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built in delight.

from here

holiday baking highlights:

pumpkin cinnamon muffins. look familiar?




carrot cake cupcakes with shimmer


schnauzer pie

eight pound, six ounce, newborn baby jesus - don’t even know a word yet

merry christmas boys and girls. i hope recession santa was able to find you without his upgraded gps this year.

i'll be out and about, so let's catch up in '09.

photo from flickr user arkworld

things to consider: in no particular order

yes please

love it.

found via sophia.

presto.

frame + ribbon + cards = last minute christmas decoration.
from living etc.

i want to take a nap so badly. and possibly order a pizza.

RIP sparks

we had some good times.

beach going frat boys everywhere pour a little out today in remembrance.

coors to remove all stimulants from sparks line of malt beverages

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from designsponge

thanks.

we have brian's work xmas party tonight, so this morning i came downstairs in this dress, feeling pretty snazzy.

brian said i looked like a storm trooper.

i looked at him all dissapointed like, and he said 'well you didn't choose to wear that to look normal did you?"

15 dolla delight

from the 15dollarstore

country living

earlier this year, brian and i considered buying some land in the middle of nowhere with a little house on it. it had a pond, and trees and animals and room to garden and a wooden fence.

we didn't go through with it, but this morning, i woke up wishing we did.

it's a great time to buy now - brian meares, i would make you dinner every night here.

or here

or even here

christmas time is here.

last night brian and i watched a charlie brown christmas in the kitchen while we were cooking dinner. i'm not one to watch things like that, but it was that or biggest loser...

it was so much funnier and greater than i remembered. we danced in the kitchen and laughed out loud. it was my first real christmas moment of the season.

name that look.

what would you call this 'style'?

with the traditional pieces, and the mercury lamp, and the .... everything?

ok, now do this one too

and this one


i think it's what i want out of life, but i'd like to have a name for it first.

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from please sir

christmas sprung

booya! i got a tiny tree at the farmer's market for $10, and a stick in the front yard for free.





my grandma made the bird. isn't he snazzy in his metallicness?

this is insane.

way to make a decision and stick with it jamie

the things i make.

as a pillow follow up, i made a few more things with our digital print shop.



{watch this NOT AT WORK, or around people who find OFFENSIVE things OFFENSIVE, or if you don't have an extremely IRREVERENT sense of humor. there - that's fair warning}

i shrieked when i opened the box.

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bed on wheels. trouble?

from here.

diy ornaments

apparently, we're opting out of christmas this year at wayland drive. our decorations consist of a stuffed reindeer holding onto the curtain pull, and a dog stocking on the mantel (anna!).

so i'm thinking maybe this weekend i'll make some of these, and hang them from the ceiling in the kitchen. 1) dogproof. 2) catproof. 3) festive as all get out!

with 14 shopping days left...

you asked for it {you didn't, really}, so without further ado, my highly anticipated holiday gift guide. {brian please remember i REALLY want the bernard doll}
enjoy.

lucite tray, michael aram tongs, flannery o'conner complete stories, tory burch scarf

dog whisperer nintendo game, vampire weekend cd, 2009 calendar, j. adler candle
rhino bank, baby kimono, amazing awesome screenprinted posters, forget me knot ring

gold tote, thom filicia book, warhol print, hable construction hamper

pig bank, socks, salt and pepper shakers, wire basket,

picture frames, bernard doll, blossom and bill plate, coin purse

wheeee!

john and chompy! look at you! engaged, and loving it!

good things

i've been meaning to share this find with you.

i highly suggest looking into getting one of your own. i've been living in mine. {it has pockets}

ridiculousness

preparing for first dog kayaking expedition


um, you're on my paw. thanks.

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