wa-la.

Yay! I've finished my new bed! {for now at least}

After 3 days of searching, multiple trips to MULTIPLE stores, I finally found sheets I could live with {thanks Target}!

They are an aqua/light turquoise and white print

{insert oooooooos..... & ahhhhhhhhhs......}

What's next for the budoir?

• Making an upholstered headboard {inspiration}
• Hopefully tufting that headboard
• Some goldish/yellowish Euro Pillows to the back
• Getting New Pillows to lay my head on each night!
• Print Pillow Shams
• A Quilt {It’s too hot in the summers for a down comforter!}
• Hopefully all by Christmas!

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I lived thru my first earthquake today! The epicenter was 6 miles east of campus {basically the center of Norman}, however this morning I was in the OKC at the Federal Courthouse. I felt the room shake and questioned for a second what it was. Earthquake? Did a building blow up?

Seconds later my texts started rattling, “are you ok?”, “did you feel that?”, of course I turned to Facebook for news…

4.5 Magnitude {In the last few minutes they’re reporting 5.1}! It was felt from Norman all the way to Tulsa! {122.85 miles}

I got back to work and the girls said the whole building shook like crazy and pictures were rattling almost off the wall! {I’m kind of sad I wasn’t at the office for it!}

I’m sure it’ll be all over the news when I go home for lunch, hopefully no one was hurt!

lately loving.

Lately I'm loving:

They are seriously just getting everything SO right right now.  Except for these:

I just really don't know how those could be flattering on anyone!

I shopped only the SALE items today and could have spend $2k EASILY! {that is dangerous}

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{via j.crew}

Cardigans! Seriously obsessed with them right now. Allison stated it correctly in that they can totally change an outfit! You'll usually find me with one stuffed inside my purse because I am ALWAYS freezing!

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Upholstered Beds! omg. I swoon over these; however, not the price tags.

.....one day.....

{This one is from Crate & Barrel}

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{via sephora}

Laura Mercier's Caviar Eye Liner. This stuff is great. It goes on so smoothly and doesn't rub off 2 hours into the day! 

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and of course I can't forget

any and all things OU!

resisting.

still resisting the urges……

These would look fabulous in my living room

1. Sofa {in a different color} – Custom Sofa Design
2. Hard wood floors – Lumber Liquidators
3. Rug – I.O. Metro
4. Side Table – I.O. Metro
5. TV stand – I.O. Metro

revamp.

Resisting the urge to purchase these and redo my bedroom

1. Bed – I.O. Metro
2. Chest – I.O. Metro
3. Dresser – I.O. Metro
4. Bed Covers {in sea grass} – West Elm

friday.

SO it’s finally Friday…and a good Friday at that!

It’s my last day at the University.

Today is sort of bittersweet. I have so much enjoyed my time working here. For the first time in a long time I have woken up each morning happy to go to work. It has made SUCH a difference in my life to NOT dread work every single morning! 

Even though I have loved working here, I am soooooo ready to leave and move on to bigger and better things. I’m ready to not stare at my computer at 3:00pm and think “what the heck am I going to do for the next 2 hours?” I am ready for the challenges and responsibilities that lay ahead!

My horoscope.

I always grab a school paper when I walk in the door every morning and since February I’ve started reading my horoscope on occasion. I’m so glad I read it this morning; it made me feel special inside. ha ha

You might be a charismatic person to begin with, but you will be even more so than usual at this time. What makes you so appealing? You don’t even realize the great elegance and charm you possess.

Is that statement even something you consider a horoscope?! I feel like its just more of a compliment? Whatever it is, I’ll take it!

The weather.

It has been beautiful and sunny and in the 50s and 60s all week here!! I can only pray to God that this isn’t a tease and the sun is here to stay! I sure have missed it the last 4 months!!! Plus I can’t wait to put on a pair of these

The weekend.

I have fabulous weekend plans and I’m so excited! Tonight is filled with the gym {I’ve eaten too much food this week} and running errands for the shower Julia and I are throwing for Danae & Evan!

Saturday I’m headed home to spend a little QT {quality time}with the parents. {They’ve been begging} What my mom doesn’t know is I’m recruiting her to help me start recovering these chairs I bought 2 months ago! {pictures to come}

Then I’m going out for my dear friend Hannah’s Birthday! We’ll be celebrating the night at Red Rock! {no better place} Maybe I won’t be completely humiliated by my friends at this dinner…or maybe I will and I’ll walk out of there with a date….ha!

This will be Hannah and I’s 14th year to celebrate our birthdays….HOLY COW WE’RE GETTING OLD! I still remember  piling in to her mom’s {later turned hers} black Monte Carlo to go get ice cream when we were 12/13 years old! Oh the memories….

Sunday will be filled with errands for the shower and my return to Spin Class! {I’ve been MIA for 2 weeks now! Terrible, but my morning workouts are just wearing me out!}

I hope you all have a fabulous Friday and as fabulous of a weekend as I plan on having!!

ikea.

Lately a trip to IKEA has been a topic of conversation with many of my friends.
My lunch conversation with emily made me crave a little online browsing.
We though to ourselves, perfect…we’ll bring a truck…and then realized maybe that’s not such a good idea. It might be a little too enticing to bring home more than what we really need…..
Here’s some of my browsing picks….

How beautiful is this nightstand?!






I could totally use a few packages of these and for $9.99, how can you beat that?!




2 of these on my sofa table would be GORGEOUS!





I’ve been needing some new dinnerware. My current plates are from IKEA and I love them….but a tile floor and a clumsy person don’t mix well.

If you haven’t been to IKEA I highly suggest you go. You’ll be in a world of amazement. Their website doesn’t even do it justice! If only they had online shopping…..
actually….that’d probably be REALLY dangerous!