big girl underwear.

I bought my first pair of big girl underwear. Now you may be wondering: “What exactly does she mean by ‘big girl underwear‘?” Well, let me tell you….I went into Lille Boutique.   (Remember when I mentioned wanting a V-day gift from there?) I went in with Lisa on some “official” Urban Weeds business and walked out […]

valentine’s brainstorm.

We don’t really celebrate Valentine’s Day. And….what I mean by that is that CRAIG doesn’t really celebrate Valentine’s Day.  He’s anti any holiday that requires gift-giving on a specific day.  He doesn’t like to be told what to do by greeting card companies…or something like that.  Also, our dating anniversary is on the 17th, so […]

a photo shoot at the ace.

I am so excited to share new project  I’ve been collaborating on! I’ll be pairing up with the lovely Lisa Warninger to style Mini Valentine’s Day Photo Shoots shot at the Ace Hotel here in Portland!  Here are some of the sample shots taken by Lisa of the lovely Skye Velten and styled by me.  I think they turned […]

a little love and the weekend too.

This weekend was lovely. Filled with lovely things and lovely people. Here’s what happened….. FRIDAY: Valentine’s party with my kiddos! I dressed Valentine-y for the occasion.  Kids like that. Then we went to dinner for Craig’s grams’ 86th b-day. Isn’t she cute? Pictures of the cool old restaurant. SATURDAY: Tea with Stacey…I forgot to take […]

happy valentine’s day…you won!

And the winner is…. Lucky #18! random.org chose you! to win this…. (and some other surprises) It’s Amanda from The Newellyweds! Amanda said… “yay for 300 followers! wowee! my most favorite valentines day was last year, Ben and I went to a swanky little hotel downtown and went to a wine bar and then went thrifting […]

a little love-themed giveaway.

It’s giveaway time! In honor of so many new followers and breaking the 300 mark I thought I’d host a little giveaway…. cause I kind of like you guys….a LOT. So….this giveaway will be about all things LOVE-ly….since it is almost Valentine’s Day afterall.  BUT… the catch is…it’s going to be a surprise.  Here’s the […]