Isle of Hope

Rafael and I drove around the Isle of Hope which is a community near Savannah on the water. As you probably could have guessed, I loved it!It was beautiful and looked unlike any place I've ever been, but the calm atmosphere reminded me a little of where my grandparents live in New York. Plus, the live oaks could have been willows! :)

Of course, there's no palm trees in New York (I don't think so at least).Some of the houses we big and some were small but none of them seemed new and they were all really cool! The architecture was totally different than here, the houses even seemed sort of friendly! Maybe it was just all the flowers and green though.... I think I'm sick of winter. :)

Bonaventure Cemetery

I loved our trip so much and I want to share photos Raf and I took of all of the beautiful places we saw, so I'm just going to keep posting about Savannah for awhile! I hope nobody minds. :)

I think Bonaventure Cemetery was the coolest place we went. It was so beautiful and a little bit scary. It's full of graves/sculptures, live oaks with Spanish moss, palm trees, and rose bushes.The cemetery is along a marshy river which is also cool. You can see it in the background of this picture a little:

I just loved all of the live oaks in Savannah! I took as many photos of them as possible. I might do a live oak post later. :)

I thought this statue was eerie and beautiful:

Fleur de lis or skulls?

And here's Raf and me looking all touristy! :)The first photo in the post below was also taken at Bonaventure Cemetery.

Savannah

Rafael took me to Savannah this weekend for a Valentine's Day gift! It was really, really fun. I loved it there! I have lots of photos to share, but it's late and I'm sleepy now so here are just a few:I can't wait to tell you more about it! Thank you so much lovey Raf!

PS I am back from my blog hiatus and ready to have fun and post! (and this time I mean it!)

Made By Mom

I am very lucky to have a super creative Mom who is good at everything and makes super cool things for me! Here are a few decorations she made that I keep in the living room:
A beautiful string of felt balls and beads. I love the bright colors! Here is a close-up:I love it!She made this cutie pumpkin for me this fall, and the tree in December, but I'm keeping them out all year because I love them so much. The tree has balsam in it and it smells wonderful. Here is an Incan-inspired pillow she made for Raf:Raf loves it (and I love it too)! As you can see, Mom can get a little wild. :) We love her. I have lots of other beautiful things made for me by Mom and I'll show them all to you little by little. Homemade gifts are the best! Thank you Mommy!

City Wall / Country Wall

You might remember that I've been working on country and city walls for the living room for awhile now. One wall is all "country" themed prints from Etsy and the opposite wall is "city" themed. I decided what qualifies as country and city. :) Well, I finally hung up all the pictures and then I finally took some photos. I love how both walls came out. Here they are! First the city wall:The prints are (clockwise from top right): Pink Poodle by Vivienne Strauss, Red Cabinet by Wonting, The Downs by Janice J, Brownstone Neighborhood by Sweetbabu, and Olden Days Skyscrapers by Janice J. I made the "mat" on the pink poodle print with paper from The Paper Source. Here is the country wall:The prints are (clockwise spiral from top right): Dot to Dot Blossoms with Bird by Hadley Hutton, Lake Coeur d Alene by VIZart, Palampore Tree by Andrew Daniel, Purple Pine by Sure As Blue, Black Cat Dreamers by Alice in Paris, and Little Purdy Birdy 2 by Kerry Beary. I really love prints by Hadley Hutton. I want to buy more!

I like having country and city walls because I kind of think that's what I'm like. I'm half country mouse because I'm from New Hampshire and I'm half city mouse because I live in Boston. I think Raf is mostly city mouse because he's lived in Lima, New York, and Boston, but he can be a little country mouse when he wants. Either way we both really like the artwork and it was a fun project! Isn't it fun to look at prints on Etsy?

Minnie Mouse Slippers

My slippers always make me feel a little like Mickey Mouse. Today when I switched from boots to slippers it felt like a normal day. Then I happened to look in the mirror and I realized, WOW I totally look like Minnie Mouse! Haha! So now I'm like, "whose the leader of the band that's made for you and me...." JK! Don't worry, I wore normal shoes to work today. It's definitely fun to have Minnie Mouse moment though!

PS My slippers are awesome even though they look a little funny. They're like down coats for my feet! (And they happen to match my puffy vest.)

PPS My eyes really aren't red!

Puppy Bowl

Tonight we're watching the Puppy Bowl!Yaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!