i haven’t really been writing all too much lately

juggling some stuff that’s kept me off the computer pretty much consistently

on the wedding front, we have FINALLY finalized the menu for the night as well as the vendor we will be using

i also suffered a blow to my planning/prep/wedding party, but can’t be down for long (i’m aquarius. it’s not like me)
i am now back on track and feeling better than ever. it’s nice to just be fully aware.
lots of things are falling into place nicely and i don’t feel stressed this week! that’s definitely progress haha.

a while back i did mention that i am on operation: eyebrows until the wedding
(for those not in the know, operation: eyebrows is where i stopped threading my brows from Fall or maybe even Summer 09 and won’t have them threaded again until no sooner than September 2010. That’s right, one year (or more) with undone eyebrows. I might look a little like a boy, or a young child lol but my wedding (and after) brows WILL BE ON POINT!

for example (2008 in amsterdam):

me today:

so I’m working on the growth.
I’m pretty sure by autumn it will be nice and super lush.

I’ve also started working out on the wii finally!
I got one for my mom for mother’s day and we’ve been trying to use it daily
I’m proud of us both.

It showed me that I actually lost 10 pounds since I bought my dress, which is NOT good because now I would need alterations
So I’m actually a bride trying to put on weight
I just want it to be muscle
So if I gain another 5-7 pounds, I’d like that all to be muscle
And I still want a very toned upper body
My legs have been getting a workout too which doesn’t hurt

I’m happy and relieving stress all over the place!

next thing on the menu is getting rid of items I don’t want
books I can’t carry and clothing to donate.

working with the lovely lovely Nas on this project has me taking my vision exactly where i want it right now

we’re still shooting and working out the rest of the shots but it will definitely be a lovely experience once it’s complete

i’ll be updating the shop in june and hope to have some juicy news for you by next month as well.

stay tuned…

xo

on sunday i had an amazing time hanging out with friends (although i didn’t take that many pics) at the sfny rooftop party at Roosevelt Hotel.

what a way to try and cheer on the summer.

the most repeated question of the day and night: “where have you BEEN?”

my response: “in my HOUSE”

haha

a summer daily diet of little dresses/rompers and chucks on the menu

darling nicky

how can you not love bill?

the man, the legend. LefTo

brother from another. Marc Smooth

As I type this, I am also adding a few items right now!
Go over and check them out!

Don’t forget that everything is 15% off until May 9!
Enter ‘MOM’ at checkout!

xo

I have been supercharged lately.

I get up at 6 am when I am not going to work and I spend the entire morning working on spreadsheets and emailing vendors every morning.

Still on the hunt for the right vendor for our supply needs (tables, chairs etc) and seriously trying to figure out how I’d like the interior to look.

I know this is all over the place, but bear with me.

I was just looking through my inspiration folder I’ve been making for the past few months.
There are very distinct constants. That makes me feel good.

I definitely love tables with an edge of some sort.
Very few, if any rounds.
I love the “at home” feel, like a really great dinner party or one step higher.
I love love love handmade.
My eye is always pulled to the same sort of headpiece.
I am intent on hurting this earth as little as possible (sorry paper lovers, but as few casualties as manageable please)
I am over obsessed with hearts (I have 2 tats of them, totaling 5 hearts) and love them everywhere.
I love color, but I also love muted natural things too.

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Yesterday, in the late afternoon, I had a bit of a meltdown.
I think I am tired of planning.
I hate all of this end of planning things. I just want to get to the making part.
Which I can’t do because I don’t know what exactly I want yet.
It’s a vicious cycle.

So I’m going to leave all that alone (until I start getting emails back from the millions of vendors I’ve emailed in the past few days) and look for pretty things: hairstyles and lingerie

Don’t know if I mentioned before, but we’re pretty blessed with our photographer, officiant and our music portion of the evening covered.

I have an excel sheet with a running tally of our wedding budget (which we kind of don’t really have a solid number on). I have a million excel sheets. Literally. Somehow, it doesn’t make me feel any more sane.

Any wedding folks out there can relate?

Hi love birds,

Who could believe that it was practically SUMMER all weekend? My goodness!
It confirmed my theory and I hope it sort of continues along that path for a long while.
(my theory is, once May 1 arrives, it’s officially summer. it’s so hot you can tan)

New items will be added to the shop all week.

In honor of Mother’s Day, I’ll be having a sale on absolutely everything.
Including all new items added.

Everything will be 15% off with the code MOM from now until May 9!

We love mom’s!

there’s no surprise that i’m very influenced by jessica’s conviction on her blog makeunder my life

i’ve been reading her blog for a long while now and i’ve directed countless friends to her site for inspiration

she speaks on one of my most favorite passages from the bible.

living with intention

I will try my hardest to make this a very frequent subject as I explore just how to do that in my own life and share it with you.

one of the easiest ways to kick start this evolution is to follow in jessica’s steps and participate in a weekly exfoliation.
the best part of ourselves is our essence.
all the stuff on the outside is just that, stuff.
lots and lots of stuff.
it masks our insecurities, our prejudice, our inner and outer neglect
blocks us from living free lives
from discovering and being our truest self

I think this is especially important in this phase of my life that I know that I am happy with all of me.
I shouldn’t join into a union and have a tiny sliver of doubt about my pure self ever.

I am confident in my steps, but like all of us, do carry unnecessary baggage (if I should even call it that)
In any case, I will use the start of May as jump start to exfoliate my life, physically and emotionally and spiritually and uncover my essence.
If you choose to participate at all please leave your comment below on what new thing you have tackled.

I’ll be back on Friday with my first weekly exfoliation.