shoes for haitians

i am partnering up with soles4souls this week until january 27th to collect shoes for the survivors of the earthquake.  if you have any shoes to donate, please let me know.  i will try my best to come by and pick them up; otherwise we can arrange a drop by my home or office.

so far i have quiksilver donating the model's used once shoes, RVCA shoes, volcom is donating, yo gabba gabba's shoes from their studio, AND more local 24 companies {so far} in orange county and lots of my generous + loving family + friends that are able to donate their gently new/used shoes.  these shoes could be their only pair of shoes for these people.  i will be delivering these shoes to manhatten beach next week, so if you have some, please let me know via email: melislundquist@gmail.com or call me if you have my phone number. 

i will make sure the shoes get to those who really need them. we being in orange county are just sitting on an earthquake fault line waiting to happen and know people would be willing to help us if devastation were to hit.

it's heartbreaking all those people in need.  i hope this will bring them a bit of comfort.

thank you for reading this.

much love xo

little things

there is a song that puts me in an instant good moon.  i'm saying like that mood that makes you want to tap dance atop roof tops!  it's called sweet disposition by the temper trap.  they are kind of my new favorite band right now!

i'm still reallllllly happy of course and yet, missing little jack...

when i grabbed my shoes this morning, pennies came out.  it was a little reminder of the game we were playing before he left.  i'm going to san francisco this weekend to pick him up.  cannot wait!!!

picture - not me - found on http://www.fffffound.com/

blackbird fly

"our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter"
-martin luther king jr.



i'm listening to black bird by the beatles today in honor of the civil rights movement and this special day.

some things that make me incandescently happy

just to name a few...

- you know that feeling when you are in a cold building and you are miserably uncomfrotable but alert?  this happens to me probably more than most since i have poor blood circulation apparently.  then when you walk into your warm car... then even better going straight to your warm bed in two layers of clothes with lots of covers.... makes all of that discomfort worth it.

- peeling lint off the dryer screen.  gross?  i love it.

- putting dishes in the dishwasher.  i get excited about it.

- when reading jack a book i've been reading to him for a while and he starts to finish the sentences for me. it makes me feel like he has been paying attention even on the nights he would rather jump on the bed then be mellow and read.

- i love it when my friends answer the phone to tell me they will call me right back.  for some reason that rubs me the right way and i want to try to do that.  i usually just let the call go to my voicemail but for them to say they are busy or whatever and will call me back puts that personal touch back into everything.

- i get excited about thai leftovers.

- simplicity always.

- hearing a great talk/speech that moves you to be better, do better, forgive someone, love more and give more.

- people who have gaps in their teeth.  it seems so rare here in the states but it's fun to see it.  i have a friend who models and she has the cutest gap.

jacksongoestosanfrancisco

today.
photo by her.

jackson will be gone all next week.  i am not much of a planner but here are some ideas i have been thinking about doing while he's gone and i'm missing my little best friend...

1. catching up with oldies.

2. sleeping in tights

{i guess i can do that anytime}

3. borrowing my friends kids when i get-a-missin' him

4. drinking my herbal tea all morning, noon and night in my fun china.

maybe have a tea party?

5. find a park....

maybe the one in la jolla i like a lot

6... and start this book.

although i heard it's going to rain all next week.

i like the rain.

7. taking all the buttons off my peacoats and putting them on my other peacoats.

fun huh? i think so.

8. go to a fun place to fly kites/balloons/or just take pictures.

somewhere quiet.

i have a list of friends i know who would come...

could be fun.

9. fix all my clothes that have been in a wooden basket needing to be sewed.

neglected.

10. be spontaneous and sleep!

i never catch up my sleep... which brings me to this...

i want to find a real teepee and sleep in it. too much?  maybe.

maybe for me seems to mean "no" but i think i can find one.

i like the good unexpected.

i'll be missing him so.

sparrow.

its so fun to be back.
thanks for reading.  i hope to not bore you or keep you on the edge of your seats since its less frequent...

i have a few things on my mind...
last year my favorite word was "adorable"
now it's "always"

also, i love the attitude that nothing is a big deal unless you make it.

i have a weight on my shoulders about being here when i want to be in Haiti.  all of those people hurting, dead, drowning, under buildings... it's so sad. i have been following the news.  its making me feel so lazy going about my day here.

i want to be there.

sorry... can't end on a sad note.
i'm just loving how cute jack has been lately.  he thinks i work at yo gabba gabba.  it's a conversation we have everyday.  then every time he eats he tells me he has a party in his tummy.  i am grateful for life.  it's treating me well.

i have more fun things to post but no time.  here's me saying hi; for now.
loves.

honey and the moon

i have never really loved my name and prefer fun nick-names. 

they say when you are having a conversation with someone, you should try to say that person's name three times - as it is a compliment to them.

for me, it seems so formal to have someone that knows me well call me by my whole name.

i begin liking that person that i know well a lot better once they give me a nickname.

here's some things with my name.

i feel so vain with this post...

{Melissa Shoes}

sold at nordstrom and online?

valentine themed?

{melissa sweet dresses}

i love this dress with long sleeves to the wrists...

{fresh produce}

no big deal

{melissa sweet cookbook}

i'm buying it.

she took our honey namesake seriously.

{biggest looser contestants}

i hope she won for not being a looser.

{melissa herb}

who woulda known.

it's so me.

{melissa and doug children toys}

real and simple magazine

my dear dear friend lisa taylor got married last summer.
her wedding got featured in the real and simple magazine for january!
all of our friends put together this wedding {shauna lewis, aubrey messick, rachel thurston etc} so it was bound to be a HUGE success!
we all love tacos so she had a taco stand duet, mexican fiesta decor that still had class and a mariachi band!

i contributed with the chandeliers that were at my sister's wedding at the same location and did her hair all day.

so fun huh!? i love seeing my friend's talents getting published.  i will attach the links to shauna's website, aubrey's etc... they are amazing.

life is just really great

i have been so extremely happy.

like so so so so so happy.

                             things are great.
                                                                                                 i have a lot to be happy about right now.
that's all.

sunbeam

he keeps saying "jesus wants me for a sunbeam!"
i do have to say i got a little emotional when i brought him to class!  he's growing too fast.

i get to pick this little love up soon and cannot wait.  i'm so excited!
every time his dad has him, we try to talk on the phone as much as possible.  i had the chance to talk to him a lot this week.  he was so adorable.  asking me how i was, asking me how my week was, telling me he missed me and couldn't wait to see me.  it's fun to see him come to life and hear what he has been wanting to say every time we do this handoff.

he usually runs up to me, and tackles me with kisses and hugs.  we just love each other so much.  he's my little buddy and i'm his mama.

love you jackson.

magical new years day

one of my favorite persons surprised me early new years morning with tickets to magic mountain!  i haven't been there in years!  wendy is a doll.  we had a lovely time.  we went on almost every ride.  one of the rides made our tummies turn but then went on their "superman" and it cured our aches!  it was pretty funny!

the x2 ride was pretty fun... instead of lifting your arms up, we lifted our legs the entire ride!  people in line were taking pictures of us!  it was pretty memorable to say the least.

personally my favorite ride was tatsu.  it was dedicated to my friend who told me to go on it.

we rode it a couple times.

it gave us the sensation of flying.

zooey much?

she gave me two tickets to SHE + HIM concert in May!  so excited!  that concert was sold out within the hour of it going on sale.  zooey is our favorite not-yet-big-celeb.

we rode the terminator salvation ride 3 times.  we just sat there without getting up!

the workers didn't even check out belts third time around.

nothing much like feeling like you are 12 again with one of your best friends all day.

thanks again wendy!

happy new year hair

i did it... i am going back to my natural color.  i am really excited about it.
the change happened because
- i am tired of coloring it dark brown (1)
- i have not seen my natural color since i was 14 (2)
- if i try my best to live my life as natural as possible, why not throw in my hair into the mix? (3)

it will take a few bleachings and then i can get it back, let the regrowth come and vwahla! done.

{i just woke up... having this private makes me smile}

new.year.nutshelling.it

so far it's been so lovely.

  

this new years was spent in a car ... tuning the car radio like we are 1930's style and try to hear the ball drop! cute huh?  it was a great new years eve and day!

life is going really well.  i am really happy.  i am so excited for many things this year. i am excited to see jack grow more, yoga, i am looking forward to trips to disneyland, reading more books, spending more quality time with quality people and trying to find ways to improve daily.  i hope i can be less selfish, more loving, less busy, more organized with everything going on, less judgemental, more giving, less on the computer, more time with jack and loved ones.

i have a reallllllly good feeling about 2010.
when i think of this year, i get full body chills, butterflies and smiles until my face hurts.

it's going to be great.

christmas eve at the aquarium

my good friend eric and his daughter invited jackson and i to the long beach aquarium on christmas eve.

jack and i love the ocean of course so to be this close, touch the baby sting rays and see the sharks was surreal.  he loves hanging out with his friend scout.

christmas pictures with digital orange

kind of a weird picture but it made me laugh

so jack's personality!!

oh man i love this little man...