putting it out there...

"i know that he is out there…he’s probably hiding under a red sox cap in a place that i frequent & wondering if i always laugh that loud or if my lips always turn that color when i drink wine. he’s there and maybe i know him or maybe i don’t know him yet, but this is the year we come together & figure it out - from hellos to first kisses to who’s on top.

i don’t care how much money he makes - i don’t care about the kind of shampoo he uses or the color of his eyes. i only care how much he makes me laugh, how much he hates to see me cry & what kind of a person he is when i’m not looking. he will be the big spoon to my tall dessert spoon & together we’ll make a life that people say isn’t possible except in great novels. it will be fabulous & i won’t worry about the future anymore."

—

me, 01.11.10

birthday wishes for the coming year from my 30th birthday yesterday

while i was out...

so, i miss you guys (you know all you imaginary friends - are you still out there? were you ever there??). a while back...i got sad & stopped writing on here, but while i was away, i was posting snippets elsewhere because it just felt like less pressure. just little, pretty, shiny things that made me happy- quotes, pictures, sometimes writing - but now i feel like i'm ready to share with whoever...perhaps, you?

until i get inspired to create again, enjoy my collected treasures over at the little grey book...

[photo by kristy for thingsihearttoday / thelittlegreybook]

a new anthem.

Leona Lewis - Happy [NEW SINGLE 2009] FULL/HQ
by awb8

i think this will be my theme song for the rest of 2009...i totally just wanna be happy :) who doesn't??

r.i.p. john hughes...

sigh...

any fun.

Any Fun - Coconut Records - Music Video




jason scwartzman, will you marry me?

WHAT!?!?!?!

[photo via life, link via rubypr]

i LOVE this photo! marilyn in the park, so cute :)

i carried a watermelon...

this is FOR sure the funniest thing i've seen in a long minute - it's don't put baby in the corner, meets don't forget to be terrified! dirty dancing in the form of a david lynch trailor remix...A-mazing! thanks to kate for posting this link to the video :) lovesit, enjoy!

what tree did you fall from?

[photo via flickr by veebruar]

this is a very cool website that my friend amy told me about recently - you look up your birthday and it tells you what tree you are, then the corresponding traits. she likes to type it out in a great font and put it in a pretty frame for friends and family which is a really fun idea that i may have to 'borrow' in the future. amy & her beau are getting hitched in august...i wish there were trees for anniversaries or couples!

so what does it say about me??? check it out...eek!

Jan 1st - 11th
FIR TREE (Mysterious) - extraordinary taste, dignity, sophisticated, loves anything beautiful, moody, stubborn, tends to egoism but cares for those close to them, rather modest, very ambitious, talented, industrious, uncontested lover, many friends, many foes, very reliable.

goof-a-loof.

this is a great picture that i found recently of my grandparents...they were young & in love & goofy looking - true smiles, laughing eyes and my grandmother has music notes on her shirt.

plus i just had to get in a shot of the lilacs before they rusted from the rain, so i decided to do a totally over the top sun shot with the mason jar to boot! looks like goofy runs in the family :)

i would like to be a little magic someday.

i want people to walk around delusional about how great they can be -
and then fight so hard for it every day that the lie becomes the truth.
- lady gaga

[quote & image found via rememo]

sir links-a-lot.

who loves a long holiday weekend?!?!??!! I DO. it's already almost thursday again, and believe me i'm not trying to wish time away...but i do love friday afternoons! so here's to a short week and a few things that are filling up my heart around the blogosphere:

- emilia's got 11 questions for small business creatives - here, here & here.
- the perfect day
- i would sell my pinky for this necklace
- hungry monkey with the food palette of a champ!!
- have i mentioned prima mag?? it's fashion & music for cool kids.
- great project - two friends, two days
- one of my most loved poems with sweet photos
- a wedding with a peppermint twist...

[photo by kristy for thingsihearttoday]

well done.

[ image by sabino via audreyhepburncomplex ]

i think i need to start cooking again...it's been a little [read: a looong] while & i miss the kitchen - the sharp knife that i pretend to wield so professionally, the garlic smell on my hands, the olive oil beading on the avocado...the list goes on. i miss it, i must get there, this this photo inspires that feeling.

it's here.

i love spring anywhere, but if i could choose i would always greet it in a garden.

~ruth stout

it's starting. spring has sprung here, the magnolias have nearly all fallen off the branch and lilacs are just holding onto being a a bud for one more day. THIS is my favorite time of year.

[photo by kristy for thingsihearttoday]

dustland fairytale.

ok, so i have a bit of a crush on the lead singer of the killers...if it's wrong, i don't wanna be right! their songs make me want to wear my sunglasses at night and drive around with the top down...but what doesn't really?

dear momma,

happy mother's day, to my mom & all the
wonderful women in my life who have
had a hand in raising me.
i love you all ;)

image via postsecret

in & out.

i am back from california & slowly getting over my vacation hangover (i had the time change, PLUS a major flight delay coming home...YUCK). gathering myself & wading through my google reader. can't wait to be back :)

headed west.

"california im coming home
im going to see the folks i dig
ill even kiss a sunset pig
california im coming home..."

"they said, how long can you hang around?
i said a week, maybe two,
just until my skin turns brown
then im going home..."

~joni mitchell

lyrics, a little out of sync, but the sentiment is real. i'm headed to the west for some needed rest, sunshine & visiting with my lovely friends. i hope to post while i'm there, but if not, just listen to joni & go to the beach in your mind :)

california dreamin.

so i'm headed back to cali for an all too short visit next week and as i was sitting here tonight, i was making a mental list of ALL the things i miss about being out west...here's a sample:

emilia & the captain
in & out burger
(...a double cheeseburger protein & animal style, with crispy fries)
buffalo exchange
trader joe's
pacific beach
the 5 freeway
fashion island
fiestas
authentic mexican food
sushi
henry's
my kiddos & friends in the OC :)


that's a good start!

unfortunately, i must hold on...for one more day ;) here's a lil' wilson phillips trip down memory lane for the lovelies:

the low anthem.

the low anthem @ merrill auditorium

ok, so whilst waiting for my beloved ray lamontagne to take the stage this past weekend, my ears were delighted by the low anthem - i have to say it was like @ first listen! the group is uber-talented (seriously is there any instrument that the three of them don't play???) and i am now an O-fficial fan, this is my favorite song - freakishly haunting & sweetly heartbreaking...in a good way:



find them here.
listen to them here.
stalk them on the road here.

oh and my other fave is 'to ohio' which i couldn't find to share, so go to the website & livestream it :)

[photo by kristy for thingsihearttoday]

gossip in the grain.

i went to an AMAZING show last night, saw ray lamontagne (who i LOVE) and it was a feeling of being brought somewhere else for a short time where love & pain are friends, where feelings are transformed into his weathered, raspy voice and spoken directly to me. after an encore, he simply said "thank you, see you guys soon." and walked off...(sigh)...i am eternally grateful for amy & her spare ticket :)

my favorite song, SO glad he played it: