catching up… Good gracious it has been a busy fall. We have been in and out of town every other weekend since August and will continue to be. I do not want to not get TOO behind on trying to share with you fun places that we have been and you should visit if you can. First up, TULSA, OKLAHOMA. One of my good friends is from there but it’s really Jane and Judy(thank you very much) that got me to stop there and really enjoy it on my way back from Kansas. Tulsa is hip, full of art, art deco architecture, good food, hills, lakes, sunshine and oh yeah, just all around beauty. It will surprise you.
*Funny, I just looked up “Tulsa Time” on Wikipedia and it said that in the 1950’s Time Magazine dubbed Tulsa as “America’s Most Beautiful City.” **Be sure to check out this post via Judy for additional details esp if you are a vintage fashion shopper.
today… I spent a couple of hours talking about one of my favorite subjects, HOTELS, and the one that kept coming out of my mouth over and over like a broken record was Hotel San Jose. For lots of you this is not new information but for me on our recent trip to Austin, it was all new (well kinda). After nearly TEN years of trying I was finally able to book and stay at San Jose. I have tried (Lord knows I tried!) and we’ve walked through it but it’s ALWAYS booked — so finally I had success. All I can say is Liz Lambert is a genius and HSJ is perfection. All photos are from another genius Allison V. Smith.
If you EVER get the opportunity, take it and enjoy the simple serenity.
ok, well, maybe it’s just bravo… It’s my new guilty pleasure and tonight’s the finale. I’m shamefully hooked on Most Eligible Dallas. It just cracks me up. I know it’s appalling to most of Big D but I’m entertained. Even more entertaining are the recaps by Laura Kostelny - beyond hysterical. The last episode was Matt’s fundraiser and I was surprised to see it was hosted at The Room on Main which is a project we finished up last spring at the studio. This was the first time we have done everything starting with naming, then logo/identity/website (my real job) and the interior for a client. The Room, as we lovingly call it, was a great project and seems to be doing very well. It was fun to see our client Lance on the show last week, he’s a natural.
I’ve been meaning to share this - who knew it would have been a reality tv show that finally got me to post. Check it out…
put this on your list… of places you should visit. With most of my family being from and living in Kansas, I’ve driven through Oklahoma my whole life. A couple of weeks ago we went to visit my grandfather and we spent the night in Oklahoma City. On our way out of townwe stopped at the Oklahoma City Memorial (strangely it just so happened to be the week before the 10 year anniversary of 9.11). It was so moving and beautiful I wanted to share it and encourage you to stop if you ever have the chance. It’s incredibly informative while being appropriate and brilliantly peaceful. These photos certainly don’t do the memorial or the experience justice. Please read more about the design process and each of the thoughtfully executed details here. The memorial was designed by Butzer Design Partnership based out of Oklahoma City. You are welcome to check out a few more photos we took below.
