Baxter — the last three months

Posted in Thoughts & Stories by Jennifer | Stick Girl JAM

Every day when I leave for work my heart breaks a little bit saying goodbye to our boy, Baxter. I can’t help it — he’s just too gosh darn cute! Here’s what our little guy has been up to the past few months…

Finding a new friend in our cream colored shag rug…

Waiting for Mumbles to get home…

Being adorable at my parents’ house…

Causing mischief after pulling a Houdini out of his crate and enjoying an afternoon chocolate snack…

Being adorable at home…

Hanging out with Mumbles in his travel crate in Havasu…

18Mar2013

Harry Potter Peacock Wedding Dress

Posted in Beauty & Fashion by Jennifer | Stick Girl JAM

If you know me, you know two things about me: I am obsessed with Harry Potter and peacocks. So, dare I ask how I did not know about this?!?!

I saw this image on Facebook via Mugglenet, a website for Harry Potter fans (don’t judge me), and it’s probably a really good thing I didn’t find out about this four years ago or you probably would’ve seen me walking down the aisle in it instead of what I actually wore.

(image via)

15Mar2013

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

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Don’t forget to wear green on Sunday. I’ll be wearing this outfit.

14Mar2013

A Happy Coincidence

Posted in Television & Movies, Thoughts & Stories by Jennifer | Stick Girl JAM

Aren’t coincidences funny? In a planning meeting at work on Tuesday someone mentioned the documentary Happy, as a researcher from the university who studies Happiness (and wrote The How of Happiness) is featured in the film. Wouldn’t you know that not twenty minutes after that conversation, whilst munching on my lunch, I was reading a post on one of my favorite blogs, A Cup of Jo (this post and this post) about the movie?

A happy coincidence, indeed. So, yes, let’s talk about happiness. For me it’s…

watching Baxter run in crazy fast circles in the grass.
cuddling on the couch.
getting lost in a good book.
eating every last crumb of my mom’s coffee cake.
singing in the car.
meals shared with great friends.
watching my dad laugh really hard.
time on the lake in Havasu.
and being married to Mumbles.

What makes you happy?

P.S. There’s also an iPhone App called Live Happy based on psychologist Dr. Sonja Lyubormirsky’s research that you can use to boost your happiness throughout the day.

13Mar2013

Best News Ever: Veronica Mars Movie (Maybe)!

Posted in Television & Movies by Jennifer | Stick Girl JAM

If you know us at all, you know BFOTB and I are obsessed with Veronica Mars. And, by association, Kristen Bell. I mean, how could you not want to be best friends with a girl who freaks out like this when her fiance surprises her with a sloth for her birthday?

So, here it is, the best news ever: there may be a Veronica Mars movie coming soon! The catch? They need cash. Seems unlikely considering how many devoted fans there are out there, but I’m on board. Oh, how I miss her tasering bad guys and her witty, pretty Nancy Drew ways!

Be sure to watch the super fun Veronica Mars Movie Kickstarter Project video featuring some favorites from the show. And, if you can spare a little change, throw it into the donation pile because I really want to see a Veronica Mars movie. Plus, don’t you want a Veronica Mars movie t-shirt? I sure do. I wish I had the spare cash to secure a spot on the red carpet, or a line in the movie so that BFOTB and I could meet Kristen Bell and become her friends. But that shirt is just going to have to do. (side note: if they would’ve been really smart, they would’ve launched this campaign right before Valentine’s Day because I totally would’ve suckered Mumbles into coughing up a lot of cash to score me some awesome prizes!)