We're so close to something better left unknown

BUT to give you something that should be known is this BU THE RIGHT THING. I read her religiously. The only gal I have ever seen who can pull off a pleated pant with such ease.
But one of my all time favorites (like I had to pick my mouth up off the floor from her da gone hipness) was (below)......I adore reading her wit and love seeing her slew of endless outfit creations.....

a song and some pictures

Being back in my home town for the holidays I ran into a few memories that I haven't seen for a long long time

My Dad's grade school photo's. Anyone wonder where I get my toothore smile??

The house I grew up in. Jaxson was NOT impressed. He did like the basketball hoop though.

Highway 2. I drove this everyday for 18 years.

A song to past my time tonight

Hello there how you doing
I've got all these thoughts just floating through my brain
They bump and they collide and cause a flurry of confusion
And it's getting on my nerves
I try to hold myself together
fighting off this mental weather when I can
But this shit storm's never ending
And the atmospheric pressure is calling for rain

This is what I've got going on
This is where I belong tonight

It's chaos in the courthouse
And the left sides all upset
Because the right side wants his summer home
and knows we can't afford it
I try to mediate between
This constant tug of war machine
Wind up in a never ending game of telephone
There's so much going on
And I just need seven minutes to calm myself back down
Now I forgot where I was
Was it me we were talking about?
This is what I feared from the start
I keep falling apart

What's going on, is this where I belong at night?
What's going on tonight

I can't stand the thought of losing
Everything I ever thought that I knew

This is where I run out of words
That describe how I'm so damn hurt
This is where I fumble and fold
And take what I'm told

What's going on, is this where I belong at night?
What's going on tonight

I can't stand the thought of losing
Everything I ever thought that I knew

--Motion City Soundtrack, Where I belong

I had one of those moments where this song was written for me. Now let's get back to happy blogging.

PassionPit

and my long lost BFF. What a great night....

The 00's

I see eye to eye with style.com article "What Would The ’00s Have Been Without The Olsens?" Starbuck cups, loads of layered jewlery, the best long hair styles, over sized t-shirts that were simply too stylish for me to pull off and look like them. I have a haunch I'm not the only gal who agrees with this article.

Top Twins

The sweetest Twins in the West...Lily (left) Lauryn (right)

Animoto.com

the gems

no blues on this eve. Eveyone got what they wanted. But let's give more instead of get more. Merry Christmas Everyone.....

a lotta baking

The tradition is set. Mixing, prepping, combining, pouring, more mixing, rolling out, baking, cooling, frosting and repeat. All until this holiday is over.....I don't mind so much. Jax and I put on the NEW MOON soundtrack (and if you're judging me I'll kill you) and baked away.....

Flash Back

When I spotted this vintage winter coat (hand made by my grandma) in my mom's closet it was as if time time stopped and the music came to a halt. I gently threw the wooly goodness over my shoulders and it fit like a glove.... the light in my eyes twinkled. It will be an addition to my wardrobe that could be dressed up for New Year's or down for an errand day yet still perfect over work dresses for all those long dreamy days I must go to my job. Weep, Weep. It is everything I want it to be and more, if my mom will let me have it.......

Bat For Lashes

...always a favorite.

Bag Life

Clearly I have been living out of a bag and have taken some time off blogging. I guess I've been running a small empire and without noticing I forgot to take care of myself. Depressing. boo hoo. weep weep. I've unpacked my bags at my sister's who couldn't be more of a rock for me right now. I think it's the winter un-wonderland outside. or the fact that it's dark when I awake and dark when I come home. Seasonal sadness, not sure but only sunshine can be on the way even if it takes months.

PS. I signed a lease for my own place today. We move in a month!

Frosting those memories

A list of things

I'm pretty sure I make a list per day. A proper list of to do's, a list of outfits I could wear, or a grocery list. What ever way you put it, I'm a list maker. I love reading lists about people’s favorite things and what makes them happy. On the flip side though, every once in a while you just need to vent. I'd say 9-12" of snow on the ground could be the reason I am on the flip of happy list making. Read on to see my list of ten little things that really tick me off.....

1. Finding the perfect spot to sit in a barely full theater to only have a 7' dude sit in the seat in front of you.
2. Hang nails and paper cuts.
3. Driving with only one lane cleared due to the snow storm of the year hitting on your birthday.
4. Waiting until you get to work to have your first cup of coffee only to get 2 or 3 drops.
5. Realizing that you have something lodged in between your two front teeth hours after you last ate and no one bothered to tell you
6. Having your iPod die on you minutes after turning it on and no where near a charger.
7. Splinters.
8. Scooping tons of snow off your car at 7:00 in the morning.
9. Choking on water in the middle of a meeting.
10. Sitting down to watch a show that you watch at the same time on the same day only to find out it’s canceled for a sporting event or something stupid like that.

AsLongAsWeHaveToStayInside

Winter Birthday

I'm not sure if it was the snow or the lack of coffee but I was incapable of feeling excited about my birthday. After being completely thrown for a loop with Jax's school being called off and scrambling for a babysitter so that I could come to work, I have spent this entire morning trying to convince myself that I am like George Clooney, gets better with age.

My dearest friend Amanda did make my morning despite my un-excitement. She made me a wonderful white cake with white frosting, my favorite. What can I say, I'm classic! I think it snows every year for my birthday and I'm just sick of it. So hopefully everyone made it to their destination this morning and hold on tight because there is more to come.

Try

& be happy just BECAUSE

One Day Visit

My one day older cousin Alisha was here to kick off the week long celebration of our birthdays. It was more than nice to catch up with her. Fingers crossed....she may be moving here...

Cover to Cover

A New York 5th Ave apartment + David Mann of MR architecture + Decor= this fun spread in Interior Design October Issue. With a traditional floor plan, a family with 3 school age kids and the Metropolitan Museum of Art the man definitely gets 2 thumbs up from me. "...feeling of fun, nothing to serious" Exactly what I try to say everyday.....

I'll take one of each

Here

Natalie Portman

in the new Marie Claire that is sitting on my dinning room table needing to be read. But the cover alone makes me wish for summer and my summer wardrobe.

a song

to enjoy. Even if I have no idea what he's saying....It's Swedish and I love it.