Category Archives: Miscellaneous

rendered speechless

September 27, 2012

Miscellaneous

sara & camden by Oana

awaiting in the mail today was this beautiful painting of camden and i done by the immensely talented oana befort. when i opened the charming little package i was immediately rendered speechless with the lovely artwork it so carefully withheld inside. she captured every detail of us down to my overly curvy hairline and camden’s deep, ocean like, blue eyes. the complexity of it all, is in a word . . . amazing. i can’t wait to find the perfect spot for it in our new home. thank you oana! this is something camden and i will treasure for a lifetime. 

only moments

September 26, 2012

Miscellaneous

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can you believe how furry this guy is? he can barely see!
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a beautifully packaged blanket from good knits.
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chinese for breakfast. this happens more than i would like to admit.
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this hat and i have become one this week as primer has become one with my hair . . .
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i can’t wait to get our rugs laid out on our new floors
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the home stretch . . . literally
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check out these reflective windows. . .

//normal posting will begin again soon. sorry for the slower than normal week, it has been busy busy around here. 

a little origami heart

September 24, 2012

Miscellaneous

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life over here lately has consisted of painting, packing, sleeping, then more painting, packing, sleeping, with a bit of work in between. our current home is in complete disarray as we try and pack it up, and our new home does not quite feel like “home” yet, as it only has a few boxes currently inside. to try and wrap my head around the fact that in six short days this currently empty shell with almost newly painted white walls will indeed become our new home, i taped up this little origami heart made out of old construction paper found buried in a messy closet. my thinking was that that even something old and once unattractive can become something lovely and beautifully simple. i want it to represent that even through all the stress of packing and painting, in the end a new home with a happy family living inside will become. this is maybe a little bit cheesy (or a lot a bit cheesy) but i think sometimes i need these small reminders to pull me up out of the overwhelming stress that comes with this little thing called moving. so there on a small newly painted wall sits our first bit of decoration, a little origami heart made out of old construction paper.

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the urban outfitters giveaway was announced here
the anthropologie giveaway was announced here

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September 20, 2012

Miscellaneous

i’m feeling geometrics, blacks, browns, and golds, mixed in with crisp whites for fall. what has caught your eye lately? i’m loving: this light from urban outfitters, this little deer from le animale, these boots found here, this lovely blanket from good knits, this geometric clutch found here, these fox earrings from asos, these midcentury chairs from overstock, this credenza from thrive furniture//i found these item and more on pinterest 


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thought on tuesday

September 18, 2012

Miscellaneous

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it’s done. lease signed and even a first coat of white paint on four previous very yellow and blue walls. this little outfit is what i happened to be wearing when we found our new pad. so i must say, it is lucky. even more lucky are the good friends we have that always look out for us, that have been keeping their eyes out for a place for us to call home, when our eyes have had to be preoccupied at home. we wouldn’t have found this place without them. matt and bri, we love you! lucky for all you as well. no longer will you have to hear story after story of failed attempts at apartment searching. no longer will you hear my whine and complaints of how hard it is to find a unique place in the city to call home. nope, now you will all have to listen to my sob story of painting and packing and unpacking and moving, because we all know this is much more spellbinding and exciting. sometimes i feel this is just the way life goes. i think sometimes the most compelling and consuming part of ones life may be picking it up and moving it somewhere else. somewhere different and new, fresh and simple. something only a hopeful tick on the clock can tell, but for the better. in a few short weeks we will move on to something else, something like purchasing a dreamy credenza that i have wanted for over a year now. one of those pieces of furniture that makes you go weak in the knees. much more interesting right?

*outfit: scarf, anthropologie // top, f21 // skirt, target // shoes, minnetonka // purse, vintage coach