if it is yellow. let it mellow.

[you'll see where that title comes in in just a bit]

going along with my fashion friday theme...

weekender by whitcole featuring a pleated skirt

i couldn't quite pass up the chance to plan an outfit revolving around travelling. i have been thinking about getting the hell outta dodge for days and days.

where would i wear this outfit?? ANYWHERE but here.

told you i am obsessed with maxi skirts.

adding them to my closet one by one.

also.

i posted this question on twitter yesterday but didn't get a response. so i thought i would ask here.

if i were to film a video. of me. rambling talking about the tv shows i watch and my opinions. would you want to watch? what if it was after some glasses of vino? would you join in? sort of like we were watching these shows together?

think about it. and get back to me. because i know you want to see another video of my face. i just know you do.

but i want to see yours too. so this would be a win win.

lastly. i went to yoga with erica last night and today i am cruising at a pain level of 1.5. which means it will exponentially increase by the days end. can't wait. but it feels SO good to be back. so if i start to mellow out here, let me know and i can quit again. for you.

giveaway reminder!

i forgot to remind you earlier this week about my giveaway that is still going on until end of day sunday.

you should look at all this sweet stuff they have for sale.

ADORABLE picture. perfect for the month of love. 

this jewelry maker is the bomb.com. i have some bangles from her and i think i should add this.

i mean. who doesn't want night lights like this in their room???

enough said. i want. 

TO ENTER:

mandatory: + visit your sneakpeeq sign up through your FB and tell me what you love the most!

+ follow cheeriosandbeer on google friend connect [no comment necessary]

For extra entries:
(all represented by SEPARATE COMMENTS)

+ tweet about this giveaway and include me and this post on the tweet [@wrcole]

+ follow me on twitter while you're at it [or tell me you do already]
+ add me to your circles in google+ [still confused on this one, but we are thinking ahead]

that's four possible entries, and the winner will be announced monday february 20th!


UPDATE: when you click on the link, please JOIN sneaqpeeq. you have to sign up to get the 20% off reward. and to get entered into the giveaway. once you do that, it will take you to a page to share with friends! email me with questions if you don't see these pages. gracias. 

leave your comments here.

yours. not mine.

since i don't have a valentines day story for you. i wanted to share someone elses.

a stranger.

yesterday afternoon, the UPS truck arrived with the standard delivery. [clamps, nuts, bolts, etc] but then. a purple box with flowers.com written on the side.

there are two girls in my office/trailer. me and one other. who has a boyfriend.

i sign for everything. hoping these flowers are from a secret admirer. preferably the hott spanish god i saw couple weeks back. made eye contact. and our future together flashed through my mind. so what if we couldn't communicate. sometimes that might be better.

i JUST knew they were going to be from him.

that hair. that luscious hair.

well.

they weren't from him. they weren't even for me. or even my co-worker.

they were for some girl we've never heard of.

luckily for her there was a number next to her name.

so we called. three times. left a message.

when she called back, the conversation went something like this:

stranger: i got 3 missed calls from this number. did you mean to call it?
me: uh yes. you have some flowers that got delivered to our construction jobsite.
s: ....
me: well i assume they got shipped here because we are building the building your company is moving in to in april.
s: oh ok. who are they from?
me: well they are in a box. i can't see that.
s: what do they look like?
me: they are in a box. i can't see them.
s: well can you open them and tell me who they are from?
me: don't you want to just come get them?
s: so who are they from?
me: hold on.
me: the card reads: 'dear [name i couldn't pronounce correctly] you are loved. happy valentines day! thanks for the good time and many more to come! love R'
s: i don't know an R
me: well i don't either. these flowers are for you.
s: what kind of flowers?
me: roses. please come get them. i have to go back to work.
s: well i am not sure who R is.
me: well if there was a bomb in there then i'd be dead. i am sure you will be fine taking these flowers home.

shit. she was so annoying.

so i wrote 'slut' on her card and waited for her to come pick them up.

lesson: tell a guy where you work the first time you meet. and the address. because if he decides to send flowers after your 'good time' then you want to get them to your office. not mine. i will be a bitch about it.

you is kind.

Source: piccsy.com via Whitney on Pinterest

happy valentines day lovers.

today is a day filled with love. while, i bet when you read this little blog of mine, you don't sit back and think wow, this girl exudes love and kindness, i think today MIGHT change your mind a little bit.

i don't have a boyfriend/husband to write about. send letters to. or stare longingly at. but i have someone that used to be a roommate. and is still my best friend. after 25 years.

so last week out of the blue...my sister sent me this to post. i was a little afraid to post it because i didn't want you to think i had a heart. i have done really well showing you otherwise. but...this brought tears to my eyes [*gasp!] and it was too good not to share.

i love her. and she loves me.

it only seems fitting to post this after my letter from yesterday. [which was written for over 2 weeks!!]

dontchathink? and why not talk about love on the day of love??? 

so without further adieu...i give you my seester.

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I have my morning ritual, as I’m sure everyone does, I get to work, drink my coffee and read all of my 1,231 blogs every morning before I start my boring day at work. I can’t be the only one who looks forward to those first 58 minutes of the day of re-connecting to all of my “friends.”

Well I start here, everyday my sisters blog is my first stop and then I realized something, I have never made a guest appearance!

I just wanted to leave a little note to say, Whitcakes, I am over the moon proud of you, and you amaze me more and more as you continue to grow into an incredible woman. My sister!!! The accomplishments you had made soon far, both personally and professional! As the months have gone by not living with you, I have realized how much I truly enjoyed those years. (Who would have thought that in a thousand years, we would have lived together.. willingly!!!! trust me, ask our mom!!) There are so many memories that I have that include you. I even more amazed that after all of these years, we are still able to laugh together, and still even fight, but know at the end of the day we are here for each other!!! No matter what!

“Sisters don't need words. They have perfected a language of snarls and smiles and frowns and winks - expressions of shocked surprise and incredulity and disbelief. Sniffs and snorts and gasps and sighs - that can undermine any tale you're telling.” Pam Brown

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yeah. she is pretty great huh? i'll keep her. 

and that quote...yeah. sometimes we lose friends because they don't know our language. it is the best when you see someone looking 'jank' [i am not sure of the exact definition but it seemed right] and you look at eachother and just burst into laughter because you know you are making fun of the exact same thing.

Source: etsy.com via Whitney on Pinterest