Look What I Got!

Yesterday during our going-away festivities with our families my good friend Jess posted this amazing photo she made on my Facebook wall:




Isn't it amazing?!  I'm going to get it printed once we settle into the new house and hang it up proudly :)

I'm seriously so happy to have such awesome, thoughtful friends, and glad that blogging has allowed me to meet people I would not have known otherwise.

Hope you are all having a great weekend!

In Honor of Small Business Saturday: Look What I Won!

I entered (and won!) the Yearning Robot's giveaway courtesy of Katelyn over at let's go a few months ago and I wanted to share my winnings with you on Small Business Saturday!

Charlene sells her watercolor paintings, as prints, pins, and pocket mirrors, and other awesome little items.  As part of the giveaway I won five pins of my choice, and I have to say that they are pretty adorable:

If I had to pick a favorite, I think it'd be the cute little narwhal (maybe because I like saying "narwhal.")

So if you're looking for some neat art (or gift wrapping!) check out Charlene's store, The Yearning Robot.  She's great to work with AND you'll be supporting a small business, which really is the best way to occupy Wall Street.

Have a great weekend all!

Thanksgiving Eve Snow & a Christmas Wishlist

Yesterday Rob and I looked at the weather and noticed that a rather significant snowstorm was making its way straight for us, so instead of waiting until today to make the 3.5-hour trek to my dad's house we left that evening.

This morning we woke up to this...

...so I feel that it is totally appropriate for me to create a Christmas Wishlist, no? As a side note, doesn't this picture look like it was taken on film?  It wasn't, obviously, but I'm glad that this Instagram filter gives me the appropriate amount of hipster cred.

1. Beams boots by Blowfish.  I'm currently having a love affair with boots and I blame my reintroduction to blogging.  Before I could totally justify walking around looking like a slob all day but now I spend my time looking at all of your cute outfits, so, thanks for that.

2. Any iPhone case from this site for my new iPhone 4 or 4S (which I should get before our trip toFlorida in December, eee!). I especially like these (1 // 2 // 3 // 4).  If I didn't get them as an iPhone case I would love to have them as prints, especially 1, 3, and 4.

 

3. A Magic Mouse for my MacBook Pro.  I use a little USB mouse but the navigations are all backwards and it hardly works in Photoshop.  I think my darling sister Megan will be getting this for me this year.

4. Logitech Keyboard Case for iPad 2.  There have been a couple times (like this trip home) that I drag my laptop along only so I can blog or easily type on the go (first world problems or what, amirite?) If I had this keyboard I would only need my iPad. I talked to my dad about it so I think this might be a reality this Christmas! Wee!

5. A new tattoo.  I mean, why not right?

6. I would like my camera to celebrate Christmas by magically working again.

What do you guys want for Christmas, or for your preferred holiday?

Also, does anyone else feel like materialistic a-hole after posting stuff like this? Damn hipster guilt.

I have awesome blog friends!

It must be said.

Yesterday I received a lovely little package from Jessica over at TART with a friendship bracelet inside:

If you didn't notice, she even customized it to match my blog! It even came in a lovely pouch and a box with leopard-print duct tape! How awesome is that?

If you haven't checked out Jess's blog, you should do so right now.  Hers was one of the first blogs I totally stalked started reading when I restarted blogging seriously a few months ago and I still adore it, and the lady behind it!

I have to say that this is one of the many reasons blogging makes me so happy--meeting kind and lovely people that I may not otherwise have known.

I hope you all have a marvelous Friday!

*Please forgive my chicken-skin arm and my baby wrists.  Fall has finally hit here with 50 degree temperatures and needless to say, I'm chilly.