houston, we have a problem.

i just discovered the joys of ebay.

i know - it really did take me this long to bid on and win an item.

i started out looking for a typewriter....and now i am the proud owner of 100 vintage stamps.

yes. 100.

they are beautiful though.

love stamps and rose stamps and north american wildlife stamps and gorgeous blue jay stamps.

this weekend i decided that i was going to stop bidding on vintage stamps because this was getting out of control. and then this morning i won two more auctions that i really didn't think i was going to win. and that brought my total to 100.

except since they are all vintage stamps (20, 32 & 22 cent) i now have to bid on some more to ehem, complete my collection right?

we've only just begun

this is our very first picture together. ever.
we carpooled to vermont [for a company outing] and after months of flirting, weeks of being good friends and 3 days of coffee runs and company meetings decided that it was inevitable - we had to be together. we knew there were so many amazing places on the way home that we decided to stop and get a disposable camera. all morning we took photos, talked about how amazing miles and miles of trees are, discussed our love of coffee and held hands the whole time. [isn't he handsome]

this is how we rang in new years with two of our favorite people.
they are our very 'best couple.' [isn't she so cute?!]

and this is our first vacation together.where we got ENGAGED.

sure enough the love of my life proposed to me right in front of cinderella's castle. during this show:

he asked me if i knew what his wish was.

i had no idea.

so i asked.

and he told me that his wish is that i would marry him.

my answer: yes. yes. yes. yesyesyesyes.

because this man really does make all my wishes come true.

crayons

these babies are from Timothy Liles and they basically make me drool. you can buy them here.

also: they are limited edition which means that not everyone will be coloring with them. or wearing them for that matter. if i didn't have to SAVE until the cows come home these delicious crayon rings would be on their way to my doorstep. right. now.

and the packaging...well friends...it is

to

die

for.

and then there were these:
love is right.

and you can get them on etsy from kitty baby love.

handmade = totally awesome.

did i mention that each little kitty face is a teeny bit different because their little kitty baby faces are hand carved.

does it get better than that?

[all of this amazing crayon-ness via ohdeedoh]

here we go. again.

i'm here.

i'm gone.

i'm here.

i'm gone.

enough with the back and forth already right.

i've got a few things (wonderful things) on my radar.

and i am about to tell you all about them.

off the needles

feather & fan stitch.

turned into a [long overdue] blanket for the sweetest little 2 and a half month old i know. which i am sure will be loved and snuggled over and over.

4 skeins of bernat cotton tots = super soft and cushy. size 9 needles. cast on 74 stitches. feather & fan is worked in multiples of 18. i added an extra knit stitch at the edge. (72 sts for the pattern+2).

sappy fridays

i think this is becoming some sort of tradition.

but this:

“Whatever train you came on, is the train that I’ll take home. Your head upon my shoulder as the sun is sinking low. I always am reminded when the stars come out to shine. You bring joy, joy, joy and peace of mind.” {grateful dead}

oh it takes my breath away.

the distance

i found out that i cannot run to rap/hip hop like i usually do. it throws off my breathing and then 20 minutes in i feel like my lungs are going to explode but my legs want to keep going.

solution: run to slower music

the playlist:
song - artist - [comments]
boy with a coin - iron & wine [very 'juno']
heartbeat - madonna [amazingly delicious]
i'm on fire - kate tucker [possibly the best cover ever]
blue light - bloc party [still listening to this even after two years]
viva la vida - coldplay [need i say more?]
hummingbird - wilco [catchy and lovely]
the fear - lily allen [omg. new favorite song]
75 and sunny - ryan montbleau band [talent.talent.talent.]
be somebody - kings of leon [mildly obsessed]
time to pretend - mgmt [two words: brit pop]
breakdown - handsome boy modeling school feat. jack johnson [stellar collaboration]
angry dance - the shills [i saw them play a basement show!]
lightspeed - matt & kim [hand claps!]
world hold on - bob sinclair feat. steve edwards [great way to push through the last few minutes]

hopefully this will relax me a little and then i can run for a bit longer.

i'm off to give it a whirl

*all the above songs are available on iTunes. check.them.out.

xo