halloween.

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happy halloween.

{"boo! did i scare you?"}

i hope your halloween is filled with

candy, costumes, trick-or-treaters, pumpkins,

a big bowl of chili, ghosts, spooky stories,

jack-o-lanterns and anything dipped or covered in carmel.

i love this holiday- a little too much.

{my mother must of rubbed off on me- she's obsessed.}

not necessarily the crazy costumes, makeup and dressing up part of this holiday-

but rather, the spooky crisp air, kids in their costumes,

extra candy laying around the house, home decor, and anything pumpkin-y. 

due to my life as a ballerina, my halloween night will be spent rehearsing the nutcracker.

kind of contradicting, wouldn't you say?

so, i'm counting on you to live up one of my favorite holidays for me;

eat extra candy, knock on extra doors, jump out and scare someone,

help yourself to that second helping of chili {and cornbread},

and carve an extra pumpkin just for me. 

{thank you!}

have a spooktacular day. 

xoxo

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my happy list.

list of my happy things {as of late}... 

1. patterned jeans. 

2. pumpkin chocolate chip cookies.

3. the way lovebird talks to our puppy. he's smitten.

4. 3 day visits from my parents- that end up turning into a whole week.

5. brick red lipstick or a simple nude. polar opposites, i'm aware. 

6.  letters from a missionary. 

7. late night talks with lovebird about our future- the unknown.

8. grandma's watches; my favorite kind of vintage.

9. all things puppy: fur, kisses, nap-times and that distinct puppy smell.  

what's on your list? do share.
xoxo

there's someone i'd like you to meet.

hello world.

today is a big day; or rather today has a big announcement. 

we've {finally} settled on a name for our little pup.

drum roll please.... world, meet:

mowgli.

mowgli stice, that is.

{current nickname: mowgs}

we are well aware that it took us almost three weeks to name him,

but, better late than never, right?

i'm not exactly sure how mowgli came about-

yes, the name mowgli comes from the little boy in "the jungle book"-

but, he wasn't necessarily named after him for any particular reason.

we simply liked the name. 

i can't begin to tell you how many names we came up with for our little guy.

name, after name, after name;

none of which instantly fit his puppy cuteness, yet regal aura.

until, "mowgli" suddenly seemed to be the perfect fit. 

so, there you have it.

as much as we hated the ongoing search for the perfect name,

we couldn't be more in love with his name- well, mostly just him in general. 

happy monday!

cheers to a new week, puppy kisses and a successful weekend. 

xoxo

things of today.

today:

i hate goodbyes. 

{saying goodbye to my parents is always the hardest thing.}

i'm going to sip on a warm drink.

i'm planning on a big cuddle session with my pup.

i'm wearing this pair of boots.

{boots: one of my favorite perks to fall's weather.}

i'm missing crew. a lot. 

i'd give anything to sleep in.

i'm longing for a pair of polka dot tights. 

i'm dreading going to school. {this is very unlike me.}

my nails are nail polish-less. this is rare, i tell you. 

i'm hungry for a good book.

i'd hang out with her, if we lived in the same state. 

i'm in love with lovebird. 

{but technically that's every day, not just today.}

i'm oh-so tired. 

i could spend the rest of my life in this beautiful season. 

i'm thankful for my parents. 

{mom & dad: thank you for this incredible week - and for all you did for us. i love you.} 

what's your today?

happy friday, by the way. 

xoxo

a world with octobers.

it's quite obvious how busy life seems to be over here.
[sorry for the lack of blog posts. i will be better next week, i swear]

october has been one awfully busy month, i tell you.

however, let's not dwell on the business-

because everything else in october has been perfect. 
{pumpkins, rain storms, new puppy, colored leaves, visit from parents, hot coco, performing,
candy corns, the color orange, rain boots, crisp air and the list goes on and on...}
indeed, i'm thankful for a world with octobers.  
i've recently established it's my new favorite month out of the year. 
regardless of how busy i may. 
happy october.
it will be gone before we know it, so enjoy it while it lasts.
xoxo 

{source: unknown. sorry!}

outweighing tiredness.

ah! a whole week has come and gone,

and i only managed to post a couple of times.

life was awfully crazy this past week.

we, as ballerina's call it: "theater week."

meaning, we live at the theater for the week.

nothing but dress rehearsals, make-up and tiredness. 

i debated moving an air mattress into my dressing room-

i was that tired at the end of each night.

{which explains the lack of blog posts. ops!}

on top of many hours at the theater,

being a mum to our new pup was quite tiring in itself.

if i wasn't out walking him or playing with him,

i was spending all my minutes thinking about {and adoring} him.

or... worried that he was okay in his kennel all alone at home.

puppies are the best thing in the world- hands down.

but, they do take tiredness to a new level. 

lastly, on top of all of that, my parents came into town on thursday.

it's always the biggest treat when they visit.

they met their first grandson {aka our pup},

went to my performance {they've always been my number one fans},

and we all enjoyed a day in gorgeous yosemite.

it was a week to remember.

nothing beats the thrill of performing,

hugs from your parents {who live too far away},

and cuddling a ball of soft puppy fur. 

every ounce of tiredness was forgotten thanks to these great things.

happiness is love, life and family.

{and of course- husbands, ballet and puppies.}

hope you had a lovely weekend.

i'll be catching up {on lots} of your fun posts from last week.

xoxo

{picture above: courtesy of milano photography}

puppy lovin'.

four words: we are in love. 

yes, completely infatuated with him.

he's been a perfect puppy so far;

meaning, not a single {potty} accident in the house-

and only one rough night full of whining.

{but, that is to be expected from a puppy who just left his mom.} 

i keep pinching myself making sure i'm living in reality.

i'm shocked that lovebird caved into letting us get a puppy

and i feel spoiled by what a awesome little guy we ended up with.

unfortunately, he remains without a name.

can you believe that?

we are having the hardest time picking the perfect name for this little fellow.

a name is a big deal- even bigger than i thought.

 to this, my mom said to me, "just wait until you have kids."

i can only imagine.

we are open to any suggestions-

in fact, i'm curious to hear what you think we should name him. 

of course, we will pick out a name we love and adore-

but, a little name game never hurts anyone, right?

and i promise... we will have a name by tomorrow.

i'm mainly making this promise to myself, my husband and my puppy.

i'm kicking myself for being so indecisive right now.

happy monday.

cheers to puppies, weekends and dinner with friends.

xoxo