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Tag: Life
Happy Friday & Long Weekend
Let’s enjoy it while it lasts.
Photos: Flowermag, Bijou and Boheme, Cayenne Kisses, Simply Seductive, Alexandra’s Favoriter, The Alternative Bride
Under the Weather
The Proposal
We’re engaged! I am still in shock, completely. My sweet (fiancé – gahhh!) Robert asked me to get hitched on Friday night. I was totally surprised. My mom was in on it and lured me out to the Fayetteville square on the guise of taking family photos. He was completely caught off guard when the square was full of people, horse-draw carriages and even camels. We started walking around and he told me I was the love of his life – to which I said “you’re the love of my life too babe!” I did not get it until he dropped to one knee. I couldn’t believe it and collapsed onto him, hugging him. We are out-of-this world excited. His family honored me with his Great-Grandmother’s ring. Many more details to come!
Above: the lights on the square / Below: Us & the beautiful ring
Bird is 11 Months: Flashback
Remember when I shared that I had acquired the sweetest puppy, Birdie? Cue the cutie-cute puppy pics…
Little baby!
Meeting her “daddy dog”
Well now baby Birdie is a big girl! 40lbs! She is happy and healthy and still the cutest thing ever (in my opinion anyway).
For Halloween, she was a witchy-woman.
With her brother, Mr. Wiggs
More Birdie here! Sorry…I’m a proud mama.
My Christmas List
It’s always fun to dream about what you want for Christmas in a world where your loved ones have copious amounts to spend on you. It’s also good to keep a record of what you’d like to have in case you come into some moola!
In case you were curious…these things are on my wishlist.
An Address Stamp
c/o the lovely Etsy shop Purplelemondesigns
True Blood Seasons 1 & 2
from Amazon
A leopard rug
from Overstock
Flatware
from the Conran shop
A camera
Baubles especially from Charm & Chain, Tuleste Market, Rachel Leigh, Ben-Amun, By Boe
Loads of art by Degas and Renoir
Top images: {this is glamorous}
Hoping for an impossibly romantic weekend…
As always…
Alan Gelati photographed this editorial for Marie Claire ru Dec 2010. Featuring Diana Moldovan & Tyago Alves and styled by Alyona Isaeva via Dustjacket Attic.
Subtle Christmas
This gorgeous Swedish home is decorated just enough for my taste. There are subtle and thoughtful touches everywhere but none of the typical, overwhelming cheese that seems to accompany most decor I see. First of all, the home is quite chic on its own and the seemingly effortless air has carried over into holiday decorations. Just lovely.
photography by joakim bergström for sköna hem via {this is glamorous}
V-V-V-V-Vacay
Dear Readers,
All three of you…I hope you have a fabulous Thanksgiving holiday. I wish everyone was able to take off most of the week like me. I know you’re jealous if you are not one of those people. I know I would be if I were you. However, even though you begrudge my time off, you cannot take it away from me. For that and for you, I am thankful.
I must tell you I will probably take a hiatus from posting as often as I like to in regular life in favor of drinking wine on someone’s couch mid-day while watching soapnet, forcing my brothers to listen to my music or “helping my mom cook” which also entails magazine reading and perusing her closet. Also, there will be plenty of time spent in the tub (see etsy).
While I’m away, do a few things for me.
- Go see Burlesque and tell me about it: so I don’t have to because I fear I’d never stop complaining about it and that’s not good for anyone.
- Check out GoFugYourself. It is so freaking funny and I love it.
- Try some Man Repelling. I have a serious and not-so-secret crush on Leandra Medine, the author and her man-getter to man-repeller instruction manuals.
- Check this ridiculous website for office gifts: Knock Knock
And…if you’re interested in some of my favorite posts of late
Isabeli Fontana does tweed and it hurts so good here
I’m obsessed with Kim Noorda or did you already know, here
Laetitia Casta has the best hair I’ve ever seen here
Taylor Tomasi Hill’s style here
And Giovanna Battaglia inspires us all here
Love from the tub,
Payton
Tweed and Plaid and Isabeli Fontana
This is the gorgeous Isabeli’s real family including her son Zion and her brother Henrick.
Photographed by Arthur Elgort for Vogue US Oct 08. Stylist: Grace Coddington. Source: Dustjacket Attic.
The Window Shopper 
