{that's blogtastic}

oh, and ps

 

congrats to these two!

one more reason to wish you were related to me.

actually, 6 more reasons.

because if you were related to me, chances are you and/or your family would be receiving one of these bad boys for christmas. can i just tell you how excited i am that it's not even december yet and i have these done?!?

 

 

because my dad doesn't check blogs...

I spent the afternoon shopping and having lunch with my Mom and we were discussing gifts to get for everyone for the holidays. My brother and dad are the hardest people to buy for because if there's something they want ... they get it. They don't wait for special occasions. And because most of the things they are into (cars, tools, knives, boobs) are things that I have little to no knowledge about (except for the boobs :) ... it's hard to shop for them. But I do know that my dad likes music. And by like I obviously mean LOVE. I didn't just magically become a concert whore, ya know. I had to get it from someone, and that someone is my Daddy-o. When I got home I looked into what's going on at the casinos and much to my excitement both Foxwoods AND Mohegan Sun were having concerts on New Years Eve. Both acts my Dad would LOVE to see. So after a consult with Mom, we chose Earth Wind and Fire at Foxwoods over Hall and Oates (though I do love me some Daryl Hall) at Mohegan Sun. A few years back I saw Earth Wind and Fire with my Dad and it was pretty fantastic, and slightly comical. I ordered up the tickets and I'm in the process of booking a hotel room for the night for them. Apparently it's invite only for the hotel on New Years Eve (?) but they told me to call back sometime during the middle of the week and see if anything had opened up. I may have some more things up my sleeve, but Mom might read this so I don't wanna blow my cover :)

turkey for the girls and turkey for the boys.

Happy Thanksgiving! If you need me, I'll most likely be in a food-coma on my couch :)

hi, my name is erin...

... and I have a problem. So yesterday Melissa and I ventured to Boston for soaps and papers and such, and that was fine and dandy. I went into Lush hoping that they'd still be doing a promotion I read about online. They weren't. But it was all good because Mel and I had scored some coupons because we're *lovely lushies* so I was able to get a little something-something for no dollas. Rad. So fast forward to dinner time. I'm online checking out their site and they're still offering the promotion online so I decide to place an order. I'm almost out of moisturizer and now is not the time to be running out of a staple item like that. I make sure my order is over the amount needed to get my gifty. All is well. I submit. I check my email for my confirmation and see a beyond exciting email from Shurkus Harley for a Lush giftcard!!!! BEST DAY EVER! Totally not necessary, but definitely appreciated :) So off I went to place another order. Seriously. I have a problem. It's not drugs, it's not booze ... it's soap. Between my morning purchases and after dinner shopping spree, I walked away with

• a huge tub of Angels on Bare Skin that fell out of the bag when it ripped Melissa spiked on the sidewalk in Boston

• a quarter pound of Karma soap for a friend *wink*

• You Snap the Whip

• Skin Drink

• a small battle of Veganese to try to tame my crazy curls

• Snake Oil

• Randy Buttercream (Mostly because it contained the word "randy" in the name :)

• Miranda soap

• H'suan Wen Hua, again for my crazy hair

• Tea Tree Water

• After 8:30

• Gentil Lentil

• Big Calm

• Slammer

• Ultra Bland

• Best Wishes (free!)

• and TWO Shiny Happy People (and free!!)

You better believe that I will be checking the FedEx site religiously after I get my packing numbers to see when my goods will arrive. This is pretty much way better than Christmas :)

Dear Harley,

Not only are you the cutest/most snuggly kitty EVER, you pick out pretty rad gifts too :)

Love,

Erin

(Admitting you have a problem is the first step, right?!)

I got up at the crack of dawn (aka 6:30am when Melissa decided it was a good idea to text me) to start a fantastic adventure with said texter. I showered and got ready and headed out into the great outdoors without a raincoat OR an umbrella (ella, ella, a, a, a....). Bad idea. We came back to my house so I could grad a different coat and a *sweet* Elvis umbrella. We got right into Boston without any problems and found on street parking. Score! A trip to Paper Source was first, where I made a very small purchase. Then we were off to Lush to roast in a firey hell shop for some soap. Unreal. No store needs to be that warm, ever. Everything I touched kept melting because of the insane warmth of my body. I walked outta there with new face wash, a body butter bar, and a hunk of Karma soap. Our last stop of the day was at Vinnie T's for lunch which was fabulous. On our hike back to the car something extremely unfortunate occured! The bag of containing our Lush loot burst open, spilling all over Bolyston. What the crap?! Thankfully there was a very nice young man who scooped up our goods for us. As he walked away I yelled "Happy Thanksgiving!" Yay for nice people. It was a good thing we were heading back to the car to end our adventure and head home because shortly after the Lush bag exploded, so did the bag from Anthro. So we went home. And by home I mean we stopped at Michael's for crafty things such as felt and flower pots and such. Oh, and adorable gift cards.

That pretty much sums up the day. I know there is stuff that I am forgetting. And I know Melissa will bitch. But that's all I gots :)

 

 

 

6:24

far left. me. next to the yellow hooded man. oh, and you can see me briefly at the very end next to my sister and her yellow coat.

the one with all the links.

• i have been totally slacking on the blog-front because this has caught up with me.
• last week i realized this looks entirely too much like this for my liking (don't worry, i didn't *mistakenly* light up any of harley's goods :)
• i played around with this at the store today, which has inspired me to get all quote-y/lyric-y on my bedroom walls.
• with either this song or this song or this song. or quotes from this man. or all of the above.
• i'm planning a trip here and/or here with this girly (and maybe this girl!?) early next week.
• the new release of this game has left me NBF-less as of late, but it's all good :)
• i'm creating fantastical gifts for the girlies in my family, inspired by this!
• why isn't it march already so i can be here?!
• actually, i'd like it to be december so i can get started on my fantastically cute mini album inspired by this-lady-right-hurr.
• my little brother (who is not so little at 6'2" and 21 years of age) is cooking Thanksgiving dinner next week for the fam, probably inspired by this.
• i can only hope that i look as good as this woman when i'm sixty-something. oh, and still have mad dance skills. for serious. she rocked my face off sunday night.

eleven eleven

No worries about the last post, my friends. No dinner (or dessert, JI) was even consumed on the island. A trip to the Brazillian Grille was in order for a certain someone who is celebrating getting a *real* big boy job. Three of my favorite boys met me in Hy-town for some delish din, and then said guest artist stopped by to say hi to Harley. No business time, no worries :)

It's really chilly today, and I must say I'm not liking it. I just had to shut the front door where Harley was basking in the sun :( Sorry dude, I'm freeeezing. Plus they're working on the house next door and its starting to get a little loud.

After work tonight I plan to come back to the island and work on some layouts for the wedding scrapbook Melissa and I have been working on. Maybe. Harley will probably have other plans for our evening, and I'm OK with that.

My kitty friend has apparently decided it's time for me to stop blogging because he keeps climbing on top of my laptop, haha. Oh, and Jenn! His morning kisses aren't on my chin but on my ear! He wakes me up my licking and nibbling my ear and then attacking my hair. Oh, kitty...

a little guest artist action.

Harley and I had a visitor last night for dinner :)

Don't worry Jenn, he flushed. Just think ... you'll get to gaze at this gem everytime you use your sink.  You're welcome :)