mimi in atlanta.

It's been a pretty crazy few weeks! Between all the loft remodeling and Peyton's teething, Brandon and I have been going on little sleep and short nerves. But in between all of this we had a chance to visit with Brandon's mom for the day! We didn't have the time to drive all the way to Birmingham so we met at a half way point, Atlanta. If you've never been to Atlanta, then you must! It really is a great city :) BUT it's also pretty nerve racking being there, roads go in every direction, people drive in every direction, and people have mastered the art of switching 6 lanes of traffic in just a few seconds. And to sum it all up, driving with Brandon through all of this is probably the most nerve racking, because if he doesn't know exactly where he is going then he is going to ask you every few seconds :)

Peyton is such a trooper! She slept through the entire trip, THANK GOD! It made her in a very good mood for Mimi and Joe :)

I wish the visit could have been longer but we'll take whatever we can get! We also found out that Peyton LOVES to stick her hand in the water and swish it around. And she LOVES whip cream. Really LOVES it.

We even had the chance to ride on the train, hehe.

And we saw this crazy ride you can pay to ride while at the mall. Well I don't really know if it's considered a ride but it's worth mentioning. It feels like we are running out of things to do for fun so we've come up with the idea to put a child in a blow up ball and have you run in it in a pool of water...kid you not. Really? I feel bad for Peyton as she gets bigger, these are her options. Well here's to being a hamster kiddo.

We are seriously thinking about making this at least a monthly thing so that Peyton can see her Mimi more :)

the vintage pearl.

I get alot of compliments on my necklace Brandon got me for my birthday. It's inscribed with Peyton's name on the front and her birthday on the back, it also has a little ruby hanging from it to symbolize her birthday month (july). I see them alot on celebrities and really wanted one for myself and was so happy to recieve one for my birthday :) You can get one at Isabelle Grace.

(obviously mine does not say Paloma but it's the same style :)

With that being said I found a website that makes me want another one, it's call The Vintage Pearl. Mine is mixed gold/silver, which is great because it's just what I wanted. But this website does their's in sterling silver. It's always nice to have options, right?

There are so many cute choices over there, LOTS of options. Take a looky...

I'm really thinking about getting my mom one for Mother's Day! Now that I think about it, she reads this regularly... so I hope you like it :)  AND as an added bonus for anybody interested, if you visit Erin's blog (the woman that creates these amazing little things) she has giveaways regularly and daily discounts that she provides.

Happy shopping :)

Mr. Craigslist

He called back. THANK GOD. And it's still available. Saturday my dad and I will be making a little trip to go see this. Isn't she a beaut?

I don't really know just yet if I'm going to leave her as is, or give her a new paint job. What do you think?

Lovely Thursday.

Well not really. It's raining...again. This state has had more rain in the past year than it has in decades. It can stop now, that's for sure. But with all the rain it has made my head start spinning with all these ideas, which is a good thing. Currently these things have been on my mind a lot lately and if I could swipe my credit card and not have to worry about a bill later, I would. But I do have to worry about that bill so instead I will post them to make myself feel better.

The things of late:

This Jaye Zebra black ottoman tray on sale at One King's Lane.

This Animal Parade Cupcake kit from Meri Meri.

This blue clutch from Eden's Wake Etsy shop

This book from Amazon by Cally Blackman

This dress from Asos

These glass jars from ZGallerie

And this photograph as a wall canvas from Peter Lik

Since I know there's no way I'm swiping my credit card for the above photograph I will just have to enjoy it this way. I am also waiting to hear back from Mr. Craigslist to see if they have the secretary desk that I really want. More to come on that if it's a go. Hope everyone else's Thursday is going as groovy as mine :)

perfectly fabulous handwriting.

Remember I have a thing for fonts, typography, and handwriting? Well looky what I came across.

This artist has one of my new favorite handwritings! You can find her (I actually don't know if it's a woman, just assumed, sorry) stuff here.

Her site is call Neither Snow and she also has an etsy shop where you can purchase handmade things with her calligraphy on it :)

I was introduced to her through Blueprint Bliss which is quickly becoming a favorite of mine. Im pretty new to the blogging world but LOVE that there are alot of other people who blog about not only things that they love but also about the little things in their life that make them human.

I think I might just need to order something and have her send one to me just so I can have my own copy of her handwriting. So talented.

wednesday.

If this doesn't make you smile on this rainy wednesday than I don't know what will :)

Hope you're all having a fabulous day!

chandeliers.

I have a love affair with chandeliers.

Especially the girly ones.

But what I really love, is when people put chandeliers in their kitchens. Home is where the heart is, right? Wrong. Home is where the food is. We all know that we spend the most time in the kitchen, so why not make it as glamorous as can be? I unfortunately rent my space, but if I owned it, you better believe there would be a sparkly chandelier hanging in my kitchen :)

(elle decor and google)