Winks And Whistles

Cinco Derby

Last Saturday had the distinct honor of hosting both the Kentucky Derby and Cinco de Mayo. Did you know that I’ve never actually watched the Kentucky Derby?

I was invited to a Cinco de Mayo party and wore a dress more appropriate for the Kentucky Derby. Does anyone else like sitting in front of a floor length mirror to apply makeup?

I had margaritas and sangria. Maybe that was why I ended up spilling sangria all over one of my favorite dresses. But not to fear. Laura (the host) dashed for her Tide Pen and all was saved. Seriously, the entire stain ended up coming out. I’m a Tide Pen convert.

And I played Cards Against Humanity for the first time. LOVE IT. It’s like Apples To Apples but a thousand times better. And Chad actually enjoyed playing it. And Chad is not a party games kind of person.

Met Gala or Goth Prom?

I’ll let you be the judge.

So, I know that the Met Gala is kind of the fashion event of the season where celebs and designers show off more avant garde designs. But I just wasn’t so into what I saw this year. I mean, just about everyone looked like they’d taken a page from the goth handbook. Not for me.

                    

Tom and Giselle, on the other hand, looked fabulous .. as always. 

See a full roundup of Met Gala fashions on People.com.

A Happy Medium

On Sunday I did end up getting outside for a bit .. but I also took a glorious nap. The great thing about having a dog .. especially Dexter .. is that he’s the best nap buddy. And once we get outside .. because you can’t avoid going outside everyday when you have a dog .. is that once you’re out in that fresh air, you decide to stay out for just a little bit longer .. because the sun and that long walk makes you feel pretty good.

Weekly Web Favorites

Do you ever struggle on beautiful days to get outside? Part of you is saying  Get outside! Enjoy the sun and play! And then another part is you is just wanting to curl up on the couch, watch movies, and take a nap. I don’t know which is going to win out today. But I always feel kind of guilty if I don’t spend a significant amount of time outside when it’s a really beautiful day.

Here are some of my favorite things from around the web lately:

• I love Jane’s post on Sexy Bedhead .. definitely some products listed I love and use and others I’m interested in testing out.
• I’ve always wanted to make a bloomin’ onion at home. I think I might make one tonight.
• I like the idea of faking a super long ponytail, but I tried this tutorial and it didn’t quite work out for me. Maybe I’ll give it another go.
• I sorta loved this list of 10 Simple Things To Make You Happier At Home. Number 5 really spoke to me .. especially when they mentioned dishes. ugh … doing the dishes is the worst.

Here’s to a Sunday spent doing whatever it is that makes you happy .. and not feeling guilty about what doesn’t get done.

xoxo

Howcasts

It all starting innocently enough. I clicked on the An Old Person’s Guide To Twerking link that Chad had posted on Facebook. I guess I knew what twerking was but never knew that was what it was called.

Then I clicked on a YouTube link within that article and .. well .. you know how YouTube is .. one video leads to another and the next thing I know I’ve found myself in the world of Howcasts .. specifically How To Kiss Like A fill in the blank. I mean .. how could I not click on that video link .. right?

I think if I were a preteen I would have loved these videos and not gotten at all how ridiculous they are. But I think this one .. the How to Kiss like in Twilight video is the most entertaining. 

Chad was sitting right next to me, rolling his eyes, as I’m watching these on my iPad. In one of the how to kiss videos, the blonde host above is telling you “how to frustrate” a guy because that’s what they like. I jokingly say to Chad, Is that what you really want? To be frustrated? He looks at me and says, Kristin, guys are really simple. And one thing they don’t want is to be frustrated.

Classical Music Recharged

So, I’m driving yesterday listening to my absolute fave NPR radio host Tom Ashbrook on the my absolute fave NPR show, On Point, when I hear this music that makes me feel something .. not just emotionally, but physically. And it’s pretty rare that something like that happens after hearing only seconds of something.

Tom was interviewing the string quartet, Brooklyn Rider. And man, was I just floored by how incredible the music is. I just wanted to pull over and only have to listen to the music.

While listening to the interview, I purchased their album A Walking Fire. I’ve been listening to it ALL DAY LONG.

Even if you’re not into classical music (OMG who are you?!), you’ll want to check these guys out. My classical music world has been rocked.

The Best Part Of Chad’s Birthday …

… besides our awesome meal .. was this drawing by Leah, the daughter of friends of ours. They posted it on Facebook and I just loved it and the comments that came because of it.