Dear Santa.

Dear Santa,

I know it is not Thanksgiving yet, but if your year is speeding along as fast as Denzel's Unstoppable train my year, I know you'll appreciate a few extra weeks to work on this.

I have been very good this year. I promise, but you know that. You see me when I'm sleeping; you know when I'm awake-and all that. So you know how much I just really deserve and need all these things. And if you still need convincing, talk to the Mrs. (and tell her I know I owe her my secret recipe cookies, I'm trying to figure out how to get them to the North Pole without reindeer eating them).

Anyway, here is my Christmas list:

To monitor my heart. And distance.

ALL the Pottery Barn Design Library Collection. (Especially living rooms and bedrooms)

This gorgeous Anthropologie dress.

An orbital sander.

8x10 please.

Size small pretty please.

Yes, I did just show you a picture of Ginny Weasley. I want her hair.

Now, I understand I just asked for a lot. But I've been really, really good. Seriously. I've been like Shirley Temple good. And this isn't a "I need all of these things" list. It's just a few suggestions. I'll leave out some extra secret recipe cookies for you.

xoxox
Mallory

Thank a Veteran Today.

Happy Veteran's Day to all the amazing men and women who fought and still fight for the freedoms we enjoy every day. I could write a big long post about how thankful we are for everything you have done and do for the United States, but I feel like a simple

WE APPRECIATE YOU
(more than you know)

Will do. 

A Hint of More to Come.

There comes a time in every girls life when she realizes, some things are not within reach. I cannot bounce on the clouds, even if I jump out of a plane above them. I'll just fall through and get wet. I cannot be best friends with Justin Timberlake (unless I got Ellen on my cause... which also will not happen). I cannot have long, thick, Princess Jasmine hair. She is a cartoon.

And as much as I love Pottery Barn, I know cannot afford to furnish my house in Pottery Barn buys. Maybe one day, when I win the lottery, and buy my house on the Pacific with the big windows and black sashes. But for now, when we live on a 2dLt salary, and have student loans to pay back, it's not going to happen.

So what is a girl to do? Lets do a little math, shall we? What does:

My extreme love for

+

An empty, sad, boring entryway 

-

Bags of money

Photo Credit

Equal?? I guess you'll just have to wait to find out! But I will give you a hint:

Photo of the Week

I know we're past Halloween and on to Thanksgiving, but for this weeks Photo of the Week, I wanted to show you how we celebrated Halloween last weekend... With Harry Potter and trick-or-treaters. Happy Friday!

A Juicy, Juicy Post.

Are you lacking luster in your life? Need a juicier end to your day? Where's the beef??

I've been asking myself this as I've been looking back on the last few weeks of posts. Where did the sparkle go? Where is the substance? Where's the beef???

Don't you worry, you blog reader, you. We're bringing it back. Ending our vegetarian posts. Beefing up the blog again. Stay tuned for more DIY, home decor, and cows to come. Cows... get it? Beef? No?

To start back on posts which will sustain you until breakfast, I would like to introduce to you a quick, simple, free and fabulous DIY project, because those are always the best kind, and you know it.

Quick: Took me less than 5 minutes.

Simple: A few snips, a little tape, and some eyeballing the levelity (yes, I just said levelity) of the project.

Free: Frame that has been collecting dog hair in the guest room + brown wrapping paper (my favorite kind) + a sample of wallpaper I ordered (fo free) a year ago.

Fabulous:

So? We all remember (and if you don't just check it out here) the dilemma of the wall above the couch. To mirror or not to mirror? To transfer the boys, or to leave them be? Simplicity is key? Cozy lamp and side table?

Or... more stripes! It's so simple and perfect, I can't believe I didn't think of it earlier. Stripes, love of my life, there is always room for more of you.

Whats the verdict? Too stripey (too bad)? Enough with the navy and white? Too big/small for the space? Or maybe you love it? Anyone else have ideas for cheap/free & fabulous DIY art? Let us know!

Meet The Rays

It's a wedding!

October 22, 2010. Colleen and Kyle Ray. When two became one.

It was a gorgeous fall day in Michigan. Beautiful. Sunny, cool, and amazing fall colors. It was a day of anticipation and excitement. Colleen and Kyle have been together for 3+ years now. They've been through so much together. They're a great couple. And, even though they are spending the week in Jamaica, I love them both.

Congratulations to the happy, beautiful couple!

All photos courtesy of Anastasia Smith.

Photo of the Week

Photo Courtesy of Anastasia Smith

 

More on this picture later! Have a wonderful weekend, and a spooky Halloween!