{Thanks to Jessica for the beautiful photo and the beautiful reminder}
This is the birthday that never ends! I love it! I was thinking this morning that I could have organized all these birthday related posts a little better, but let’s just go with it!
Yet another fabulous part of my birthday was finally making it to Delancey with Rachel and Allison. Delancey is a pizza place that opened in Ballard several months ago and is owned and run by the author of a food blog I love called Orangette, Molly Wizenberg, and her husband Brandon. Molly has also written a book called A Homemade Life, which I got for Christmas and am currently reading. Rachel was the one who initially told me about Orangette, so it was so fun to finally make it to Delancey with her and Allison.
The menu is super simple and everything is so perfect and so good. Below is me with my birthday salted dark chocolate chip cookie. Megan + salted chocolate + red wine + pizza + Rachel + Allison = one happy birthday girl:
It was such a perfect evening. I have the most wonderful friends.
until next time,
xo,
M
About a year ago I inadvertently came across the blog of Joy Williams who I was familiar with from her contemporary Christian music career, I think I may have even covered a song of hers in college? On her blog I learned that she had A) gone from blonde to brunette and B) was no longer singing contemporary Christian music but had started a new music project with John Paul White called The Civil Wars. Last November they released their first EP Poison and Wine and more recently put out the above music video. Their haunting harmonies and emotive lyrics are worth telling you about- Hope you enjoy them as much as I do.
xo,
M
Let the birthday posts continue!
Another wonderful part of my birthday was a new pair of boots. I wear my Steven, Intyce boots… almost every day… so it was high time for an alternate boot to give the Intyce’ a breather every once in a while.
Several months ago I noticed Macy’s carrying a few western-inspired boots that I thought were pretty great. I don’t think my love for cowboy boots is any secret or surprise… so I did some on-line research and found that Nine West put out an entire western-inspired line called Vintage America.
The Vintage America collection is also part of a program called Soles 4 Souls, which is ‘a charity that provides shoes to aid the hurting worldwide.’
Below are a few of my favorites from the line. You can view more on their website, here.
Have a great weekend!
xo,
Meg
This one’s for you, Dad.
If it was the right time for me to buy a home. If I wanted to live alone. If I had all my wiggles out and could commit to living in the Seattle for the next (insert long length of time here). If I had a biiit more money, I would really like this Queen Anne condo that is currently for sale.
K, that’s all.
xo,
M
My dad and step-mom gave me a generous iTunes gift card for my birthday this year- which was perfect timing to buy some new tunes for my travels to LA last weekend.
The night before my birthday I was wandering downtown Ballard, killing some time before dinner with friends (more on that later!) and spent some time in Sonic Boom where I stumbled on the new Phoenix album. It was one of the featured albums they had set up for you to listen to in the store. I selected Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix and the first track came surging through the high quality headphones that put my dinky ear buds to shame. Don’t you love a good sound system or good headphones?! I knew a few seconds into the first track that it would be my personal soundtrack to my 25th birthday trip to LA.
While in LA, Natalie, Julie, and I would get ready listening to the album from my ipod. Natalie recognized a few of the songs from a blog she loves called Blogotheque, which is the blog of this group that films live outdoor performances of famous musicians in Paris.
{Above is 1901 by Phoenix}
Enjoy!
xo,
Meg
Hi Friends! Posts have been a little sparce lately, I do realize that, but not from lack of inspiration. Life has been brimming with great stuff these days! Coffee dates, shopping trips, sleep overs, concerts, and a mile-stone birthday to try and wrap my head around! Whew!
I’m off to LA tomorrow to visit this girl and this girl and this guy and this guy! I’ll fill you in when I get back, but to say that I am excited is an understatement.
Signing off my last post as a 24-year-old,
x0,
M
I thought this {10 on 10} deserved some explanation:
1-just home from church. 2- my favorite spot in the house this winter. 3- Merry Christmas, to me! <3 the Matz family. 4- reading essentials. 5- nothing like a 10×13 of your mother from 1994 in the window to welcome you home. 6- live positively. 7- basement. 8- Avatar fashion trend. 9- remnants of New Years Eve. 10- most recent craftiness.
xo,
M
Maybe the most meaningful gift I received this Christmas was my Grandma Inger’s china. She used this china on Thanksgiving this year- I was seated next to her and she picked up on my several comments of how much I liked it. It’s so unique and beautiful! I was so excited when I opened my gift from her this Christmas to see a set of this china with a note that the entire set was mine.
Can’t wait to use it! Maybe I’ll have to invite you over for dinner.
Happy New Year!
xo,
Meg
Merry Christmas! I hope you had a blessed Christmas with those you hold dearest. I am still reeling from this great reminder of how much God loves us that he sent us his son as The Greatest Gift, a light into our darkness, a mighty healer to our brokenness. I pray your heart is open to receive this gift.
This years’ Christmas was defined by this meal, watching this movie, seeing this show, and lots of time with this brother.
Maybe one of the most meaningful parts of this Christmas- besides spending time with family, of course- was hearing this song at the Christmas Eve service at church:
I’m looking forward to a week off work (as SPU at least), taking advantage of mid-day errand running, more time with family (Beatles Monopoly, anyone?), crafting and baking as usual, and hopefully a New Years Eve worth blogging about?
Happy Holidays!
xo,
M
