i need advice!

ben and i want to invest in a nice camera. 

one that will last a looong time, and that will take pretty, pretty pictures. 

however, i know nothing about camera. nothing. 

but i am willing to learn! and i will. 

i might even take a few classes. 

here's the thing, we don't know what camera to get!

this is where all you photographers come in. 

we need all the advice we can get. 

(keep in mind i'm not wanting to start a business or anything. i'm not going to become a photographer.

i just want to document our lives with a nice camera that takes nice pictures)

the digital camera i got my junior year of high school just isn't cutting it anymore. 

SO....

canon or nikon?

or another brand i don't even know about?

hybrid or dslr?

is one more user friendly?

which one is easier to get used to? easier to learn how to use?

do i have to be super camera savvy to even purchase one of these?

i don't know what to do. any suggestions would be greatly appreciated:)

also, 

just for fun. 

i love this guy. 

and wish we could relive this day so bad. 

perfect:)

"every woman in america will be exhausted today"

clearly i have caught royal fever.

however, i am part british. as if that gives me any excuse to wake up in the wee hours of the morning and pick apart the details of someone elses wedding like a creep.

yes, i woke up at 2am to watch it.

and proceeded to text ally throughout the entire thing.

favorite quote of the morning...

"every woman in america will be exhausted today"

it's true.

yet here i am, it's 8am and i've made it to work. i should get an award for that.

the old me would have ditched school and work in a heart beat. but i have turned a new leaf. ha. but seriously.

let's talk about kate's. no..let's talk about princess catherines wedding dress.

AMAZING.

i'm legitmately in love with her choice of dress.

perfect. modern yet classy and regal.

everything from her make-up (which by the way she did herself, according to matt lauer) to her jewelry to her dress was stunning.



anyways, i thought it was a beautiful wedding.

and i wish that i could wear cute little pillbox hats and toppers everyday. i don't understand why that's not socially acceptable here.

oh and...

it's friday, friday

gotta get down on friday

everybody's lookin' forward to the weekend, weekend

friday, friday

gettin' down on friday

everybody's lookin' forward to the weekend.

i have had this song stuck in my head for i don't even know how long.

kill me now.

it's slowly ruining the meaning of fridays for me.

you can get in on the action of this blissful song here

one last thing.

i have a slight issue, as evidenced in the picture below.

this is TRULY only a fourth of my red/pink nail polish collection.

i am a serial red nail polish buyer.

and i need help.

i can't even remember the last time i painted my nails because i'm burnt out on these colors.

so...anyone know of some good nail polish for spring?

your help would be greatly appreciated.