freshly picked moccs!

I figured, why not enter for our future bambino? 

I'm feeling a little extra lucky lately.

I showed Grant these mocs, actually I show them to him a lot. And he agrees also, that these are the cutest little shoes for little babes. I can't really put my finger on exactly what I love about them. I love the look of them. Love the fringe. Love the adorable color selection, the fact that they come in leather & suede! I love it all. They're bit on the pricier side of things, especially for little baby's feets that are growing at record speed...but I've heard through the grapevine, that they are worth every penny! The fact that, they break a website because it's flooded with traffic is astonishing. Mama's stayed up so late, just so they could catch the sale of these moccs! And, Freshly Picked was so patient, and cared about each person. Great customer service, I tell ya! That could have been a big shit show, but I really think they handled it well.

So, all in all:

I love it all.

The look. Everything.

* crossing my fingers that we win this awesome giveaway *

baby newton would be look so adorable in these.

random post.

lately, our nights consume: eating more clementines, than our bodies probably can consume (but lets be honest, you can never have too many clementines!). lip syncing, if you read the 20 things you may not know about me post, then you may know that i'm a pro at lip syncing. like, if there was a competition for lip syncing, i'd take the prize in a heartbeat. if someone was a fly on the wall, when we were goofing off and lip syncing, they'd probably be like "what the heck?" but i promise it, it's the funniest thing ever. grant sucks, though. and in between lip syncing and eating clementines, we've recently started watching gossip girl. i know, a few years late, right? i never got into the show, when all my friends did. i guess, better late than never. i started and i got hooked. i made grant start watching with me. if you ask him, he'll probably say that he doesn't like it, but i know that's bologna. some nights he'll be like, "want to turn on gossip girl, and cuddle?"

i mean, clearly we are just living the lives over here. we're just wishing we were on a beach, enjoying some nice weather. i just want spring, and that's not going to happen anytime soon. we got dumped with more snow. and today, it's freezing out. like, i think i almost got blown over from the wind.

this thursday is valentines day! valentines is probably one of my favorite holiday's. i don't necessarily think that there should be a day, that is dedicated for you to show the people you love, that you love them. i think it's kind of silly. don't you think that you should be expressing that you love them, every single day? i mean, probably. i've always loved it though. mainly because of the cute decorations. all the reds and pinks. and i guess it doesn't hurt that you get a midday date night, and maybe a cute little gift. i mean, that doesn't hurt at all.


i know this is a random post, with a lot of random thoughts. i figured that i was due for a post, since i haven't posted in awhile. so, why not close the post with a picture of me eating a clementine?

xoxo!

- sydney

i need to win this.

you're crazy, mother nature.

this week, it was 60 degrees. in january. that just doesn't happen in the midwest, like ever, but mother nature is all kinds of crazy as of lately. i whipped out my good ol' flats when it was 60 degrees. although it was gloomy out, i still felt obligated to wear my flats. celebratory nice weather, when the next day we were preparing for a snowstorm. so, one day i was wearing flats, and the next day i was shoveling snow. it's crazy how mother nature is, right?

and, this morning G surprised me with yummy pancakes. we've been in a huge pancake kick. although, we suck at flipping (he's better than me. i'm pretty sure that if there were flipping pancakes 101 class, i'd take it in a heartbeat), we still end up making them a lot. we got a smiley face pancake maker, so no more flipping. don't ask me why we haven't taken it out of the box yet. but, i love when G surprises me with little things, especially food. food is the way to my  heart. love his note, "i promise they taste better than they look." and for the record, they tasted really good. 

xoxo!

- sydney

20 random things about me.

maybe you know some of these already, maybe you didn't. i love reading people's facts about themselves, and getting to know more about someone. their quirks or hidden talents, or just things you may not have learned through their blog or instagram pictures. so, i figured... why not share some facts about myself, that you may not have known.

1. i get mistaken all. the. time. for a high school girl. the age range has been between 15-18, and 18 being on a good day. and, i know that my childlike voice doesn't help this cause. {funny story, to go with this fact: i think i was 18, it was the summer after i graduated high school. my mom and i were getting new cellphones. the guy at the store was showing us different phones, and that one had gps on it, "but she probably doesn't need that, since she doesn't drive yet, right?" my mom was like, "well yes, she drives. and has been for two years, she's 18." yep, you guys, some stories are more embarrassing than others. it's been quite humorous when you go to a bar, and they don't even believe you that you're 21. i guess, i'm just going to age nice and graceful.
2. i guess, to go with the other fact, since they kind of go hand in hand. i have such a high voice, and that doesn't help my case about looking young either. they immediately think i'm like 12, with my face and voice. when i was little, i got nicknamed by my family as 'minnie mouse', because it was so high. i wish i had the answering machine recording my parents used to have for so many years on our home phone. i don't think you could even understand it, because my voice was so high. i mean, i don't think it's as high as it used to be, but i still get comments on how high it is (especially when i'm nervous or shy, it gets even higher). to me, my voice sounds 'deep', but your voice always sounds so different to yourself, especially when you hear it on videos etc. 
3. i'm half asian. my dad was born in thailand. many people don't even know what i am, but some always think i'm mexican.  i guess my mom had some strong genes. i have more american features, than asian.
4. i'm slightly an ocd, control freak, and perfectionist, all bottled up in this little body. i know, right? everything has it's right spot, i have to make lists for everything, and i hate not knowing what's going to happen. it drives grant nuts, completely nuts. 
5. i don't drink soda. at home, i'm almost always drinking propel zero - the grape kind. and if we're out to eat, i'll always get a lemonade. 
6. i never for the life of me could go on a diet. i'm the biggest foodie for life. i love the way food tastes, and i think about food a lot. props to all the people that can go on diets, and have such self control, but that's something i completely lack. no. self. control. whatsoever. 
7. i play with my fingers. just kind of like rubbing my cuticles, and sides of my finger nails. it's weird, i know. worst habit i could have ever gotten myself into, and my mom despises it. it's one of those nervous habits, that turned into a habit that i don't even know when i'm doing it half of the time. 
8. my nails are always painted. always. very seldom are they just plain. if they are plain, i probably picked the nailpolish off, which is another bad habit of mine. when one is chipped, then i will make my way to picking them all  off. yep, grant hates me for this one, too. 
9. i rarely call grant by his first name, only when  i'm mad at him or want to get his attention. he's always 'G', 'GG', 'boody', or 'bood'. the last two nicknames just came. i made them up years and years ago, and they stuck. don't even ask, i'm not even sure. 
10. i'm a pretty sensitive person, but i tend to hide it. i'm pretty good at masking my feelings with a smile. and if you hurt my feelings, there's usually only one chance and then it's done. i don't play games. 
11. i never wear makeup, unless it's a special event. like, i'm almost 22 years old, and i know very little about makeup. is that pathetic? probably. i watch beauty gurus on  youtube, but don't do my own makeup. 
12. i'm the most sarcastic person you probably will ever meet. 
13. i think in my past life: i was a black, ghetto girl. and that in this life, no one gave me the memo that i'm far from that. i listen to rap music, dance like a ghetto girl, and probably wish i lived that lifestyle, which it's just not what's real life, at all. 
14. it irks me that people can't spell my name right or pronounce it. never did i think sydney was such a hard name to spell, or even pronounce. no, my name isn't spelled like this: syndey, cydney, syney, sidney, or sydne. nothing against any that have their name spelled like that. and no, please just don't even pronounce it 'cindy'. i even slowly say it for everyone, when they ask. syd-knee. "oh cindy!" no, just stop.
15. i may  have some of the thickest hair and lots of it. it's super coarse from being oriental, but i got the thickness and lots of it, from my mama. i don't think i'll ever go bald.
16. i make any awkward situation or moment, less awkward. usually. 
17. very rarely am i shy, unless i'm first meeting someone or just don't like the situation i am in. it'll take me a few minutes to feel the person out, and then i'll just open up. and then, i'm quirky, and you can't get me to shut up.
18. i never stop talking. or moving. or dancing. 
19. if there were lip syncing competitions  i'd fricken dominate. hands down. just ask anyone that knows me. i rock that. 
20. i hate when you have something big up your sleeve, and just want to let it out. that's what grant and i are like right now. we have something up our sleeves, and just want to burst it out!

i hope you learned some interesting facts about me. i don't know, maybe these were obvious, who knows. if so, i'll try better next time. you win some, and you lose some, ya know?

xoxo!
-sydney

cheesiest post.

do you ever just wish there was a button you could push, and it'd bring you to the future? i do, probably far too many times. probably because i'm a daydreamer, and a control freak, so not knowing what's going to happen kind of freaks me out. it freaks me out, but is also so thrilling all at the same time. and, even though i want to speed life up; as i am saying that, life is already just flying by, and then i'll wish it would just slow down. it's a never ending cycle, i guess. oh life, look what you do!

this year, grant and my lives will change a whole lot. like, we'll be thrown into 'real adult life'. not that we aren't living adult lives right now, but we always joke saying it's 'REAL adult life'. grant graduates this may, (i still have a year or so left, since i didn't start right away) so right now we're figuring out where we want to settle down. we're currently in minnesota, but come back a lot to wisconsin to see family. my education was kind of put on the back-burner (unfortunately), so i could help take care of my papa. almost two years ago, he was diagnosed with colon cancer, and after that it's been a whirlwind of things coming his way. he's losing his memory, so he can't go to doctor appointments alone. he had a stroke when i was two, which has effected his short term memory already. my mom can't miss too much work, by taking him to the numerous doctor appointments, so i sacrificed for him. i decided to put him before myself, and help as much as i could. i commute the numerous hours between minnesota and wisconsin, so i can be there to help out with him, and go to his doctor visits. it's a lot of work, but i'm just grateful that he's here and getting healthier. we've done a lot of thinking, and have decided to settle down in wisconsin. we couldn't even fathom to raise our future babies, so far from their grandparents. so, this year is a lot of change. instead of living in quote 'college life', where we live in college type apartments, we'll be moving into our first 'real' place together. we have lived together in a couple different apartments, but we never really considered them 'home'. they were just there to get us through that school year, if that makes any sense. g has a couple of jobs that he's crossing his fingers, and hoping that he could score. i'm so happy to see grant excited about the future, and that he'll be doing something that he really enjoys. we have a lot up our sleeves, and i'm ready to burst at the seams! 2013 is going to be a great year, and i know it. it's hard to just relax and sit back, and just let it all happen. i am a list maker, and like to have things all planned. this time, i can't plan anything. scary, but so exciting.

i'm just grateful for grant. the love and admiration i have for him is just so astonishing. i wish more people could meet him, so they'd really understand what i mean. his heart is so full of love. he's always wanting to do something for someone, and is always making sure i'm okay. always surprising me with something. i never knew how i got so lucky. sometimes i sit back and take my life in, and then i wonder, "how did i get so lucky? how did i deserve all of this? this is all for me?" this life i am living, it may not be perfect, but i love every bit of it. i love that man. i love that he's so hardworking, and never complains. grant, you're a good one.

see ya never, flu.

for the past few days, i had been battling the dreaded flu. i barely got out of bed, until yesterday. i decided, i should probably shower. so, i took a shower, and tried to do my hair. you always feel like a million bucks, when you take a shower, do your hair, and manage to put real clothes on. and, a little bonus is when you add some red lipstick to that.

so, thanks to the flu, i had been in the house for a few days. going stir crazy. when i finally felt better today, i couldn't wait to get out and get some much needed fresh air. pretty perfect too, since it was 40's today! (is that bad that we get excited about 40 degree weather?) thanks to g for taking me out to my favorite restaurant, for my first yummy meal, after not getting to eat a real solid meal for days. we also went on an adventure, and walked around. thursday, you've been really nice.

xoxo!

-sydney