gah.

this is so adorable.
and true.
good men are dang attractive.
good men who want to be good, loving fathers
are even more attractive.

i'm really brave

not.

one of these days, i will be.

hair grows back, right?

...

elegant minimalism

my future wedding dress.

not that i'm looking becuase i'm close.

because i'm not.

not even.

so don't get your hopes up.

sorry mom.

i just happened upon this loverly dress and decided.

this is it.

what i want.

it needs a few moderations in the chestal area. 

...

But.

...

this is it.

i fell instantly in love with this beaut the moment i laid eyes on it.

it will go perfect with a husband dressed in a suit like this

married for time and eternity in this place

and will go perfect with a bouquet like this

...

wouldn't you say?

...

but we got dreams

i just feel so darned inspired.

images via google

dream wedding dress

okay people.

since weddings are constantly on my mind as of late (remember how i do flowers and have a zillion friends getting married this summer? yeah, me too.)

i  know what i want--wedding dress wise.

how about what i do not want first:

do NOT want:

down comforter dress:

aka bustle overkill.

something too trendy:

too much bling

i just. want something classic. elegant. simple. beautiful.

something a little like this:

{only with sleeves, natch}

these might even have too much lace.  but i love the simplicity of the designs!

and the silhouettes!

and the intricate detal in such small amounts. love.

wedding season is upon us

i have 8 wedding announcements up on my fridge.

8!!!

and that's not even all of them..

I can honestly say I am an experienced bride.  (i worked as a planner/executioner/advice giver you name it i did it.)

so i've got lots of practice.

when i think about my future wedding it looks something like this:

aka lots of light, and lots of pretty flowers.

 and not very many people.

don't get me wrong i love people!

but

I do not want a reception.  I do not want a billion people there who i don't even know greeting me in a line. 

My dream wedding consists of:

me.  my husband to be.

our families.

our close friends.

a beautiful temple.

lots of lovely flowers

and a photographer.. to take pictures of my pretty dress, handsome hubby and lovely flowers, natch.

what are your thoughts on the matter?

attention to detail

something i have noticed about myself and made the realization that i notice about myself is that i love anything that pays special attention to detail.  i am a pretty thoughtful person naturally so anything that has a lot of thought put into it makes my heart melt.

here is an example:

i love disney (that's no secret)

i grew up watching any and every disney movie (still do)

i loved the disney sing along song videos. loved.

disneyland just launched a new parade,

the soundsational parade

and the very first float features the songbirds from the opening song of the disney sing along song videos!

i tried to find a picture, but i couldn't find a decent one.

and another example:

disney's california adventure just opened a new ride,

ariel's undersea adventure.

check out the anamatronic Ursula. 

does she not look real?  you should also check out this video and see how she looks when she's functioning.

holy moly.  i am seriously in love with all the detail and time put into it.  She looks so real!

pretty sure this is why i love disneyland so much.

and why i want to work for disney someday. i would be in heaven.

since i would never live in idaho..

remember this post?

well

i've been thinking.

and

here are 5 places I would love to try living for a little while:

Beynac, France:

Salzburg, Austria:

recognize this house? :)

New York, New York:

Erin, Tennessee

Laguna Beach, California:

the situation:

you see a cute boy and you want to talk to him.

age 18:  giggle with your friends and don't talk to him.

or. work up the courage and talk to said cute boy (for me, it's usually don't talk to him option)

age 24:  you have the courage to talk to said cute boy. now you try to see if he's got a ring on his finger.  he does. forget him.


paying taxes
"mom.  why on earth do i have to pay so many taxes this year!?"

"why don't you get married?  you'll get money back! and i want grandbabies!"

"mom. no.  i'll just pay taxes. sheesh."


my mom really wants grandbabies.

in heavenly father's time, mom.  :)

how did you know?

I asked some of my friends to say how they knew it was right. (A while ago, actually.) I was reading through some old messages and wanted to share these.   You hear so many un-success stories.  So how about some successful ones?  Mm?  Happy 400th Post. 

I think one of the sweetest things that he said about when he knew he wanted to marry me was that he knew he couldn't see me not being in his life. I know that I made the right decision because he is everything to me and I am everything to him.

I just knew that I loved this boy because he was helping me become a better person. I wanted to do better because of him.

 

 I don't really know how to explain it... I just kind of knew.. There was something different with him. He was everything that I had wanted in a spouse and for the father of my kids, we had the same goals for the future, and he was the only person who's opinion I cared about. I wanted to be better for him. When I felt sad or was hurt, he was the only one I wanted there to comfort me.  It wasn't magical and it didn't come without it's trials or fights (and we still have them), but I love him and only ever think of him when he's not here and just constantly wanted to be around him and think of ways to make him smile and new ways to show him how much I love him... and the thought of me being with someone else just never felt right. When I prayed and Heavenly Father said yes about him, I suddenly remembered that he had said no to a few others that were just as worthy and good people. That's how I knew.

 

How did I know he was the right man for me? I preferred his company over anyone else's. Whenever I saw something funny or heard something that made me angry, he was the first person I wanted to tell. I never got sick of being around him, and I just couldn't picture myself being with any other guy. I prayed about marrying him, but I didn't get my answer until a few weeks before our wedding.

 

 

I loved these.  It seems that, for me, the unsuccessful stories scream a lot louder than the successful ones. 

 

Then I look around at all those people- who are my friends, those I look up to, leaders, etc. who are so happy and in working marriages and I think to myself,  Hey, this could work out for you, too.  I've got to work hard for it, but it can work! 

 

Life happens and things don't always work the way we plan them out. 

 

All I know is with Heavenly Father on my side that I'm going to be okay.  No matter what happens along the way.

captured perfectly

okay.

this

will be my wedding's color scheme

someday.



until i change my mind.

alice lane

i cannot get enough of this chair.

or this headboard.

or this couch.

dear alice lane,

will you please furnish my future home someday? 

it would be much appreciated

and i would be the happiest old gal on the block.

yours truly, erin

more artwork

distilled landscape

times square in blue

soft pastel on canson paper

the last time i was in times square it was pouring rain.  i loved the feel i had when i was there.  it was pouring rain but i still felt completely at home and warm.  i tried to capture that in this piece.

collage

untitled

mixed media, collage

when we got this assignment i had something completely different in mind. lots of rectangled cut out paper making some sort of rainbow blocks... (I love my bright colors)  but as i started working on it, the more i tried to force my ideas upon it, the more it wouldn't work.  i had to let the artwork do what it wanted to and i just guided it to where it needed to be (my professor's words.  i am loving that classs.)

I am learning so much.  Fine Art, I love you.  I feel like a sophisticated lady learning so much about something I'm passionate about.  I so much want to visit the Louvre in Paris.   And not only take in Van Gogh or Michaelangelo's artwork, but also to take in everything the curators have put in there, like Claude Lorrain.  There are some remarkable pieces which have been overlooked because most people really just pay attention to what society has given the most attention to. (like the Mona Lisa.).  just a thought.

happy art-ing!

also, I'm just curious.

What do you think makes a masterpiece?  I have more thoughts on that later, but I'm just wondering what you think.

or I'll never give my heart

Nat King Cole put this perfectly.  This is how I'll fall in love.  When that gallant man proves that he is perfectly and incandescently happy and feels the exact same way for me as I do for him.  That's when I'll give my heart completely.  That's when I'll fall in love.  (yeah, I'm a hopeless romantic... songs like this make me melt!)
 
When I fall in love

It will be forever
Or I'll never fall in love

In a restless world like this is
Love is ended before it's begun
And too many moonlight kisses
Seem to cool in the warmth of the sun
When I give my heart
It will be completely
Or I'll never give my heart
And the moment I can feel that
You feel that way too
Is when I fall in love with you

My Someday Wishlist

Naturally, I made a birthday wishlist.

Because my birthday is in 27 days. Holy moly.


Anyhow. All this wishlist-making is making me want to make more wishlists.. and since I can't have it all right now...

I decided to make myself a


"Someday Wishlist"




This list consists of:

1. A Size 4 dress from Anthropologie or Banana Republic. (because someday I will be a size 4..)
2. Annual passes to Disneyland, and being able to go at my leisure.
3. A beautiful yard to go with my adorable and cosy home
4. Enough money.
5. A dreamy Husband
6. Perfect Children
7. Red Lipstick and lovely days to wear it.
8. Chhristian Louboutin heels in nude(or cream)



I'm sure I will think up more things for my list later. But thought I'd share the vitals now. :)

What's on your someday-wishlist?