George Eliot

Now that I've seen every Jane Austen movie...well not exactly, but almost...I thought it time to move on to something similar but different. Lucky for me, brilliant Netflix realized my very specific style and made a new suggestion genre for me appropriately called "Romantic British Dramas" or something like that. Daniel Deronda (originally a book by George Eliot) was a suggestion so I added it, watched it, and really liked it. One of the best things about this genre is that you see the same actors over and over in these period pieces... in Daniel Deronda I saw the main girl who is Emma in a BBC version, Mr. Collins from the A&E version of P + P, and the chubby cheeks guy from Notting Hill...not a period piece but funny nonetheless.

I told David about my new George Eliot find and he surprised me by telling me that George Eliot was actually a woman...and that George Eliot was her pen name. Now I was intrigued (and embarassed 1. that I didn't already know that and 2. because I haven't read anything by him...her...whatever.)

I now have about 5 other George Eliot based movies in my Netflix queue. And a big list of new classic novels I need to devour.

Anyone out there have a fave, or ever seen any of them?

Mr. Beck

Beck has made his way into our lives and he's already made quite an impression :) He's definitely the baby I've photographed the most in my life so far, and I've enjoyed every minute of it! I had this idea to do a before/after shot with Christiana, and I happened to take the before picture (of her belly) the day before baby boy arrived. It was kind of an afterthought shot, but it turned out to be my favorite. The after shot of him was taken when he was a week old. He's a good yawner!

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The 4th

4th of July weekend was spent in California, babysitting our nieces and celebrating with David's brothers + their families in LA. We bbq'ed and played with the girls in their jump house...so fun! Then we headed out to watch fireworks at a park.

It's a Baby Shower!

My sister in law Chelsea and I (with a lot of help from my Mom as well) threw a shower for our sister in law Moonsung. She's having a baby girl and we couldn't be more excited to welcome another niece into the family :)
We went all pink! Dresden helped me cut out the flowers using a sweet little cutter thing for the mobile, and my mom and I baked all day Friday to get everything ready-






Go here to get the Brazilian Limeade recipe. It was a big hit!

What's up with us

We have been busy- and we go through spurts where we have nothing going on and then everything going on. My birthday on saturday was fun and I was happy to get to spend the whole day with David, even if we were focusing on the bride + groom. He takes good care of me!

Did I mention that I also have amazing friends? We got done with everything for the wedding really late and I was so tired - and our fave restaurant was already closed - so Christiana showed up with a cake and a card and baby boy to make my birthday even better.
I took this of her last Wed:


You'd think a lady with a 5 day old baby would be in bed around 10:30 relaxing. But no, she was at the store making sure I had a good birthday. She's a winner!

I also arrived home yesterday to find a package on my doorstep from the lovely Kari.


The girl has been giving me gorgeous mismatched plates for years now. I'm definitely making a plate wall above my dining table now.

We are heading to CA soon and my SIL Chelsea and I have been planning a gorgeous shower for my SIL Moonsung, who's expecting her first baby. Let's just say there will be a lot of pink...



I can't remember where all the photos came from...a lot are from The Sweetest Occasion, and Martha Stewart, I think.

Favorite Things

Ina Garten's sticky buns. EASY + so chewy.



Tide Pure Essentials with Baking Soda. White lilac scent. I can't stop smelling my clothes!

Simply Grove. I just happened upon this new site last week + I can't stop looking at it. Beautiful images + ideas.

Giveaway!

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The Young Victoria + The Duchess

Two more movie suggestions...along the lines of my other England set period faves.

First is an older movie: The Duchess


I like Keira Knightley most of the time. I like her in this movie- maybe it's because she's more of a victim. Not my favorite love story, but entertaining and lovely to watch for sure.


Next is my new favorite: The Young Victoria


I am in love with Emily Blunt. Can I look like her, please? I loved the story, which I knew nothing about before the movie (shame on me). The entire thing was beautiful and I was kind of sad when it was over...it felt short to me. Anyway, it had a great love story that inspired me. I'm going to watch it again tonight :)

Also, how could you not swoon over someone saying this to you?
"You are my whole existence, and I will love you until my very last breath."

Has anyone seen either of these? Or does anyone have more recommendations along these same movie styles?

A basket for Toto

I saw these over on Simplesong. Adeline Adeline sells bikes + baskets- And I want pretty much everything on their website. But I would really love one of the first two baskets. The first one is cutest, but the second one is specifically for dogs. How cute would Clementine look riding in there?

Goodbye, Lost

Goodbye, Lost. Thanks for entertaining me for so many years...even though you didn't end exactly how I wanted, I still love you.

Remember when we met Charlie? I mean...Dominic...That was awesome.