I am so ready for a weekend. My family and I are going to see Mary Poppins in Los Angeles. I’m pretty excited. Do you think I can sneak Harlow in?

Lots of good stuff this week:

I love Chelsea Fuss’s polaroid so much.

Suann found some awesome cookie cutters. I want to make the cookie tree!

A vintage polaroid commercial

Everyone should have these petit Paris calenders, don’t you think?

My new music obsession-Devotchka

A beautiful, silly, rockstar thanksgiving

Can you have a crush on food? I think you can if it’s truffled mac & cheese…

… or baked egg in cream.

And finally I’m going to spend my honeymoon in a treehouse. I hope my husband doesn’t mind.

Have a beautiful weekend!

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“Whenever I feel the need to exercise, I lie down until it goes away.”
Jack Handey

I’m changing my ways. Instead of waiting until after all of the holidays to dig out my sneakers and dust off the treadmill I’m getting a head start. But first things first. I need a playlist that will get me through it.

Here are some of my faves:

Superstar

That’s Not My Name

(More Bounce) In California

Just Dance

Kung Fu Fighting
(makes me laugh while the sweat stings my eyes)

Womanizer

Pump It
(perfect treadmill song I think)

We Used to Be Friends

So What

Evacuate the Dancefloor

Poker Face

Sugar, We’re Going Down

Whew, that’s a lot. As always if you like any of these please support the artist by purchasing the song or album.

Now, how do I get my puppy to stop peeing on the treadmill? Maybe that’s just her opinion of treadmills… I tend to agree.

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I never thought I’d be so obsessed with snow globes but these are amazing.

After looking at Anthropolgie’s site I think these are actually just displays but how cute! I want to try and make some. What do you think?

I’ve spent the last several days pulling my hair out trying to figure out what to get for my family members for Christmas. They are hands down the most difficult people to shop for. But thanks to blogger and twitter friends I’ve found some great goodies. Here you go:

Gorgeous Max Wagner print- Joy ($25)

Awesome metallic zigzag scarf ($29.95)

cute flats ($28)

One of my best friends makes beautiful bracelets and necklaces. Love them. Love her. ($25-$44)

The prettiest polaroid calender ($25)

One of the prettiest stockings I’ve seen. ($14)
-and made by one of the nicest people I know-

This pretty headband ($23)

I’ve had my eye on this mug for awhile now. ($14)

Any of CiaoChessa’s prints would make a great gift. ($10-$45)

This great made-to-order recycled cotton tote is perfect if you ask me. ($50)

This gift guide looks suspiciously like my wish list. Whoops! But I think all of these would make great gifts for anyone…

even my picky family members. (that I happen to adore)

Happy Shopping! xo

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Let’s not even talk about how much more productive I used to be at work before twitter. So what do I tweet about? I made my own little Tweet Cloud and you can see what words I tweet most often. My top three words are: love, polaroid and happy. Do you tweet?

You can follow me here.

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This week has been wonderful and hetic. That’s really the best kind of week if you ask me. I had lots of family in town. My cousin Jennifer came to visit. She’s 1 month and 3 days older than me and we grew up together. It’s always so fun to see her. And aunts and uncles and grandmothers and great grandmothers and puppies everywhere. I also got a chance to catch up with some friends from elementary school and high school. It was SO good to catch up a bit and eat good food and laugh. We laughed a lot.

And of course I took not one single picture. *sigh*

But I promise it was good and everyone looked beautiful.

Here’s some good stuff from around the web:

My good friend Alyssa (aka Andie Mills) has 1,000 YouTube subscribers. Check her out!

I was lucky enough to snag not one, but TWO gorgeous Taza headbands which sold out in literally minutes. I can’t wait to get them.

Cutest stocking stuffer

Film users heaven – film is not dead!

Cutest handmade Polaroid – I’d be so proud.

A great under $50 gift guide over at Daydream Lily.

This video almost makes me want a kitty!

A collection of Audrey Hepburn’s dresses are being auctioned off at Sotheby’s on Dec 8th. Can you imagine?

I really, really want an excuse to order these mini Moo buisness cards…

This weekend I’ll be cracking down on the Christmas shopping and watching Coco Before Chanel and catching up on my reading. What are you doing this weekend? Well whatever you’re dong I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

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How great are these Polaroids by Chloe Aftel? Pretty great right? I love the shots she took for Ban.do.

all photos belong to Chloe Aftel

Last week in Primary I was talking to the kids about gratitude and we talked about different things we were all thankful for. One of the girls (age 5) said, “I maybe don’t have everything that I want but I have a lot.” So do I.

I have so much to be thankful for:

for my family
for good friends who make me laugh, inspire me and challenge me to be better
for a puppy who lets me obsess over her
for blooming flowers and fall leaves
for a million shortcomings that give me a chance to laugh at myself
for my faith
for shooting stars
for the freedom to dream big and pursue happiness
for it never being too late to discover new passions
for a fluffy pillow to rest my head on each night
for good food and a warm home
for cozy sweaters to wear in the winter
for flip flops to wear in the summer
for old friends
for new friends
for music
for my health
for my education
for good books to read
for the opportunity to travel
For the sweet smell of clean laundry
For people to hug
For eye contact with strangers
For random people who smile back
For the ocean to dip my toes in
For cupcakes and goldfish crackers
For a Heavenly Father who loves me even when I’m not so loveable
For Eucalyptus trees
For clean water to drink
For the Primary kids I get to teach every week
For challenges that teach me to grow
For a million different blessing…

I am so thankful!

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.
John F. Kennedy

Happy Thanksgiving! xo

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My friend brought me back this week’s issue of Grazia from her trip to the UK.
It doesn’t take much to make me homesick for England.

So here are some tunes for your listening pleasure. There’s no real theme to these picks – just some songs that I never get sick of hearing.

Cuddle Fuddle

Just Dance

Red Cape

Sugar Magnolia

In the Ayer

Kung Fu Fighting

Tout Doucement

Crazy Girls

Shine

Drink your fluids, wash your hands and enjoy!

xoxo Vanessa

I’m happy to share these with you but as always if you like them please support the artist by purchasing them.

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