a milestone weekend with the ladies of marshall street

once upon a time, i lived in a charming little duplex on marshall street in houston, tx. it had wood floors and tons of windows and GAH I MISS IT SO MUCH (no offense, crappy-but-cozy current apartment!). i spent the first year on marshall with my dear college friend, mary, and then the next two [...]

the sisterhood of the powersuite pants

once upon a time, four little women lived all together in two small rooms on the campus of rice university. like characters in a book, each girl had a unique personality, and at times it seemed like the only things these roommates had in common were heads full of questions and hearts full of hope.
the [...]

you know, time, i think you’re getting better with age

this weekend, i drove up to waco to see sofia, one of my dear college roommates (known collectively as the powersuite girls, for those of you new to pants world). sofia lives in atlanta, which means i don’t get to see her v. often, and as you can guess, i was really excited to spend [...]

BEST. DAY. EVER.

i remember reading an article in the ny times a few years ago about how turning 30 had become the new sweet sixteen– like, nyc socialites were throwing fancy parties and costume balls and huge soirees for themselves. and i remember thinking, “wow. when i turn 30, i better make it good.”
ladies and gentlemen, i’m [...]

love is a battlefield… with sharks

thanks to everyone who wished me a happy birthday cos guess what
IT WAS AWESOME!! IT WAS THE PANTSIEST OF THE PANTS!!!!!!
sorry i haven’t been able to blog about it before today… and i’ll tell you all about my excuse later.
but for now LET’S TALK ABOUT MY BIRTHDAY! YAY!
friday night, i invited some pantsers over to [...]

how to enjoy the fruits of adulthood without actually being one

lately, when it comes to my friends, i’ve been feeling like the polar opposite of matthew mcconaughey in “dazed and confused.”

like, my friends keep getting older, while i stay the saaaame aaaage.

and while i’m not ready to give up any of my peter pantsing (what WHAT!!! straight from my own brain, folks. my own genius brain), i actually don’t mind that most of my friends are outpacing me in this whole “growing up” thing. cos it usually means i get to do more fun stuff, like eat free food at weddings and PLAY WITH BABIES!!!!

george and jenny + austin = love at first queso

i think it’s been well established on this blog that austin is a totally fantastic city and a SUPER GREAT place to live. all of the restaurants and shopping and music and public events pretty much speak for themselves.
with that said… i am REALLY good at showing this city off. seriously. i’m like, the stage [...]

holipantsing part 2: how to start a new year

i don’t know who planned out the holiday calendar, but i’d like to publicly thank them for putting NYE right after christmas. i’m sure people put up a fight about it, like, “hey now! we need to spread these holidays around! what about september, huh? can’t march get a little love? ok, besides the birthday [...]

dear the heights: you light up my LIFE!

so pants world, i have to warn you that my posting will be a little sporadic for a while, cos IT’S THE HOLIDAYS!! AND I’M OFF FOR TWO WEEKS, SUCKAS!!!
but, lucky for this blog, i LOVE talking about christmas and all of the events and special feelings (!!!) surrounding it, so we’ll see who gets [...]

josh and erica got married!!!!!

warning: this post is basically just a bunch of pictures, marinated in squee. which is really how it should be because JOSH AND ERICA GOT MARRIED!! YAYAYAYAYAYAAAAAAY!!!!
and guess what? it was one of the best weddings i have ever had the honor (and pleasure) to attend, not because i was the officiant (although, ok, i [...]