Meet our newest edition, Giada

Jim and I have been talking about getting a playmate for Rocco ever since we got him in 2009. At the time Chloe was 10 and Sammie was 11, and they basically wanted nothing to do with him. We knew we wanted to get a puppy but three dogs was our limit, so we enjoyed our dog family for the time being. Chloe suddenly passed away in 2012 and after we got over that shock we started to think about getting a puppy. Well shortly after that happened we started planning our wedding and decided we should wait to get a puppy until we had gone on our honeymoon. 

I had just started leisurely researching breeders when Sammie suddenly passed away in early August. Rocco was noticeably sad and had never been the only dog before. After that I put the pedal to the metal and finally found a breeder I was comfortable using. To be fair, I have to admit that I was being very picky about where this puppy came from. If a breeder's website looked a little sketchy, or they said something I didn't like on it, they were ruled out immediately. I'm not saying I found the perfect breeder (there is no perfect breeder out there), but I found someone who I think can give us the puppy we've been thinking about for years. 

Anyway, this picture if of little Giada, we get to pick her up in 2 weeks and we are beyond excited! We've been searching for her for 4 years and now she's finally almost here. Welcome to our family little Giada!

Lexi

Lately according to Instagram

Just look at this picture of Rocco with his little teeth hanging out.

 Recently it seems like we have a ton of pictures that need to be framed that have just been sitting on my desk for months. I have multiple rooms that I want to hang these pictures in, but I decided to start first with the guest bathroom. I finally picked out the poem that was read at our wedding as well as a little tree painting that I've had for a while. 

 I decided that for our upcoming trip to NYC, I would splurge on a new pair (or two) of booties and a new jacket. I'm currently torn between these booties, I can't decide which color I like better! Thoughts?

 A few weeks ago we had a storm in Austin and a tornado basically dropped on our neighborhood. This is a picture of what I saw when I opened the front door after a tree fell in our front yard.

I'm about to be an aunt again! My whole family is counting down the days until they can all meet sweet Isla! She's due to be here any day now!

 In this blog post I talked about the new juicer we got, and I'm still loving it! I've been trying to juice every other day. I've also been experimenting with different fruits, this particular mix has pineapple and raspberry along with the usual spinach and kale.

I had this wine one time at a friend's house and got it again only because of the cool label. It also tastes pretty fabulous. 

I got this little fancy coffee drink the other day while brunching with some girlfriends. It was so good, except it was the strongest espresso drink I've ever had and I was high on caffeine for 3 days afterwards. 

Denim on denim

I bought this shirt on the sale rack at American Eagle a few years ago, and have never actually worn it. When I saw it I thought it was such a good deal that I would be stupid not to get it, well turns out I was stupid to get it because I had no idea how to style it. Until now! This blog post made me see my shirt in a whole new way and I decided to wear it for the first time ever. 

An easy way to pull off wearing denim on denim is to make sure the two pieces are very different shades, so you don't look like you're wearing a Canadian tuxedo. I am a huge fan of super dark wash jeans, and had this pair sitting on the top shelf in my closet begging to be worn. 

Lexi

The 360 bridge

The other day I took my cousin Laura to the 360 bridge for a quick photo op. She likes photography and was pretty impressed with the views. While we were there I had her snap a few pics of my new favorite shoes! They are so comfortable! 

Since I've gotten them 2 people have bought a pair after seeing mine! I really should be a spokesperson for these beauties.

On an unrelated note, I just got a gift card to one of my favorite online shops, Modcloth. It seems likes every time I get a gift card somewhere I can't find anything I like anymore! I guess i'll just have to wait until the fall stuff comes out, but this card is burning a hole in my pocket bad.

Lexi