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Collecting the fall leaves…. yuck

Good morning and happy Monday, everyone! We had such a good weekend with lots of time spent with friends and family. We also managed to squeeze in some yard work. Now, here’s something you should know about me: I hate leaves.  Hate them. I mean, yeah, they’re pretty… when you’re...

Happy Vintage Valentine’s Day

The cynical girl in me wants to think Valentine’s Day is silly and a waste of time. But, to be honest, I kind of love it. It’s pink and red and hearts and love and frills and ruffles and everything I love all at the same time. And too much...

New Year’s Eve wedding inspiration

With New Year’s Eve this weekend, I can’t help but think about sparkles. I stopped in at the Forever 21 on Fifth Avenue the other day and saw so many ridiculous sequined dresses. Andy and I were talking about what fun it would be to get all dressed up and...

Travel diary: Asheville, North Carolina

Instead of driving straight home from South Carolina, which is a miserable 12-hour trip, we decided to take a different route and make a whole other vacation out of it. This was way more fun than going straight home. Our first stop was Asheville, North Carolina. It was about a...

Pink Chairs (Again)

You guys, this is serious. I am officially obsessed with pink chairs. A few months ago I wrote about this new love, and it’s only gotten worse because now I’m seeing pink chairs in stores! How am I supposed to resist? (Well, my budget stops me, but stilllll!) So instead of...

DIY Parsons(ish) Desk

For our office we had a very specific look we wanted to go for. Clean, simple, modern, nothing fancy. Of course you can go out and buy a Parsons table or desk — for a whole lot of money. Because we wanted to share this desk, we needed something large enough for...

Room of the week: Orla Kiely retro library

Holy. Moly. This room is amazing. Forget old fashioned, dark, wood-lined libraries, I’m all about this little retro nook with wallpaper in a classic Orla Kiely pattern. I’d love to curl up in this squishy chair to read a book and just soak in the really great design. When there’s this...

40 before 40 update

After all this talk about Andy’s birthday, I realized it’s been a long time since I checked in on my forty before forty list (ugh, going from a thirty before thirty to forty before forty is a little rough on the ego). I’ve already crossed a few things off this...

Joey Lulu, SIX MONTHS OLD!!!

Joey has pretty much the best half birthday, because it’s also the Fourth of July! She’ll always have fireworks on her birthday. This year we celebrated her first half birthday by taking her to a BBQ at our friend’s house. Hey, baby birthdays are really for adults anyway, right? She didn’t...

And the winner is…

And the winner of the Boutique Bridal Bazaar tickets is… Jen D.!  Congrats, Jen, and thanks to everyone who entered! The Boutique Bridal Bazaar is January 20, 2013 from noon to 4 p.m. at smARTspace at 78th at 78th Street Studios, 1305 West 80th Street in Cleveland. For more information, tickets, and...