It's been a few months now, and I can finally talk about it. Laugh about it, maybe.
But just maybe. So don't push your luck.
What is this "it" that I speak of, you ask. Oh, that would just be my hair TRAVESTY that happened back in May when my hair dryer decided one day and for no reason whatsoever to just "wig out" (pun totally intended) and scorch my hair.
Yep it did quite a number and ended up frying most of my hair before I realized what was happening. In my defense, there were no tell-tale signs of said scorching like, y'know, smoke....or that awful burnt hair smell that usually accompanies hair dryer malfunctions. No, this attack was surreptitious. Covert. Clandestine. Under the radar. Cloaked in the guise of every day hair drying.
And it was only when I noticed that I had singed off nearly half my bangs, when the damage was already done, that I realized what had happened and started shrieking in octaves that only Cooper could hear.
And so, to my hair dresser I went. To have inches of shriveled locks lopped off. And to begin the long road back to "able to be seen out in public" hair. In the mean time, there were buns. Bobby pins. Interesting braided bangs that people thought was just me being fashion forward. Ohhh. El. O. Ellle blogworld. Fashion forward indeed.
But what I came to realize, was that perhaps the best cover up of all for this fringe faux pas was just a good ole trusty ball cap. So you can imagine how happy I was when our bride & groom from last weekend, Tiffany & Charlie, brought me one. But not just any baseball cap. See, T&C know that I am obsessed with the show "NCIS" and will often watch hours of the marathons they put on USA (hey, what else are you going to do when you can't be seen in public :) Well it just so happens that Charlie works for NCIS. Not the show. The real NCIS. Complete with weapons and all. Y'know, the one that advises Dinozzo & Gibbs how to be so broodingly handsome while defending the country. Oh Hoo-rah. So just knowing how much I love the show, Tiffany & Charlie got us a real NCIS hat & mug from the....I dunno....NCIS gift shop? :)
And all this time they thought they were just getting me a gift.
But little did they know, because of them the NCIS is now aiding me in a major cover up. :)
Happy Tuesday y'all!!
M:)
**So tell me, what was YOUR worst hair disaster? Come on, make me feel better here. :)
Happy Monday all!! We have a really exciting announcement about Spread the Love Maine! After lot of requests (and emails!) to make the stop closer than Bangor (which is apparently WAY up there...who knew!) we have decided to move it to Scarborough which is a lot closer for most people. From what I hear, Scarborough is only about an hour and a half north of Boston so any of you Beantown (or RI or NH or CT) folks who missed us the first time around can sign up for this one! Just click on the link in the pinned post above and that'll get you all set up! It's THIS WEDNESDAY, so be sure to sign up fast! See you there!
Well....this is it. The final chapter in our Spread the Love Saga.
I can't. believe. it's. over.
These past two months were just a blink....a blur...a blip on the great tortilla burrito that is the time-space continuum. And yet somehow, an entire lifetime was lived in them. All of us that were along for the ride came out of it slightly different people. Hopefully slightly better people. Better for the ride. Better for the reality. Better for getting out of our own little bubbles and out into the great expanse of the horizon beyond. I cannot say thank you enough to those of you who joined us on this great adventure. I know this is a story that I will be telling my great-great grandchildren for years to come (because I fully intend on living that long) and all of you will be the characters. Thank you for sharing your hearts with us. Thank you for being so raw, so honest. For never being afraid to look weak, for never caring if you were vulnerable. You are the real heroes of this story.
And I just want to say thank you for letting us read along.
So much love,
J&M
From hanging out with Harrison & Calista over Valentine's Day....we cruised on down to Vail in search of some famous hot chocolate we'd been hearing about from Sarah & Shyla for over a year.
Rrrrrrrimini!!!
Let me just tell you this. It was worth every last mile without wireless signal to get there and every last minute on the treadmill after. In my heaven, the clouds will be made from this hot cocoa.
Play it cool. Play it cool.
We didn't get any pictures from our time in Denver because our personal photographer (Miss Julia G, who did a ROCKIN job documenting the whole trip, was back home that week). But we did have an amazing time with a group of amazing people AND we got to sample the world's best margaritas and fish tacos ever courtesy of Miss Rene Tate and her BFF Jessie. Good times were had by all!
From Denver there is a whole lotta NOTHIN until you get to Kansas City. See this shot below? This was the highlight of the drive! Add to that fact that I only had about 1/8th of a bar the whole 10 hours and I came very close to losing my mind. Where are we now? Oh yea, we're at that place that has fields on both sides. Shoot me!
Kansas City just stole my heart. We had people there all the way from Arkansas (wat up Beaty's?!) and with their sweet southern/midwestern accents I just wanted to gobble each and every one of them up. But I didn't.....that would be weird.
HUGE thanks to Digital Labrador for hosting us!!
And finally from Kansas City we made our way up to Chicago, where Bob & Dawn Davis hooked us up with this awesome space at Calumet. If Chicago were going to win a "Lovey" it would be for best group to go out with a bang with!! We still have one more stop to go in Maine later this month, but Chicago wrapped up this crazy road trip for us and they did it in style!
I think Justin is demonstrating his mad marionette skills here. :)
And that's it. Two of the most life changing months of our lives are over. But like I said, I know I'll be talking about them for years and YEARS to come!
ETA: Here's a fun shot Rene sent us of our fish taco dinner!
If I'm being honest, I think a lot about what I'll be like when I'm a little old lady. What my silver hair will look like and how many lines will have found my face. Will the laugh lines outnumber the frown lines... will my eyes still dance behind the crinkles? Will they dance because they remember? Will they dance because they never want to forget? All the places they've been and all the things they have seen in this world. Will they dance in a way that only a little old lady's can... because frankly she knows something you don't know.
I think about what I'll be like when I'm 97 years old and I paint a story of a life well-lived. Will I use broad strokes of color or will I save some of that just for me? Will I pen it black & white, these snapshots that make up a lifetime, and then simply smile through my crinkles and say...
Well if you think that's good, you should have seen it in color.
We are in Chicago setting up for our last stop on this leg of the tour, but we just wanted to hop on real quick to thank our newest sponsors and to announce the winner of the WPPI Photoshoot seat!!
First up, big bear hug thanks go to our good friend Davina for offering up a discount code for all of the attendees of Spread the Love, as well as to give away one of her GTKY kits at each of the stops! We will email soon with details on that!
We are also super thankful to our San Diego hosts, Jared & Garrett, for getting on board with their company Shoot Dot Edit to offer discounts on editing, as well as to giveaway one full editing job!! Again, if you were at a Spread the Love check your email soon (tomorrowish!) for details on that!
And finally, we are so proud to announce the winner of our "What inspires you?" contest and a free seat to the WPPI Photoshoot put on by Laura Marchbanks to benefit Portrait House..........Brent Pilgrim!!!! This contest was WAYYY too hard for us to choose, so we selfishly enlisted the help of a panel of friends & family to help us choose the winner. We were all blown away by the selflessness of this couple. The way that they push each other & sacrifice for one another inspired all of us. Patti & Brent, we can't wait to meet BOTH of you in Vegas!!!
Here we go! Last stop....don't get scared now!
Windy City-ly yours,
J&M
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