What’s better than scoring vintage paper products at an antique store you have been long salivating over visiting?
Scoring said paper products with a friend who was similarly salivating over visiting the same store, and who shares your sentiments about African tribal masks like these being awesome but a bit less than comforting:

After I realized I [...]

This past Saturday my good friend Krissy married her knight in shining tuxedo at The Glover Mansion in a beautiful orchid-laden outdoor ceremony. Their chosen pastor wore a faded black cowboy hat complete with a feather and cross adornment, and officiated brilliantly. He then promptly departed on a motorcycle (further enhancing his awesomeness), but not [...]

Three Fridays ago I played Road Warrior for the weekend, trekking first to the beloved, (not entirely) barren, and boiling hot trifecta of river-laden communities most popularly known as The Tri-Cities. Mostly because, well, there are indeed three of them. And also: they sort of run in and out and through one another, so much [...]

Tonight marked the last shower thrown for babycarrot sister during these, her Pre-Wedding Festivities. Mostly because (we are possibly out of stamina, yes, but also) we are out of time, she being scheduled to do a little vow-taking with her beloved Villhem (a.k.a. Will) in just two days.
We have all been waiting for this day [...]

My good friend Samantha calling to tell me that she is still doing well, and that today she and her hubby discovered that in about five months they will be new parents to a little girl they have every intention of (loving like a crazy, yes and) naming Jocelyn Gold.
The baby-making news was not a [...]

My phone starts to vibrate itself across my desk, and I snatch it just before it can shimmy its way right off the end and onto the floor. I see her name light up the screen and realize that we’ve been playing one awesome game of phone tag ever since I fly home from Alabama. [...]

Today was SPF: Deuces Edition, (and no we are not talking about poo, although that could have potentially crossed my degenerate mind) brought to us by our ever dual and creative host Kristine. But before we get to the pictures, a story about my ridiculousness, and thus a tie-in to the above title.
Whenever I go [...]

I returned home tonight after spending this past weekend in Portland visiting the lovely and talented Hans.

See? She is lovely! And talented! And savvy with the simultaneous balloon-holding and driving skills, as she is so clearly demonstrating in that picture. Sidenote: Moments after the taking of this paticular photograph I would be crowned [...]

Kristine is celebrating being (slightly) older today! Older is wiser! Older is fun! Older is closer to such perks as Senior Citizen discounts!
Per her birthday request here are two things of which I am “cyber-gifting” her:
1. A magical, whimsical broch, which, when worn will grant the wearer immunity from taxes, computer (and actual) viruses, [...]

Last night while re-organizing the all-consuming Hall Closet, I re-discovered an old metal coffee can stuffed to the brim with fancily-folded notes inked by seventh and eighth graders eleven years ago. Seventh and eigth graders who happened to be (and still remain, except for the grounded part) (rather verbose, boy-crazy, perpetually grounded) friends of mine. [...]