wait. my gosh where did the month of august go?
….one morning we decided to go to pacific palisades, which was down the pacific coast highway (PCH for us locals) and up the temecula canyon road from our rental in malibu.
anyway, while we were exploring, we stopped in a few of the cute shops in the main downtown area. the first of which was an adorable stationery shop that did custom wedding and party invitations. and really, they just had all kinds of pretty papers and notebooks.
and oh my sweet jesus how i do so love a pretty notebook. so of course i had to have this one.
take epic chances….don’t you just love that?
that day i decided that i would use this little notebook as a way to document and journal our vacation.
which now that i am in the process of trying to create a vacation photobook, i am SO, SO glad i did.
well so down the street a bit from the stationery shop was a beautiful home/gift store with a dutch door. wide open. because 1) they don’t need air conditioning in california and 2) there are no bugs.
no bugs people.
ok. so i go into this beautiful shop and i’m walking around admiring all of the little vignettes, smelling all the candles, touching all the soft blankets. and then i stumble across this basket full of the prettiest linens which totally reminded me of kim klassen and all my classmates in her be still 52 class.
and wouldn’t you know it…. right there next to the linens was a whole shelf full of vintage glass bottles. oh be still my heart. so of course i HAD to buy one right? because you can’t have too many glass bottles right?
right???
well so i go up to the counter to pay for my little treasure at which point i realize i’m standing RIGHT NEXT TO HILARY SWANK.
hilary swank people.
sidenote #1:Â that was our one and only celebrity sighting the whole time in california.
sidenote #2: hilary swank is TINY. and she smells amazing.
sidenote #3: she was speaking french to her companion. well…sort of speaking french. like she wanted to speak french…. she was trying to speak french. but i think she was pretty much butchering it. but whatever. she’s hilary swank and probably practicing for a movie role or something. and who cares…she smells amazing.
anyway.
i now have this sweet little glass bottle as a souvenir.
in the shop, i was immediately drawn to the sweet shape and the little detail at the bottom.
and now that i have it at home, i love that it is such a delightful reminder of a fun memory.
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and look how nicely it plays with all my other little bottles.
i believe my friend hilary would say they are très charmant!
happy friday my friends!
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Certainly you found many treasures in that little shop … such beautiful images you shared today! How cool to see Hilary Swank!!
Cute cute story and I think the vase needs a name maybe Hilary?
oh yes!! great idea!! 🙂
First, I love your purchases, and would have bought much the same items. Second, love the thoughtful and funny and personal story. Third, vacation love, always good. Beautiful edits on your pictures.
That is Awesome! A little stalkerish with the smelling….bahahahaha But AWESOME hahaha! I just love reading this and LOVE your new little treasure! It is so cute! But I love feeling like I was on the adventure with you the most!! 🙂 Happy Friday my Friend!
Laughing out loud- you are so funny!!! Love the Hillary Swank sighting! I lived in CA for all of my life until a year ago and never ran into anyone famous that I can think of- oh, except Jerry Brown. And speaking French and smelling good- mon dieu! Love your finds and how you photographed them- beautifully documented!
Love!
Perfectly delightful post, Kelly! Love each and every photo and your words really brought a smile to my face! I think I would have been in trouble in that store!
me and my boys are going to northern california for thanksgiving break this year (joey has the whole week off, but meghan has class up to that wednesday before turkey day, so she won’t be able to go with us. : ( ). i’ve been to southern cal, but never to the northern part of the state before. we can’t wait!
and you are too cool for school, standing next to hillary, like that! happy weekend!
Wonderful post! You’re such a great storyteller! Love your journal and bottle!
Ok Kelly, I am cracking up…laughing! Please call that your “Hilary Swank bottle”…!! I would have had to buy the whole basket of linens! My fabric containers are filled with mostly linen…I’m in love with it. Your book and journal are fabulous…hope you get your vacation photos in a book…you will love it! Sounds like a really fun vacation.
I’ve been told Celebrities are just the same as anyone else but somehow I don’t believe that. I once was in a store in Canada and spotted Robert Redford. I wanted so badly to go up and say hello but I was just to “chicken” to do it. Did you speak to Hilary? How exciting to spot her. Loved your little glass bottle, the pretty sunflowers and your creative work in the journal.
Too funny about Hilary. I love that glass bottle, yes the detail at the bottom is killer.
I loved reading your story… ( no bugs ? I should move there !) Love all your photos, and the little bottle is just perfect ! Thank you for making me smile 🙂
I love all the photos and I adore that bottle! Really sweet. As for that little journal … Campbell bought the same one, well, I bought it for her, on one of our outings before school started up. She loves journals but only writes a few pages. She must have half a dozen here. So glad you had such fun in CA!