quick update/fainting spell

so, I logged onto the knot today, saw this, and promptly fainted:

umm, SHUT THE FRONT DOOR.

I know most of you former bride types were all psyched about the count down, but this is really wigging me out. I expect to fully flip shit tomorrow, when it says 99.

in stuff you actually care about other news, have you been watching the olympics? I always forget how much I enjoy them (although, I have to give a shout out to the summer games, which I am ALWAYS pumped for) until they come back around, and I find myself glued to coverage of random sports I never watch otherwise. The US is doing great, and the men's figure skating finals last night were pretty awesome. Too bad the Russian silver medalist, Plushenko, is being a giant whine-bag about it. He spent the medal ceremony pouting/eye-rolling, and has spent today whining to any media outlet that will listen about how he was robbed. (I found this article, which briefly explains his loss, interesting.)

this update is pretty damn brief, but I gots stuff to do. So I leave you with this:

Someone's got a case of the Mondays...

Not me, because my Mondays are awesome. No obligations. I could do without the allergy/possible sickness issues I've got going on, but whatevs. Could be worse, right?

Anyway, my random topic of today's post is (drumroll): spring clothing I'm too broke to afford but am still dying to own.

Let's start with Anthropologie, my one and true store love. If I could live there, I totally would.

Adorable.

This also comes in red, but I'm digging the navy. Plus, I look good in blue.

I love this cardi. Yellow is horrendous on almost everyone, but I'd suffer through it for this.

This dress doesn't really scream "spring" to me, but I think it is cute.

I'm not sure why I like this top, but I do.

They call this a jacket, but I say it is an adorable cardi. That I NEED.

On to J.Crew, my other clothing love, which is wayyyy out of my price range 99% of the time. Except at the outlet, where I always seem to score deals.

Don't ask me to explain myself here. I just like it.

I want to casually shop and then eat lunch on a lanai in this.
I want this whole outfit. Not that I could pull it off.
I need this (in peacock or bright pink) to lounge on the beach in. Once I, you know, finish the 30 day shred.

Lastly, we'll head over to Ann Taylor Loft - you know, the poorer woman's J.Crew.

Fairly confident adorable outfits look ridiculous on me, but I like the top.

Need to add this shirt to my collection.

I need this whole outfit.

LOVE these shoes.

I need this dress for something...not sure what yet, but something.

So there you have it: my spring needs. Commence judging my fashion sense and/or taste!

random Wednesday thoughts...

My last couple of posts have been picture heavy. I'm not feeling very inspired today to hunt down pictures of whatever thing I feel like talking about today, so you're getting a random bulleted list:

• We are down to 116 days until the wedding. When.the.eff.did.that.happen?! Freaking my mind out.
• I've lost 8 pounds since December. Not really a lot, but considering that involved Christmas/New Year's food pig-outs, and involves me eating healthy, but still enjoying a cupcake once a month or whatever, I feel pretty good. So there.
• New anthro catalog in the mail yesterday = way too much money I want to spend. However, my bff gets a 25% discount...
• Yesterday while teaching, a couple students kept calling me "ma'am" - this thoroughly weirded me out for some reason. I'm only like...4 or 5 years older than most of them, and I do have some students that look older than my parents. Plus, I look about 12.* Stop it!
• I want a new swimsuit for the honeymoon...any recs? I found some cute ones on victoriassecret.com, but eh. I don't really want to spend $100, but some quality should be involved.
  

Hope everyone has a fabulous Wednesday! and the rest of the week.


*funny story: everyone thinks I'm 12, but when I bought my car in December 08, the guy at my bank asked if I was 16 yet. WTF.