Happy Birthday, Paul

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Bruce, All Day

Because The Mindy Project finale. 

Pinafore Throwback

Not me, obviously, but found this photo at our 105th Anniversary this weekend. I just adore it.

My Favorite Sunday Morning Activity

Sleeping in with these guys. 

{Boys to Love} Christopher Abbott

I will miss seeing you every Sunday, Mr. Abbott.

See more Boys to Love on Pinterest.

My Boys

Lazy Weekends

... spent with this guy on the couch are the best. 

Eats, Lately

 {churro ice cream with chocolate syrup and sprinkles... for dinner}

 {damn, my boyfriend can cook}

 {yogurt, granola, blueberry}

{brunch at Wildflower}

Love These Two

Accurate

Today (And Some Boyfriend Praise)

white shirt is Liz Clairborne. black cardigan from Old Navy. jeans from Target. boots by Chinese Laundry. necklace by Van Heusen.

He's going to hate me for this... But I have the best boyfriend.

I've been distant. I've been crabby. I've been an all-around jerk the last few days. And he's been nice to me. He watches TV with me. He makes me laugh. He plays with my dog. He makes me delicious butternut squash soup and acorn squash with brown sugary goodness and toasts the seeds so that they taste like popcorn.

How did I get so lucky?

Yesterday (And Some Deep Reflection)

dress, tights and belt from Target. cardigan from Tommy Hilfiger. boots by Chinese Laundry. necklace by Scarlett Garnet. 

It's been a long couple of days. On top of being busy at work, it being 30 degrees outside and the holidays approaching, a good friend of mine lost her father last weekend.

It's made me think a lot of my own life, my own family, my own faith. Her dad was young, younger than both my parents, in fact. He was healthy. He was vibrant and full of life and he was taken too soon.

This past Thanksgiving, I was searching for an excuse not to go to our annual morning football game. I really just wanted to sleep in, hang out with my dog and boyfriend and not be rushed to get ready for the day. I ended up going (because the boy told me he had been looking forward to playing) and I remember thinking about how much the game meant to my Dad. And that, God forbid, if something happened to him this year, I wouldn't be able to live with myself if I had skipped out on one last football game with him just to sleep in an extra hour or two.

My friend's family plays football on Thanksgiving too. And that's the last time they'll get to play football with their Dad.

Happy Veterens Day

Wasn't my Grandpa Joe dreamy? Love the way he signs the note to my grandma. <3

Motte

"It's funny how you can turn a baseball cap around and throw on some D&G glasses, and all the sudden the intimidating-closer-with-a-97-mph fastball beard becomes a laid-back-grad-student-who-plays-guitar-in-the-quad beard."

So true. 

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Eleven in Eleven

My Cardinals won the World Series. In case you didn't already know.








It's been a crazy ride the last couple of weeks and I can't believe it's all over.... and that we won. What blows me away is that this roster, these names, are ones that people will always remember. Freese, Carpenter, Pujols, Berkman, Craig, Motte... kids will grow up and remember back in 2011 when they were the best team in baseball. David Freese's walk off home run in game 6 will be played on highlight reels forever... and he's just a kid from Lafayette High School. It's nuts.

Speaking of nuts... RALLY SQUIRREL.

Go Cards!

No Cardinals song will ever top this one.

I Went to a Cards Game

... like two weeks ago. I've been too busy to post about it (sorry!) but even though it's a little outdated, I couldn't resist mentioning it. Sure, I saw a winning game, ate a bacon-wrapped hot dog, enjoyed a couple cold Buds, but I also go my picture taken with some players!

You see, it was Social Media Night with the Cardinals and they were doing raffles for prizes - tickets, signed balls, the usual - but my ticket won for a picture with David Freese, Daniel Descalso and Jon Jay! They are even sending me an autographed copy! Eeeeeek.

{the famous photo}

{only in STL would you see a beer-shaped hot air balloon}

{bacon-wrapped goodness}

{my view}

Maverick Got A Haircut

Isn't he handsome? Naked, yes. But handsome.

I Just Died.

Breaking radio silence to share this..... but Rob & Paul in full retro glory? Playing ping pong? Shirtless? O.M.G. I'm in heaven.

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Paul + Clint

from my new favorite Tumblr - Awesome People Hanging Out Together