Hey Tourists

Over the weekend we had some visitors in from Portland and Atlanta, so we decided to take advantage of the gorgeous weekend and hit up some of the D.C. tourist hotspots. We started the morning out with coffees, a brief stint in Dupont circle, and a surprisingly short walk to the White House. From there, we headed toward the Washington Monument, WWII Memorial, and the Lincoln Memorial. Here is the photographic evidence:






And so it's official.

Need These:

The new J.CREW is amazing...but way too expensive. Hello?! You're J.CREW, NOT designer.

I heart Zara

This is why:




There is also a poncho I found in store, but it's not found on Zara online!

The Israeli's Got it Right

Today, the weather decided to go back to where it was supposed to be: blue skies, warm sun, slight breeze. Lucky for me, I had the day off. I went to the neighborhood yarn store and bought a circular needle, some yarn, and some stitch markers. I'm planning on knitting a cowl...we'll see how it goes, I've never knit in the round. Also, while on Google Reader earlier today I found the most gorgeous handmade shoes, straight out of Israel thanks to the ladies over at Oh Joy!. If I only had a few hundred extra dollars lying around I would buy them in a second. These are my favorites:



Check out the rest here. Enjoy!

It's getting cold outside.

So I've been terrible about blogging lately, mainly due to the fact that my work hours have been so ridiculous. Think 1:30 PM to 10:30 PM 5 days a week (two of these days are definitely weekend ones), I mean who feels productive early in the AM when you know you have to work the rest of the day and into the night? I certainly don't. Today I had a day off, luckily, and was able to finally grab some inspiration for a project or two (thanks to some of my favorite blogs, and one newly discovered). I am going to knit something. Maybe a scarf, maybe a sunny blanket, but first I need to find a knit shop...apparently there is one nearby in Georgetown. Of course I didn't bring my stitch 'n bitch handbook so I will need to purchase another, as I have yet to master every knitting technique (or any for that matter). I will also be in the market for some needles and yarn (duh). Let's take a glance at the post where this beautiful inspiration came from:


Gorgeous, right?


So perhaps I won't start with a big squishy blanket, but a small cowl-like scarf should be simple enough.