Lost Type

So a few months ago a friend introduced me to Lost Type Co-op, a great design resource and my new favorite place for inspiration. There are a ton of fonts there to choose from and the best part is that you can see how the creators use the fonts or how other designers have implemented them into their work. My friend used a few of the featured fonts on our rehearsal dinner invites:

and I've been using a few for different looks at work

Check it out when you have the chance!

An Accidental Pet

So, we have a new buddy hanging out around the house these days…

Meet Dr. Cat, a "neighborhood" cat (aka stray) who started hanging out on our front porch a few months ago. He comes inside every once and a while. We've taken to feeding him and looking out for him. I'd say he's at least 8 years old. He a great tomcat who purrs and drools when happy. We keep lots of rags handy :) And he has the cutest meow - the hubs has taken to imitating it.

A neighbor told us he was brought down her by a girl up the street and her boyfriend when they moved to California from Seattle. I guess she thought he was a stray then, too. Turns out she was mistaken, though - Dr. Cat's been spayed/neutered and declawed. Definitely belonged to somebody up there in Seattle. Poor guy's been braving the streets ever since! I hope to have him taken to a vet soon to check him for basic problems before we get our kitten later this month so he can still spend some time inside with us. Otherwise, the porch will be his home.

Another habit of his that tipped me off to thinking he was a house cat is his constant need to snuggle up. He always wants to get on the sofa and cuddle on your lap or he'll sneak upstairs and get in our bed when we're making dinner (which is so off limits to our stray friend). He loves blankets.

Sure, having an outdoor cat spend some time inside with us requires extra vacuuming and hand washing, but he's the sweetest thing. I think it's worth it. Hopefully he gets a clean bill of health and we can keep him around for the long run.

Changing...

So it's been quite around here. Between the wedding, owning a home, finishing up (my last year of!) school and everything else, bloguing hasn't been happening. I miss it terribly. I was talking with the husband about it and we've decided to change the subject matter of the blogue. We're currently (and continually) in the process of updating and recreating our 1920's bungalow (pictured below, photo from our engagement shoot with Tori Wible at TW Photography)

Those gross, overgrown plants are gone now, btw, and we have 6 beautiful hydrangeas instead! 

So, let's think of it this way. As the home sweet home gets a very diy (my husband does not believe in handymen, plumbers, electricians, contractors, etc) facelift, so will the blogue! It'll be fun. It already is fun. And you can expect more pictures and a recap of my very diy wedding (because I don't believe in wedding planners, decorators or ready-to-order whatever) as soon as possible.  Here's a sneak-peak at Tori's blog.

More coming soon… :)