been out of town for the last few weeks and done a good many marvelous things. i had a fantastic birthday, went to the beach, got tan, went on a ghost tour, ate delicious sea food, and spent a week with some of the loveliest people i know :) but stay tuned….good stuff ahead (including my first out of state wedding this saturday!!) thanks! hannahelaine ps i realize that i look rather creepy in this photo. pss stay tuned for a brand new website coming your way!! i’m working on it over the next few weeks….yessssssss

shay shay, my pet turtle, has been getting acclimated to his new house. i got it for him about a week ago. he’s gone through a lot of change the past few weeks since i got him, so he’s been a little bit shy. always hiding under rocks and burying his face in the corners of his tank, etc. but last night i come home to find him in his usual corner. i turn on his heat lamp, come back a few minutes later, and he’s napping up on the rock, catching some rays. then this morning, i turn on his lamp, come back a few minutes later, and he…

when i was shopping in chicago a few weekends ago i got stopped by a girl in forever 21 who said she was “working on a piece” for her fashion-blog-whatever-thing and was doing a spot on floral prints.  and guess who happened to be sporting a floral dress that day? me. and she wanted to take my picture……..and for some reason i let her.  and i was so weirded out by the whole scenario, I FORGOT TO MAKE A CRAZY FACE!!!! so if you want to see one of the only photos of me EVER where i’m not making some sort of silly face, see it here. so anyway, i guess…