tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26920896160921916352024-03-05T21:42:01.810-08:00ms.mrms. meg rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08487361844683209781noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2692089616092191635.post-56450652478483289842011-02-23T09:55:00.000-08:002011-02-23T10:06:12.043-08:00 indian summer [in winter] <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">Winter in <a href="http://www.bigsurcalifornia.org/">Big Sur, CA</a> - <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/pfeiffer-beach-big-sur">Pfeiffer Beach</a> and the <a href="http://www.bigsurriverinn.com/">River Inn</a>.<br /><br /></span></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><a href="http://s795.photobucket.com/albums/yy239/megandreed/?action=view&current=DSC_0436.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 607px; height: 406px;" src="http://i795.photobucket.com/albums/yy239/megandreed/DSC_0436.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s795.photobucket.com/albums/yy239/megandreed/?action=view&current=DSC_0509-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 607px; height: 922px;" src="http://i795.photobucket.com/albums/yy239/megandreed/DSC_0509-1.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s795.photobucket.com/albums/yy239/megandreed/?action=view&current=DSC_0573.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 608px; height: 406px;" src="http://i795.photobucket.com/albums/yy239/megandreed/DSC_0573.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s795.photobucket.com/albums/yy239/megandreed/?action=view&current=DSC_0621-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 608px; height: 401px;" src="http://i795.photobucket.com/albums/yy239/megandreed/DSC_0621-1.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s795.photobucket.com/albums/yy239/megandreed/?action=view&current=DSC_0616.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 607px; height: 406px;" src="http://i795.photobucket.com/albums/yy239/megandreed/DSC_0616.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s795.photobucket.com/albums/yy239/megandreed/?action=view&current=DSC_0516-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 607px; height: 921px;" src="http://i795.photobucket.com/albums/yy239/megandreed/DSC_0516-1.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s795.photobucket.com/albums/yy239/megandreed/?action=view&current=DSC_0410.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 607px; height: 406px;" src="http://i795.photobucket.com/albums/yy239/megandreed/DSC_0410.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-family: courier new; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-size:100%;" >Photos by Megan Reed</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"></span></span></span><br /></div><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"></span></span></span></div>ms. meg rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08487361844683209781noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2692089616092191635.post-11700280170655080932011-01-23T21:19:00.000-08:002011-01-23T21:43:20.138-08:00 drumroll, please! <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">After three months of <a href="http://sheismsmr.blogspot.com/2010/11/what-did-we-get-ourselves-into.html">work</a>, a lot more money than we planned to spend, and far too much stress <span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" >[yes, our original contractor walked off the job, unannounced!]</span>, my boyfriend and I officially have lived in our first house for <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">one week</span> - exactly! We are still digging through boxes to find our necessities, but the place is becoming more and more homey as the days [and even moments] pass. We've made so many changes to all parts of the house, but the kitchen was our major project. We stripped it down to nothing, and created a space that we love. Although it looks nothing like our <a href="http://sheismsmr.blogspot.com/2010/10/happy-place.html">inspiration</a>, it is absolutely our <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);">happy</span> place</span>. <br /><br />Check out these shocking photos...all taken from the same perspective, three months later.<br /><br /></span></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><a href="http://s795.photobucket.com/albums/yy239/megandreed/kitchen%20remodel/?action=view&current=DSC_0337-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 605px; height: 917px;" src="http://i795.photobucket.com/albums/yy239/megandreed/kitchen%20remodel/DSC_0337-1.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s795.photobucket.com/albums/yy239/megandreed/kitchen%20remodel/?action=view&current=DSC_0343-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 605px; height: 400px;" src="http://i795.photobucket.com/albums/yy239/megandreed/kitchen%20remodel/DSC_0343-1.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s795.photobucket.com/albums/yy239/megandreed/kitchen%20remodel/?action=view&current=DSC_0349-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 605px; height: 917px;" src="http://i795.photobucket.com/albums/yy239/megandreed/kitchen%20remodel/DSC_0349-1.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s795.photobucket.com/albums/yy239/megandreed/kitchen%20remodel/?action=view&current=DSC_0351-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 605px; height: 914px;" src="http://i795.photobucket.com/albums/yy239/megandreed/kitchen%20remodel/DSC_0351-1.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">Photos by Megan Reed.</span></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"></span></span></span><br /></div><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"></span></span></span></div>ms. meg rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08487361844683209781noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2692089616092191635.post-77552577220412759422011-01-11T07:00:00.000-08:002011-01-11T08:38:35.807-08:00 printspiration <span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">In attempting to decorate our new office, my boyfriend and I want to make it a place to be inspired, to create, and to relax <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">[without being too feminine, of course - a concern of his!]</span></span>. Our first purchase, long ago, was this <a href="http://www.concretehermit.com/shop/anthony-burrill-work-hard.html">print</a>, to remind us to keep it simple.<br /><br /><a href="http://sacramentost.blogspot.com/">Caitlin</a> posted <a href="http://idea-obscura.tumblr.com/post/2409119224/ive-been-thinking-of-doing-this-for-a-while-now">this</a>, created by <a href="http://idea-obscura.tumblr.com/">francesca</a>, and I think it will be the perfect addition. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohandas_Karamchand_Gandhi">Gandhi</a> always gives the perfect advice, doesn't he? :) <br /><br /></span></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s795.photobucket.com/albums/yy239/megandreed/?action=view&current=tumblr_ldrudk7QNK1qzu9pe.png" target="_blank"><img style="width: 607px; height: 934px;" src="http://i795.photobucket.com/albums/yy239/megandreed/tumblr_ldrudk7QNK1qzu9pe.png" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;" >Photo via <a href="http://idea-obscura.tumblr.com/post/2409119224/ive-been-thinking-of-doing-this-for-a-while-now">hi, I'm francesca</a> </span><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"></span></span></span></div>ms. meg rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08487361844683209781noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2692089616092191635.post-84721684181764376342011-01-07T15:24:00.000-08:002011-01-10T08:42:36.366-08:00 flashes of white <span style="font-family: courier new; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-size:100%;" >Winter in <a href="http://www.lakealmanorarea.com/">Lake Almanor, CA</a> and <a href="http://www.visitinglaketahoe.com/">Lake Tahoe, CA</a>...</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s795.photobucket.com/albums/yy239/megandreed/?action=view&current=DSC_0500.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 607px; height: 406px;" src="http://i795.photobucket.com/albums/yy239/megandreed/DSC_0500.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s795.photobucket.com/albums/yy239/megandreed/?action=view&current=DSC_0341.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 607px; height: 406px;" src="http://i795.photobucket.com/albums/yy239/megandreed/DSC_0341.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s795.photobucket.com/albums/yy239/megandreed/?action=view&current=DSC_0770-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 606px; height: 405px;" src="http://i795.photobucket.com/albums/yy239/megandreed/DSC_0770-1.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s795.photobucket.com/albums/yy239/megandreed/?action=view&current=DSC_0753.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 606px; height: 405px;" src="http://i795.photobucket.com/albums/yy239/megandreed/DSC_0753.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s795.photobucket.com/albums/yy239/megandreed/?action=view&current=DSC_0744.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 607px; height: 406px;" src="http://i795.photobucket.com/albums/yy239/megandreed/DSC_0744.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s795.photobucket.com/albums/yy239/megandreed/?action=view&current=DSC_0802.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 606px; height: 405px;" src="http://i795.photobucket.com/albums/yy239/megandreed/DSC_0802.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Images by Megan Reed</span></span><br /></div></div>ms. meg rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08487361844683209781noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2692089616092191635.post-62575215735331682502011-01-05T13:26:00.000-08:002011-01-05T13:26:00.661-08:00 2010 snapshots <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;" ><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Happy 2011!</span></span><br /></div><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />2010 was a great year. I don't think I've ever been happier personally or professionally, and I credit the amazing people I am surrounded by, the positive vibes I have been attempting to throw out into the universe, & a little side of luck. Life is not perfect <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">[as it never will be, and as nothing ever is!]</span></span>, but I am pretty darn content. A good place to be, if you ask me. Cheers to enjoying the simple things in 2011!<br /></span></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">[</span><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">all photos taken on my trusty friend & companion, the</span> <a href="http://www.apple.com/iphone/">iphone</a></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">]</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></span></span><br /><br /><a href="http://s795.photobucket.com/albums/yy239/megandreed/2010%20snapshots/?action=view&current=IMG_1051-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 606px; height: 606px;" src="http://i795.photobucket.com/albums/yy239/megandreed/2010%20snapshots/IMG_1051-1.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s795.photobucket.com/albums/yy239/megandreed/2010%20snapshots/?action=view&current=IMG_1310-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 606px; height: 606px;" src="http://i795.photobucket.com/albums/yy239/megandreed/2010%20snapshots/IMG_1310-1.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s795.photobucket.com/albums/yy239/megandreed/2010%20snapshots/?action=view&current=IMG_1314-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 606px; height: 606px;" src="http://i795.photobucket.com/albums/yy239/megandreed/2010%20snapshots/IMG_1314-1.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"></span></span></div>ms. meg rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08487361844683209781noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2692089616092191635.post-79249561628270545412010-12-17T10:15:00.000-08:002010-12-17T14:26:45.504-08:00 the remodel <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;">I haven't mentioned much in the way of details regarding our kitchen remodel, mostly because I have been too busy trying to make it all happen + work a full-time "real" job. It has been stressful & hard, given that my boyfriend and I have never owned a home, let alone remodeled one. And most of the time, we are thinking, "<a href="http://sheismsmr.blogspot.com/2010/11/what-did-we-get-ourselves-into.html">what did we get ourselves into?</a>" But we've been trying to really enjoy it, because once it all is finished, it will mean so much that we put so much of our own sweat equity into our new home!<br /><br />Since we closed on October 30th, we've:<br /><br />-Demo'd the entire kitchen ourselves<br />-Removed a wall ourselves (it sounds so easy when typed in 3-words!)<br />-Removed the bright (!) <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">green</span> (!) carpet that the previous owners had just installed in all of the bedrooms in June 2010 over gorgeous original hardwood- really?<br />-Been reading A LOT of <a href="http://www.younghouselove.com/">Young House Love</a> - so many great tips!<br />-Shopped for & purchased all of our kitchen appliances, washer & dryer, kitchen cabinets, granite, sink + faucet, floor tiles & backsplash tiles, lighting for the entire house, door knobs, light switchplates, window coverings, a new sectional, all of the drywall & lumber for rebuilding parts of the kitchen, paint, plus all of the stuff I never even knew I needed in terms of plumbing & electric<br />-Visted Home Depot & Lowe's about 20 times, probably totaling more than 24 hours<br />-Had the hardwood floors in the entire house refinished (they look amazing for being 70 years old!)<br />-Had the interior painted - just a note, all of the interior doors and trim were an interesting pale pink...they are now white.<br />-Worked with our contractor to build a bar and re-drywall much of the kitchen & mud room, cut out drywall where the backsplash will go, install cabinets, and lay down the floor base - we'll be tiling soon!<br /><br />We've been physically working with our contractor on weekends to try to save some money, and it has been a learning experience! I definitely will be much more handy when this is all over.<br /><br />I can't wait to share the before and after photos (they are shocking!), but until then, I will leave you with this:<br /><br /><br /></span></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://s795.photobucket.com/albums/yy239/megandreed/?action=view&current=DSC_0002-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 649px; height: 430px;" src="http://i795.photobucket.com/albums/yy239/megandreed/DSC_0002-1.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></span> </span></span></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Images by Megan Reed</span></span></span><br /></div></div>ms. meg rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08487361844683209781noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2692089616092191635.post-33386189867872457412010-12-09T09:46:00.000-08:002010-12-09T09:56:00.378-08:00 pies <span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:courier new;" >One of the top <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">10</span> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">best</span> things about the <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">holidays</span>.<br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:courier new;" ><a href="http://s795.photobucket.com/albums/yy239/megandreed/fall%202010/?action=view&current=DSC_0204-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 660px; height: 290px;" src="http://i795.photobucket.com/albums/yy239/megandreed/fall%202010/DSC_0204-1.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:courier new;" ></span></span></div><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"></span></span>ms. meg rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08487361844683209781noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2692089616092191635.post-56870658760049058962010-12-03T13:08:00.000-08:002010-12-03T13:22:35.098-08:00 falling into winter <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">In Northern California it seems like fall swooped in swiftly amidst an Indian summer, had a little Thanksgiving turkey, and Winter has already taken over. Besides the fact that the thermometer on my dashboard read a freezing 26-degrees </span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">multiple days this week</span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">, the Holiday music and decorations seemed to appear all at once, overnight.<br /><br />I was lucky enough to snap a few pictures of the falling leaves before they all disappeared, and plan on really soaking in the season - whichever it may be!<br /><br /></span></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><a href="http://s795.photobucket.com/albums/yy239/megandreed/fall%202010/?action=view&current=DSC_0318.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 600px; height: 401px;" src="http://i795.photobucket.com/albums/yy239/megandreed/fall%202010/DSC_0318.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s795.photobucket.com/albums/yy239/megandreed/fall%202010/?action=view&current=DSC_0299.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 600px; height: 401px;" src="http://i795.photobucket.com/albums/yy239/megandreed/fall%202010/DSC_0299.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s795.photobucket.com/albums/yy239/megandreed/fall%202010/?action=view&current=DSC_0292.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 600px; height: 894px;" src="http://i795.photobucket.com/albums/yy239/megandreed/fall%202010/DSC_0292.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s795.photobucket.com/albums/yy239/megandreed/fall%202010/?action=view&current=DSC_0314.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 600px; height: 401px;" src="http://i795.photobucket.com/albums/yy239/megandreed/fall%202010/DSC_0314.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></span><a href="http://s795.photobucket.com/albums/yy239/megandreed/fall%202010/?action=view&current=DSC_0305.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 600px; height: 401px;" src="http://i795.photobucket.com/albums/yy239/megandreed/fall%202010/DSC_0305.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"></span></span></span></div><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><br /><br /></span></span></span>ms. meg rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08487361844683209781noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2692089616092191635.post-45123999950778663172010-11-22T11:00:00.000-08:002010-11-22T11:03:30.642-08:00 what did we get ourselves into? <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">Exhibits A, B, C, & D.<br /><br /></span></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"></span></span></span><a href="http://s795.photobucket.com/albums/yy239/megandreed/?action=view&current=resting-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 600px; height: 600px;" src="http://i795.photobucket.com/albums/yy239/megandreed/resting-1.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"></span></span></span></div>ms. meg rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08487361844683209781noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2692089616092191635.post-38827443301945008192010-10-27T08:00:00.000-07:002010-10-27T08:00:08.490-07:00 happy place <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">As I mentioned <a href="http://sheismsmr.blogspot.com/2010/10/place-to-call-our-own.html">here</a>, we have a bit of <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 51, 51);">remodeling</span> to do before we will actually move in to our new house... and by a <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">"bit"</span></span>, I mean the <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">entire kitchen</span> needs to be gutted and rebuilt - <span style="font-weight: bold;">no big deal</span>, right? It <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">is</span> a room we'll spend <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">a lot</span></span> of time in, so we plan on creating a space we <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">love</span>...a happy place.<br /><br />Ever since Cassandra over at <a href="http://cocokelley.blogspot.com/">coco + kelley</a> posted <a href="http://cocokelley.blogspot.com/2010/10/room-of-week-107.html">this kitchen</a>, I have been <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 102, 204);">dreaming</span> up ways to morph our small space into a version of it. It may not turn out to be it's identical twin, but our new kitchen will have the same <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">soul</span>.<br /><br /></span></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><a href="http://s795.photobucket.com/albums/yy239/megandreed/?action=view&current=5058575423_58dccf4709-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 600px; height: 519px;" src="http://i795.photobucket.com/albums/yy239/megandreed/5058575423_58dccf4709-1.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s795.photobucket.com/albums/yy239/megandreed/?action=view&current=d300a08f-0526-4510-b73f-d2613c15942a_300-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 300px; height: 300px;" src="http://i795.photobucket.com/albums/yy239/megandreed/d300a08f-0526-4510-b73f-d2613c15942a_300-1.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><a href="http://s795.photobucket.com/albums/yy239/megandreed/?action=view&current=073180_100_b-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 300px; height: 300px;" src="http://i795.photobucket.com/albums/yy239/megandreed/073180_100_b-1.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"></span></span></span></div>ms. meg rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08487361844683209781noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2692089616092191635.post-29175926704124754712010-10-26T08:00:00.000-07:002010-10-26T08:00:01.503-07:00 babes in mobland <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">There is nothing sexier than <span style="font-weight: bold;">retro glam</span> & <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">red</span> lips - and Ellen Von Unwerth proved that in her <a href="http://www.vanityfair.com/style/features/2010/09/boardwalk-beauties-slide-show-201009#intro">Vanity Fair shoot</a> featuring the gorgeous ladies of <a href="http://boardwalkempire.com/">Boardwalk Empire</a>. <span style="font-size:85%;">[<span style="font-weight: bold;">Not to mention the show is phenomenal!</span>]</span> Katie over at <a href="http://theneotraditionalist.com/2010/10/25/mobster-chic/">the neo-traditionalist</a> posted these yesterday and I couldn't help but pass them forward.<br /><br /></span></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><a href="http://s795.photobucket.com/albums/yy239/megandreed/boardwalk%20empire/?action=view&current=boardwalk-empire-04-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 600px; height: 396px;" src="http://i795.photobucket.com/albums/yy239/megandreed/boardwalk%20empire/boardwalk-empire-04-1.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></span></span></span><br /><br /><a href="http://s795.photobucket.com/albums/yy239/megandreed/boardwalk%20empire/?action=view&current=boardwalk-empire-01-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 600px; height: 908px;" src="http://i795.photobucket.com/albums/yy239/megandreed/boardwalk%20empire/boardwalk-empire-01-1.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"></span></span></span></div>ms. meg rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08487361844683209781noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2692089616092191635.post-11168731229779842522010-10-25T13:13:00.000-07:002010-10-25T13:22:51.727-07:00 a place to call our own <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">After <span style="font-weight: bold;">months</span> of ups and downs on the crazy roller coaster that is house hunting, my boyfriend and I <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">officially</span> own our own <span style="font-size:85%;">little</span> piece of the <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">world</span>! Although the new house isn't the place I mentioned <a href="http://sheismsmr.blogspot.com/2010/07/fingers-crossed.html">here</a>, we <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">love</span> it all the same - as does our <span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-weight: bold;">pup</span>, pictured below comfortable as ever lying by our new fireplace. We have a bit of remodeling to do before we actually move <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">[and a lot of furniture to purchase]</span></span>, but it looks like we will be living there by Christmastime...and we <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">can't wait</span>!<br /><br /></span></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><a href="http://s795.photobucket.com/albums/yy239/megandreed/?action=view&current=-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 600px; height: 600px;" src="http://i795.photobucket.com/albums/yy239/megandreed/-1.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"></span></span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"></span></span></span></div><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><br /><br /></span></span></span>ms. meg rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08487361844683209781noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2692089616092191635.post-32929532660555129102010-10-14T11:00:00.000-07:002010-10-14T11:17:02.194-07:00 20 years later <span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-family:courier new;">Twenty years ago, my little sister turned five. My family threw her a <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">circus</span> extravaganza, but when it came time for the ponies to arrive...they didn't. <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">[I know, I know - this sounds like some sort of bad Disney movie!]</span></span> Lucky for her & the rest of the little ones in attendance, my parents were smart enough to <span style="font-weight: bold;">not</span> publicize the fact that the ponies were even coming in the first place. As we grew older, my parents told this story and in some way or another, we'd laugh about it every time my sis' birthday rolled around. <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">SO</span> - when she turned <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">25</span> just a few weeks ago, we decided what better way to celebrate than with...<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">PONIES</span>! Of course, the ponies were late <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">[almost 2 hours late!]</span></span>, so we almost rehashed the tragedy of 20 years prior. Those darn ponies, always keeping us on our toes! <br /><br /></span></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:courier new;" ><span style="font-size:85%;">[circus fun]</span><br /><a href="http://s795.photobucket.com/albums/yy239/megandreed/pony%20party/?action=view&current=DSC_0012-2.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 600px; height: 600px;" src="http://i795.photobucket.com/albums/yy239/megandreed/pony%20party/DSC_0012-2.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">[surprise!]</span><br /></span><a href="http://s795.photobucket.com/albums/yy239/megandreed/pony%20party/?action=view&current=DSC_0201-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 600px; height: 265px;" src="http://i795.photobucket.com/albums/yy239/megandreed/pony%20party/DSC_0201-1.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-family:courier new;"></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-family:courier new;"></span></span></span></div>ms. meg rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08487361844683209781noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2692089616092191635.post-76728499627210970992010-10-01T11:23:00.000-07:002010-10-01T12:10:12.985-07:00 fresh air <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">Fresh air makes me <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);">happy</span>. I feel like with every breath, my mind gets clearer and clearer, sweeping out the clutter that consumes my brain in my daily life. My boyfriend and I dashed up to the mountains for a week recently, and it wasn't nearly long enough. Besides the fact that our time was filled with fun activities & adventures (think kayaking, hiking, swimming, picnicking, playing with puppies, early mornings, warm coffee, and pure happiness), it was just <span style="font-weight: bold;">QUIET</span>. And quiet is good.<br /><br /></span></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><a href="http://s795.photobucket.com/albums/yy239/megandreed/?action=view&current=DSC_0732-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 600px; height: 600px;" src="http://i795.photobucket.com/albums/yy239/megandreed/DSC_0732-1.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://s795.photobucket.com/albums/yy239/megandreed/?action=view&current=DSC_0806-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 600px; height: 600px;" src="http://i795.photobucket.com/albums/yy239/megandreed/DSC_0806-1.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"></span></span></span></div>ms. meg rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08487361844683209781noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2692089616092191635.post-7585914539505434932010-09-14T11:41:00.000-07:002010-09-14T12:32:28.939-07:00 when in rome <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Okay, so I am not in Rome now, nor have I been to Rome recently...but I am back from a short <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">[and much needed]</span></span> hiatus from work and life-in-general. I spent my time off in the mountains hiking, kayaking, cooking, & reading, all with little connection to the outside world - and it was dreamy. Part of me never wanted to come home! But, the OCD overachiever in me wanted to get back to work ASAP, so here I am.<br /><br />More on my mountain adventures later; for now, I have to share this simply-delicious recipe I whipped up while away.<br /><br /></span></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:courier new;" >[simple ingredients]</span></span><br /><br /><a href="http://s795.photobucket.com/albums/yy239/megandreed/roman%20chicken/?action=view&current=DSC_0510-2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i795.photobucket.com/albums/yy239/megandreed/roman%20chicken/DSC_0510-2.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:courier new;font-size:85%;" >[roman-style chicken]</span><br /><br /><a href="http://s795.photobucket.com/albums/yy239/megandreed/roman%20chicken/?action=view&current=DSC_0522-3.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i795.photobucket.com/albums/yy239/megandreed/roman%20chicken/DSC_0522-3.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/roman-style-chicken-recipe/index.html"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Recipe by Giada De Laurentiis found here. </span></span></a><br /></div></div>ms. meg rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08487361844683209781noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2692089616092191635.post-23705906441359589662010-08-27T10:09:00.000-07:002010-08-27T10:26:12.044-07:00 sophia loren <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">I have a <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">slight</span></span> obsession with <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Sophia Loren</span> [my cat may, or may not be named after her!]. These photos really need no words. <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Happy weekend!<br /><br /></span></span></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><a href="http://s795.photobucket.com/albums/yy239/megandreed/Sophia%20Loren/?action=view&current=SophiaLoren1-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 600px; height: 397px;" src="http://i795.photobucket.com/albums/yy239/megandreed/Sophia%20Loren/SophiaLoren1-1.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s795.photobucket.com/albums/yy239/megandreed/Sophia%20Loren/?action=view&current=Sophia-Loren-1337090-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 600px; height: 397px;" src="http://i795.photobucket.com/albums/yy239/megandreed/Sophia%20Loren/Sophia-Loren-1337090-1.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /></span></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"></span></span></span></span></div>ms. meg rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08487361844683209781noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2692089616092191635.post-85553321592009182262010-08-24T17:20:00.000-07:002010-08-24T17:39:38.823-07:00 hustle & bustle <span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-family:courier new;">I am ecstatic that the shoot I mentioned <a href="http://sheismsmr.blogspot.com/2010/07/perfect-wedding-storm.html">here</a> was featured on <a href="http://www.stylemepretty.com/">Style Me Pretty</a> today! Can it get any better than that? I love working with <a href="http://www.bustleevents.com/">Bustle</a> whenever I can, and this shoot was no different.<br /><br />Check out the inspiration for the shoot and the rest of the images <a href="http://www.stylemepretty.com/2010/08/24/wine-country-wedding-inspiration-by-christine-taylor-photography/">here</a>.<br /><br /></span></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">[photos via <a href="http://christinetaylorphoto.com/">Christine Taylor</a>]<br /><br /><a href="http://s795.photobucket.com/albums/yy239/megandreed/vintage%20winery%20shoot/?action=view&current=34490005-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 650px; height: 430px;" src="http://i795.photobucket.com/albums/yy239/megandreed/vintage%20winery%20shoot/34490005-1.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s795.photobucket.com/albums/yy239/megandreed/vintage%20winery%20shoot/?action=view&current=34540008-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 650px; height: 429px;" src="http://i795.photobucket.com/albums/yy239/megandreed/vintage%20winery%20shoot/34540008-1.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /></span></span></span></span></div>ms. meg rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08487361844683209781noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2692089616092191635.post-60214867002631496732010-08-13T10:47:00.000-07:002010-08-17T15:41:20.835-07:00 blackberry bliss <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;" >The last time I spent <span style="font-weight: bold;">hours</span> picking <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">blackberries</span> may have been when I was about <span style="font-weight: bold;">8</span> years old. Every time I visited my aunt's house in the <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 51, 51);">sierra foothills</span> she would recruit all the <span style="font-size:100%;"><span>little ones</span></span> to pluck berries so that she could bake <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">blackberry pies</span> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">[and we didn't object because we would eat them!]</span></span>. I always ended up with stained fingers <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">[and sometimes toes]</span></span>, and I knew that would be a <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">danger</span> when I decided to go blackberry picking this past weekend, but what I seemed to forget is how <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">thorny</span> the bushes can be. Regardless, the <span style="font-weight: bold;">stains and pains</span> were absolutely worth the delicious <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">blackberry crisp</span> reward I devoured a few hours later!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.7x7.com/eat-drink/blackberries-pick-city-and-crisp-make-them">This article in 7x7</a> (which featured <a href="http://www.saveur.com/food/classic-recipes/willies-crisp-48921.html">this blackberry crisp recipe from Saveur</a>) sparked my desire to bake this simple & sweet crisp. And the fact that I know someone who <span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" >[thank you Shaw family!]</span> has a multitude of <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102); font-weight: bold;">blackberry bushes</span> in their backyard made it easy for me to use fresh berries. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" ><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family: courier new;">[ready for the picking]</span></span><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJmFs2zgiRRpGN5z9mYxfKas_8CVBOWF8A5R9DaBitF13vvGYkoq6b4i2BK8Kk7wSxnHKZCo7fYxoPCKBUKra82Wm2pLv_OFL1Px-JehlcGqpej0w6sTJdV12K9alTCBBHI9sYVKyGzOId/s1600/DSC_0096.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 469px; height: 314px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJmFs2zgiRRpGN5z9mYxfKas_8CVBOWF8A5R9DaBitF13vvGYkoq6b4i2BK8Kk7wSxnHKZCo7fYxoPCKBUKra82Wm2pLv_OFL1Px-JehlcGqpej0w6sTJdV12K9alTCBBHI9sYVKyGzOId/s400/DSC_0096.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506510651880480114" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: courier new; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">[warmed by the sun]</span><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4X1fJcfiPKa1e59-0c1KgMzTUvHLuRwjoy4HnbI4auECmp1_dlQYSEYZB4f7KT9ZRwBo9_twln9des2N-jwhiuD-C3LU3vi6pcUCktFevZhSIQLxNRy8eJibmNfXUg3vfP78_JBRnqvfW/s1600/DSC_0098.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 469px; height: 314px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4X1fJcfiPKa1e59-0c1KgMzTUvHLuRwjoy4HnbI4auECmp1_dlQYSEYZB4f7KT9ZRwBo9_twln9des2N-jwhiuD-C3LU3vi6pcUCktFevZhSIQLxNRy8eJibmNfXUg3vfP78_JBRnqvfW/s400/DSC_0098.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506510661926317810" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: courier new; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">[stains]</span></span></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjbZHk4sOD5XdWxQeRSyRgQrZat_1OagQfBR99OCaHmMYpNL9sNRETeM-9YYMzjq6RG_o0K0eG47SWnHll00WmgruopBo_LcdqV5u2zIjce8bkfI8q3ZLex8CBsIUa6B1127EqxOR8T3WL/s1600/DSC_0120.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 469px; height: 314px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjbZHk4sOD5XdWxQeRSyRgQrZat_1OagQfBR99OCaHmMYpNL9sNRETeM-9YYMzjq6RG_o0K0eG47SWnHll00WmgruopBo_LcdqV5u2zIjce8bkfI8q3ZLex8CBsIUa6B1127EqxOR8T3WL/s400/DSC_0120.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506510663324766834" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">[berries & sugar]</span><br /></span></span></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY4SprSFrXmWVpkr7uycMAJpbyGus9PXL0fTRgM9zi1Ho1Lmz8C5HKdQKtVcd8MI3VVspt-xr_JzB5AIAHj65CCqpdxXQzEJayFXJv11vUSluXOReXJVjtoJE7Q0CDiL9CIRCIqK9ynQCr/s1600/DSC_0125.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 469px; height: 314px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY4SprSFrXmWVpkr7uycMAJpbyGus9PXL0fTRgM9zi1Ho1Lmz8C5HKdQKtVcd8MI3VVspt-xr_JzB5AIAHj65CCqpdxXQzEJayFXJv11vUSluXOReXJVjtoJE7Q0CDiL9CIRCIqK9ynQCr/s400/DSC_0125.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506510672779280370" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: courier new; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">[Willie's blackberry crisp]</span><br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCf2HgOl2w2o2x4CXoDO3tugvmHS_jd7LJTabTsqjpGaMoW0-PVQK2KF3GatZKb0IwXc5RapkuBUSq9jQeh4Nfooa8aMltdbRQQruu8M3Aemsl2DznufS3D3OHQIgrgbEoSZmUIt6-iT7z/s1600/DSC_0153.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 469px; height: 313px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCf2HgOl2w2o2x4CXoDO3tugvmHS_jd7LJTabTsqjpGaMoW0-PVQK2KF3GatZKb0IwXc5RapkuBUSq9jQeh4Nfooa8aMltdbRQQruu8M3Aemsl2DznufS3D3OHQIgrgbEoSZmUIt6-iT7z/s400/DSC_0153.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506510676657019538" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> </span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"></span></span></span></div>ms. meg rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08487361844683209781noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2692089616092191635.post-18689285143266218352010-08-04T15:46:00.001-07:002010-08-04T16:11:17.522-07:00 nikon heaven <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">It isn't necessarily the perfect time <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:85%;" >[financially]</span> for my boyfriend and I to have made such a <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102); font-weight: bold;">huge</span> investment in a new camera [we picked up the <a href="http://www.nikonusa.com/Find-Your-Nikon/Product/Digital-SLR/25462/D3000.html">Nikon D3000</a> last weekend!] + telephoto lens. But after thinking about the <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);">major</span> things happening <a href="http://sheismsmr.blogspot.com/2010/07/fingers-crossed.html">[see here]</a> or about to happen in our lives, we couldn't say <span style="font-weight: bold;">no</span>. <span style="font-size:85%;">[In addition to the fact my boyfriend lost our point-and-shoot and I've been dying for a DSLR]</span>. And now, we <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">can't put it down</span>. I suffered a small case of <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">buyer's remorse</span> the night we bought it, but have come to realize it is the absolute <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);">best</span> purchase we've ever made.<br /><br />Below is a small sample from the <span style="font-weight: bold;">421</span> [<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">!</span></span>] photos we took within the first <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">24 hours</span> it was ours! <br /><br />On another note, it's quite possible my quest for the <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">perfect dress</span> has ended. See me in <a href="http://www1.bloomingdales.com/catalog/product/index.ognc?ID=487489&CategoryID=14541">Rebecca Taylor</a> below.<br /><br /></span></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLXx4WWgXQAoUIrSjgPoiCRd1JV5CfxL5UyGmBEis4WzEEQUiLPNdWsDD9SZXJ6lslC5po7lCM6_gB2m6zIMU76E3QptkXrwEt-ST01cszXf63UO7QfHQx9dXIhn0v3DASNlpwnnh9lEe1/s1600/DSC_0232.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 423px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLXx4WWgXQAoUIrSjgPoiCRd1JV5CfxL5UyGmBEis4WzEEQUiLPNdWsDD9SZXJ6lslC5po7lCM6_gB2m6zIMU76E3QptkXrwEt-ST01cszXf63UO7QfHQx9dXIhn0v3DASNlpwnnh9lEe1/s400/DSC_0232.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501693228545829154" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil36pLWZuZ35Zebfmkmmv1WBP2zF8xGsLQmydjuDX1EQL_M7jtZ-eR_bxcIwJ4-24D7QQniovgcbmzCDue6b3qZGhckbEpTA8sF4QpXYdvWlWf1qsUAYjTZ0binaKB4yrjhFahYs1fJXsK/s1600/DSC_0280.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 420px; height: 281px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil36pLWZuZ35Zebfmkmmv1WBP2zF8xGsLQmydjuDX1EQL_M7jtZ-eR_bxcIwJ4-24D7QQniovgcbmzCDue6b3qZGhckbEpTA8sF4QpXYdvWlWf1qsUAYjTZ0binaKB4yrjhFahYs1fJXsK/s400/DSC_0280.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501694495897066578" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfIHt7hjrY4GW65XYpBZD2BuE_Nskl_r7GG5aETJCq0NCVmfIAe0mNbuI5P0sRfYeNQq9WUSHZHftwJjhvCOvbayVBmwMHI95e0VTckT_pG0TdadP6HchSqkHJrOcLcQj7tK5eohQAK7xP/s1600/DSC_0006.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 371px; height: 553px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfIHt7hjrY4GW65XYpBZD2BuE_Nskl_r7GG5aETJCq0NCVmfIAe0mNbuI5P0sRfYeNQq9WUSHZHftwJjhvCOvbayVBmwMHI95e0VTckT_pG0TdadP6HchSqkHJrOcLcQj7tK5eohQAK7xP/s400/DSC_0006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501693240058454578" border="0" /></a>ms. meg rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08487361844683209781noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2692089616092191635.post-6436745344505868392010-07-23T09:45:00.000-07:002010-07-23T09:50:43.589-07:00 gemini <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV2dmGMznERdTO11KazB7ElN5dFAsNPV47vf-Jp2oI_1Aokwv2SSWfrj8xs7x0quyzT3IiKpnrz-RjnipauapzQutzffI73Udl9yq2aK4sVJMaJFRC2HRowKguRZd_uCk6xRXknd6Ld4Is/s1600/il_430xN.160531192.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV2dmGMznERdTO11KazB7ElN5dFAsNPV47vf-Jp2oI_1Aokwv2SSWfrj8xs7x0quyzT3IiKpnrz-RjnipauapzQutzffI73Udl9yq2aK4sVJMaJFRC2HRowKguRZd_uCk6xRXknd6Ld4Is/s400/il_430xN.160531192.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497145072122734306" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;" >Print by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/52160683/gemini?ref=cat2__5">MursBlanc</a> - 8x8, $18 on etsy</span>ms. meg rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08487361844683209781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2692089616092191635.post-35046190111465474502010-07-21T08:34:00.000-07:002010-07-21T08:51:43.547-07:00 fingers crossed <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;">My boyfriend and I are <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">[this]</span></span> close to being in contract to <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">buy</span> our first house! It was built in <span style="font-weight: bold;">1900</span> and has all the details I would want to <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);">recreate</span> if it was any newer - crown molding, <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">high</span> ceilings, long windows, and the cutest little <span style="font-weight: bold;">white</span> picket fence. Although we have a <span style="font-weight: bold;">long</span> way to go before it's ours, I am already <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">dreaming</span> up my design schemes [with or <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">without</span> my boyfriend's input!].<br /><br /><a href="http://cocokelley.blogspot.com/2010/07/color-trend-citron-pop.html">coco + kelley</a> blogged about using <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);">citron</span> as an accent color today, and I am loving this living room + color palette from <a href="http://www.elledecor.com/">elle decor</a>.<br /><br />Hopefully I'll have <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);">some of my own</span> before and after photos very soon<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span>!<br /><br /></span></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw2UB7oN_CbOj3Wvch9fBqXxnWnntMjAdDM-WaF-VennnMo0RDm_bTcDqh1lgCrfFQcXTat92juLautTyd7tpYqvrbVk18XaKiEW6ne80rSY5_nwo_qFI9d_4STV4UnqWbuAiE2sPemqk3/s1600/4814282980_b10a8a6f41.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 497px; height: 479px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw2UB7oN_CbOj3Wvch9fBqXxnWnntMjAdDM-WaF-VennnMo0RDm_bTcDqh1lgCrfFQcXTat92juLautTyd7tpYqvrbVk18XaKiEW6ne80rSY5_nwo_qFI9d_4STV4UnqWbuAiE2sPemqk3/s400/4814282980_b10a8a6f41.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496386350045988658" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Photo via <a href="http://cocokelley.blogspot.com/2010/07/color-trend-citron-pop.html">coco + kelley</a> & <a href="http://www.elledecor.com/">elle decor</a><br /><br /></span></span></span>ms. meg rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08487361844683209781noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2692089616092191635.post-91158796886006277872010-07-14T09:06:00.000-07:002010-07-14T09:19:35.317-07:00 the perfect wedding storm <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">Last night I was <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">lucky</span> enough to style a photoshoot as a part of <a href="http://bustleevents.blogspot.com/">Bustle</a> and every <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">detail</span> couldn't have been more <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">divine</span>. An amazing team of vendors gathered and together, created <span style="font-style: italic;">absolute perfection</span>.<br /><br />The pictures must remain under <span style="font-weight: bold;">lock & key</span> for now, but here is a little preview of the floral by <a href="http://floraltheory.com/">Floral Theory</a>...and this is before they were arranged. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Heavenly.</span><br /><br /></span></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmiruQOhIhyphenhyphenwNi5k1cWTC54-whZrF0QkvJ5iCceH-GZ61CMBbOroKoXbEKYUKSna0z61i06K3HuUv1wDtj_wCE1vZqPk83SprwpP_xsimG-qhGEBS1z_-HCwvu1vU6meB5UBfqDdkVqNK7/s1600/flowers.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 277px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmiruQOhIhyphenhyphenwNi5k1cWTC54-whZrF0QkvJ5iCceH-GZ61CMBbOroKoXbEKYUKSna0z61i06K3HuUv1wDtj_wCE1vZqPk83SprwpP_xsimG-qhGEBS1z_-HCwvu1vU6meB5UBfqDdkVqNK7/s400/flowers.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493797016539778194" border="0" /></a>ms. meg rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08487361844683209781noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2692089616092191635.post-77769896307602611702010-07-07T08:08:00.000-07:002010-07-07T08:39:27.043-07:00 hello, jess! <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">Jessica Alba opened eyes at <a href="http://www.modeaparis.com/va/index.html">Paris Fashion Week</a>; how gorgeous is she? I can't decide which look I love more.<br /><br /></span></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ8zMOrw-gfRSRuZnLqG_QaC67VWLascS4nLeitctRikbvoevXORDd5Oq-OBL-mKoUkiR12xslPkiDQWvTJwOuipQW7FvCwNcDGZ-LN6oBPAVfhJqwjDVpcO-A2C9KoSMrs5u3UMKFWTAd/s1600/alba.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 295px; height: 429px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ8zMOrw-gfRSRuZnLqG_QaC67VWLascS4nLeitctRikbvoevXORDd5Oq-OBL-mKoUkiR12xslPkiDQWvTJwOuipQW7FvCwNcDGZ-LN6oBPAVfhJqwjDVpcO-A2C9KoSMrs5u3UMKFWTAd/s400/alba.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491188698147361746" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Photos via <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/07/06/jessica-alba-at-dior-haut_n_635669.html">here</a> and <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1292666/Paris-Fashion-Week-2010-Leighton-Meester-Jessica-Alba-vamp-Chanel--outshone-huge-gold-lion.html">here</a></span> </span>ms. meg rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08487361844683209781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2692089616092191635.post-81909785127298096452010-06-28T14:48:00.000-07:002010-06-28T14:54:12.575-07:00 superficial <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">There's absolutely no reason I want this <a href="http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/catalog/productdetail.jsp?subCategoryId=&id=973874&catId=HOME-GAMES&pushId=HOME-GAMES&popId=HOME&sortProperties=&navCount=70&navAction=push&fromCategoryPage=true&selectedProductSize=&selectedProductSize1=&color=045&colorName=LIGHT%20BLUE&isSubcategory=&isProduct=true&isBigImage=&templateType=">Roberts Revival Radio</a> other than the fact that I think it would be the cutest <span style="font-size:85%;">[and most unnecessary]</span> beach accessory. Move over ipod.<br /><br /></span></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">[photo via anthropologie]</span></span></span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCKdS5Tra8vxDJ2FaDDARmmlbivX1oBPBloXZ12_Vtqcbw4RnshSyrZK6Hxt1-FfNcFCmBOUsH_O7VK54dgHhB_OcdgzhQreuu1DDyiRYDo9VsSxBwPRuvO8WA3LXwr3TSL1TKY_Eds506/s1600/973874_012_b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCKdS5Tra8vxDJ2FaDDARmmlbivX1oBPBloXZ12_Vtqcbw4RnshSyrZK6Hxt1-FfNcFCmBOUsH_O7VK54dgHhB_OcdgzhQreuu1DDyiRYDo9VsSxBwPRuvO8WA3LXwr3TSL1TKY_Eds506/s400/973874_012_b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487945604833973490" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"></span></span></span></div>ms. meg rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08487361844683209781noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2692089616092191635.post-4316489326624416692010-06-24T20:50:00.000-07:002010-06-24T21:55:07.497-07:00 always & forever <span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">After my sister's </span></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;" >wedding</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"> week, a trip to my boyfriend's </span></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 204, 204);font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;" >lake house</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"> for Memorial Day weeken<span style="font-family:courier new;">d, a </span></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;" >wild</span><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;" > birthday weekend in </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 0);font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;" >Vegas</span><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;" > to celebrate my 27th, a quick and blistering </span><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;" >hot</span><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;" > stop in Charleston, SC for work, a day of </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 51, 0);font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;" >bocce ball</span><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;" > to celebrate my dad on Father's Day, and </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;" >much more</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"> I am BACK! Life has been insane, so I am looking forward to a weekend of </span></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 153, 255);font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;" >r e l a x a t i o n</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"> and a little time to </span></span><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">stop</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"> and </span></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;" >smell the roses</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"> the rest of this summer.</span> </span><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br /></span></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-style: italic;">Despite everything I've done over the past month, a memory that will last a lifetime is my little sister tying the knot.</span> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">She was married at the <a href="http://www.monteverdeinn.net/">Monte Verde Inn</a> on May 15, 2010 and the day was <span style="font-weight: bold;">absolutely </span>perfect. The <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">girls</span> were able to sleep over the <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">night</span> before the wedding, and spend the entire day getting ready there. These <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">photos</span> are from my camera (with a few taken by the Inn), but I have seen a <span style="font-style: italic;">sneak peek</span> of <a href="http://www.christinetaylorphoto.com/">Christine Taylor</a>'s shots (my sis' amazing photographer) and they are <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">stunning</span>! 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 375px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ4cpkrHzP1SPmJbdbRM7QrGPfAvfM1bnCE4UR_u_kZb7o6XjIp39rSTP17BNJhWwygz_v2sXVsWgk5T-te4JawlqbVI8Dk75nrmZofXG55IR0KJTXtc3AMeYuC2Z-oZAz6kh6JC6KNQZZ/s400/28605_1440316337270_1513907418_31117601_3733348_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486561897666740130" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:courier new;" ><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">And YES, I caught the bouquet...</span></span><br /></div></div><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-family:courier new;"></span></span></div>ms. meg rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08487361844683209781noreply@blogger.com1