A belated happy birthday to me: Margarita time. I had my birthday party last night since I’ve been over-scheduled all month (and into next month too … ugh). What better way to celebrate than cheap [awesome] Mexican food and MARGARITAS.
I didn’t realize it was ISU’s homecoming yesterday until the game [...]
And by wedding, I actually mean baby shower this time.
I created these adorable invites for Adria. I’m probably going to retool them to become wedding invites because I like them so much.
PS I blurred her address out but if you know us and would like to [...]
… now that Summer has been officially over for a few days.
First up — early July. Mark and I went up to Stillwater to celebrate Mark’s brother, Nick’s, birthday. They were doing a downtown Stillwater bar hop.
First up, dinner at Nacho Mamas — an AMAZING Mexican restaurant and bar. Mark and [...]
Yesterday was a fun day, filled with lots of exciting things.
First, we took Mark’s NEW CAR for a long drive to Eastern Iowa.
[brand new mazda 3 hatch in graphite]
He got a new car last week after his poor Rav4 blew a tire. It was on it’s [...]
it’s been a month and a handful of days, and my friend Steph and her beau are still happily married.
and my friend Kelly finally posted her amazing photos.
That means it’s finally time for a recap!
We started off the day before the wedding with a fabulous bridal tea thrown by Steph’s [...]
My friend Steph is getting married today and I couldn’t be happier for her. I’m a bridesmaid and I’m going to be busy busy busy today. It is going to be FABULOUS. Just take a look at her wedding style pinboard on pinterest. Betcha can’t guess which one is her dress!
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I was out of the office a few days last week so I didn’t receive this lovely package from Amy Palanjian (the editor of ReadyMade magazine for those who aren’t familiar) until today.
Amy follows me on Pinterest and noticed that I had pinned this amazing book,
I just spent all of last week MOVING. Again. I know.
The house I was living in sold, so I was given 30 days to skedaddle. Moved in with my boyfriend and his roommate (who I was planning on moving in with ANYWAY come August) and now we have a pretty sweet setup.
I’m not [...]
My friend Doris is getting married and I offered to help pull together her invites.
She had some beautiful church architecture and wildflower inspired sketches and a desire for an e.e. cummings type treatment. So I waved my magic wand and put it together for her. She printed these on some pretty [...]
I wasn’t planning on doing a holiday-themed post. I’m not Irish in any way shape or form. And I’m not Catholic either. And I really don’t drink. For me this holiday is usually just an excuse to wear a LOT of green.
Anywho, my friend Kelly posted this fabulous picture of her kitteh.
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Hi there. I'm Calee. Not Caylee. Also known as chimes or the chimes. I'm 27, a designer, a runner, a self-proclaimed fitness queen, a craftster, a foodie, a music snob — some might call me a hipster. Here's the unabridged version.
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