Hot Dog

I just died when I saw this post on Rockstar Diaries. Apparently their Mini English Bulldog sneaks into the fireplace and just hangs out. I'm thinking he might be trying to stay warm or maybe he wants a better view of the fire? Either way it is by far the cutest dog ever!

*On a side note, a Mini English Bulldog is my DREAM dog. Best. dogs. ever.

Who Knew?

I have had a secret girl crush and I didn't even know it!

It all started with a little too much time on my hands...

When I'm on the internet and I see pictures of outfits, rooms, shoes, landscapes or just about anything I find interesting I save it to a file to revisit later. And with the winter blues upon us, I've been saving pictures of cute summer outfits to get me in gear for Spring. (Still seems like eternity till that day but no negativity needed.)

Unknowingly I've been collecting pictures of Viviana Volpicella and her fabulous outfits. She is the assistant to Anna Dello Russo for Vogue Nippon and I discovered on Habitually Chic that many of my pictures were of Viviana. I've seen her on other websites such at The Sartorialist, and Garance Dore and never put two and two together that this was the same girl. Not to mention that she always looks likes shes having a great time and pulls off all of her looks flawlessly.

This one is by far my favorite.

Missed Connections

Lately I have been seeing Sophie Blackall all over the internet. Most recently over at Oh Joy!. Sophie Blackall reads the saucy Missed Connections posts on Craigs List New York and illustrates them. I mean who hasn't casually scanned the Missed Connections? Either to kill time or just wondering if your Starbucks crush was also crushing on you?

(Ok, Ok back when I lived in Brookline, I had a secret subway crush that also rode the 8:00 am Green Line, there I admitted it.)

Cocktail Party 2010

(They look so scholarly)

(I thought he looked like a celeb so I took this pic, but now I'm not so sure:)

Last weekend APM and I went to a cocktail party with a lot of his high school friends. It was definitely a rousing good time. A classic 20 something party, with a few apps, a keg and a guitar guy to cap off the night.

But what I'm most excited about is that we took pictures with my Holga Camera! This little camera is my new favorite hobby. For all of you that think I'm talking nonsense, a Holga is an 1980's plastic toy camera manufactured in China. And for all of you that have seen me whip this bad boy out at parties, I promise I wasn't crazy.

It uses 120mm film, the film we used before 35mm, which is a little more difficult to find let alone develop. (yes I said develop, when I tell people I have to go develop film they think I'm crazy.) The camera lets in a crazy amount of light. Hence the blackish border. But it takes some of the most amazing, interesting pictures. I have to purchase the film in one place and get it developed and printed in another, but these will be some of my most cherished pictures to come.

DYI At Its Best

I love reading DYI blogs because most of the time they are so ingenious! Who comes ups with these things? I think I need to work on improving my creative side of the brain.
But one thing I do know is that Jenny at Little Green Notebook is one of the best. She made these amazing DYI Roman Shades. I could have never thought of this!

Ms. Stache

When you date a man who thinks its funny to grow out a mustache every winter, and he has a group of friends with a hilarious sense of humor, your nick name becomes Ms. Stache. Clever.

So maybe I should invest in this stationary from Etsy. But I can only use it until the stache comes off.

Miami Heat

Look at that Christmas sunset in Miami.

Heaven on Earth

I love to craft. But I hate the word craft. Sounds so chincy, but I guess my hobby is considered crafting until it looks really good, then I can call it art.
Anyways last week I had to search Boston to find grey ribbon for work. My boss said, "Oh, you can just stop by Jacobson Floral for that." Casually I say, "Oh sure, that's a good idea. " Meanwhile having no idea what Jacobson Floral is, I do some Googling. Much to my surprise I find out it is this huge warehouse on Albany Street in the South End. When I lived in the South End I drove by it every single day on my way to work and somehow never thought to stop in. Apparently it is an exclusive, members only type of place. (By exclusive I mean wholesale.) As soon as you walk in you mostly see fake flowers and a lot of boxes. But after a few minutes of searching, I ended up in Crafter's Heaven...

Case and Point.

And after walking around for a while more, I noticed that this place is really amazing. There are a million different types of vases, decorations or whatever your heart desires. My heart was saying "Craft away Jessica, Craft away."

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

So I know it is now 6 days into the new year. And I know that it's a little late for a New Years post but hey, everyone is still saying Happy New Year, so I will too. I don't really make new years resolutions because I just can't keep them.

However I have compiled a list of things I would like to see happen in Twenty-Ten.

1. Health for my entire family and all of my friends.

2. Operation Avocado to be complete.

3. Visit my beautiful friend Shavon in beautiful Seattle for her wedding.

4. Go back to St. John! I need the sun right about now!

5. Finally join a yoga studio and not feel guilty for spending money on my health.

6. Visit my family way more often.

7. Save Money! For what, I'm not sure, but I'm sure its better than the $150 I spend each month on coffee and brownies...(not a joke, I eat dessert like nobodies business)

8. Watch Pride and Prejudice the movie so I can read Pride and Prejudice and Zombies and actually understand the parodys in the book.

9. Take a gazillion more pictures.

10. Just Be.