i hope you have the happiest of thanksgivings.

we're eating twice tomorrow - lunch with my fam, dinner with brian meares'.

see you in december!

budget friendly dresses

tough times call for cute cheap dresses.

all from modcloth

my marmoset

truly.

bookcase of the day

weekend update

we took the tiny schnauzer to the beach

i know this is ridiculous, but it was fur-reezing, so we got him a kid's zip up hoody to stay warm. he loved it.


i wear a child's medium - take that bitches.


and we got BUNKBEDS!

the futon was too short for brian, so after 2.5 years, we finally did something about it. i decorated my bottom bunk like a 12 year old: christmas lights, a secret reading lamp, a lantern and framed fish. i LOVE it.

love me a dance off

beedonkadonk.

more ways than one

this

can do all this.

sign me up.

plain and simple

xmas cards from yee-haw industries

spotted

my birthday print in action

{and see that straight line of red paint? that's the only one like it in the house. sometimes brian and i will sit back and look at it, thinking, 'man, we nailed that one'.}

i'm gonna take my robe off

{you're on a roll val!}

for my next trick

i'll teach the ladies to ride ronnie

{good find val!}

retail therapy

i went to the mall last night for the first time in months. i had two significant finds - both on sale:

bamboo frame from pottery barn for $9


long tee from ae, also $9 (it's more online for some reason...)

bookcase of the day

deal or no deal

you have a christmas party.

i'll wear this ensemble.

tough life

when you're a baby schnauzer who works 9 - 5

M.N.M

today is monday night milkshake night. we go to cookout at 9:30 and r u s h home so we don't miss the hills at 10. i always get banana. every single time. delish.to.the.extreme.

you complete me

to fill the huge gaping empty space above the dresser, i hung a big world map - with thumbtacks. there's only so long a perfectionist can lay in bed and look at thumbtacks before they go bat shit crazy.



so i bit the bullet this morning and ordered what i'd always wanted to go there from art.com.


i even got it framed with a simple white frame and shipped - FOR UNDER $100. beat that. (top secret code FF2008 gets you 25% off, and shipping is free!)

ze bookcase of ze day

christmas spirit

how cute is this shirt we're making for tri delta?

i suwannee, that's a good looking room.

from here

more wants

while we're on the subject of wanting, i want a tory burch tunic. (did you see stylista last nite - does anyone watch but me?)

a few on ebay, of course:

dear santa,

one of each please.
thanks!


all from patagonia

exciting news

the basement is ALMOST done. so very close.

i ordered a rug from ebay yesterday (um, $79, including shipping!), and the wallpaper man came this morning to measure and give us a quote (super deal - only $150!).

i couldn't be more excited about the rug. i've been fantasizing about the cool slate floors covered with a yummy old persian carpet, so i've had my eye on ebay listings. i found this one yesterday and it was love at first site. delight in it:



here's what i'm after with the rug:






and i ordered the wallpaper on ebay this morning:


will have an 'after' photo soon, then ladies - we'll eat guacamole and talk dogs. count on it.

around the house

my last coleus is inside and happy, along with brian's experiment: leave an avocado pit out to see what happens...?


also note schnauzer cookie cutter which made these:


rowdy is into everything, including brian's head


prowler is apprehensive at best

so we've made strategic cat sanctuaries like so:


and -paperwhites are getting ready to bloom!

tiny gentleman

we took rowdy to the beach yesterday. he's a natural swimmer, fisherman and hammock layer, so brian's going to keep him.

bookcase of the day

you'd think i'd run out of bookcases, but i don't.

i want it. badly

shepard fairey election print

love this new print from moveon.org.

they are selling a limited number starting tomorrow at 12.

in the meantime, you can get a free sticker here.

my friends,

does anyone near me (raleigh/durham/chapel hill) have a small to medium sized dog that would like to have a playdate with rowdy?

he's itching for some dog action (he was living was 17 pups!), and our cats aren't quite ready to rumble.

we have a huge fenced in back yard where they could romp. and i'll make schnauzer cookies!

friendless in raleigh,
rowdy.

vacay remembered

pics up if you'd like to relive the magic.