Rock Star

My friend Anna is rockin’ it. A big congrats to her COVER PHOTO on this week’s Fort Worth Weekly! Check her out!

Filed under: Just for Fun , Anna Routh Photography, Fort Worth photography, Fort Worth Weekly

Dose of Olive

So clearly I have not been posting daily Olives for awhile, so I’m going to tweak things a bit. I’ll now be dishing out doses of Olive as I have cute pictures of her.

First up, Olive’s debut into professional photography. She made an appearance at Trav and my recent engagement shoot with Jules Robles, a great photographer! I love this picture of Olive. Especially because if you look closely, you can see there’s something on her nose. Love!

Filed under: Olive , Jules Robles photography

Happy Halloween!

Eat lots of sweets, be mischievous, dress up!

images via flickr from top: Sweet Freak, sadalit, b2ool, demode, vieilles_annonces

Filed under: Uncategorized

Hello, It’s the Weekend

I’m heading off to College Station this weekend to visit my alma mater for the first time since graduation. I’m quite excited. What are your plans for the weekend? Anything fun for Halloween?

Next week: much more from me, its been quiet on the front this week.

I’d like to leave you with this, just because:

image via ozfan22, flickr

Filed under: Just for Fun , College Station, Halloween

Shop Local, Support Handmade

As an aspiring entrepreneur and dreamer of having my own handmade-inspired business some day, I’ve really been trying to tap into local talent and events. I wanted to share two upcoming events, one sponsored by Etsy Dallas, that look like great shopping opportunities!

First up: Jingle Bash

Jingle Bash is sponsored by Etsy Dallas and will be on November 21st from 1-7pm. The website advertises: free admission, full bar, music, great food, indie shopping. Um, I’m there!! Rumor has it that they give killer grab bags out to the first 50 customers so I’m thinking about getting there early to snatch up one of those!

Second: Dallas Flea

The website doesn’t give much information as to the details of the event, but The Dallas Flea will be held on December 5. Local screen printer Dowdy Studio will be in attendance, according to their Etsy site. I’ll definitely be attending this event, as well!

With the holidays coming up, these events are sure to provide ample gift options for all of your beloved ones!

Filed under: Out and About , Dallas, dowdy studio, etsy, etsy dallas, handmade, jingle bash, local, the dallas flea

I Dream of Alexander McQueen

Ages ago I saw these first two dresses on a website and they’ve stuck with me since. Aren’t they fabulous. I just think they’re wonderful, whimsical, out-of-the-box dresses for a bride that would want something different.

Filed under: fashion, weddings , Alexander McQueen, out of the box wedding dress

How to Have a Happy Birthday

image via flickr, try-whisting-this

This is the cover art for the children’s book, How to Have a Happy Birthday, A Party Cut-Out Book from 1960. Isn’t it fantastic? Seeing as it is the day of my birth it makes me think, what is the recipe for a great birthday? Mine? Friends, family, Olive, and lots and lots of food that’s bad for me.

What’s your favorite thing to do on your birthday?

Filed under: Just for Fun , birthdays, Flickr, how to have a happy birthday, try-whistling-this, vintage children's book

Daily Olive

Ugghhh. My bestie.

Filed under: Olive

What Happened to Dear Facebook?

While laying in bed with Olive waiting for Mr. Essl to come home from his softball game I’m doing some serious perusing of the Facebook. Its been awhile. And now I remember why.

Remember when Facebook was about keeping in touch? Or more importantly, accumulating virtual friends and photo and wall stalking? There’s no fun in that anymore because of this:

Items like FarmVille, Mafia Wars, or “Which Twilight Character Are You?” fill my news feed.  Incessant messages inviting me to be a fan of this photographer or that shop. It’s practically social media gone spam. I am a firm believer in the power of social media and the positive impact something like Facebook can have when used efficiently and effectively.

Perhaps that’s why I am so fond of Twitter these days. It’s opt-in, opt-out, filters content to 140 characters, and provides me with content I care about. But it leaves me wondering, with my internet-attention deficit disorder considered, what will replace Twitter in my mind next?

Filed under: Uncategorized , content, Facebook, internet, social media, social media turned spam, Twitter

If I Liked to Dress Up on Halloween

I’d be one of these. Oh, also if I was a cute wisp of a thing as well. But, alas, neither fall under my category so I’ll just post for you to enjoy!

Cute Halloween outfits from I’m Your Present on Etsy.

Filed under: Just for Fun, fashion , etsy, halloween costumes, i'm your present