soon enough.

i'm going home. home is where the heart is after all, right? well my heart has always been, and will forever remain, in new york city. not to sound cliche {but totally sounding cliche...}, new york is the one place where i come most alive. there are many many MANY things that i look forward to about this trip. one of which is the hotel where i will lay my head- the ace hotel. the times {as in new york times... duh} referred to it as "the country's most original hotel." the ace hotel is known for having close relationships with local artists. in fact, many local artists have created wall art in most rooms at the hotel. so don't mind if i do...

where there is love, 

there is art {and if you have both love and art... you're lucky}. 

gatsby.

yesterday i heard very exciting news {making up for my disappointment over the election returns}. the great gatsby will be taken from page to stage... well, not a literal stage but rather film.

the 11th grade class that i am with currently are reading this great work of literature. however, when i announced this news with gusto these 17 year olds were not very enthused. therefore, i will try again in this medium. baz luhrmann, the director of "moulin rouge," is responsible for this pending film adaptation. the talk is that leonardo dicaprio will play the role of jay gatsby. however, the search for casting daisy is still in the works. my excitement is well matched with anxiety {go figure} because i tend to keep the great gatsby in a metaphorical glass case. after all, i am from montgomery- where the spirit of jay gatsby lives on. as mentioned, i am also a nerdy english teacher. even still, baz luhrmann is one of my very favorite directors. friends from high school, my past teachers, and my mother can attest that i watched moulin rouge almost nightly during my 9th {or was it my 10th?} grade year. side note: mrs. belcher i think i still have your copy of moulin rouge. don't remember how i ever got it to start with... but i'm sorry! oh! i just can't wait. 

you think this cast will do the trick? 

where there is love {in the west or east egg}, 

there is art. 

suffrage.

from the library of congress. women's suffragists demonstrate nearly 100 years ago. 

Bad politicians are sent to Washington by good people who do not vote.

-william e. simon

get.out.the.vote.

need to know where? 

where there is love {for your country}, there is art.

27-7=20 dresses remain.

Jane : Strange as it sounds, I've had some really good times in those dresses. Weird as that may be.
Malcolm Doyle : I don't believe you.
Jane : I don't care if somebody wants me to wear a funny dress: It's their day, not mine.
Malcolm Doyle : God bless you.
Jane : And if supporting them when they get married means: Snowshoeing to a mountaintop in the Alps or... helping to caulk a fountain for some swans, then-
Malcolm Doyle : You actually did that?
Jane : Oh, I'm a really, very good caulker.
Malcolm Doyle : Likes caulk. All right. But come on. Seriously. I mean, how much time do you spend doing this for other people? What about-What about you? You don't have any needs?
Jane : No, I don't. I'm Jesus. Someday- God knows when, But someday...it'll be my day. And then all those people will be there for me: So- That is if I ever-
Malcolm Doyle : Sorry.

i've had some really good times in these dresses. 

i have a while before i join the ranks of katherine heigl. however, that is indeed my "bridesmaids dress closet" {it also serves other purposes which is why you aren't allowed to see the inside contents... there are more bridesmaids dresses where these came from...}. in the next three weeks i will attend a bachelorette weekend and watch two very dear friends walk down the aisle. how special it is to stand beside your friends as they look the most beautiful they have ever looked, and repeat the most significant words they will ever say. so i echo katherine heigl, maybe someday... if ever marriage doesn't terrify me or i decide that an actual wedding ceremony (as opposed to a visit to the justice of the peace) is worth the cash flow... these girls will be there for me in the same. i look forward to these next few weeks!

where there is love, there is art.

little baby swedish angels.

i currently watch this video at least 5 times a day...
enjoy.

where there is love, there is art. 

trick or treat.

tell me this isn't the cutest little halloween munchkin ever? {not possible}.

not happy about that kitty on her head.

i do love my jewel girl. and i do love halloween. hope you had a good one!

where there is love, there is art.

happy halloween.

happiest of halloween{s} to you. 

was i actually dressed for halloween here?

...and happy birthday to my lovely friend, emily joy.

she's a halloween bebe. a pretty one at that. 

where there is love, there is art.