Things Loved in July

I'm yanking this cute idea straight from G&D (go check out her blog, it rocks!). These are the things that I loved in July...

1.) Seeing my mom!! I had such a great time with her when she came out here, I hope it's something we can continue to do often! (Although with the price of airline tickets lately, who knows...)


2.) Anything blue.... because (how did I not blog about this???) we found out Sterin is having a BOY!!! I was with her when they did one of her 3 ultrasounds this month, and it was such a great experience. I'm so glad she let me tag along!

I'm also loving the adorable bedding she picked out:


3.) I loved Ikea this month, and I am dreaming about these two chairs:


4.) Wine - we picked up our first shipment of our wine club membership, and I love having good (local!) wine around the house.


5.) Spicy Chicken Wings - okay so I'm not proud about this one, but we have absolutely been LOVING the spicy chicken wings at our favorite local joint Wing Star Pizza. We've been there every Friday this month... :-/ We even made it on to their website with Char being the main attraction:

Blog Love: jeune marié

I found this blog when the author (yes, blog writers can be authors) wrote a comment on my blog. After perusing jeune marié, I was in love!

Although the "big guys" in the blog world are so lovable (apartmenttherapy.com, desiretoinspire.blogspot.com, sfgirlbybay.blogspot.com, etc) it's nice to find an "everyday jane" who has style and grace and GREAT taste.

Take a look at jeune marié's great style finds, which she pastes together into such cute little banners:







She also is an idea board pro...




I love a girl who knows her way around Photoshop :)


On a side note, she's going through the whirlwind trip from engagement to marriage, so I can't wait to see what happens along the way and for her to join the newlywed club!

Check her blog out here.

Earth Rattling

It was crazy feeling the earthquake today, but both Matt and I are okay. Matt was actually in Chino Hills when it hit (where it originated), and was in the car at the time. He could see all the cars and stoplights shaking.

I was at work 20 miles from where it originated, and our building shook pretty badly. All the native Californians ran to door frames, and all the non-natives sat at our desks dumb founded (including me). I need to really learn how to act fast when one starts because you never know how big and/or long it will be.

It was a pretty mediocre earthquake, but it was definitely the biggest I have ever felt and it's a rude awakening when you least expect it!

You can check out the story here.

I do have to add I have the best husband in the world; when he got home from work he assured me my art frames were still in tact. I hadn't even thought of that! He knows me too well...

Update - I found this interesting video on cnn.com, the building I work in looks very similar to this, and this was recorded during today's earthquake in the same city I work in: