wingtips.

One of my best finds in New York was my wingtip oxfords:

I l.o.v.e. them.

The thing that makes them so great is that its taken me three years to find them.

yes, I have wanted a pair for that long.

It all started many moons ago when I was a sophomore in college and had a 2 year subscription to Vogue. 

They had a four page spread on Keri Russell--whom I love and sidenote: if you havent seen the movie Waitress I highly recommend it because you will love it. 

anyway, she was wearing the most beautful ensembles, two if which were paired with oxfords, I immediately fell in love and scoured every goodwill I could get my hands on for 6 months...and then I gave up. 

Who knew they were waiting for me 3,000 miles away.

MFEO.

gwen.

My sister sent me an email yesterday.

It was so funny--I cant help but share.

My niece Gwen is 6 and perfect in every single way.

She will steal your heart in an instant.

My sister and her family are in The Dalles right now.

Her and Gwen had this conversation yesterday:

Sarah: It will be fun when my sister gets here.

Gwen: You have a sister?

S: Um, yeah. You know, Aunt Katie!

G: (total suprise) Sheeee's your sister?

S: Of course she is. Who did you think she was?

G: I thought she was your cousin.

S: No Gwen, shes my sister. Richard and Mike are my brothers.

G: (again total complete shock and suprise) You have brooothers?

S: Yes. Good grief, who did you think they were?

G: Mom, I cant even remember who those boys are you are talking about!

Shes too funny!

Jackie O.

I can never get enough of Jackie. 

Isnt she gorgeous?

I found this photo this morning and couldnt help but share. 

In my fashion history classes we talked a ton about Jackie. 

She was so influential...

and incredibly beautiful. 

When I grow up I wanna look like her. 

I love Corvallis...

And I'll tell you why. Oregon is a pretty odd place in and of itself. Its a very ecclectic state. Lots of farmers, hipsters, yuppies, hippies, average joes, homeless, and all other sorts. Its also the birthplace of Niketown, USA (but thats not what im here to talk about). A couple of days ago we got our Corvallis Parks and Rec Activity Guide:

I was pretty stoked when I found out they were offering these classes:

Milk without the MOO! Make your own fresh and natural milk out of soybeans, brown rice and nuts. "Oh hey geoff, heres a fresh glass of brown rice milk. Enjoy!" 

Beans and Grains Magic. I think Geoff is already skilled in that magical fruit known as beans. 

After we dine on our beans and drink our brown rice milk, we can join a unicycle hockey league. 

Just the summer activity we were looking for. Somethin' to keep us in shape during the off season.

FYI, there is a goth girl on campus who always rides a unicycle to class or if your looking for something a little more stable, you can find "tall bike guy" who has modified his bike by sautering two on top of each other. My personal favorite is "barefoot guy". He always wears overalls--cutoff overalls during the spring--and never wears shoes. Always barefoot no matter what the weather. We've got some weird people down here. But I love 'em.

(I'll try and snap some pictures of them for ya, Shellene--our very own resident creep-tographer).