Lulu on the lawn

A very fast puppy

adventure. part two.

If I knew I should die tomorrow, 

I would plant a tree today.

  ~Stephen Girard

Tessa & I had a day off together

and with a lovely sense of adventure

we headed towards Johns Island

the 

Angel Oak

is one of my favorite treasures of the lowcountry

 *barely hidden*

off of the main road 

it has stood quietly

for over 1000 years

Be careful going in search of adventure - it's ridiculously easy to find. William Least Heat-Moon

Tessa & I at the
Angel Oak
on Johns Island, South Carolina

i love this smell

(via)

daily inspiration

(via)

Lucky Duck

(Via)

I'm always excited when my friend

Rae Fenice 

~calls me to model for her~

she shot this 

(***with real film***)

on the Isle of Palms 

a couple of weeks ago

her work is so amazing

Check out the rest of her 120 film series 

*Here*

I legit just fist pumped when I opened my email inbox this morning- with an enthusiastic YES!

who knew that getting 

Date Night

from Netflix

would put me in such a good mood

(we haven't seen it yet) 

(via)

Tina Fey and Steve Carell 

are my absolute 

~Favorite~

I'll Let you know how it goes 

O my gosh bagosh ~ Etsy love

(available for purchase here)

from the Oh so talented

Nan Lawson

sooooooo

if someone was looking to say,,,

maybe....

~send this in the mail ~

to my little piece of heaven in South Carolina

Lulu and I would be super excited to hang it in our house

Caffeine daydreams~

Day seven of my

~Blogger Challenge~

(yay!)

something about myself that not everyone knows is...

Caffeine is my crutch 

the boyfriend would suggest

~ leaving me be~

*until I've had my first cup of coffee*

(via)

the bar industry keeps me out pretty late

so my sleep schedule is wacky 

when I have a day off

I like to get as much out of it as possible

and all that is made possible

by my delicious 

strong

black 

coffee

-my day is thrown off without it-

Beginners luck runs in the family~

Day six of my 

~Blog Challenge~

something that not

everyone knows about me is

-I have beginners luck-

(I hope it doesn't go away now that I've said it outloud)

I usually am able 

to complete something I've never done before

and pull it off 

without

a 

hitch

-but just don't ask me to do it again-

(it very rarely works twice) 

(via)

I love cookbooks- but I rarely use recipes

Day five of my 

Blogger Challenge 

soooo.....

an interesting fact about myself is...

I love cookbooks

but I rarely use recipes 

(unless it's cookies & cakes)

I look at cookbooks 

for inspiration 

the way Anna Wintour

 might soak in NYC fashion week

I buy cookbooks

~for the philosophy~

the theories

and 

the pictures
just not the recipes

(via)

I take what I see
and read
into the kitchen
and make my own spin
on the recipes

religious art seeks me out. is it a sign?

Day four of my Blogger challenge

and an interesting

thing about me

is that

Religious Art

 finds it way to me 

in the most surprising of ways

and as

Joan from Charleston Daily Photo would say

I've got a 

"Church photo in lieu of attendance"

but its more like

This paint by number of the Last supper

(via the paint by number museum)

I found it in a goodwill my freshman year of college

it was being stepped on 

and looked as if it 

was

destined for the trash pile

~I took one look~

and knew I needed to take it home

and appreciate 

the love

 & care

 that someone took

to meticulously paint

(and frame)

~this paint by number~

*its seriously huge*

More recently I purchased 

a lovely watercolor

from a thrift store

*in a seriously fugly frame*

~as I was prying out the back of the frame~

much to my surprize

 I realized it wasn't just any ordinary

*mat job*

it was a golden Jesus

(surprise!)

So as time goes on

my little art collection 

~just accidently getting bigger~

I feel naked without my camera~

Day Three

of my Blogger Challenge!

Something that people might not know about me

~is that~

I keep very organized 

chronological photo albums

I love photos

I buy prints in bulk from snapfish.com

I would love to scrapbook

but blogging has kinda

*cured my itch for all that*

fun photos of my friends and family 

are some of my most

~treasured possessions~

~here are some of my favorites ~

(Charley Ann & I )

*who knew they would kick you out for hula hooping with giant wreaths*

(Jordan on her 21st birthday + a large roadside elephant)

( LuLu on the beach)

(me on the IOP)

*this might be my absolute fav*

(a photo of a polaroid) 

taken on a girls trip to Savannah 

literati~

Number 2 in my Blogger Challenge 

**isn't that much of a secret**

~I love to read~

(via)

reading falls somewhere in between 

passion

and

obsession

thank goodness
for libraries

and second hand bookstores

otherwise

I'd be one broke sassy lady

recently I've delved into the world 

of electronic books
via ibooks

at first I was skeptical 

I love everything about books
with my ireader i thought i would miss

the smell 

the feel

*stop me if i sound like a cotton commercial*
but the ibooks app has done a fantastic job
of making you feel like your
actually reading a book
(I do miss the musty smell though) 

the best part about reading books
~be it ~
fiction
or
non fiction
is that 

*I can escape into literally anywhere*

visit real
or totally made up places

~Reading Rainbow was right~

there was a time in my life

somewhere between college and real life

where I read a book a day

*not being able to afford cable was key*

What would Dolly do?

Day one: Blog Challenge 

So an interesting fact about my sassy self is

1. My personal manta involves Dolly Parton

yes. that Dolly Parton 

~I have always loved her~

she is talented, funny, smart and unsinkable

(via)

People often remark that I am unfailingly positive

I totally give Dolly all the credit

If things get hectic

and I get stressed

I ask myself

"What would Dolly do"

She is someone I can relate to 

because

I have a big personality

*and a bust to match*

(via)

*sometimes customers overstep*

and remark on my bosom 

(even when its totally covered)

instead of getting huffy-and totally mad

I just smile and summon my inner Dolly

and say

"Just imagine how big my heart is" 

*it works every time*

A week of sassy things about Moi~

Kristen from Darlin I'

has passed on 

an honest to blog challenge

(via kerr)

sooooo....

~since I have accepted the mission~ 

I am going to be posting 

*one*

fact about my sassy self every day for the next week

(Kristen & I feeding each other cake)

~see you tomorrow~

*wink*