Kitten Update

{burrow and deli}

So Adam took 2 of the baby mews the other day. Which is totally super, since he took my fave, Burrow/Gopher. He also took Delicate, also known as Deli. And now I get to play with them whenever I want! And my mom has 2 less cats to care for! Win-win for everyone. There are still 2 more available if any of you are local and want them!!!

O Pioneers!

I love this commercial, I love this poem. I even kinda love these clothes. What I don't love is ignorance. What I don't love even more is literary ignorance. What I don't love the most is when people pretend they know what they don't.

A few weeks ago, I was in a movie theatre and this commercial was played as the pre-preview show. I'm watching, enjoying the reading of one of my favorite poems of all-time and this guy behind me goes, "What is this?" I'm about to answer when a woman near him says, "It's from Lord of the Flies, you remember? By J.D. Salinger."

I kid you not, readers, I spit out my coke. Straight out, onto my lap. The guy then says, "Oh yeah, man, I loved that book, wasn't that the one where the retard kills the animals?" "Yeah, awesome book."

OMG, readers, O.M.G. I turned around and said, "Pioneers! O Pioneers! is a poem by Walt Whitman, William Golding wrote The Lord of the Flies and the book where the 'retard kills the animals' is Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck!"

All I got in response was a miffed "hmmph!"

More Kitten Photos!

Per your requests, here are more kitten photos!

i know this isn't a great shot, but i love the paw on top of the other's head.

guys, i'll keep the lookout for the black ones, k?

like a little fox face. we should name her foxy, huh?

there are five kitties in this picture, can you find them all?

a wooden salad bowl made by your mom's high school boyfriend? BEST. CAT. TOY. EVER.

sigh, she's so dumb-looking. but so cute :)

the kitty feet do me in everytime. their pads are so new and soft.

those green eyes are here to stay!

Weekend in Julian

Halloween weekend, Adam and I took a mini-vacation to a small town about 2.5 hours away called Julian. Julian is a little gold-mining town situated in the mountains above San Diego. My family used to take day trips there when I was small and I've been back once as an adult, but not for an extended period of time.

In February, I called the Shadow Mountain Ranch to see if Adam and I could get a room there in March for our one year anniversary. They said the next opening they had was Halloween! So I booked it and we've looked forward to it the whole time. It's really emphasized how quickly the year has passed though, because October seemed so far away for so long! And now it's over!

We left early Friday morning and came back mid-day Sunday and we still have things we didn't get to accomplish. Here are some highlights from our trip!

Adam is trying to figure out (using complex equations on his phone) which type of pie to order

I take care of that decision for him when I tell him Apple Mountain Berry with cinnamon ice cream is my most favorite ever

wild blueberries

the sink in our room

the wood-burning stove in our room. we made the smoke alarm go off! turns out you have to open the flue!

the hallway coming from the bedroom to the living room

the living room

the bed complete with gnome hats

we went to lake cuyamaca

we panned for gold! i sucked at it, so i took pictures of Adam doing it instead.

quartz is such a cool idea for a tombstone

the gnome home!

the duck pond at Shadow Mountain Ranch

You can see more pictures here, at flickr.

As soon as we were home, I couldn't wait to start writing reviews of everywhere we went on Yelp and Trip Advisor. We had such an amazing time and met the most wonderful people. So far, I haven't finished any of those reviews (catch-up is a b***h), but I'm working on it!

My mom and sister and I are now talking about going back the weekend before Christmas to attend the Julian community choir's rendition of Handel's Messiah. Which means.. snow!! Yay, I haven't seen snow in 15 years. :)

Cart-Worthy + Heart-Worthy

At least once a day, I find myself trolling Etsy looking for new finds as well as seeing what my hearted shops are upto. Here are some of my most recent finds:

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I hope you enjoy my finds!! Go forth and do your holiday shopping!

New Listings On Etsy!

Well, weekend recap got pushed to the side because I've realized I've been neglecting my shop lately, so I decided to upload a TON of new cards. Check them out when you have a sec and I'd love your feedback on the new styles!

{autumn thank you card set and holiday kitties card set}

Weekend recap to be posted tomorrow!

And The Winner Is....

Oh my goodness, I've been gone for so long! I went on a mini-vacation this weekend and of course, I wrote some awesome posts that were to publish while I was gone... Unfortunately, I set them to publish this weekend, but NEXT YEAR! Silly me :)

So, those will be coming at you this week - we've got book reviews, kitty pictures, some Etsy spotlights, and a giveaway roundup! Today, though... I owe you a giveaway winner!! And a weekend recap! :) Which one are you more excited for? I KNOW! Weekend Recap is awesome, but you want the winner! :)

Haha, okay, no more torture... the winner is...

#11: BURRITO!

Congratulations!! I will be emailing you shortly to get your mailing info so I can send you your copy of The Prairie Girl's Guide To Life. Thank you so much to all of you who tweeted and posted and hearted and fanned and followed! I really appreciate it. :)


Keep an eye out for another giveaway in late November and thanks again for reading!


Okay, I'll publish this to end the suspense and write up my weekend recap a little later!