Category Archives: my life

the [unflattering] jumpsuit.

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first off – thank you all so much for your kind response to my new site!  it really means a lot, so THANKS!

now…can we just talk about how i chose to wear the most unflattering and shapeless piece of clothing this weekend when i was taking pics for my new site?!?  woops.  i got this jumpsuit a few weeks ago and it is by far one of my favorite articles of clothing.  but i definitely feel like an oompa loompa when i wear it, especially when it’s windy and fabric is billowing all over the place.  so i’m still not too sure what i was thinking to wear it for such an occasion, but i was pretty comfy and that is #1 in my book…even if my hips do look double their size.

grand launch!

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oh hey!  welcome to my brand spankin’ new site and the grand launch of JayAdores Design Co.!  it feels so good to have this up and running and i am SO happy with how it turned out.  i think it really represents my brand and my aesthetic (remember my moodboard here?).  take some clicks around and explore all of my new pages if you’d like!

a few shoutouts:

+ a HUGE thank you to scott, my amazing developer who made this thing come alive!  i highly, highly recommend this guy.  super knowledgable, helpful, patient, nice, and very timely with e-mails!  if you are looking for a programmer, scott is your man.

+ for those who subscribe by e-mail, i don’t think you will be getting e-mail notifications anymore as i switched servers in the process.  i think eventually you will be able to re-subscribe by e-mail using that subscribe button on the right…but as for now, i don’t think it’s working.  i’ll keep you posted!

+ google reader will no longer be around on july 1 (so sad!), so now i read blogs via feedly.  check my blog out here!

+ i finally created an official facebook page.  so if the f-book is your thing, you can like my page here!

+ i am hoping to launch my shop at the end of summer 2013!  with our move to california coming up sooner than later, i’ve got a lot on my mind (like how i’m going to decide which of our possessions are worth shipping across the pacific).  i also thought it would be best to hold off on shipping a ton of inventory here only to have to ship it back to the golden state.

california dreaming.

caliboundever since we found out last friday that we will be moving to california, i haven’t stopped 1) smiling because we will be within driving distance to so many of my dear friends and family or 2) dreaming about our next house!  we plan on living in a quaint beach town in southern california (most likely redondo) and we cannot wait to get cruisers to bike to coffee shops, dinner, and to ride up and down the esplanade.  i am beyond thrilled to be able to enjoy my favorite california luxuries once again, namely trader joe’s, road trips, anthro, and flea markets.  we have known for awhile that a move may happen this summer, so we strategically saved all of the anthropologie, williams sonoma, and target gift cards we got for our wedding.  they have been burning a serious hole in my wallet and i am so excited to finally use them!  i’m also excited to scour craigslist, flea markets, and thrift shops to find little treasures and some furniture for our home.  i’ve been pinning a lot to my living space board and it’s pretty obvious that i’m into neutral colors (which is also reflected in these items…except the cruiser because those need to be colorful!)

1 / i would really love a grey couch and have decided that a sectional is a necessity.  i have had one the past few years in hawaii and i sit in the chaise section every single day.  it is just so ideal for reading or computering!  this one from west elm is way out of our budget…but i can dream right?

2 / this gold lamp from urban outfitters has been on my radar for a few years now!  but the shipping fees to hawaii are just so ridiculous.

3 / this rug from west elm is also out of our budget, but i will definitely be on the lookout for something similar.

4 / love love love this terrarium kit from anthropologie!

5 / having a cool chair like this in our living room would be so great.  i feel like chairs in living rooms make them feel more “grown-up” for some reason.

6 / i adore this print so much.  and it would look really cute on an art wall.

7 / riding one of these will totally bring me back to our college days in santa barbara where we rode our bikes to class, to starbucks, to dinner…everywhere!

playing tourist.

lauravisit1 lauravisit8laura2laura5laura3laura1reis and i had such a fun time with laura and peter during their visit last week.  laura and i also spent some quality girl time together getting fried at the beach (i’m still waiting for my rudolph of a nose to turn into a tan).  i love playing tourist when visitors are in town and going places i wouldn’t normally go if they weren’t here.  but i equally love nights in where we cook dinner and it feels like our visitors live here.  one night she dyed my hair while we watched the season finale of the bachelor and ate ice cream.  it felt like we were right back in college when we were housemates and that kind of thing was the norm.  miss those days!  i’m so excited they will only be a drive away in a few months!

match day. (OH, AND WE’RE MOVING TO CALIFORNIA!!!!!)

matchday20see that envelope up there?  well, on friday, our future was lying inside.  match day is pretty much the most stressful/nerve-racking/exciting day for medical students.  it’s a national ceremony where fourth year med students find out where they will be placed for residency (and where they will spend the next 3+ years of their lives!).  it’s a huge, complex ranking system where the students rank their choices after they interview with the programs they’ve applied for, and the programs also rank them.  then the computer does its thing and the students are [hopefully] matched with a program.  friday was the day when they found out where they matched!  i was sweating like crazy and i’m not even a student!  there was so much anticipation in that room.  the students each got an envelope and then had to open them at the same time!  eeep!  we are SO thankful, blessed, and excited that reis matched into a great pediatrics program (and also where he/we wanted to be the most)!  we will be moving back to southern california this coming june!!!  i am so very proud of this guy and i cannot wait for the adventures ahead of us!

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i love when friends visit.

lauravisit2lauravisit3lauravisit4one of my best friends laura and her boyfriend peter came to visit reis and me for the week and it’s been SO much fun having them here!!  we had a great weekend touring them around the island which included good food (+ plenty of dessert), good conversation, beach time, stops at our favorite coffee shops, our weekly trek to the north shore, and movie-watching.

*laura is actually the matchmaker who introduced me to my lover man reis in santa barbara 5 years ago!  she was friends with him long before i knew him, and then i practically BEGGED her to set me up with him once i met him.  i’m really glad my begging paid off.