Birthday Faygo

Birthday Faygo

In 1907 two brothers from Russia moved to Detroit to start their new lives and become business men. They carried with them family cake frosting recipes and tried to make it big, but were unsuccessful. Only until they created three sodas, strawberry, grape and fruit punch, and named their pop, Faygo.



Now Faygo has a stigma on it for being cheap... because well it is. And it kinda goes flat quickly. That was what I thought until I had it in a glass bottle. I'm sure this was the original taste, and made with cane sugar it takes you back to Detroit turn of the century. And it is soooo yummy.



On sunday for my birthday I walked to the market and bought a six pack of Faygo Rock & Rye in glass. It's my treat. No cake, but I have sweet Faygo goodness.




Look at all those books I've been reading through! haha.


} Outfit Details
Cardigan } UO on sale in spring
Blouse } UO on sale
Jeans } Target
Shoes } Anthro on sale
Necklace } F21

Huggles,
Lauren

Twelve Days of Christmas

Twelve Days of Christmas

I really wanted to do a project based off of something to pull inspiration from so I think with the holidays and everything using the twelve days of christmas would be a perfect start.

The twelve days of christmas start on either Christmas day or the day after the 26th, and goes for 12 days until Epiphany (or three kings day) on the 5th or 6th. I've decided I'm going to try to do outfits inspired by each day and post them on the corresponding days.

I'd love for more people to get involved. You don't have to do everyday but if you have an awesome idea for 5 golden rings or 12 drummers drumming then take a picture and tell me about your blog post or send me the picture, and I'll also post yours. So what do you think? Sounds fun? I think it'll also be good because I know I will be spotty with posting at the holidays but this way I will have photos for you!

Here are the dates:
Dec 26th - A partrigde in a pear tree
Dec 27th - 2 turtle doves
Dec 28th - 3 french hens
Dec 29th - 4 calling birds
Dec 30th - 5 gold rings
Dec 31st - 6 geese a laying
Jan 1st - 7 swans a swimming
Jan 2nd - 8 maids a milking
Jan 3rd - 9 ladies dancing
Jan 4th - 10 lords a leaping
Jan 5th - 11 pipers piping
Jan 6th - 12 drummers drumming

Here's wikipedia with a little info on the 12 days of christmas, and the twelfth night that I found interesting. > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve_Days_of_Christmas

I hope you join me :)

Huggles,
Lauren

Happy Birthday & Anniversary

Happy Birthday & Anniversary

Edit: So I got Kevin's computer working, yay!

So yeah I'm 25 today... so old, haha not really. I can't believe it. This weekend was pretty uneventful Kevin left this morning to go to Conneticut for business stuff, so yesterday was filled with packing. Today consisted of some video games, studying for the GRE (ack I really hate vocabulary), writing, and most of all stressing. The Faygo did help it a bit. So here are some cute and not so cute pictures of me to celebrate a quarter of a century.

Me and my grandma (who I look like)

My sisters and Grandma Peggy

The three Knapp nose generations, me, my mom, and grandma

Aw Freckles our Dalmation!

How cute was I?

When I thought I was a cool highschooler

ALSO, yesterday was the 5 year anniversary of Kevin and my first date. It was a total disaster but ended up being really fun and a great story. He took me to an independent movie theater to watch a docementary (so artsy haha), well we got there and the theater was closed as in shut down. But their were people in there so we knocked. They were Christian mimes practicing scenes from the bible for a show they were putting on. So then we drove around in his astro van, through scary east side of Detroit. Ended up in Greek town and had an awful meal. No offense but Greek food and me don't get along. Then ended the night at my condo where he proceeded to give me a kiss goodnight but tripped over the shoes in the entry and feel into me. Yep. Our second date was even funnier when he was trying to make fun of Creed and ended up falling on his face. It was the examples of how our relationship would end up being. Very silly and odd.

One of our first times out, I fell in a snow drift and puked out his car... hahah

Centennial Ball sophmore year

4th of July 2006

Wash DC 2010

There are three in the family, Oh! That's the magic number!

Time goes by so fast! Anyway see you later in the week!

Huggles,
Lauren

I'ma Purdy Girl

I'ma Purdy Girl

 

So for Kevin's birthday he asked to go out for seafood. Asking around work I decided to take him to Streetside Seafood in Birmingham, MI. And oh my, it was amazing. We started with drinks at the bar while waiting for our table, and they were delicious, I just told the bartender to make me a fun drink so I don't even know what it was :) It tasted a little like root beer. Then we sat down scarfed down some amazing bread, had a shrimp appetizer then awaited the main course. Kevin had the special, pan seared Yellow Tail Jack, and I had Crab topped Whitefish.... mmmmm.... I miss the taste. It was incredible. And I rarely eat seafood. I actually never ate fish unless I caught it until a couple years into Kev and my relationship (cause he loves fish, and was a fish monger). To end it we split dutch apple pie, kevin's fav. I can say I was full but I didn't feel grossly overstuffed. We came home then and fell into a food coma right when we hit the couch.




Good night had by us.

Oh this outfit, I've had the dress since the summer, it's a beautiful vintage piece I found with Jen. I've wore part of the dress on the blog, it's so silky and comfy. I wanted to go for neutrals with a pop of color. The only annoying thing is I hadn't worn those heels in a while and with tights my feet were sliding in them. I have super narrow feet so anything on the last hole in the buckle is usually still too big. Also heels make me taller than Kevin and most people, I'm a giant in heels. Sometimes I wish I was short, then I'd wear heels all the time... Oh well. I like the outfit, and what's this? I'm wearing makeup!!! Wowzers. That's rare. If I wear any it's usually just mascara and maybe eyeliner. I did a side bun with a french roll (not sure what it's called) around my head. I've been doing that a lot because I'm growing out my bangs. And do you see that! Kevin's mustache is MIA, I need to find it!




} Outfit Details
  Dress } Vintage from store in Ann Arbor
  Scarf } Gift from Hilary
  Cardigan } Target long time ago
  Tights } Kohls
  Wedges } Guess?
  Clutch } Incognito sidewalk sale (it's missing a fake gem so it was uber discounted)

} Kevin Outfit
  Jacket } UO
  Pants } H&M
  Shoes } Bruce Lee Asics, gift from me!

Huggles,
Lauren

I'ma Zombie

I'ma Zombie

 

I'm only posting a couple pictures of what I wore to work yesterday because really they all looked like I was a zombie. So you get not the best shots. I really wanted to post these cause the skirt I'm wearing is actually a dress from Ebony for our Here to There trade. Sara just gave me a buncha clothes and I'm excited to wear them!





} Outfit Details

  Sweater } Gift from years ago
  Blouse } Original Penguin
  Belt } UO
  Dress, as a skirt } Ebony via Here to There
  Knee Socks } Sock Dreams
  Spectator Oxfords } UO

Huggles,
Lauren

PS: I have another outfit post from yesterday of what Kev and I wore out for his birthday dinner... Two posts in one day? Whaaa?