We know we left you quite some time ago without a trace of 'goodbyes' or 'see ya laters'. It's no excuse, but we've been plenty busy over the last year...Rachel had a sweet baby girl, Christine graduated from college and Kimberly has been busy lawyering all over town.
But we realized that we missed blogging and telling you about all the highs and lows of our daily lives. And so we plan to be back next week in full force.
Hello friends! I know it's been quite sometime since you've heard from us, but alas, we are doing our best to get back into a blogging routine. Sometimes life just gets in the way and the next you know you haven't blogged in weeks. So please accept our apologies
I do have a bunch of beauty things coming up but I wanted to share my experience at Bonnarroo with you through Instagram magic
Bonnaroo is known for its laidback atmosphere and friendly vibes. One of the best places is the Solar Stage, where bands would play some soft tunes and talk a bit while you could lay and nap in the grass
One of my favorite 'Roo traditions is painting on the walls. People sometimes spend hours leaving their mark on the 'Roo walls and my roommate even saw a wedding proposal in action where the guy used the painted walls to propose!
After looking like a hot mess at the festival last year (seriously, during my only attempt to look cute someone said I looked like either a pirate or a Backstreet Boy), I decided to make sure I looked good. I chose flowy tops with either tight stretchy shorts or jean shorts, and I always had something to cover my head, be it a fedora or a DYI feather headdress
We obviously took full advantage of the body paint-friendly environment
While there were many band that kicked booty, GroupLove was the band that made the festival for me! I was right up front and the energy from the crowd and the band was out of this world. No one stopped clapping or singing or dancing and it was the only show I've ever seen at Bonnaroo with crowdsurfing (not that I'm a crowdsurfing fan, but you couldn't help but smile at how excited everyone was)
Of course I can't help but mention some of the killer bands I saw, such as Radiohead, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Alabama Shakes, Dawes, The Beach Boys, The Temper Trap and so many more!
Obviously I'm being really productive hahaha! How have you been spending your summer so far?
For Christmas, Santa brought me (and my sisters) a hand steamer.
I had never used one before and honestly couldn't understand the big deal. I had an iron and an ironing board. What more does a girl need?
Oh how wrong I was.
Separately, do you know what I hate? Dragging out the iron and ironing board. It's really a problem.
It's heavy and unwieldy and undoubtedly knocks over everything else in my closet as I try to wriggle it out of our washer/dryer closet. Not to mention the fact that I need a space big enough to set it up. Oh and it has to be near an outlet, obviously. And then there's the waiting for it to heat up. And then pressing with all your might to flatten and get the wrinkles out and inevitably I do a poor job and my clothing still has wrinkles in it.
I know this is a lot of complaining about a little old iron/ironing board, but seriously, in apartment living, the whole ironing situation is just not so much. It's a little too much of a production for me.
But the hand steamer?
It's legit my new obsession. I plug it in every morning and it rests right on my dresser. It heats up and I run it over my outfit for the day. In under a minute, my clothes are wrinkle free and ready to go.
The only thing I could see using the iron for in the future? Creasing trouser pants or pressing dress shirt lapels. Aside from that, give me The Little Steamer, or give me nothing.
Do you use a hand steamer for your clothing?
Do you iron your clothes in general?
Shaun and I are both freaks about having wrinkle-free clothing!
Thursday, May 23, 2013 at 11:45AM 
