Beach House Love :: Personal

Lately I've been getting quite a few requests for photo tours of our {temporary} beach house. I have to laugh because anyone who's ever been inside an ocean-side living space will know that beach decor is truly in a design class of its own. Such a class considers nautical themed bathrooms and tiki bar inspired living rooms to be the norm. And the same class requires at least one dozen seashell filled bowls in every bedroom. Regardless, beach houses are able to maintain some completely bizarre sense of beauty. They make the inhabitant feel lucky to be there and are immediately capable of putting any ocean dweller into an instant state of calm {even when porthole windows are in serious excess}.

So today I've put together the key parts of our home - the important things that truly make it a beach house. It's these fabulous items that remind me even in the most ridiculous of decor, I still get to sit on the balcony and watch as dolphins jump from wave to wave.

Can you say your living room has a Volkswagon-surf board-palm tree-guitar lamp? Didn't think so.

The beauty on the left is definitely the treasure of our home. And it's appropriately placed in the kitchen, lest we ever forget what time is.

For the past few months I've been trying to figure out what this guy's initial purpose in life was. Do you think he's supposed to hold a plant? Or maybe he's a special breed of beer koozie?! It's just so hard for me to believe he was really created to carry beach miscellany. Then again, I could be wrong.

On second thought, maybe this is the gem of the house. A palm tree bathroom mirror made from seashells?! I'll take two.

And on that note, I'm wishing you the most wonderful of afternoons!

Michelle

{P.S. Just so we're clear, the house came furnished. I don't get to take credit for any of this.}

A Bad Case of the Mondays :: Life

It's ironic, really, that for a week with two snow days and a national holiday, I still stubbornly put up a fight against the start of the impending week. While I'm busy at work trying to get back to work, I couldn't wait to post a quick picture from Saturday. I spent the afternoon with the lovely ladies of the Gown Boutique of Charleston meeting a handful of gorgeous {and giddy} brides and gawking over hundreds of ridiculously beautiful wedding gowns. You'll have to wait for the full post until later this week, but until then feel free to stare at this drool-worthy studio of ivory lace and silk satin.

Happy Monday,

Michelle

Gloria Estefan and SNL :: Personal

I love them because they're good people. I love them because they're funny, talented, and couldn't be any more different than myself. Occasionally we'll find commonality in a song {usually by Warren G} or a new Saturday Night Live skit {last year T-Payne and Andy Samberg joined us for Christmas dinner}. But for the most part, we have little in common other than shared memories and a fond admiration for one another. When we were younger we'd split our time between Barbie's and G.I. Joe's. And despite having the obvious advantage, my brothers were gracious enough to join me at dressing up in thrift store finds and orchestrating fashion shows in the hallway. While they still feel the need to remind me, it's okay because I know, full well, that I was spoiled. And while our world views, political views, and views on the best grocery store to frequent will most likely never align, I love these boys so fiercely it's a miracle they haven't suffocated from my stifling embrace. They are and always will be my most favorite big brothers in the universe. Given the opportunity I could not have hand picked more perfect individuals to share my childhood with. They taught me to laugh and they showed me what good music really was {even though I swore Gloria Estefan would always be my hero}. They forced me to try the most scary rides at the county fair, but they held my hand and told me it was okay to be afraid when I started crying at the top. And without fail they were present for every ballet recital I ever performed in.

I know I had it easiest. Being the youngest of three and the only girl really does set one up for success. But without these guys I wouldn't be half the person I am today. At the least I would be a much whiner, poor movie tasting, bad 90's pop music listening version of myself.

Happy Tuesday!

Michelle