storied china

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I have a deep love for vintage china. I don't have any {or a place to put any} but I hope to one day work up a collection. I would love to host tea parties or small dinner parties with it. Even just serving dessert on some fancy china would liven up a casual dinner. Do any of you collect something like this?  One thing I love about vintage things is that every piece has a story, especially with china pieces. I hope to one day have a hutch full of not only family china, but little pieces I've picked up here and there.

storied china

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I have a deep love for vintage china. I don't have any {or a place to put any} but I hope to one day work up a collection. I would love to host tea parties or small dinner parties with it. Even just serving dessert on some fancy china would liven up a casual dinner. Do any of you collect something like this?  One thing I love about vintage things is that every piece has a story, especially with china pieces. I hope to one day have a hutch full of not only family china, but little pieces I've picked up here and there.

living part of life

This weekend I leave you with this wonderful country song. I hope you all get a chance to really enjoy life over the next few days! J and I are planning our first backpacking trip together (my first ever!). Two days, 18 miles and a 30% chance of thunderstorms. Should be fun. I'm excited to escape the city for a while. I'll be sure to fill you in next week. Until then,

I wanna be front porch rocking, with a big sun dropping in a blue sky. Kick back and get high on the living part of life.

{Eric Church}

kennedy

May 29, 1917

John F. Kennedy was born

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Hope you have a chance this weekend to pay homage to the late President on his birthday! Even if it just means wearing a pair of his wife's favorite Jack Rogers.

living part of life

This weekend I leave you with this wonderful country song. I hope you all get a chance to really enjoy life over the next few days! J and I are planning our first backpacking trip together (my first ever!). Two days, 18 miles and a 30% chance of thunderstorms. Should be fun. I'm excited to escape the city for a while. I'll be sure to fill you in next week. Until then,

I wanna be front porch rocking, with a big sun dropping in a blue sky. Kick back and get high on the living part of life.

{Eric Church}

kennedy

May 29, 1917

John F. Kennedy was born

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Hope you have a chance this weekend to pay homage to the late President on his birthday! Even if it just means wearing a pair of his wife's favorite Jack Rogers.

wish you were here

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All I want to do today is sit on the beach, reading a good book and soaking in the sun. It is definitely one of those days when I desperately miss living 10 minutes from the beach, where its summer for at least 6 months of the year, where there is always a place to escape to. Ever have a day like that?

wish you were here

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All I want to do today is sit on the beach, reading a good book and soaking in the sun. It is definitely one of those days when I desperately miss living 10 minutes from the beach, where its summer for at least 6 months of the year, where there is always a place to escape to. Ever have a day like that?

suits

This past weekend was full of warm hot sunny days that finally got me thinking about summer and the dreaded bathing suit season. I was thinking of sharing with you some suits that were adorable, but I was likely to never get, but instead I am showing you what I am almost definitely getting. And you know what? It's Target. I can't get enough of their mix & match solids, stripes and polka dots.

This year I'm definitely feeling the mint green look. If not that, then purple or navy (if I'm feeling a little more classic when I go shopping).  Have you fully embraced the bathing suit yet? I'm still dreading it a little bit... but in a few weeks, I think I'll be MUCH more comfortable with the idea!

suits

This past weekend was full of warm hot sunny days that finally got me thinking about summer and the dreaded bathing suit season. I was thinking of sharing with you some suits that were adorable, but I was likely to never get, but instead I am showing you what I am almost definitely getting. And you know what? It's Target. I can't get enough of their mix & match solids, stripes and polka dots.

This year I'm definitely feeling the mint green look. If not that, then purple or navy (if I'm feeling a little more classic when I go shopping).  Have you fully embraced the bathing suit yet? I'm still dreading it a little bit... but in a few weeks, I think I'll be MUCH more comfortable with the idea!

chipped white

The second I saw this wire basket I fell in love. I would use it exactly as above - for towels! I would love to put it in my guest room (which is non-existent but perfectly designed in my head, future visitors, get ready) with their set of towels for the stay. Wouldn't it be so homey?



(wire basket from 2Bored Bunnies)

chipped white

The second I saw this wire basket I fell in love. I would use it exactly as above - for towels! I would love to put it in my guest room (which is non-existent but perfectly designed in my head, future visitors, get ready) with their set of towels for the stay. Wouldn't it be so homey?



(wire basket from 2Bored Bunnies)

discoveries

 One of the advantages of being disorderly is that one is constantly making exciting discoveries.

A. A. Milne

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discoveries

 One of the advantages of being disorderly is that one is constantly making exciting discoveries.

A. A. Milne

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dream day

Have I used this picture before? I hope not. But if I have, I don't really mind because it is just too beautiful.  I wish every day could be spent slowly waking up, sipping on coffee while reading the paper or a good book on the porch, then proceed to be productive in whatever you do for a few hours followed by an afternoon bike ride to the market. The day would end with a delicious fresh dinner and more quality time on that porch.  Wouldn't that be perfection?

But alas, very few of us can live that way. At least not every day. That's the beauty of Saturdays. For those of us that are stuck in a cubicle 40+ hours a week, Monday through Friday, wearing our mundane business casual (or worse!), Saturdays are our little summer vacations, once a week. As fun as it is to dream about the day when I can make my living off of doing what I love, I must remember to work hard now to get there and for now, enjoy my Saturdays.

Will you be enjoying your Saturday? My apologies to all of you who don't do the 9-5 thing and still have to work on the weekends. Trust me, I know how painful it is. I hope you enjoy it anyway.




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dream day

Have I used this picture before? I hope not. But if I have, I don't really mind because it is just too beautiful.  I wish every day could be spent slowly waking up, sipping on coffee while reading the paper or a good book on the porch, then proceed to be productive in whatever you do for a few hours followed by an afternoon bike ride to the market. The day would end with a delicious fresh dinner and more quality time on that porch.  Wouldn't that be perfection?

But alas, very few of us can live that way. At least not every day. That's the beauty of Saturdays. For those of us that are stuck in a cubicle 40+ hours a week, Monday through Friday, wearing our mundane business casual (or worse!), Saturdays are our little summer vacations, once a week. As fun as it is to dream about the day when I can make my living off of doing what I love, I must remember to work hard now to get there and for now, enjoy my Saturdays.

Will you be enjoying your Saturday? My apologies to all of you who don't do the 9-5 thing and still have to work on the weekends. Trust me, I know how painful it is. I hope you enjoy it anyway.




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new loves

A few things I've been loving lately...

custom name stamp from Eat, Pray, Create

this print from My Little Buffalo. This one too.

this nautical rope headband from In Honor of Design

this sweet thelma bracelet from elephantine

Anything out there that's been catching your eye?

new loves

A few things I've been loving lately...

custom name stamp from Eat, Pray, Create

this print from My Little Buffalo. This one too.

this nautical rope headband from In Honor of Design

this sweet thelma bracelet from elephantine

Anything out there that's been catching your eye?

constitution day

Everyone by now knows that I'm mostly Irish... but what you may not have known is that a big chunk, a good 25% thanks to my Pop, is {drumroll please...} Norwegian.  I use to get upset that I wasn't a pure blood {kidding here} but lately, I've been wanting to learn more and more about my non-Irish heritage. So in honor of Norway's Constitution Day yesterday, here are a few things paying tribute to my Pop's dear homeland!

The closest I've ever been to Norway was when I was in Epcot. Okay, not the same, but there was a building like this!

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I would love to go to a town like this... it looks so fun.

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This part of my heritage is already being celebrated... my favorite Christmas cookie, Norwegian Butter Cookies. Warning, come Christmas, I will post the recipe. And you will die of excessive butter consumption.

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I like to imagine my great grandmothers and grand aunts in this little girl...

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I've also started incorporating the Scandinavian tradition of putting tangerines in Christmas stockings to represent the gold nuggets that St. Nicholas left for dowry money for young ladies... but I'm desperately trying to find more Norwegian traditions to incorporate with my family {you know all two of us for now!}.

Also, my favorite unrelated Norwegian. And a few more famous ones.

Okay, I'm dying to know. What is your heritage?

constitution day

Everyone by now knows that I'm mostly Irish... but what you may not have known is that a big chunk, a good 25% thanks to my Pop, is {drumroll please...} Norwegian.  I use to get upset that I wasn't a pure blood {kidding here} but lately, I've been wanting to learn more and more about my non-Irish heritage. So in honor of Norway's Constitution Day yesterday, here are a few things paying tribute to my Pop's dear homeland!

The closest I've ever been to Norway was when I was in Epcot. Okay, not the same, but there was a building like this!

via

I would love to go to a town like this... it looks so fun.

via

This part of my heritage is already being celebrated... my favorite Christmas cookie, Norwegian Butter Cookies. Warning, come Christmas, I will post the recipe. And you will die of excessive butter consumption.

via

I like to imagine my great grandmothers and grand aunts in this little girl...

via

I've also started incorporating the Scandinavian tradition of putting tangerines in Christmas stockings to represent the gold nuggets that St. Nicholas left for dowry money for young ladies... but I'm desperately trying to find more Norwegian traditions to incorporate with my family {you know all two of us for now!}.

Also, my favorite unrelated Norwegian. And a few more famous ones.

Okay, I'm dying to know. What is your heritage?