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Cozy and curled up
i’ve been so cold the past couple mornings and felt a bit under the weather..so i’m looking for anything that keeps me 1..warm. 2..cozy. and 3..comforted. these seem to fit the bill at the moment. except you won’t see me lounging in a cashmere sweater 😉 ..i’m pretty sure mine’s merino! #someday hat | sweater…
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Oh dear me
happy friday everybody! it’s le weekend, which hopefully means a little extra sleep in the m household. but most likely not, as we have two full days and a lot of pumpkin carving, fall activities and celebrations! so the sleep will just have to wait. here we go..yippee! here are my friday letters: dear chelsea, we…
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abi q + her babies
I would love to share with you the sweet Abi and her photographs. mrs. abi q has been a friend-of-pretty-much-all-of-my-friends for a couple years now and i have always admired her photography, her wedding photography {for a couple of my friends‘ weddings—gorgeous stuff, people!} and just her! i also have loved learning about her and her…
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A poem on Wednesday evening
sometimes i get away from writing. writing about things i love, impressions i have or just simply reasoning something out. lately, i’ve felt motivated again to draw things out again through writing. i think in life i go through seasons of how i express things. at the moment, it has been a time of practicing…
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Joyful list
ode to joy—things that give me joy: 24. the smell of rain 25. jumping in puddles 26. lending a helping hand to someone in need 27. doing a jumping jack 28. cute lettered mugs (i have x’s & o’s—anthro on sale!) 29. offering encouragement to one who’s going through just what you’ve been through 30. the start of a…
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Time for a shower..
today, i woke up with a pounding migraine..sad face. and my cheek bones were achey. which i didn’t get? so i’ve been in the house all day and am beginning to feel a little stir crazy. i was glad the sun decided to stay in with me..cause it just feels better to be sick on…
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celebrating two little girls to come!
last night, i helped celebrate my friend lindsay’s (and evan’s) two little buns in the oven—they are having twin girls! i only took a few pictures, but am so excited for their little babes. and lindsay has the cutest belly! can’t wait to meet their two little sweet things!i have to admit, i quite admired…
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Giveaway winner!
thanks to everyone who participated in the giveaway! … heidi {comment 30} is the giveaway winner!! … please email me casey{at}theleafletblog{dot}com with your shipping address! and congrats! *we used random number generator to select the winners.
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swiss invasion!
over the last few weeks, we’ve had various groups of swiss friends and family visiting us. while we have family in switzerland, we also have quite a few friends from all over the switzerland. and for some reason, they couldn’t keep away from us!! ooor they had a fall holiday and are visiting. my cousin…
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The force is strong with this one
some notes about the beard (or glory in some circles..well james’ personal circle): +growing strong at the moment +hasn’t scared any small children lately +was shamelessly caught snacking on popcorn crumbs +has found increased inspiration from the film argo (article ref: a, b & c) +is using shampoo & conditioner again beard coverage, out.
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Joyful list
seven things that give me joy: 17. baby pumpkins scattered throughout the home 18. going through old class notes from college classes 19. pretending to tap dance (although i used to really know how..) 20. pedicures with sea salt scrub 21. reading a book that i just can’t put down 22. and having the time to read…
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They see me pol-in..
so over the weekend, i got a new app that let’s me shake my iphone like a polaroid picture and out comes..a polaroid picture (on the screen at least)! i’m actually shocked i haven’t flung the thing across the room yet. though, i’ve had strange/uncanny iphone blessings (dropped a bazillion times with*out* any case..naughty head, but no damage). anyways,…
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A giveaway! (closed)
today we have a special giveaway from laura at stylefox! {insert excited squeal!} one lucky reader will win a $25 gift certificate to shop for anything they’d like in the stylefox shop! stylefox launched earlier this year & i don’t think there is anything in laura’s shop i don’t love (& very affordable)! i’m smitten with this simple and stylish envelope…
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Friday
happy friday friends!! it’s really here! although it’s going to be a crazy friday, i’m so grateful for the weekend. bring on the gym, movie forts in our living room and some loverly friend hangout seshs! here are my friday letters: dearest friday, Y I P P E E!! I LIKE YOU. dearest fancy hot chocolate,…
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a muffin, fancy hot chocolate & mac + cheese
to our bodies, yeah..a muffin, fancy hot chocolate—the glory that is mac + cheese?! you’re welcome 🙂 james and casey but today it’s back to lean turkey slices & my apple slices dusted with cinnamon, avocado & carrots. cause getting all married-slim & toned together can be fun slash saucy. #husbandflex
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Marcel the shell
[vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/14190306 w=560&h=310] MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON from Dean Fleischer-Camp have you seen this yet!? hopefully it makes you smile too.
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October
artwork by etsy artist nidhi chanani october is absolutely flying by over here. some of these autumn days, i’ve found that there is just not one free hour in the day to just pause a little. but then came along today. days like today that mark the first rainfall of the season. when i think of the…
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Joyful list
here is my second ode to joy—seven things that give me joy: 8. twirling my umbrella 9. sleeping in with my husband 10. how i feel after a challenging workout 11. using sea scrub in the shower 12. pandora stations that read my mind 13. seeing family after missing them for a long time 14.…
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lomography
pranks & waiting, cards & kids fall skies & free necklaces, fireworks & los angeles skyline uncle hugs & all dressed up, coffee portraits & dinner tables salads & youth group gals, ticking clocks & sushi lunch
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Fall love list
there are quite a few things that make me looove fall. one is it’s my birthday season {and we’re not even to my birthday month yet, people..it just gets better #shameless}. it’s also the season of pumpkins, thanksgiving, welcoming back basketball into our lives, scarves, plaids, socks and just a general “anticipation” in the air!…
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Southern California
because i could divy up this our mini-vacay into a thousand more posts, here’s just a taste of our time with the fam…can we go back already? we miss them! {see the rest of our trip here and here} highlights: +late night board games +slater’s 50/50 burger trip- yum! +watching kendall & newport mesa win…
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i actually *won* something
there are some majorly lucky/blessed people out there.. for example. the guy who bet on the packers-seahawks game—which was a huge upset—and won 725K. our family friends who won a backpacking trip to europe out of a cereal box, and later won the lottery. yes..*the* lottery. then there’s that time i won the seinfeld-inspired festivus…
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A wedding
last saturday, we attended a sweet little wedding for james roommate of three-and-a-half years {from back in the day}! nathan and melinda married at the sweetest little stone-adorned (with arches inside) chapel in orange, ca—it reminded me of the church my cousin + his wife married in when i was in junior high…swoon. it was so fun…
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Joyful list
count your joys instead of your woes, count your friends instead of your foes. -irish proverb via Abi Q Photography are you a pessimist sometimes?..yeah, me too. i think it’s just part of my makeup to look at things that need to be fixed so I can be on my way to fixing them or getting help so it…
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Newport Beach
over our little weekend away, we spent a morning with sister vanessa walking around newport beach, playing in the water, basking in the especially warm weather, catching up, chomping some delicious food and adhering to scary warnings from the lifeguard**. my legs were literally blinding me at times. #northerncaliforniaproblems since i spent a few of…
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Southern California
this weekend, we were in southern california for a wedding and, in the process, gave some of james family a lil love squeeze. we don’t get to see his family as oft as mine, so any opportunity we have, we soak it up! {along with the sun} the temperature was about a bazillion and three! more to come!
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Pillow talk
every night before we go to sleep, we brush our teeth, comb our hairs (husband’s beard maintenance), say our prayers (however sleepily i say them) and climb into bed. and then we decide who will turn the light off. last night it went like this: james: hey turd mcferguson, turn off the light. me (in cartoon nerd…
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Pizza and Italian roots
do i look italian to you?? i’m totally not. and i totally don’t (think) i look it! my italian is the quintessential italian…passionate, hands-in-the-air, responding loudly and a beard that grows like nobody’s business..well maybe that’s just my italian. ps, i am allowed to stereotype because my future babies will be italians. so as you’re probably aware, i…
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One year of blogging
hello friends! just a little note to say that it’s been one year since I began blogging (and we still enjoy it)! so that’s a good sign.. i’m still a little bit in wonder about how big this blog world is and how wondrous so many are… how long have you been blogging?
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Butterflies
image of monarch butterflies taken by our friend michael at natural bridges in santa cruz lately, we’ve had more than a couple chances to tell people our love story, which i always enjoy! something i’ll never forget is how nervous i was with james at the beginning. reeeally nervous. even though we’d known each other as close…
