Archive for August, 2010

what i wore wednesday

August 18th | what i wore wednesday

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wednesday again!

here is what i’ve been wearing over the last week or so…

1. grey dress with flower (dear diary boutique in santa barbara)

cream cardigan (gap)

skinny jeans (target)

flip flops (bass)

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2. black + white dress (target $12!!)

skinny jeans target

red flats (target)

fave gray sweater (target)

belt (anthro)

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3. dress (target)

jeans (gap)

same gray sweater (target)

same red shoes (target)

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4. dress (anthropologie $29 and so comfy!)

boots (jessica simpson)

long cream sweater (target)

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5. black dress (old navy)

skinny jeans (anthro)

belt (anthro)

black polka dot cardi (old navy)

{my camera strap is sheyb}

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i’m linking up with lindsey over at the pleated poppy!

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tell us, what is your absolute favorite item of clothing??

finding beauty in the little things…

August 17th | finding beauty

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an almost empty sky

except for towers and wires

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a huge sunflower

with so much detail and color

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and hilly road

under a tall windmill

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the dried up leftovers

of a dandelion

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the glow of sunset

so bright and sweet

it makes my heart want to burst.

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where are you finding beauty today?

a seriously beautiful wedding.

August 16th | weddings

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this weekend we attended a darling birthday party and two beautiful weddings.

today i’ll tell you about the first wedding.

which was infused with beauty and creativity down to the smallest details.

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the reception was held at the bride’s parents home.

they live on a few acres surrounded by hills and expansive sky.

an incredible setting!

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lots of white lights and paper lanterns sweetened the atmosphere.

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guests could type a note to the bride and groom.

the one above says, “you are the mint in my tea.”

love.

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clothespinned photos and simple boutineers.

simple, handmade touches make it so personal.

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the bridesmaids were gorgeous.

and each one wore one of our petite family crest necklaces.

so fun!

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windows, watering cans, bathtubs filled with chilling wine. so charming!

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guests were invited to fill bags with flavored coffee beans.

can you stand all the amazingness?!

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this was the head table.

love the mismatch chairs, the hung windows, the fresh flowers in mason jars.

sigh.

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more beauty and rustic charm.

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the view.

breathtaking.

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they even painted a huge watertower with the bride & groom’s names.

congratulations mr. and mrs. tarr!!

we are so thrilled for you!

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a wedding question for you…

did you {or would you} write your own vows or use traditional vows?

around the house

August 13th | decorating

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it’s so good to be back home.

yesterday i grocery shopped, did a load of laundry and made dinner.

i know, shocking! i was so proud.

since it’s so good to be home, i thought i’d share a few more pics as we continue to settle in.

all our bed linens and bedroom lamps are from tj maxx,

we just got one near us a few months ago and i love it!

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some friends of ours found this old school chalkboard

and were kind enough to let us take it off their hands.

i can’t wait to hang it up. so fun!

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above the fireplace i have a bunch of photos printed on stretched canvas

an old frame

a driftwood heart and a few seastars.

we are so thrilled to have a fireplace, since our last home didn’t have one.

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i found this teenie tiny ocean painting at my favorite thrift store last week.

it’s about 3 inches wide.

it’s the best treasure i’ve found in quite a while.

love it.

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i’ve noticed a definite ocean theme running though our home.

shells, driftwood, ocean paintings and lots of aqua with nuetrals.

do you have a theme running through your home?

so good!

August 12th | david, family

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i can’t believe how well everything went yesterday for david’s heart catheterization.

thank you thank you so much for your thoughts and prayers.

each of you is such a blessing to me. thank you.

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david had to be at the hospital by 9am,

so we woke up, ate frosted flake crusted french toast at the hotel (um, yum!)

david didn’t get any :(

and headed over to ucla.

then we waited in pre-op for 5 hours (ugh!)

i was so anxious but the staff was amazing.

i seriously loved the anesthesiologist.

that’s the part i am most nervous about

and he took so much time to go over david’s history and make a safe plan with us.

everything looks great. david’s heart isn’t enlarged.

his lungs are the right size, no hypertension. yay!

so the next step is to plan open heart surgery to close up two little holes.

right now, we are so happy to be over this hurdle.

sending out a big hug to each of you, from me and david!

what i wore wednesday.

August 11th | what i wore wednesday

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hello friends!

david will be heading into surgery around 11:30am

and we are geared up for a looong day.

thank you for thinking (and praying) for us!

i’ll try to update the blog this evening.

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on a much lighter note…what i wore wednesday!

you gotta get dressed in the morning, right?!

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1. i love this olive green dress (local boutique)

brown leather boots (frye)

fave gray sweater (target)

aqua stone necklace

hope is the thing necklace

2. black + white striped dress (old navy)

black skinny jeans (target)

denim jacket (gap)

black ballet flats (target)

3. gray dress (on sale at anthropologie $29!!)

same denim jacket (gap)

same brown boots (frye)

4. new (splurge) skinny jeans from anthro

cream tank (h&m)

green sweater (anthro)

aqua stone necklace

5. striped navy + gray dress ($20 gap!!)

same denim jacket (gap)

yellow scarf (local boutique that went out of business, boo!)

black flip flops (bass)

red bag (tj maxx)

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and that, friends, is what i have been wearing! how about you??

{new} aqua stone necklace (+ david)

August 10th | david, family, jewelry

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i looooove this necklace.

i’ve been wearing it everyday, layered with my new ‘hope is the thing’ necklace.

it’s happy and the color is just plain fun!

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i love the weight of it.

and it works with so many tops because it’s adjustable.

you can find the new aqua stone necklace here.

but wait, there’s more ha!

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we’re doing a limited edition set of all three pieces pictured above.

the new (and limited edition) aqua stone necklace

the new (and sooo sweet) hope is the thing necklace

and our aqua stone earrings.

so fun and such a good deal!! yay! i seriously love a good deal!

you’ll find the limited edition aqua stone set here.

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we are heading down to UCLA this afternoon (4 hours south of us)

to prepare for david’s heart catheterization tomorrow.

it’s a fairly simple procedure.

he’ll be under general anesthesia

and they’ll make a small incision in his groin and slide a catheter up to his heart.

the main purpose is to measure each chamber and check the pressure inside the heart.

if all goes well, we’ll be scheduling open heart surgery for sometime in the next couple months. (ugh).

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we are so grateful for your thoughts and prayers.

i am constantly amazed and grateful at your sweet comments and emails.

i’ll do a few updates on twitter. you can follow me here.

thank you and hugs!!

that was nice.

August 9th | adventures

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so, steve and i went away to santa barbara to celebrate 11 years {dang!}

and it was sooo nice. did i mention my sister kept the kiddos?

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and we relaxed like i haven’t relaxed in months.

we slept in

at breakfast around lunchtime

and skipped lunch

and ate dinner whenever

and walked and talked and soaked each other up.

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this might be the first time we’ve been away from the boys

when i just let myself ENJOY and not feel guilty.

i need to let go of guilt more often!

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it also happened to be ‘spanish days fiesta’

which meant hollowed out eggs, elaborately painted and filled with confetti

parades and lots and lots of people.

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there was confetti everywhere.

so fun!

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i love this huge painting right across from our hotel.

i think the painting might be a lety garcia

i love her work!

and i just happened to be sipping a peets coffee when i snapped the pic.

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steve was almost swallowed up by moby dick

but i grabbed his leg and we swam for shore.

phew!

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it was such a lovely weekend!

which is a good thing, since we have a big week ahead.

wednesday we are heading down to ucla for david’s heart catheterization.

more on that tomorrow!

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tell me a highlight from your weekend!!

{getaway}

August 7th | adventures

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i’m away with my sweetie celebrating {eleven} years.

the pics are from our hotel balcony. it’s so beautiful!

on our to-do list?

lots of relaxing, walking downtown, eating and watching the sunset.

happy weekend!

{new} necklace, hope is the thing…

August 5th | jewelry

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i found a feather on the beach and was so inspired by it’s intricacy and beauty.

and then i was reminded of this beautiful quote by author, emily dickinson…

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i hand-wrote the words in cursive

and then transferred them to the sterling pendant.

the feather is also my own sketch.

so subtle. such a lovely message of hope.

it speaks to my soul.

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we’re offering a special on this sweet, new necklace, just for the next two days. yay!

use code ‘hopeandfeathers‘ for 20% yikes!!

you’ll find the new necklace HERE.

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what does hope look like?

do you know someone who needs a reminder of hope?