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polaroid

The "new" polaroid cameras are one of my favorite things on the market today. They are so fun and retro, and although I can instantly see every picture I take these days with my digital camera, there is something so much fun about shaking a photo and having to wait a full 60 seconds to see the outcome. Brendan and I went to a Christmas party this weekend with a mini polaroid and guests were asked to take photos and hang them in a designated spot. I was probably (way) more excited than Brendan about this, as evidenced in the photo below (he said they caught him in the middle of a brownie, so I believe that), but I still love the vintage coloring and aesthetic!

honorary team member






















While we were in South Africa, we adopted Lea as our honorary team member. She is from Point Community Church and she served with us at Arise, she ate with us, she laughed hard with us, and she shared her life with us. She is fluent in 9 languages and teaches (I asked her to tell me happy birthday in all of them, but I'm still waiting...) and brought so much joy - and spunk - to our team. A couple of days ago I had a quick g-chat conversation with Lea and my heart swelled with happiness. Even with thousands of miles between, a hemisphere difference, and across several time zones our friendship can continue. And even better, Lea loves New York, as you can tell!

i wish i could go!


I got this in my email yesterday (thanks Anthropologie!) and almost jumped for joy! I wish it fell on a different night so I could attend. I'm dying to read this book (my friend just got it as a wedding gift at her bridal shower this past weekend) and would love to hear what the founding editor of Domino has to say. If you're in New York on Wednesday night, will you please go in my place?