Gifts are fun

Dear Puff Daddy,

This is one of the coolest gifts I think I've ever seen you give. Nice choice.

Can we be friends? I promise it will be worth your while.

I give good hugs.

(Photos from Garance Dore)

This computer belongs to Peter Lindbergh. The artist who did the engraved design is Jona Cerwinske.

So sad.

My heart is breaking for the animals that are suffering from this oil spill. I wish there was something I could do...

(All images from Yahoo)

Stamp It!

It's 9 days until my first art festival! I am completely overwhelmed with stress, anxiety and excitement. A few weeks ago I decided that I needed to have business cards made. I found this lovely little etsy shop called brown pigeon. Meagan was so great and crafted exactly what I had in mind!

Jazz it up

This couple hired one of my favorites to have pictures taken on their honeymoon! What a neat idea... (taking mental note.)

(Photos by Jose Villa)

The look of the season

Even though I'm not engaged yet (key word being yet), I can't help but look and swoon over j.crew's fall 2010 wedding lookbook. Here are some of my favs...

P.s. I also think I love her curly, short hair. And the long hair. Basically I'm a sucker for beautiful hair...

Little Notes

Dear boy,
It's almost our anniversary! You might get a card...

Dear Sprite,
It's true, you're quenching my thirst. Thank you.

Dear Friday,
Can you please hurry? I'm ready to be in South Carolina.

Dear sweet tooth craving,
Go away. I don't need you right now.

Dear apartment,
Can you please clean yourself? That'd be great, thanks.

the boy

Meet the devilishly handsome man in my life. He's funny, he treats me like a queen and he loves me more than I ever thought possible.

We love more than ever, we fight more than I'd like to and we have the best time doing so.

He can spend an afternoon with my mom and be perfectly content. He watches me paint with a proud smile on his face. He'll eat chocolate with me all day long. He even tells me my cooking is good.

I've finally found a piece to fit in my life.

Mouth. Watering.

If you know me, you know my sweet tooth is very large. It's a problem. I might be adding this to my list of "problems" to bake. Yummm....

(recipe for brownie peanut butter cups)

Always a dreamer...

(Photos from Oh My Deer)

(Photos from Black*Eiffel)

I can't stop dreaming about outdoor dinner parties and having my own garden. Dinner parties with friends while serving food I've grown? How fabulous.

Craft Crafty

Since I'm sick at the moment, I don't have a lot of energy. Even though I like to pretend that I do. Since I'm pretending, I'm dreaming that one day soon I can be crafty. This awesome mason jar chandelier is on my "crafyt-to-do" list. I'm so excited.

Check out the step-by-step tutorial.

Such sweet vows

I'm in love with this wedding + the vows because it's so non traditional. The "promises" they made to each other are so sweet, I can't help but laugh with joy.

Jonathan: I vow to love you
Kestrin: I vow to love you
J: to respect you
K: to always make fun
J: to be your best friend ever
K: to constantly generate a force field of awesome to guide and protect us
J: to do what I love
K: to actively maintain our relationship
J: to be lucky
K: to live a charmed life
J: to live as long as possible
K: to ask nicely for what i need
J: to communicate my feelings effectively
K: to live a life of hilarious bliss together
J: to provide for you
K: to solve problems
J: to make time for you every single day
J: to remain curious
K: to stand by my man
J: to put our relationship first
K: to build a community around us
J: to build a family life together
K: to give you babies
J: to change the diapers on those babies
K: to be great parent
J: to sing with you in the morning
K: to give you shoulder rubs, intermittently, for as long as we both shall live
J: to remember how lucky I am
K: to rock out with our great grandchildren
J: to take you on one hundred honeymoons
K: to maintain a menagerie
J: to clean up
K: to sing songs to you
J: to speak for you when you sing your voice out
K: to throw radical parties
J: to be faithful to you
K: to take joy in doing nice things for you
J: to be compassionate
K: to be devoted
J: to be committed
K: to be happy
J: to Listen to you
K: to support you
J: to stay with you forever
K: Do you vow to be my husband?
J: I do. Do you vow to be my wife?
K: I do.

(Source Feather Love Photography)

Summer Sun

(Photos via Much Love)

In just a few short months, I will be laying on the beach with some life-long friends. I secretly wish bathing suits like this were still in fashion, though. But you can bet I'll be wearing an awesome hat on the beach!