so long, long hair...

{via refinery 29}

yesterday i cut my hair,  so far i'm not really into it...

however, i am into running my fingers through non damaged hair...

{i really needed a cut... like really, really}

hopefully, it will grow on me...

until then looking to get inspired, got any help?

let's start at the very beginning...

Sound of Music Train Station from Stan Glaser on Vimeo.

this kind of thing always makes me smile...

hope it makes you smile too!

a place to call home...

we bought a house!

she's teeny tiny & needs a lot of work...

we love her!!!

{you can look forward to many posts documenting our renovation! 

we have lots of plans and can't wait to start tearing her apart!}

look what i found.

inspired by norah...

some of the trends i noticed at the shows for Spring 2010:

• zippers on everything

• studded heavy metal hardware

• stripes

• ruffles and lace

• soft muted tonal colors

{maybe some inspiration boards to come}

chasing pirates...

Norah Jones - Chasing Pirates from alejandro coldplayer on Vimeo.

my minds racing...

Sneak Peaks.

just a few of the things to look forward to seeing in the shop this summer! i've been in nyc the past few days picking out lots of new goodies! 

{more to come}

2009: My Year In Review

some of my favorite memories from 2009...

he got down on one knee...

 i learned to snowboard {sort of}...

we had a valentine's day picnic in the dark...

left all our worries behind 

and hopped on a plane to Mexico...

took up some golf...

spent another great summer with these two lovelies...

got up close and personal with stevie knicks ♥...

journeyed to ireland, where...

i kissed the blarney stone...

stormed many castles...

sang {a lot}...

and laughed so hard i cried...

watched my grandma laugh and cry in yankee stadium...

made {and sold!} lots of headbands...

spent a day arranging flowers...

for her...

became godparents...

to Laina...

roasted marshmallows and told stories...

looked on as they became husband and wife...

celebrated with friends...

set a date {10.01.10}...

thanks 2009... you were good to me!

xoxo

Welcome 2010... Nice to meet you!

i'm not really a new years kind of girl...

 I usually end up sad reflecting on the fact that another year has come and gone... however, this year as 2010 stumbles upon me I am welcoming it with open arms 2009 was very good to me and I am so excited to see 

what 2010 has to offer...

here's just a few of the things that I am looking forward to:

- saying "i do"

- dancing with my dad

- buying a house and making it a home

- not wearing shoes for a week with my family here

- celebrating another decade of my amazing sister as she turns 30!

- learning how to cook and calling my mom every 2 seconds for help

- reuniting with my lucky ladies for our sixth summer in business

-watching my grandmother become the most fabulous 

80 year old woman in the world

- hosting a holiday, any holiday

- letting Tim Burton transport me to wonderland in March!

- learning to work my new Super 8 camera and making lots of movies

-  giving the website another shot

- opening a temporary shop for the holidays here

- enjoying the little things everyday has to offer

2010 I can already tell we were made for each other!