18 months, courtesy of Amy Free

I'm late finally posting these to the blog, but here is a taste of sweet Amy's talent. She posted some others here. I love the way she captured our Sadie girl- so accurate. Enjoy!

Need this haircut-stat.

Photo via Anthropologie and Ah Bon!

And six weeks later...

Worst blogger EVER. I've given you zero material for quite some time. Sorry. Life got in the way and the one time I tried Blogger was down all night. Regardless, here is the follow up to the rest of our Kentucky trip...

Downtown Louisville has really changed since we lived there 5 years ago. There is a lot more activity, especially since the new Yum Center opened. Stephen and I stayed at 21C again, and it was great. We LOVED our dinner at Proof. The menu was totally intimidating, but once we decided to just trust the chef and our hipster waiter, we were good to go. Let's just say I ate fiddlehead ferns for the first time. This hotel and restaurant are interesting. There is definitely a strong sense of luxury, but everything somehow manages to stay low key. The staff is very friendly and attentive. I'm happy when someone greets me with a personal, handwritten note and some chocolate...

Here's our room- refreshingly modern.
And now a tour of downtown in pictures...



KY friends, do these two pictures scream field trip?

I'll be back soon with Sadie's 18 month photoshoot and some things that are making me really happy...Oh, miscellaneous sidenote. Please go to Proof for dinner, but also consider it for breakfast. Their oatmeal is amazing.

To Kentucky and back

The first week of April is always a big week for our little family because it is our anniversary and my birthday (clearly the most important day of the year). This year was even a little more special because it was our 5th anni and my 30th. We headed to Kentucky to celebrate with family and let Sadie spend some time with Gram and Pops while Stephen and I ate some good food, made no plans, slept in, and lived like a couple of adults.

We had a great week, and then this past weekend had to turn around and fly back to Kentucky because my sweet Nana Irene passed away on Friday. She was such a lovely lady, and her passing on was bittersweet. She'd struggled with Alzheimer's for nearly 18 years, so we'd really lost her years ago. The great news is that we have so many fond memories of her hospitality, love for others, generosity, love of the outdoors and golf, and more. Some of you probably saw this photo on facebook through the rest of my family, but I thought I'd post it here.

Back to the first trip, Sadie fell in love with wearing this baseball hat.

She also fell even more in love with Gram and Pops...
And with riding the big wheel with her hat and the princess bike helmet (her own idea, we're not that nervous).
Mom and Dad's cherry blossom tree was in bloom, which always signifies that its birthday time!
Please look at this picture below...does anything seem funny to you?
Wrong dog.

Going to post more from this trip later, but have to run. Happy Tuesday!

Since its been awhile...

Thought you might be wondering if Sadie was still around and if she had any personality...

That's her new, "whachutalkinboutwillis" face.
And she is officially a toddler now. She goes from that to this in the blink of an eye. Please note the Donald Trump comb over.

And yes, she is my hysterical little ray of sunshine.

Follow Up

I thought yall might want to see the daybed recovered and the peacock pillows' resting place. I'm so excited about how this room is shaping up. We're not done yet, but we've gotten over the first hump.

I LOVE their new custom sized rug that we ordered. It is super fun, and I'm really confident their friends won't have the same one. This has been an exciting client for me because they wanted things that were different. Love that.
In other news, the cut velvet that we've been waiting on since NOVEMBER finally came in last week and I delivered the pillows this morning. Crazy about these pillows and colors together.
And, I finally updated my website, so you can see some new pictures and freshness there. Back soon with a Sadie update.

Listening Lately

Enjoy a few suggestions:

Fitz and the Tantrums

Melody Gardot for a little bit of Paris right in my living room.
Listening to this on repeat for the last two days.
Can I also put in a plug for Mog? It's a great website/subscription music service. Pay like $10/month, and listen to anything you want, as many times as you want.