I woke up near the sea.

HOKAY guys, I'm skippin out on my usual Bits & Pieces post today because life hasn't given me a second of breathing room. And I want to breath because I've heard suffocating is the worst way to die, so. 

I'll just share some photos from our Galveston trip instead! HA. 

These are some shots I took with a trusty Kodak disposable (I love those things since I don't have a 35mm and rumor has it Walgreens won't be processing them by December so I'm givin' them all the love that I can til then!). I went sans dslr because my madre needed it for the weekend, but we still rolled three (yes, three) cameras deep: Kodak, Instax, and The Boyfriend's point and shoot digital. Holdin it down, like we I do.  

We did a LOT on our 48hr trip, more than I thought was possible, but this was one of my favorites; just chillin on the beach with my boy. PS the view from our hotel room, considering the hotel placement (ON THE SEAWALL Y'ALL...but hidden behind two restaurants, haha) was amazing. I mean, best seat in the house. We were two steps away from that deck overlooking the beach. If you ever stay at Gaido's, request room 234. I swear by it. Sidenote: bring your own shampoo/conditioner. Everything down to a laundry bag was provided...except those two things, aka the two things The BF and I BOTH forgot, so...

Ya know. I washed my hair with bar soap and let me tell you something, I've never felt so dry after a shower in my entire life. Umm good thing I carry hand lotion? Whatever. Mousse saved my crazymane from the humid salt air. More of our round-town shenanigans tomorrow! 

Play that song / 2

For one of my art journaling pages, I had to draw inspiration from a music video, and either use that song for the actual journaling or a different one. Here's the video I chose: 

And the song I used: 

At the end of the day, I reallyREALLY loved this prompt and will probably use it a few more times. So much creative potential. It was actually a little difficult in the beginning to look at the video and decide which elements I wanted to put on paper (I'm a perfectionist, but there's no right/wrong way to work on an art journal, so onetwothreepeaceful), but the party theme was a no-brainer and the masks. Of course, the masks. After watching the video a few times I realized I had my work cut out for me- my very own three minute inspiration board. How cool is that? Um, very. 

I hope you're gearin' up for a fun weekend! The Boyfriend and I are taking a mini roadtrip to Galveston for some much needed maxin' and relaxin'. Yep, you heard me right. Ladies and gentlemen, I will FINALLY be getting some serious facetime with the salty spray and sand between my toes. Beach better be ready, I'm comin' for ya! 

Products used: recycled envelope paper, vintage recipe book, paper bag, typewriter, thrifted vintage postcard, sequins, tracing paper, thread, glitter scrapbook paper, washi tape, gesso, nailpolish