merry christmas

from here

reducio is my fav

from here

Reducio my budget, my waistline, my to-do list. The possibilities are endless.

i die.

via mdubs

john lennon, 30 years later

we chose this as our last song at our wedding reception:

good advice

from here

necklace ♥

maya brenner designs

my new desk

it craves kitsch

poodle letter & pen holder - a must, no?

oh, happy day!

yes!

true story

Sometimes I pretend that I just found out that Oprah's coming to our house in order to get it clean as fast as possible.

here

made by girl read my mind

from here

Happy Halloween

Elephant Rocks

Last weekend we visited Elephant Rocks with Andy's family:

Clay Acorn

October

This has truly been the "Month of Rachel"

Thus, the lack of posts.  It's a good thing.

Pumpkin Spice Latte

Graphic Designer Mollie Johanson of Wild Olive has a special embroidery post up over at WhipUp - "I heart pumpkin spice latte."
Via Robot Heart

Little Miss N

One week old baby Natalie, photos by me :)

microblogging

I can't come up with much for a post, but I will say I'm in the process of creating a "Billy the Exterminator" bingo card/drinking game.

10|10|10

happy anniversary

Birth Day

We are so happy for our dear friends, Dave and Meredith, who welcomed baby Natalie today at 8:05am.

Of course, Happy 70th Birthday to the late John Lennon.

fingers crossed

here

We all Stroll in a Yellow Submarine

Allow me to preface this post by saying, I will pretty much buy anything Beatles-related.  Slap that logo on something as useless as a steering wheel cover - I'd buy it.  "Strawberry Fields" nail polish? Why, yes!  I can't even take The Beatles Trivial Pursuit Andy bought me for Christmas out of the packaging.  Second, I must be very clear when I state that I am not, nor am I/we planning on having kids in the next 5 years at the EARLIEST.  Not in the immediate picture. No.freakin.way. For Reals.

But check this thing out:

From Here

Oh, and talk about accessories (For when the "Rain" comes, of course!)

Damn, babies are expensive and NOT happening any time soon.  Although, I kinda want to buy it and convert it into a dog buggy... a very expensive, socially unacceptable dog buggy.

Pottery Barn Porn

fall Pottery Barn + Paper Source + JCrew catalogs

The fall Pottery Barn issue came today, my birthday just came early ;)

I must be a grown up

I'm excited about our new touch screen thermostat.

yeah, yeah, yeah

Beatles clothing at Forever21

happy birthday to my husband

via here

It's fun to be able to type that ;)

traveling

baby showering

wining & dining

yes, please!

Shopping with Amy Atlas? Sign me up!
For now, virtural shopping works too:


from NYTimes.com

  I love me a cute cake plate... here is the link to the rest of Amy's picks!

haters

I love this guy. How can you not? He made the rounds on the internet last year (biography available here). 

So when he popped up for sale as a letterpress print last month I bookmarked it as a "to buy when I get home from work" item.  He sold out quickly, but he's baaaack in stock:

So should I pull the trigger for $20?

truth.

for sale here