if i had an instagram..

i know, all i ever talk about is how my phone is too old for instagram. one day i'll get an iphone (i'm up for an upgrade, i just HATE cell phone stores and i'm lazy and i'm putting it off in a serious way.. especially now that they announced the 5), but until then.. i'll snap pictures solely to share on the blog.

when i got home from chicago, our jack white tickets were waiting for me!! it's officially less than ten days away and i can't wait. i'm SO EXCITED AH. i think i bring it up like 5 times a day to every person i speak to. what am i going to do when it's over?! haha.

one of my favorite employees (i know, i know.. no favoritism. but i can't help it!) had a birthday this past weekend, and i couldn't help but grab one of our favorite keychains for her. i made a little bow quickly out of random scraps of paper, and it was a sweet little present. :) it ended up being the hot cocoa, which was one that she had wanted from the start. so exciting.

austin and i joke sometimes that if something makes us laugh, we immediately buy it.. and this coffee cup was one of those. it's hilarious! "one day closer to retirement" hahahaa. i've been carrying it in place of my starbucks cup, and it cracks me up every morning.

well, that's all. until next time.. <3

i hit the jackpot, y'all

i'm missing this guy something fierce. going on girls' trips is obviously good for the soul, but austin's my best friend, and being without him for even four days is rough. i don't have one of those never-been-apart-in-our-3-years stories, because we've both left town without the other several times (i actually went to georgia for a week two weeks into our relationship!), but it doesn't make this any sadder.

i put together a tiny little collection of cell phone pictures displaying some of the reasons i. love. this. guy.

- fast food dates with him are always my favorite. we do these a lot less now (thankfully), but they're always so sweet and fun.

- he bought me this birdy one night a year or so ago when we had to stop by walmart and i fell in love with it. when you squeeze it, it makes the most ridiculous squeak. also it's constantly side-eyeing us, which is obviously hilarious. ;)

- one day this week i came home, and he had FILLED my iced coffee pitcher. it's never been filled - i'm always too lazy, so i only ever put one pot of coffee in there! but he filled it and i'm gonna have iced coffee all week! eeeeeeeee!

- waking up to a little note asking me to treat myself on his dime is probably the most adorable, least expected thing (especially since my obsession with these keychains is.. not his favorite thing, haha). he's such a sweet little selfless angel, i don't even know.

austin, i love you. i can't wait to see you monday night! <3<3<3<3 (extra hearts cause i extra love him)

i don't have instagram, but that doesn't really stop me

i find myself snapping little pictures on my phone all of the time. some of them are for practical reasons, like needing confirmation on an outfit, but others are because the moment is 2 cute 2 b 4gotten.

1. avery fell asleep on me and i couldn't resist her lil chubby legs
2. i had lunch with my mama at a place in town last week, and our sandwiches came out shaped like little hearts :)
3. mine and austin's drinks at lunch were pretty, summery, and complementary.
4. a favorite christmas gift finally found a home.. i've since given him a couple of necklaces.

5. i needed confirmation from becca that i didn't look like an insane person in this outfit. i couldn't find my left black flat, and doc martens were my only option. i've since cleaned our closet, and found it.
6. has anyone else seen the newest issue of bust magazine? i love every copy of this magazine, but this month tavi is on the cover. her interview and the pictures are perfect.
7. mixing bathing suit patterns at work. i loved this one.

hopefully one day i'll have instagram, so this nonsensical picture taking won't be in vain. ;) <3