Blog a la Cart

Our friends are not only brilliant and talented, they are also hilarious.

Thanks to this post, this “little bundle of health” arrived in the mail today…

This came from the woman who introduced me and James back in 2003. She and James are BFFifles and share the same warped, quirky sense of humor. I should have known the moment that the weenie maker was unveiled that it was the work of a one Courtney Adkinson. Only she and James would unite in this odd, ridiculous love of “Nostalgia Electrics.”

True story: My first “date” with James was an afternoon spent watching Super Troopers with James and Courtney, their all time favorite movie. A “film” (a term I use loosely) that I had yet to experience but have now suffered through watched on many, many occasions. The two of them spent the entire movie quoting every line verbatim. I sat awkwardly on the bed wondering what the hell I was getting myself into.

Turns out, it was a lifetime of pure hilarity.

Someone turns 5 months old tomorrow and she’s a giggle machine, especially if you say “BOH!” with just the right deep timbre.

I’m pretty obsessed with those two little girls. Okay, A LOT obsessed. Siblings are awesome. And living petri dishes. I can practically see the germs jumping from Sunny’s pre-school paws to Kaki’s baby face.

Eh well, the kid’s gonna have a hearty immune system thanks to her big sister.

Not that that’s at all a biased opinion.

Maja is the very talented, very crazy, very magnificent Swedish bombshell that designed my wedding dress. She and I are kindred spirits. And, yes, I trust her impeccable taste so very much that I had her design and make my wedding dress from across the Atlantic. I, in California. She, in Sweden.

I saw the dress for the first time three days before the actual wedding.

The Swedish and Moi

As Dory would say, “Trust. It’s what friends do.”

And yes, that would be Finding Nemo I’m quoting. Do I not live with a two and a half year old?

Anyway, since I’m biffles with a fashion designer, I’m fortunate to receive a package of goodies designed by her hands around this time of year. Everything from dresses, to bags, to tops, to scarves have found their way into my wardrobe thanks to Maja and her line PINELLAPI (she’s doing the bag thing in a big and awesome way right now).

She freelances for H&M and the Scandanavian children’s clothing company, moonkids. In her package that arrived yesterday, two beanies for the girls were tucked inside. While I went out to dinner with a friend, James made a thank you video for Maja. Because when we’re overwhelmed with things to do, he and I tend to turn to timesucks like photography and video to really procrastinate the actual work at hand that must be done.

I guess you could call me and Jamesy kindred spirits, too.

This video is priceless for so many reasons, not the least of which is Addison, sans culottes, calling James, James. I particularly love her pronunciation of the name.

I’ve rewound the moment when she sternly declares, “I get to call you James” at least a hundred times. Ah-mazing.

Many thanks to Momar! Right down to the matching black patent leather shoes.

The Cart family did this past weekend’s homecoming football game right. Despite a loss, we all enjoyed the day’s proceedings in the best ways we knew how. For some, it involved consuming their weight in buffalo wings. For others, drinking a full gallon of apple cider and making many an emergency trip to the potty. And for others, napping. A few things were constant, purple and gold and all things bovine.

They have finally arrived. All thanks to big sister. She’ll only laugh when inspired by big sister.

It’s perfect.

And on that note, happy, giggle-filled weekend.

Look at James and his arty photography angles.