pardon my obsession...

this is my absolute favorite picture.

i love it so much.

and just in case you're as obsessed with her as i am,

take a looksie at part two and three for even more.

anna james, 

you're my favorite/hero/imaginary best friend.

okay.

i promise i'm done now.

bless you for putting up with my nearly creep-status obsession.

i just can't help it.

i love love. 

[(b + k )- b] + j = k+j 4ever

remember when i told you 

my bff jill got married

and not to fret because mizz james had our back

when it came to capturing the moment?

of course you do.

because i freaked out and reminded you yesterday.

now please, prepare yourselves for an image overload.

but don't worry,

it's totally worth it.

{i apologize in advance for the pictures being small.

i need to figure out a way to widen my center column

so as to have giant, awesome pictures}.

behold, the cutest couple in the world. 

 such an ethnically diverse wedding party. 

formal parental love.
sidenote: is it bad my sister has my dream dress?
i feel like i'll never find one that compares. 
i mean, have you seen the skirt?!
gooorgeous. 

so short. so brown. so beautiful.

 i just can't get over how beautiful she looked. 

 500 BABIES.

  aaaahhhhhhh. one of my favorites!!!

their song was stand by me. 

perfect. so, so perfect. 

 as awkward as it looks/was, i could not stop hugging her.

i felt justified because my other half was officially taken. 

 daddy-daughter dance.

he cried. she cried. i cried. mom cried.

so many happy tears.  

i can't tell you how happy i am our fist pumping was documented.

we rock it guido style on the dance floor.

 fact: more people joining the dance floor 

doesn't make it any less awkward. 

 i won the bouquet in battle.

i can say this because it was slammed in my face

and at least half of the flowers landed on the ground. 

beth + brissa = x-treme bridesmaids. 

 hey heeey foxy ladieeez. 

  our parents are so proud.

in fact, they're blowing this picture up as big as possible

and putting it on our garage door

so the world can see how normal their children are. 

 as children, they called themselves the

"trouble maker twins."

pictures like this prove the TMT legend lives on. 

don't you worry, we got the car good.

silly string on the inside,

"bow chicka wow wow" and "get some" on the outside.

oh, and oreos. lots and lots of oreos. 

i love you krizzle.

i'm so happy you're happy.

bfflizzles 4-eva. 

white&yellow.white&yellow.

they're here!!!!!!

they're finally here!!!!!!

more to come later.

and just in case any of you were wondering,

anna james is my hero. 

the post-party pre-breakdown.

thank you all for your kind wishes.

everything went as planned and 

the wedding was lovely.

absolutely lovely.

the bride looked stunning.

there is nothing more beautiful than the glow of true love.

i wish i had taken pictures, but there was no time*.

don't worry though,

anna's kind of amazing and she's got our back.

she also made us fake laugh.

a lot.

and if there's one thing i learned,

it's that no one in my family has a pretty fake laugh.

we're like a pack of hyenas. 

and the little cut i got on my lip

from when the bouquet was spiked into my face 

during the toss

was totally worth it. 

looks like i'm next.

{insert laughter here}

*i lied.
i did have time.
just for one picture though.

creepy, right?
i'm pretty sure she's a ghost now. 

ever since i was a little girl i dreamed of getting acrylic nails.

my sister and i would buy the press-on's in junior high

and spend hours trimming, filing and making them look perfect

before carefully placing them on each finger. 

{please note: this is not me. i was brown, my front teeth were much larger

and my tips were always white with pink flowers and sparkles. i kept it classy.}

surprisingly enough, 

i never got my nails done for a high school dance.

i couldn't justify the price. 

i kept the dream alive though.

one day,

 i was going to have shiny, white tipped nails. 

one day....

the first time i got acryclic nails

was for jewboo's wedding.

my little girl dream had finally come true. 

they were perfectly squared with slightly rounded ends, 

placed straight on my finger and not slanted like the lady originally wanted.

i thought they were beautiful.

{this is the only photographic evidence i have of them. 

please don't judge me too harshly for what my face and hand are doing in this picture. 

it was 2009. i was 19 and i just wanted to be cool.}

then, i tried to take out my contacts.

i'm surprised my retina isn't scarred.

i felt my outfit choices were limited because my nails were too fancy.

so my white van knock-offs from target and jeans weren't going to cut it.

they felt like a strange extension to my natural nail

and i thought they were going to rip off every time

 i opened a car door, zipped up my pants or tied my shoes.

i grew paranoid that everyone i came in contact with 

would take one look at my hands and think, 

"ohmygosh, does she really think she can pull those off?"

or 

"biotch alert!!!!"

they lasted less than a week before i plied them off.

it was one of the most painful things i've ever done.

apparently i needed to soak my nails longer in the 100% acetone.

how dumb of me for stopping the soak prematurely. 

i should have realized when your skin burns

and feels like it's going to fall off,  that means it's working.

duuuh.

i promised myself i would never 

go through that horrible experience 

ever again.

>>>fast forward two years>>>

kay and i are going to get our nails done tonight

for her wedding tomorrow*.

so if you have a spare moment,

could you please pray for my eyeballs?

they already hate me. 

*aaaaaahh!!! my baby is getting married tomorrow!!!!!!

sometimes the tears, they fall.

last night, 

in the middle of my sister's bridal shower,

it hit me.

in two weeks, she will no longer be a porter.

in two weeks, my other half will marry her other half.
in two weeks, everything will change. 

that's when the tears slipped out.

i couldn't help it.

i still can't.

she hugged me and wiped away my tears.

she told me not to cry and smile instead.

i hope she doesn't mistake my tears for sadness,

because i truly am over the moon excited for her.
but that doesn't change the fact
that after july 21,
her initals will go from ktp to ktv
and my baby sister can officially add "wife" to her resume.
in order to force myself to stop crying,
i looked through some of our finest moments caught on camera.

i can't wait to see the gems we take on her wedding day.

deyz gonn bee guuuuuud. 

attn: world

kelli knows how to throw a wedding.
like whoa. 

my brother and i agreed that it was the best wedding we've been to.

ever.

we sat on a bench and observed for a little while.

i wish i could have bottled up the love 

and give it to you. 

it was such a peaceful happiness.

and she looked beautiful.

i can't wait until pictures are posted so you can see them.
i thought about snapping a moment on my phone,
but it wouldn't have done the magic any justice.
just know it was amazing. 

okay, 

i'll stop gushing now.

but really, their love was encompassing.

in other news,

james fell in love with cake pops.

toward the end of the reception he started eating them whole.

i think they began blocking his air intake but he didn't care.

death by cake pop would be his ideal way to go. 

like a loaded potato, but with words.

friday.

my broken toes and i went to my cousin's wedding

in five inch heels and my yellow dress.

ashley, beth and jamie's date were the only blonde's there. 

'twas quite comical.

aside from dancing and watching a very enthusiastic 

white man dance an energetic salsa,

we ate delicious food and sipped on

what may just be the best drank ever.

 i must regrettably admit i am not sporting a double black eye in the photo above.
the stupid lights made me appear to be more legit than i am.
but one day people...one day i will rock the black eye like nobody's biznass.
after the reception,

we headed over to target so i could buy baby clothes

for my bff's baby shower the next day.

it was then i realized the fullness of my disease.
 it's official. 
baby sections in any store are harmful to my health.
{iwantababy.iwantonelikewoah.}

 saturday.

i finished bossypants.

it was brilliant.

i love tina fey more than words can express.

later that afternoon i went to sid's baby shower.
i won a lint roller and a pack of m&m's.
i gave the chocolate covered candies
to bethie and scottopher when i got home.
we spent the better part of an hour
in the same room, playing games on our pizzles
and speaking to or about our games.
i introduced scott to galaxy puzzle and bubble shooter;
two of what i thought to be the best games ever.
boooy was i wrong.
he introduced me to

 best.game.ever.
i can honestly say it has been the best 99 cents i have ever spent.
we went to jimmy john's with bree

and i wanted to slap my face for never trying their sandwiches before.
sogood.
after supper we headed back to bree's
so i could use free wifi to download tiny wings
while beth and bree painted their nails.
after waiting for hot pink paint to dry
we sped over to dan and craig's
for the maiden voyage of their new projector.
we thought we were going to watch
diary of a wimpy kid
but instead, they popped in
this bad boy.
it's even better the second time around.
after the movie,
beth, scott, bree and i went to coldstone.
scott ordered oatmeal cookie batter, cookie dough and cinnamon.
when i first heard that combination i grimaced.
then i tried it and
mama mia, that's-a-good-a-flavor!
 sunday.
after a free lunch with delicious strawberries
we laid out to read play tiny wings.
i looked up in the middle of my game 
to see weezy walking toward us.
we chatted for a good while and caught up on life.
after some more sunshine loving and tiny winging,
beth and i made dinner for some friends.
fyi world:
crissa makes the best desserts ever.
beth, bree and i went for a post-dinner bike/scooter ride
around the town.
after being followed around the library by a homeless man,

we rode to our hearts content in the maze that is 

underground parking. 

 
sslbijhtdhamww.
{sorry so long, but i just had to document how awesome my weekend was}

kopy-kat[e]

let's pretend for a moment i'm joan rivers 

{minus all the plastic surgery and inability to move my face},

you're giuliana, kelly or george

and we're on fashion police.

we're imagining all this because it's time for my favorite segment,

"b[eezy] stole my look!!"

...riiight...?

emily deserves a billion unicorns and robots

 for posting this on facebook.

no beef for you.

i think i broke my two little toes yesterday.

you know, 

the piggies that didn't get roast beef

and went wee wee wee all the way home?

yeah, those ones.

on the upside, 

their current state of pain 

helped me justify wearing my moccasins to work today.

in other news, 

the bananas and clementines i bought earlier this week

have proven to be delicious.

it's been so long since i've had a good clementine.

like december/january long.

i don't know how i've survived.

my eyes have been drooling all day.

i'm sorry.

i'm sure you've all had an overload

about the royal wedding.

but i can't help it.

they look so in love.

the real kind.

the forever kind.

i'm crossing my fingers for those two.

oh yeah, and just like every other girl in the world,

i.want.her.dress.

 on a sidenote:

i finally watched their movie yesterday and i think that's what put me over the edge. i told beth i wanted to marry a royal and had her look up the list for me.

dang that kate for picking the best one.

all grown up

one of my best friends got married on tuesday. 

her name is sidney.

here is her face.

we've been through a lot together.

it's weird to think that we've only known each other for two and a half years.

it feels like we've been sisters forever.

i remember her telling me that she wasn't going to get married until after she graduated.

i laughed and told her that after stuart got back from his mission she'd be a goner.

i was right. 

and boy am i glad i was.

i couldn't be happier for her and her stuart.

they deserve each other.

they are two of the nicest, most caring and genuine people i have ever had the pleasure of knowing.

you know those friends you can talk to and you know they're actually listening?

that's sid and stuart. 

i'm glad i got to meet her husband before he became her husband.

i'm grateful for their friendship.

i have to thank the Lord for blessing me with friends like them.

{their babies are going to be adorable}

{doesn't she make a beautiful bride?}

congrats mr. & mrs. davis!

te amo. te amo. te amo.