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True Love

Alex Kaehler — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 12:00:00 +0000

I never like to be away from Spencer, and as I prepare for a week in an entirely different continent, I am reminded of the five years we spent dating long distance. Here I am complaining about a week apart, where four years ago, a week apart would’ve been incredible.

In honor of that ridiculous, all encompassing, never want to be away, tingly sort of love, I wanted to share this website I came across recently.

True Love in Pictures by Tiffany

A website where people submit pictures of their own true love.

Here are some of my favorites:

And here is mine

I hope you have a lovely weekend with all of those people you love.

Sorry for being so sappy, but I’m feeling it. xo

Let’s talk about blogging

Alex Kaehler — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:00:00 +0000

I have been noticing more and more bloggers lately that post about some really personal opinions on certain matters. Things like breast feeding and politics. Things that as far as I’m concerned are not that fun to discuss. However… we want to be ourselves on our blogs. We want to attempt to stay true to who we are. Whether its a persona we created for your site, or if its the person you really are in real life, staying true themselves is a big thing for bloggers.

There are tons of different kinds of blogs. Fashion, lifestyle, interior design, food, personal, baby, mommy. The list goes on and on and on. So if I start a fashion blog and one day decide to interrupt my pretty dresses post with a post on American eating habits and how gross they are, what are you going to think? “Cool this chick has real thoughts”. Or “mind your own business fashionista”. Chances are, your reaction will be based on whether or not the blogger offended you in their opinionated post.

With that said. I don’t really stir the pot here on TTS. Trust me, I’ve got plenty of opinions, and I air lots of them here when they feel applicable but most of the time if I don’t like something, or disagree with something, I won’t take to my blog to discuss it.

So I started to think. Why does it make me uncomfortable to see bloggers take to their blog to discuss not so pleasant topics? Well, I think its because 80% of my life is not all pretty rooms, exciting projects, playing with puppies and jetsetting with my bf. Most of it is invoicing, billing, fighting for deliveries, saving pennies to take a vacation and all those not so glamorous things that we ALL have behind our doors.

I know this is quite the random stream of consciousness but it really is silly for me to click away in disgust from some of these more opinionated posts. I am being ridiculous by avoiding the not-so-sparkly things in life.

So let me ask you the question I posed to myself. We all know you’re here for the pretty (or at the very least, you’re here to see me make fun of the not so pretty). So what do you think when bloggers take to their sites to get on their soap box about personal issues. Yay or nay?

**Disclaimer: YES… this post is exactly what I am complaining about. A personal, not so pretty issue, being discussed on a blog. But I’m just so darn curious.

Oh and PS, I even thought about adding some pictures to this post. See?? The non-pretty makes me cringe here. What is it?

A lot of NYE

Alex Kaehler — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:45:00 +0000

So this past weekend I was going through old pictures and I realized Spencer and I have spent 8 New Years Eves together (all but one, the first year we started dating). We have a picture from each NYE and I have to say… they are hilarious. Lots has changed, so I thought it would be fun to share!


2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

Memory lane much? There were nose pierces (lapse in judgment), long hair, mullets, extra weight, a little less weight and a lot of fun.

I’m backkkk

Alex Kaehler — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 13:00:00 +0000

Hiiii everyone! I’m back! I decided to take a break before the holidays and although I enjoyed the time off, I really missed blogging, very happy to be back. I have so much to share with you this week!

First, Christmas! Spencer’s family has the most amazing collection of stockings. It started with his great grandmother, then his grandmother and now his mom. Each person in their family has a felt stocking with their name and character that somewhat resembles them. They are completely hand made and so incredibly special. This year I was lucky enough to have one made for me!

We opened presents and spent lots of time at the beach. It was such a fun first Christmas!

We got home Thursday night and had a couple days to rest up for NYE. We stopped by a friends party, went to a big Italian feast and visited a local piano bar. So much fun.

Hope you all had an incredible holiday! 2012 is going to be a pretty amazing year. I cannot wait to get it started.

Alex Kaehler — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 12:00:00 +0000

Yesterday was sort of crazy and distracting. I took my doggy to the vet for some tests for a breathing issue he had, and a couple hours later he was going in for emergency surgery. All in all not a very fun day. But I just got a call from the intensive care unit that he’s in and they said he’s doing great! And will most likely come home today! I feel so much better. Those pups are really like our children aren’t they?

Anyways. When I have a little more time, I will make sure to put together a perfect Wedding Wednesday for you all, today its just not going to happen.

And tonight is the opening party of the clothing store I designed, so hopefully I will have pictures to share VERY soon!

Guilty Pleasures

Alex Kaehler — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 11:00:00 +0000

Victoria from vmac+cheese shared her guily pleasures a while back, and I thought it was so much fun, so I decided to share mine with you today! Hope you enjoy!

1. I am going to start off with the most embarrassing one first… Watching hillybilly man shows with Spencer. Never in a million years did I think I would enjoy this crap. But I think I’ve been overexposed, because now “Deadliest Catch”, “Gold Rush”and “Swamp Loggers” are shows I genuinely enjoy (most of the time).

2. A big heaping bowl of pasta with parm and olive oil might be my favorite thing in the world.
3. Forcing my dog to cuddle with me, even though I am not sure he ever likes it.
4. Waking up early, and then laying in bed for hours.
5. Making an unhealthy breakfast an excuse to eat badly all day.

6. Not making my bed nearly as often as I should
7. Air conditioning all four seasons. I keep a very very chilly house. Blankets are a necessity in every room. A little wasteful? Yes. Perfect for sleeping? YES.
8. Eating pizza way too often… now it is ordered cheese-less. #depressed (yes, I used a hashtag like a normal conversational thing)
9. Shopping a lot more often than I should. Or really anyone should.

10. Loving summer but hoping for fall.
11. Dreaming about the next house that I will live in… after only two years in my current condo.
12. Watching movies in my own house, I despise the movie theater. And even then, I only watch movies that make me happy. I am emotional enough without movies that break my heart or scare the crap out of me.
13. Going out for dinner. There are sooo many amazing places in Chicago and I have so many favorites!
14. Having a cleaning lady twice a month, it is the ultimate luxury for me! Worth every penny.

15. Connected with #12, watching Elf and Love Actually as many times as humanly possible
16. And now connected to the above… loving Christmas-time more than any other thing EVER, but… still being Jewish.
17. Desperately wanting another dog even though I know we don’t really have the space for it.

18. Texting an abnormal amount. It just soooo much better than talking on the phone.
19. Lighting a fire the second there is even a hint of chill in the air.
20. Making myself a priority. This might be a controversial one. But I think its the most important. You can only take care of other people once you’ve taken care of yourself. Its definitely hard not to feel guilty for it though.

What are some of your guilty pleasures?

Here’s what I’ll say…

Alex Kaehler — Fri, 27 May 2011 12:00:00 +0000

I really do just love it. This has been a BIG week. Engaged (did I mention that yet?) and Sunday is Spencer’s birthday! Lots of celebrating to be done this weekend. And I.Cannot.Wait.

So happiest birthday to my FIANCE!!!

The Hulk

Hope you enjoyed that sexy picture. Its the least I can do to make up for my lack of substantial posting this week. I promise posts will be back to beautiful things next week.

Thank you again for all of your sweet comments the past couple days. So glad you are all excited to follow along this wedding planning process with me!

Have a great long weekend! I’ll be back Tuesday xoxoxo

Alex Kaehler — Wed, 25 May 2011 11:23:00 +0000

Last night, I got engaged!!!!!!!!! I am still sort of speechless. We’ve been together since I was 17 years old. I have spent 1/3 of my life knowing I wanted to spend the rest of my life with him. But now, its real. Totally and completely real and I couldn’t be more happy. giddy. excited. He is my best friend in the entire world.

I won’t go into the details but it included our 8 year anniversary and a ring that prematurely dropped out of his pocket. Perfect. Couldn’t have been more perfect.

And now its Wednesday morning, Spence went to work and I’m expected to get up and go to class like nothing happened. I’m not sure I can do it! Wish me luck! I’m going to be distracted by something way to pretty to pay attention to anything today.

Weekend Recap

Alex Kaehler — Mon, 16 May 2011 12:00:00 +0000

I’m sorry for my lack of post on Friday, Blogger was down for WAY too long. But luckily, we’re back! So lets catch up with a weekend recap.

Friday was my very first photoshoot of my very first completed project. Couldn’t be more excited. Here is a sneak peek

And if you follow TTS on Facebook, you may have seen some flower arranging that my sister and I did for the shoot, it was so much fun. Now I am trying to convince my sister to drop out of college and open a flower shop. Good influence, I know.

One of the best Chicago boutiques featured TTS’s favorite things you can check out here

I also made a stop into Kate Spade for the first time in years… and I almost died. They have had the most ridiculous brand reinvention I’ve ever seen. So impressed. And the decorating?? Massive pink and green rose wallpaper. Gold and white stripes. Painted floors. I just loved it all!

Forgot to take a picture so I snagged this from google, oops!

And this morning, I’m off to New York and I couldn’t be more excited!!! Can’t wait to meet so many new blog friends!

Happy Mother’s Day!

Alex Kaehler — Sun, 08 May 2011 12:38:00 +0000

I found these old pictures from college and thought I’d share. I am such a proud momma…

Maverick as a gangster

Maverick as a teacher

Maverick as a creepy fairy thing

And my personal favorite… Maverick the cowboy.

So, yeah, I’m not a really mom, but my puppy son is about as special as they get. And I swear, he enjoys being dressed up, he was really didn’t mind. Ohhhhh college.

Hope all of you momma’s have an amazingly perfect day. And to my mom, you are the most incredible Harry I could ever ask for.

Me and my beautiful mom a couple days after I was born.

xoxo