this looks like my house right now....and how i feel.

this week my lists of things to do include a big one, which is: moving. we are moving this week-am i ready for this? thats a big negative. what did we do this weekend? we drove up to jackson hole, one of my most favorite places. my parents went for a weekend getaway. yesterday morning bry and i got up, we looked around the messy home, where things are displaced, and unruly, disorganized, crazy, we decided to leave then and there-we decided not to pack and clean, and 1 hour later we were on the road, we called my parents and told them we were coming up wether they liked it or not. (i think they loved it.) too me part of the fun of going to jackson, is driving to jackson. the drive was so SO beautiful. we went a different route then we ever had before and it was breathtaking, literally. i reached for my camera and guess what i could not find it, we didn't find it until we got home, nonetheless, we felt so lucky to have gone on this little get away, (and i didn't even go into labor) i am so grateful SO grateful for the beautiful earth. it makes me think of my favorite hymn: for the beauty of the earth.....

what a grand idea!


photo via:http://www.ohdeedoh.com/ohdeedoh/inspiration/found-table-tents-with-windows-089451

"rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under the trees on a summer's day, listening to the murmer of water, or watching the clouds float acroos the sky, is by no means a waste of time." -john lubbock

i have not gotten ANYTHING done this week, nor could i tell you what i have done, but i do love this photo with the lovely blossoms.

photog via:http://www.sfgirlbybay.com/

photog by:http://www.flickr.com/photos/samanthalamb/3408246374/in/set-72157612477138781/

the window peeper...

growing up i would LOVE to go for rides-this has not changed. i love to see in peoples homes when it was the evening time, i love to see how their home is designed. even now this has not left me, bryan jokes that i am a window peeper who does not want to see people, but their decor. it is interesting too me, and kind of funny-(it is not like i stop my car and stare) but i just look as we drive by. i have a few favorite gems on all my routes in the all the places we have lived. even now i love to go into friends homes, friends i grew up with, or new friends and see how they live in there home. today i found this quote and it made me feel like i am somewhat 'normal.'

"I've always had a fascination with the way that people live, and so for me there's nothing mroe exciting than being invited into a person's home. I believe that seeing how people choose to exist behind the doors of their home is the only way to get a real insight into their personality, their interests and the type of life they've chosen for themselves." -shannon fricke from Sense of Style: Colour + Space

photog one via:\http://absolutelybeautifulthings.blogspot.com/index.html

quote via:http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/

photog two via:http://decor8blog.com/

photog three via:http://www.livingetc.com/gallery/main.php

happy & white!

i love white, bright rooms. i found these via:http://decor8blog.com/ you should check it out to see the pictures in all their glory.

good things of the day:

• i got some crayons and glue sticks for 30 cents at wallmart.
• i got some packing done!
• i ate the rest of the homemade peach ice cream all by myself! (if you want the recipe i will gladly give it too you! it is divine.)
• i got some fresh light wheat bread from great harvest!
• milk was only $1.29 or something for a gallon!
• hearing bella say: "monkin" for monkey. and "top part" for pop tarts. ohhh how i love to hear her talk!

Camera happy.

yesterday morning someone got a hold of my camera and took these lovely photos of herself. i

LOVE them!

some lovely sunday photos to cheer you...

i love seeing blankets and pillows on top of armoirs.

so summery.

i like this embroidery...

mason jars that you can paint blue yourself, see link at bottom.

a small kitchen with great style...

reminds me of a sunday afternoon, with opened windows and a slight breeze.

today i woke up not feeling too folksy, so i decided to eat a bagel and take some time for myself. i found these lovely photos of photos i like so i posted them because they make me happy.

my favorite quote of the week is from my good friend brieannes daughter who is 5:

"i believe in God and Jesus and don't worry about all that other stuff." -talking to her little brothers about monsters and stuff, and scary things he saw in the haunted house at lagoon.

happy sunday!

photog one:http://www.sfgirlbybay.com/
photog two:http://www.designspongeonline.com/2009/07/reporting-from-copenhagen-darling-clementine.html

photog three:http://blackeiffel.blogspot.com/

photog four:http://bridalbuzz.blogspot.com/2009/01/glass-jars-turned-vintage.html
photog five:http://www.thekitchn.com/thekitchn/roundup-magazines/a-neutral-efficient-60squarefoot-kitchenhouse-beautiful-089572
photog six:http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/09/garden/09who.html?_r=1&ref=garden

hoogle zoo fun...

lagoon fun with cousins....

"slow down everyone, your moving to fast." -jack johnson

we went on vacation this past week. it was a real vacation, where everyday we did something fun that we wanted to do. there was no business of being rushed, nor was time spent doing things we did not want to do. we had quality time with family and ourselves. it was over before we new it, and at times it felt like things were happening in fast forward. i also realize how fast bella is growing up, and it makes me a bit sad. the fact that she can ride rides at lagoon now, was a bit hard. we have big changes coming, good ones. and lists and lists of things to do, and get ready for. there is a quote that just says how i feel:

"all changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy,"-anatole france

i really really want to go to this place to learn how to do batik dying. hopefully next summer.

i love to see linens being air dried....

a bed & breakfast in a tent...

this looks like a blast...

so i found this place in idaho http://www.maryjanesfarm.org/ and it looks really cool. they have a bed and breakfast where you can stay in tents, cowgirl classes (farming classes) just alot of cool things-i think i want to visit next summer as this summer is booked up, anyway i have so much to do this summer but next summer i want to go take a class on something like batik dying. it would be a blast! anyone want to come? i hope everyone has a great fourth of july!

photo of fabric via:http://www.countryliving.com/crafts/shows-and-events/summer-camp-0809
all other photos via:www.maryjanesfarm.org