King Charles-

(photo from here)

Treasure every beating heart that sets your soul on fire.

Love will set your soul on fire.

MISC.

If all is going according to plan, I'm driving through desolate central California on my way to DISNEYLAND. Efffffff. I don't think there's anything else to say really.... hope your weekend is great!

I like the idea of sharing being a sacrifice...

I went to Disneyland when I was 7. Childhood memories are sacred.

This will be me, July 28th!

Alternative Disneyland.

Simple and it actually works!

Let's gooooooooo

It's been almost four whole years (I told someone six the other day, I'm clearly not the calendar keeper in the relationship) with Joshua- in the kissing phase. And the best part of it is I still like him desperately.

Buying gifts for Joshua is a tricky matter, all he puts on his wish lists are books! Like I can always buy books for him in good conscience! Goose... here are three things I know he would love this summer that aren't books.

For wiping scraped knees, or boogies (his). Or happy tears (mine).

He clearly doesn't need these since he's an expert cook, but for editing recipes I think these are perfect!

We just had cold brewed coffee for the first time... definitely need to invest in this for our summer dates! So we can stay awake through two movies at the drive-in.

On the road.

Do you love to drive?

I love driving on roadtrips, the six hours stretches. When Joshua and I have taken cross country treks I drive mornings and he sleeps. Most of the time I don't even turn on the radio, just letting the quiet road be my music.

This trip I'm slotted for the night driving. Definitely need tunes for a night drive. Pat Benatar, Ellie Goulding, Bon Jovi (duh).

I took these photos on another I-5 journey, in a van with friends.

16 hours for In N Out.

Did I ever-

tell you about Darcy's wedding in August?

Perhaps not.

It was lovely.

(groomsmen gifts of machetes, because nothing says love like Rambo)

I think people don't bother getting married because they don't see any difference in married people that makes marriage worth it. Not that I think the point of having a good marriage is to prove something to other people BUT if we are proponents of the institution shouldn't we be doing our best to make it great?! That's what I think about when I see Darcy's wedding photos, when I think of her wedding. Not the tiny bumps in the day. Not the isle decorations. I think about her dancing with her new hubby, a whole life together in one song.

Guten nacht

Do you read blogs in other languages?
I'd like to say my german is impeccable but in fact googles translation of german to english is what's impeccable.

Like this genius idea for concealing tv components. I'm obsessed.

Neues Bauen... between the Scandinavians and the Germans I think I'm set in a way that I'll never tire of. Also, did anyone else not know that The Locals had been created from Copenhagen Streetstyle? And thank goodness!

MISC

My dog just farted... a little noise and everything! I'm dying- half disgusted and half curled up laughing. TMI? Whoops. Good thing it's the weekend. I'm getting ready to go to California next week, hemming dresses and picking a color palette. I hope stripes counts as a theme! I've been burning all the cds we're planning on listening to- the Element is a factory standard and doesn't have an ipod jack. I'm digging the stack of cds with silly pictures Joshua drew though, I might keep using them in the car when the trip is over. Reminds me of high school.

(photo from  stylizimo) 

I love these funny captions.

Despite this hilarious belief about futons, I might be into them.


Geez... try not to love him. Dare you.


This is a well used 1200 square feet.


Mindy, then Carrie Fisher... now I'm pining for Tina. 

Let's elope.

I'm actually anti-eloping (Have I mentioned that? For me the point of a wedding ceremony is to commit to a relationship in front of your community. But enough on that.) BUUUUT if I were whisked away this is the little something I would pick up for the occasion.

Freaking library you rock.

I went to the library (at the risk of sounding like an idiot I forget how much great free content they have) to find a book on crocheting and I left with:

- 6 design books. 4 about small spaces and 2 on Scandinavian homes.

- A James Herriot book on tape for my trip.

- David Sedaris cd.

- 2 holds on books that the information desk man says I'll like as much as Hunger Games.

This is one of them, I'll let you know how it goes! I'm picking it up today. I didn't use the downtown Portland library enough. It was gorgeous... if you live in Portland please go there all the time and drool for me!

Zac Efron sings? Whaaaaaat?

Joshua wanted to listen to T. Swift's safe and sound while making perfect chicken salad for dinner. The below duet video popped up after so we watched it. And when he starts to sing Joshua, really indignantly goes, "What the heck! He can sing too!?" The sheepish look on his face when he realized he got his fame from HSM was the funniest thing I've seen in 2012.

And this video is just hilarious.

It's been Taylor Swift week at my house- between talking about her with my new friend Hayley, listening to her in the car on repeat, and watching these videos I've crammed all the crazy people have had for her for years into one week.

Love Without Love.

I love you, because in my thousand and one nights of dreams,

I never once dreamed of you.

I looked down paths that traveled from afar,

but it was never you I expected.

Suddenly I've felt you flying through my soul

in quick, lofty flight,

and how beautiful you seem way up there, far

from my always idiot heart!

Love me that way, flying over everything.

And, like the bird on its branch, land in my arms

only to rest,

then fly off again.

Be not like the romantic ones who,

In love, set me on fire.

When you climb up my mansion,

enter so lightly, that as you enter

the dog of my heart will not bark.

Luis Llorens Torres

Jason.

My bff for real for life (so bfffrfl?) otherwise known as Joshua- or if you go to church with us and are old then Jason- posted a wicked video the other day. I have no idea where he found it. I'm jelly. Check it out here.

(Here is a photo of him with his other girlfriend)

There is a Gandhi quote in the video that says, "Action expresses priority." Thanks Gandhi for summing up that thought so succinctly. I've come to that conclusion in 2012- that what you say isn't what you stand for.

I keep taking bags to Goodwill.. I'm not buying anything but somehow my rooms contents aren't shrinking (I mean they are but from hidden places, like drawers and under bed storage). Also I've been sending cards. And reading Damned. I finished it today in a panic of enjoyment.

"Within me a tiny voice asks, 'What's the worst that can happen? I lived. I suffered. I died- the worst fate any mortal person can imagine. I'm dead, and yet something of me continues to survice. I'm eternal. For better or worse. It's obsequious little nicety-nice girls like me who allow aholes to run the world [...] It's my petty fear of personal rejection that allows so many true evils to exist. My cowardice enable atrocities."

MISC.

I feel as though I haven't been home in ages... I sleep here most nights but I haven't been here besides that! Two dreams about death this week, both of the same person. Isn't that miserable!?! The thought of losing a friend (perhaps they are symbolic of the death of friendships) eats me even now that I have called dead dream friend and heard their laughter reassuring me. Oh! And I'm camp nurse. I have to go over how to wrap a sprain... I have a million things to write about but not one of them made it out this week. Next week for sure. Despite all the sun it's been an off week. Off week.

(The most peaceful place I've ever been)

This is possibly my new dream home. via design mom.

Bought my hiking boots for the Olympics. It's happening.

Desperately needing a planner.

To tide us over until series 3.

I saw this guy in Costco and instantly he was in my arms. So cuddly and sweet.

Being in love-

is celebrating fourth out of four teams at pub trivia because Joshua won a burger (by drawing the best picture of a burger eating a human). After we've spent an hour talking about preordination. I am a lucky girl!

And an impression of Santos' glamour? This night has been a success!

Sew much better-

I finally bit the bullet and hemmed all my pants in one go. They needed it and I quit putting it off. The pair below (I bought at Goodwill for $3 in the men's section a couple of years ago and they have completely outlasted my expectations for them) I turned skinny as well while I was at it- I used to fold them up and between the straight leg and the cuff it was not my favorite. Now I have a viable pair of summer pants!

How messy is this bedroom!

Joshua is at work so I commandeered his room and computer to snap this photo... I went back through my iphoto library and I could not find a single picture of these jeans pre-op. I'm so annoyed. Regardless, they are so much better now.

MISC.

The weekend is upon us! It's Florence Nightingale day- my Joshua is sick (the worst thing about being sick I think is when your skin hurts). This weekend is matching pants for Easter and a 5 course dinner with the "family." Any excuse to get with the people I love and cook cornish game hens. I hope your Good Friday and Easter are full of joy!

Speaking of cornish game hens, I giggle every time I see this.

People who knock point and shoot can suck it.

I love the nature in this.

Yowza. Catbird nailed it.

I wish I had two lives, one that had the practical key set I use now (a flashlight and a Swiss Army knife) and one that just had this sweetheart.... or this one!

I adore white homes.

My poor pink moccasins are so stretched out from all the loving they've gotten this winter. I'm thinking of replacing them with these.

LOFT BEDS,

I'm obsessed (I even made us stay in a studio with a loft in London). We have vaulted ceilings everywhere in my house and I dream of a loft bed in white. Of course in white. I crave carving out my own space. My heart is done living in a bedroom.

(I have no idea where this is from.. I found it in a house folder from who knows how long ago!)

Palm Sunday.

So my mother and I are wearing matching Easter pants... we bought them Palm Sunday. Or Plam Sunday as I like to call it. Then we watched Chicago Code and tried to decide how matching our tops should be. Rough day I know. Of course we spent yesterday cleaning the nursery at church out and sanding the ceilings and trying not to freak out about the "warm and comfortable" style going into the teen room (that last bit there may have just been me).

Want to see the cutest thing in the world?

Okay!

Kitty and Joshua. Kitty cleaning Joshua actually.