a look of enduring elegance

I'm not going to lie.  Being out of school is kind of awesome. I'm about to drink red wine, watch 500 Days of Summer, make some jewelry, and flip through these beauties. . .

(yes, that is fabric on the covers!)

(haha. . .too good)

(!!!)

(SO what I'm going for)

; )

oh yeah, and. . .

enough said.

thoughts on a Sunday evening in the Spring

Okay I will admit it.  

Someday I'd like to have a big cozy porch with a big cozy antique couch, an obscene number of tulips, a tire swing hanging from a ridiculously large tree, a collection of pyrex and a desire to cook, kids running around with big wheels and little red wagons, who know they're value and know they're loved.  And I want to teach them how to paint and to take photos and make forts and stare at the stars and respect the earth and their fellow beings and trust themselves and ask questions and appreciate music and dance whenever they feel like it.  And I want that darkroom, and a Hasselblad, and an entire wall of paint-by-numbers, and an obscene number of books stacked to the ceiling in a room that manages to have both morning and evening light pouring through large windows.  I want to still be going on bike rides and listening to old records, and The Beatles, and Tom Waits.  And I want to still own some fabulously old, reliable, Honda hatchback and still enjoy my alone time and thrift with my friends, and have dinners and outings and road trips.  And I want chalkboards in every room of a house, with lots of light and color and whose purpose is to be lived in - really lived in.  And I want to wear dresses and aprons and bake cookies and have a kick ass garden, and a dog, or maybe two.  

And I want the Stud.  I really do.  

: )

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xoxo

back into the swing

There is SO much to catch up on!  I think I might post updates backwards, from what's happening now, to all the fun over the last few weeks.  Hmmm. . .

First of all, it is finally Spring!  I have the annual proof:

*beautiful*

I spent this last weekend in Idaho Falls with my mom and sister.  There are more fun photos to come, but my sister and I thrifted and landed on some real gems.  Here are a few I'm getting ready to add to my vintage Etsy shop, once the shop is up and running, that is :)

I also scored some amazing books. . .old maps, ads, illustrations, etc.  I can't get enough!  Seriously, my Etsy favorites are out of control.

Ah!  It is love.

More tomorrow :)