I'm back, so to speak. Just a little post about my recent favorites.



My new jacket by Chloé




I bought this dress in SF. i comes with a nice simple white belt.



This photograph courtesy of Bowerbird.



My new night gown.

Summer is almost over and I'm completely excited about it. Although summer is a great time to have fun, fall is when I feel I am at my best. So I know this is fall 2009, but I'm still very much in love with Built By Wendy's fall collection of 08'. it's what i'm going to model my fall to winter around.



Wishlist: Jean Paul Gaultier Toggle Coat



that's it for now.

XO,
Nicole

New Hair + New Hutch

from the best antique store in the world.



i got some bangz.



...and a new "entertainment unit". and yes, i'm watching golden girls.

My trip to San Francisco/Grizzly Bear/Wilco is in less than a week and I cannot wait. I'm planning on going to museums, wearing sundresses and drinking plenty of my new obsession, coca cola zero. i've had 3 today and although not the best idea, it sure did taste good.

Best,
Nicole

Daisies + Postcards

I'm a grandpa today! i bought this shirt at my work (surprise surprise) for around 8 bones and since it makes me a bit of a gramps, i ran with it.




ugh, i had to sharpen this into the stratosphere because i have yet to buy a tripod. maybe for my birthday?

----Daisies





i made that button because of my obsession. it's gettin bad.

----photobooth





I received this book of postcards from a friend a looong while ago, but i've never mailed one yet! i'm not sure why, since they're the cutest things ever. i think i have a trouble with parting with them. my favorite is the girl in the middle of the last picture.

goodnight!
nicole

Paint + Heidi

One thing I've done since i've been absent is paint my bathroom! When I was around 15, I decided to paint it this flourescent green color. bad idea, especially with the black and white checkerboard tile.

but check this out:




Sorry all of these paint colors seem different now that i post them, but the most true representation is probably the first one. It's so much better walking in there now! you aren't blinded by a flash of green AND the windows don't look like monsters eyes from outside at night. all I need now are some white hand towels with rose embroidery on them and a new jewelry box. I think it's about time I hit up Etsy.

----Books

I've recently become acquainted with a used book store right down the street from my house called, "Camelot". I'm pretty sure I've never been there before and I was really missing out. They not only sell new books you could find in your local mega-bookstore, but also gems like this one below:


You have no idea how long I've been looking for a decent copy of "Heidi" that isn't a paperback from Amazon. The spines a little worse for the wear, but for 5 dollars I'm not complaining. I'm just glad that I finally have a copy to call my own.



I've been watching an insane amount of....well, anything related to Amy Sedaris, really. "Strangers with Candy", Letterman/Ferguson/Kimmel interviews. Anyway, I've heard some great things about her book, "I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence", so I decided to go pick it up. it's full of amazing recipes(I hear the cupcakes are really good) hospitality advice as well as crafting ideas. The fact that she's hilarious,amazing(and so on and so forth...)is just an added bonus.

----Clothes
My work continues to amaze me. I don't even feel the need to shop anywhere else, which is absolutely wonderful. It sure saves me a ton of money(the romper was 10 bucks, the bag 9)
Recent Buys:



I'm planning on wearing this romper a lot this summer, especially on my trip to San Francisco in less than a month. I wore it on memorial day and it's surprisingly comfortable. usually rompers have an extreme wedgie factor and by hour 2 you're already over it. Sad, but true.



Tell me....Why is Etienne Aigner so amazing? every dang time I come across one of her bags, I have to buy it. I've already bought two the last couple of weeks. oh and her shoes are really great,too. I purposely don't ebay/etsy the name because I know I'd spend too much money.

That's all! have a good thursday!
Nicole

Laptops + Engagements

It's been a while since I've last posted, but not from lack of enthusiasm! the charger for my laptop finally bit the dust, so now I'm forced to update from another computer that's not so easy to access. I promise that once i get my new charger in the mail, I'll never let my laptop go unappreciated!

so it goes...

----The Engagement Party

Andrea and Dave, the lovely bride and manly groom(I don't think he'd want me calling him "lovely") had a very elegant, pretty engagement party this last saturday. I managed to get a few shots of the layout, but since I'm not so good at planning ahead, i forgot to take a good portion of photos for this website. sorry! but regardless, i took a few pics.

They had these wonderful tissue paper balls hanging from everywhere in the backyard and side patio ( I managed to snag a couple on my way out,too. Although, I don't really have a place to put them in my room and they are quite large. doesn't matter, I'll figure something out!)

Here's another shot of them over the pool. I absolutely love Andrea's backyard. we would swim in the summer and you can't see it, but there are flowers(white roses i believe) over the awning and the last time we were swimming,they were falling into the water and band of horses was playing... you can imagine how pretty all of this was. ahhh,memories.

party favors with cookies that read,"Dave" and "Andrea".

It was a very nice day. I'm going to add more to this pretty soon, including some video messages to my pal Amara whose currently overseas in London town, but honestly I'm having trouble figuring out how to upload videos onto this blog from a mac. Can anyone help me out? I'm just super PC.

Love,

Nicole

Shoes + House

I don't have much to say today except for:
1) These shoes are THE best for summer. I just wish I had a boat...and a lake...and a summer home to go along with them.




2) tonight is the season finale of "House". AH!

3)


4)Today i went to the park and read my new oscar wilde book from the swapmeet. it was such a nice day, even though the lake dried up(stupid california water-shortage)it's definitely something i'm going to do more during summer. but seriously, i need to stop drinking malts everyday,though. it's getting ridiculous!

Books + Lanterns

----OC Swapmeet
today i had my first saturday off in ages. i decided to take this opportunity to go explore the orange county swapmeet with my buddy Arin. Sadly, it didn't have a ton to offer but there was a nice little section of new and used books that i pounced on!
here's one of my favorites that i got:



here's a wonderful love poem that Hearst wrote about Davies:

oh, the night is blue and the stars are bright
like the eyes of the girl of whom I write
and the day is a glimmer of golden light
like the locks of the girl of whom I write
and the skies are soft and the clouds are white
like the limbs of the girl of whom I write
but no beauty of earth is so fair a sight
as the girl who lies by my side at night

what a weird courtship it was, as she was 16 and he was 58 when they first started dating. she seemed to lead the most glamorous, full life.I just can't imagine being friends with norma shearer and clark gable.

----Miss Dior
Last christmas, I made the decision to switch perfumes from my tried and true "Miss Dior Cherie" to Marc Jacob's "Daisy". I like Daisy, but turns out I don't adore it as much as Miss Dior. when i find this out is of course when i run out of it..until! swapmeet '09 trip prevailed! AND it was only 40 bucks!



----Murufest

Yesterday was the 5th annual Murufest,which is a festival that my friend Michelle Murufas and her younger brother Paul thought up that has grown to epic proportions. 6 amazing bands played and we even managed to get "We Love Long Beach" and "The Ice Cream Man" to show up to BBQ and give out free ice cream! I went to the 99 cent store in search of some lanterns for it and found the best ones ever. the bulbs inside even twinkle! look!



I now use them above my desk and they add a little zazz i think. haha.

----Griffith Observatory

i managed to get pictures from my trip to the griffith observatory in LA with my dads side of the family. these are my siblings!



with my dad being a photographer and all,you'd think he'd remember to take his camera to family events? nope, never.he always leaves it at home...and coincidently on the most beautiful day ever! we badgered him until he opted for a little disposable camera. i absolutely love how they came out, too. i love the graininess and how happy we all were. i miss them a lot.