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So, this is NOT what I wore today. It is, however, what I wore a few days ago when I went out on a photo shoot with my friend and fellow photographer Jennie Raff . I hadn't thought at all about what I would be wearing, but the day before our photo shoot, I saw Elaine post photos of her hair into a cute bow . I really wanted to do it too, but couldn't find ANYTHING to wear with it. So I went for über Asian cutie, as seen above. Our photo shoot was at ICAR, the same place I went with my friend Jaclyn . The architecture is so cool and we were able to get some awesome shots! This dress, by the way, was my going-away dress from my wedding day ! :) Heels: F21 Dress: TJMaxx Earrings: no idea... Next up: glamorous! Please ignore my weird neck and collar bones sticking out. I guess I was really tense for this shot? I purposely didn't wear a necklace with this dress. It looked to busy with more jewelry. This is Mike's favorite. And this...

This year, our Easter dinner was Guamanian style. I knew that meant we could arrive late and also there would probably be Spam. Well, I don't know whether we were late or not, because there wasn't exactly a set start time. Also, no spam. But that was okay with me. I decided to go tropical for this year's Easter dress. Well, actually, I don't typically buy a new dress every Easter. But I saw this dress and I had to have it. Also, my hair looked GREAT on Sunday. I wore my heels (as seen here ) to church, but afterward I changed into a pair of much more comfortable wedges as you can see in the above photos. It didn't really matter what shoes I wore, since you can't see them at all when I wear that dress. Even in my highest of heels, it just barely sweeps the ground. I don't have a good picture of the wedges, but that's okay. They're not that great. I only wear them when you can't really see them. Easter dinner was super casual. We j...

{one} have you ever been stuck in an elevator? no! that would be so scary! {two} have you ever ridden on an elephant? no, but i'd love to one day! {three} have you ever met a well known celebrity? I met 80s teen idol Molly Ringwald and made a fool of myself. Mike took me to see Sweet Charity and we got invited to the cast party afterwards. {four} do you have any food allergies? not to my knowledge {five} do you know how to sew? not really. i buy a patter and some pretty fabric with good intentions, and then i get my mom to sew something pretty for me :) {six} did you get an allowance when you were young? yep! and when daddy got a raise at work, we got a raise at home {seven} how often do you fill up your gas tank? oh, at LEAST once a month, probably more. {eight} have you ever been stung by a jelly fish? i don't know. i want to say yes, but i don't really remember. {nine} have you ever been robbed? nope. {ten} what is the worst hairc...

Portal 2 came out last week. I've never played Portal 2. Or Portal for that matter. But I LOVE this song. Augh! This is retrospectively posted on Thursday. I totally forgot about it on Monday!

{one} how often do you do laundry? once a week when i'm organized, more when i'm not {two} what is your favorite type of cookie? sugar {three} what would you do with an extra $2000 per month? save the money for a couple l-series lenses and a vacation with my hubby {four} what was/is your favorite subject in school? once I got to them, my jornalism classes were my favorite {five} have you ever ridden in a hot air balloon? no, but I'd so love to! {six} what was your high school mascot? the Devildogs! i've never heard of another highschool having the same mascot :) {seven} if you had the chance to go into space, would you? i'm torn. i mean, go into space? who gets an opportunity like that?! it'd be amazing. at the same time, it's never been something that i've dreamed of doing, so it doesn't have a huge pull for me. {eight} how often do you go dancing? probably about once a month. {nine} would you rather drive or fly? depends on the situation. ...

ince a few of you asked for better photos of my shoes from last's So Much Pretty post , I took some photos to share with you. I love love these shoes since they 1) are sexy and 2) make me taller. And, speaking of shoes, here is my newest pair. I had a similar pair last year that I wore to Bangladesh and all summer long until they fell apart. One thing I love so much about these shoes is that the colors remind me of Bangladesh. :)

wrote this post 5 years ago today. Five years ago. Oh and I so clearly remember the wonderful deliciousness of that new love! The distress it caused me to not know and then the euphoria I felt every time I was given the slightest hint that he might actually like me back! Like when we were sitting on the couch so close. It was a small couch, but he could have forced himself a few inches away so there was no contact. But he didn't, and I swear I felt electric shock! It was wonderful and sweet to realize he liked me back. Or when he said I love you for the first time, the second time around. Those moments, my heart literally hurt because the blood was coursing through so fast. Those moments are nice and I am so glad I have those memories. But even more than those giddy memories, I am glad I have him. I feel so blessed that God has gifted me such an amazing man to spend my life with! I'm grateful for the roller coaster story that God took us on. Without all that mess...

Today, after pilates, I decided to shove aside my yoga pants, think about what I was going to wear, and have a So Much Pretty day. I've been all paint-stained jeans and last-years flip-flops these days. Let's start this post with how I started my outfit. With my hair. YES! My hair is long enough do to this hairstyle. As long as I have a LOT of bobby pins--which I always do. I don't know that I've worn my hair like this since high school, so I really am lovin' it. I basically I made a dutch braid on either side, wrapped them around, and pinned to my hearts content. Then I added a flower clip (made by Stargirl !) to finish it off. But it looks pretty messy in this picture, so how about the otherside... Even prettier! Earrings were made by me. This is the first time I've done a complicated braid to my own hair and I'm pretty pleased with the results. And I hope I get better with practice. :) This is a photo from this morning, when my makeup was f...

fter reading Stargirl's blog post which looks all all the Aprils past, I wanted to do the same. I'm jealous that she can go all the way back to 2002 because she's always had that blog. I had an OpenDiary in 2002. I've also had a LiveJournal, a MySpace blog, and other Blogger blogs. None of those blogs are active anymore. Most of them were deleted. I'm bummed that I did that, because I wish I could read what I was doing back then. I remember once, I was I was reading a post about how my boyfriend at the time took me to see Disney On Ice: Beauty & the Beast. I have absolutely ZERO recollection of ever doing that! Isn't that funny? I must have, because I described it so clearly. But I don't remember that. And now, I don't even remember the link to that journal...but I probably deleted it. I've recently remembered that I toyed with the idea of transferring my old blog, OverAnalyzed, to wordpress for a while and it's still there. So, if you...

{one} have you ever fainted? yes, when we played that stupid "game" in middle & high school. the one where you make yourself faint. bad idea of fun. {two} what is your favorite casino game? do nickle slots count? {three} do you have a good sense of direction? sometimes. but sometimes we're leaving somewhere and i swear we're headed in the wrong direction and turns out that I'M wrong. {four} laptop or desktop? laptop. because the desktop is slow and stuck to the desk. {five} what is your go-to hair style when having a bad hair day? ponytail, definitely. can't wait until its long enough for a bun, though. {six} do you read the newspaper on a daily basis? nope. i do get it every sunday, but that's for coupons. {seven} do you have a favorite celebrity chef? not really. we're more hgtv than food network. {eight} what tv show would you like to make a guest appearance on? Bones. Oh, most definitely, Bones! {nine...

ge: 26 ed size: Queen hore you hate: Cleaning the floor. Because my beautiful Bella and her shedding make it a constant task. ogs: Bella, whom I love. A lot. I love cuddling with her. scruffy Bella and her Christmas present, Beggin' Strips ssential start to your day: Pressing the snooze button at least once. avorite color: Pink is my standard. However, I'm currently a little obsessed with yellow. old or silver: Silver, mostly. But I don't hate gold. eight: 5′2″ nstruments you play: The radio. Oh yeah. ob Title: Best Wife Ever, Super Nanny, or Photographer. I answer to all. ids: I've got three kids. None of them are mine, but I sure do like 'em. ive: Two blocks from the projects. om’s name: Veronica icknames: Mostly Tiff. Sometimes Mary, but that person is usually confused. My online moniker is fraukuech. Iffy is what Mary (Nary) called me when we were toddlers. I have, at various time...