poll on the right. I may or may not listen. But now at least you'll know, when you see me out and about with my questionable jeans, that I know they're on the line.

Just as more info, they were clearance, so an additional 30% off. I had a $25 gift card, so they were free to me. That shouldn't mean too much, though, because all their jeans are on sale, so if they're bad, I can get another pair that is safer...

Need more evidence?

Just in case you need to see more pictures of us having fun in California - and who wouldn't, really?

Here's a link to the album. Remember. This album is still only 10% of all my pictures.

10February - CA Vacation

I won't be offended if you don't even glance. No guarantees that I would look at your vacation pictures if you weren't checking over my shoulder and waiting for appropriate excitement...

It's a Miracle

I have decided to cram the post about vacation into one because anything I say won't be enough. And too many pictures (I took over a thousand) will numb your minds.

Our vacation was fantastic in every way.

 

We had a great visit with Erick's grandma.

 

My favorite view is from her kitchen window.

 

We played.

 

and truly didn't tire of one another.

 

We ate good food.

 

 

The ocean was there.

 

 

We made new friends.

 

and enemies...

 

Sophia had her daddy.

 

 

And her books.

 

 

The sun set.

 

Perfection.

This isn't gonna be easy.

We're on our last night of vacation unless we decide to extend it by staying another night...in Kansas City. I'm looking forward to getting to my own bed and getting Sophia back to her crib and routine. But I can't really express how much I'm going to miss this place.

Vacation has been fantastic. I expected to have fun. This was way more than fun. Anyway, I'll have to decide how I'm going to tell you about this trip and how to share the pictures with you. They're currently on Casey's computer.

Anyway, I'll be seeing you. For now I'm getting back to soaking up these last few moments of relaxation and ocean breeze.