happy friday!

etsy

today is pretty great, isn't it? i don't think i've mentioned this, but november is one of my favorite months.  for one, i celebrate my birthday at this time every year (next monday to be exact. my fashion pinterest board has a great gift selection if you're interested), football season is in full swing (did anyone catch that monday night chiefs/chargers game? heya!), my fall wardrobe gets to come out (turtlenecks and boots? yes, please), and comfort foods are completely acceptable (pretty sure our cafeteria served thanksgiving dinner for lunch yesterday and i obliged).

adding to the excitement this year, eric and i are celebrating 5 years together on this very day. we call it our non-date anniversary because at the end of an amazing night, he suggested that we invite a couple of our mutual guy friends next time. what the?!?! i'd been under the impression that we were doing just fine on our own (dinner and a few games of pool. i've been known to hold my own, and i needed to be sure he could handle it). the next time he called me (three weeks later), he admitted that he was a little freaked out by how strongly he felt that night.

no surprise there, right? :)

jack pierson

alsoooooooooooooo . . . i am probably jinxing us right now, but i can't bear to hold it in. today is also very special because we are having our possible new home inspected!!!!!!! yes yes yes, we have finally struck a deal (third time's a charm) and are on our way to having a real grown-up home by the end of this month!!! those of you that have struggled with the home buying process know exactly how it feels to finally find one that you adore and to have the deal actually go through. absolutely euphoric. christmas comes twice this year.

don't even think about it. i'm drinking all of those.

more or less 200 houses later, i think we can agree that i earned them.

or, if you want those, i'll just go with one of these. that should be sufficient.

via vmac and cheese

so please cross your fingers for us that nothing holds this one up, and that i will be showing you pictures of our new pad in a mere four weeks. your encouraging words have done so much to keep my spirits up throughout this process. i would kiss everyone's feet if i could. or, at least, invite you all to a housewarming party. you pick.

wishing you a fabulous fall weekend!

house hunting || kill me now

i am massively uninspired today.

lonny magazine

frankly, looking at amazing spaces lately just makes me want to kill myself.

heidi claire

why do none of them exist in my city?

(in our price range, in the right parts of town, with our qualifications)

lonny magazine

i really don't feel like we're asking for that much.

what were builders and architects smoking in the 70s and 80s?

nothing that made them better at their jobs, let me tell you.

via design manifest

but it's out there. i know it.

meanwhile, dreaming of finding a place with giant black windows seems

as likely as dreaming of finding the right place.

help. me.

aaaand i'm back

whew. last week was a whirlwind. this week is shaping up to be the same, but i can't stay away that long! in reality, it was sort of nice to be away from the computer a bit. sometimes, we're so overexposed that we forget center, you know?

last week, i celebrated this beautiful man for his 30-something birthday. i literally can't describe what a blessing he has been to my life. he's my rock and my perfect complement, and i can't imagine my life without him. happy birthday, baybay!

first two are engagement photos by misha kligman || last two are ours

we also got to celebrate another special friend of ours on her big 3-0. i put this bottle label together as a little gift.

 hubs snapped these quickly before the party as i was getting fancied up - sorry they're less than profesh

over the weekend, hubs and i visited a few open houses. this has become a sunday norm over the last several months. yesterday was an exciting one because after looking at countless homes, i finally had "that" feeling. you know how you're supposed to walk into your home and just know it? well, this one is a bit of a compromise size-wise, but with great expansion potential, and it was just so beautifully kept up. hubs caught me with a goofy smile on more than one occasion. i can't stop thinking about it! so, naturally, i had to put together a mood board for one of the rooms...these pieces would be amazing with all of the beautiful wood and windows of the living room.

 

weave basket || sofa || task floor lamp || chairs || mirror drum table || rug || diamond pillow || leopard print pillow

wishing you a fabulous week!