My new favorite Blog: Camp Comfort

Camp Comfort is a little blog with loads of style. This girl is an inspiration. She has loads of recommendations and also answers questions with really great interesting answers!


from digby and iona


via vanity fair


via shopbop, Ban.do, and la garconne


and best for last...

via hypebeast

My boyfriend is playing dress up this weekend...

Like i mentioned before, Im going to a wedding this weekend. My boyfriend is coming along for the fun wine-filled ride which Im so excited about. I mean we did meet on a dance floor and what wedding doesn't come with a dance floor.

But he's going to need to look slightly more dressed up than his usual ratty/vintage tshirt, black skinny jeans, vans and the occasional addition of a hoodie or plaid shirt. Sexy/rugged bmx rider with a mustache is totally great for daytime in portland...but what shall i put my boy in for night time on the vineyard? Thus...I have men's fashion on the brain today.

I've been fantasizing for months now about him in a j.crew-esque checkered shirt, tie and white slim slacks...even with his vans for added comfort. To be honest, images of oh so young and i feel oh so dirty, Zac Efron, got me in that train of thought. I mean my boyfriend could easily pull this off.


And I did find all of this at jcrew







here's the issue tho...all he owns is the shoes...sigh. and we being young are low on funds. He said he would buy a button up, and he does own some grey slacks...but his shoes are brown? oh what a mess. Maybe the best option would be to keep him in his black skinny jeans,his vans, a button up and a tie...a happy medium. if Only I could get him to splurge on a blazer.




the last wedding we went to was in March, and well his closet is full of sweaters...I think he was going for "Sir ian McKellen Look" but ended up in all browns and greys...he's so cute...just browns and greys? not cute.

either way, in the end, i really just want him to feel comfortable so he can shake a tail feather on the dance floor with me.

image from smitten.

FLASHDANCE

Love these people...
and i don't even know them...
but really...
i love you...
from flashdance

Fantasies on a wednesday morning...

one of my oldest friends katie is getting married this weekend and the fact is i can't seem to get my mind off wedded bliss. i keep fantasizing about what her day will be like (cause we all know mine is still long off haha). She is such a classic and classy girl. The wedding is taking place at King Estates Vineyard just outside of Eugene, OR so I see it being simple and beautiful with the landscape making up the decorations. Isn't she and her soon-to-be hubby Travis just charming here in their engagement foto?

So with weddings on the brain...
here's a beautiful shot i found on coco+kelley from style me pretty.



loving that 60's vibe right now...seems like a wedding straight out of the Godfather.

speaking of that vintage vibe...we all know the Ace Hotel in Portland is basically the hotel to shack up at...but im so wanting to check out it's sister in Palm Springs. It's a little less urban modern, a little more annie hall. Like I need my big glasses, sundresses and maybe a tennis racket. I can see my wedding here...sigh...


and while im lingering by that beautiful blue pool with the desert and my beau behind me, i'll be posing for pictures by this duo. Here are Ashley and Allen on their May 3rd wedding day shot by Labor of Love.

Booze snow cones? Yes Please!

ten things that make me happy

Inspired by bum chic, i give you my happiness.



1. warm sand between my toes/sun on my face/wind in my hair (these are all one happy moment...though each on it's own brings it's little bit of happiness too)

2. kisses

3. elephants and aminals, yes, aminals of all kinds.

4. brunch



5. coffee

6. drawing




7. capturing moments with my camera

8. eating outdoors with my companions (barbecues, picnics, ice cream stands)




9. poppies

10. whiskey gingers

images: footprints - kateyd dutton , petite dejeuner - by little brown pen, st. john's bridge - katey dutton, poppies - Bloom, Grow, Love

XYZ

I have a very nice pair of well loved adriano goldschmidt jeans with a very unfortunate problem, the zipper seems to be breaking! I will zip up my jeans and look down an hour or so later to find my zipper has come apart, yet the little pull is still up at the top. I end up walking around with "my zipper down" all the time! my boyfriend really enjoys getting to tell me my chinos are showing. I wish my jeans weren't so cute and i would trash em, but i just can't. I consider myself a decent stitcher and have patched the crotch of these jeans quite a few times. but i don't think i could replace a zipper. how much to take it to a tailor? any ideas?

Belly Shots

A beautiful series by photographer Ryan Marshall of his wife's growing baby belly. I noticed them first on the blog A CUP OF JO. One can see even more of his series, complete with sentimental notes sitting to the right of each set of photos on his blog. Go away baby fever go away!

thanks joanna

best wedding video ever...made me smile

Brian & Eileen's Wedding Music Video. from LOCKDOWN projects on Vimeo.

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St. John's Bizarre (I mean Bazaar)

I woke one beautiful Saturday morning to a hustle and bustle that is unusual in my quiet, old fashioned neighborhood of St. John's. Funtastic, the company that sets up state and county fairs had literally set up shop in the lot next to my house. The back of the fun house butted up against side yard. A view of carnies smoking cigarettes, trying to hide from the crowd and the heat was the view from my bedroom window. At 11 am the parade started, so my brother, sister and I, coffee and camera in hand stumbled out to the corner to take in the glitter and grit of the st. john's bazaar.

awkward awkward awkward

awkwardfamilyphotos.com

Brittany Mccall

Came across this artist after my cousin Claire Bushman posted a link to the gallery that is showing her work right now.

Her ethereal pieces should be on my walls. I'll have to pick one up from her etsy site.

be a better man

So I don't really consider myself a big Esquire reader. I mean, to be honest, I picked it up because there was a sexy photo of George Clooney (looking totally rough and rugged and by that i mean handsome as fuck) on the cover. But then I opened the pages and my mind started whirring...boys should read this...boys should really read this! It really is a silly magazine about such simple things, things that a man (or women)could take to heart that really can just make life a little better. Like enjoying the simple things: mixing a good drink, grilling like a champ, satisfying your woman (in and out of the bedroom), a perfect fitting pair of pants and a good exfoliation a couple times a week. Read the whole article that accompanies this section too, it's all good. So why haven't I seen all of you with a copy of this on the back of your toilet?

Anyway, from the genius of Dr. Oz, I give you, what it takes:

"

Think about when you were thirteen.
Tough age.
You weren't looking your best.
But you tried, didn't you?
Probably tried harder than you ever have in your life, because suddenly there were girls in skirts, and you weren't the only one after them.
So you put gels in your hair, you tried to be good about washing your face, you spent too much time perfectly untucking your shirt, you wore Drakkar Noir — all to impress.

It makes sense. Five hundred years ago, before we had blood tests to determine the health and virility of potential mates, the most important criterion was external beauty. Women looked at the way a man took care of himself as a flash card of how fertile he was, how capable he was of giving her mighty offspring. Humans look for beauty in one another — it is hardwired and it is unavoidable. So if you think that just because you're older now, you can be laissez-faire about your paunch and your complexion so long as you're a good person on the inside, you're wrong. You learned something back in seventh grade: What you look like matters. It makes you confident and attractive. It cracks that first lamina of ice when a woman decides to talk to you — or hire you. Good looks are rewarded. You get paid more for the same work. People think you're competent. Your relationships seem to work out better. Enhancing and preserving your appearance is not about vanity; you don't have to preen. It's about whether you are — or can become — the kind of man men want to be and women want to have lots and lots of sex with.

The short answer is that of course you can. But you have to try.

If you ask women around the world, they'll disagree about the ideal shape of a chin or distance between the eyes, but they'll all love beautiful skin. Why? Because it's our largest organ and constantly reflects our inner health. Maintain it, along with your hair and your waistline, and you'll be on your way to bridging the gap between you and irresistibility.

"

One of the better guidance sections i've read for men. It's simple. And it will Make you sexier.
How You Can Look Better (from the Neck Up)



Part Two >> How You Can Look Better (in the Middle) The section i found least interesting and pertains least to most guys I know. But maybe still worth while?

HE'S TELLING YOU THE TRUTH!Dr. Oz: How You Can Look Better (to Women)

I think

i will buy a sonicare and some tom's with my next paycheck. or maybe i should just pay off that ticket...which will bring more happiness?

im feeling overwhelmed

and somewhat non-functional. I had my tarot cards read this weekend. a positive reading...but basically i need to make things happen and stop being the road block in my own life.

because that is what i am. no ifs ands or buts about it.

im supposed to take these placement tests at school...but i keep avoiding them. im intimidated. it's been HOW long since i took a test?

oh yeah, im going back to school. The art institute of portland. sustainable interior design. i know i will rock it...but i feel like something happened to make me start doubting myself? the constant coddling as a child and then sudden - you're on your own? i don't know. basically, im terrified.

my car...its a falling apart piece o crap...but it looks pretty from the outside. im supposed to get the alignment fixed and the rims replaced. FOR FREE. yet i haven't done it yet and am probably fucking my car up in the process. i don't want a car. i want a little schwinn and to live in a neighborhood where i can actually ride it. :(

then there are bills...but i don't want to talk about that. basically these are everyone's issues. everyone has to deal with this stuff. but why can't I follow through? why can't i ever finish?

kinda in love

this is from the movie "yes man"...a movie that i was surprised, to be honest, kinda rocked my world.