Happy (early) Valentines day!

...well, since, my boy, Ryan, has to work every night for the rest of the week we decided to have our valentines celebration tonight... we both got all dressed up and then had a great night.  We went out to eat at a cute little restaurant called PotPie, then we had dessert at Ryan's reastaurant (where he works, not HIS restaurant)...I'm a sucker for coffee and chocolate cake and I went a little overboard, but, all in all it was a lovely night with a great guy! (if I say so myself!) 

outfit details: lace top: thrifted, skirt:Forever 21, tights: walmart, boots:thrifted

apparently I am very fidgety and Ryan is very photogenic...alas, such is life.

currently, we are winding down the night by watching Spinal Tap (pure Romance) and getting cozy on the couch!  Hope your Valentines is as amazing as mine!  xoxo

aw, summer, i miss you so!

I miss summer and the sun and being hot and working in my garden , sitting on my porch drinking coffee and days when this outfit felt like it was just too much clothing!

the end of an era!

Thunder Eagle... Rocking out!!!!

... that's right folks in the words of my friend Stephanie.... tonight "Rock sinks to the ocean floor and slowly takes in its last dying breath.  Lungs filling with water and mud.  Fair thee well Thunder Eagle."....okay, so , let me explain....  My fiance, Ryan, has been in a band, Thunder Eagle for the past few years, they are a butt-kicking, good-ole, rocking and rolling time, kinda band!  serious fun!  but like all good things the thunder eagle era is coming to an end...tonight, actually!  (so if you are in KC come to the riot room and wish the self-proclaimed gods of rock, 'adieu')

Obviously my outfit for tonight's festivities had to be sufficiently rocking (I am even wearing my trusty Thunder Eagle shirt). 

 I got this lace top at the thrift store and cut off the ugly turtle neck it once bore.  I went the whole nine yards and took these glam/rock photos, I feel a bit narcissistic, but hey, that's kind of the name of the blogging game, eh?  

Have a great weekend!

outfit details: boots:thrifted, skirt: American Apparel, shirt:Thunder Eagle Concert, Lace shirt: thrifted

oh, Dolly!

For some reason today at work we got on to one of my favorite subjects....Dolly Parton.  It's true, I love her, especially the old school Dolly...she just seems to be so fun and totally gorgeous (despite her crazy enhancements! wowza)  I've been sitting here looking at blogs and listening to Dolly, wishing that I had

 hair like her!  Any way, It's been a long day, but Ryan is finally

home, so I'm gonna stop being a computer nerd and spend some 

time with him!

a ballet sneak peek...

Outfit details: jeans: bdg/thrifted, socks/shoes: Target, shirt: ATC, sweater: thrifted

haha! so I woke up all early and took these photos and then I just got home and uploaded them to my computer and I realized that the shadow from my tripod is in every photo!  woops, I guess I wasn't really running on all cylinders this morning....

I thought I'd give you all a peek at one of my favorite parts of my job.  For those of you who don't know I work as a costumer at the KC ballet.  This means I pattern, sew, construct and alter everything that the dancers wear.  I really love what I call the "mock-up" stage of the costuming process, when we are creating costumes ourselves we work from a design (done by a professional, hired-on designer, or designed by our shop)  So we make a mock-up, which is the 

first "draft" of our pattern.  

design by Jennifer Carroll

In this instance I created a flat pattern based on some other good leotard patterns that we have in stock, so I drew out the shape that I thought would work ....

I placed the pattern on some scrap fabric and cut around the pattern, then wham bam ...thank you ma'am...  

...we have a leotard!

I like this aspect of my job because it takes a lot of problem solving, but then  it is really rewarding when I have an immediate product.  (It gets a bit more tedious later on in the process when I have to make 12 versions of the same leotard)  

I hope you enjoyed this little peek into my job!  If you have any queries about any of this, feel free to ask!

chug chug chug...

well, I've just been chug-chugging along this past week, fairly uninspired as far as fashion and just life in general.  I've got some serious winter blues!  And to top it off the fiance is off skiing and my car got hit (a hit and run to boot!)  anyway, so not to complain toooo much, but that's were my head has been this whole week, just in a serious funk.  But things are looking up!  I met up with a couple of my favorite gals for some biweekly bingo!  I never win, but still, it is super fun.  I even wore what I was calling my "lucky gator foot" , but I guess it wasn't too lucky, as I won squat!

I've actually been working on some fun valentines crafts, which I will show you soon!  I love holidays!  (and holiday craftiness!!!)

outfit details:shirt: gap, skirt: thrifted, boots: gift, tights: target

the money shot!

Ah, Monday, aka reality.  Naw, today wasn't too bad, worked hard all day at the ballet and then went to ZUMBA class at the gym with my pal Angela,  it is so funny, I am such an awkward spaz, but I love getting in to it and doing all my dance moves full out.  I always have a hard time with workout clothes, I want to remain stylish but still be comfy!  what do you guys wear when you are getting your fitness on?

fishy necklace : B-day gift from Jess!

afterwards I went to my fiances basketball game, the Kansas City J's ( they WON!)

Ryan, looking tough and sweaty at his b-ball game! 

check out my sweet moves!  Yeah, the J's really want me on their team, but I'm pretty exclusive!

my mad skills!

I love this leather skirt, I've only worn it a couple times, but every time I do I feel real tough!

Outfit details:shirt: target, skirt:thrifted, boots:Claires