Halloween Memories 2009

This year I had some pretty good memories from Halloween. Here are some of the highlights from 2009:

Going out as Don & Betty Draper for an evening. And boy, does Darrin make a good Don ;)

Walking up to the bar to see a girl raving about her proposal that had just taken place. I sure hope she remembers it...

My fake chest tattoo.

"Marking" my man as they would say on Mad Men.

The great costume swap of 2009.

And one very excited tele-tubby!

Halloween!

So my glorious prior roomies threw a great party on Friday night that they decorated so adorable, had to share! They though of every last detail from the witches' brew, to Bloody Mary in lipstick on the bathroom mirror. Pretty fun!

Our adorable hostesses (Robin Hood & the sexy clown!)

The handmade bat trail leading through the house!

Bats were hidden everywhere!

Cute pumpkins under the counters even!

Very cute decorating though, even entering through a forest of streamers! One of the many reasons I love having crafty, creative friends! What a fun night it was as well, gt us ready to go for real Halloween the next night for sure!

[black & White photos courtesy of Miss Emily]

My love for Red Jackets...

Saw this incredible image over on The Satorialist. I love red coats like this (as you may have noticed by now), and hope that some of the photos from our shoot with my red coat come back good! I've been obsessed with the red coat & dark hair look since I first saw the movie Love Actually. I don't know if it's just her accent, but what a great look!

Photoshoot

As some of you have seen me blog before, we are big fans of our friends over at Honeysuckle Photography. Maggie went to school with us, and has an incredible design eye as a photographer. She photographed one of my dearest girlfriends weddings, and has done quite a few other friends of ours as well. If you haven't checked them out yet, you're missing out!

So Maggie asked Darrin and I if we would be interested in doing a shoot for fun. We thought it sounded like a great idea, and spent the afternoon running around Portland in some of our favorite neighborhoods being goofballs. She posted a few of her first photos on her blog here, and will be posting more soon when she gets done editing. I can't wait to see how the color turns out in some of the ones she took, but hasn't posted yet! More to come...

Upcoming Project

I started a new house project yesterday & Darrin decided to get in on the fun... Caught him in the act ;)

Apparently I need to shop in NYC

I know I have over-posted a bit about my trip & findings... but bear with me. I am fully convinced of the shopping power of NYC. Many things that have been on my list of wants/NEEDS ;) were found there and far cuter/more affordable than expected! A fruitful trip none-the-less!

Long-time list that has been fulfilled:

Cute red winter coat: Every since watching Love Actually years ago, I decided I needed a cute red coat too. I have never found one in the right cut, or the right price range (weird how those two things avoid each other)... until now! Thank you Uniqlo, my new favorite shopping destination!

Opaque Orange Tights: Needed crucially for Beaver games, and even more so now that I have Oregon State Alumni functions to attend occasionally. Who knew I'd have to fly across the country in order to not by them in the Halloween section? Thanks once more Uniqlo!

A new transition purse: I needed a purse that was sturdy this time (sorry old purse, your fake leather started to flake off & I got dirty looks walking into Miu Miu) and that was a neutral tone, without being dull and boring. H&M to the rescue with my new bag. With a flat bottom it never falls over & dumps. Has an easy-access external pocket with zipper, as well as a main top zipper for riding the train, etc.! Trust me the photo doesn't do it justice!

Japanese Masking Tape: As you saw in the last post... the super fun masking tape I hadn't been able to track down!

I finally found it!

So after much obsession and online searching, I had given up on ever finding (let alone seeing in person) the super fun colorful Japanese masking tape that everyone had been raving about online. I saw it on all of my favorite blogs, the Design Within Reach website (albeit sold out), etc. yet nowhere could I track it down. After completely forgetting about it, I walked into the MoMa store in NYC and look at what was sitting on the shelf starring me right in the face!!!