we all got the same blood flow

i'm at aroma cafe hanging out with my dear friend amos lee. okay...in all honesty, he doesn't know that he is hanging out with me. i can't see him or touch him or smell him {and for a bit more honesty, i'm kind of okay with that}, but i  can hear him. his sweet voice is serenading me as i wait in anticipation for the kickoff of the coming weekend. i've got the same 3 songs on repeat.

highlights...

"i'm in love with a girl who's in love with the world, and i can't help but follow. though i know someday she is bound to fly away and stay over the rainbow. gotta learn how to let her go over the rainbow."

{keep it loose, keep it tight}

"you're gonna take my bottle, my bible, my mess. you're gonna take all of my empty and my loneliness, take all that sadness inside of me, take it all and set me free."

{black river}

"who is my reason to begin? who plows the earth, who breaks the skin? who took my two hands, made them four? who is my heart? who is my door? nobody. nobody but you girl."

{cover of paul simon's nobody}

my cappuccino isn't very good today, but i'm trying to down it because i hate going into a friday night with the fear of playing the role of the sleeping beauty. although i wouldn't mind being woken up by a kiss from my prince. hee hee...sorry, had to go there.


in addition to mr. lee, here are some of my friday inspirations:


this post...i'm in love. the first picture perfectly defines everything that i want. and the colorful staircase. don't worry, you'll know it when you see it. de-light.

via i am the crime

i expect this one to become the inspiration of an entire post in the next several days. hmm...the wheels are turning...

via glamour

i read this girl's story while i was waiting in the dentist office the other day. it's a great story. kind of i'm just really in love with her tattoos though. i think i want something similar, but for very different reasons.

this article in o magazine.

i am not the biggest oprah fan {not that i dislike her, but it's just not really my thing}, but i found this article to be so interesting. hmm...

anyway...kind of a long and random post, but i'm only posting when i feel inspired, so here it is. happy weekend everyone!

xoxo

jo

they say that home is where the heart is

today's subject: jordan's apartment

okay, i'm going to share with you a bit of my vision...

these are the things i love. i'm obsessed with the idea of merging these different styles to create one steady and consistent theme.

okay first of all we have the quilt. i love quilts. a fun cottagey feel...delight.

seriously digging the red lotus lamp. AND i like how it pairs with that super cute thing next to it!

{yes i called that a thing...that's how foreign all of this actually is to me}

bold green table with yellow flowers.

just a fun accent.

okay sorry- was this too graphic? i don't want actual zebras {or their skin} in my room. this is a mere representation of my love for animal prints :)

i was talking with sarah a while back, and we were trying to figure out how to do this effectively. i mean...these things combined could equal one big, nasty mess. but with the right vision, and proper execution, it could equal home.

i do not want my home to just be a bunch of different things that i like, thrown into one little space. i want it to be a collection of things that represent a general mood, theme, and personality.

so here is the message i want my place to share {i think}:

i'm feminine and delicate {quilt, cottage style, flowers}
but i'm strong and independent; delicate does not equal fragile {the color red, animal print}

i have a wild side and love to have fun {different textures and patterns}
but that is paired with a constant and powerful vulnerability [powerful vulnerability...interesting oxymoron i use to describe my heart] and gentleness {soft throws, candles}

so...what are your thoughts? you girls are much better at this stuff than i am!

do you think that this could work? have you run into similar dilemmas? how do i approach this??

where i belong

via mary ruffle

today i'm thinking about my home.
not so much my current residence {still a depressing issue for me...hopefully mom will help me get it together in a week}, but the home i will someday have.


whether it will be my own personal space or the dwelling of a small and happy family, i'm still unsure.
however, i have tons of thoughts on the subject.

here are some of the things floating around in my head:

a light and breezy cottage on the beach, where we can watch the sun come up/go down from the porch every day.

a small tree house-esque fort, buried in the midst of a huge forest. full of adventure. and lots of windows for the sun to peak in through the trees.

a tiny, humble but sweet apartment, smack dab in the middle of a thriving metropolis {say san francisco or chicago, maybe?}

a vintage trailer on a big piece of land, perfect for watching the stars at night.

regardless of style or location, one word can be used to describe the feel of the home i hope to create:

quaint.

{okay two words, because some version of "small" also fits each description}

i cannot help thinking of candles and big cozy throws and antique globes and huge coffee mugs and a massive sofa that completely swallows its inhabitants. and thousands of twinkle lights. i think that a space covered in twinkle lights instantly becomes something more- a home. and rocking chairs. two. either for boy and girl, madly in love. or the lovebirds together, with kids in their laps. or visits from mom or dad or sister or niece. or for catching up with lifelong friends.


yes...i like those thoughts very much.

old friend, new twist

the braid...swoon.
christmas break is quickly approaching, which means i will be making a trip back to middle america. ordinarily that would seem pretty lame, but i must say, i am quite thrilled. my bestie and i always take advantage of the time we get together to practice and perfect our favorite hairstyles. we have recently begun the process of discovering new looks for experimentation. the braid will definitely be making an appearance, but i am eager to see what else is in store.