Would you jump off a bridge?

So, these "blogs" are all the rage these days so I'm succumbing to peer pressure, following the pack and starting my own! Really quite a fantastic idea, actually. A free service that gives one the template for recording events, photographs and the like. Some use it for business endeavors, self promotion, that kind of thing but mine will be created as our family's online journal. I started out thinking I would do a separate blog for each child, mimicking my journal keeping from previous years but time has gotten the best of me and reality will only allow one blog as being more than enough for me to try and keep up with. So here we go...My fantastic family!

In 1929 Mies Van der Rohe was commissioned to design the German national pavilion for the 1929 Barcelona International Exhibition. It was built from glass, travertine and two different kinds of marble. The flat roof set on top of the walls. The architecture was distinctly forward thinking and many found it too modern in design. In fact the Pavilion was taken down in 1930 as it was said to be an eye sore. The Barcelona 2-Seater was designed specifically to furnish this magnificent building.

Mom painted this of Grace and I LOVE IT! She is Amazing!

Love!

My window boxes are beginning to overflow and I couldn't be more excited!

Without a doubt one of my top three chairs of all time. The color, the shape...fantastic!
I guarantee my first major purchases will be made at Category Twentieth, http://www.twentieth.net/, post lottery win of course!

The mixture of colors and patterns on texture here is timelessly flawless.

a very, Very short video of my darling little RED recorded by her brother and the giggle I never want to forget!

my girls

I am so lucky to have TWO Beautiful Daughters! While they are seven years apart in age, they share many similarities in personality, looks and character. Both are leaders filled with determination and blessed with brilliant minds. Both excel academically, make friends easily and adapt to changes in situations like champions. Both are strong willed and have an innate sense of humor. Both are beautiful! Both have big, light eyes. Lexis' the color of the Mediterranean Sea to match her namesake and Grace's ever-changing like her Mother's. Both have big smiles they freely give away and light skin that has proven over the years that although it is light like their Mother's it tans like their Father's. Thank Heavens! Both are loving, caring and compassionate girls whose presence in this world will only aid in its betterment. I am so lucky!

Drawing Class

So I am taking a drawing class as part of this semester's schedule and it is pretty intense. I didn't consider myself a sketch artist that's for sure but I also must admit that I assumed I would pick up on it quicker and with perhaps a little more ease... Sketching well by proportion and scale is so important in design.

I am not completely sure why but I am Loving Monochromatic palettes these days..

I've been working a "HOME ReDESIGN" logo and I think this is it! I think it is pretty fantastic!

Oh sweet baby Michael!

A long lost video of my darling baby boy at 13 months old! Priceless!

On my Bucket list...

Cabin @ Sundance

We had SOOO much fun up at Sundance! Talk about a fantastic time! The place was gorgeous! A mansion on the mountain and once we made it up there I think we were all ready to stay. We had Wii Tennis Tournaments and Ski days! (My kids are fantastic little skiers! ---so fun to see!) Each of us were designated meals, which seemed to work out great cause we ate wonderfully! As tradition, we had a fiesty game of "Catch Phrase" and we even celebrated the Twins' birthday together. Such a great time!