Fall Fashion Fever

Am I the only one who gets it?


Not only do I LOVE the fall season, but I LOVE fall fashions (weather my budget agrees with me, or not)! I am addicted to SHOES, but am not allowed to buy any, unless I already have an outfit to go with them... because trying to buy things in the opposite order never works for me, and I'm stuck with these awesome shoes I can't wear.


So I've already got my eye on a few things, and am hoping to have my wallet on them as well, as soon as I can find a place to shop that carries clothing which actually FITS me the way it's supposed to!! (I'm not bitter, or anything)


But I thought I'd let you all in on a bit of my dilemma, when it comes to clothe shopping.

I am a pretty small girl.

*NEWS FLASH*, I know... but seriously... I'm not teeny tiny, but I am on the smaller end of things, with a smaller chest, longer legs, and I still consider myself an average sized person (unless I'm "undergarment" shopping, but I'll spare you that drama and detail).


I am also 22 years old.

*SHOCK AGAIN*.... yeah yeah yeah... bear with me. This means that I no longer want to dress like I'm in high school (not that I dressed all that well back then, but you get my point).


This brings us to my dilemma: finding clothes that FIT properly, without having to buy clothes that add to the misconception that I'm freaking 12 years old.

Okay - I am glad that I'm on the smaller side of things, DON'T get me wrong, but do you have ANY idea how hard it is to shop? To just find a simple pair of jeans that fit me - that aren't butt/skin tight, too short, crotch-cut-low, hoo-hah huggers, or on the flip side of things - mom style high cut, baggy on the "abdomen", or oddly colored... it's like IMPOSSIBLE!! And like I said, I'm pretty average sized - as in I know lots of people that look to be about my size or so, but I can't seem to FREAKING find out where they buy their FREAKING jeans, without having to pay $80 per pair!! And I'm almost to that point, but now I'm running into this problem - even places like Banana, Express, and Ann Taylor don't sell my FREAKING sizes!!


And don't even get me started on the sweaters and tops/coats/jackets. I absolutely LOVE them ALL, but again they're either too short, too baggy, too "old", too hoochie, or too stupid expensive.

I sware - if I had the money (or the even REMOTE ability to sew my own clothing), I'd start my own fashion line and make my OWN clothes. I just can't take it anymore and I can't be the only girl with this problem!


I'm sorry. I hear people say all the time "Oh I'd LOVE to have your problem", and what have you, but it's so frustrating! Just ask my husband... he thought I was exaggerating, but then he went shopping with me... I believe I tried on at LEAST 15 - 20 different styles and pairs of jeans between a few different stores, and none - count them: NONE - of them fit me. And see some of the CUTEST outfits, and get the most AWESOME ideas for clothes, but still... nothing. My mother and I were at Goodwill last Friday night, and I tried on at LEAST 10 pairs of jeans (and at goodwill, you know that's a TOTALLY huge variety of styles and sizes and what-have-you), but none... NONE of them fit me. And I don't mean like they kind've did, but I didn't like any of them, no - I mean none of them fit me properly.

It's just something I have to get over, but it's so hard. I see other girls that seem to be my size or at least close to it, and I LOVE their clothes!! But then in reality, they're either not really my size, and I just have a distorted inability to estimate that kind of thing, or they paid like 5-million dollars for it (obvious exaggeration here, people) and I both possibilities suck!


So I've resorted to trying to shop in European-esque stores like H&M and what-not, but I don't like skinny jeans, and I'm no 8 feet tall, which apparently they all are (according to the "regular" length pants, anyways). I'd LOVE to go into stores like United Colors of Bennetton, but I don't think I'd even be able to afford to breathe the AIR in that store. So I'm stuck drooling at the clothes in the window as I walk by... sullen and depressed at my "luck" in finding clothes.


Am I seriously the ONLY one with this problem? Or is there a widespread epidemic that no one seems to care about...











Woe is me.

Serious Pill

I didn't mean to take one, today, but it seams that they must have gotten mixed up with my Happy Friday Vitamins. So today - a dose of seriousness.


I read a quote today, in reference to some shortfalls of a well-known evangelist of our day, and it sort of slapped me in the face with way more meaning than I think the writer may have intended. I'll share it with you... and then tell you what it made me think.



"As good as it is to have an ambulance at the bottom of the cliff to help the injured, it is much better to have a fence at the top of the cliff to prevent someone from going over."



Now - maybe that's not a new quote, and maybe I'm just slow off the gate with it, but... it speaks a lot to me. Let me essplain...



As Christians, sometimes we wait for God to bring them to church so that we can "love on" them. Or we wait for the Pastor to bring them to the altar so we can "pray into" their lives. Or even more still, we wait until they respect us and our beliefs before we respect them and theirs (Ouch!). So, tell me - are we being a fence, or an ambulance?



I'm sure there are a lot of other examples in our lives of when we do this, but it really caught me off guard. I'd LOVE to hear your comments and opinions on this topic... or even just the quote.






And just a little encouragement - Speak up! God may be able to hear you, but what about the world around you?

Themed Weddings

Okay - so by now most of you have heard about Ashlee Simpson/Pete Wentz awesome Alice & Wonderland themed wedding. TOO cute and I absolutely LOVED their cake (though I honestly wouldn't even know where to begin cutting the thing). Check it out in today's People magazine. Love it!!

Also - somehting many of you did NOT know about me... I secretly dream of becommuing a Professional Wedding Planner. Seriously! No of any stressed out brides, or soon to be, that need any help?? I'm SO there!! (and Jamily, too! We work well together dreaming up weddings.) :-D



Now - for today's blog, I thought I'd go through different styles of Themed Weddings. Some you should steer WAY clear of and others you will TOTALLY wish you had been invited.




So without further adieu, I give you... Themed Weddings.





Now to start, here's one to stay away from. It doesn't seem like this couple went TOO Far out in their planning, but still - I could never, in good conscious, attend a Star Wars themed wedding. Sorry!










Now - it could be pretty cool to have a Renaissance (sp?) themed wedding IF done well. And I'm afraid that this is NOT an example of one that has been "done well".

This next wedding is gorgeous - simple and elegant. Good rule of thumb, you can't really go wrong with a season-themed wedding (it's possible, but... not easily done). See below: a Fall themed wedding.

Another unique wedding idea that can be both super cute and WAY not cute. A Great Gatsby themed wedding.

Please. Please please please do not do this to yourself. I don't have the wedding picture, but this "wedding dress", if you can really call it that, is from a Butterfly themed wedding. Okay - maybe a butterfly themed "Sweet 16" or something, but a wedding? Come on, now. The Theme sounds cool, but my focus is totally on this dress - spare us all... for the sake of all mankind.

I'm not even going to say anything about this next one - Pantomime Themed wedding. Just... don't do it to yourselves.



(I lied - I'm going to say something else) Please be sure to remove all hair curlers, and keep breasts safely tucked away to avoid the wedding coming to a sudden an complete crashing halt!! Thank you.





I don't know what the theme of this next wedding actually is, but to me it appears to be a Gentleman and his Vegas Show Girl ?!?!





This next one is a Fantasy themed wedding. I guess they were mixing ALL of the movies together, and allowing an "anything goes" type of atmosphere. Please do NOT try this at home. And PS - if I ever see you dresses as a robot at a wedding I attend, please know that I will probably never speak to you again. (This one has a story to follow the picture. Please read... and then sit in amazement with me.)






Jonathan Wollack dressed as "Star Wars" bounty hunter Boba Fett, while fiancée Rose Coe was dressed as Sarah from the movie "Labyrinth."
Midway through the Louisville couple's sci-fi/fantasy-themed wedding the ordained minister, dressed as an Imperial Officer, asked if there were any objections to the marriage. From the back of the crowd, another Boba Fett yelled, "Yes!" rushed to the stage and pushed Wollack aside. He then lifted his helmet to reveal his true identity: Jeremy Bulloch, the actor who portrayed Boba Fett in some of the "Stars Wars" movies!




*shaking head in utter embarrassment*





No words can describe this next one - a Fantastic Four themed wedding (stop rubbing your eyes, you read it right) - except that if you happened to go to the Festival of Lights one certain year at the Heritage Community Church, then you, as well as I, have seen a much better Wonder Woman.





I wouldn't do this next one, if I were you, BUT the cake is pretty cool - a big shout out to the creator... though it seems more like an idea for a birthday than a wedding. A Nintendo Wedding.

I must say - these are getting less and less predictable as we go on.

Minus the nightmare-stirring dragon, this cake is pretty coolio.

This British Gangster wedding seems pretty fun... but I mainly like how "the muscle" is comprised of the skinny groomsmen. ha ha

Mr. Spok... I .... can't.... believe.... someone...... would.... do.... this........

Oh nooo they didn't. Check out these Klingon newlyweds.

This next one is DEFINITELY one I would look forward to showing my kids when they are old enough to understand that their parents are COMPLETE FREAKS!!! And of course when they'll be old enough to sleep through the night without waking up screaming from terrifying nightmares of their living dead parents walking zombily (??) into their room...

This next cake is really cool (you have to click on it to see it's real genius), but I'm really hoping that the wedding party wasn't dressed like the little lego people. Here's to hoping!! A Lego themed wedding.

Hmm... this one is weird. It's the Green Knight... apparently having something to do with Christmas. ??? (and yes... it is actually from a wedding)








A Super Mario themed wedding. I only know ONE person in the world cool enough to pull off something like this (Ben Ashley!), and I'm not sure if even he would do it. But cool cake, eh?








This one could also be pretty neato-torpedo (pun intended) if done right. It's a Wartime wedding.








I'll end here, with this next one. But there will SOOOO be an encore Post on themed weddings. I just can't keep going on forever. So here you have it... I bet you'd NEVER in a MILLION YEARS guess that someone would actually have a wedding theme like this. The TIVO wedding.

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PS - I realized that I didn't do enough cool/pretty themed weddings - so here are a few more!!

A Thai themed wedding. When you have the abillity to incorporate another culture into your wedding - PLEASE do. It's usually FAR from disappointing, and very elegant.

A Tiffany & Co Themed wedding - very elegant, simple... an all around safe and beautiful idea.

Bonus tip: It's a pretty safe bet to Theme your wedding on a Flower - especially if it's a naturally beautiful flower like the Tulip, Rose, or Gerbera Daisy. See examples here:

That's all, Folks!!





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