Antique

We purchased a Living Social deal for yoga, so we've been trying to get in as much vinyasa as possible. Needless to say, my body is tired. If it actually starts to rain this weekend as promised, I wouldn't be opposed to watching a few movies at home and pour over pictures from my summer trips. Here's to a wonderful weekend, whatever you end up doing.

Happy Halloween

This weekend a friend and I headed north to the Long Beach Antique Market. I didn't find everything I wanted, but I did spot a pretty lovely tray that fits my new ottoman perfectly {despite having finally found a place for my Missoni tray}, and a new nightstand for our guest bedroom {at a steal for just $10!} I'm still trying to convince the boy on that one.

Last night we took apart a pumpkin for a new recipe, and while I mashed it up I toasted up some pumpkin seeds for the ultimate holiday snack. On the table are a few seasonal decor items that I'll need to replace once Thanksgiving is over. Here's hoping that they last longer than my carved friend (he's now made a home in our front porch). Happy Halloween!

One Letter

My Chemistry teacher asked us to write a letter to ourselves, to be sent a decade later. I was a junior taking what I'd hoped would be the final science class of my lifetime. I'd had the same group of friends for years, and the same crush for longer. Though the materials in the books didn't stay with me past my first year in college, that letter did - and for years, I thought about what I'd written and what exactly I'd remember.

Ten years later, the letter was only a faint memory. Until my parents reminded me of some boy, some long-lost friends and some big dreams. The friends are still relatively the same, the boy is only a faint memory and the dreams came true. Isn't it funny how things work?

{images from M.Dot design studio & Long Beach Antique Fair}

keep a song

This might just be the only completed 

part of our new home, but then again, 

things can always change. I love the detailing

on this table - it was a purchase during our trip 

to the Long Beach Antique Fair (as discussed here)

and made it's mark in my home. It's the first piece 

of real furniture I've ever owned, and guaranteed 

it's going to be with me for a while. 

ol' glutenous me

This weekend was amazing - spent in the sun and getting things done, i picked up a few necessities and accessories for my home in the expansive Long Beach Antique Fair in Veteran's Stadium. It was a great weekend with the girls and such an easy trip we're planning for the next one already!