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!