Yep. We just put an offer in. This giant 1700 square foot house could someday be ours.
If there are two things I have learned after living in New York, we have no need for a McMansion, and any neighborhood we choose can't be worse than our last.
One of my favorite things about New York is the fashion. It's not hard to find, in fact I am most inspired by people I see on the street. I love how even a simple top, lets say from the GAP can look completely different from one person to the next just by what it is paired with. This to me is what fashion & style is, personal expression.
Lucky for me, there are now many other ways for me to be inspired besides walking through the East Village. My friend Nick introduced me to facehunter. It's a lot like the Sartoralist, but a bit more eccentric, Europeans tend to take fashion a bit further than we have the courage to. But it is very inspiring and very addicting. And there are many many other links that will take you through the styles of almost anywhere in the world. I could easily waste a lot of time browsing and browsing, but I am up to my ears in boxes, and still have lots to do. So for now, until I have something interesting to report or say, enjoy some of my favorite looks from facehunter.
Up until I got married and had Luke, February was sort of always a dreary month for me. I don't mind January so much. I can usually hold onto the coat tails of the holidays, still enjoying my presents, wishing people happy new year, and holding fast to my resolutions, but then February comes. The weather turns for the worse, it's cold, dark, snowy, and for me, miserable. I think that's why Valentines is stuck in the middle of February, no one likes it, and some cheering up, at least for some is needed.
And what is the best part of Valentines day? The candy of course. Going to the drug store takes on a whole new meaning for me. I head straight for the red aisle just to get a fix, and really all I need to do is look at it and I get happy. There is something about red candy that turns a smile to my lips, a similar reaction my husband gets to chocolate. I like that we don't agree on candy, I could pass an entire box of Jacques Torres chocolate for a bag of 99 cent red gummi hearts. I try to keep a bowl of them around through the time I see them first appear on the shelves until they are in the 1/2 off bin.
I think Sarah introduced Vanilla Creme Peeps to me several years ago. I really don't like peeps but the Valentine Vanilla Creme is very satisfying. And the a bag full of red and pink jelly beans? heaven.
I will be consuming a lot of red candy on the plane ride from New York.
Luke is really getting greedy this year with his Christmas list. I hope we can somehow afford to buy everything Santa can't.
His list, in no particular order:
ok, ok, those last ones are on our list.
It is really hard for me to hold back. I sometimes just buy things because I think they are cute. I do it on a whim, and usually without an intended purpose for them. They eventually just take up space in my cupboards, which I have very few of, & just sit there, looking to good to open or use.
This weekend I stopped by Pearl River Mart with my friend Nick, who graciously entertained Luke while I stuffed my basket full of cute treats and snacks. How could I resist the cutest snack food ever? Well clearly I couldn't, and they are just sitting around waiting for a special occasion, which will probably never come, where I might justify breaking them open.
Which brings me to another key point of discussion. Why can't we make cute stuff like this? How does Japan have this market cornered? they so have it right, you would think someone here would catch on.
Starting with fabric. I try to resist, but come on, its just so cute. My last order from Superbuzzy is still waiting for me to make something with, which I probably never will. But that's ok, I really prefer just staring at it. 
And knick knacks. Cram Creme has my favorite selections of non-needed kitschy fun.
And my favorite, Hello Kitty. I had to throw her in.
Sunday, February 3, 2008 at 1:58PM
