Whale watching, huskies, and some ramblings

What did Jack and I do after getting engaged?
We went whale watching, naturally!

"New" shirt (swapped) / America

Boat

Whale! / Rainbow

My boyfriend fiance

A failed attempt at a self photo with fiance / The rock

Boston

Oh and we also went to NU and took a creepy self photo in front of the Husky with the proposal.

It's been a week since Jack proposed and I'm still beyond ecstatic -- I feel like the luckiest girl in the whole wide world! Thank you, everyone, for all your well wishes and super sweet words! They really mean so much to me.

Things have been slow around here as I'm still recovering from the whirlwind of the past seven days -- it feels very odd to just go about my day after such a monumental event. So this post is my attempt to try and regain some sense of normalcy. I feel like it's somewhat awkward, though. Probably because I don't really know what to say and I just want to yell -- I'M ENGAGED -- over and over again. (If you follow me on Twitter and Facebook, you may notice I've been relatively silent there as well.)

So I hope you bear with me as I work to get my composure (and my ability to form sentences) back.

I'm just so overjoyed!!! I'M ENGAGED!!

(See what I mean?)

Love that dirty water

Jack and I had out-of-town visitors last Friday, and we had such a great time showing them around Beantown. It really reminded me how much I love this city (even in the rain) and how lucky I am to live here.

Boston, you're my home.

Monday mashup: swap swag

Thursday night, my friends and I went to the Boston Fashion Week Sip and Swap hosted by The Swapaholics, and I ended up with some fantastic loot. In addition to three cat-approved shoe finds, I also scored a cheetah print bow blouse; a sheer, lacy Guess tank top; a bedazzled tube top (random but I love it!); no-name skinny jeans; a purple and lime green windbreaker, and a simple black skirt. Not too shabby, right?


As always, the Boston event was well-organized and so much fun. If you've never been to a Swap -- I highly recommend it. It's a great way to clean out your closet, meet new people, and "shop" for clothes and accessories -- all for the price of admission (I've never paid more than $10). You can learn more about starting or attending a swap here.

Thank you to all the organizers for such an awesome evening!