I was cleaning up my desktop this week and came across my very first blog header, from July 16th, 2007! Back then I was blogging on Blogger (which I still very much love) and was Carrie & the Koehmstedts. That’s my daughter Erin, in the beautiful Pacific Ocean at Newport Beach, back when we were still Californians. I guess we still are at heart.

But “the south” has definitely crept in to us. We yes ma’am and yes sir people now, and I frequently use ‘bless her/his heart’ instead of that *&@#!! idiot. Oh, and where we live I can drive 6 miles to McDonalds and NEVER encounter a traffic light… just 3 stop signs! And, yes, that’s the closest fast food restaurant.

Have a great weekend!

It’s my beautiful parent’s 49th wedding anniversary – Happy Anniversary mom & dad!

I’m truly in love with The Voice. It’s the ONLY music show that I’ve been drawn to and it’s solely because of the chemistry between these fabulous four, not to mention the crazy talent on the show – I love the Indie singers!

Creative Market is a designer’s dream come true.

These extraordinary photos from California (and out West) by Sincerly, Kinsey.

I love the generosity of the interwebs, I recently had a Blogger template order from Megan, who coincidentally works for a big record label in NYC and she sent me 6 CDs… just because. Sweet!

Speaking of sweet, I was also contacted by a marketing company for an auto company (rhymes with schmoyota) to try out one of their new cars… which is really great, because my husband and I haven’t been on a vacation for more than 3 years (I know, first world problems, blah, blah, blah) and I’ll be sure to share our vacation – hopefully with lots of lovely scenic pictures. Living in central North Carolina makes it easy to go to the shore or the mountains… now to pick a destination. Any thoughts?

ZOO BOOK by Yago Partal.

Zombie survival class cancelled, middle school kids doomed.

It’s five o’clock somewhere, Neato Mojitos anyone?

You Are My Wild is a weekly portrait project that brings together 14 photographers to document how they see their children – it gets better and betterer as the weeks go on. Such honest photography.

Sarah shares 12 Things I’ve Learned About Running An Etsy Shop.

For all of us beginner shutterbugs: Understanding ISO, Aperture and Shutter Speed.

How to make crepes. And, a recipe for your pup, too.

Wealth inequality in America, this stunned me.

Dear Mom on the iPhone, I Get it. This is awesome.

I must have been a penguin in my previous life… and will probably be one in the next.

This mermaid from Cubicle Refugee.

New Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) International Trailer.

Have a sweet weekend.