holiday date nights

 

1. Watching Muppet Christmas Carol with the cats. 

2. Drinks at Essex while waiting for a table at Delancey. 

3. A boat cruise on Lake Union with friends. 

4. "It's a Wonderful Life" at the Grand Illusion Cinema. 

Joe is good at dates. 

I bet you can't guess which two of these were his idea... 

Thursday Happy Thoughts

Just dropping in for a few 

Thursday Happy Thoughts 

1. This is the most wonderful idea ever - a house to grow beans on. 

Can you imagine sitting in a house made out of beans??? 

Now that is a happy thought. Source. 

2. The blog Katie's Pencil Box for her GORGEOUS photography 

and the letters her son writes to the baby in her belly like this one. 

Adorable and hilarious. "When you're a girl you like to eat pancakes, 

mushrooms, and especially cereal." - Max 

3. Great ideas like the BEE Act that provide habitats for pollinators 

and save money on mowing a maintenance along highways. 

Read more about it here and sign the petition (super quick and easy) here! 

4. The days are getting longer....invigorating! I've been able 

to go on long walks the past two evenings thanks to daylight and a lack of rain. 

5. This photo is too funny. Found on Pinterest, 

unfortunately without a source :(

This week has been full of negative energy 

and I have been part of the cycle. 

Time to get positive! Tomorrow is Friday! 

Thursday Happy Thoughts

All of my Happy Thoughts today are things I would love to own. 
Be warned there are a number of pillows... 

1. Arrows I want these SO BAD. 

2. Red Fox Pillow I think it's supposed to be for kids, but I like it. 

3. Home Is Where The Heart Is Print Because I need more art. Not.

4. Yellow Pillow for my bed. Too bad it won't go with my red couch. 

5. Fox Print Pillow Cover Cute, yes? 

6. Ghost Bear Scary and pretty at the same time. 

7. Mustard Houndstooth Scarf This one sold. I must find one.

8. Periodic Table "Teach" Pillow I don't know where this would go but it's cool. 

9. Mustard Deer Head Pillow I really want both of these pillows! 

I see a craft project in my future... 

10. Polar Bears (free pattern!) I want to make these. 


It's snowing again. Happy thought #11!

Thursday Happy Thoughts

I'm still here! 

Just popping in during a little break from the grading marathon 

that has been my week. Which brings me to Happy Thought #1...

1. Winter break starts TOMORROW!!! I am so ready. 

2. This video. SO FUNNY. I can't stop watching it. 

3. This song. It's been stuck in my head. 



4. Some of my students made this and have renamed me Ms. Zodle! 
These are the same girls who sent me the sweetest email on my birthday. 
Things like this remind me why I LOVE my job even though it's hard. 


5. A new haircut (finally!) and an appointment tomorrow for some color... 
I totally got talked into it but it will fade out and I'm excited for the change! 
It will be a surprise...oh and I won't look like Zelda for a while. Shoot! 



6. I love this pillow from UO. So cute. 



7. This has been floating around Facebook - love it! 


8. My BFF Jason comes to town on Sunday! 
One of my favorite parts of the holiday season is 
getting together with my high school buddies. 



9. Ok, this is weird, but my new mascara. 
"They're Real" by Benefit...AMAZING. Love this stuff. 
If you need a stocking stuffer this is a good one. 



10. This kitchen is dreamy. 
I would change the floor, though. 
And have a white farmhouse sink.  
But still. Dreamy. Source. 


Well, that was a random assortment of things! 
I'm also happy that I'll have more time to blog in the next couple weeks... 

Thursday Happy Thoughts: Art Print Edition

This week's Thursday Happy Thoughts 

feature art prints I think are extra pretty! 

1. Barn Owl by bee things

2. Mountain Town by Andrew Holder

3. Earth by Brainstorm

4. Jackalope and Friends by Marisa Haedike

5. Villages I by Adam Hancher

6. Atmosphere by Brainstorm 

7. Meadowlark by bee things

8. Lunasaurus Rex by Aesthetic Apparatus

9. The Owl and Cat Frank by Sonnenzimmer

10. Take it Easy by Brainstorm 

I found all of these prints on poster cabaret. 

They are organized by theme and by artist. 

I need an infinite amount of wall space... 

Which is your favorite? 

Birthday Recap

There's nothing like a birthday to make you feel loved by family and friends. 

I had the day off work and spent it driving around in the rain, 

eating cupcakes, and visiting a couple estate sales. 

Later two of my besties a-ha (you saw her guest post I hope?) 

and Kelly took me to dinner at Little Water Cantina down the road. 

We also fueled up on coffee before heading to the party... 

which was held at the Zoo Tavern (classy, I know!). 

My mom brought me these beautiful sunflowers. 

So many good friends came out to help celebrate! 

It was fun to get so many different people together. 

Then as a surprise a-ha made me this AMAZING cake. 

Isn't it gorgeous??? She even used my favorite color combination. 

And all of those cute little owl cookies - delicious and so pretty. 

Basically my birthday was lovely and I owe it all to some special people. 

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

P.S. I'm still working on my 27 before 28 list and 

would love some suggestions if you have any!

Thursday Happy Thoughts

It's time for another glorious Thursday Happy Thoughts! 

I've noticed a definite theme in my picks tonight...see if you notice. 

1. Darn you Lauren for posting about this print! 

I want one so bad. 

2. Definitely feeling this right now. I haven't hiked since September. 

Do you ever just CRAVE mountains? Photo source. 

3. Planning my trip for the end of the month. Photo source. 

We're going to spend the week in Lake District National Park! 

4. Have I posted these houses before? I still love them. 

I want to make some sort of little village for xmas. Source. 

5. These candles are supposed to create tree silhoettes. 

I can surround myself in tree shadows in my own home?!  

From West Elm. Expensive. Sad. 

6. Finding things on Etsy that I love and ALREADY HAVE. 

Plus I got it way cheaper. Happy. Thought. 

7. Suddenly I've realized how much happier I would be 

if a wall in my bedroom was covered in vintage paint by numbers. 

Is that weird? I don't even have any. I like this one. 

8. I think I just instantly fell in love with everything in this Etsy shop. 

I forced myself to pick a fav and this bear stuffie is it! 

But go look at the rest of the shop - I also love the fox, whale, 

owlet and songbird stuffies. Also the tree pillow. 

Did you pick up on the theme? It happened all by itself. 

Which is your favorite? Any happy thoughts I'm missing out on? 

Thursday Happy Thoughts

Just dropping in to share a few Thursday Happy Thoughts. 

Not included in this list: I'm SO HAPPY tomorrow is Friday! 

1. I love this cheap wood DIY from Lowe's!  

2. Best Halloween costume ever. Source unknown. 

3. My first ever Le Creuset dutch oven!!! 

My mom took me shopping at the outlet on Saturday 

and this was my early birthday present :)

4. I love the wall in this attic. From Apartment Therapy. 

5. Pretty leaf pumpkins! Source. 

Thursday Happy Thoughts

Thursday Happy Thoughts 
This week I'm keepin' it simple. Three things! Enjoy. 

1. This paint by number wall mural. 
I love the scene and the colors she chose! More photos here. 

2. This song. It spontaneously played before the badminton 
match today and I had flashbacks to 1) Andriana and Jesse's wedding 
(unofficial theme song) and 2) being a dorky little kid at Skate King. 
I would request this song and then skate around by myself with my arms 
out just like MJ in the video. You know, with the flowing white shirt? 
Yeah, I was pretty awesome. 



3. Ok speaking of dorks, I am loving the new show 
The New Girl! I finally started watching on Hulu and decided 
to get Tivo again because I'm hooked. 


The end. Thanks for reading! 

Thursday Happy Thoughts

It's been months...but it's back! 
Here are my Thursday Happy Thoughts...

1. Pretty yarn wreath. This is part of a tutorial that ends 
in a fancy crocheted wreath, but I think a simple yarn-wrapped 
one is more up my alley. Project time. 

2. Walking to school. I had my physics class at UW 
this evening and I was able to walk there and back without 
getting too hot, cold, or soaked. Perfect! 

3. These pretty Thanksgiving plates from West Elm.

4. Bryan John Appleby. I'm obsessed right now. 
He's local so many of his songs aren't available to listen to online. 
I LOVE this song of his and I know I've posted it before, but oh well! 
Other songs to look for: Noah's Nameless Wife and Honey Jars. 
Both songs make me cry because they are freaking sad but SO beautiful. 

5. Elsie's tutorial for stump coasters. I want to try this! 

6. Having a discussion with my students 
about which of the Step Up movies was the best. 
We all agreed that the rain scene in Step Up 2 was pretty epic. 

7. These gorgeous fabric feathers! 
100 Layer Cake has a tutorial. I love everything about them. 

8. I am SO in love with this dress from Modcloth. 
Confession: I ordered it already. I couldn't help myself. 
The colors, the print, the style...I love everything about it! 
It will be perfect paired with sweaters and boots or moccasins for Fall. 

9. This dorky awesome deer sweater. 
Confession: I did not order this. But I covet thee, sweater. Truly.

10. Having my weekend homework done 
before the weekend is even here. Last night was a productive evening. 


So many things to be happy about. 
I have some estate finds to post about this weekend, too. 
Stay tuned!