Monday, April 20, 2009

thoughts on newport.

mkkkk...
so this last week flew by.

now that i've spent two weekends in Newport in a row with Andrea and her family i would like to share some thoughts.

1. first thing that comes to mind is that Arrested Development is supposed to be filmed here but it isn't. except for like 2 scenes... however.. they DO rent/sell segways by the beach.

2. andrea's house is everything that my sister has ever described as her dream decor.  also it makes me realize how much andrea/living in southern california has influenced what i gravitate towards in prints... i absolutely love this style that andrea subtly gives off and that becomes emphasized in the density of her family.  

3. her parents are adorable.  i honestly love them so much. and crissy w/ all her sassiness.  i 
love the openness of their home.... how in the two times i've been there i haven't been the only guest and everyone else is a regular... i've met so many random people that have either lived with them for a long period of time at one point or been coming over for meals for the past forever.  they are loving people and God is blessing them and they are giving that away as well and its really great to watch.

4. we just got sooo many adorable things for the mod today.  Their grandparents had to be moved into a home 2 weeks ago and so their mom is going through all of their things and organizing them, selling them, and throwing them away.
honestly this is a dream collection of things.  antiques, books, tables, rocking chairs, blankets, tablecloths, dishes dishes dishes, soap dishes, curtains, and everything else.
i dont' even KNOW everything we picked up there for living next year but her mom just boxed it up for us... 
i personally grabbed a little white porcelain bird salt shaker.
there were a ton of things like that... adorable porcelain squirrels??  
we now have dishes and glasses and pots and pans and who knows what else... tons of adorable little 60's era things.

and we saved sooo much money.
now saving money on stupid things like my making magnets and coasters, aprons and art for the walls, pillow cases and pillows for our couch. :)
i'm so excited!  our mod is going to be so cute....

some suggestions are made on things i find ugly but i dont know how to say no... andrea just says it. THANK GOD for her assertiveness.

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