WE’RE ENGAGED!!

Bear proposed to me on Sunday in a very sweet and romantic spot – one of the very first places we ever met (and the first place we remember ever speaking to each other) on the UT campus. He even made sure I was looking my best and someone was there to capture the moment:

I get internal tickles everytime I hear the word fiance/fiancee. And I introduced him as my boyfriend today. Oops!

I couldn’t be happier.

Last night Bear led me on a scavenger hunt through our apartment, with wine refreshments to help me (please excuse the pajamas, I was in the midst of a Gilmore Girls marathon when this happened):

We’re going to New Zealand + Australia!! It’s my dream trip that I’ve never been able to take. I couldn’t be more thrilled!

We celebrated with drinks and Plucker’s. This is Bear’s “This Beer Belongs to the Coolest Boyfriend In the World” mug. Very appropriate.

I think it goes without saying that I have the most thoughtful and sweetest man. Kangaroos and kiwis, here we come!

Last week I wore a lot of sweatpants. In fact, there were days when i didn’t even change out of my sweatpants. In my defense it was very cold and rainy. Between Bear and I we have like 16 pairs of sweatpants. OK, more like 5. And fine, they are his. But they are just the right amount of comfy and what are boyfriends good for if you can’t wear all their comfy clothes?

So when I finally got dressed I chose something bright and cheerful. And I painted my nails to match:

Old Navy Jacket – $1 – Thrift Store; Pearls – $12 – Boutique in Houston; Zara Sweater – stolen from boyfriend after it magically shrunk; Hat – $20? – vendor at Shecky’s Girls Night Out; Jeans – $30 – Levi’s Outlet; Boots – $70 – Piperlime

How gorgeous is this knot ring?? Many thanks to Elia and her boyfriend for such a beautiful piece – I love it! Oh and my nails are painted with one of those glitter colors from the OPI Burlesque collection.

Also spent my time indoors making more bath bombs since I got a whole lot of new supplies: glitter, dried peels and flowers, new essential oils, molds and new jojoba and almond oils. But the recipe isn’t perfected yet, so I’m still tweaking and will post it soon.

I made some ducks that were a sweet orange + ginger blend, with jojoba oil, orange peel and yellow glitter for the bills. Also made some lemongrass + sandalwood ones with lemon peel and a diamond glitter and some ylang ylang + myrrh truffle shaped ones with dried lavender and purple mica glitter. Oh and Bear helped.

Happy (finally sunshiney) Monday!

Happy 2011! Hope everyone had a relaxing and happy holiday season…we did lots of family time and movie watching ourselves. We didn’t do presents this year because we got ourselves bikes, then our parents paid for them. But I did get some fun new boots for myself and then a scarf from Mama and Papa Bear:

Sweater, $15, Gap Outlet; Necklace, $1, Estate Sale; Scarf – gift; Jacket, $1, Thrift Store; Jeans, $120, Citizens of Humanity from Dallas Boutique Epic; Boots, $70, Steve Madden on Piperlime; Ring – Unknown

We also attended our last wedding of the year…appropriately on New Year’s Eve. It was a simple and sweet, very personalized event and we had a great time. Congrats to my lovely friends, Kaley & Alan! (Sorry for the bad lighting!):

Dress, $30, Kenneth Cole Outlet; Bangle – Free – Clothing Swap; Rings – $3 – H&M; Shoes – $12 – Nine West

We ended out vacation with my current obsession: making bath bombs! Last night we made Lavender + Green Tea ones in random molds just to try them out:

The result was fragrant and luxurious and left my skin soft for hours. I just ordered a bunch more supplies so I have a feeling you’ll be seeing more of this obsession.

Oh!

This week we start our hunt for a house…with a real, live backyard! We’re buying it for the puppy. Seriously.

Hope this Monday is as painless as it can be! (I myself am battling an allergy attack…at least that’s what I hope it is.)