coastal living.

beach and bonfire with the best.

tonight josh and i made the first meal we ever prepared together.

...almost 5 years ago!!!

the smell of eggplant parmesan is wafting through the air!

this time...i wasn't as nervous :)

i'm feeling a little bit nostalgic though!

lovely little ribbon

i made a ribbon out of old packaging material for my lil jen this christmas...

josh saw it and had to one up me (of course!)

didn't take a picture of mine but here's his (bigger and...better?):

i will admit...he did a lovely job!

all about ken.

meet kenny!

this is kenny on his birthday:

 happy man he is!

cheerio!

hello mustache man!

GIFT TIME

chocolate brownie peppermint ice cream cake!!!!!!!!!!!!!

balderdash will make u cry...

HAPPY 24TH BIRTHDAY KENNETH CHANNER! WOOOOOOOOOT! (or should i say toot?)

how was your christmas!?

everything has taken new meaning since we've moved away from home...

seeing things in a new light awakens me!

uprooting has brought about the uncomfortable and the dissonance.

but ohhh, the dissonance has been beautiful.

beautiful dissonance, how i love thee.

growth, abounds!

christmas this year was warm, very warm.

and i am so thankful for a beautiful family!

i hope yours was glorious.

i'm reeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaallllly looking forward to the new year!

(i can't believe i've almost been married for a year! eeeeeeeeee!)

p.s.

a hilarious highlight of our christmas day:

♥,

j.

what do you think of the 2010 colour of the year [pantone]?!

LOVE this image.

love the turquoise

love you yokoo.

(via here. via here)

lights

a fantastically beautiful post by brenda @ fleur.

(abbytrysagain)

one tree.

goodbye

fall.

hello

winter!

ready for the new year.

ready to quit my day job.

ready to venture.

i would totally let my babe do this...

then i'd do this!

genius.

see more here.

http://www.znak-life.com

here's my version of the DIY pom pom wreath i saw on twig & thistle.
i wanted  a lot of texture so i used different types of yarn...
she hangs gracefully on our front door!

mmm yummy colors/texture!

hoot hoot! come over and mr. owl will greet you :)

want to make one? check out miss j.'s tutorial over at bluebird.

happy holidays!  here is what the holidayZ bring!

handmade ornaments...a childhood tradition of joshy's!

...painted and such. oh, christmas tree!

festive dinners.

lights galore...

decorating our "much too perfect" tree (good thing we only paid $1 for it!!!)

hot drinks...lots and lots of hot drinks.

furry owls, pine cones, snowflake garlands...and lights.
did i mention lights?

xmas WEDDINGS! dancing (!!!). good cheer! (i love you friendsies!/herd)!!!

i just can't get enough ( ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪♪♪ ♫)! 

check out this AMAZING craft event i attended (on my friend ashley's blog)!

good cheer!

dope @ pic collage here. sweetness!