WARDROBE // 1

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welcome to my first wardrobe post! can i just say how thankful i am to have married a man who not only loves Jesus but also loves fashion and shows his support for my blogging dreams by driving around on a saturday afternoon to find prime photoshoot spots…seriously, i am one blessed girl.

so in this “wardrobe” column, we will document outfits worn. we are not ballers, so don’t expect any chanel. actually expect some sweet finds from shops you wouldn’t expect because i’m all about finding whatever deal i can to stick to my shopping budget!!

this outfit is all about channeling fall…nothing says hello fall like some sweet skulls hey? as you know, fall is my fave and i am absolutely loving this sunny weather we’re having. nothing like walking with the sun shining on your face and the leaves crunching beneath your boots and a pumpkin spice latte in hand of course ;)

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him- hat/bailey hat company, jacket/vintage, tank/insight, t-shirt/american apparel, button up/uniqlo, jeans/nudie jeans, boots/abington

her- skull button up/sirens (as i told you, i’m all about finding sweet threads in unexpected places…), necklace/forever 21, jeans/nudie jeans, wedges/forever 21

over & out,

s.s.♥.

PUMPKIN SPICE SNICKERDOODLES

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i have a couple problems. 1. i really love baking. 2. i really love eating baked goods. so my way of doing what i love but not gain100 lbs, is baking and then letting other people eat the goods. when i brought these to our incredible set-up team at church a few sundays ago, they ate them up literally in a very short time period. (i swear i only ate two!)

it was my first go at snickerdoodles and i have no idea why. they are an incredibly easy cookie to make and an even easier cookie to consume.

have a go!

pumpkin spice snickerdoodles

ingredients needed:

2 3/4 cups of flour

2 teaspoons of baking powder

1/2 teaspoon of coarse salt

1 cup of unsalted butter at room temp

1 1/2 cups (+ 2 tbsp of sugar)

2 large eggs

1 tbsp pumpkin spice (recipe)

1. preheat oven to 350. mix flour, baking powder & salt in a bowl. place butter & 1 1/2 cups of sugar into the bowl of an electric mixer (with paddle attachment). mix on medium speed until pale & fluffy. mix in eggs. reduce speed to low & gradually mix in flour.

2. stir 2 tbsp of sugar and pumpkin spice in a small bowl. roll the dough into a 1.5 inch ball then roll in sugar & pumpkin spice. place on a baking sheet that is lined with parchment paper.

3. bake cookies until edges are golden (12-15 mins). let cool on wire racks.

4. enjoy!

yumm!

-s.s.♥.

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#THEKONGS

i’m currently wrapped up in blankets battling this stupid cold that came on last thursday. i’m the worst sick person because it’s really, really, really hard for me to sit down and rest. so i’m trying to rest but there are construction workers literally right outside our window (they’re repairing something on our roof so we won’t have any little critters in our walls this winter like we had last winter…). they’re talking very loudly and using very loud power tools and i can see them through the cracks in our blinds…oh joy..

so to distract myself from that i’m going to show you a few pics from the wedding we attended on saturday night! my long time friend, chris married his bible college sweetheart, kirsten. i’ve known chris for a long time. us and a few others had the privilege of being young 20 somethings friends immersed in church ministries & life adventures. we all shared many fun & crazy times in those days and i am so thankful that for the most part, we’re all still in touch and a part of each others’ lives.

 a few of my fave memories of the day include: watching chris’ face as his bride walked down the aisle towards him & their future, ian’s best man’s speech (including us three performing the chicken snack rap!), catching up with lovely chelsea who lives up island, & sharing many laughs with old friends.

unfortunately (probably due to my foggy head) i didn’t get any actual pictures of the bride & groom. but their wedding had a hashtag so please go creep the pics of the beautiful couple on instragram (search #thekongs) 

congratulations chris & kirsten!!! your day was incredible. so excited for what God has in store for you two! 

 rach is such a babe!

best dressed couple ever

friends forever…IAN. ARE. YOU. WEAR. ING. EYE. LINE. ER!!!!

sweet, sweet cohen.

looking dapper gentlemen.

so james comes up to me and says, ‘this is the pic i got, are you ok with it?’ lols

and then he shows me this one..awe…love all these ladies oh so much.

i’m looking extra crazy…i blame it on the cold meds..but would you look at my fine hubby..mmmmm…

pda!!!

we had a lovely time in vancouver (aside from me being mad sick). we stayed at our dear friends house who have the cutest 3 little kids. there’s something incredibly special about hearing little voices ask each other at 7am "should we go and wake aunty lauwa and uncle sames?" awwwwww. and it doesn’t help with the twins saying to us right before we were leaving "don’t go. don’t go." ahhhh, my heart. normans, we’ll be back before you know it!

sorry for my mad run on sentences today, my brain is a cloud and james is at school till 7:30pm so coco is keeping me company which i’m thankful for because she cuddles me but then i talk to her..a lot..and then i get scared that the construction workers outside my window can hear me and think i’m crazy……

until next time,

s.s.♥.

NOT ALONE

i’ve probably already bombarded you with a text, facebook message or invite to hear my husband’s new single but if not here it is…

now do yourself a favour and purchase it for .99 on itunes

he played his first show at the you&her launch last friday and i couldn’t help but smile through every song. 

his writing is real + raw yet laced with the beauty of hope. so proud to call this incredibly talented man my hubby.

check out his website here!

xoxo,

s.s.♥.