i've been wanting

a pair of birkenstocks like this lady's for a while now. i don't know why i hesitate (i mean besides the obvious not spending any money part) because i know the will be super comfy and last forever ...


so while i am dreaming and adding to the list of things to buy when funds suddenly become available i am thinking these, or these, or maybe these.

{image from the sartorialist}

excuse me, you have roses in your teeth.

or maybe honey, or perhaps pumpkin pudding? had i known there was such an array of toothpaste flavoring out there i would have been testing long ago.

{found here}

i love

this series, by this photographer, who also shot this campaign.

and then since we are on the topic of new websites ...

mine is up and running! and seeing as though i do actually design wedding invitations i figured the update would coincide quite nicely with wedding wednesday (though i am begining to feel a bit weird about the lack of dresses). so take a gander ... and check back because unlike my old site, this one is actually easy to update so there will be new stuff posted on a decently regular basis ... yay!

{oh and i must say thank you to chelsea fuss and lisa warninger who continue to make my life ...and website... prettier and happier. i love pretty pictures}

let us start with once wed

because the new site is up and i gotta say i kinda love it. there are a ton of real weddings and diy projects that will take up a decent chunk of your time, and the inspiration galleries aren't too shabby either.

i'm on my bike a lot these days

when i am not peddling away i am either frantically getting everything together and organized so that when i don't have access to my computer in 10 days for 10 days* my clients don't grow concerned or i am on my ass exhausted...literally. i am putting in a ton of miles and sometimes when i get home all i can do is make it to the bed. this leaves little left for blogging so it is going to be pretty light (or at best completely random) coverage until late june. and when the going gets really tough i will just tweet it all (praise iphones and tweetie for keeping me connected).



*word is the people that take our luggage DON'T take laptops, however my mother in law is very persuasive and it wouldn't surprise me if she convinced someone to hand carry it from place to place for me - she works magic she does - so hopefully i will have access. honestly i don't know what i will do if i don't...

{photo found here}

i want to live here

we are kind of in the process of looking for a new place to rest our heads and cook our dinners and i am hoping to come across something like this.


unfortunately this kind of amazingness either doesn't exist in our area or it is WAY out of our price range. a girl can dream though, can't she?

picture by ngoc minh ngo found on wide open spaces.

ballerina, chanel

my childhood dream of becoming a ballerina never exactly panned out. (i guess a class or two would have helped me along the way) but i am still obsessed with tutu's ... and feathers which by this point you should know. anyway ... can a tutu be any better than the one designed by karl lagerfeld for elena glurdjidze? i don't think so.

more images here and then a pleasant little video here (though you must scroll down a bit to 05/27/09 to see it).

Vania & the Master

Forget from Michael Fragstein on Vimeo.

found here. by them.

oh my ...

this girl is my idol. you must look around her site. you must. (ps - her name is jessica hische and she has a blog too)