It's been 10 years since 9-11. It seems like yesterday, and yet so long ago, all at once.
I remember where I was when I heard the news. I remember the rage and sadness inside of me, how I felt so alone.
It is important for us remember those who were lost that day, and all of the days following. To remember their lives that were filled with love and hope, and were taken away.
Let's show love to the special people in our day to day lives, and because all we have is now.
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Friday, September 9, 2011
Nuggets of Love
I am back from one of the worst weeks in recent memory. My bird Kiwi passed away, my computer died, and I ended up having surgery this Wednesday, the day before my birthday. I even spent most of my birthday in the hospital.
After the groggy fog cleared, I realized how lucky I am to have such wonderful friends & family, and such an amazing husband. I was showered with love and support, flowers, phone calls, and texts. Here are a few nuggets of love from my hospital stay:
After I returned home from hospital fun, the presents started flowing! Here are some sweet gifts I received:
Though my birthday wasn't exactly what I expected, it was pretty wonderful just the same. We are going to do a low key dinner tomorrow at the Romano Macaroni Grill. What to wear, what to wear...?
Happy Friday!
Adrienne
After the groggy fog cleared, I realized how lucky I am to have such wonderful friends & family, and such an amazing husband. I was showered with love and support, flowers, phone calls, and texts. Here are a few nuggets of love from my hospital stay:
Gorgeous flowers and card from Cristal
Ben and Tracy came to visit and got me Chik-Fil-A, and a balloon!
Becca brought pretty cookies and funny cards :)
After I returned home from hospital fun, the presents started flowing! Here are some sweet gifts I received:
Mark Ryden is one of my favorite artists. Aron found a limited edition necklace of his famous Rose painting. It is amazing, I just love it.
I am a walking cliche-I love red roses. These were courtesy if my sweet Aron as well.
Ben and Tracy gave me this awesome, vintage/earthy necklace I cannot wait to wear!
Cristal made yuuummm cupcakes and.......
....found me Italian Vogue, which is no easy feat! Loovvee :)
Happy Friday!
Adrienne
Sunday, September 4, 2011
Goodbye Kiwi
This is not a fun fashion post, but a way of saying goodbye to my bird, Kiwi.
I adopted Kiwi in 1999 from my sweet friend Sommer. She had a condo full of animals, and a baby on the way, so one day Kiwi came home to live with me. Sommer and her husband loved him dearly, but they were quickly running out of room.
Kiwi was my companion for the next 12 years. He was with me through many moves, a few boyfriends, and all of life's ups and downs. He even lived with my mom for a period of time, and she grew to love him as well.
Kiwi was not a quiet birdy. He was an early riser, and made sure you were as well. He appeared to be a one person bird, but I would go out of town, he would grow fond of whoever was taking care of him when I was away. Faithful? Maybe not. But he was a sweetheart :)
He had a little song he would sing to me every morning, along with the kissy noises my mom taught him to make. He wanted me with him always, and would shriek if I left the room.
Kiwi was a rambunctious bird, back and forth back and forth on his perch all day. Always excitable and always happy to see you. But his cage was his world, and he very rarely wanted to leave it.
Kiwi became sick last week. He grew quiet, and was sleeping all day, and I knew something was wrong. My friend Cristal took him to the vet for me Saturday (I am sick and could hardly move at the time). I gave him his medicine and prayed for the best, but he succumbed to pneumonia Saturday night. I can't believe he is gone.
I am still grieving for my bird, so this is not the most eloquent post. Douglas Copeland sums up my feelings best, in his book, Life After God:
"And on the TV were still more birds! Such lovely creatures and I thought we are so lucky to have the animals. What act of goodness did we as humans once commit to deserve such kindness from God?"
So goodbye my little Australian Red Rump Parakeet, my little Kiwi, my Weester. You will be loved, missed, and remembered. My sweet little bird.
Adrienne
I adopted Kiwi in 1999 from my sweet friend Sommer. She had a condo full of animals, and a baby on the way, so one day Kiwi came home to live with me. Sommer and her husband loved him dearly, but they were quickly running out of room.
Kiwi was my companion for the next 12 years. He was with me through many moves, a few boyfriends, and all of life's ups and downs. He even lived with my mom for a period of time, and she grew to love him as well.
Kiwi was not a quiet birdy. He was an early riser, and made sure you were as well. He appeared to be a one person bird, but I would go out of town, he would grow fond of whoever was taking care of him when I was away. Faithful? Maybe not. But he was a sweetheart :)
He had a little song he would sing to me every morning, along with the kissy noises my mom taught him to make. He wanted me with him always, and would shriek if I left the room.
Kiwi was a rambunctious bird, back and forth back and forth on his perch all day. Always excitable and always happy to see you. But his cage was his world, and he very rarely wanted to leave it.
Kiwi became sick last week. He grew quiet, and was sleeping all day, and I knew something was wrong. My friend Cristal took him to the vet for me Saturday (I am sick and could hardly move at the time). I gave him his medicine and prayed for the best, but he succumbed to pneumonia Saturday night. I can't believe he is gone.
I am still grieving for my bird, so this is not the most eloquent post. Douglas Copeland sums up my feelings best, in his book, Life After God:
"And on the TV were still more birds! Such lovely creatures and I thought we are so lucky to have the animals. What act of goodness did we as humans once commit to deserve such kindness from God?"
So goodbye my little Australian Red Rump Parakeet, my little Kiwi, my Weester. You will be loved, missed, and remembered. My sweet little bird.
Adrienne
Saturday, September 3, 2011
Sour Times & Fashion Distractions
I ordered a few looks from F21+ last week, and they arrived today. Here is the lowdown.
This pleated dress is beautiful, and appears to be well made. The cut is a little off on me (because I am short waisted), but I am going to layer it up with a shrug so it should be fine.
I ordered this open chiffon cardigan with embroidery as well. I have been obsessed with finding a vintage-y, bed jacket kind of piece in my size, and this is pretty close. The sizing is a bit small; the size was supposed to be a 2X/3X, but it fit more like a small 2X. But, Forever 21+ is Junior plus size, so that might explain it.
This top is beautiful perfection. You will be seeing quite a bit of it in the future.
I try to "keep it light" in my blog, but the past few days have been rough ones. First, an old illness of mine reared it's ugly head, and I have been in quite a bit of pain. I will spare you the gory details, but it is an abscess-y nightmare that I have been dealing with on and off since 2004. I had a minor procedure performed on it Friday, but it looks like I might be making a trip to the ER in the next day or two, since it doesn't seem to be improving.
Then, my sweet bird Kiwi is sick. I noticed he wasn't eating much this week, and then he began sleeping constantly. I can't really get around right now, so my sweet friends Cristal and Andrew took him to the vet this morning. He is very sick, and has pneumonia. The vet gave him drugs, and about a 60% chance of survival-which she says is actually good for sick birds. Poor little bird. I've spent the past 2 bawling my eyes out over Kiwi.
Then, the cherry on my life sundae occurs-my laptop dies. I see the blue screen of death, and it is over. Aron thinks he can get data and pics off of it (than goodness), but the laptop itself is dead. Thank goodness I have his to use.
All of this happiness within 5 days of my birthday.
Sorry to vent, but it had to happen.
Hope you are all having a good holiday weekend :)
Adrienne
Thursday, September 1, 2011
FBFF: Fall Trends from my sickbed
Yes, an old, ganrly illness has come back to haunt me. I will spare you the details. I will be fine, so no worries. But expect to see some blogging to distract me from the ordeal, and keep me from dying of boredom. So here we go....
This weeks Fashion Beauty Friend Friday topic is: Name your five favorite fall trends and how you plan to wear them this season.
Alberta Ferretti
Lace: Lace is romantic and sweet. I love lace touches on dresses and tops.
This weeks Fashion Beauty Friend Friday topic is: Name your five favorite fall trends and how you plan to wear them this season.
Florals: I plan on donning my floral dresses with leggings and a cardigan this Fall.
Mui Mui
Mod: I love the clean lines of Mod outerwear.
Mod: I love the clean lines of Mod outerwear.
Alberta Ferretti
Lace: Lace is romantic and sweet. I love lace touches on dresses and tops.
Dolce & Gabbana
Polka Dots: Polka dots are forever. I have worn them every season for years, and will continue to do so :)
Gucci
Chunky Knits (and maxis): I haven't tried this out yet, but I can see this being a Sunday morning kind of look.
Come on Fall, I am ready!
Adrienne