metamorphosis.

hair used to look like this:

then i came across (and obsessed over) this:

thought about it for a hot minute

and did this (thanks andria!):

et voila!

currently look like this:

since then,

i've discovered this:

where do we go from here?

can't get enough...

...of rihanna's blonde hair.

and her wardrobe.

but mostly her hair.

OBSESSED.

LAdventures: getty villa + santa monica pier

roommate adventure feat. special guest angel westover.

getty villa.

n'ice cream @ santa monica place.

santa monica pier.

best. day. ever.

dusty date.

m'dusty came up to visit this weekend.

father's office converts, we are.

we both got the father's office burger.

dusty's kinda picky when it come to food

and had nothing but good things to say about the foodstuffs.

success.

i take all my boys to magnolia.

they fall in love...with magnolia AND me.

see how my plan works there?

we sampled the banana pudding for the first time.

AMAZING! so so SO so delish.

after i sweetened dusty up with lots of good food,

i batted my lashes and convinced him to put together

a shelf for me.

that dusty, such a sweetie.

hey OC peeps, come visit! we'll eat good food

and have a grand ole time!

valentimes day.

matchy matchy.

heart attacks.

vday craft.

best valentimes day in a long time.

how was your lovey dovey day?

christmas flashback.

sure, it's february.

but i miss home.

and christmas was pretty darn great.

just took a trip down memory lane.

cousin time. mama time. niece time. nephew time.

i love my family.

my little cupcake.

tyler came to visit

("business" trip)

luuuurve him.

we went to magnolia bakery (twice)

i introduced him to the joys of roscoe's.

we had so much fun.

i wish every day was fun with tyler day.

chi-town.

took a quick trip to chicago last week.

ate pizza (twice) that knocked my socks off.

visited one of my fave OC girlies, her bun and her hubby

(thanks for puttin' me up matt + cassie!)

saw the sights

(and by sights i mean a giant statue of marilyn a la 7 year itch)

chicago is my fave.

will definitely be going back.

i need more of that pizza in my life.

have you ever been to chicago?

any fave places?

my ty.

popped over to denver and had a quick visit with this handsome gent.

our time together was limited, but we made the most of it.

stove top s'mores

delicious brunch

card games

it was easy breezy and way too short.

but i'll take what i can get with this dreamboat.

miss you, tyler!

dear diary...

i've never been great at keeping a journal.

keel's simple diary is a game changer.

its no pressure, fill-in-the-blank format is perfect for someone that needs a little push in the journaling direction.

such a fun birthday gift or great for the holidays.

i've been using it for the past little while and i'm obsessed.

the prompts help create a little snapshot of your day in a fun and unconventional way.

maybe someday i'll graduate to "real" journaling, but for now this works for me.

do you keep a journal? how often?

never too old.

spent the evening as the hamburglar

hung out with the likes of marge simpson (angel westover) and kim kardashian (tiffany jordan).

we mingled

we danced

we laughed our heads off.

you're never too old for halloween.

did you dress up?

PR9.

have you been watching project runway?

my sched has been ridic and i haven't been able to watch.

LUCKILY, saturday is a special day...it's the day

to catch up on Project Runway! so catch up i did.

the "come as you are" challenge in episode 1

was really interesting + i think the designers produced

some really great designs.

episode 2 was...interesting. the designs were

either very good or absolutely horrid.

am i allowed to like becky's design? 'cause i do.

i feel like i'm going to need another ep or two

before i pick a favorite.

who's your fave?

ariel.

photography by DQP

i love love LOVE androgynous looks +

gorgeous ariel rocks the platinum pixie well.

styling short hair can be tricky.

some of my fave products for short hair are:

PM spray wax for texture

PM slick works for texture + shine

PM thicken up for added body

PM extra body finishing spray for hold without weight

which celeb rocks your fave short style?

what's your fave styling product?

lions + tigers + bears.

seth decided he wanted to hit up the san diego zoo.

neither of us had been, so we picked up dusty

and headed on down south.

that place is giant + oh so fun.

dusty + seth + me is a pretty good mix.

mostly, dusty + seth just spend a TON of time

making fun of me for

1. being a girl

2. getting carsick

3. sleeping in the car to avoid said carsickness

4. anything + everything

post zoo, dusty took us to the most UH-mazing

bbq joing everrrrr. phil's bbq. delish.

best. day. ever.