max wanger

Like everyone else in the world,

I love pretty much everything

Max Wanger does.

Gorgeous photos with loads

of lovely atmosphere and 

unique perspectives.

And his shop?

Turning prints into fabulous

graphic tees?

 Come on, now.

Here...the photo print.

Who doesn't love a giraffe

hanging over your shoulder on

your wedding day?

And here...the tee!

Adorable, right?

If you don't regularly, 

check out his photos here

and his shop here.

You won't be sorry!

sisters are the best

For a silly smile,

go check out sister's

blog post this morning.

It's official - we have way 

too much fun together.

the day after...

It's no secret that I'm currently obsessing

over all things wedding related,

but I have to confess that I've been holding

onto these images for much longer than

I've been planning a wedding.

This gorgeous couple 

(who got married in Anguilla!) 

asked their super talented photographers

to do a relaxed, beach shoot of them 

on the day after the wedding.

Genius, right?

I love these pictures.

They are beautiful, so happy,

and make me so excited to

get married already!

Go take a peek at the

rest of them here...

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so excited

 

I was thrilled recently when an email

reminder popped into my inbox 

telling me that my favorite calendars

are now available for next year.

It seems completely inconceivable 

that 2011 is right around the corner,

but since I think since it's going

to be a pretty darn amazing year, 

I'm not going to complain about 

it coming so fast!

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spoiled.

 

New favorite thing...

laying lazily on the couch

while the boy plays his guitar

and makes up silly songs.

Yes, life is good.

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swoon

I'm having a total

fashion lust moment.

I want this suit,

her shoes,

those earrings,

that bag,

that walk...

Ok, I basically want 

to be this woman.

Don't lie.

You know you do too.

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contentment

It's totally gloomy outside today,

and if we're being honest, I'm pretty

tired from a super long day yesterday.

My inclination is to pour another

 big cup of coffee and crawl

back into my warm and cozy bed.

Maybe we're different, you and I, 

but I can always find things to be

gloomy about.  It's so easy 

to pick out things in my life that

are frustrating, bum me out, or 

plain old just annoy me.  

Especially on a rainy day.

"But godliness with contentment 

is great gain."  (I Timothy 6:6)

I often have to remind myself

that contentment is a choice.

I have absolutely no control over

the events of the day or the people

around me, but I do have the

choice to respond with grace

and contentment.

And I think it's pretty cool that

we have a promise of "grain gain"

when we chase godliness and 

contentment.  I don't know 

exactly what that means, but 

I like how good it sounds!

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goodbye earl

I was recently reminded of this 

song (thanks momma!)

and had a good laugh this morning

remembering how we used to
watch it and all giggle together.

Hope it makes you smile!

kitchen love

I'm working today

(yes, this is where I'd love

for you to feel sorry for me)

but I think I'd rather be

puttering around a kitchen like

this magnificent beauty.

 Can't you just imagine happily 

working away on something

delish, wearing a super cute apron

and dancing to some fun music?

Hope your Saturday is 

filled with some fun things!

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mr. & mrs.

A little wedding happiness

for your Friday viewing pleasures...

(more of the loveliness here)

Happy Friday, friends!

accent wall

 

 I'm a total sucker for a colorful

accent wall.  The more bold or dramatic 

the color, the better.

I'm currently totally inspired by 

these beauties, found here.

How about you?  

Love the rich colors or 

avoid them like the plague?

oh fall

 

I struggle to like fall.

There, I said it.

I know everyone in New England

just loves this season - with it's 

cool evenings, crunchy leaves,crisp apples

and generally beautiful things.

I'm such a summer girl, 

that it's really hard for me to embrace fall

and all it's glory, but I'm trying.

Last weekend, I noticed the queen anne's lace

on our evening walk with my parents - 

and couldn't help but think that it's one of 

the most lovely looking dying things you'll ever see.

 

I think that totally counts as me

learning to love fall, right?

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skirt

This past summer, I've been all about 

skirts, and have loved having my work style be 

so easy (and comfy!) for my favorite of all seasons.

Because when push comes to shove,

no one should even really be working in the

summertime, but that's another whole story.

Anyway, to make a long short short,

I've been pondering how to transition into

fall and drag all my skirts along with me.

And thankgoodness, here's just the 

justification I needed!

And please don't neglect noticing

her super fabulous shoes.  

Because I'm drooling a little.  

Okay, a lot.

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flowers?

Love these colors and all those textures!

I find myself obsessively looking at

any flowers I see these days

in the vain hope that I'll start to

figure out what the heck I want for

pretty blooms at the wedding.

I have no problem pulling ideas 

together for other parts of our big 

celebration, but something about the 

flowers is intimidating me to no end...

I think it probably has something

to do with the fact that there are just

so many gorgeous options out there.

Oh the hardships of planning a wedding.

(insert lame-o dramatic sigh here.)

Ha.

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happy weekend

 Happy Friday, my friends!

We're heading north this afternoon

for a weekend visit with my folks,

and I'm looking forward to enjoying

some downtime with them.

Hope your weekend is lovely!

fun mail

 This arrived in the mail yesterday!

Since it's for the wedding,

I didn't open it by myself yet, 

but am SO excited to break

into it tonight when I see my man!

We have some really fun ideas

about how to use this baby,

and I can't wait for the big day

when we'll be using it!

 

Only 218 days...

not that I'm counting!

truth

 Trust in the Lord with all your heart

and lean not on your own understanding;

in all your ways acknowledge him,

and he will make your paths straight.

(Proverbs 3:5-6)

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black & white

What is it about pictures 

in black & white?

 They just make me happy,

especially when they involve

this handsome man :)

Hope your weekend is great, friends!

completely random

Sorry for the air silence -

it's been a busy week, folks.

 Work is more than a little crazy,

the boy & I are adjusting back 

into school routines and schedules,

and to top it off, I'm prepping to 

teach this weekend at church!

But isn't this sculpture pretty?

It's by Lotus Lien, and yes,

I know, I'm being random.

It's part of our new show,

and I've been enjoying how

elegant & lovely it is.

Well, and lusting over it a little bit.

Don't you think it would look 

nice in my house?

This is the hazard of working with art

all day long - you want to take it all home!

this makes me giggle

 

 I love these goofy faces that daddy 

makes for the camera.

They always make me giggle.

And while we're at it,

let's just notice please how 

stinkin cute my momma is...

family

So definitely one of the coolest things 

about planning to marry the love of my life,

is the fact that I am gaining a whole new family!

I know that's sort of obvious,

but bear with me for a minute...

I happen to have the most amazing family already 

(my peoples that I love and cherish fiercely!)

so the concept of more family is pretty crazy.

But you know what?  

It's the best kind of crazy.  

Getting to know and love his wonderful family

is incredibly fun, and a total blessing to me.

After all, what could possibly be better than a whole 

new group of people to love, complete with 

all their traditions, jokes & personalities?

So basically, to boil down this rambling,

more family = coolness.

the fair is a fair...

 

We're going to the fair this weekend

with a bunch of our lovely

church peoples, and I'm so 

looking forward to a fun fall day

with lots of food and farm animals!

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stupid humor

 

So maybe you don't agree,

but I happen to think that reruns

of The Office are the best 

thing ever to happen to tv.

Last night we were watching

the episode where Ed Truck dies

and Michael tries to make everyone 

do group grief counseling,and 

this quote is still making me giggle today:

"A few years ago, my family was on a

safari in Africa and my cousin, Mufasa,

was um, he was trampled to death by a pack

of wildebeasts and um, we all took it

really hard.  All of us in the audience,

of what happened."

hehe.

pretty baubles

 Thanks to sister,

I'm rocking this fabulous

new bracelet!

Thanks, lovey - 

it's so pretty and I 

love it!!

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