The Under-Analyst

Austin TX, here we come!

I absolutely love Austin, TX. So it felt only right to book a last-minute trip for a long weekend (and apparently Mike has some sort of business to attend to…buy us a vacation home there honey!). One of my best friends (and bridesmaids!) just so happens to live there and I am beyond giddy to see her face.

”the Dis”

Austin style is incredible. It’s sort of like coachella 24/7. The music scene mixed with heat mixed with country/hipster/artist bars & shops just transports me to heaven. I’m taking some of my cues from Keep Austin Stylish ;

And although I originally purchased this swimsuit for my bachelorette weekend in Palm Springs (just 2 weeks away!), I can’t help but think it’ll be perfect for Lake Travis tomorrow.

I’ve also been going to the gym every day this week (including a horrendous performance in “Cardio Hip Hop” last night) so that I can enjoy the amazing food. I want tacos, bacon and airstreamer food trucks ASAP!

Happy Memorial weekend everyone!

Tags: Austin, austin tx, bridesmaid, food trucks, Free People, hipster, lake travis, memorial weekend, swim suit, tacos, Travel, tx

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Categories Flying Coach

Decorating with maps

21 May

Maps are cool, they just are. I might not know how to use them very well (evidenced by my 8th grade orienteering field trip where my partner and I finished dead last) but I can appreciate their value and aesthetic elements. We have a large empty wall still in our place and we’ve been grappling over what to do with it. More mirrors? lame. Maybe a large map is what we are missing, or maybe a few maps?

I got the idea off of Pinterest. I was directed to Inspire Bohemia a pretty fun blog. Here is some inspiration from this post.

love the colors, the map looks great in this corner

could easily DIY a map like this

I love the old school house pull down maps.

You can find similar maps (real examples below) on Etsy.

$40 vintage pull down school map

$195 beautiful 3 piece installation world map, mounted on wood.

Tags: etsy, framed maps, inspired bohemia, map decor, map decoration, map wall decoration, maps, Pinterest, school house maps, vintage maps

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Categories Daily Life

Bride vs. Groom (wedding arguments)

17 May

Throughout this wedding planning process Mike and I have had some pretty fun disagreements. We see eye to eye on important matters like food but some of the decor elements are a bit lost on him (“how much for linens!?”). I totally understand. The amount of money spent on ONE day seems absolutely frivolous and dumb. So as the costs pile up it’s conversations like this that make me laugh/really frustrated;

Me: “So we can have live music for when the guests arrive and for the ceremony. It’ll be $300, which is a pretty good deal and we need to decide if we want a guitar or a cello.”

Him: “Wait? $300 for music for an hour? That’s ridiculous.”

Me: “Yes, but it’s the only time I’ll ever walk down the aisle, hopefully, and I’d really like live pretty music.”

Him: “Well, don’t most people have a DJ for that?”

Me: “No.”

Him: “I don’t see why your brother doesn’t just press play on a boom box, this is dumb. No.”

-Skip to a few days later…..-

I get an e-mail from him;

“Let’s do this! (link to m&m website in which you can personalize m&ms as party favors)”

My reply, “This is fun, but it’s $300.”

His reply, “Go ahead and order it, it’s totally worth it!”

Tags: arguments, bride vs. groom, cello, ceremony music, decor, guitar, live music, m&ms, marriage, wedding

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Categories Daily Life

Crockpot Oatmeal, yes I cook

16 May

We’ve been wanting to try this one out for a while. I love oatmeal and I love a good crockpot so the two together just seems natural. Oh, and it’s low fat and healthy too? Fantastic. I studied a few variations of this recipe and worked with what we had. We got some bad news last night so this was definitely a good comfort food for this morning.