yesterday, very last minute and unexpected**, i was able to break free from the chains that bind me (freeeeeeeeDOM! (say it like mel gibson in braveheart) ) and drive into l.a. for some mad shopping with emily.
we hit up paper source, my first time.
we ate on the patio at cheesecake factory (giggly wondering if we would see a celeb) and we did. jessica alba came walking by!
while walking to the car we found this cool alley, and wanted to copy elsie and take this shot.
cant decide which version i like best.
and we found this cool spot too and took a couple more pics.
and then we hit the mother ship. em took me to the salvage yard where she recently bought some old ugly doors and windows for her apartment. i was literally hyper-ventilating as we got closer and closer. i could feel my heart beating rapidly in excitement. i am such a dork. i just couldnt wait to sift through some JUNK! the guy there, Sev, was totally cool and remembered em and liked us a lot i think. and i got the twin to emily’s blue door, two window frames (red and yellow) and a KILLER huge old white picture frame for $60!!! yeah, he liked us.
it was a bit of a puzzle getting it all to fit inside jeff’s toyota prius, but we managed and the smell of old wood surrounded us for the rest of the day.
snifffffffff, aaaahhhh old wood.
Info on the salvage yard:
Silverlake Yards
323.667.2875
ask for Sev, tell him the two blog chicks sent you. ;)
**everyone give jeff a round of applause for taking the kids for the day. i love you dude.
Yay Jeff!!
Cool stuff! (and how cool that you saw Jessica Alba too!)
Yey Jeff for taking the kids!! That will win ya some brownie points for sure!
Double Yay Jeff!
It looks like you had sooooo much fun! :)
**clapping for Jeff** Dads who take the kids are the VERY best! Kudos to you!
And, I like the 2nd photo the best!!! Soft, but yet perfect…..
I like the second version best :)
there is one thing wrong..
I should be there.
at least I think so.
Love your pictures! The second one is the best! It´s great!
I wished to be a talented photographer like you are ;)
I really love the middle one. Seems more edgy/urban.
cool stuff. cool pics. cool you. you two chickas look like people i could totally be myself around. wanna move to georgia?
smiles
ria
i love jeff.
just not quite as much as i love you.
#2 is SO great! So edgy/urban!
YAY for Jeff… Yay for being a great Dad and a great husband at the same time!
and YAY for Tara…. just please tell me that jessica did not stop and eat cake too! Too much to know she looks like that AND gets to eat cake..LOL
I love the black and white–but the second one is my favorite :)
i vote for the second one too. love the vintage feel.
cindy
Double Yeah for dad!! Number 2 is it for me too. Great pics and great junk! Love old wood.
Sounds like a fun day. I miss living in LA.
you guys are cute!! and sexy! love those pics. and yay for fab finds :)
awesome.
oh wow you scored! Don’t you just love finding goodies like that!?! What fun pictures to remember the day by, too : )
-Katie
Tasr, Sounds like a great day together with friends. I will be in San Diego at the end of July and I hope I am sitting at a cafe and you walk by with your camera…(Maybee you could take a photo of my kids…LOL How cool would that be. :)))) Love the photographs.
peace
Fun, fun!!!! I am jealous!!!! Me likey old stuff too :)
I like the second…very cool look to it.
i just LOVE you two together. :) love seeing you guys. :D
You crazy chicks- looks like you had a Ball! I’m glad Em didn’t choke & die on the plastic in her salad.. ha ha ha! I’m still laughing..
hahaha you girls had a great day :) :) love the photos of you and Em in the alley. And wow the treasures you found at Sev’s :) wonder what you’re gonna do with it all :)
Alette
Very cool finds! I’m an L.A. girl so I love going out for Sunday brunch then roaming around the Melrose Trading Post which is a little flea market on Melrose. I bet you’d love it- lots of cool stuff. Clothes, housewears, art, jewelry, music, random random finds. Lemme know if you want any more details :)
the middle one is my favorite!
Like the second one best. it looks most like old wood. LOL! Glad you had fun!
…was hoping to get a “sighting” of the orange handbag – I love all things orange/coral/terracotta/…. I’m glad (and so envious of) Emily that she’s got such a good friend in the “New Country”. Go Emily.
Tara you’re a great fun person – my day’s empty if you don’t blog. South African greetings.
i lubs the middle pic of the set of 3 – kind of need you tell me how to get that look!!
I tried the cheesecake factory at Marina Del Rey when I came over ….. them cheesecakes are enough to clog your arteries, you know! Yummo though and I saw no celebs but I saw Elle magazine doing a shoot on the boat yard with a young surfer dude who I could of got arrested for had I of gone with my first instinct and snogged him. All i saw at the factory was a fabbo couple who offered to take me shopping in Armani. No thanks I said because
a. You might veer off to some side street and kill me
b. I shop at old navy
c. Im british – I permanently look needy
Have a great day and save me some junk for when I come back in septembo
Love the Elsie picture! My favorite is the 2nd one, the processing is really cool.
YAY FOR SALVAGE!!!
Seems I’m in the majority, LOVE the 2nd shot! It’s perfect, still color, but not too much color! Fabulous!
oh, oh, oh… must. go. to. salvage. yard.
thanks for the heads up – i love stuff like this!
FREE junkie old wooden junk to the first person who can sneak it out of my garage!!! (in fact, i might even pay you to take it!)
So, I’m looking at this pic of the two of you together and I’m reading about you and Emily and then it clicks ……. hey, that’s our Emily …… our aussie Emily ! Emily Falconbridge from Australia. Looks like you’re having a great time in the US.