Saturday, March 2, 2013

Day 27: Surprise!

Today was.. fantastic? Yes. Superb? Yes. Awesomely amazing? Yes. Completely a surprise? Pretty much! Today was freaking sensational. My dad and I made our way down to Austin (one of my absolute favorite cities..the place is simply amazing) to go to a camera store a local photography shop had told us to visit because my DSLR completely stopped taking photos this past December (took me long enough to get there, amiright?). Bad news: my camera's completely shot, apparently the light sensor has died and it was going to cost $250-300 to repair. Not really worth it when that's half the price the camera was originally. Good Fantabulous news: my parents bought me a new camera!! It was a complete and utter surprise, I honestly thought we'd just go down there, see if they could fix it for a reasonable price, then go run some errands, grab lunch and come back. Well, we did do those other things, but with a brand spankin' new Canon T3 along for the ride with us. I'm quite excited! My future father-in-law has a Canon and a ton of lenses, so I'll be experimenting a lotttt.

After that wonderful adventure, we headed over to a paper store to order the wedding invitations, I already had the design made up, I just needed fancy paper to put it on -- they'll be in, in about a week, I'm so stoked! We then headed to a couple of thrift stores and a local boutique that I spotted on our way to the paper store, I picked up a sweet purse, a skirt, and a dress for either a bridal shower or the rehearsal dinner, I can't decide which one yet. But, I'll show them at some point! I know, I know, I'm not supposed to spend money for another 3 days..but I don't know when I'll be making another trip to Austin soon, so I decided to just go for it. Plus, they were fantastic deals.

This is what I wore on this awesome day:


Just so y'all know, scarves are pretty new to me. I don't know if I've said that before, probably have, but I love how much they make outfits better. I've been obsessed with this scarf for a while, but I didn't really know how to wear it..I think I've figured it out. Apparently scarves have a learning curve? ha. But, this was a really comfortable outfit, fit for riding in a car for a couple of hours, walking around ATX, and eating at my favorite restaurant, Razzoo's (yummm, cajun!)

I'm gonna go mess with my camera now, happy Saturday!
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Chambray: TJ Maxx
Scarf: Gap
Skinnies: Gap
Belt: Target
Oxfords: Steve Madden
Bag: Fossil 
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ps. Nicole, sorry I didn't tell you I was coming, if I had been by myself, you would've been first on my list!

8 comments:

  1. What a great surprise! I am holding out on buying a real camera until after we move and I have a bit more money to put towards fun things (instead of moving expenses, ugh), so for now I take most of my pics on my iphone (also ugh). Can't wait to see what you bought!
    --Lily
    www.fifthfreedomfashion.blogspot.com

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    1. I've been using my iPhone for this entire blog.. it's worked really well actually, but I'm so excited to have a camera again! I've missed it. Plus, it looks less weird taking pictures of random things (or yourself..) with a real camera and not just a little iPhone on a tiny tripod hanging off of a tree or an inanimate object.

      :)

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  2. omg i'm so happy you had an awesome time here! i definitely just tweeted at you before seeing the PS. at the bottom of the post. what boutique did you go into??

    i totally agree that scarves have a learning curve. one of my bffs in college was from wisconsin and she taught be how to wear scarves. now i just throw them on with anything that needs to feel a little more complete.

    love the color and weight of yours!!
    xo nic

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    1. I went to A Town, they were having a parking lot sale! I got like $180 worth of stuff for $35, was amazingggg :)

      I<3yourcity. If Curtis or I ever get a job offer there, I'm going to MAKE moving there happen!

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  3. This is seriously the most perfect outfit. Chambray + black jeans + cute shoes + scarf = amazing. I could wear this look EVERY DAY. I'm so jelly of your new camera! I'm trying to get my dad to give me one of his older cameras (he's a professional photographer) to play around with ;) I can't wait to see all sorts of pretty pictures you take with your fancy new camera!

    -Jenna Brianne
    wearablefunfashion.blogspot.com

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    1. Danke Jenna! :)
      I think I could wear this everyday too, it was so wonderfully comfortable! And it is AWESOME that your dad is a professional photographer, I'm jealous.. he can teach you a thing or two, I'm stuck trying to figure stuff out on my own! I suppose my dad could teach me how to arrest someone or something, he was a cop, ha! ;]

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  4. That's so exciting! I hope my camera never ever dies because I don't know what I would do with myself haha. So happy you guys got so much figured out this weekend.

    Also that scarf: I want. It's exactly what I've been looking for.

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    1. Haha, I really hope you don't have to ever deal with your camera dying. It really isn't fun, or inexpensive. ;)

      I wish I hadn't gotten the scarf over a year ago, or else I'd tell you to run out to Gap and get yourself one!

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