I feel like I must have known you in another life

2008-03-26

my desk- julia, friends pic, laugh out loud sign, rhino (symbolic of one of wes' tattooes) greece tour books, one from Chloe, G from Maddy, shells from a few beaches and my "well behaved women rarely make history" I gave this print to Wes- Golden Gate bridge- he drove me across it on our first date, to Marin County,. to seal watch , smoke pot and drink beer. romantic, no?

Holly over at Nothing But Bonfires is so fabulous! She's the kind of girl you read about and you really want to hate her. She is gorgeous! Her boyfriend is gorgeous! She has a quaint little British accent, travels the world, writes for a travel site, lives in my love San Francisco. etc, looks good in rain boots.. you know the sort! Her apartment got picked for a photo spread, and today she linked the pics and told about how nosy she is when she goes to someones apartment/home. I am the same way, but how rude it is to just stare and wander and look at someone's stuff.
I love my stuff! I think we have interesting stuff , but that is because it is ours..
I am tagging you to show me
1. what is hanging on your walls
2. anything on your counters that may be interesting.
I stopped when it started getting obnoxious. lol
So here goes... take a peek into our little home.



















I am not a mom who's kids have pottery barn rooms. its THEIR room. they can do what they want with it, include hang Spurs jerseys, California license plates and pics of longhorns.

Julia's baby dresses ( she wore the orange home from the hospital when she was 8 days old) on antique door knobs... lol. ok, i did put these up-they werent her idea.

Martini, Wine and Stella glasses, with Rocco in the back! I love my bakers rack

This is not hanging up yet. not sure where to put it, but i love it. got it at a truck stop. rofl
16 X 20 of the kids. i love
Kitchen window sill. Julia as a babe, me and wes and marky and mase, one of my best friends kids

towel rack in bathroom.
i love wrought iron
my Grandmas china cabinet. Its your day plate and a twee little ice bucket that i adore
Wes used to work at College of Chas and was mentioned in the book. bakers rack again

Our favorite wedding present by FAR. its a handpainted artist rendition of San Antonio (where we got married) in the background. The tree carving says.....


I love my bed.
Pics on my dresser. My friend Jane snapped these - she is amazing!
Dresser best friend frames!


Blake's dresser.

Hall picture.
Love this painting by Wyeth. its called Master Bedroom. reminds us of our dog. wes got it for me 10 yrs ago.

Another one in our bedroom

Missy (Gage's mom) and my kids when they were such babies. Here is Julia and Daelynn, then Dane and Blake

I love fun coasters. I dont display them, but pulled them out for fun
Wes' sister Susan took this . It is so cool- a bike in downtown Charelston.. framed in our hall
My babes

Jane took these too. the previous ones are waiting on frames to join this bunch. Look how sweet Jules is on my shoulder and Blake's big eyes! my honeys
I collect cookbooks.. Jamie Oliver and Rocco are by far my favorites
My mom had this made for us when she lived in Italy. it hangs proudly in our kitchen
Are you completely bored now?? I TAG YOU.





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How many references to california can you count?

2007-02-22

Its tricky to rock around to rock around that's right on time its tricky.

I was looking at Holly's blog over there on my blog roll. She just moved to San Francisco not long ago, and today, my heart tore out just a little bit as i looked at her flickr photos of the path that she takes to work. I remember San Fran as one of the highlights of my life, fun and naughty all rolled up into one. Sigh. Sophie is or was in India, following her dream, not being a tourist but being "the people". Raising my kids inside a nice picket fence sounds nice and safe, but raising them in a small apartment in Italy sounds a lot more unique. walking to the grocery store, the flower store, the bakery... America is so different. I think i was meant to be euro. i hate super malls and super targets.... i like little quirky winding streets , mopeds, and siestas. everyone should get a break in the middle of the afternoon, yes?

in other news, i put in a contract today for some clients. oh God. it is sketchy. i love/hate/love/hate my job. Today was a total migraney-stress freaking nightmare. there was a war going on with the contract- it was like we were in Cali and clients were battling for a house! YIKES. i seriously need a Valium today.

In other other news, i am 2 weeks out of a retreat i have been planning for the women at my church. 2 weeks i say. not a good week for a battle over the house war.... i am in the weeds. it is going well, but i like to do things RIGHT so i am angst ridden.


justa, what day is top ten day?
here are mine.. i am so tart.
1. Baila Baila con migo-Salsa
2. It's Tricky- Beastie Boys for Holly (cause when we moved to SF, we had no furniture, so we promptly went to yard sales and bought a TURNTABLE and 50 vinyls- one of them being the beastie boys. Its Tricky reminds me of warm summer days (amid freaking freezing days!) windows open blaring this song.
3. Promiscuous Girl- Nelly
4. When the Stars go blue- Tim McGraw ( eww i hate country)
5. Steal my sunshine- Len
6. Accidentaly in love- Counting Crows
7. Tangerine- Led Zeppelin
8. -Rock and Roll Soniye-Kahbi Alvida Naa Kenha-- for Sophie
9. Upside Down- Jack Johnson
10. Caress Me Down- Sublime

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