happy birthday mfamb

this is my dear friend jenny, aka mfamb, 

aka my sisterwife fo life.

(isn't she gorge?! those legs are legit, y'all!)

today is her birthday.

happy birthday, lovey!

i miss her dearly, seeing as how she's on one side of the country and i'm on the other.

boo.

last year we were here

(via)

 boozing it up and eating delicious french food. 

but since i can't do that this year...

lets hop back on that imaginary plane 

and go celebrate. 

first, we'd stop here 

(via)

for cocktails and provisions.

then travel onward to here

where we would have the men play outdoors with the children so we could relax, drink wine, read mags & blogs, relax, watch movies, cook & eat amazing food, relax, drink wine... 

i'd also ask a favor and get the yet-to-be-released new season of this:

and we would watch it and drink tea cocktails 

and speak in our best accents... 

(which we always do on the phone. you should hear it.) 

it would be glorious.

and then we'd go here for adventures.

and more eating. and more drinking.

then we'd leave the childrens with the supernanny

(via)

(she doesn't like to be without her girl for long, nor do i... we'd bring em with, duh)

and the "grown-ups" would go here to party for the night.

(all via)

then we'd all go here for a family weekend. 

we would spin around in this field, singing at the tops of our lungs, sound of music style. 

we would enjoy a private concert from them:

we would all become fast friends.

i would give her these.

and we would celebrate with this.

happy times.

(ok, since we couldn't do all that, i'll just send flowers. 

i love you, j.)

xo

(all images via mfamb and pinterest unless otherwise noted.)

ladycrush: mfamb

if you've ever wandered over to her corner of the internet, learned the secret handshake and gotten the password to ride the bullet train to awesometown, you've been simultaneously floored by her insane design skills (evidenced by some sick moodboards, gorgeous projects for various clientele, craigslist finds like you've never seen before, and her personal home--trust me, its amazeballs, usa); her raucously hilarious, sharp sense of humor (they don't call her "the velvet buzzsaw" for nuthin'); and her keen eye for living a truly delicious life, everyday. 


oh, and did i mention her amazing recaps of shows like HGTV's design star (aka design turds) and the real housewives series?! 
you must read them. while wearing depends. or in the loo.

her signature--attainable, intentional glamour juxtaposed with 1st dibs-worthy, luxurious rarities--written in her true, unique voice (which means "fuck" is regularly in the rotation), combined with actual, inspirational work, equals not only a daily must-read blog, but also a wonderfully talented and genuinely beautiful woman behind it all. 

she is a crazy-popular design blogger (newell turner is a fan), a talented actress, mama to the beautiful fiona honey, wifey to supermike (who is quite awesome in his own right), craigslist whisperer, serious chef in the kitchen (i want sloppy joes in my mouth right now. please.), exercise fiend, and all-around badass...

she is also a dear friend.

(psssst....hi nicole!)

(what's that? 
did my street cred just go up like 100 points? 
thought so.)

darling reader, i give you...

jenny anderson of my favorite and my best.

ladycrush of the week, sisterwife for life!

molly: what is your earliest memory of designing a space?

jenny: that would have to be my "clubhouse" in my closet when i was around 9-ish. 

that motherfucker was cozy.

see? :)

when you first started your blog, what were your early mistakes/accomplishments? how did you find your groove and discover your voice?

i don't think i made any mistakes.  i mean i learned lessons, such as don't call people retarded on a public format unless you want retarded kids' moms emailing you in tears. 

i found my groove when i started writing fewer words.

people don't have time to read a lot of words these days.

(ohhhhhh... i get it. is this one of those lessons pour moi? because i know i have a tendency to be long-winded sometimes, but you know that's just me, i mean i get excited, and yes i probably do need an editor, but... oh. right.)

do you have any hard and fast "will always do" or "will never do" things on the blog?

see above.

what inspires you?

people funnier than me.

dammit man, that's a tough one. i think i may have been funnier than her once. maybe.

what's the coolest project you've ever worked on? 

TBA

what pisses you off most?

tardiness.

it's a giant fuck you to the universe.

i can attest to this truth. for someone who has a tendency to be 15 minutes late for everything, i learned early on in our friendship that homegirl don't play when it comes to the clock. and i get it! everyone's time is valuable, and jenny is always good at reminding me of this.

speaking of personal time, what are your favorite things to do with yours?

eating a falafel sandwich and s'mores cupcake from star provisions and watching a parks and recreation marathon in my jammies sounds like the most perfect day ever.  it should be rainy and cold too.


s'mores cupcakes!!! aaaand now tears of sadness bc i am so far away from them. and you. 

ok, moving on. what is your favorite movie/book/music?

far far too many favorite movies..but the one that popped into my head first was stealing beauty.

book- the lovely bones is still the most well written book i have ever read.

music- i listen to music based on my mood.  and i am usually in a bad mood, so anything that makes me cry.

helps me get it out.

fave food to eat? to cook?

i will eat donkey turds if they taste good.

i love to cook stews/soups..but never a fucking stoup!  

most embarrassing moment ever?

getting caught by my dad with my hands down my pants when i was about 15.

oh honey. at least your dad is awesome and has a sense of humor...plus he's a dude so surely he's been jerking his own chain since he was in the womb.

what's the best gift you've ever gotten?

my best friend threw me a surprise birthday party complete with fully decorated christmas tree.

(my birthday is in december)

in your opinion: worst design/fashion trend right now?

ugh. too many to name. subway signs? that heinous hipster all wood with your wood look. hate that. 

describe your dream vaycay.

eating my way through europe.


DUH. yes!!! lets do it.

how do you to attempt balance btw all of your "life roles"? 

i try to do the bare minimum at all times.

what's next for mfamb? (besides world domination, obviously...)

i am working on not being homeless.

goalsetting. i like it.

if you like it, too, go here for jenny.

thank you, darling j, for granting this little interview.
 i love you!

xo

guilt-free shopping on gilt

it turns out getting accustomed to west coast time isn't as difficult as i thought it would be. 

especially if you have a reason to pay attention 

to the time difference.

and by that, i mean watching the clock to make sure i was on time for the pieces by lee kleinhelter for gilt home sale today! 

(via brilliant chic)

it started at noon east coast time, so you best believe i was sitting in front of my laptop, coffee in hand, ready to click away at the fabulousness at 9am.

 

if you aren't familiar with lee's work 

(which begs the question, WHY?! must remedy. stat.)

here are just a few of my favorite spaces she's designed:

 (via hgtv)

 (via cottage living. RIP. possibly my fave issue EVER bc of this very feature!)

(via lonny)

 

(via myverticalbuckhead)

isn't she fabulous?

i had the pleasure of meeting lee 

(along with the adorable jonathan adler, ahem)

at her totally chic home decor boutique last year, 

at a party for j'adler himself. 

i went with my sisterwife, jenny, of mfamb fame. 

more on her very soon. 

prepare yourselves.

this is just a peek at what happens when jenny and i attend a party together.

 we look fabulous. take pictures of ourselves in the car. 

and everywhere else, too. 

sing and have a dance party en route.

(via mfamb) 

jenny makes sweet, sweet love to any plants nearby.

 (via mfamb)

quite possibly the worst picture of me ever? nah. i'm sure there are worse out there. but still. 

(i was still working off some baby weight, ok?) 

cocktail in hand. photobooth in action. 

jenny in pants.

 (via mfamb)

lee's adorable dog, ryder, often found in the office 

at the store. SO sweet.

(via mfamb)

...and yours truly. in all my blonde glory. 

yup. i'm a blonde underneath the brunette, folks. 

i like to switch it up. 

and rock a fupa, apparently.

(update: the fupa is gone. mostly.)

anyway, back to the lesson at hand:

the gilt sale is on now, and by the time you read this, 

there are probs quite a few items sold out, 

(boo! don't you hate when you go to buy something and see the dreaded "in other members carts" tag?! argh!)

but if i had an unlimited budget 

and lee had unlimited quantity, 

here's what i'd scoop up today:

(all images via gilt home)

for the entry.

for the dining table. on the patio. 

for my desk. 

probs for the entry. or by the porch door.

or anywhere. these guys are TOO cute.

entry hallway. this is delicious.

ooooh. two in a sitting area? one tucked in a nook? 

in the master? a bunch for dining room? 

anywhere. 

this thing slays me. entryway? hallway? anyway? 

for one of the bedrooms. would want to put it in birdie's room once she gets a big girl bed, but i'd probably be selfish and 

put them in the master. 

birdie's room. or on a console table in dining or entry area.

this coffee table is dooooooope.

this is so gorgeous, i may have to get two. 

over the dining room table, or seating area a la lee?

and there she is. the dream table of all dream tables. 

entry. hallway. dining. master as desk. whatever. 

i need this in my life. like now. 

love these in a pair in our sunroom. 

ahhhhh! i want it all!

oh man. this guy is so good. he can give in my master sitting area, or in the sunroom. or anywhere he likes. 

so. 

when i win the big california lotto, 

i'll be making all this happen.

until then, i'm working with jenny & her incredible craigslist-whispering-skills to find some similar items on my budget.

you should, too. 

she's very affordable, and trust me when i tell you, that girl's GOOD.

if you should find yourself in need of some fab new pieces for your pad, hit up the 

pieces by lee kleinhelter for gilt home sale; 

its on until sunday night.  

xo