Thursday, April 28, 2011

post stormy skies

love it: marimekko

i'm loving crate & barrel's new marimekko shop.


they are a finnish company best know for bold graphic prints on fabrics and housewares.

crate & barrel is carrying a huge selection and i'm loving it.  so much so that i've been pinning stuff like crazy.


LINK:  kaiku tray



Tuesday, April 26, 2011

addiction

ok, i have a confession.

well actually it's an addiction that i've recently acquired.

it's an addiction to......

ANGRY BIRDS.

yes, angry birds.

that dumb iphone game i've heard about for months and months and didn't care about.

now i do.

so if you can't find me or wonder why i'm not blogging, it's because i'm glued to my iphone and i'm playing damn angry birds.

help?

is there a support group for this?

elliot

elliot.

my sweet dog.

but let me be honest.

i call him bew or bewbew, not elliot.

i'm sure i've confused the hell out of him over the last 14 years by all the names i've called him but he definitely knows bew (boo).

the hardest thing about being on the west coast is being away from him...

he's the "family dog" therefore not really mine to take.

even though i claim him as mine.

he's the calmest, sweetest dog you'll ever meet and is a huge part of the family.

he's also my favorite thing about visiting the east coast.

he spends all his time with me and i love it.



i love him....

carrie's wedding reception

one of my dearest friends, carrie, got married last week in the mountains of north carolina.

carrie on the wedding day (photo via carrie)

carrie and tad celebrated their marriage with friends and family this past sunday (april 24) at humble pie restaurant in raleigh.

tad, ayden (step son) & carrie at reception (photo via carrie)

unfortunately, i was having too much fun to take very many pics.  dammit.

dinner

tapas courses:  spinach tart and fried green tomatoes

l to r:  shellie, alisa and adair

danny and jenn

l to r:  kara, angie (bending down), carrie and shellie

first dance

overall it was a super fun night catching up with everyone.  the food was great and carrie and tad looked extremely happy.

so happy for them!

catch up

flew to the east coast last saturday (april 16) to see my peeps, attend carrie's wedding reception/party and see my sweet dog, elliot.

he lives with my parent's as he is technically the family dog but i claim him as mine.  more on him later...

cashed in more frequent flier points (haller-loo-yuh) and flew first class.



hot damn.

i think the sky even looks better from first class.

too bad i'm out of points....  back to the cattle car from now on...

hot towels, booze, hot nuts, lunch and warm cookies were served on the first flight.

lunch was a steak quesadilla, rice, salad, pita chips and cheese dip.  and more booze.

arrived in dallas and luckily made my layover.




back on the plane to head to raleigh.


dinner served.


cheese pasta, salad and some cheesecake.  and more booze.  what?!

reunited at last....


landed in a tornado devastated raleigh.  i missed the storm by a few hours...

horribly sad...

trees were down and debris was everywhere.



and this is just what i saw near downtown raleigh.  much worse everywhere else.

Sunday, April 17, 2011

cuban heaven

last weekend i randomly picked this cuban restaurant out on yelp for lee and i to go to.

best.  pick.  ever.

it's called pambiche and you should run, not walk, there.

we were starving before we got there and happened to sit next to some nice people.

only in portland would the people at the next table insist that you try their food.

where else does that happen?!

my sister took this photo of me drinking my cuban bev.  hate the photo of myself but it's the only pic with the restaurant in the background.



and we were so hungry by the time the food arrived so this is all i got....  empty plates.


and then we had to take it over the top and get gelato.


new obsession

i have a new addiction.

it's called pinterest.






it's a virtual scrapbook of things and ideas you like.  you can also follow other people and see what they like and "re-pin" things they have marked.  they describe it better than i can here.

you can see my pinterest account here.

or here:  http://pinterest.com/element75/

if you're on pinterest or want an invite, hit me up!

slacker

ok, so i've been a slogger (slack blogger) again.  i swear, i'll try to do better.

i write the blog for myself to remember the things that i do and you never really think anyone is reading...so it's nice to get the "where are you?" emails.

part of my reason for slackness is that i fell down (again) and tore a nice chunk out of my palm (way to go, graceful!).

*WARNING*  if you're grossed out by injuries, do not look at the photos.  if you aren't grossed out by injuries, you can click on each image to make it larger (sicko).


i also tore my knees up but my hand was the worst.  

ended up at the doctor to get it cleaned out.

lots of iodine and needle sticks of lidocaine later (OUCH!).....


anyway, it's been hard to type and do much of anything with that hand.

it's been almost 2 weeks and it's much better....

let's just hope i can learn to stay vertical when walking.

Monday, April 4, 2011

hiatus

i've gotten a few emails about my lack of posts recently.

sorry!

i've been busy painting.

yes, painting.

and i'm painting on wood instead of canvas.

i finally got back into it after a very long hiatus and i'm loving it.

i've missed having paint under my fingernails and all up my arms.

hoping to have them in my etsy shop soon once packing/shipping details have been worked out.

love it: orla kiely spring 2011

orla kiely via black eiffel

loving orla kiely's spring/summer 2011 line, especially the dresses.


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