Striped Love

Hi.  My name is Emily, and I'm addicted to stripes.

Like this little yellow striped nook from My Luscious Life. I want it.

And this gray and white striped pillow from Berdel Home. GIMME!
(I want all of their pillows, in fact!)

Seriously can't get over this dish set from Tine K Home. 



And Chevron?  Don't even get me started on Chevron.  It's stripes, but with flair. It's so awesome, I want to paint myself Chevron, that's how much I love it.

I don't know if I can make you understand how much I love stripes in one post alone, but I did my best. Was I close?

Dark Clouds

I can't put my finger on the why of it.

Despite my deep seated fear of tornados, I've always felt a sense of joy and relief when I see the sky this way.

The other day I was driving into town to finish up some pre-wedding day errands. The drive itself is a half an hour of country driving. The sky was gray and clouded and there was a brief break in the rain that had been pouring for the past 4 hours.

The air was cool and I rolled down all of the windows in my truck to let it swirl around my hair. I breathed in deep and wondered again why I always felt such a draw for what other folks might view as 'crappy weather'.

I love a warm, sunny day as much as the next guy. But I constantly yearn for the cool air, the misting rain, the extreme green that comes with a dark gray sky. I don't know the why of it. I only know that that is when I'm happiest.