Mayhem

Instagram has led me to a lot of different fashion, health, and lifestyle bloggers since joining a couple years ago. I love looking at what people put together in an ensemble or what exercises are included within their workouts. The restaurants, drinks, and fun places to travel, all at my finger tips. One day I stumbled upon a little girl, known as MAYHEM. She is just the cutest little thing at just 4-years old, but what got me following was the fact that she started making paper dresses with her mom and posting them on their IG account. They didn't just wrap some paper around her and tape it together. These dresses and outfits are detailed and most of all, created with love by a mother and daughter. So, #FashionByMayhem emerged…

You MUST check out their website and even google search for many of their creations. Her father is a photographer and both parents capture Mayhem, as they call her, in all of her paper-made dresses. As her talent and drive to make her paper dresses continued, she found inspiration she saw on TV, at award shows. Check out some of her work!

Kimberly from The Band Perry.

Katy Perry

Taylor Swift

Jennifer Lawrence

Sarah Jessica Parker

Lupita Nyong'o

On their website, Mayhem found out that there was a show all about making dresses. Below was her first one and it is amazing how accurate her paper version is.

I mean, aren't they amazing?

I'd just like to give these parents a round of applause on this one. The most adorably cute, creative idea. Sometimes I think I like the captions, back stories to the dresses, and facial expressions in the pictures, more than the dresses themselves. So adorable. 

I've read that people are actually collecting paper for her to design more dresses. Don't think that this little girl is profiting off of her success. She participates in charities to either donate money or her dresses for auction. Great story. I can't wait to see what Mayhem and her mom have in store for the future!

Follow #FashionByMayhem on Instagram for more dresses and constant shenanigans @2sisters_angie.

The Walking Dead

Now that I am done with House of Cards, I needed a new tv show to watch on Netflix. I landed upon amc's The Walking Dead. I thought that it was going to be super cheesy because of the whole zombie looking things, but I've gotten hooked. There are three seasons of it on Netflix and four season on DVD now, so I've kept pretty occupied. After finishing season three, I've decided that it's a mix between ABC's Revolution and Lost. 

How would you feel if you woke up in an abandon hospital, hooked up to IVs, and discovered that you were all alone. On top of that, there are these zombie looking "walkers" ready to feed off of you at any chance they get. Hence the title, they are literally walking dead. Rick prevails to get himself out of the hospital, after a gun shot wound that got him there in the first place. That was before everything changed. He is now in search of his wife and son. They are no where to be found at their home, but all the pictures are gone, so he believes that she took them and they are still alive. He just has to find them. 

As he makes his way to Atlanta, Rick is hit in the face with the reality of his current world. Walkers everywhere. Good thing he was a cop in his previous "normal" world because he was able to stock up on guns to kill these walkers with a shot to the head. That is the only way to kill them, or kill them again I suppose. Rick finds other life in Atlanta and that is when his new world and life start.

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I'm trying to figure out how to watch season four, since it isn't on Netflix yet. I've read that it is going to be streamed starting in Fall 2014, before the season five premiere. We can't wait!

Impromptu

It doesn't get much better than an impromptu weekend roadtrip. No expectations. Just the road and endless possibilities. This past weekend I hit the road to Washington D.C. I visited back in September for the first time and loved it. 

Since the Nationals game wasn't until the evening, Saturday I explored the city. I started out looking over D.C. from this rooftop. Super modern with great views.

 If you are in D.C., you must try The Pig. The smoked bbq smells in this place were amazing and I was very upset that I already ate breakfast.

 Another gem that I would recommend is Pearl Dive Oyster Palace. 

 The drink below was a very different combination of flavors than I'm used to, but I really enjoyed it. Its called the Pearl Oyster Cup. Bombay Sapphire, Pimm’s No. 1,  Cucumber, Lime, Mint, and House Ginger Beer. You could definitely make out the ginger taste.

 The hot oyster plates were AMAZING. I went with the Rockefeller and Tchoupitoulas.

Off to the ball game!

On Sunday, I decided to take a walk around Georgetown. I found myself on Georgetown University's campus. Very pretty.

And of course, you can't go to Georgetown or D.C. for that matter, without going to Georgetown Cupcake! I HAD to get the red velvet again and then I tried their Key Lime Cheesecake and Caramel Sundae cupcakes on specialty.

Happy Monday!

House of Cards

As a child, I pictured the political world in Washington D.C. to be flowing with banners of red-white-blue, pearly white monuments, and respectable men and women serving our country through their public service. Today, I assume that it's much like Netflix's House of Cards... But maybe a little bit more tame. You know, all the stabbing in the back to get what you want…without actually stabbing in the back.

HOC is another Netflix original series, meaning you can only watch it if you are a subscriber to or have purchased the DVD/BlueRay box set. I was late to the party on this, but I thought I would share because you can't just stumble upon this show on TV. 

Francis Underwood, played by Kevin Spacey, is a representative of South Carolina for the United States of America. Between him and his wife, Claire (Kristen Wright... AKA Jennaaayy from Forest Gump. Lol), they are the ultimate power couple. Both pushing eachother to reach bigger and better goals, while still independent with their own agendas. Even if that means crippling anyone in their paths to get there.

Francis twists and turns situations to his benefit without anyone ever knowing it, most of the time. If they do know, he knows and will do anything to keep them quiet. And I mean anything. That includes getting the media involved. It is Mr. Underwood's way or no way. So play by his rules…

I'm in the middle of the second season and am already blown away by the beginning. If you like thrillers, politics, and suspense, this is a series for you! I'm excited to get back to D.C. now to experience the energy there. Can't wait! I love D.C. and Georgetown!