Movin' On Up!

It's official! As of today, my sister Brenna and I are the proud lessees of a lovely new home! We are a little sad to be moving out of the city but our new neighborhood is quite nice and its exciting to be moving to accommodate new jobs and educational adventures. We'll have lots of nesting to do and tons more space to work with- I'm already compiling lists of DIY projects! We'll keep you all posted. The first project I want to take on is a really cool herringbone patterned paint job on a living room wall. (We'll see if we get that adventurous!)

Community!

I just got back from a positively lovely, much too short, trip to Massachusetts/New Hampshire to celebrate the wedding of my dear friend Colleen and her beau Craig. Oh my gosh, do I love the North East. I stayed for a few days with my L'Arche family in Haverhill, MA and was reminded of what a loving, supportive group of people they are. I went from living and working at L'Arche with 6 housemates to living alone in a new city (except for LaVerne, my cat, of course!) and while it's been an introspective year, I'm very ready to have a housemate again. Anywho- the main event! Colleen's wedding! It was such a lovely ceremony in the church. The highlight was Donald- a core member from the house Colleen last lived and worked in- mumbling 'I still love you, Colleen,' under his breath during a silence after the vows.

I forgot to pack my go-to lipstick (Ruby Blue by MAC) which made for a good excuse to jump the border into New Hampshire (no sales tax!) and pick up a replacement. I was really excited to expand my lipstick horizons and the helpful sales woman at Sephora directed me toward a really vibrant orange. She said that given my olive skin tone and reddish brown hair the orange would work really well. Now, I like a bright lipstick but I was a little skeptical. She instructed me to apply lightly and use a clear gloss over it to even the color and mute it down. She added, if you're going out clubbing then just apply it really heavy and wear the neon shade! I chuckled at her insinuation that I might club. hahahaha. Anyway- the color was perfect. I highly recommend a coral-orange for those of us olive toned gals as a slightly less retro alternative to the bright reds. I looked fierce. But more importantly, Colleen looked absolutely beautiful. She and Craig are such a good example of celebrating marriage and loving each other as God intends. I am so excited to see the direction the Lord takes them together!

Mama's got a Mobile

Up until very recently, I had no idea that what my apartment decor was missing was a mobile. I didn't know until I stumbled upon this one (while stalking Etsy.com like I do) and I realized immediately that it needed to be part of my life. I hung it in my bathroom and it inspires me to be femine and lovely while I'm getting ready in the mornings. In a nod toward all things mod and retro, I've worn swoopy cat-eye eyeliner and matte red lipstick 4 times in the last week. Sorry for my terrible picture quality, but the designer makes all sorts of mobiles similar to my Pin-Up style one. Check her out! http://www.etsy.com/shop/SaltyandSweet

Beginning Again (yet again)

Clearly discipline is not my strong suit. I've started blogging only to quit after about 3 posts approximately 3 times over the last 2 years, but gosh-darnit, I'm gonna stick to it this time!

I was encouraged by an ever-so-sweet customer while I was closing one evening at the store I work for to continue to blog about my day-to-day. Apparently, my multitude of jobs and hobbies may be interesting to people other than myself! I was so encouraged by her kind words that here I am! This is officially this latest kick off post! It's nice to be back...