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Tidbit Tuesday #51

The other day while in Urban Outfitters, Dylan convinced me to buy the following sweater. There were absolutely no mirrors in the entire store, save for the fitting rooms. And with the chaos of Black Friday, I wasn’t about to shimmy my way into one. So instead, I did what no girl should ever do: I trusted my husband as a human mirror. I bought this sweater, and now I look like a zebra walking on its hind legs. Not quite sure how to feel about that…

Have you ever met the acquaintance of someone you could swear you know somehow, but there’s absolutely no way you actually do? Well, last weekend’s wedding was FULL of these people. As in, the groom, the groom’s father, AND the groom’s sister. Talk about déjà vu!

Yesterday, I spent seven hours cleaning. SEVEN HOURS. Use your imagination for an idea of how this place looked beforehand. :)

The Morrissey family is expanding! And before you jump to any conclusions.. My brother-in-law is now engaged to his beautifully sweet fiancé and we are all SO excited! Plus, it’ll be great to have another Morrissey newbie in the fam. :) Congratulations to Josh and Jenn!

Remember our Harry Potter fiasco? Well as it turned out, the day it actually opened, I was too drugged up on antibiotics to go. Which is actually super funny considering our track record. BUT, we finally saw it on Friday! And as many times as I had to ask what on earth a horcrux was (having really no familiarity with Harry Potter), it was totally entertaining. I also jumped out of my seat at two completely inopportune times and based on all those laughing at me, it’s safe to say I was pretty entertaining myself.

Song of the Week: The Cave by Mumford and Sons. This band is quickly becoming a favorite-favorite. It’s banjo meets indie meets four-part harmony. And seriously? Banjo? It’s only the sweetest instrument known to man. You WANT to check out this song.

I have a crush.. A girl crush. Ya’ll know you have them! That one girl (if you’re a girl) or guy (if you’re a guy) that you’d let autograph your forehead in permanent marker… Over and over again. Who’s mine, you ask? Genevieve Gorder. HOLLA if you know who I’m talking about! Genevieve is a designer for HGTV‘s Dear Genevieve! She has AMAZING hair and a brilliant mind for all things design. And I totally want to be her best friend. Forever.

My question for you is this: Who is your girl/guy crush, and why? Yes, I just went there and you know you want to play along! Ain’t no hating over here. And if it helps, Dylan totally has a man crush on Jon Acuff. Just sayin’. :)

I leave you with a few images from our most recent bridal shoot. Meet Sara, quite seriously one of the sweetest people I’ve met since moving to Houston. She and Chad got married this past weekend, so consider this a small taste of Thursday’s post. :)

Happy Tuesday!

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  • November 30, 2010 - 12:10 PM

    stephanie - dear sara, i love your hair. and your glasses. and your dress.

    dear lysiie, genevieve used to be a designer on trading spaces and she was always my fave! also, i miss you.

  • November 30, 2010 - 12:11 PM

    Jessy - Hey Alyse, I have been stalking your blog for a little while now and I just wanted to let you know how great it is :). I passed your website on to a friend of mine who is getting married next year. Anyways, keep up the good work and welcome to Houston, hope you are enjoying it so far! p.s. i totally have a “girl crush” on you :)

  • November 30, 2010 - 12:21 PM

    HilarieMae - Sweet land of the living! I just listened to about a million songs by Mumford & Sons. It feels like love to me <3 Thanks for the new music addiction, Alyse!

  • November 30, 2010 - 12:42 PM

    Jess S - I had the same Harry Potter experience! Though I only jumped totally out of my seat once – in my defense, I really hate snakes… :-) I also have no Harry Potter history but some of my hubby’s family is into it, so we went for Thanksgiving. I’m sure I drove my sis-in-law crazy with questions but it was entertaining!

    PS — I like the zebra sweater. It’s funky and I’m sure you rock it!

  • November 30, 2010 - 1:23 PM

    Kathy B. - Hmmmm…the sweater is a bit, isn’t it. If not a walking zebra, then possibly a topographical map of somewhere you’d like to be.
    Genevieve is one of my favorites from HGTV.

  • November 30, 2010 - 1:25 PM

    Alyse - @Kathy – Bahahah!! You are SO right. And actually, that might make me like it a little more. So thanks! :)

  • November 30, 2010 - 1:50 PM

    Kate =D - I love mumford and sons. just lovee.

  • November 30, 2010 - 3:53 PM

    Abbey - dear alyse,

    i think your sweater is cute. dylan is a good human mirror. :)

    love,
    abbey

  • December 2, 2010 - 5:08 PM

    Sam Houston Park Wedding: Sara & Chad | Alyse French Photography | Houston-Based Wedding and Lifestyle Photographer - […] a very relaxed time of primping and prepping, I gave Sara a look at her bridals which we’d shot earlier that week. It was fun to watch her reactions to her complete and […]

  • December 6, 2010 - 8:29 PM

    Dulcinea - Just FYI–we have the same taste in music :)