i went to a booksale tonight...

and i bought the cutest book called "Without Some Raindrops Failling"

by helen farries

"the days can't all be sunny,
the skies can't all be blue...

sometimes it's dark and cloudy,
someimes its rainy, too...

but when we think it over,
if some rain didn't fall...

we'd have no lovely gardens,
no flowers to pick at all...

we'd have no trees to shade us
or simply sit beneath...

we'd have no pine and holly
to make a christmas wreath...

we'd have no streams to sail on
or dream by now and then...

we'd have no pretty rainbows
to bring the sun again...

we'd have no pretty green leaves,
they'd all be dark and brown...

we'd have no walks together
with raindrops falling down...

so, when we think it over,
when all is said and done...

without some clouds we'd never
appreciate the sun...

so when the skies are cloudy,
just think a bit of this...

without some raindrops falling...

what lovely things we'd miss!"


i love love love this book. the story is great. and the pictures are so adorable-i'll post pictures later :)

i have a secret...

it involves some hard work, treasure hunting, and a little website called etsy.

i have started an etsy shop. though it's not quite ready yet to be public. i have some pretty exciting vintage finds i can't wait to post in the shop.

i'll post the link a little later.

for now, it's my little secret. but get excited, it's going be fun.

guess who im going to see tomorrow...

yeah i'm pretty excited. say what you may, but i for one, really like this lady. hurray for sarah palin.

*image via fox news.

just some details of our life.

this one time i had long hair.

so i cut my hair last weekend for locks of love. i've been growing it out for what seems like forever. if you know me, you know i haven't had hair this long since well before kindergarten. while i think short hair matches my personality a little more, long hair was fun for a little while.

here's me before the cut:

during the cut:

right after the cut, holding my locks:

the finished product:


all in all a fun ordeal and for a great cause. if you have long hair and are thinking about getting it cut, i encourage you to check out locks of love. www.locksoflove.org

walmart...

so i live a lot closer to walmart in joplin than i did in kansas city and thus i find myself there quite a bit more...in the time that i have spent there i've made some interesting observations.

like these for example:

observation a: does anyone else think this girl might be a little too old for this tiny moped?


observation b: this gentleman was found in the shoe section in an ad with some other guys. but really, do you think he has enough layers on? and when have you ever seen someone wearing a sweater under a button up shirt?



thank you joplin walmart for giving me some things to laugh about as i walk through your aisles.

pottery barn

i love finding deals. given pottery barn has sales, they're normally not the kind of deals i can impulsively buy. however, i do love looking and pining for some of their beautiful items.

lovely. lovely. here's some of my favorites.









and who can resist checking out pottery barn kids? i love their decor!