Vick's a Loser

Good riddance to bad rubbish.....

House Inspiration Pics

I have a subscription to Domino magazine and love all of the awesome pictures they include of different homes which provides me with tons of inspiration for our house. Of course, the rooms which are almost entirely white are completely not practical, especially when you have an 80 pound Lab!

Paging Dr. Clark

That still sounds so weird to call my younger sister "Doctor", but she certainly looks the part and is doing great things up in Boston....I know the patients are so lucky to have her.

What a Cutie!

Meet Zach, the little boy of Lavin, one of my best friends - these were apparently taken at one of his first trips to the pool. Absolutely adorable...

Fashionable Golf Chair

I can hardly believe I'm saying this, but I have fallen in love with the chair in this picture which is decorated with golf themed fabric. Has Ryan's love of the game finally worn off on me? Nah.....I still think it's a great chair, the fact that it incorporates his favorite past time is just an added bonus. This chair is on sale at one of my favorite stores called Making Ends Meet in Shelbyville - it's a wonderful place to get fabrics and upholstered furniture.

Happy Birthday

Just wanted to post a special Happy Birthday to two very special women. My mother-in-law, Sharon, is celebrating her birthday today, and Ryan's grandmother, Helen, celebrated her birthday on Friday. Happy Birthday to you both!!

Purse Envy

Let me just say how much I love this Fendi purse - in a dream world I would snatch it up in 10 different colors. Alas, I don't live in a dream world but right here on earth, which means I could never justify spending $1200 on a purse!! (And that's the "deal" rate from Bluefly!). A girl can dream, though......

Happy Birthday Ryan!

Today, my sweet, funny, charming and handsome husband turns 32. Happy Birthday, sweetheart, I love you very much!

Color Splash on HGTV

I tried to do something tonight that I never thought I would - apply to be on a television show. A little background...I am addicted to the HGTV channel. Design Star is a show on HGTV where ten or so aspiring interior decorators compete and the designer who wins gets their very own TV show on the channel. I did not watch the first season of Design Star, but I love the show that is hosted by the winner of the first Design Star contest - it's called Color Splash and the designer is David Bromstad. With a design team, he basically goes to the homes of various individuals and makes over one of their rooms - there has not been one room I have not liked that David has done. I was catching a rerun today and thought, hell, why don't we sign up?? I threw the idea out to Ryan and he did not have any objections. I later looked up the show on HGTV to apply(I know, I'm such a geek), only to discover that (A) Color Splash is not currently taping, and (B) you basically have to live in New York City, Philadelphia or San Francisco to have your home picked for the show....damn. I guess I'm on my own in throwing some look together for our den.

Pearl

With all of these recent posts about the puppies our friends are getting, I felt the need to post a recent picture of Pearl - here she is sprawled out on the guest bed downstairs, ruling the roost as usual.

Welcome Daisy

Our friends Mark and Natasha picked up Daisy, their little English bulldog puppy, this afternoon. She's a total cutie....

How I love Anthropologie....

I so, so wish there was an Anthropologie store in Louisville. . .I keep hearing rumors that we are getting one, but I won't hold my breath. For now, I'll simply have to admire their wares from the comfort of my office while perusing their site on my computer. Here's a dress I would absolutely love to get (it has kelly green in it, my favorite!), as well as a fantastic outfit with wide leg jeans. Hallelujah, I think the straight leg jean craze is slowly fading out - as a curvy girl, I could never jump on that bandwagon.