love day...

 a very happy valentine's day to you! 

i know, it's a day late.  i apologize.  i'd love to say my valentine's day was so incredibly romantic that i didn't get a chance to blog, but wow, is that so not the case.

this adorable outfit? that i had picked out for weeks?  i didn't actually get to wear it. as per my luck, i ended up being sick in bed.  it started monday night, and resulted in me staying in bed all day tuesday, in my pajamas... i eventually moved to the couch, and proceeded to watch one of my all time favourite movies, shag.

it's set in 1963, when four best friends go on a road trip to myrtle beach before they go off to college/get married... it was one of my favourite movies in junior high, that i used to watch at almost every sleepover with my besties.  it has cute outfits, awesome cars, cheesy punch lines ("this is the most fun" being one of the main cheesy lines!)... and lots of dancing!  i love it.

 on my sick day, i also attempted a threadsence hair tutorial.  i failed. big time.  i didn't attempt the fishtail, because i was already frustrated with just the pinning/tucking.  while i love my bangs, sometimes they can be the bane of my existence.  so uncooperative. 

 

          dress, top, belt: ruche
          shoes: aldo
          tights: walmart

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and now, i leave you with two valentines.

the first, being 'jimmy valentine' from shag,

and the second, being an actual valentine... from the ones i gave out.

i hope you all had a fabulous valentine's day! 

j.

xox

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a very girly post indeed...

love day is tomorrow.  it's been years since i've had "an other half" on love day.  normally, i'm bitter, because everyone who has someone asks me what my plans are... (my plans are always non-existent), then they proceed to tell me what their plans are.  ya know, something mushy.

honestly, even when i had a boyfriend, i still wasn't big on valentine's day.  i saw it as an excuse for slacker boyfriends to be lovey one day out of the year, because that's the day that is actually set aside to show the one you love just how much you love them.

this year, however, is a different story.  i decided to embrace it, and spread the love.

while yes, it's a day that couples can be mushy to the extreme, it's also a day filled with girly colours, lace, frills, flowers... which are things that i love!  

i spent the better part of yesterday baking some yummy treats to bring to work tomorrow.  cherry chip cupcakes, in a variety of vintagey liners.  i had some fun taking photos of them in some of my vintage plates and on crochet table clothes.  it was good timing, because the moment i was finished baking, coincidentally, the movie 'valentines day' was just starting on tv! 

i also went ahead and planned my love-day outfit.  seeing as i'm totally embracing it this year.  you can see a sneak peak of it on my instagram closet shot.  it's hanging on the door, which is what i normally do with my 'tomorrow' outfit.

on another topic, i've discovered something i love about instagram photos and finishes.  the fact that when you look at them, you really lose all aspect of time.

when were these photos taken?  yesterday? the 60s? 50s?

i think if we tossed these photos in with a stack of authentic 50s/60s photos, and asked someone who didn't know you when these photos were taken, that'd be their guess.

it'd be a fun game indeed.

on that note, i leave you, wishing you a very happy love day tomorrow, filled with kisses and hugs, treats and romance.  even if i'll be lacking the last tidbit.

here, have a cupcake.

:)

j.

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