Sunday, March 15, 2015

Sunday Sounds


Believe- Mumford & Sons
I love this band and love this refreshing composition.

Run The Jewels- Run The Jewels

Any vocals that can remotely remind me of Ryan Adams is good with me. I'll be the tornado is on my vinyl wishlist. 

Millions- Gerard Way

Once upon a time I lived for going to local band shows on the weekend and caught hell for loving NFG. 10 years later and I still don't care-I'll always like em. 

xo-M


"It's impossible to compare two bands. It would be like comparing two lovers"
-Dave Navarro

Thursday, March 12, 2015

inspiration.

Inspiration has a funny way of finding you when you need it most. Over the past few days I have been digging deep into my internet footprints. You know, visiting myspace, old blogs, shutterfly, photobucket, and every other site that I have uploaded a picture on. I am working on saving all the pictures so they don't get forgotten about. On this journey of photo salvaging, I have found inspiration in myself. Yes, me.

I used to go on photo adventures quite frequently. I'd just wander around and look for bits of magic to photograph. Hopefully the weather will corporate with me this weekend and I will be able to get out and aimlessly adventure. I feel like my soul needs it.


 I used to dress like this on the regular. I can't remember the last time I wore anything except blue jeans in my day to day life outside of work. I miss this.
 Okay...now I know it is hard to get past that phone from sooooo long ago[my prized pink blackberry pearl] but it is laying on a spoon purse. I carried a purse with spoons on it. This serves as inspiration to be more bold.
Man, I miss having a yard. I used to spend a lot more time outside. This was a cardinal that I befriended one summer and named Stanley. He eventually let me get pretty close to him without flying away. I'd visit him the same time each night and each night he'd come sit on the same branch. I think this is the most I've ever bonded with an animal that wasn't a pet. Ever since that summer I have called Cardinals 'Stanleys'. I hope to take my small piece of cement patio at the apartment and turn it into a cozy,charming spot.

My goal for the spring is to stay inspired. I'll share my adventures with you all along the way.
xo-M

"You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club."
-Jack London

Wednesday, March 11, 2015

28.

Happy Birthday to my hubby!


Happy Birthday to my soul mate, husband, and best friend. 
I love you more than poptarts.

xo-M

"Do you love me more than poptarts?"
-Eric

Tuesday, March 10, 2015

weather.

The weather here has been absolutely perfect the past few days. Living in the south, you learn to take in every moment you can of this not too hot, not too humid weather. Sunday was the first day since E got his new VW Beetle that we could enjoy riding with the top down. 

[I forgot a ponytail holder.eek!]

Hopefully mother nature will provide us with a few more alluring days before fading into the humid, southern heat we all know too well. 

xo-M

"One can't predict the weather more than a few days in advance."
-Stephen Hawking

Monday, March 9, 2015

cupcakes.



Sunday we went to Stevi B's [a pizza buffett] to celebrate Eric's upcoming birthday. I made cupcakes to surprise E with. I got the recipe from my grandmother's cook book. This is the very first time in 29 years that I have made anything from scratch [all by myself.] They weren't up to par with how my grandma used to make them but not horrible for my first time ;) Watch out world, I'm baking now.

xo-M

"You can put cream cheese icing on anything and it will taste good"
-Josh Wood

Sunday, March 8, 2015

Sunday Sounds

Losing My Edge- LCD Soundsystem
Sometimes I get in weird, funky moods and enjoy LCD Soundsystem. This one kills me every time. "I was the first guy playing Daft Punk to the rock kids." - favorite. line. ever.

Running In Circles- POP ETC

This officially has made it to the "riding with the top down" list. Upbeat music and the wind blowing in your hair is the best. 

This is my favorite song on the list this week. I have a soft spot for Passion Pit. 

Tomorrow- A Silent Film  

xo-M

"Being happy never goes out of style"
-Lily Pulitzer

Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Positive vibes for a Tuesday


This really hits home for me. I am a firm believer in picking your battles. 
xo-M

"Some of the greatest battles will be fought within the silent chambers of your own soul."

Monday, March 2, 2015

The Adventures of Joey.

Our apartment doesn't offer many opportunities for Joey to get out and do his favorite thing-running. We try to let him get out and exercise but he has to be on a leash when we go about and about in town. Thankfully, my mom lives on three acres and he has plenty of room to run when we visit. Thankfully, we have had some nice days and Joey has had a blast.

[Joey at his favorite place, my mom's yard]
 [after rolling around in the grass]
[chewing on a stick after a game of fetch]

xo-M

"The only creatures that are evolved enough to convey pure love are dogs and infants."
-Johnny Depp 

Sunday, March 1, 2015

The Return/Sunday Sounds

My blog officially became a year old and I had a big decision to make- Do I keep going on with it or do I give it up?  I decided to take a few days off and that eventually that turned into nearly a month. I put a lot of thought into what I wanted to do. A few words from my very first blog post kept sticking out to me: "We decided to create this blog to share the adventures, both big and small, of our life together." 
I hope the next year of the blog brings more consistency in posting and makes me more encouraged to take more pictures on adventures. I feel like a broken record saying that but if at first you don't succeed, try, try again...right?

Whew! Now that is out of the way...time for Sunday Sounds!

To All Of You- Syd Matters
A few weeks ago, I came home and Eric was super excited to share a new video game with me. He said I had to play it because he thought I'd really like it. My husband knows me well! For the rest of the evening we played Life Is Strange. I heard this song in the game and had to find out the name of it. [google to the rescue].

What Kind Of Man- Florence + The Machine

Running Behind- HolyChild
The perfect cleaning or 30 second dance party song!

Listen to the Man- George Ezra
The tune here is so happy. I will admit that I didn't love it immediately but I have since some to my senses ;)

Belle of the Boulevard- Dashboard Confessional

xo-M



"There's nothing wrong with things taking time"
-James Dyson