St. Louis Arch- General Store

Hannah and I live in St. Louis, MO- home of the Arch, Gateway to the West.  We grew up going to the Arch on field trips and hot summer days with our mom.  However, my son lives mostly in Indianapolis, IN and the last time he went up in the Arch was six years ago.  He's been wanting to go again for a while now, and the stars aligned on the last day of his summer vacation here in St. Louis; Quentin, my mom (who is recovering from six rounds of chemo) and I went this past Friday afternoon. 

While I didn't get any pics of the outside of the Arch (anyone can see that!), I got some good ones inside, under, and up top.  After we got our tickets to ride the little pods up, we had a little over an hour to kill before we could line up, so we went to this old General Store under the Arch- I couldn't get enough of the displays!

um... I want!

I think maybe I need this- the Elixir of Love, not the Gardener... :)

it doesn't get better than old-school wooden alphabet blocks!

            

                     I sorta' have an obsession with Phrenology heads- my mom has one and I made a version of one in a ceramics class in college-I regret selling it at a garage sale :(

my mom and Quent stopped for some checkers while I took more pictures

I just love all the old stuff in the store!  And if you can't tell, I couldn't get enough pictures; sometimes it's fun to be a tourist in your own city.  I'll show you our trip to the top of the Arch in another post- I'm wiped out just from posting these pics!  Hope everyone had a great weekend!

Dress-Up!

Um... I just spent over an hour on this website I found, playing dress-up.  Some of you may already know it, but just in case you don't, and you want to play, head on over here.  It's so much fun!  I definitely don't claim to be any sort of fashionista, and I don't even have the extra cash to get just one of these items, but a girl can dream, can't she?  Besides, it's great for inspiration and I want to start making some of my own clothes, so this is a good resource. 

This would be my summer-into-fall outfit that I'd maybe wear on a date- with a very tall man.  I'm a quarter inch shy of 6 feet, so wearing these heels is kind of a pipe dream.  But we already established I'm dreaming here, right? 
first outfit by ewingate featuring Rick Owens jackets

Top Jens White by Soaked in Luxury

Rick Owens Leather biker jacket

francesca feather skirt$330

STEVEN by Steve Madden Women's Partey Open-Toe Pump

Brave New World chain necklace

Spread the Kindness!

I got this wonderful freebie printable from my friends over at Kind Over Matter and posted it on my apartment door before I left for my Dad's place:

Imagine my happiness when I came home four days later to find most had been taken! :):):)

Get your own here, print it out, and spread the love!

Enjoying Summer...

Sorry it's been a while since I last posted.- I've just been really enjoying the last couple weeks of summer with my son before he starts school again.

cannonball!

son and dad playing catch in the pool

enjoying family

enjoying nature

enjoying outdoor concerts and more family

watchin' the airplanes

wallet - LOVE the fabric, but Hannah forgot to put a snap in:(

awww snap!

so cute!  not big enough for a checkbook, but I'll find a use for it- maybe my bus ID and bus pass?

cute new tote bag she made!  but she's using it for her pool bag

um- seriously? I wish she would sell this, but it's her first try at this style

I love the little ties at the sides!

 While I've been maxin' and relaxin', though, Hannah is still crankin' out new products.  Actually, they are really just "practice products" because she is still trying out new designs and learning from mistakes, but I still wanted to post a few things she's been working on.  It's really cool because when she doesn't feel confident enough to sell a product (due to a mistake or something that is "off" a little) she either keeps it and uses it herself, or gives it to me!

 If you like something you see, don't forget, you can leave us a message or email us and we can do a custom order.  Hannah is getting really good!