September Wishlist

This week in north Texas it's been surprisingly cool. The lows have been in the 60s and highs in the low 80s. If you live in Texas you know that this normally doesn't start happening until after Halloween. I've already bought my stockpile of Bath & Body Works fall scented hand soaps and candles in anticipation for the cooler weather. I'm ready for Halloween and Thanksgiving!

I'm already looking forward to making the fb invites for our annual pre-Thanksgiving Thanksgiving Dinner that I normally host for all our close friends. This will be the 6th (I think?) year we've done it. Everyone brings a classic (or not so classic) Thanksgiving dish and we all sit down and talk and eat delicious food. It's always fun and it's a nice way to see everyone even if we don't live as closely as we all used to. I secretly hope that we'll continue the tradition even as we all move away and have kids and separate lives. It seems like a really nice way to keep in touch with one another.

So here's my wishlist for this month! I've already bought the green cords from Gap, haha oops--guess it doesn't really count anymore. I'm hoping they fit since ordering pants online seems sort of like a crapshoot.


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Are there any cooler weather items you have your eye on already?

-Becca

20% Off!

For any of you who have been interested in buying a portrait or pet portrait from me on my etsy, I'm now offering 20% off on any custom portrait. Just type in RIBBONS20 in the Coupon Code box when you're making your purchase and it will be automatically applied! The coupon doesn't apply to prints (unless purchasing a print with a portrait). Coupon will be valid until July 31st, so use it while you can! :)

my previous post featuring example portraits of my friends


-Becca

Recent Purchases: Anthropologie

Um, so have I ever told you guys how much I love Anthropologie?

I love it a lot. It's an obsession that started in high school when I bought a gold and green lace top to wear to a dance. If we had one closer I would spend all of my time trying to get a job there. I don't know what it is about it that I love so much, but I instantly feel better just walking through because the store itself is just so visually interesting and beautiful. They normally have a sort of themed installation for the window displays and throughout the store. And each store varies in decor and what's in stock.

ANYWAYS, every year, twice a year I get Anthropologie gift cards from family members (thankyouthankyouthankyou btw). I'm always over-the-moon excited about it since I can't justify spending $68 dollars on a tank top unless I have a giftcard, and even then...I'm most likely going to wait until it goes on sale.

But this year I saved up all of my cards so I could really buy things that I loved and fit me really well. So here are my recent purchases from Anthropologie:


Pivot Cardigan


Trina Slub Pullover // Freestone Tank


Torchon Embossed Ponte Dress // Ladderlace Tank


Color Pop Juice Glasses // Monogrammed Mug

I normally just buy home goods items from Anthropologie but since our space is so limited, we really don't need anything new. BUT a year or so ago I was shopping at the Anthro over in Southlake and I came across a king sized Rosette quilt in navy blue on sale for around $90-$100and it had a little tear in the seam so they gave me an extra 15% off (since it was the only one) and I got it for around 80 dollars or so? I was so excited because I'd wanted that quilt for so long. And it was a great deal for something that's regularly $288. Then later that year I found a set of Rivulets euro shams in dusty blue for $10 each & paired it with my birthday 15% off coupon. I keep hoping I'll find another really great deal on a sheet set or some pretty standard shams but so far no luck :/

Is there a store or brand you have a slight obsession with? Any great deals you've scored on something you really wanted? Let me know! I love talking about deals and shopping.


-Becca

Uhmerica! + Excuses

Ryan & I are house sitting for a week or so and we decided to have a little get together for the 4th of July. I made some home-made ice cream & an apple pie (pictured above) & we grilled hamburgers, steak & corn on the cob. Taylor brought a delicious fully loaded baked potato salad & jam jar wine. It was so good! Paul made some margaritas and we all went out to the golf course behind the house to watch the neighborhood fireworks display.










I stopped taking photos around the time people started arriving because I was trying to be a good hostess. Haha oops. So it looks like Taylor and Coco were the only people there since she was the first to arrive.





It was a really fun night and it was really nice seeing everyone since a lot of our friends have moved out of Denton and now live closer to Dallas which means we see them a lot less.

You'll probably see another post from this location since we'll be here a bit longer and are planning another get-together on Sunday!

On an unrelated note:

I've been slacking pretty hard on this blog since I haven't been home much. I'm either out of town visiting family or working and so I end up taking Ryan's old laptop with me. I hate the screen because all of the colors are so weird and wrong. So I can't edit photos or work on the blog for fear that I'll get home and look at my monitor only to find I've posted some butt-ugly colored photos.

It wouldn't matter if I'd always edited photos on this computer I guess...My desktop monitor is beautiful and despite being an HP-- it has the same color settings as my iphone and every mac I've ever used. Which I personally love since I feel like the colors on mac screens are a bit warmer and clearer. My laptop has this sort of cold blue feel to it and no matter how much I try to tweak the settings, it always just looks...off.

I don't know, maybe I'm just thinking about it too hard.

Anyways, this is just my way of saying sorry to the (4?) people who read my blog regularly.

Benefit + Snow White & the Huntsman

Benefit's Snow White & the Huntsman Makeup Kit available at Sephora



I'd been planning on buying Benefit's 'the Porefessional' for a few months. I was putting it off because while I love love love it, I wasn't keen on spending $30 on a tube of paste to hide my gigantic pores. With blush or lipstick, I at least feel sort of glamorous or fancy or like I'm treating myself spending that sort of money on one item. But when I saw this kit that came with a really cute (and fairly large) makeup case, a full size Porefessional, a full size tube of BADgal Lash Mascara & 2 samples for 15 more dollars than I would have spent on the Porefessional alone, I took the plunge.



I originally only had a few samples of 'the porefessional' that I had been using. Surprisingly, the samples lasted close to a year so I didn't have to even consider buying a full size version until a few months ago. At first I thought maybe I wouldn't even need to buy it because it probably didn't make that much of a difference in the appearance of my skin. Oh my gosh no, I immediately missed it. The Porefessional makes your skin smoothe and does a lot to mask pores without clogging them--this is especially important since I have pretty reactive skin. I'm very prone to breakouts of acne if I use something that isn't sensitive or has too much oil in it.

So overall, it's totally worth the money if you were planning on buying the Porefessional anyways. This way you get a nice mascara and a few samples to try. I haven't actually tried 'high beam' or 'benetint' yet but I'm certainly looking forward to it.

-Becca

Summer Ensembles: Dreamsicle

All I want to do lately is eat popsicles and snow cones. If I could eat just those two things all summer, I totally would. Though I guess sugar and ice isn't really a balanced diet.



top - dorothy perkins // skirt - modcloth // shoes - dorothy perkins // sunglasses - dorothy perkins // necklace - amazon

Oh well. I do what I want.

-Becca

Lately...

I've been swamped with helping Ryan move into my apartment and visiting family. I'll be headed back to Denton on Sunday, but until then, here are some misc things that make me happy.


one of my birthday presents--an anthro gift card and my new emerald earrings


my jewelry stand on my dresser (green haired girl necklace is by minifanfan)


a ladybug protecting my spider plant from aphids


& my sweet baby angel coco

-Becca