you know how i feel about my mr. frederickson, so to see another lovely couple (and brilliant photographer) bring the UP love story to life - complete with grape sodas, bow ties, picnics and balloons - just made my heart happy. it also reminded me why i fell in love with the message from this timeless and whimsical love story in the first place. love is the greatest adventure of all.
the awesomest thing ever is the book and blog combo of 1000 awesome things. it is a blog chronicling - yup, you guessed it - awesome things. and to top of the awesomeness of this concept, it was just released in book form as well! what better book to have on your bedside table?
for example, yesterday's awesomest thing was dancing when you are home alone. they are correct. that is pretty awesome.
"yes, we’ve all been home alone and sometimes it’s fun to lose yourself in the moment. after all, maybe you’re hanging with a heavy heart, burning with a hot temper, or just snowed in after a bad day. if there’s a black cloud hanging ugly over your head there’s no cheaper cure than having a solo dance party in the comfort of your place. so come on and turn it on, crank it up, and just shake it baby, shake it baby, shake it like that. AWESOME!"
some of my other recent favorites include - mastering the art of the all you can eat buffet, grass stains, when someone holds your keys and wallet in your purse, the night before a really big day, sleeping with one leg under the covers and one leg out, bed head all day long, and getting out of the car at home after a really long trip....
so please, sign up immediately to get an awesome thing sent to your inbox every morning. a pretty good way to start your day if you ask me (along with the ubiquotous messages from jcrew and the nytimes)
ps - ok, i lied, the awesomest thing ever is collin, the best boyfriend ever (besides mr. frederickson, of course) who was so inspired by this concept that he wrote his lady, abigail a song about the awesomest things about her. how awesome is that!?
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ps - clearly it's time to bring back to vermont the word awesome.
once again, i got lost in blog world today. whoops. several hours - and with several dozen internet explorer windows open - i came across the most lovely designer - maya brenner. she is based in southern california and has been designing jewelry for the past decade and it has been seen on all sorts of fancy, famous folks. but the recent addition of state necklaces has been her most successful and loved. clearly, i will be needing the vermont version asap...also in my blog stalking today, i found the brightside project (love, love, love) and if you stop by their supercute site before april 8th, tell them why you love vermont (or any home state) and enter to win a custom made sterling silver state necklace with a diamond placed in your hometown!
