I’ve been meaning to share some incredibly exciting news that I alluded to here weeks ago: The Red Head and I bought a house! (That’s not it above, so please don’t run around the Twin Cities area knocking on every house numbered 812… you will not find me. And I will be creeped out.) In [...]
I’ve got about 17 months left as Elissa Braun and, after that, you can start calling me Elissa Erickson. It’s a bit of a mouthful with that alliteration on the front but I’ll take it (even if the alliteration reminds me of a NASCAR driver name). As a gift to the future Ericksons, my sister [...]
A couple weeks ago when my mom and sister were visiting, we stopped by a little shop called The Bee Cottage in Excelsior. The shop, only open once a month, was full of antiques and treasures all at an affordable price. And, best part, it is run by some incredibly friendly ladies (who become more [...]
It has been a gloomy couple of days in Minnesota. That combated with some late nights, a lot of hitting of the snooze button and a growing to-do list have made me very grateful it’s Friday. There are still some outstanding items on my list, but I’m pushing them to next week and spending the [...]
The ice cream maker I mentioned here is back in my possession and was immediately put to work. On Sunday afternoon, the Red Head and I whipped up a huge batch of chocolate ice cream, paired it with Oreos and clinked spoons to a successful meal (yes, we ate it for dinner). My ice cream [...]
The other day I got a text from the Red Head that said, ‘What the hell is Bill Cunningham New York?!’… I guess he finally noticed that I hacked into his Netflix queue. That means it’s a movie night for me! Source: Jaime Beechum and Designspiration
Last night the Red Head requested ‘a good old fashioned chocolate cake.’ I’m not really in a cake mood, but chocolate chocolate chip cookies sound about right. And I just found a mysterious bag of candy cane Hershey kisses in the cabinet, so those might even be thrown in the mix as well. We’ll save [...]
Hey friends, sorry I started off the week by leaving you hanging. A busy Monday will do that to you. Thankfully yesterday afternoon was filled with fun things like chats with friends, happy hour with the Red Head, meeting an amazing wedding photographer and having some of the best garlic Parmesan french fries this side [...]
Big news, friends. We have a wedding venue and a wedding date! The hunt for the ideal location was an eye-opening process in many ways and, after many failed attempts, we managed to find a location that has the perfect mix of DIY potential, tons of personality and a beautiful view (that’s it pictured above!). [...]
My blogroll and daily reads are ever-changing but I always look forward to the home tours Design*Sponge features on Mondays. The home of Jennifer Sarkilahti caught my eye this week and as I was putting these images side by side I realized why. This palette of cool gray, faded coral, weathered wood, simple porcelain, dashes [...]
