check. check. and check.

about the wedding?

we are getting there.

venue = check

dj = check

flowers = check

concept = check

DIY hat = check

...more to come when i get the photos off the camera-ra-ra.

xo

copperplate

amidst all the rain.

and the thunder.

and instead of building an arc to make it through the 'flood' in these parts.

i will be tucking myself away to do some fancy writing.

the recipient?

i hope she'll be pleased.

[oh yes, those are the new tools i aquired. lovely lovely.]

meet bette

this is bette. my new love.

she is swift and comfy and the prettiest shade of blue i have ever seen.

her maiden voyage was on saturday.

she handled the cape cod canal quite well.

this weekend is all about parades and cookouts and fireworks.

a lovely addition.

coming soon: a lovely and sweet basket.

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.