Cinderella story movie marathon

 this is me right after getting my wisdom teeth out.

HAHA LIE that's me like 3 days later. right after i looked more like this:

sooo my good friend came over & watched 3 chick flicks in a row with me!!

so glad we put that on the list. 

xo

Christmas in July, anyone?

complete with presents to each other! 

 & of course, we sent christmas cards to about 20 of our closest friends!

we made the picture as awkward as possible, obviously.

Merry Christmas to all!!

xoxo

spend an entire paycheck... ✓

this one wasn't terribly hard to do!

we simply spend the day in Milwaukee.

Our first stop was Benelux, this cute little restaurant where we sat on the roof.

we bought some adorable little cupcakes...

& since we were living large, we went to anthropologie and urban outfitters. 

: )

xoxo

how to repurpose an enormous men's polo::

{idea originally from this blog, but this version is for beginners}

some kind soul donated this XL polo to my local goodwill...

i'm thinking he may have grown out of it.

either way, we're going to turn it into a fashion statement!

yay!

first, i cut off the collar, & unpicked what was left.

{unpicking is when you remove the original stitch}

this split the "collar" (or what was left) into two flaps, which i used later.

the next step is to cut off the sleeves.

using an existing shirt that fits me, i lined up where to snip.

{make sure you move the cut out about 1/2 inch to leave room for the sewing}

when cutting, i followed the original stitch line.

i cut down the polo about 3/4 inches away from the line of the existing shirt.

then to make life easier, i folded the shirt in half & followed my own cutting lines

on the other side.

{DON'T throw the extra material away! you'll need it later}

then i flipped the "shirt" {more like a smock now}

inside out & matched up the edges. i sewed all the way up to the armpit on both sides.

now for the sleeves. using the sleeve of my yellow shirt, i lined it up & 

drew lines to follow along when i cut.

but then i decided i wanted the sleeves to be short, so i simply cut

horizontally. where to cut depends on how long you want the sleeve.

this is what mine looked like:

i folded over & sewed the bottom so it won't fray.

now we need to sew the sleeves on.

this part is tricky, so take your time.

{make sure everything is still inside out!!}

i started from the bottom & made my way up to the top, alternating sides

in case the sleeve size didn't match the size of the arm hole.

ta-da! i made a shirt! but i wasn't done yet!

using the extra material from the sides, i created this piece of fabric about

 3 or 4 inches wide & about 2 feet long.

i sewed it up so it resembled a tube, & i flipped it inside out & ironed it flat.

finally, i carefully & evenly sewed one edge of this tube

INTO the split neck from before. once it's done, it'll look like this!

simply sew up the ends & tie into a bow!

feel free to ask any questions!

xoxo

pranksters

 {our game plan}

 HEART ATTACK!!

pinwheeling. similar to forking. but... with pinwheels. 

 {Russ's car}

 {Mitch's car}

{Jesse's car}

XO

summerfest!!

we're really knocking out this list!!

& having fun doing it!

we saw Young the Giant yesterday, and they were great.

xo

the fourth

happy 236th, america!!

 {maggie made this cake}

{she is amazing}

whats a holiday without a big fluffy dog in your face!?

minnesota

our first roadtrip!

 we travelled to the ever so lovely St. Paul, Minnesota, where Jesse & his 

sister Caitlin were competing in the Warrior Dash. 

{if you don't know what that is, look it up & be amazed}

 {Mississippi River}

 what is a trip without a day at the beach, i mean really.

& a little sunburn, too.

 {the tea garden, my new favorite!}

 {before & after the dash}

 {what St. Paul looks like at 3 am... after the midnight showing of Spiderman}

{OMG it was great!}

{you should go see it!!}

{the drive home}

xo