Lu + C + Lettrick // a spontaneous day

Occasionally I think about how boring my life seems, but invariably a day comes along that reminds me that's not exactly the case. Of course I wouldn't be writing that if I hadn't recently had such a day, so without further ado I have a picture timeline to share from yesterday (side note: I'm getting better at the pictures thing!) 

I slept through my alarm, which is far from the norm, but even so C and I had time to grab coffee + a donut at Sugar Shack on our way to Pilates. I got an iced spiced mocha which was excellent, and as an added bonus C's  "coffee hipster" is barely visible in the background. 

Pilates was great as usual (it always makes me feel stretchy and just plain good) and afterwards we headed home to shower + meet up with C's friend the Lettrick (how she appeared in my contacts when I synced with C). We then headed out to lunch, with a quick stop at Ellwood Thompson's for some tasty and healthy juice + kombucha. 

We picked up lunch at Goatacado in Carytown Bike Co. and it was great as usual. I got the Mountain Tropp and shared with C - Lettrick got the Athena. 

We made an impromptu stop in Plan 9 Records, an awesome store that's been around since my dad lived in the Fan and visited it for music and AC during the summer. Some flannels hanging outside caught our eye, so we stopped into Luxor on our way back to the car. The vintage store is packed with all sorts of fun finds, and C bought a new favorite shirt. 

The Lettrick hadn't been to Addison street, one of my favorite places to frequent with C, so of course we took her to visit. C invited her via "formal invitation" aka text to come along on a sisters day...so we had to keep it authentic! The three shops were excellent as usual, and we all got a little something that brightened our days. After we stopped at Lamplighters Roasting Co. for some iced coffee and headed off. 

This is C's "situational sadness" face... She's working on my mom to get a puppy, and has done surprisingly well in the convincing department. I agreed to go to the pound to look at puppies, and we ended up at City Hall thanks to her subpar research skills. Apparently she legitimately thought they'd have puppies in a corner office of something. I got the proper adress, only to find out apon arrival that it was closed. Hence the sadness, but we'll likely be returning soon.

On our way back towards home we took an extremely circuitous route, and saw some new cute places.

We also stopped into a psychic store at C and the Lettricks request and had lots of fun picking out rocks for our friends...apparently they have mystical properties , but I liked the colors. I decided to use the as going away gifts for my closest friends in order to save money for better things in France. 

All in all the day was crazy, adventurous and super fun. C and I have a good time together, and hanging out with her friends isn't bad at all...because we're close in age there is actually considerable social overlap. After all the adventures I dropped off the rocks and visited with my friend Mol. She's finally back from her summer adventures, so of course we had some catching up to do. I realized I only had 17 days left in RVA (16 now!) which was a major bittersweet moment...and definitely inspired me to make the most of the rest of my summer. I'll keep you posted!

Sugar Shack Donuts ... www.sugarshackdonuts.com

Re:Form Pilates ... reformrichmond.com

Ellwood Thompson's ... ellwoodthompsons.com

Goatacado ... www.goatocado.com

Carytown Bike Co. ... carytownbikes.com

Plan 9 Records ... www.plan9music.com

Luxor ... www.facebook.com/pages/Luxor-Vintage-Clothing/161380838847

Yesterday's Heroes ... https://www.facebook.com/YesterdaysHeroesVintage

Addison Vintage and Handmade ... www.addisonhandmadevintage.com

NANIN ... shopnanin.com

Lamplighter ... lamplightercoffee.com

Animal Control and Adoption ... www.richmondgov.com/AnimalControl/index.aspx

Aquarian Bookstore ... aquarianbookshop.com

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Another appearance update: I already have my ears pierced and an upper cartilage piercing, but I decided I wanted to get a second holes in each earlobe... I happened to have sterile needles at home from having horses, so I took out a sharpie to mark where the holes went and then grabbed the needle. It hurt but not so badly that I couldn't pierce straight through comfortably (high pain tolerance perhaps?) but unfortunately one ear bled way more than expected. No biggie, as it stopped quickly. I popped in some earrings and was super pleased with the result. Now I'm waiting to make sure nothing gets infected, but I ink with continued care all will remain well. 

(Yet another super grainy image, my apologies! The little pearl is the newly pierced hole. )

hair update

Sadly, my favorite-color-blue disappeared from my hair after the first wash and I woke up yesterday to a very green-y turquoise due to my blonde underneath, I think. Last night, knowing I had a wedding to attend today, I decided to adjust the color a bit. I only used the lavender dye (from a brand called ion I believe) and then hopped in the shower. I woke up this morning to a nice blended turquoise to indigo to purple color, which I likes much better. I'm going to let the colors fade and see how long it take for it to completely wash out, and if it's nothing too drastic perhaps I'll dye my whole head...if not, I'm enjoying dying the tips...

The colors are a bit more vibrant in person/sunlight, but this is the best I can share for now...

experiment no. 1 follow up pics

Round one...barely noticeable purple. 

Round two...closer to what I want! More blue + vibrance :)

experiment no. 1

I promise I'll get more creative with my post titles, but for now I hope you're having a lovely day.

I've always been a visual person, and really really really enjoy color (blue is my favorite). In addition, I like experimenting with color and in some cases my hair. In seventh grade I dyed a streak bright blue (pixie stix candy is a surprisingly potent dye) just for fun. Of course, it faded to a horrid green and I eventually had to dye the streak back to my natural blonde. However, blue hair has always interested me... About a month ago I saw a picture online of gorgeous silvery-pastel-blue hair and it's been on my mind ever since. A friend of a friend also had dyed her hair an incredible rich bluey purple color and added to my inspiration.

I couldn't make the full head leap permanently, but I knew I had to at least play with a little color. I ran out to a hair supply store and picked up ski permanent dye in lavender and aqua colors, then spent the rest of my morning pretending to be an artist... I decided to only dye the tips of my hair, so that I could cut off any mess in the case of an utter disaster. Granted, I had very little idea what I was doing so the initial result was very subtle...

After having the muted purple for a day, I decided I wanted a brighter, and slightly bluer color. To achieve this I dyed my hair a very light blonde last night (I'm super scared when it comes to bleach...maybe one day) and then tried the colors again this morning. End results on the next post...I'm super happy with the ombré type dip dye but of course I'm going to keep playing with it, because that's where half the fun is. And of course I'll post updates as it progresses!