Shop Update

I'm cleaning out my closet and listing some great dresses, skirts and tops from my personal wardrobe to my Etsy shop! I'm trying to save up so I can purchase the rest of the things I need so I can begin practicing wet plate collodion/tintype photography. I took a workshop earlier this year and I don't think I ever posted about it. Hopefully I can get a post up tomorrow. Anyway, if you want to help this lady make her dreams a reality come check out my shop HERE!

These four items plus a whole lot more are available now!

♥ anne

Desert

Last week the kids and I headed out to Vegas to visit my friend Ellen. She and her family recently moved there so she hasn't done too much exploring. I suggested we visit Red Rock Canyon which is just outside of town. It was really pretty and a great place to return to when it cools off a bit.



We were there mid day, not the greatest time for photos, but oh well. When you have 6 kids (she has twins) to get ready and out of the house it usually takes longer than you'd like.


Above is Ellen and her daughter. We met freshman year of high school on the dance team, which makes her one of my oldest friends. We had some good laughs reminiscing about our routines. Below is a pic of us from senior year.

Good times! We also went to Europe together but that's a story for another time :)

♥ anne

musical memories // take the money and run aaooooahhh!

back in high school we congregated around the snowbird at lunch(pictured above). shawn, the owner of the snowbird, made delicious frozen yogurt and also supplied us with music. sometimes it was classic rock on the radio and sometimes it was a student's cassette tape. since there was a variety of tastes in music, people occasionally got in small tiffs over the selection of the day. everyone mostly got mad when a grateful dead tape would go in. now, i had nothing against the grateful dead back then, but i didn't particularly like some of the deadheads at my school. anyway, one day we were sitting there eating frozen yogurt. the deadheads were near by playing hacky sack and take the money and run came on the radio. when it got to, "they headed down to, ooh, old el paso" we all did the hand claps (you kinda have to do the hand claps on that part, right?). we all glanced at each other and laughed. that was the day steve miller band brought us all together. the date was 2-15-94. hahaha JUST KIDDING! i don't remember the date! but i do think of this story every time i hear the song.

have a fun weekend!

♥anne

yosemite

last week i saw the above picture on instagram (taken by this pretty lady) and got super teary eyed. yosemite is one of my favorite places on earth and i miss it so much. i haven't been there in about 7 years :( so when i saw that christina was there AND staying in the same cabins that we've stayed in countless times, my heart grew sad for this magical place. so, in an attempt to relieve my sadness i'm going to take you on a photo journey of past trips. here we go!

these first two were taken the summer of '92. above is my ode to the sound of music :D and below is my sister, my dad, me and my friend rita.

here we are the next summer. this was the day we hiked to beautiful chilnualna falls.

the summer of '94 we hiked to the top of half dome. it's approximately 20 miles round trip and was/is the longest and most difficult hike i've ever done. the next few photos are of the cables going up the back. i have heard of many people that head back down when they see the cables. i can't imagine hiking all that way and NOT going to the top.

looking at these now it looks pretty freaky, but i don't remember being scared at all. maybe i was just so exhausted that i only was thinking of getting to the top.

in front is carrie (a high school friend) and then me, my sister and dad. my stepmom, cathy, must have taken the picture.

hahaha! i felt like rocky balboa here!

i immediately laid down and went to sleep. ok. so your getting that idea that i was not in great shape, that's why everyone was so proud that i actually made it.

the view was spectacular from the top! i remember imagining a helicopter picking me up so that i didn't have to walk the 10 miles back to the car. you know what's crazy??? now that almost 20 years have passed, i kinda want to do it again! anyone want to go with me?

sitting at the top of yosemite falls
in '95 we hiked to the top of yosemite falls. i love this hike and although it's only 4 miles to the top, it's pretty hard (for me). my sister, dad and i did it again in '04 right before my sister entered the convent. that was our last hike together :(

daddy and i on the way up to yosemite falls

look at little max and alex!
this is the year we walked to sentinal dome, it's easy, beautiful and only 2 miles round trip. great to do with kids. below is my sister and max.


daddy and baby alex on the sentinal dome walk

rita, me, daddy on the log and jen, max and alex in the grass. i'm pretty sure we watching people climb the face of el capitan.

there are so many other awesome hikes and walks all over the park. we have done so many that i can't even begin to list them. each one special and memorable!

i know i'm not alone in my love for yosemite. if you've never been there, i highly encourage you to go. as for me, i made it a goal to go there this year. i'm long overdue for a visit!

"Each of us harbors a homeland, a landscape we naturally comprehend. By understanding the dependability of place, we can anchor ourselves as trees."
i read that quote by terry tempest williams on heather's blog a while back and it has stuck with me. i thought it would be fitting for this post.

ansel adams photo

♥anne

90's spring florals

spring has sprung at a cup full of sunshine vintage!
all these florals are going into my shop today! come on by and check out all my new items :D

♥anne

supermodels of the 90's part 1- linda evangelista

i'm not the first to do this type of post, and i know i won't be the last.

i no longer follow models or even know who is popular in the fashion world, but back in the 90's i totally did! i got all the magazines and cut out the pictures i loved and made scrapbooks and poster boards filled with my favorites. and who was my fave? none other than the stunning linda evangelista!

whether her hair was brown, blonde, red or black, short or long, she was beautiful!

she could be androgynous, glamorous, sexy or girly.

just plain gorgeous!


kate, helena, claudia, christy, naomi, shalom....will be appearing here in the near future.
until then, i leave you with this video.

♥anne