the plymouth fury...

she's cute right?

in like a really old 1966 vintage way.

she can't go over the toll road

we really never know if when she needs gas

she'll bust out songs on her original push button stereo at random times

she can chauffeur like 100 people+soccer balls+surfboards+hamboards+boogieboards+chairs+2x4's

+lots of tools+a gallon of sand ETC... 

she leaks oil on my driveway like crazy

if her back window is down she stinks up the whole car with her fumes,

she CAN NEVER EVER AGAIN go through a carwash... 

(kids crying,water leaking in, things falling off, loud noises)

but i have to say that 'wagon,"she's become part of the family 

she came into our lives at a real tough time and has been making us smile ever since.

ooh ooh and she has a mean honk.

but if u look real close you can see that girlfriend needs a bit of a face lift. 

her leather has ripped/disintegrated off leaving her stuffing totally exposed.

not a good look. 

we've tried some tape, but that's like botox, only lasts a few months until she'll need a new round.

because she's been so good to us, we want to bless her with a new getup. 

we're thinking something like this look below would be appropriate for her. 

A. it's fun fun fun!!

B. YAY... my butt won't stick to the nasty melty leather anymore. 

i think she'll be cute in it. a new summer makeover.

pictures to come...

xo. kel

word wednesday...

in case you're wondering,

 i'm feeling a bit of this today. 

it's all because i'm meeting with a potential client (sounds funny) this morning. 

my head tells me that i've got this, but my stomach is telling me something different...

IT'S ALL GOOD!

xo. kel

ever changing...

always moving, always changing stuff around, always buying little things to freshen up, always making runs to the goodwill to drop off the crap that i'm over!

new rug! my brother and i now have twinsie rugs. awww cute.

after my fiasco with the other 100% wool shedder rug, i was left still wanting it even though i cursed it everyday! this one isn't as authentic looking as the wool, but it is baby butt soft and NO hair balls!

ready for new wallpaper. on the lookout. 

...love this magazine. 

if u know us roche's you would agree that this is a good mix of me and him.

    bought this for a wedding present, but oops i accidentally hung it up in my room. 

via .oh my deer handmades.

desperately need a new side table!!

salvation army find for my sisters house. 

cool stuff to be found all day long at these kind of places. go take a look for yourself!

my home is my job.

like a regular job, my house challenges me everyday. 

i need to feel good in my space.

you grow to love some of the not so perfect spaces along the way.

xo.kel

back in black...

so...

my teenager has officially hit being a teenager and i'm all fired up!
like not in a good way fired up.

crap, and i have to go thru this 2 more times?
 i'm done, here's my mommy card, someone else please take care of my girls?
just kidding, not kidding, no really i'm kidding. 

it's a moment that i hope quickly passes.

enough of my mommy blahhhs.

lets look at pretty things shall we? 

i'm noticing my trend for black in a ton of my pictures i've been pinning. 

i love it in small, unexpected doses. 

for being such a strong color, it's grounding.

 and right now, i really need that as i go through the rough roads of teenagedom.
wish me luck.

xo.kel

a little monday shimmy...

check out the blonde on the right. that's my toots. 

she's a real shimmy shaker with her muppet hair whippin' back and forth.

and how's the smooth switcharoo of my nephews? haha

thanks to my sister for the footage. auntie is gooooood at sneaking in little videos. 

when we have each others kidlets we always send videos or picts to each other... usually cracking up at at least one of our kids,  pure entertainment!

nobody loves our girls as much as derek and i do... except for auntie.

xo.kel

thoughts on 16...

MARCH 29. 1997

instead of the usual anniversary adventure weekend, we were lucky enough to witness 

the marriage of 2 extra special people. 

even though ours is the 29th, we now share our anniversary weekend with our dear friends. 

cool!

16 years of lots and lots and lotsa stuff. 

the really good. the good. the bad. the ugly. the really ugly.

we still have so many more dreams to catch together,

 uhggg and we're not getting any younger trying to get there. 

we have ALOT to do derek!!

                       DEREK's GRADUATION june 1993 : always with an element of crazy... those anne klein glasses??? 

told him just last night how grateful i was to be growing older with him. 

knowing that someone has loved me (ok, maybe not always liked me ;) ) for 20+ years is I KNOW a huge blessing. i do not take any of this for granted. we've grown up together, we know each others ticks. i know that he doesn't like his toes popped and i he knows i don't like when he drags only his left foot with his flip flops on, making it sound like a little old asian lady. but i still threaten to pop his toes and he still drags that damn foot. 

true love.

BFF droche

lovies. kel

who is ben ash...?

2 years ago i bought this pretty lady at an estate sale on my way home from church in

  huntington beach:  a really overpriced estate sale!! 

 i was on my way out when i spotted her face hanging on a wall  in the living room.

to my complete shock there was a red tag on her saying $1. i grabbed her off the wall so fast, gave them my buck, came home and quickly found a home for her. 

like i stole her or something.

fast forward 2 years.

just 2 days ago was at the goodwill in huntington beach

one that i frequent often 

this is where i spotted this handsome face for all of $6.99.

again...i grabbed him, paid my dollars, quickly ran out of the store headed home knowing i had the perfect spot for him to hang.

while hanging him, i was looking at all the markings on the back. 

artist name: BEN ASH

while rehanging her, this name BEN ASH was staring me in the face.

is that weird? 

who is this BEN ASH? could it have been that these 2 

had been hanging together in his house? 

i looked him up. he's not a famous anyone, he may not even be alive anymore. 

 come on, i believe i was meant to have this handsome couple hanging together in my house.

they are a perfect match! 

to BEN ASH's family... i want you to know that i will treasure these pictures for the rest of my life. 

i promise i will never allow this pair to be broken apart again, 

even when they are passed down to my girls. 

they belong together 

don't you agree?

i love them!!

xo.k