sped up

*Phew*
To bring any of you that are left following out there up to speed....
We got engaged over the Christmas Holiday. It was very intimate and very sweet, and unexpected. He was so nervous it was adorable. I did the girlie bit and cried and said "yes".

We've been doing a little wedding planning here and there and I'm sure I will share more later... but how cute are these darn wedding invitations? A record player? Seriously? I'm trying to think of what song I would use...
needless to say I am in love.


Paper Record Player from kellianderson on Vimeo.


We did a little redecorating the other day and I found a better spot for the record player. A little vinyl makes such a difference in the day.

xo, erin

hollywood updates

This hotel room in LA has been my home away from home for almost week now. One more to go and I'm back to my little brick house and a shower that doesn't leak all over the bathroom floor. The weather here has been quite chilly. My dresses and sandals have not left my suitcase.
Went out with the girls to a little bar in hollywood (The Den).  Was hoping to spot Jason Segel as it's one of his haunts. Guess it just wasn't our night.  But the food & drinks were quite good, and the place was quaint and relaxed quite a different atmosphere from the other joints on the strip.

My Mom came to visit us before I left for LA. It was so great to be able to spend some time with her.  We weren't able to see/do as much as we had hoped.  But she was able to help me out with some projects around the house as well as give me some gardening advice.  We took a little trip down to Terrain and I treated her to brunch at their cafe.  It's all farm fresh and so incredibly yummy. I can't wait for an excuse to go back.

Vintage Style

My Aunt had the patience to scan in all these images of my Grandmother & Grandfather, I cleaned them up a little in photoshop and wanted to share with you all.  Most of these are from the 40's & 50's

Seriously.. how cute are they???

This is a photo of their wedding which was in the paper.  She wore a powder blue knee length wedding dress.  How cute is that?  I'm in awe of the hat & corsage combo.

Boarding the train.  I believe this & the next two shots are from when they lived in Germany.

In San Francisco with her "Mama" as she still lovingly calls her.

xo

erin

My Grandmother, part one.

I was able to,  through some rather unfortunate circumstances, spend some quality time with my Grandmother (Mary) this past week.  She is an amazing woman of 91. But truth be told, it wasn't until her 90th birthday that we actually knew her age (she always told us she was 19 or 21!).  Her "Mama" lived by the philosophy that a woman should never tell her age, and she didn't.  "Mama" was in fact buried with only her date of death on her tombstone.  How cheeky.
My Mary is the greatest story teller I've ever met.  She is the perfect hostess, well spoken and well traveled. And has always had amazing penmanship (everything in perfect loopy cursive!!).  She's someone I admire greatly and who I aspire to be.

xo
erin