Words of Sound

Abandoning a 12 Step Program normally isn't the smartest move to make, especially when you've just broken up with a long time girlfriend and moved out of your house that was shared with your best friend. However, for Alex Ebert it ending up leading him straight to Jade Castrinos to form the one and only magical correlation of Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros. Slightly mental with an exotic twist of lyrics this album will have you skipping down the hall with the biggest smile across your face. It's my "must have" music for my studio sounds to get me into action mode.

July Brings

Sweaty mess! July definitely brings the heat but still it remains to be one of the best brunch months of the year! I'm not exactly sure as to why we all mark up our calenders with brunch dates with friends- all I know is that Friday through Saturday (usually 11am-2pm) my boyfriend and I catch up with friends at our favorite spots and discuss just how good life really is. Have an amazing month of July.  

Brunch Brunch Brunch- best part of the day

My latest trend, collecting a couple of these

Rooftops... we make it happen

Escape the heat... fade into the art

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If Only

I have had this vision of taking a road trip across the country with my closest friends since I was sixteen. A decade or so later I still have yet to do so. I'm not one for camping out every night or ever really, I despise mosquitoes, but given the chance to do some road-warrior traveling in some styled out high performance winnebago... count me in. 

If only this was my real job to travel around in this. {images:caravanolic}

I said... SUP

Don't get me wrong this weekend was completely amazing- but being surrounded by an active family and friends for hours upon hours...  I decided that I needed a little relaxation with some fresh air. Yet, when it comes to "relaxing" my boyfriend is more of the 'outdoorsy' type relaxer which sometimes leads us to hit heads when it come to deciding an easygoing-workout-play around type exercise (there is no relaxing with my significant other, so might as well go with it). Last Sunday he walked in and muttered "sup" with a huge grin on his face. I'm not sure the facial expression I had on my face but looking at his childish excitement I starting putting the pieces together.

Stand-Up Paddling is one of the greatest core workouts I have received without even focusing on working those particular muscles. I loved it! And the beauty of SUP is at first it was only happening in the oceans but not anymore, it's now everywhere- lakes, rivers and bays. Don't miss out on this summer fun opportunity that rocks your body in the most adventurous way. 

Plus, life doesn't get much better than this: Nature-SUP-Yoga & Just You. Pretty Great.

Put A Bow On It

Literally, one of my favorite designers has created brilliance through the slightest of detail.  Allow me to show you...

AZZARO

 Fall/Winter 2011-2012 Collection

On the 4th of July

Have a Happy & Cheerful 

4th of July !!!!!

xoxo~

Natalie

Hello, Obsession.

Summer is when I get the liberty of catching up on most of the books that I piled up in the corner of my office. My boyfriend seems to think that I'm some what creepy considering I refuse to buy a nook/iPad/kindle to handle my mess pile of books. I'm a book keeper, though- once I read them I place them, ever so nicely, up on one of the many book cases. I love the look of the book covers expanding across my walls, almost as if to glamourize them and myself for reading... as if guests in my home didn't know I could read. Yes, it's silly but I think my poor boyfriend is going to have to deal with my book piles during the three other seasons and secretly I know he reads them after I put them on my shelf... as if I wouldn't realize that they had been moved. Silly significant other.  

I read this classic every other year :)