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    It’s the little things…

    by Kaylah Stroup July 19, 2017

    Y’all, every time I write one of these “It’s the little things…” posts it’s about my darn pets. Part of me wants to apologize but I also feel like if you don’t like seeing silly photos of them, you’re probably some kind of monster because they’re perfect angels. Only partially kidding.

    Yesterday I was walking to the front door to fix up the mess of shoes that had been driving me nuts for the past two or three days. I like shoes, Jeff also really likes shoes. Therefore, we have a ton of them! When I turned the corner I spotted Professor casually lounging in the mess with litter stuck to his tiny little wet nose. I immediately turned around and speed tip-toed back to my camera. When I got back to him, he decided it was time to really ham it up.

    He rolled around, looked at me while upside down, rubbed his little fangs all over Jeff’s shoes, and yawned oh so dramatically toward the ceiling. Professor reminds me of the typical handsome yet really dumb guy. Just look at those stunning blue eyes… and then the litter on his nose. Why does he always have litter on his nose!? Squid never ever does but at least once a day I catch this little dummy with something stuck to his face.

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    This little cat brings a smile to my face every single day. I threaten Jeff “You better hurry up and marry me or I’m going to marry Professor!” He makes everything better, and his little meows warm my heart. I don’t know what I’d do without him. Also, I missed the opportunity to write a seven year anniversary post for him this year but you can read our six year anniversary post here.

    Hope my silly little kitten brightens your day too!
    xoxo

    PS. Don’t forget that you can follow Professor’s Instagram account if you enjoy seeing ridiculous cat photos.

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  • mellow yellow

    by Kaylah Stroup July 18, 2017

    A few years ago I was really good at documenting my hair dye adventures. I always made an effort to take before and after photos, and write down what colors I used. Eventually I kind of got stuck in a rut where I was doing the same colors in rotation every few months. I guess it just …

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  • project 365 : days 191 – 197

    by Kaylah Stroup July 17, 2017

    191 : 365 Wrestlemania. 192 : 365 The cutest kitty lapel pin from Bee’s Knees Industries (and an excuse to show off my new hair color again!) 193 : 365 16.5 miles zig zagging around the city. On the way home Jeff and I stopped off at this little overlook to shoot the sunset and …

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