I am back from the dead!

sorry for disappearing! busy being sickly, but i am getting better. i haven't posted anything in over a week, and in blog time that pretty much means i never existed.

Rachel and I moved! We are working on making it more of a home. Right now Rachel is experimenting in the kitchen!

here are some pictures of a few little things warming up our apartment:






i hope you are doing well!

-nicole

Last Thursday Extravaganza

My wonderful friend Nikole (from dearest San Diego) road tripped her way up to Portland with her boyfriend Jeremy... They couldnt have picked a better night to swing into town.. Spent the night enjoying Last Thursday festivities in the Alberta Arts district... Quite the night, I must say, Niko and her boyfriend make a pretty great Tom's ad...

Best of nights!
Rachel

Timing

Thought this was fitting, after all, napping at 9:30 (...pm) was possibly not the best decision...

Cheers to the morning,
Rachel

Get Hitched!

We invite you or anyone you know who is looking to get hitched to our sweet little chapel. Fees are minimal, happiness is abundant. I should also mention that Nicole IS an ordained minister. This is no joke.

Seriously.
Rachel

Moving

OH my my. This has been literally the longest weekend, and its only saturday! Nicole and I have been busy moving into our new place, and I couldnt be happier. No time wasted with the granola making.

Hope your weekend has been lovely!

Rachel

Mysterious Letters

Lenka and Michael decided to write letters to all 467 households in Cushendall, Ireland.











From their artist's statement: "The art work consists solely of the discussion between the recipients about what on Earth these letters are, who sent them and why, etc."

Art and social practices!

many many more on the Mysterious Letters Blog


hope you enjoy these as much as I do!
-nicole


(seen on all the mountains)

Hello From Portland

My good friend Sydney makes the cutest drawings... This is one she made for me from a set of post-cards she is making. Her Etsy shop is in the works (by demand)!

Happy tuesday
Rachel

Comfort Food

Amy's soups are the best thing when you are sick. I had some of this today:



with some ciabatta, yumm!

All of Amy's products are vegetarian and organic and really delicious, you should try some sometime, you'll thank me later.



i'm hoping to feel better soon,
-nicole

Under The Weather

so i am sick

i spent the past two days curled up in bed drinking tons of water, orange/tangerine juice, and tea

a nice big bowl of udon sounds so good right now


maybe tomorrow i will make a trek to find some.

-nicole

Fixation

I've been itching for a new project lately, and this beautiful cardigan was given to me looking for some TLC... Luckily, I am fully prepared to stitch it up with lots-o love! I am however, quite tempted to leave it as is, simply because its holes are marks of previous loves.

Best of the day to you!

Rachel

Packing

Nicole and I are getting ready to move into our new apartment, and I couldnt be more excited!! BUT I don't care what the boxes say, packing is neither simple NOR easy! They do seem to make good dinner tables though.

Cheers to Sunday,

Rachel

Double Exhaustion

So Nicole, Sydney and myself decided to do TONS of walking on the hottest day of the year... Needless to say the city burnt us up. BUT we did manage to stop by Cup & Saucer (sorry, no website)... their homemade granola is mind blowing.

Anyway, hope your day was sunny and cheery as always,

Rachel

Exhausted

Long day already, this picture sums up what i feel like right now (in a good way):




naptime for me now.

-nicole

(Photo by Matthew Genitempo on Flickr)

The Graduate

good morning!

The Graduate is one of my favorite movies, and I was so excited to see that designer Masaya Kuroki made a graduate inspired clothing collection!




happy sleepy saturday!

-Nicole

(seen on A Cup of Jo)

Yokoo

Yokoo is the designer behind one of my favorite shops on etsy! She knits the cutest accessories. And she is super cute!





There is a Yokoo giveaway on Design For Mankind! To enter all you have to do is leave a comment on the design for mankind post.


hope your weekend is off to a good start!

-nicole

Rain Rain

Go away.

But I did manage to make some delicious fried rice! (and break a few eggs)

rachel

Strangers

Superbomba is so rad.

happy tuesday

Rachel

Chalkboard Walls

i love the idea of having a chalkboard wall







it just seems so fun and practical while staying classy (no pun intended)

one day!


-nicole

Things My Mother Taught Me

So today, i decided to celebrate my Mother by putting my own spin on this idea...

Happy, happy day Mom.

I am more like you each day, or maybe im just hoping.

xo

rachel