this weekend.

this past weekend i got to do something which makes my heart SO full with joy and happiness. and i must just tell you...it was one of the best weekend to date. 

can you guess?

more pictures are on their way, i assure you.

however...here are two to entice you back! :) 

p.s. (YES I SHOT A GUN!!!!)

costume for the day - yellow and polka dots

i got some headshots taken by the AMAZING michaella elliott a few days ago. SUCH fun...and she took some full length shots as well...so i thought i'd share my outfit with you...even though you've seen every piece i'm wearing before :)

blouse: mother's closet

skirt: thrift

tights: mother's closet (hehee)

belt: thrift

shoes: corina's boutique (LOVE!)

and i just think that this is the best costume for the day :)

shall we dance?

last saturday was a homeschool cotillion that i was excited to attend! luckily the amazing shannons got to come as well. it was such a lovely time.

 

the theme was unity and so each of the tables were set up as different countries. our name tags were passports. and we were given chopsticks and fortune cookies. 

 

i was so glad to spend such a fun evening with good friends. i CANNOT tell you how awesome i think they are, and how fortunate and thankful i am to have such friends.

and though i would have preferred more swing dancing...and less "freestyle" (i'm hopelessly flawed when it comes to modern dancing)...it's always such fun to have the opportunity to dance! :)

tummy butterflies.

wow these next few days...well...they're going to be awesome! 

crazy? maybe. scary? probably. but awesome? YES!

here's a little preview of my next two weeks... ;)

friday, april 8 - 

voice lessons practically all afternoon (12:30-3:10)

seeing friends in "pride and prejudice"

saturday, april 9 - 

NATS (singing contest) 

homeschool cotillion/dance

sunday, april 10 - 

leave for abeline for a visit at ACU

monday, april 11 -

junior day at ACU (eep!)

tuesday, april 12 -

music man enticer at a local women's club (singing a few songs from the show, etc.)

wednesday, april 13 - 

audition for sound of music at a community theatre (squee!!)

thursday, april 14 - 

hopefully relax and do homework?! lol.

friday - sunday, april 15-17

civil war reenactment!

sigh.

i'm exhausted just thinking about it.

and SO nervous and jittery!

ever so many scary/new/fun things coming up.

so if i become an absetee landlord for a few days...well...you know why! :)

velveteen rabbit musings.

the drama jr production of "the velveteen rabbit" is over! it was such a fun experience being backstage. i'd never done that before. and i'm so glad i got to see a different side of theatre...instead of the one found ONstage. i can't wait to try even more things, such as tech, etc. 

i'm also excited to learn more about stage makeup and hair. i don't hardly know ANYTHING about it, so when little kids would come up to me for bunny noses, etc. i'd have to send them to maddy (pictured above) who is a natural at those sort of things. by the last performance, i was doing pretty well...but i'd LOVE to take some classes and get some really professional instruction about stage makeup and hair.

theatre is my favorite.

p.s. more pics/info here

how to style - "cable car tour" dress (look two)

remember my new modcloth dress?? and remember my promise for different styling options?? HERE'S LOOK TWO!! :)

it was my mom's idea to head over to the old, abandoned mansion in my town. there's some very big secrets about it...and it was very exciting to take some pictures in front of it. there were so many PRIVATE PROPERTY and NO TRESPASSING signs...we were both a little nervous about being there.

i wore my "cable car tour" dress with:

red short-sleeve shirt (underneath, not pictured).

red sweater.

black tights.

and my new grey oxfords.

p.s. modcloth featured my first look on their tumblr blog!

lovely. lovely. friends.

last night i was privileged to go see my lovely friends emma and johanna ramsey perform with their family band "rambellwood." it was SUCH fun seeing them again (we only see each other about every two years) and they are all so very talented. 

if you've never heard any of their music head over to their band's website and take a listen. (i like leaving the page open while i'm on the computer). it's just beautiful.