WITTY WEDNESDAY

WITTY WEDNESDAY IS BACK IN ACTION!
(I know you missed it, so did I! I mean, come on. Witty Wednesday means I have an excuse to surf Reddit all morning.)

The O.C. Now & Then

HI all! Hope everyone had a fun and safe St. Patrick's Day. I spent the weekend working and watching The O.C. for the millionth time (my St. Patty's plans fell through at the last second) when I heard Marissa Cooper say something like "This is the last day of 2003" and I realized.... The O.C. started TEN years ago! I feel so damn old. 

After I got over that, I did some googling because I was curious what the actors/actresses in the show look like ten years later. I hope you're curious too, because that's what I'm about to show you. Here we go! 

The O.C. - Now & Then

First up, of course, is Mischa Barton, who played Marissa Cooper, a teeny tiny troubled teen.

Here she is then...

And then TEN years later.... I think she still looks beautiful, and she looks like she's at a healthier weight than she was ten years ago. 

Next up, of course is Ben McKenzie, who played the misunderstood new kid from Chino, Ryan Atwood.

Here he is then......

So mopey. I'm gonna call him Edward Sullen.

And here he is in 2013.... WITH A SMILE! 

Next...... freakin' Adam Brody, who plays geeky underdog and Ryan's 'brother'.

Here he is then.......

A bajillion teenaged girl hearts just skipped a beat.

 And here he is at Sundance 2013....

Mrrrowwwww! Looking 8 kinds of foxy.

Next, of course, Rachel Bilson, who is his love interest for pretty much the entire series as Summer Roberts.

Here she is then......

A budding style icon...

And here she is now....

A beloved style icon.

And we can't forget Chris Carmack, who played Luke Ward, Marissa's ex-boyfriend and angsty jock.

Here he is then..... 

I always hated Luke. One of the reasons being DAT FACE.

And here he is NOW! 

Holy Crapola. YOU CAN HAVE MY SOUL.

Now that we've got the basics out there, I thought I'd throw in the Cohen and Cooper parents.....

Here is Peter Gallagher, who I've always had a weird crush on. (Although I always think of him as Buddy Kane from American Beauty) in the O.C., he plays Sandy Cohen, Adam's dad and Ryan's adoptive father.

Here he is then......

tell 'em how it is, Sandy!

And here he is now.....

Mee-ow. A Silver fox. Glad to see those eyebrows haven't gone ANYWHERE.

Now it's time to see Kelly Rowan, who played Sandy's wife Kirsten.

Here she is then..... 

And here she is now......

Doesn't look like she's changed much at all, but I chose this picture mainly because she's with Kelly Rutherford, who plays Lily Van Der Woodsen (mom to Blake Lively) on Gossip Girl. I always thought these two were the same person until I started watching The O.C. again. I swear they are twins!! CYLONS!

And we can't forget the Coopers. 

Let's take a look at Tate Donovan, who plays Jimmy Cooper, Marissa's dad.

Here he is then.....

 

And here he is now.....

Another silver fox!!

And Julie Cooper, played by Melinda Clarke 

Here she is then..... 

And ten years later..... 

Not much has changed. Although I do like her hair auburn....

HELLO WORLD

Well HELLO there!
Long time, no see!
Since the last time I posted (HOLY CRAP, NOVEMBER?!) I have been completely focused on doing a huge overhaul on my shop, BaubleHeadz. Now that I've got that where I want it, I decided to come back to blogging!! (YAY!)
I made a few minor changes to the blog, one of which being the appearance (title, colors, etc.) and I hope you like it!
I also decided to end my run with Music Mondays and in its place I will be doing PURRSday on Thursdays! Be prepared for adorable animal overload!
Witty Wednesday will stay the same, and I will still be doing DIY projects!
While we're on the subject of my DIY projects, I'm excited to say you can expect to see WAY better photos! Shane and I put together a homemade lightbox (lookout for a DIY on that!) and my photos are so crisp, clear and bright now! WOO-HOO!

Not much has changed on a personal level, for those of you wondering. Shane and I are still happily together in the Chicago area, and we are planning on moving back to Iowa (where I am from originally) this year.

On another note... remember those kittens I posted last summer?
(here's a couple photos to jog your memory)

Well, we begrudgingly found them a home, and said our sad goodbyes, and then we realized their mother was sticking around the yard. At first, she didn't want anything to do with us, but we started leaving food out for her regularly since she wasn't harming anything and she keeps rodents out of the garden.
More and more each day she began to warm up to us, and slowly she began to let us pet her, and when it started to get cold outside, we started inviting her into the craft dungeon (my workspace/the garage).
We took her to get spayed, and now she is officially our craft dungeon cat! I named her Lucy, but all anyone calls her is Mama Kitty. She stays outside during the day, hunting and sunning herself on the deck, and at night she comes in to eat and relax on her throne (the footstool under the table in front of me). I couldn't ask for a better cat companion!

Meet Lucy:
(she's camera-shy, so I had to sneak up on her for this one)

But enough about cats... 

2013 is here! Since I haven't posted since 2012, I thought I'd provide some fun pics from our NYE Celebration. We had a great, low-key night playing board games and drinking with Shane's family...

a mildly intoxicated Meagan

Don't ask me why we dressed up in costumes. It just sorta happened... 

Alright, that's it for now, NEW POSTS START NEXT WEEK! 

Adios! 

-Meagan