Showing posts with label instagram. Show all posts
Showing posts with label instagram. Show all posts

29.12.14

behind the scenes


Here is a real behind the scenes look into my camera roll on my phone. Kind of embarrassing right? I mostly take photos on my iphone and I always end up taking so many more photos than are necessary. I'm sure some of you have seen my husband's instagram. He started taking photos of me taking photos to keep himself busy (while I take a million photos) and to show me how ridiculous I look while taking photos. I think it's really funny. Sometimes I don't realize how crazy I look until I see his photos. It keeps me humble and it's a good reminder that this social media platform is just a slice of life. I hope you know that I only share the very best of what's happening in my life and often times most photos are staged, like this one. Sometimes I start to compare myself to other bloggers and instagrammers which can be discouraging or make me feel greedy for wanting more than I have. But like I said, this is only part of my life and I can only assume other's are only sharing part of their life as well. During this time of year {and all year} it's a good reminder to not take myself too seriously, try not to play the comparing game, and be grateful for my wonderful life. 
How do you feel about social media life vs. real life? 

4.11.13

the weekend

halloween party // makeup by talented BFF Meaghan

so delicious mixed with lemonade!

Tigger Jeff and Cleopatra Me

celebrating the bride to be, Emily! Me, Emily, Liz

emily's bridal shower

Water Ave Coffee pre PNW blogger meet up

bloody mary bar sponsored by The 7th Chamber

my first bloody mary!

lunch at Prasad

I had such a busy and filled weekend. Saturday was spent with BFF Liz, we saw our other BFF Abby, went to Emily's bridal shower, went to Starbucks twice, shared a lot of clothes, and caught up on life.
Sunday was another full day in Portland, this time with Justine! 
We went up for the Pacific Northwest Blogger Meet Up at Union/Pine, we got there a little early so we stopped in for Coffee at Water Ave Coffee, had so much fun seeing and catching up with blogger friends, and getting inspired to blog more. Followed by a lunch at Prasad while catching up with Abby. Ok and then some shopping on the way home :) 

7.10.13

weekend notes.

bachelorette party details 
{loft sweater, j.crew clutch, zara heels, mac lip pencil and lipstick}

dinner and delish margs at Trebol

The future Mrs. Jeremiah

brunch at home! using plenty of new wedding presents, so amazing.

can't wait to use these! awesome wedding present, thanks to my cousin and my friends 

greek festival honey loukoumades

Weekend snaps. I had so much fun at Emily's bachelorette dinner. Yummy chips and guac, salty margaritas and such sweet girls! I studied abroard in London with Emily, can't believe it's almost been 5 years! It was so fun meeting and chatting with Emily's friends, I can't wait for the wedding! Also went to the Greek Festival in portland where I ate my weight in honey friend donuts and gyros. Jeff and I did some work on our apartment and continued the thank you note writing process, almost done people!

19.6.13

Summer lately

Wouldn't this be the perfect place for a dinner party with a long table? 
This is the courtyard of my apartment building, beautiful!


My fave soup, Carrrot Orange Ginger is back at Wild Pear

Trying to decide whether to keep this bag, it was cheap and almost exactly what I want but 
will I still  be wanting the real thing in a few months? 


Target dress and sandals

camp!

Hi everyone. You might have noticed some sporadic posts lately, or maybe not. Maybe you notice when I post and not when I don't. Let's hope it's like that. This summer is going to be an interesting one, so I will probably be posting less regularly. A big part of my job at work is helping to plan our biggest event/fundraiser in July, so I will be busy busy working through July, I'll be attending a few weddings, one of my bridesmaids is getting married in August {I'm also a bridesmaid in that wedding}, Jeff is at camp all summer with weekly breaks {it's the first summer we aren't there together since we started dating}, and of course I am finishing up the plans for our September wedding! For a person who hates transition, it's hard to avoid it this summer! I am doing pretty well right now, keeping busy and looking forward to everything. But like I said, all of those things make me tired just thinkng about them so I might not be on my computer much this summer. I will always be updating my instagram though, so feel free to follow me there.

Oh yeah and since Jeff isn't around much this summer, the outfit posts will be few and far between.

15.5.13

Lately






This last weekend I celebrated Mother's Day by going on a run with her and then going out to breakfast and later walking Zoey. It was just me and her, my dad is out of town and my sibs live in Northern Calfornia so it was nice to be low key. We also celebrated on Saturday with my grandma, auntie and cousin, so we pretty much celebrated all weekend by eating good food. Tuesday was my best friend's 25th birthday! Happy Birthday Liz! I was taking all the photos off my phone {not a small feat} and found these photos of when we went to do her makeup trial for her wedding. So beautiful! I wish I could have celebrated with her on Tuesday in Seattle but I'm glad we got to celebrate a few weekends ago. Received my last BirchBox and got these cool things {among some other great samples1}. Thanks again for the gift Abby!
Happy Wednesday! Hopefully the week is going well for everyone!

7.5.13

Weekend Happiness







1// Birthday party for BFF Liz 
2// Delicious drinks at La Capitale in Salem
3// Best friend outfits, not pictured: when I put on a heart shirt so Liz and I were total twin opposites :)
4// Sunday lounging and mini golf date followed by an awesome photo shoot
5// Sneak peek of our new apartment!!

Also not pictured: a bridal shower for my amazing and beautiful friend Meaghan and a photo shoot with Grace & Jaden Photography, coming soon!


8.11.12

reds

This is me complaining about fall back and how dark it is at 5 these days. So until I can take photos during the appropriate time of day, here is a half outfit photo. Pants are Jeff's Target Merona to be exact, and one of my fave Gap chambray shirts, Target shoes.

I've also been feeling a little out of sync with my blogging routine, so this red cup was a little pick me up yesterday while hanging out with my mom. All of our mother daughter dates go like this:: Coffee, drive somewhere {near or far, there is always coffee first}, chat about life, sometimes she has an errand or I have something I need to do, then we eat somewhere either new because we are food lovers or an old favorite because we are food lovers, then we shop, and then maybe some more coffee. Then we talk more and it's awesome. 

random blog post today but happy thursday!

26.9.12

Oh yes

I don't have much to say today, but check out this funny description of what your instagram filters say about you and then check out the article that inspired it; what your American Girl doll says about the rest of your life {I didn't have an American Girl doll, but desperately wanted Samantha and yes everyone I knew/know had/has Samantha and apparently she is not available anymore! ok I digress..}

And yes, yesterday Jeff and I had our engagement shoot with Erich & Amy and I am very excited to see the photos, and I know a lot of you are excited as well {thanks!} due to sharing this photo on instagram and facebook :) be patient and I will share when I can!






17.7.12

day off

1//dutch bros on the way home. 2//dinner at Dove Vivi. 3//Dove Vivi. 4//Cornmeal Crust Pizza at Dove Vivi
1//2//matchbook collections at Dove Vivi 3//4//Jeff got chocolate, I got rose petal, birthday cake, caramel swirl at Staccato Gelato
1//2//in love with June, Rosé wine 3//me time. 4//want to try heart sometime for obvious reasons

on that note, I won't be blogging the rest of this week.
the last 10 days at camp took it out of me and I really needed a restful day off.
hopefully next weekend I will have more to blog about.

3.7.12

Recent Snaps

1//My small desk area at camp until ElleBee returns 2//a cute package {bridal magazines} my roommate Kristen, sent me at camp 3&4//YUMMY cakes we had at camp for Camp To Belong birthday party
1//Camp nails 2//adorable card from my cousins Jill, Nick and Nora 3// Nicholas Restaurant upstairs on our day off 4//Target gets me everytime

9.5.12

Snapshots

 1. Crema! My new favorite bakery in SE Portland. So cute, so hip, come visit me and I will take you.
 2. University of Portland Masters graduation!
3. Go Jeff! I thought it was funny he had to pick up his diploma from a priest in a concession stand. Ruby Jewel for celebratory ice cream. Por Que No for Cinco de Mayo!

ps. BanDo gave me some link love last week! Check it out here.

9.4.12

Monday Funday

Happy Monday Everyone!
I had a great weekend in Salem with the many families. 
1. borrowed my sister's nail polish, Essie Turqoise & Caicos, love my bracelets, 2. Delicious dessert, even though I cut the strawberries on the same cutting board as the onions.. not so good 3. Penny, Jeff's sister's bunny! So fun to have a real bunny on Easter :) 4. Beautiful necklace from Jeff's brother and future sister-in-law.

I also signed up for The Color Run in September, it's a race I am actually excited about! 
It helps that my best friend, Liz and her husband Brent, will be joining Jeff and I!
Anyone else signed up?

26.3.12

Unexpected

I had an unexpectedly busy weekend! And so fun at that!

Thursday: Done with finals, Sparkler pics
{more about sparklers on Friday} then Hunger Games with Nicole, Curtis, Alexis, Amelia, at Cinetopia. That sundae was everything.
 Friday: Spontaneous lunch with Jordan at Elephant's, can't wait for her to be living in Portland. Pretty birthday necklace from Jordan!
Ice Skating with Jeff {groupon}, Cinnabon for dinner {birthday gift card}, Koi Fusion for real dinner, Sherlock Holmes 2 at Avalon Theater
Saturday: Beautiful weather, iced coffee outside, shopping downtown, The Blind Side on TV
Sunday: Shopping with Amy, balloon photos with Jeff {coming tomorrow & wednesday!}

22.3.12

San Fran 2012 Pt. 2 instagram

Back to San Fran.. here are some instagram photos I didn't post yet.. Enjoy!
Follow me at samantharosen5 on instagram


Cute shop in the ferry building
cake pops, chai, naked bike race..

Cute shop in Ghiradelli Square
Crown & Crumpet, my fave!
Lombard St, loafer from Forever 21, polish from Urban
Union Square, Basil for dinner, the view from my brother's apartment

Bungalow, random running into an old friend on the street, lusting after this knock off ring..
Sequins Sequins! American Cupcake
American Cupcake, made our own oreo truffles, me and Dave


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