For weeks he had been secretly hoping

by Kyla Roma on August 7, 2010

in Puppy Madness, Stories About:

ash glasses

Ash had been very excited about my getting contacts for some time, and complemented me on my new look when I came home from the appointment.

I didn’t grasp his ulterior motives until very recently.

ps – I did a mini-makeover of my blog last night, click through & let me know what you think!

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1 Moorea Seal August 7, 2010 at 4:14 am

LOVE the new look of the site.
I am desperately trying to come up with a new look for my blog too. Yours gives me some much needed inspiration :)

<3 moorea

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2 Becky August 7, 2010 at 6:55 am

Ha! He does have ulterior motives! Love love love the new look – and SO excited for your Etsy shop!!!

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3 Karen August 7, 2010 at 7:08 am

I love your layout. Those tiny polka dots are so cute! How are you liking your contacts? I couldn’t imagine life without them. Next best thing after LASIK and I can’t quite afford that yet.

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4 Kyla Roma August 8, 2010 at 9:15 pm

Thanks so much for the kind words about the design :)
I’m really loving my contacts, I’m definitely still adjusting to them & I sometimes have a little trouble reading with them, but I’m only a few days in. Overall? It’s love. :)

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5 Jan August 7, 2010 at 7:46 am

Ha! What a cute shot! LOVE the title :)

Blog looks fantastic, chickadee.

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6 melanie August 7, 2010 at 8:42 am

I too love the new look! I’ve been having such a hard time with the look of my blog lately and it is driving me nuts! I’m trying to get it the way I want it before baby comes (3 weeks – yikes!) because I know I want have time to think about the look of it afterwards.

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7 Lucy August 7, 2010 at 8:47 am

I thought your site was gorgeous before–and now it looks even better!
Clicked around a bit and found your Four Little Pots project; what a fantastic idea! I’ve been wanting to grow a few small pots of herbs but am afraid I won’t be able to find seedlings this late in the year and growing from seeds makes me feel a little panicky. maybe next year…

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8 Kyla Roma August 8, 2010 at 9:19 pm

I’m a big fan of buying fresh herbs from farmer’s markets too, it’s a much quicker turnaround compared to growing from seed ;)

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9 Lisa from Lisas Yarns August 7, 2010 at 9:02 am

Oh my gosh, so cute!

And your site looks wonderful! You are so talented!!!

Hope the adjustment to contacts is going well!!

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10 Taylor August 7, 2010 at 9:13 am

Love the blog makeover!!! SO cute :)

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11 Tabitha August 7, 2010 at 9:39 am

Too cute!!

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12 E.P. August 7, 2010 at 9:51 am

I’m impressed that he sat long enough with those glasses on for you to take a photo! Lucy? Would have freaked out and immediately knocked them off her head.

The redesign looks great! And I miss you!

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13 Kyla Roma August 8, 2010 at 9:20 pm

I tried with Mal first, but it seemed to upset him- luckily for me, Ash is wildly motivated by food :)

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14 Amanda August 7, 2010 at 9:53 am

Love the new look :) on the blog AND on the dog!

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15 andrea August 7, 2010 at 10:35 am

You crack me up. This is beautiful, as per usual. xo

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16 shaina August 7, 2010 at 11:49 am

your puppy is too cute. what an adorable picture.
and i absolutely love the new look. 3 columns suits you. ;)
and your etsy store news is so exciting!!
can’t wait girl.

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17 Kyla Roma August 8, 2010 at 9:21 pm

Thanks so much! I’ve been wanting three columns for a long time, and this theme loads so much faster than my old one, I’m so happy with it :)
#geekout

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18 Amy --- Just A Titch August 7, 2010 at 12:14 pm

Blog looks great, Ash is adorable and A Little Thistle cannot come soon enough. Prepare to earn a significant amount of my bank account, miss.

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19 Maddy August 7, 2010 at 12:31 pm

Loving the 3-column look. And your pup is so adorable! :)

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20 Kara August 7, 2010 at 1:51 pm

I love the new blog look! It’s fresh and pretty :) And your pup looks quite adorable…congrats on the contacts!

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21 Layne August 7, 2010 at 2:21 pm

With the tweaks it’s even cuter than before! I just love your style — you’ve got a fabulous eye. Also, super curious about A Little Thistle! What have you got in store for us now?

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22 Kyla Roma August 8, 2010 at 9:23 pm

Lots of handmade accessories and jewelry :)
I can’t wait to show you! :)

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23 katrina August 7, 2010 at 2:22 pm

KYLA, I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!! i totally ♥ your work.

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24 katrina August 7, 2010 at 2:23 pm

by the way, please tell Ash he look FAB with geek specs.

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25 Kyla Roma August 8, 2010 at 9:24 pm

I let him know & he looked up at me with a face that said “WILL THERE BE FOOD?”
;)

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26 Amber from Girl with the Red Hair August 7, 2010 at 3:26 pm

Blog looks great! I like the three columns.

That is such a cute photo. Very impressive he sat still long enough for you to take it :)

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27 Kristi August 7, 2010 at 3:30 pm

Love the new layout. Third column is all the rage. :)

And “a little thistle” sounds absolutely brilliant.
Excited to see what’s in store (pun intended).
:)

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28 Erin August 7, 2010 at 4:46 pm

I adore that photo!

How are you adjusting to the contacts? They took me a few weeks to get used to, and I still adore my glasses, but the contacts are great for a lot of things.

The new site looks great! :)

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29 Kyla Roma August 8, 2010 at 9:27 pm

Thanks so much! :)

I’m definitely still adjusting, but even though it’s only been a few days I’m getting used to them really quickly. I think it’s mostly the mental adjustment of feeling like I shouldn’t be able to see when I don’t have my frames on!

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30 Brandi August 7, 2010 at 9:04 pm

That little guy is too cute! He can break hearts with those stunna shades :)

You have the most adorable site!

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31 veronica August 7, 2010 at 9:40 pm

I use both contacts and glasses. I cannot stand to wear my glasses out, even though they are cute, so I wear my contact instead. Thankfully our insurance covers the exams and I only change my frames every two years. 800Contacts is my go to for Focus550 contacts. I hope you enjoy them!

Oh and the bloggy makeover is awesome! I love how it turned out. :)

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32 Kyla Roma August 8, 2010 at 9:29 pm

Thanks for the tip! I’m definitely going to look for online options, contacts are really convenient but one of mine is special & I could see the cost racking up!

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33 diane August 7, 2010 at 11:23 pm

what a delightfully dashing doggie!

this is so cute. seriously.

<3

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34 Manderz August 7, 2010 at 11:36 pm

Ash is so cute!! And your blog looks superb (as expected :-p)

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35 Vanessa August 8, 2010 at 11:28 am

Too cute!

The blog looks great. You’ve got an eye for this stuff, woman. Love it!

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36 Charlie August 8, 2010 at 12:18 pm

Like the layout!

Ash looks perfectly happy like that! Can’t imagine many dogs doing the same.

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37 Megan August 9, 2010 at 6:16 am

I absolutely love the new look! It’s so clean, and the extra column is definitely handy! Can’t wait for you to get started on mine. ;)

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38 Nora August 9, 2010 at 8:45 am

He’s such a cute pup! Hipster Ash has a nice ring to it :)

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39 megan v August 9, 2010 at 3:00 pm

The new blog design is gorgeous!! The only thing I miss is having our “most recent posts” underneath our comments! I loved looking through other peoples blogs while I”m here :).

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40 Windsor Grace August 9, 2010 at 4:21 pm

The site looks great and Ash looks adorable! You’re so generous to pass your glasses down. How are the contacts coming along? Changing your life?

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41 mandy August 9, 2010 at 10:48 pm

Love the new site and Ash is adorable! See adding accessories to your dog and snapping pictures is fun isnt it? If we lived closer I imagine we would have a photoshoot with our dogs. =)

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42 Diana August 10, 2010 at 1:43 am

it looks great! thanks for letting me (or your rss readers know). i always read, even if i rarely comment.

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43 Liz August 10, 2010 at 10:51 am

LOVE the re-design. And Mal of course :)

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44 Holly August 10, 2010 at 4:54 pm

Bahaha, I love it!

And I loooooove your new blog design!

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45 Suburban Sweetheart August 10, 2010 at 8:19 pm

Like the new look! Looking forward to A Little Thistle, whatever it may hold. :)

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46 chelsea August 12, 2010 at 12:44 pm

Oh my goodness I looovovveee his new specs! how in the world did you get him to sit still for this? My dog would’ve run away in terror!

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47 terra August 12, 2010 at 5:33 pm

What a dashing young man! :)

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