I’ve been trying really hard to think of a great post for all of you, but to be honest, not a whole lot is going on. I’m busy at work trying to finish things up and leave how-to’s for Mike, my relationship is fantastic, the dog is behaving and the weather is cold. That’s basically all I’ve got.
So I’ll give you some random Molly-thoughts to get you through your day. You’re welcome.
- I love my shoes today. Love. They’re vintage Banana Republic–black suede stiletto boots with a touch of slouch to them. I inherited them basically brand new from my fashionista aunt who periodically decides to revamp her wardrobe, emptying her closet and donating the goods to me, my mom and my sister. I snagged the boots and they’re divine.
- I thought I had conquered my cold, but apparently it was hiding in the corners of my nose because today it’s back in full force and I cannot breathe. At all. Of course, I didn’t realize this until I got in the car and found myself with one tissue for the entire 40-minute commute. Lovely.
- I received this email in my inbox this morning: “There is leftover raspberry chocolate mousse cake down in the kitchen (actually it’s in the box in fridge so it stays happy!). Please help yourselves.”
Seriously? My willpower just went down the toilet.
- You know when you’re in a new relationship and you spend a ton of time making yourself cute? And in the morning, you sneak out of bed before he’s awake, brush your teeth, tousle your hair to achieve the perfect bed-head that looks natural but really took some time with a hairbrush, and apply some mascara so you look like you woke up naturally that pretty. Then you sneak back into bed and wake him up with a kiss.
I am so over that.
This morning I rolled out of bed and faced with a temperature of 27 degrees outside, I wrapped myself in a heavy, purple terrycloth bathrobe that Michael has never seen before.
“What is that?” he asked.
“Heaven,” I replied, tying it around me.
And having not yet fully achieved the Un-Sexy, I pulled on black sweat pants and shoved my feet into slippers.
He claims he still wants to marry me.




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November 8, 2007 at 11:57 am
La
Hi, what’s up with the stupid cold that you got again and I got again! No fair! Is it punishment for all of the shoe love? I sincerely hope not! Mmm, shoes.
November 8, 2007 at 12:01 pm
Each
le sigh, i love vintage, and its already broken it.
i know it sounds cheesey but im just not tired of the pics, i cant help it, when people are in love it makes me happy, even if its fake, its why i get so attached to movies.
November 8, 2007 at 12:02 pm
cdp
OMG I love the last one. Seriously, that picture just made me feel all fuzzy and stuff.
Raspberry chocolate mousse CAKE? Stop it. Right now.
The boots sounds ridiculously faboo.
And I think we had the same level of unsexy this morning. I was kickin it in a law school t-shirt, navy blue fleece pj pants with green and white snowflakes, big fuzzy socks, and my terry robe. Oh and I went to bed last night with wet hair and woke up with an afro.
HAWT.
November 8, 2007 at 12:03 pm
Michelle
so much so that you even have the love of your boots as your away message
and i have a purple terry cloth robe too and you’re damn right - it’s heaven!
November 8, 2007 at 12:14 pm
L B
i am so jealous of your boots. oh banana.
November 8, 2007 at 12:14 pm
verybadcat
Thank you for more delicious engagement pictures. Very much appreciated.
Re: The Unsexy
You know, WH swears that even the Unsexy is sexy. I have a big hunter green heavy fugly robe, and he swears that thinking about my nakedness under all of that fugly is still sexy. It’s like the fugly makes the sexy a secret, which how the unsexy is sexy. Cool, huh? Except when he tries to open the fugly robe before I’ve warmed up and had coffee. That is not so cool.
November 8, 2007 at 12:18 pm
littlespoon
Dude-I’m serious, I better never be in the vicinity of your closet. Because I will steal those boots. And then you wouldn’t want to be my friend anymore. so for the sake of our friendship…please do not let me near your closet.
I have 2 robes silk and terry cloth. My husband likes my terry cloth better.
He’s a weirdo.
November 8, 2007 at 12:20 pm
elizabethews
Please tell me this is not the first time for the Unsexy to show her face? You have great stamina on that one!
My blue terry cloth robe is in the wash. Mabel peed on it.
naughty….
November 8, 2007 at 12:25 pm
Jess
Yay, thanks for sharing! And I love that robe thing. Part of what I thought was so romantic about the way that Torsten proposed was that we had just hiked up a mountain and I was all sweaty and slightly grubby and my hair was in a messy ponytail and I was so far from sexy or polished or even nice-smelling, and that was the moment he chose to ask me to spend the rest of my life with him. It just felt so genuine, like, me, right here in all my nastiness, I’m the one he wants to be with. Its a great feeling.
November 8, 2007 at 12:39 pm
bloggingbarbie
those boots sound divine.
and yeah, that whole new phase you mentioned? never did that with M. nope. he got morning breath, no makeup, and messy hair from the very beginning. way to set the bar low from the get go.
(and there i go rhyming again.)
…and somehow, somehow, eh still manages to love me despite all this. le sigh.
November 8, 2007 at 12:52 pm
Hope
I can’t get over how gorgeous and happy the two of you are!
November 8, 2007 at 1:06 pm
Lisa
Ah! That last one is my favourite of all of yours!
November 8, 2007 at 1:19 pm
caitlynintherye
I don’t think I’ve ever been in a relationship long enough to get out of that “I need to pretty myself” urgency. I love that you guys are comfortable enough for that.
And Blogging Barbie, with the rhyming!
November 8, 2007 at 1:32 pm
Princess Extraoridinaire
You mad em laugh out louf wihtthe un sexy thing ad being so over that - I rememebr when I got over it and we just became ourselves - what a milestone!
November 8, 2007 at 1:34 pm
Princess Extraoridinaire
okay I pressed enter without seeing what I had typed in the dark - am I an idiot savant or what? BTW loved the pics - absolutely loved them..
November 8, 2007 at 1:37 pm
Tina Vaziri
Show us mooooorrrreeee photos! They are sooo lovely!
November 8, 2007 at 1:48 pm
mikesgotnothin
The first photo is my favorite. Anna’s damn good.
November 8, 2007 at 1:52 pm
Ashley
hahaha i am so over that, too.
i used to be so worried when i stayed at the gf’s when we first were dating. i think i pratically wore makeup to bed.
now i’m lucky if i don’t look like a warewolf when i wake up.
November 8, 2007 at 2:15 pm
kwarterlifecrisis
I’m so over that too. Whenever TB and I were dating long distance and were only together on the weekends, I definitely did used to get up and put on some mascara and make sure my hair looked alright and brush my hair and whatnot. Then whenever he moved here, I was like ‘ok look, this is how it is gonna be, I’m not hot in the morning.’ And that was that.
November 8, 2007 at 2:40 pm
DG
You are so cute
And I’m sure Michael thinks youre cute even in your purple terrycloth mess
Feel better hon - I know what you’re going through 
November 8, 2007 at 2:45 pm
The Lisa Show
Wow, I can’t get enough of your engagement photos.
P.S. Boots sound DIVINE.
November 8, 2007 at 4:17 pm
itsallabouthallie
Anna does an awesome job! I cannot believe you are leaving us here! “how to lists” awww
November 8, 2007 at 4:23 pm
libby
hot diggity i want some of that cake. and those boots ARE DIVINE love love love them!!!
November 8, 2007 at 5:25 pm
Katie
Oh my gosh, your ring is gorgeous! And I also have a nice, fluffy terrycloth robe that I wear. It’s so nice to slip into after a shower, especially with the weather getting colder and colder.
November 8, 2007 at 5:27 pm
mcgee
I LOVE LOVE LOVE THOSE BOOTS. Holy crap. So much so that I want to marry them. And the fact that you got them for free from your aunt and didn’t have to pay?! Even better.
Also, I must say these are some of the best engagement photos I’ve seen. They’re all fantastic. Of course, how could they not be when the subjects are just so freakin’ adorable?!
November 8, 2007 at 7:43 pm
Sarah
Sometimes my aunt passes shoes down to me too… but they’re always from like, Target. (Tarj-ay, she would say, tho.) But hey, they’re usually cute and you can’t really pass up free shoes.
November 8, 2007 at 8:04 pm
Ellie
The photos are just beautiful. What a gorgeous collection to have to treasure forever. Keep ‘em coming!! Your kids are going to be stunning

I love the boots as well!
And I woud say I am also over making myself presentable for the boy in the mornings but sadly I was never that girl! I’m too lazy and if he can’t handle the way I look in the morning, then his problem! It’s certainly awesome to be at the point where you know they love you no matter how you look
Feel better soon!
November 8, 2007 at 9:34 pm
Anna
At this rate I think we’re going to have to go for another shoot to satisfy your fans, Molly! I’m up for it!
November 8, 2007 at 9:34 pm
Anna
P.S. Loving the Un-sexy.
November 8, 2007 at 10:05 pm
Valerie
You should definitely do another photo shoot! Except this time I want to see Kodiak in at least one of them.
Love these photos and I agree with mikesgotnothin, the first one is my favorite too. Also, I think you look like your sister in the last photo.
Those black boots are great and I can picture you wearing them with a skirt and your new turtleneck. But that’s just me.
November 9, 2007 at 10:01 am
your mom
ga! i can’t believe you put mascara on and crawled back into bed! you sure didn’t learn that here! glad you are over that one…..
wasn’t that the VS purple robe we got for your great-grandmother that she never wore and you inherited? here’s to reality….
November 9, 2007 at 4:27 pm
Kate
Your photos are fantastic! They make me happy again and again!
(Finally delurking)