obligatory photo.

maine is just so damn pretty.

apples and pocket holes.

I was going to write a post about apple picking but instead I am going to talk about Lobsterman's penchant for losing things.

He has lost his wallet, license, car keys and a variety of other items of importance about a million times since I've met him. This is not an exaggeration. He's lost items everywhere from a movie theater to the White Mountains. I know this because somehow someone always finds his lost item and mails it back to us. So odd.

So when I looked at this picture closely, I noticed something....sticking out of his back pocket. {click on the photo to enlarge} Our apartment key!



I am pretty sure we lost this key on that day. It's obvious to me that the man needs to stop wearing jeans with holes and then perhaps our problems will be solved.

The end.

woody allen.

i love this movie. have you seen it?



a must see if you're a woody allen fan like me.

fyi.

this is still happening.



that's a load off my mind.

stop the presses!

COULD IT BE?! My all-time girl crush and boy crush are getting together? This news is even more exciting than B and Jay having a baby! Ahhhhh!

smart man.

lobsterman has a very good eye. we were camping in rangeley a few weeks back and stopped at a yard sale. he found this old hunk of junk camp oven that was for sale for $1. it was in rough shape. so what does he do?





turns it into a wine holder. the man is a genius!

I Want This Summer

to be like last summer. Lazy days, hot weather, weekends at the beach.

Look Book.

From J.Crew Spring 2011. All I gotta say is - WOW.

Can't Get Enough.

of this album. Or of this song.

Dream Homes.

Lobsterman and I are in the process of maybe renting a new apartment and obsessing over wanting to buy a home. When I spotted this home on Design*Sponge I thought - well that's it. My dream home exists and someone else lives in it. But at least it's inspiration until I can find my own.

Snow.

It has snowed once already this year, but nothing has stuck yet. I know that by the time March rolls around, I'll be sick and tired of the cold days and wintry slush on the roads. But right now, all I want for Christmas is snow.





(photos of Portland last winter)

I Need A Hero.

What you are about to read is a true tale. Last Sunday I left my wallet at a gas pump, realized it too late and it was gone by the time I returned for it. There was lots of cash in it, credit cards, my license, my life! After canceling all my cards and chalking it up to my own idiocy, I moved on.

Yesterday, over a week later, I got a picture message from my boyfriend of my wallet. I couldn't believe it. He was in a McDonald's and spotted it on a homeless man. He went over to him and politely asked if it belonged to him or if the wallet he had was found. The man claimed it was his and didn't seem to want to talk about it any further. Lobsterman then told him that if he didn't hand it over, he'd break his f!@#$ing legs. Needless to say, he handed it over and EVERYTHING (minus the cash) is intact.



My man is a HERO!!!!

Detoxing.

Ladies. I am in detox mode.
I am exhausted, exuberant and happy with how my weekend went. But I'm too tired to blog or even look at photos. Here is a very telling photo taken from my friends cell phone in order to capture how ridiculous I looked.
Please note that it's 9a.m. and I have a ginger ale and a street pretzel. I'll post details as soon as I'm back to life!

Ode To A BFF.

Tomorrow my best friend in the world arrives. We don't see each other every single day like we used to and now sleepovers are no longer a weekend ritual at the end of every Friday. When I was the new girl in town almost 20 years ago, she introduced herself and showed me where the rabbits in her backyard were buried. We've been inseparable ever since. I CAN'T WAIT to spend the whole weekend with her.







Thank GOD for girlfriends!

I'm Off.

to NYC for the weekend....



See you next week!

Spring Fling.

A few stand-outs (in my VERY humble opinion) from the limited NYFW coverage I've seen thus far.

Love this blouse and high-waisted short combination from Rebecca Taylor



A stand-out palette from Tommy Hilfiger




The braids, the necklaces, the clothes and shoes in Lela Rose's line. Loved. It. All.

Jewels.

Currently lusting jewel tones, jeweled shirts and accessories - and actual jewels should the wallet allow.







1/2/3/4/5

Sidenote - whatever happened to Jewel? The singer? She was totally upstaged by her cowboy husband on Dancing with the Stars and them slipped out of the limelight. So sad.

Puppy Love.

How awesome is this? I spotted these adorable dogs based on typeface here. I think the dachsie is the best one, don't you?



(via)

House Love.

I love every room in this house so much that I'm actually angry that it isn't mine. Is that weird? Do you ever love something so much that it makes you mad? Sigh.






Now I really want to add pops of magenta into my bedroom.
(photos via House Beautiful)

Beep, Beep!

I am in love with my new wheels. After a week of car shopping and annoying used car salesmen, I finally took home a car that I love. I didn't think I'd end up loving an inanimate object this much. Even though I have another bill that will take five years to pay off, I'm in love.





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