Does anyone else ever read blogs and start to think:
"Wow. I wish I could be cool like them."
"That blogger has a real house that they designed that looks amazing...
what clean, Nordic, modern, & photogenic offspring she has...
and how do they afford the entire JCrew catalogue every season?"
Because to be honest:
I do.
... but I've started wondering:
Maybe I do that to people who read my blog.
I mean, I live in England
with a really cute boy,
and get paid to travel.
I can see how it sounds really great.
{It is actually...}
But I'm sure that if we passed each other on the street,
you wouldn't take a second glance.
I'm a normal girl... who gets to edit how she appears in blogging.
So to be fair,
I'm going to let my guard down a bit
...because this blog should be equal parts glam & real life.
Afterall... I am only an Aspiring Kennedy...
not actually the heiress to any Northeastern trust fund.
In this first installment,
I would like to shame myself with a special series of photos.
See, I love celebrities,
especially royal ones...
... which is why I had to buy this Kate Middleton mask
and slap it on at random
while my friends were in town.
The worst part about it
{besides the knock off engagement rings we bought}
was that we died laughing
every. single. time.
So if I misled you to think I was a svelte, posh, person,
I apologize:
I am actually severely ridiculous.
Happy Friday!!
*photos by Rachel Johnson & Kyla Kiser
I do too.
ReplyDeleteHilarious mask!
xo
Ha, great post!!! The pics are hilarious!!
ReplyDeletei can not stop laughing...totally hilarious Lauren! love it and love you.
ReplyDeleteCan I just say this post makes me want to be you even more???!! Obsessed. This is absolutely amazing.
ReplyDeleteThank God. It's WAY too much work to take oneself too seriously. Although, I still believe you live a fabulos life.
ReplyDeleteAnd this is hysterial, btw. I seriously think we must have very similar personalities.
And I just used "seriously" twice in one comment. Three times, techinically.
Cheers.
You make me smile.
ReplyDeleteHAHAHAHAHA! i loved this!!!
ReplyDeleteand come on, if i passed you on the street i'd totally glance at you - esp if you had the mask on! ;)
Hysterical! Love this. And I am extremely jealous of your job!
ReplyDeleteXo
best. post. ever. :)
ReplyDeleteI love this! Hilarious! Have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteI hope you saw the video footage. Kyla was so elated!
ReplyDeleteLove it! Dying laugh at the idea of walking past this and doing a double take!
ReplyDeleteI love this!! Haha! great post. Where did you get the mask?
ReplyDeleteI love it!
ReplyDeleteLove this!! x
ReplyDeleteI love it when bloggers admit to being edit their lives to seem glam, thanks for starting this. The mask is totally fitting - hair and all.
ReplyDeleteOkay I am adding this to my great posts round up for the week!! LOVE.
ReplyDeleteI am inspired....to be real. :D
You are hilarious!!
ReplyDeleteHow hilarious! I bet those things are anywhere and everywhere to be found in London. How lucky you are to be there for all of the festivities.
ReplyDeletethank you for this.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite: "bloggers, we're just like you (only with more time)"
Brilliant.
this is why we love your blog so dearly!
ReplyDeleteIt was my favorite before but now Aspiring Kennedy is over the top! The mask reminds me of the "shoplifting scene" in Breakfast at Tiffany's! I'm sure it was great fun!
ReplyDeletehahahahaahaha!! i can't believe there are kate masks, too funny!!
ReplyDeleteHAHAHAHA!! That is ridiculous!! I love it!! You are too funny.
ReplyDeleteI love severely ridiculous people, as I can relate!
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, I do think sometimes, what a gorgeous life!!! and think, I live in South America and travel for my work.... ok I should shut up (minus the JCrew catalog)
xo
C.
Hahahahaha! Love this post! The mask is hilarious! Thanks for this :)
ReplyDeleteThank you for saying that! It is tempting to believe that some people live the perfect lives. A wholesome dose of real is always good! That mask is seriously too funny.
ReplyDeleteHonestly, just when I thought I couldn't adore you more, you go and do this...total fabfries.
ReplyDeleteHahaha, this cracks me up...a good mask can do wonders to lift one's spirits...and your job does sound amazing-paid to travel-where do I sign up ;)
ReplyDeleteSeriously this cracked me up! Hilarious! LOVE IT!!! xo
ReplyDeleteI'm still not convinced you do not have an unusally fabulous life but I love those photos!
ReplyDeleteYou are too funny!! And adorable! Great post all around!
ReplyDeleteHave a fabulous weekend!
xo
very funny! great idea for a series! xoo em
ReplyDeleteThat is hilarious and...kinda creepy lol
ReplyDeleteI am psyched for this wedding and will likely wake up in the pre-dawn hours to watch. Yes, I am a geek.
Just died laughing.
ReplyDeleteRamblings of a Small Town Girl
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Oh, I lived in London for a bit and these photos bring back such fantastic memories. I have part of my heart in London for sure.
ReplyDeletehilario.
ReplyDeletehahaha
OMG. you are too funny. LOVEEEEE these photos! happy friday lady! xoxo jcd :: cornflake dreams
ReplyDeleteGreat post, you just cracked me up!
ReplyDeleteSo awesome. Ridiculous is my middle name! xo
ReplyDeleteJust when I am having a bad blog day and thinking I might hang it up, then you come along and make me smile and realize how many fabulous people I know.
ReplyDeleteOne of your fabulous ridiculous blog fans. My offspring will vauche for me...or hide behind a mask...
pve
Great post! That mask... too funny!
ReplyDeleteyou crack me Lauren! Hope you bring it with you next time! xo
ReplyDeleteToo funny!
ReplyDeleteWoke up at 2.45am with The Fear about my impending book launch, switched on my netbook and saw this. Thank you. I'm all giggled out now. The Fear has hopped it.
ReplyDeletei can relate to everything you said, about feelings on other bloggers. i've always enjoyed your blog, but this post will leave me with a smile for the rest of the day!
ReplyDeleteLove your forthrightfulness and of course your hysterical sense of humor - you're still a beautiful, glamorous girl - just add funny as well!
ReplyDeleteWhat an awesome post! I do think that especially because I just live in Amarillo,TX and just have a photography blog. But, I live through you guys! I love it! Thank you for posting that! :)
ReplyDeleteLOVE THE MASK!
This post is hilarious! I just found your blog and this post really made my day. I hope you can follow my new blog: WhatMissLoves
ReplyDeleteGreat post! I love it! :) The pictures of you as Kate are hilarious! :) Looks like a lot of fun. It's fun to be silly and ridiculous- that's what life is all about. :)
ReplyDeleteHaha! That. is. awesome.
ReplyDeletei am unbelievably in love with this :)
ReplyDeletewhat an amazing blog...
ReplyDeleteif you want we can follow each other..let me know..
xoxo2befab
i cannot stop cracking up!! hilarioussss!!
ReplyDeleteand where did you get that trench coat? i have been searching for one forever, and the length/color/fit of that one is perfect!!!
that was fabulous. how many times am i looking at blogs thinking, "is she really that cool in real life?" you actually are though. this is hilarrrrr!
ReplyDeletelove it! and i'm your newest follower!
marissa @ the boot
You are very funny! Just discovered your blog via Tea for Joy (I think) :)
ReplyDeleteIt's always great to find "grounded" bloggers around ;)
Awesome post, looks like you had such a fun day, Some days I wonder who the hell I think I am! , and find myself thinking the same things you wrote.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful post! I'm learning that it's possible to tell the blogs that reveal their true selves vs. those that only put forth the glossed-over version. Clearly, you are in the former category!
ReplyDeleteah ah you have a nice bag aspiring Kennedy!! i like your idea of a blog. Totally brilliant!!
ReplyDeleteSarah
Just come over from a blog on lobster and swan that you inspired from this piece. I think you just perfectly described the double edged sword that is blogging. We want to loose ourselves and escape into this perfect world, and we also want to appear on our blogs as a creative, happy, glossy person - but as always with life there are many sides to a person. I think a bit of reality and humour in our blogs makes it all the more inspiring.
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, I am dying here. You are the funniest chick eva!!
ReplyDeleteHAHA. You're cracking me up. You're adorable - that is absolutely something I would do. Waity Katey...waits for the tube? ;)
ReplyDeleteHe he... love it! And very true... I often find myself thinking that when looking at other people's blogs and am rather surprised when people think I have a perfect life. Silly huh?
ReplyDeletehaha love it!
ReplyDeleteHilarious! Love this series. You are fab!
ReplyDeletex C