Oh how Succulent!

I had an awesome chance to design and help make a bouquet and bout for my friend and co-worker's wedding. She was so awesome to work with, really chill and up for something adventurous. She really loved the look of succulents so we decided to use those as the main event in this bouquet. This is what my friend Candace and I came up with!

It was so much fun to do! I could definitely get into this!

Pucker up!

The Lemonade Stand is a beacon of childhood summers. I attempted many myself, but no ever seemed to stop...well hardly anyone ever drove by our house (probably should've moved locations). So I feel a special yearning to support these tiny entrepreneurs, and I vow to buy a cup of lemonade from every stand I see. I purchased a cup of berry lemonade from a corner swarming with kids. The service was impeccable, they brought it right to my window, and the little boy in nothing but a diaper and covered in dirt flashed the cutest smile to go along with his wave good-bye. I drove away having picked up some of their free spirited joy over the simple things like earning 50 cents. I got quite the deal.

Photo from here.

Leninade

I got to spend a whole week in beautiful San Diego. The excuse was that my friends Brittany and Michael were tying the knot (and man did they look good doing it!). I'll have more on that later,
but first, Jenny and I stumbled into a cute little candy shop on Coronado Island and I found this amazing soda pop! Leninade. Please look closely at the hysterical pictures and slogans all over it.


Yes, it really says that.


Cool and refreshing! Super bubbly with a strawberry lemonade-ish flavor. I agree, it's totally worth standing in line for ;) (although beware, when I went to buy it, after the teller opened the bottle up for me, I was then told that to use a credit/debit card I had to spend more than $5, this was true in other stores here too, so I ended up purchasing a chocolate pecan turtle, delicious but I didn't need the extra calories!)

Some comments on the bottle you may not be able to read:
Drink Comrade! Drink! It's this or the Gulag!
Our 5-year plan: Drink a bottle a day for five years and become a hero of Socialist flavor
A Party in every bottle!
Misha, chill down this bottle & chill out!

To Skeddadle

So, I never really did the 'intro' post, you know the "Hello blog world this is who I am and this is why I'm blogging, and this is what I'm going to be blogging about," so I figured perhaps I should do that now.

As I told my cousin Kinsey last night, I was hoping my blog would inspire me, because I could really use some inspiration right now, but I soon realized that you have to feed inspiration into your blog. Which is probably what I really need, to learn how to seek inspiration everyday and let it thus inspire. The title and overall 'theme' I guess you would say stems from a deep desire of mine to go everywhere, see everything, and never miss out on what could be an amazing experience, a great memory, a laughable story. I often feel a tug in my gut to Skeddadle, to get out of my apartment, to get out of Provo, to get out of Utah, to get out of the country. To see things, touch things, smell things, taste things, hear things, experience things. To LIVE!

Because this is so often not a possibility (I haven't left Utah in a record breaking year), this blog will serve as way to release this pent up desire to R-U-N O-F-T, give me hope of things that I will one day hopefully be able to do, while also documenting all the great things that I do and have gotten to experience. A little bit if daily inspiration to remember just how beautiful and wonderful our lives are. Let's see if I can do it.

Image from Here.

The Troll Hunter

I finally was able to participate in the Sundance Film Festival and after scanning through our slim options (I now know to order tickets way in advance of you want a good selection) we decided on seeing The Troll Hunter. I'm dead serious. I expected to be midly entertained by this Norweigan mockumentary, probably feel like "I can't believe I paid $16 to see this, but at least I finally went to Sundance" and call it an experience.

I was pleasantly surprised to find it incredibly witty and clever, with several interesting action scenes, realistic looking trolls and lots of weird humor. I loved The Troll Hunter. Sometimes I think it's better to have low expectations, you're more likely to be impressed. This was definitely one of those cases. It's in Norweigan with English subtitles, which adds to its interesting factor. I'm definitely glad I went.

Princess and the Pea

How would you like to stay at the Chalet Lumiere in Chamonix, UK. I think I'd be okay with it. Or maybe this is more your style?


This little delight happens to be in Mykonos, Greece.

Mr. and Mrs. Smith (No, not the movie, but if Brad Pitt was coming out of that pool, I wouldn't complain) offers access to "Boutique and Luxury Hotels." Our Princess definitely wouldn't have to worry about any peas interrupting her sleep here. You can search by Home, Destination, or Special Offers. And they have excellent sub-categories like, Child-Friendly, Pet-Friendly, Beach in Reach or Best for Couples, etc. Even if it's nowhere near feasible to stay at one of these places it's a delight to look through and imagine how amazing you would look sun tanning in this chair or strolling through these grounds. They say dream BIG right?

Passport Glam

One day I hope that my relationship with my passport is close enough that I will feel like it is appropriate to bestow it one of these beautiful covers.
Posh Accessories also has a ton of dang cute covers to spice up your passport with like this one. I love all the details this one has.



You can also find this one there or at Wild and Wolf which has a whole line that incorporates this vintage map design, ranging from luggage tags to gift wrap. I think maps are beautiful, and deserve their own post later.