i felt the need to reblog this because j and i can’t get enough of this little girl that we have lovingly nicknamed baby merlin. her parents are pretty cool too. we still regret not getting her a bday present. this girl deserves presents — she is so cute. keep it coming merlin.
We are trying to get out in the city of Chicago and see some sites, but Maren won’t stop working.
hey.
this week is a little depressing. i’m in advertising and this week is the international ad fest / competition in cannes.
it happens every year. and for most of us, it is a week filled with anxiety about how your ads might do in the competition only to find out that they got nothing. me and my partner have had some ads shortlist so far (a glimmer of hope!) followed by a big crash when they didn’t pick up any medal.
this all sounds pathetic, sorta “get a life”, it’s only a job and they are only ads. but it’s what we care about. it’s nice to know that people enjoyed and want to recognize your hard work.
let me now prove a need a life even further. i have just spent the last 10 minutes playing make believe. i recently saw a spread in a magazine with a model wearing the color “st germain”. she was wearing it with heavy black eyeliner. it was so throwback looking. it reminded me of how glamorous women used to dress. it reminded me of cannes… sigh.
so i went out and tried on the lipstick color.
st germain on an italian girl looks absolutely AWFUL. i walked away with some colors that are almost just as bad because i couldn’t help myself. they are “satin” and “pink nouveau”. i came home and put them on, but not before teasing my hair and putting it up in a french twist.
fyi pregnant women. a french twist is actually not that hard to do. and if you like the way it looks, it’s a great way to keep get your hair off your back in this humid summer weather. i use big bobby pins. not the sticks they recommend using in the really old illustration below.
and here are the colors. you see what i mean? they don’t seem to quite work on me.
“snob”
“pink nouveau”
i think i will forever have to wear these lip shades with black eyeliner and teased hair so people know that i know my lips look ridiculous.
anyway - that was my afternoon. sorta pathetic. i don’t think i’d make a good stay at home mom. these self indulgent episodes are kinda freakin’ me out.
i mean, it is alarming what is happening out there…
http://stayathomemoms.about.com/b/2010/06/01/stay-at-home-moms-turn-phone-sex-operators.htm
but who am i to judge? i just played dress up.
important to note - last days of pregnancy not easy. not really into caring about what i’m wearing because nothing feels all that good on.
today i wore some jean shorts that i was certain i would return and not need to wear at all before the baby comes. but it’s so warm out and i had no dresses to throw on. i mean i do, but i’m sick of them. so i grabbed these. they are from the GAP. ooo and they are on sale right now fyi. i like them but i will say that the way they are cut and they fabric they use, they feel a little baggy towards the end of the day. maybe a few times in the drier could help that. i’ve also got on a linen shirt from american apparel that i bought last year. normally i would but a belt around it or tie it in a knot at the bottom but not right now. it’s so loose fitting that it’s working well in these late stages of pregnancy. i found a similar one here. i’m not sure about $45 though.
in other news my feet do not look like my feet. they are huge. and my right calf has a permanent charlie horse today. waaaah.
this weekend was a crafts weekend. i’ve been really really torn on what to do with our nursery. while jonathan envisions baby animals and pastels everywhere, there is nothing i want less than your typical nursery. i understand that a baby needs color and shapes and sounds and all those good things to stimulate their brain. i will give her that. but i don’t know why it’s necessary to fill her room with pastels and fluffy animals everywhere. i don’t think she’ll care. what i want, and hopefully what she wants too, is just a nice room.
that said, i’m not claiming to have this all figured out. i have two “themes”, for lack of a better word, in my head.
1) to believe in things. this theme is pretty positive and open ended. and it’s the reason i have a hand made stuffed unicorn head 90% waiting for eyes and to be hung in the room.
2) a little lady. the reason i went here is because we are naming her madelyn after my grandma who was a true lady in every sense of the word. their house was beautiful, her clothes and jewelery were all beautiful too. they bought their home in the 50’s and up until about 7 years ago or so, there was still a lot of their old gold flocked wall paper on the walls, original tile etc. so i’m taking a lot of inspiration from my memories of her.
enter this wallpaper or fabric or something that i found online last week.
it’s got a certain level of nostalgia to me, i can’t place my finger on it. i went to mood fabric to find something similar. i found something, but it needed work. it was too pastel and not enough flowers. so mom suggested we grab some fabric paints and get stamping.
fabric on the right, before we got started.
we added the red and yellow here…
and then after mom spent an entire day hemming the edges and creating a little pocket at the top to stick a curtain rod through — we hung it behind the crib.
i still think that maybe we could stand to add a few more colors. maybe. another possibility is to make it curtains because j isn’t sold on the wall hanging thing. but overall, it gives me the feeling that i wanted it to. will keep you posted.
me : neat dress. and that pattern, wow, huh, it’s…how would you describe that pattern?
myself : i dunno. shhhh.
(awkward silence)
myself : come on, we’re going to be late for work.
i struggle with the concept. i mean, why need a gift for something that your body was born to do? something you decided to do together? i’m not doing anyone a favor here.
but then, who doesn’t like to get presents?
so, i imagine if i were to find a push present out there and drop a hint to jonathan, it should be something that is timeless and classic… none of which are the words to describe my current obsession - an over-sized gold ring of an indian chief’s head. i saw it at henri bendel and can’t find it anywhere on their site. it was awesome. breathtaking!
while searching for it, i found these other rings on bloomie’s site. jonathan, no, i’m not trying to tell you something.
jealous of all women everywhere wearing whatever the heck they want in this warm weather. you are a very lucky woman indeed. here is a sampling of some things that i can’t wait to wear once i have a waist again.
blouses tucked into shorts
or blouses tucked into skirts.
pants that draw attention to a waist!
high-waisted skirts and one strap tanks.
high-waisted pants!
jeans that look like they are straight from the 70s.
short shorts in a lace eyelet fabric!
a nonsense dress.
this tank and a fancy cocktail bar to wear it to.
this dress. or not. this dress would make me look like a total slizzo.
all things seen above can be found on built by wendy, madewell, oak and jcrew.
saturday night after our day trip, we went to dinner with some pals. our friends, mary and will are getting married next weekend. traditionally, within our little group, we take the bride out for a “last night of freedom” in the city. but this time we changed it up, made it a gathering for both the boys and the girls at Alma here in brooklyn. delish! winning dish for the night was the steak fajitas. you must get them.
i wore a shirt that used to fit as a dress. it’s got tons of ruffles so my belly button wasn’t sticking straight out. i appreciate that. also sporting my favorite cardigan of all time from Madewell and my fave maternity jeans. it’s as good as it’s going to get at this stage in the game.
we started the night at the bar downstairs from Alma. can’t remember the name. but it’s great.
then we headed upstairs to eat. posting this pic because it’s a great one of meg and gina. laughs all around.
another happy photo. bride is all the way left. we are still learning our camera so i’m outta focus. fine by me. blurry = less wrinkles, pimples and deep shadows.
i’m sad i’m going to miss the wedding. i will be on the couch with my feet up, waiting for this baby. good luck mary and will! xo.
this saturday j and i took a little trip up the hudson to cold spring, ny. we woke up to clouds and some showers but decided that it was important to get out there and do something different other than baby errands etc.
upon arrival, we quickly realized this place’s website was as upfront as it possibly could be about what it offers - antiques. i thought surely there would be some variety in stores. no. antiques. luckily for cold spring, i enjoy rummaging. didn’t find anything though. so, we walked down towards the river.
although we made an effort to try to get away from all the baby talk, it was pretty fun to imagine taking our own kids to a place like this. these kids were so cute, talking to the ducks was all they needed to make their day complete.
we ended our trip with with a delicious lunch on the river and some yummy local ice cream.
oh yeah, and i wore…
a maternity tank from target, those shoes from aerosoles, a jean jacket that i wear all the time now because i hate what my arms are doing AND new pants. i picked these up at the Gap. they were on sale. i love the color the fit and the little zipper pockets. btw, they are 29.99 in the store and 39.99 online. totally worth the trip to the store if you are in the market for some new summer pants.
