unpacking.

there is no way around it. everything that was packed up has to be unpacked now that it's here in our new place. moving has really brought to our attention how much stuff we have. too much. as i'm unpacking i keep having these little daydreams of selling nearly everything, moving into an airstream trailer and taking this show on the road. sounds exciting, no?! though i have to admit, unpacking all of these boxes is a little exciting too. getting all settled in to this new place that we are loving the crap out of so far, it's pretty fun. a lot of work, but fun. we've hardly made a dent in the mess that is unpacking yet, but the silverware drawer is done! and this afternoon my sweet friend erin and her two kiddos came over to visit and brought us our very first housewarming gift. isn't it pretty?!! i know just where to put it.

the yard sale was a success, we were able to find new homes for everything we were offering and the best news, i kept my pretty sofa! turns out i had room for it after all. we loaded up the last few things from the old house, cleaned it up good and left the keys last night. that was a little hard. walking through it for the last time i became pretty emotional, i found myself touching every countertop, window sill and railing one last time. i stood in the empty living room and had a good cry, remembering all the fun and roommates and changes that we've had there. driving away was hard, it was my favorite house and i will miss it. good thing i'm so in love with this new place and looking forward to all the fun and goodness to come.

better get back to it, these boxes aren't gonna unpack themselves.

packing & distractions.

      

{1} i started the packing (progress!) but then i realized the tape i had was rubbish (not progress!) so i made a trip to the nearby hardware store (working toward progress) {2} where i made a new friend (distracted) {3} good tape vs bad tape, visual proof (distracted) back to packing and cleaning up as i go (progress!) wanna know something about packing and cleaning? it's kind of boring or at least monotonous... which is really just a fancy way of saying boring. {4} but labeling my cabinets with talking sticky notes makes it just a little more fun! (distracted again) {5} back to packing; this is one of my favorite things, a bunny wall-mount bottle opener. (progress) the kitchen packing is coming along quite nicely. hope i don't pack up anything we need in the next 3 days! {6} and lastly, what's packing without a mimosa or two?! this also makes it just a little more fun :)

i'm a little all over the place... i'm pretty sure this is how i always am. let's hope it makes me more, um... interesting!

the 4 little photos at the bottom there are sneak peeks of the new place. {1} the kitchen counter tops {2} this is what all the doorknobs look like!! {3} so much pretty tile in the upstairs bathroom {4} one of two built-in cabinets in the dining room. there is a lot of pretty in this place and i cannot wait to get settled in! just a few more days... and in the mean time, more packing & distractions.

today...

... was my last day as a twenty eight year old.

i realized that i'd grown rather attached to being twenty eight.

i haven't quite decided how i feel about being twenty nine, yet.

we spent most of the day cleaning house and doing laundry in prep for a

showing that they scheduled first thing tomorrow morning. rude!

but tonight, we saved the day with a sarah's favorite food date. we have the best ideas!

first, my favorite veggie tacos in the whole wide world, from por qué no.

and get this, they told me i was lucky i made it in this week because it's the last week

that they'll be making these tacos!! phew! that was a close one.

after dinner we had dessert at ruby jewel.

i don't even like ice cream folks, but these guys make magic and put it in a fresh waffle cone.

the girl who scooped mine, must've been able to sense that my birthday was near because i ordered

a double scoop, and she handed me this 7 scooper and said "sometimes you just gotta go for it!" 

i love her.

  

it was a good day.

pretty hair.

by complete accident my hair ended up looking quite pretty today.

it was one of those, just throw it all up as quickly as possible without even looking

because the "do" you were going for really didn't work out and you're already 5 minutes 

late getting out the door, sorta things. not bad, eh?!

the third photo is truest to the colors, the others were just too pretty to not include.

p.s. tonight we are going to see the grateful dead movie and i'm so excited!!

daily photo(s):

trying on hats at ikea.

raise your hand if you knew they sold hats at ikea.

they sell cheese too!

a new bun, yay!

i love braids, we already knew that.

if my hair isn't braided in some way, you will most likely find it in a bun.

i also love buns. a lot.

i always wear mine a little off to the left, always.

this morning my bun & my braid decided to play together.

fun was had by all.

holy crap.

these are soooo good, it's a problem.

i don't like chocolate. i never have. i especially don't like dark chocolate, it's far too chocolate-y.

turns out, if you add coarse sea salt and turbinado sugar to the dark chocolate

and then cover an almond with it... i will eat them until i die.

seriously.

daily photo:

i'm  a very fortunate girl.

being loved suites me, like crazy.

plus, i got my christmas earrings in finally and turquoise back

in my hair so i'm feeling like a real girl again.

daily photo:

"and there's sarah, wearing her dork hat."

turn and face the strange.

i like change.

or at least i used to,

before it got mean and started pushing me around.

leaving me feeling listless and damaged.

i am experiencing an overload of significant life changes, most of which don't feel particularly exciting or adventurous. i wish i could say that i am handling it all very gracefully. i wish there weren't so many things taking longer and weighing much heavier than i was prepared for.

this morning my mama told me "you're just pushing a lot of shit uphill right now" (which feels very accurate) "but you're strong, and you'll make it to the top sooner than you think." (which made me feel a little better).

things will turn around, i am certain.

i'll get back to that girl who loves change.

maybe i'm not as far from it as i think.

i embraced a little change today...

i changed my last name.

hello. my name is sarah marin moore,

and i am growing up.

daily photo:

little me.

this photo makes it harder for me to say "i've never liked soda."

i seem to be holding that squirt pretty tight and close.

and i think my face reads something like,

if you try to take this from me i'll give you a knuckle sandwich and look adorable doing it!

daily photo:

this is me, last week, in my favorite "makes me feel cute" outfit.

daily photo:

i learned to braid around age 5 and i've been braiding my hair ever since.

this is me, last summer.

...

i just want to be six again.

this is me embracing autumn...

i already miss the heat of the sun and i hate being cold,

but i cut my bangs, changed my hair color, dug out all my scarves...

and i kinda can't wait for the trees to turn red.

ooh, and soup! i want to make and eat so much soup.

i wore this...

... and didn't think anything of it until jake walked into the room

and gave me this barf-worthy, adoring look and said

"i'm so glad you wore that today."

so, i thought i'd have a little fun with it.

this was last week and i intended to post it then, but sweet d got sick
and it's been an "are we gonna end up in the hospital again roller coaster" ever since.
as of this morning i think she's on the mend, there are no words that do justice what a relief that is.
we're so ready to get life back to normal around here.

something old, something new...

i used to make jewelry.

now i knit.

recently, i've combined the two...

...and i like it.

what do you think?

{hand-knit with wet spun linen, lobster claw closure, some have metal beads and some do not}

5 things you might not know about me...

these are my favorite shoes.

i can do tricks.

i really love camping.

i am sometimes but not always, okay maybe always messy. sorry mom.

this is not me. don't let the shoes fool you.