Hiatus

I took one of those from this little blogging project. Not necessarily on purpose, though. My internet was being particularly difficult this past month, so i kind of got out of the habit of spending time online. Last time i blogged it was 2010. Now its 2011, and i plan on being back on this thing in full swing. I have super good feelings about 2011, and i feel like im off to a pretty good start.

Today was a pretty fun little day off. the bestie and i went to have thai for lunch. I absolutely freaking love thai food! I cant believe it took me 25 years to realize it! I had it for the first time back in November in Portland and i've been hooked ever since.We went to a couple of flea markets next, and i got a dreamcatcher, a petite silver opal ring and some adorable crocheted fruit potholders. When we were about to leave, we realized that her car had a flat tire. Womp, womp. Both of us are pretty much clueless in the mechanical/car malady department, but we were willing to give our first tire changing experience a go. We must have looked pretty pathetic because a very nice man just came up and took over. I was so thankful because it felt like it was about thirty below outside today, and i was already shaking like a chihuahua and couldn't feel my hands. I love it when you realize that there are still some nice people in this world.

After that near-fiasco, my cousin met up with us, and we went to Dallas to see the movie Blue Valentine. It was pretty good even though it was one of those movies that doesn't have a happy ending. I kind of appreciated it for that fact because it just made it seem more true to life.



I am supposed to go see my cousin try on wedding dresses on Saturday. I'm really excited! We are only two months apart, and she has always been more like a sister to me. We grew up together for the most part, but we kind of drifted away from eachother once college started because she went away and i stayed local. She asked me to be her maid of honor, and i couldn't be more happy about it. I can't wait to see the style of dresses she chooses!

New Prints for le Home

I snagged the lovely ladies for my home from The Black Apple on Etsy!

 Aren't they just a perfect pair? I love them! I just have to find the right frames to put them in. They'll fit in nicely with the other print I have by her.

This one has a quote from one of my favorite books, Everything is Illuminated.


I seriously LOVE Emily Martin's work. i can't wait to get her book!

I'm going to get one for my neice for Christmas as well. So cute. There are so many amazing prints in her Etsy shop. Go see for yourself!

OH EM GEEEE

I'm in love and I don't care who knows it!!

This little guy is so stinking cute it hurts!!! I want a baby sloth all to myself!

Back to Life, Back to Reality

I'm back from my AMAZING time in Portland, and I've been spending the day trying to re-adjust to normalcy. That basically means I've done a little cleaning and a ridiculous amount of sleeping. i cannot even believe how much I fell in love with that city. I mean LOVE!

The first day we got there, our pal picked us up from le airport and we went to get some coffee and devise a game plan.(I couldn't believe how many non-Starbucks coffee shops there were. it was refreshing.) Our game plan was for our friend to drop us off at the train and for us to get lost in downtown. Surprisingly, it all worked out well. We went to the Saturday Market, some random shops, Voodoo doughnut, H&M, and we had dinner. our friend picked us up and we went to a couple bars for the rest of the night.

There were so so many VW vans. I was in lust. I want one so badly!

 

Voodoo!

 Miss Lindsey at the river by the Saturday Market.

 Jimi Hendrix

On day two, we started of with some more coffee at an adorable little coffee shop, then we went to the Pearl district and did some shopping. Talk about a gorgeous area! I could live there, for sure. We went to Rogue for a couple of beers, went back to downtown, then back to Pearl only to discover that our friend's car had been towed. No bueno. That night we went to a little bar that was just around the corner from our friend's house.

 

Cargo was the neatest store. I wanted so many things!

I Absolutely Adore You...

Feaverish Photography Blog is an awesome blog that features different Flickr photographers from around the world. So many of the images are gorgeous and inspiring.

*Warning* The site has its fair share of nudie photos (all done tastefully,of course). Nevertheless, if you're not cool with that, I retract my recommendation to check it out.

 

 

 

 Really, so so many amazing images!

The blog is maintained by Aaron Feaver, who is a pretty awesome photographer himself. Hurry! Go take a look see!

Pretty Little Places

I just love colorful unique homes that stand out. It seems like the city where I live is becoming over-run with the cookie-cutter style homes. I cant stand them. I'd much rather live in any one of these lovelies.

 I think that this is probably the most stinking amazing place I have ever seen! I would live in this baby in a heartbeat!

 

 

 this looks like a real live doll house. Love it.

 As I may have mentioned before, I looove Hello Kitty. I am in complete awe of this house!


I can't believe it! Only 3 more days until I leave for Portland! I can't wait, but I have so so much to get done before then...better get to it.

Rainy Day

It's been so rainy and coooold today! It actually feels like fall! I've just been snuggled up in my bed with Roo and my coffee reading The Catcher in the Rye all morning. I opened my bedroom window so it would be extra cold and so I could hear the rain better. I'm loving it! Now, Ruby is going stir crazy because she won't go outside, and she is about to drive me insane right along with her! Oh, the joys of a puppy...

Halloween came and went rather uneventfully. I had to work Halloween evening. My bestie and I made matching Care Bear costumes for only $10! I must say, I was pretty proud of the result.

 

I was Grumpy Bear and she was Bashful Heart Bear. We even put the little hearts on our bums!

Earlier in the day, I went to the Farmer's Market that is down the street from my house to get another pumpkin (I thought my other one needed a mate). I planned on carving those suckers, but it never happened, and for that, I am bummed.

I thought the white pumpkins were too neat. I wish I would have gone earlier in the season, so it would have been worth the money to buy one.

I think that this tree that is in front of the Market is my favorite tree in existence. I love how knotty and twisted it is. I like it best when it has no leaves.

I got off from work early enough to see my niece go trick-or-treating. She went as Dorothy, and it was precious! I wish I would've gotten a picture! She kept saying "What about Toto?" to all of the people that were handing out candy. That little girl really knew how to work the system!

After trick-or-treating, I was just too tired to do anything fun, so I just got in bed and read The Bell Jar, by Sylvia Plath. It was really good!

*Odd Confession*: I've wanted to read The Bell Jar ever since I saw 10 Things I Hate About You for the first time! 10 Things is one of my all time favorite movies, and Julia Stiles reads that book in the movie.

Well, I had a different post planned for today, but I suppose I will do that one later tonight. Until then...