cold snaps and tattoos

two things that are fantastic right now:

[one] we have been graced with cold weather and that is exciting.

[two (and more importantly)] austin had his first of many tattoo sessions, which is rad.

he’s been planning this sleeve for awhile now, and this was just the first of three sessions. (it’s his birthday & christmas gift this year) even without the shading i think it’s beautiful already.

i can’t stop looking at his arm, which is probably pretty annoying, but who can blame me?

the entire inspiration came from the book ‘goodnight moon’ which holds a lot of meaning for him so we’re thrilled it turned out so well. the rooster is my favorite part.

on him: a gift guide

we’ve decided not to do gifts this year on account of having absolutely no money. but, in an alternate universe somewhere where i make a sound living napping and watching imdb movie trailers, here’s what i’d be getting my man this year:

 backpack.bowties.watch.jammies.wingtips

on him

 perfect for a casual date night.

duds i love

sometimes the best outfits are the ones you throw together in five minutes.   perfect for a day on soco.

duds i love

my version of business casual. perfect for work in november.

layers upon layers

if you’re anything like me, you’re not quite ready to pull out all the winter layers just yet. texas loves to follow a 40 degree day with an 80 degree day, and who has the closet space for all of that? not this lady.

so i make do for the first few months of cold/hot weather by layering my summer duds with a few winter ones that i keep on deck. eventually i’ll pull all of the sweaters and corduroys out of storage, but for now here’s what i’m workin’ with:

  now i know this is not a contest, but if there was a winner, it’d be this skirt. i got it for $3 at fremont vintage mall.it’s perfect for the days when i don’t feel like getting out of bed because i’m literally wearing a quilt.

i’ll be oh so cozy until mother nature decides to make up her mind.