Yeah, I kinda have a thing for cute knit hair bows. I have found some adorable ones on Etsy. And this is one of them. I was surprised that it actually stays put in my hair. I get compliments every time I wear it and I have a feeling my collection may grow.
right now.
1. purging. thank you saturday morning garage sale.
2. sleep. thank you lunesta.
3. not having to convince the kids it’s bedtime because it’s pitch black outside.
4. Trader Joe’s mini hamburgers and buns.
5. ice cream sandwiches.
6. black cocoa almonds.(again trader joe’s)
7. Just Breathe by Pearl Jam.
8. My new hair bow.
9. Rereading a book(s) for the third time.
10. Pencil skirts.
DON’T FORGET ABOUT THE GIVEAWAY! JUST A FEW MORE DAYS TO ENTER!!! AND SO FAR YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING ARE LOOKING PRETTY GOOD! 
Aaron and I had an awesome date Wednesday night and saw one of the most talented musicians, Regina Spektor. She came out in this adorable puffy white dress with a big cardboard bow in the front. And throughout her performance I think she was proposed to about 500 times from the men in the audience.
Not only does she sing, play the piano, guitar, keyboard and drums, but she even played the piano one handed, drummed with the other and sang. Her lyrics are beautiful, and funny. They make me smile and make me sad. I love the range of her voice and she’s beautiful to look at to boot! I think Aaron’s in love and I can’t blame him. After seeing her live, you can’t help but be amazed that she can sing the way she does. I was trying to find the right adjective to describe her, endearing came to mind, a little quirky, just overall pretty fantastic.
She closed with my all time favorite of hers. The words are amazing, and oh, that voice!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAiHve2JZvU
I was thinking about how our tastes in music affects our kids. I remember when I was a kid, all I knew about music was from Phil Collins, Rod Stewart and Barry Manilow. Aaron and I have different tastes in music now but we still appreciate certain artists, for one, we both love Regina Spektor. I was thinking about the music my kids are exposed to. Sawyer is a big fan of Foo Fighters, that’s Aaron’s influence, and thanks to Tati he also loves Black Eyed Peas. Gunnar likes a little more mellow like Jack Johnson, and Greta is usually on board with my tastes. She knows about half the words to most songs by Feist and Regina. She can also pick out a song if it was used in a movie she’s seen. Just from watching the preview alone from Where the Wild Things Are, she knows when I play Arcade Fire, that they sing the song. And I wonder the types of music they will like as they get older. Are they going to look back and think oh lord, why did my parents subject me to Beastie Boys and Beck, they’re so old! Time will tell.
I was surprised how many young people were at this concert. I mean, young as in we had to get dropped off by our parents young. Lots of high school and maybe some middle school aged kids there with friends. Not sure why this surprises me since Regina Spektor is the epitome of what’s cool. But the epitome of what’s cool for me is very different from what these kids think are cool. I guess she is just so awesome that she transcends all age barriers. You can see some of these kids in the background of a photo below. Oh, how I dread that age for my kids. . .
Here’s a few photos we took while we were FREEZING, right before she came on. It was an outdoor venue and Los Angeles decided to welcome fall that very day. I was very thankful to be sitting next to my hot blooded husband who can just put his arm around me and the heat emanates onto me.
Oh, I have to include this photo just to irritate Aaron. I snapped this right before we left, he’s pretty jealous of my new Run DMC t-shirt. Sorry babe, didn’t come in your size.
I didn’t really know what to do with this space above the end table that I bought at a flea market. When you walk in her room it’s that space to the left of her bed. Here is what it was before the end table. Empty wall.
And then we got the end table, which I posted about before.
And now I finished what’s above the table. I put together a little wall of Greta’s dresses, and one of my dresses from when I was a baby. Mine is the one on far right, and Greta’s are the other 2. I figure I can rotate her clothes too if I want to change the colors of the room a little.
right now.
New barstools. My kids can actually sit at the island and not be fearful that the 3-legged stool will take them tumbling to the ground. Courtesy of Crate & Barrel.
I am obsessed with this. I can’t tell you how long I have been eyeing it. They come in a ton of colors, and I doubt this will be my only one. I can see myself layering it over and under almost everything.
And lastly, Target has some adorable sweaters right now. I know I will probably hear about it from my sister, but you can’t judge yet though, they’re really cute. Wait til you see it in person! I couldn’t download a photo of the sweater, but if you click here, it’s the thermal hoodie with stripes, of course I picked the orange and grey. But all the colors were adorable.
I am so excited about my bedroom. It has been the barest of all the rooms. Everything just kind of got pushed to the bottom of the list and deemed unnecessary. So we’ve spent 4 years with nothing on the walls until the recent television mount. It’s a big room and we love it, but just didn’t know where to begin. So along with my living room, I spent some time this summer turning it into the room I really wanted.
Now, I would have loved brand new bedding, but I settled for new pillows. I thought I took some before pictures, but this is all I found. Darn that photo reorganization project on my computer!
You’ll get the idea from this photo. Bedding was chocolate brown (winter bedding) and there was nothing on the walls, and there was this leather ottoman in this corner. Above the bed was just a big blank wall.
Living Room photos to follow next week, hopefully when the kids start school I can keep the living room in decent condition long enough to take a photo!
Here’s what it looks like now. I finally got my polaroid wall. The bedding is not new, it’s just what we use in summertime, the pillows are from Pier One. Corkboard is from Anawalt Lumber.
This bookcase is from Target. Probably my favorite purchase for the whole room. And I had much fun decorating the shelves, I move things around on them almost daily. That’s the record player I blogged about last week. The old camera was an ebay find. We had all the books. The birds I blogged about as well, from West Elm. The owl is from Pier One. Typewriter is a Craigslist find.
I replaced my old lamp on my end table with this Sheesham lamp from West Elm. Ultimately I would love to get new end tables, but not now.
And there you have our new living room. We didn’t change anything on the wall where the dresser and TV are since we just did that wall a few months ago. You can see that blog post here. I hope to be on a better schedule of house projects once the kids are in school.
Quick Note: Saturday from 2pm-4pm the kids are having their first lemonade stand. There will be lemonade and homemade cookies for sale for 25 cents each. If you know where I live and are reading this, you better come. If you don’t know where I live and want to stop by, send me an email. The kids have already painted their signs and all the ingredients are bought. It will be pretty darn cute and the cookies, I promise will be awesome. See you there!
What I am loving right now.
Listening to this non-stop.
Watching the kids peck away on this, courtesy of Craigslist.
My new pillows, courtesy of Pier One. Soon I will share my new living room, well, it’s not new, but I made a bunch of changes. Some of these are in my bedroom, which has also seen some changes.
These guys, purchased at West Elm.
These shoes. Thank you Endless.com
And last but certainly not least. Check this out, our new record player! How fun is that. And it’s portable! If only we had some records to play. . .
that time of year. i think these suits are adorable.
this first one is from Target.
and these next two are from of course, Anthropologie.
I have posted so many photos this week, I feel like I am overloading everyone on photos. So here’s a little wish list/style update.
I saw this shower curtain and my heart literally skipped a beat. It would be uber fantastic in Greta’s bathroom.
This necklace is just darling. Love all this Etsy sellers’ items.
These shoes by Dolce Vita. Could I love them more? Fringe AND flip flops AND suede?
And this camera is on the top of my list. I know, another camera? But it’s totally different and SO fun. I love my polaroid but the film is super expensive. The kids would die over this one. It’s instant with it’s own little business card size film.
The last picture was taken by Holly and it shows the most adorable little film it produces.
