Friday, December 12, 2008

Friday Favorites



one: coping from RobertSocha
two: Neptunes Bride by Tissage
three: Sprout the Teapot from alinahayes
four: Reality by Sooooound

My list of things to do this weekend:
1. Take a long walk through my favorite neighborhoods (check out the Christmas lights)
2. Breakfast with friends who are passing through town on Sunday
3. Blind date with Vana and Callie (I'm keeping my fingers crossed girls, we need to stay healthy and have good weather)
4. Make Christmas cookies (YUM YUM)
5. Read Winter Solstice by Rosamund Pilcher (annual favorite)

What's on your list?

23 comments:

Anonymous said...

Big Swoon! Oh gosh I love them all and they look gorgeous together.

Krissy | Paper Schmaper said...

lovely picks today! #2 is fantastic :)
Sounds like you have a fun weekend planned... We will be going to the theatre tomorrow for some holiday cheer!

Lizzy said...

Great picks! I like them all! What a nice list of things to do.
My list includes:
1. Finish Christmas Decorations
2. Study for finals (Yuck!)
3. Drink lots and lots of peppermint hot chocolate
4. There is probably more but I won't bore you with my shopping list ;)

Rachel said...

Love your list! I have a busy weekend too, and it includes:
My annual girls only Christmas party.
Baking huge amounts of gingerbread.
My annual family gingerbread house party (hence all the baking!).

Callie Grayson said...

love that tea pot! and that little bird is so sweet.

I can't wait until our blind date!
i fly in late tomorrow afternoon.
I will email you later tonight. i can't wait to meet you and vana!

heidi said...

love your list! still formulating mine...
enjoy your bloggie date!!!!!!!
xoh

Miss | A said...

love your post. I found a great tea pot similar to this one in red teh other day and bought a 2nd for a gift! It was just too cool. Great picks.
:)

Unknown said...

oooh! christmas cookies!

i need to get on my baking. have a great weekend, pretty! xo

aimee said...

hi, julia! yes, i think we've crisscrossed paths on quaint handmade and tiny red! what a
beautiful world you have here; i especially liked your self portrait a few posts below. it's interesting to get a peek at what inspires others or what makes them happy :) xoxo aimee

Genie Sea said...

Oh! I love your list. I will definitely borrow number #1.
2. Spend some time with my goddaughter and her mom.
3. Sleep in and/or take naps.
4. Watch a couple of feel good movies.
5. Decorate my house in my pajamas :)

Thank you for you kind and encouraging words on my blog. :)

Cindy said...

i'm so in love with that bird photo! i love your to do list as it all sounds like fun. have a good weekend!

Miss | A said...

oh that is a great list. mine is to:
sell my car, buy new one
clean our house-massive for a xmas party we are throwing friday for possibly 200 people(yikes)
will be working-photoshoots all weekend too.
I am going to a daughter other kindergarten tea party tomorrow.
I have to sew curtains for my office!
I need to take my son to the doctor bc I think he has strep :(
I want to read a book!!!!
I will dream about your list- sounds much more fun!

Karen said...

I love these picks! That birdie is so, so cute :)

My weekend is looking like this:

Cleaning (yay.)
Visiting with old college friend
Christmas party
Brunch
And a whole lot of nothing else

Feeling a bit better and my grandfather's surgery went very well -- so things are looking up! :)

dee said...

That sounds like a perfect weekend to me! I'm going to bake cookies and decorate our tree with friends tomorrow.

Anonymous said...

What a lovely weekend you have planned! We're taking a ride down the coast to get our tree. Then on Sunday - girl's brunch!

Brown Button Trading said...

sounds fabulous. so far I've had the perfect mix of getting jobs done, seeing friends and relaxing - this could be the best weekend i've had in ages. Oh, and I've finally pulled my finger out and added you to my blog roll, sorry it took so long. hope you are having a fabulous weekend bella x

dojski said...

I wish I can do your first to-do as well. =)

This weekend, sadly, I've got work to do. Duh. =)

carolina @ patagonia gifts said...

Oh Julia, lovely, lovely picks! I adore that little bird, so cute! And # 2 is gorgeous!
Hope you have a great time with your blind dates, darling!
xoxo
Caroline

Anonymous said...

I love that teapot!

Yay for your blind date, you're going to adore Callie, tell her I said hi :)

I love Rosamund Pilcher, one of my favorites! I am partial to The Shell Seekers.

Have a great weekend!
xo Maegan

Brittany | the Home Ground said...

That birdie is so sweet! He looks like a titmouse, a bird we have around my parents' house. I really like the deer too! Thanks for the eye candy, Julia!

Good luck with all the things on your list :)

lotta said...

Enchanting picks -the colors are so soothing, calm, and beautiful. Sounds like you have had a busy few weeks as well. Hope everything will slow down for all of us so we can enjoy the upcoming holidays. Much love.

Anonymous said...

I love your picks!!! Hope you had a wonderful weekend!

paula said...

that little bird looks so sweet.