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When: Saturday, May 1, 2010
Time: 7:00-9:00
Location: A Classy Flea
1355 Roswell Road
Marietta, Georgia 30062
770-579-2555

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My Birthday & Toby! (Image Heavy!)

First off, thank you to each and every one of you who wished me a Happy Birthday yesterday! It means a lot to me and I'm happy to say it was a splendid day. Typically birthdays don't go very well for me but I can safely attest to the awesome friends that I have and I'm lucky to have someone like Mike. It's all worth it!

Now where to start it... The past few days, Mike and I have been going gaga over these delicious little fruit snacks from Kroger. I LOVE SHARKS, obviously, so I had to snag up a box. At $1.25, they're DEEEELISSSHHH! AND they're vegan! Even better! Seriously.. go buy some. So good!

I spent some time after class yesterday at Barnes & Noble, looking for inspiration and picking up a new journal/sketchbook to keep all of my school thumbnails in. I picked up this one because 1. I'm in love with the design and 2. I love the color, but after thinking about how I couldn't bend it, I put it back for a different one (Turns out Jordan, Caitlin, Amanda and I THINK someone else, has the same little notebook! funny :P) Anywhoo, I want to get a print of this and hang on our large wall behind the couch in our room.

My little birthday present to myself was the Special UN-Anniversary Edition of Alice in Wonderland. Sorry, but Tim Burton can suck it. The Disney version will always have my heart.

This is what I wore for my birthday yesterday. Broke out the kite banner dress!

I have some seriously amazing friends. Honest. Upon arriving to school, Merissa had folded a paper crane on my desk that said "open me".... it was a picture of a gorgeous turquoise stone owl necklace she had bought me but it hadn't arrived yet. I'll wait to show you because I want to show you the actual thing. It's MARVELOUS!

Kayce came strolling into class and brought me a thing of tulips! So excited! These are now on our back deck soaking up a little bit of sunshine. I can't wait to break out the planters of flowers and such this spring/summer!

Caitlin got me this EPIC shark poster (they know me so well!), a gorgeous smelling Citron Basil candle for Paper Rock Scissor downtown and she even did a little portrait of me and put it in the most gorgeous frame! She found the frame at Goodwill and said she was like "tacky floral frame? Kaelah will love it!" and I do!

We had plans to go to The Pond (a local bar) for a bit after classes and stuff but Kayce ended up having plans she didn't know about and all that jazz so we decided on rain check. I've started planning a big Picnic in Pinkerton for next Friday afternoon. Balloons, Shark Cake, good friends and sunshine! If you're in/around Franklin, let me know if you want to come! The more the merrier!

Instead of doing The Pond, Mike and I made plans to continue with our normal Tuesday night activities... which means every Tuesday night, provided something decent is playing, we go to the movies. We started this tradition a little while ago and it's stuck. Everyone at the theater knows us now haha We saw "Hot Tub Time Machine"... it was funny. Definitely a good laugh, but I probably wouldn't see it again. Afterwards we ran to grab some groceries, came home, he cooked me some Veggie Stirfry (I'm not lying when I say I could live on this stuff!) and we watched FOUR more episodes of Dexter! (Only 1 left in season 3! eep!) Then it was sleepy time!

Today I woke up and headed over to class. Katie, Caitlin, Jordan, Kayla, Merissa and I headed up to Athens Paper afterwards to get some nice paper for our Print Design 2 coffee table book project. Merissa and I took the Yeep (her amazing red jeep) with the top off. We were there foreverrrr! But we all got plenty of awesome paper. Afterwards, she and I headed over to East Nashville to meet Kayce for some drinks at Red Door East. She introduced us to her friend Bobby and the 4 of us had good conversation and a nice time. This weather is glorious! Her friend Bobby is starting a business called SunnyDaze which is like skateboard apparel I believe. I'll have to keep my eyes/ears open for it & spread the word. We stayed for about an hour and a half and decided to try to get home. Bad idea. We were stuck in traffic FOREVER. What would typically be a 25 minute drive home turned into an hour and fifteen. Oh Nashville! On our way, though, Merissa got a call from Caroline... the TOMS internship coordinator. EXCITEMENT! She had a phone interview and will have her second one later this week. PLEASE EVERYONE KEEP YOUR FINGERS AND TOES CROSSED FOR HER! If anyone deserves this opportunity, it's Merissa. She's gone above and beyond for me so many times and I can't imagine them ever passing her up! Eeep!

She dropped me off at home and stayed for a hot minute, then Mike and I went to Blue Coast Burrito for some veggie burritos. Now we're at home, blogging and whatnot. About to watch the last episode of Dexter, then catch up on Community, The Office and Modern Family. Phew!

OH OH OH... I'm so excited to show you all pictures of Toby! I have sooo many on my phone and he has just stolen my heart completely. Mike has decided that it's okay to put his pictures up because his desire to show him off outweighs any kind of fear. Prepare for him to melt your heart!

The first two are from the first time I ever met Toby... back in January! Awww! And his first trip to Sweet CeCe's!

Here's one from Centennial Park when Mike got to see him walk for the first time (and say DaDa!)!!!

The last few are from this past weekend. I bought him a little lamb at Target and he was enamored with it! So precious! The last one is from the TOMS Style Your Sole party that Merissa hosted on campus. Excuse the fact that I look ridiculous messy/chubby/awful hahaha I hate wearing jeans and I had VERY VERY little sleep! :P (The Chik-fil-a cow loved to play with Toby... I think it's funny Mike and I are standing with a cow that has a shirt saying "eat more chicken" and we don't even eat meat haha)

ANYWAY - so sorry for the overload! Stuff catches up with me! I hope you're all having a marvelous week thus far! I can't believe that April starts tomorrow! Eep!

xoxo

Easter Tablescape... Welcome to the 84th Tablescape Thursday!

Tonight I'm delighted to share a beautiful Easter tablescape created by my good friend, Pinky. The candles are all lit...come right on in and have a seat...



Pinky created a centerpiece using beautiful faux tulips. She elevated them using a lovely cake plate...great idea for when you would like a little height in your centerpiece.


The centerpiece is surround by a darling feather wreath...


Every Easter tablescape needs a sweet bunny!


Sooo cute...love their floral necklaces...


Pinky didn't miss a single detail...do you see the place card holders? :-)


Beaded Easter egg napkin rings tie in beautifully with the tablecloth and napkins.


Love the salt and pepper shaker!


Tulips on the sugar and creamer work beautifully with the tulip centerpiece...


What a cute bowl...I can think of so many uses for this piece!




How would this table setting look with a few little changes and a change in the tablecloth? Want to see? :-)

Looks very different, doesn't it?




Love the woven chargers and polka dot plates. I couldn't pick a favorite...I love it both ways!


I think Pinky should use one tablescape for Easter dinner and the other one for Easter supper...they are both absolutely beautiful!


Bunny Plates: Christmas Tree Shops, last year
Beaded Napkin Rings: HomeGoods
Bunny Place Card Holders: Christmas Tree Shops
Chick Votive Holders: Christmas Tree Shops
Napkins (both patterns): HomeGoods
Ceramic Bunnies: Gift from Pinky's daughter years ago
White Tablecloth: Boscovs
Polka Dot Plates: Christmas Tree Shops

Pinky, thank you so much for sharing your wonderful Easter tablescape! :-)

Looking forward to seeing all your beautiful tablescapes!



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Bicycle Love ◘ ◘

This necklace is a MUST have. The little heart pegs are just adorable. I would love to get my hands on something this cute! I will have to search for a website, and not just an image ◘ ◘

Once found, I will add a url.

xoxo

this weekend's greatest invention ♥

i have fallen in love with this perfect idea. i am going to recreate it this weekend and then set it on my adorable desk at work. how simple and easy this cute little calendar is. i know that the year is 1/4 of the way over, but i will just keep making them and then hanging them up for some much needed decor. ♥

The Picture Says It All ♥

More About Music ♣

I love music. I have ever since I can remember. I started playing the piano at age 3. My mom's sister, Angie, was a piano teacher, and of course, my mom being as smart as she is knew that one day we would appreciate fine music.

I struggled through my piano years until I was about 9-10 years of age. I hated sitting down to practice. It was NOT what I wanted to do for 30 minutes a day. Especially living on a farm, there were way better things to do outside than sit at a lousy piano for what seemed like hours on end.

My parents got my brother and I a very nice upright piano. It sat in the living room. I watched my aunt and my mother play beautifully and it just was not clicking with me. Looking back now, I think all that was getting in my way was my "LITTLE" attitude.

It wasn't but about a year later that I loved playing the piano. I felt that things were making sense as far as reading the music is concerned. I learned my flashcards and knew where the notes were on the piano without having to look down.

I really began to enjoy playing the piano due to popular sheet music of songs that you heard on the radio. I play by ear, and so if I know what it sounds like, I can play it on the piano. That was a struggle for my aunt in teaching me, for the was the exact opposite. She knows her notes and can make something sound exquisite without having previously heard the piece. That also caused some of my earlier stated frustrations.

Now I love playing the piano. I like more contemporary piano. I love to play songs by paul cardall, john schmidt, david tolk and many others. I just like pretty songs. For Christmas Marcos kindly got me a Jack's Mannequin Everything In Transit book. I have been playing those songs and falling in love with the piano and mcmahon's lovely music all over again.

Currently listening to: i'm content with losing - underoathJust a side note: i HATE classical music. ☺

It took a lot of practice to get to where I am now, but I wouldn't have traded it for the world.

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Book Project: Last Chance to Submit

I could REALLY use everyone's help on this project! Please read and send in stuff! You can send as many items/scans as you want! Don't limit yourself!

I'm ~stalking submissions. I'm doing a coffee table book for my Print Design 2 class and I'm taking submissions for it (It's just for my portfolio... not for sale). The idea is to have photos/polaroids/pictures of something that means a lot to you ("What Makes Your Heart Flutter?"). Then on a plain white piece of paper, write your name, age, location, and what it is/why it is important to you. These will be scanned into a large format coffee table book. I want it to be very personal so thats why I'm asking for you to write with your own handwriting and scan it in. I have to have submissions by Sunday, April 4th at the latest and they need to be 300dpi or better (Hi-Res). You can scan them in and email them to me or you can mail them to my PO Box if you'd like. If you submit something and would like to see the final product, I will gladly email you a PDF of it (just say you'd like one!). If you're interested in participating, feel free to leave your email below, email me, or pop over to my journal and let me know! I'm sure so many of you have awesome things you'd like to share so I hope it is okay that I open this up to you!

If you'd like to see an example of what I mean, just let me know! I'll try to post one ASAP. You can email your submissions to kaelahbee(at)gmail(dot)com

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Just Dance ♥

Sometimes it just feels good to dance, and today is definitely a dancing day. ♥

The Rebel's Manifesto

The Rebel's Manifesto by Keri Smith.

(source: Gala Darling)

Twenty-Two

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Here's to another year. Another number. Another celebration. New friends. New experiences. New places. Here's to a new appreciation for the number 2, and what could be better than 2 of them side by side? Here's to twenty-two! (May quite possibly be my new favorite number... Caitlin would be proud.) But most importantly...

Here's to finding inspiration in any age!

May your heart and mind always be young, no matter how your body ages.

xo