Red or White?

The 2nd Annual Wine Party was a great success! It turned into a mustache tattoo extravaganza!! It started off with some select wines from my Dad's cellar....

Best dressed award went to Katie...I love the sweater dress, side pony tail & Sam Edelman ankle-strap ballet flats! Perfect!

Anne was sporting the ribbon & bow headband...so GG of her!

Reggie & Matt had the same thought...Argyle is the way to go!

Lovely ladies...

My beautiful sister...

The inspiration for the mustache tattoo began with Kevin...

Very French...

I'm so glad that Reggie's back! Carley...you're a lucky lady!

Senor Rico & Senorita Rosana

serious 'staches....

Until next year....

once upon a time...

a little french girl tells the cutest story in the whole wide world!!!


Once upon a time... from Capucha on Vimeo.

hot off the press

The Pike's Place Market news stand. This is heaven to me.

xoxo

i am back from the wedding in DC...i need a bit more time to re-coop and piece together the amazing, exciting weekend but for now check this blog out! I swoon over these images.

I don't know why I've been in such a lovey-dovey mood lately, but I like it and I'm holding onto the romantic thoughts and feelings in my head for as long as i can!

via A Cup Of Joe

i am..

an insomniac.

it's 12:53am and I'm awake. Wide awake.

I initially blame it on a past relationship with someone who lived in another country and at the time a normal person should go to sleep was the time when he was waking up...so I would stay up. And that led to many sleepless nights or just a few hours of sleep. Now, it just seems that when I have a lot on my mind I can't sleep. I toss and turn and nothing seems to shut my mind off. I try to turn on some soothing music, but that can sometimes wake me up even more, as I try to concentrate on the song and my mind wanders into memories of how that song makes me feel.

In the middle of the night, I'll go outside and listen to the stillness of the city. There is no sound...and in a big city, that's rare. It's a soothing feeling to think that while everyone is asleep, you're awake and you are enjoying the city at night all by yourself. It's your own.

I want to know...

What's the scariest, creepiest, bloodiest film you've ever seen?

It's Halloween week and to get into the mood I'm ready to watch some scary movies! I'm thinking about having a scary movie marathon...bowls of popcorn, candy, and curl up on the couch watching a different scary film every night until Halloween. Any recommendations?

so far, the list consists of:
- The Shining (I've never seen this.... I know!)
- Silence of The Lambs
- No Country For Old Men

sassy accents

I wouldn't mind having this syndrome...

I'm famous!

Or at least my arms & feet are!

The company I work for, Pinkerton Design, launched our updated website a few weeks ago featuring our new tote bags and I was the "arm model". Since launching we've had a lot of press coverage on great blogs and one of my favorite blogs Automatism featured our tote bags! I almost fell out of my chair when I saw that today!

It was a lot of fun taking the photos...

the background scenery and light was great in some places; you never would know we were outside the cat clinic! Obviously, it was an act of illusion!

so go check out Pinkerton products and our blog! I'll be writing and posting inspirations from the greeting card world weekly!

sooo trashy!

i live across the street from a bakery and every night after they close, like clock work, people pull up on in their car, bicycle, tricycle or whatever, open up the dumpster in the parking lot and hop in! At first sight, seeing normal looking people jump into a dumpster was a little...umm...weird. But one night I wandered over to explore and sure enough, the dumpsters are full of day old bread. Good bread! Like the raisin pecan bread that I buy for $6 a pop! Oh, and don't worry - the dumpsters are clean and the bread is packaged in the bags still. It's amazing and so entertaining to watch. Now I have a freezer full of dinner rolls!

brrr...

current temp in seattle: 54 degrees - that's 14 degrees celcius for my euro readers ; It's getting colder and colder these days. Time to start knitting again and after I saw these scarves on Etsy I knew exactly what I'm going to knit. A neckwarmer!

help! please.

like i said earlier, I'm going to DC in 3 weeks for a wedding. A day time wedding in November in DC. Soo many variables! What do I wear?!!

I have my dear friend Katie who works at Anthropologie putting together outfits for me but none of them seem like The One. Everything I find that's cute is either too fancy for daytime or not warm enough.

What's a girl to do?!

a few nights ago....

Not a bad night when it involves coffee, magazine and thoughts written into the moleskin.


meet my friend Josh. He teaches our youth about history and tries to mold their minds. He also drinks tea at Ladro with me on random nights while grading papers.

this morning...

was beautiful.

take a moment...

and drool over these amazing boots I found at Anthropologie.

I have a similar pair being held hostage in Scotland but I'm sooo very tempted to click "purchase" and move on to these.

getting defensive.

After a wonderful weekend in Disneyland, it is apparent that I'm no longer in the "happiest place on earth". My condo complex was broken into last night. Cars were broken into in the parking garage and he was found in the building!

All this after a relaxing weekend away and the beginning of my first week of living alone. Needless to say, I'm not feeling safe.

I'm going to be buying one of the following in the next week:

BIG dog.
security system.
gun.
self defense classs.

have any other ideas??

PDX...round two!

I can't wait for my trip to Portland in 2 weeks! The last time I was in Portland, was 8 months ago. It's been too long! This time, I'll be staying in the "Hawthorne" District, just across the bridge from downtown.

Got any ideas of great sights and places to visit?

enjoy life.

It's a *little rainy outside, but I won't let that stop me from having a fabulous weekend. And I hope you do, too!





*I tend to look on the bright side.

baby, it's getting cold outside...

and judging by the weather in Seattle today, it's looking like it's time for me to stock my closet with fall essentials. Here's my top ten list:

one. tights...lots of tights in bright colors are going to look great with these new booties I just bought...


two. neck scarf... this will be a fancier change up from my usual pashmina's

three. wellies...i swear, this season i'm buying a pair of hunter boots

four. umbrella...I'd love an umbrella like this...with just enough room for two.

(image via the sartorialist)

five. sweaters...anything cashmere will feel cozy next to my skin.

six. tall boots....boots! boots! boots! I would kill someone for either of these boots!

Tashkent by Cheyenne (image via shopbop)


Loeffler Randall Matilde flat (image via shopbop)

seven. fall inspiration outfits...





(images from shopbop and impulse)

eight. reading material for cold nights inside....there's nothing better than wandering around a bookstore on a rainy day, picking out a stack of books to take home and devour. I also can't wait to hear some of my favorite authors reading at one of my favorite bookstores, Elliott Bay Bookstore

nine. tea & coffee.... must stock up on peppermint, green & Roobios tea and espresso beans from Cafe Ladro.

ten. a sunny destination to look forward to...

hey zooey....

wanna be friends? And share clothes? And stay up all night listening to music? OK!





This chick is cool...read this article for proof. Zooey Deschanel is the kinda girl you'd want your brother to date or the girl you'd like to be stuck in a broken elevator with or sit next to on a 5 hour airplane flight and she has the window seat and you're in the middle and you're crammed up in your little nook just giggling and talking the whole time. Yea, you get the idea. Oh, and her clothes are killer, too.

whatever...

my new phrase: " I'll blog about it"

I've found myself saying that over and over, all the time.

Lauren's new phrase is: " I'm over it."

hehe.