Good Morning to you sweet readers (this was actually Good Evening to me last night)…on the roof top of my building which is what I consider my “backyard” in NYC. It is just about the only semi-private outdoor space that I can claim my own. There is nothing like spending late night evening up here with friends, or enjoying my morning coffee as the sun rises over the East River.

This is my escape…a way to catch a quick breath of fresh air after the stuffing and sealing of our Save the Dates…this project is ALMOST at a closure, and for that we have yet another thing checked of the never ending wedding planning list. Cheer with me please!!!

And just for a teaser, I leave you with this.

First off, props to Mom for my birthday present “surpriseS” in the mail last week. Love them all – fit like a charm! They sure made packing easy. Pretty much packed up my new things in a bag and that was that.

Even my new fragrance is included (yes…it is less than 3 fluid ounces-I’m getting pretty saavy with all these traveling rules). Hopefully this will help mask the “airport smell” that sticks on you when you travel. It never fails. I will shower right before I leave for the airport, and when I get to my final destination I feel like I am literally coated in 3 inches of ICK-i-ness!

My birthday rambling goes on here for a minute, please bear with me. Oh I just love birthdays. You know what my favorite part is? The cards. I have a weak spot for creativeness, and when it comes to the birthday card; well, you’ve already won me over. The sweet I work with left this one outside my door last Friday. How adorable is that little birthday hat?

Now for the good stuff. This guy and I have a love-hate relationship. We have a pretty smooth relationship, but when it gets rocky…IT GETS ROCKY. I mean realllll bad! So today for the most part me was on his P’s and Q’s. He did just what I asked when I clicked print, and was rapidly obeying my commands. Praise the LORD. I only have 2 hours, and A LOT to get done.

So I pulled my “craft box” out of the closet. Prior to this picture I was neatly organized. I am things were stacked nicely and had a little order. Well I brought havoc upon that order. You see my cutting board was at the bottom. Neatly tucked beneath all of these other things. So in best attempt to “pull the table cloth off the table without messing up the place settings” move – I grabbed it from beneath, and things went wild. So you see this is what I got. For now it will stay like that because other things have higher priority in my life right now.

So I plopped myself down on the floor. Yes on the floor. That is where I work best. My family laughed at me ALL of my younger years because while working/studying/being crafty/whatever…you could find my indian-style on the floor. Concrete. Wood. Carpet. Pebbles. Tile. Doesn’t really matter.

And I busy. I took over those little crop lines and had at it. 50 invites later…

You got this.

To be sealed with a little, silver round address label. It’s a fun, little project for a Birmingham Entertainment Shower.

Oh no…It is 5:00. I think my cab awaits. Home Sweet Home here I come!

They did it again. Yeap, West Elm made my heart race. Literally, you’d of thought I sprinted from the subway. So, I went in the store today just simple to browse “what’s new” and peak at their new collaborations. Well today I was in for a real treat because their holiday wrapping is in. I always anticipate the fabulous wrapping ideas for the holidays from various retailers (anthropologie, tory burch, west elm, neiman marcus, saks). For me, sometimes the wrapping makes me more excited than the actual gift…doesn’t take much to make me smile – just a fabulous design idea!

Today I bought a small gift, and the gal stocked my bag with ALL 3 gift tags and a fabulous little animal tag as well. We shared a few “studio” stories; she goes to Pratt and I have fond memories of late (and delirious) nights at studio while in architecture school.

Props to West Elm for another fab idea…