decay or locked 14/365

Day 14/365 on Flickr
decay or locked
[i treasure this door, the handle, the paint on the handle...... love it all]

travel day 1

goodbye L.A.!!!!!
we started our trip out with some good old Jimmy Eat World.
Clarity is their best album (imo), from start to finish. memories of college summer nights.
*(I WILL BE POSTING A SONG HERE SOON)*
fast forward 1 hour
helloooo desert, mountains and ear popping. oww!
good thing we had this gum which i DO recommend. DELISH

stopped for a late lunch before we hit Las Vegas.
food was fresh & the establishment clean!

as we pulled off the highway we saw this gent with the BEST SIGN EVER!

yes, it does read "HUNGRY n UGLY"
speechless......
xox, rachel

testing the PA 13/365

Day 13/365 on Flickr
testing the PA
[we leave tomm. for tour! tonight annie tested out her new PA. it sounds SPECTACULAR! get ready for goodness coming to a city near you:) *since i am in LA, it's not yet midnight so i'm posting in time*]

I've Landed.....

it hit me that i was "traveling" when i had to throw down 3 bucks for a pack of gum!
airport prices never fail.
and the gum was rancid.
it did help pop my ears.
it also left a uncomfortable burning sensation in my mouth.
i do NOT advise you buy this gum.

i had a speedy layover in the Ft. Worth Texas Airport of which i was only half awake for as i slept a mere 4 hours last night and rose at 5:30 am.
on the second leg of my flight i realized that the only pair of socks i had brought with me were the ones on my feet.
EXCELLENT!
but, if this is the worst thing i forgot then ALL is GOOD:)

welcome to L.A.!!!
good old cali smelled like an ashtray but that was just because all the peeps were getting their fix on. me and my red luggage were waiting curbside.
i was ALL amped up to see my friend....

we arrived back at annie's and i was warmly welcomed with a table full of these
HANDMADE LIMITED EDITION CD's:

does it get any better than this?
the photo gracing the cover was taken of her older brother Lowell back in 1980.
keep it in the family
lastly, for your listening pleasure, is another Annie jam,Little House:

thanks for reading & feel free to come back soon for more.
we leave in the A.M. for Salt Lake City!

SPACES!!!

(source)

i love this shop, i love their photos, i love their space!
it's bright, cheery & retro-tastic! check out their etsy shop:
26olivestreet
friendliest kids on the block:)

on the next blog post i will officially be "traveling"
xox, rachel

don't forget 12/365

Day 12/365 on Flickr
don't forget
[tie a string around your finger so you won't ever forget. simple as that.]

p.s. i leave in 10 hours for L.A. and i HATE packing

Ambulance

i need to get to L.A. already

i cannot handle waiting around
i may listen to this song realllly loudly on repeat for a bit
but not too long because i might feel the need to call 911,
for an ambulance that is,
and this is cryptically creepy but in reality NOT at all.
just listen to the song, fall in love and go buy everything available on itunes from this band

(song: Ambulance, band: Eisley)

swingin 11/365

Day 11/365 on Flickr
swingin
[i spent a chunk of the day over at rebecca's trying to get my mind off my mind. outside with her 2nd youngest was a trip! cutest voice and the best phrases came out of his little mouth. he was showing me his swing-pumping skills. remember those days??? permanent dirty feet and all....]

part 2 of 11/365
mid airrrrr
[i LOVED this shot and was originally going to use it for day 11. i still don't know if i made the right choice.]
xox, rachel

a present

i finally have found a way to share music from my itunes!!!!!

EXTREME AMOUNTS OF HAPPY:)
here is a song from Annie Stela that she'll certainly be playing on TOUR

(song: Heart artist: Annie Stela)

available on itunes

T is for TOUR

(source)
so, i know i've been making random mentions of trips to LA, tour, music, shop going into vacation mode. i've been avoiding a long post. i don't do well with long. i just ramble.
here are the facts:
1. i am going on a ROAD TRIP TOUR with my best friend
Annie Stela for 17 days.

2. our show stops include:
Salt Lake City UT

Topeka KS
St Louis MO
Buffalo MN
Chicago IL
DETROOOOIT (holler 4 our hometown)

Harrisburg PA
Geneseo NY
NYC

3. this adventure will be RIDICULOUS amounts of FUN & EXHAUSTION, lucky for us will be having massive quantities of coffee to combat the latter of the 2.......

(sidenote: i NEED to find those cinderella pink coffee mugs for my house STAT)

4. we will be staying in a colorful assortment of hotels and while both annie and myself would like to stay at this place every night......

(source)
let's be real. we will be staying in places where the lighting will be offensive and the bedspreads will be best described as HIDEOUS.....

(annie, please remind me to try & steal a swatch of the fabric adorning the beds above for my interior decorator to use on my home bedroom make-over)

it's gonna be driving, setting up, annie playing a show, sleeping
REPEAT!
laughter and ipod listening will be taking place simultaneously.

i will be documenting the ENTIRE thing right HERE on the Blog (i purchased wireless internet for my laptop for the duration of our trip) and i have no doubts that we will be stumbling upon many things of entertainment so please, STAY TUNED!!!
adventure of a lifetime here we come.....
xox, rachel

playgarism 9/365

DAY 9/365 on Flickr
playgarism
[a broken typewriter- i pushed down the G,R,S and the V for GetReadySetGo Vintage. i have sparkles in my coffee cup! this photo makes me feel cozy. maybe i should dive into this book for the 20th time. it's Elizabeth Wurtzel's MORE, NOW, AGAIN]

back in a bit with other news
xox, rachel

Flickr Favorites MELT ME

1. My Turntable is Happy
2. Arsonphobia
3. The Final Dove
4. retro colour

this weeks Flickr Mosaic challenge from ARTMIND was played by theme:
"what touches your senses, gives you goosebumps, makes you all gooey inside..."

this was super hard for me because the 1st photo was one i DESPERATELY wanted to include but it didn't blend in with my other 3......i need things to FLOW!
i decided to go against all of what i believe in (yes, i am being overly dramatic....a little bit) and play by theme, therefore keeping the mosaic FULL of all things that i adore.
at this point of the post i am always tempted to explain why i like each photograph, but then i realize that i'd rather let the photos speak for themselves.

come join in! i say it every week and every week i mean it!

Flutterby YES!

caught a photo from this shop on the Etsy front page
umm, slight obsession began

White Knitted Leg Warmers
&
A fairy Shawl in Cream
these product shots are FAB! this last one may be the cake-topper

yum! happy eye-candy friends.
back later with day 8/365 on Flickr AND my Photo Mosaic
xox, rachel

Dinner on our driveway 7/365

DAY 7/365 on Flickr
dinner on our driveway
[shame on me for this one..... i had a busy day and it started with me fully intending to take a quality photo for day 7. all of the sudden the sun was setting. we were eating dinner and the light went off in my head. i grabbed our empty edamame shells, my camera and a fork. if we ate dinner on our driveway it would've looked like this. (the fork was for the pasta, not the edamame, in case you were wondering "how the heck does this girl eat her soybeans?!")]

on another note, i got bangs. i know, like you care;) but i think i made up for this fizzle of a post by the movie trailer i posted earlier that is MAGICAL!
xox, rachel

incredible

i do not see how this film could be anything but spectacular. i cannot stop watching this trailer.
i am mesmerized........