Thank You Cards

I have a ton of generous friends and family, which means that I always have someone to write a thank you note to. The other day I saw these great pigeon thank you cards by Happy Menocol on the blog simple + pretty and just fell in love.

Now I realize that most people find pigeons kind of gross. In fact, one friend I know calls them city rats with wings.

However, I tend to admire their ability to survive and thrive in urban environments.

And if you ever happen to just sit and observe a pigeon, they can actually be quite pretty. Some have iridescent feathers and others are that lovely mix of brown and white.

I think it's easy to appreciate them from afar. If one ever pooped on me, I'm sure my opinion of them would change rapidly. However, my grandmother always said that it was good luck to be splattered with bird droppings. I don't know HOW that could be good luck but you didn't question grandma.

First Thing for Baby

Besides the Pearl Jam onesie that we bought at a concert last month, until last night hubby and I hadn't bought anything for the baby. We just picked out a paint color a week or so ago and now work has begun on the nursery.

So, last night we did a little shopping and found this swivel glider that didn't make me want to run screaming from the store. We're getting it in a canary yellow chenille. I like it, but I don't love it. So much of what's available for baby/nursery furniture is hideous, but what's a pair of expectant parents to do? So, I definitely sacrificed style for comfort in this instance. It's very comfortable and the weird hump on the back makes a good place to rest your head. The fact that we had a 20% coupon helped to soften the blow too.

We also got the matching ottoman.

Next up I'm going to start searching Craig's List for the crib that I want.

iPod accessories

I seriously think I need one of these skins for my iPod. Yes, I'm a classic iPod kind of gal. All are from Gelaskins and they make them for all the all the iPod and iPhone products.

Well, Hello There Gorgeous!

Hi All! Are you still out there? Well, um....I haven't posted in over a month. Ooops, sorry about that. No excuses but to say that I've been busy and super self absorbed. When I've had downtime I've been occupying myself by staring at blank walls and feeling Baby move, which leaves very little time for blogging.

However, it's made me sad to think about Just a Girl in Philly sitting there languishing without any new posts. I don't want this to be just another abandoned blog. I'm going to try and get back into the swing of things. Heck, if nothing else I can bore you all to death with baby stuff.

So, I'll make this my triumphant return to blogging. I'm not promising daily posts or anything close to consistency but I'll try and put up some interesting/pretty things now and again.

This is what got me out of lurkedom....

Isn't this succulent wreath just about one of the prettiest things you've ever seen? Love it, want it. It's made by etsy seller April Hiller. Found via Absolutely Beautiful Things.

Vacation

We're off on a mini vacation. I'll check in with you all next week!

Disney Video

A quick talk with a couple of friends over the weekend again brought to light my love for almost all things Disney, especially Disney World.

While just about anything Disney can capture my attention for at least a few moments, I have an especially soft spot in my heart for Disney World. I love the place and turn into a 5-year-old again any time I have the opportunity to go. In fact, hubby and I are looking forward to taking our own little munchkin when he or she is old enough to go.

Anyway, I was reading Neatorama last night and was excited to read about this cool tilt shift video that Disney World did to celebrate their 38th anniversary. It's a really neat time lapse video of a day at Disney. If you aren't already a fan it might just make you want to go.



FYI, if you're interested in more nifty tilt shift videos check out Keith Loutit's videos on Vimeo. My favorite is the Mardi Gras video.

LIFE Photos- 30 Dumb Inventions

I just saw this over on BB-Blog (which always has great posts, by the way) and I thought that the photo was simultaneously terrifying and hilarious. Who thought a Baby Cage was a good idea?!

The photo is part of a LIFE Magazine online photo gallery called 30 Dumb Inventions. Head on over there to read about more fun things like the Anti-Bandit Bag, Motorized Surfboard, and Illuminated Tires. Happy clicking!

It's here, it's here!

Ork Posters has finally finally finally come out with a Philly poster. Love it. Just have to find a place to put it. It may have to grace my office at work. If you're not from Philly, they have lots of other cities too.

Have You Visited Any of These Places?

Photo of Canary Springs at Yellowstone National Park via Budget Travel

Budget Travel magazine recently published an article called "8 Places Every American Should See". The list that they compiled was pretty interesting, and did not contain all the usual suspects. Their must-see places were (I've highlighted those that I've visited in purple):

Sears Tower
Gettysburg
Yellowstone
New York Harbor
Monticello
Graceland
Pearl Harbor
Historic Ebenezer Baptist Church

Yellowstone is absolutely on my list of places to see before I die and I do hope to see the others some time soon too. I kind of love this since it varies from some of the icons that usually make lists of this type. So what do you think of the list? How many have you visited?

Feather Earrings

I've been digging these earrings from Erica Weiner Jewelry for over a year new. I think they're just so simple but chic at the same time. I am SO ready to click purchase and have them be mine, all mine; but I've also been hemorrhaging cash lately and am trying to conserve a bit. I haven't gone so far as to implement what my friend Helen calls austerity measures, but there might have to be some drastic lifestyle changes in the near future. So, I will lust away for a bit longer. That, or I'll just crack and buy them! Look at all of Erica Weiner's beautiful stuff here.