Old Love

Have you seen Unfinished Song? It's a movie about a grumpy old man who loses the love of his life and ends up begrudgingly joining her choir group. One day, he visits her grave and tells her, "Potatoes. Two pints of milk. Teabags. Chicken. Sage and onions. Bottle of bleach. That's the shopping. That's what I'm doing today." How sweet that it's the little everyday moments he misses sharing with her most. Old love breaks my heart. (It's streaming on Netflix if you're in the mood for a slightly sappy tearjerker!)

Orange Twist

I love the simplicity of this long sleeve dress and how the knot adds a fun twist. I always think these types of knots help clothes drape better and are so flattering on all body types.

p.s. I just answered a survey and said my favorite colors are coral, gold and camel, but this week I realized I wore this orange dress to The Lab event, my nails are currently orange and we have orange towels hanging in the bathroom. Someone's in denial.

(Photos by Michelle Daily)

Wedding Themes

Over the weekend, my sister Sophie and I went to The Lab Event in San Francisco's Ferry Building. A group of talented, California-based event designers, florists, photographers, calligraphers and bakers collaborated to fill the space with pin-worthy wedding inspiration. Here's some of the goodness if you'd like to see...

{a lucite box filled with glitter and mini cheese board favors}

{my friends Going Lovely's space—how cool is the honeycomb installation PJ made??}

 

{Sophie wore a pretty purple lipstick. It's YSL's glossy stain :)}

 {At the end of the night, a man rode out on a bicycle pushing a wooden flatbed of baby pizzas!}

 {modern cakes and romantic tablescapes}

 {on the right: a fun twist on pb&j—peanut butter milk and strawberry pinwheels}

Cancer & The Case of the Sometimes

Life lately has been emotional. Sometimes I feel totally fine, and sometimes (especially when it's quiet) my thoughts race ahead of me like a crazy train about to fly off the tracks. Sometimes people will ask (like ordinary people do) "how are you?" and my customary answer of "good!" now feels like a bit of a lie. Sometimes I think about saying "not good" but because it'll just be the clerk in the grocery checkout line asking, I feel I should spare her the details. Lately, I've settled on "okay" for an answer. At least it's a little bit closer to the truth. Because the truth is sometimes we'll have pizza for dinner—perfectly blistered, thin-crust pizza—and we'll watch a movie on the ridiculous bean bag Alan bought that swallows up the living room, and things will feel perfect. Sometimes, in the very early mornings when our dreams still feel real, we forget and it's fine. But then sometimes, I can't seem to get the train back on the tracks.

This weekend, Alan said, "It's a wild ride, and I just have to hang on." So I rolled down the car windows so we could feel the wind in our hair. Sometimes that helps.

I Just Wanted To Say...

...you rock. Happy Valentine's Day :)

p.s. 3 DIY ideas for homemade valentines