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We’re planning on making a trip to IKEA on Saturday. How much fun is a day trip to IKEA?? So fun! When we lived in Brooklyn we’d make day trips out to Jersey and just spend all day there. Eating hot dogs and soft serve to keep us going.

IKEA’s considerably closer to us now that we’re in San Diego, but it’s still far enough that it’s a fun adventure for us. This time we’re going with our favorite IKEA-goer, Leslie. The three of us have a system at IKEA, and we don’t like it when people mess up that system! So we like to go with each other. Mutual understanding, ya know? We like it when other people go with us, too! But they’ll have to follow our routine. Or there’ll be consequences! (And no one wants that, now do they?)

There’s only one thing I have in mind that I might get this time. Oh sure, I’ll find other random things that I absolutely 100% need. But I just have only one in mind…

How awesome is that ceiling pendant?? The ceiling fan in our living room broke last year, we still haven’t fixed it. Ceiling fans aren’t pretty anyway. We just used a floor fan last summer when we needed it. I’d like a statement piece there. Something so amazing that when people walk in my house their jaw will drop. Don’t you think this is the piece that will do it?

Here’s what I like about it:

1. It’s humungous
2. It’s white, clean-looking
3. Modern
4. Airy
5. It makes a statement
6. It’s humungous

I wanted to make Orblando to put there. But let’s face it…I’m lazy. I mean…I have too many projects, and I’ll never get to it. Okay fine, I’m lazy. I think Maskros is even more dynamic. Here’s where I want to put it:

Except for now the bookcase is black.

See how un-interesting the fan is? The broken fan, at that. It needs something phenomenal there. Our ceiling is vaulted, so it won’t be too huge for that spot.

There is one possible issue with Maskros. When the light goes on, it leaves cool little dandelion shadows all over.

Will I like that? Will that drive me nuts? I really don’t know. It’s going in our living room. Behind our couch. The tv is on the other side of the couch. Will it bug me watching tv? I guess we don’t have that light on when we watch tv. I don’t know, it just freaks me out a bit. What if we buy it, install it, then start getting migraines immediately?

What do you guys think? Maskros or no Maskros?

Guess who has a new obsession? Yeah, it’s me. How did you know?

All I want to do right now is to go to Palm Springs for a long weekend.

If you follow me on Pinterest you are well aware of my insatious desire to go there. I just madly pinned about 20 pictures of Palm Springs. What’s not to love about a mini vaca to Palm Springs? Let me count the ways…

1. Pool Parties

Pool parties mean happy hour and awesome outfits like the ones above. Perhaps this guy can make us a drink.

2. Lounging by the pool looking hot, getting tan and reading. And wearing hot heels, apparently.

That last picture is a picture of me. (what??)

3. You can stay at awesome mid-century modern boutique hotels and pretend you live there.

I would choose Viceroy. Remember when we shot a sweet elopement there last year? I have been dreaming about staying there ever since. I love the stark white with the pops of yellow. Stunning!

Quick vacations to Palm Springs means sleeping in, lounging by the pool, happy hour every day, late showers and fancy dinners out on the town. What could go wrong?

Now, who wants to go with??

How was your weekend? We had a much needed relaxing weekend! I’m talking fun dinners with old friends and naps in a resort and everything. We call it a resort when we turn on the ceiling fan in our bedroom and open the window. We get such a great breeze, and can hear the birds chirping and the wind blow through the bamboo in our back yard. It’s so peaceful! Just like you’re waking up in a resort. We took care of our responsibilities early each day, then just relaxed. I didn’t even work on wedding pictures, even though I probably should have. We’ve just been so busy lately that we needed a couple days to just not work.

That’s how it should be, ya know? It’s so hard to balance life, work, responsibilities. It’s easy to get caught up in working, then work becomes your life. Then you’re too stressed to do anything else. You work overtime, come home late, make burritos for dinner because you’re too tired to do anything else, then do laundry and watch TV and fall asleep at 8:30. (or is that just me?)  I tend to get caught up in everything. My full time job, Matt’s photography business, joujou’s, then I forget to go to the beach with friends. Or go for a run on a Saturday afternoon. Or meet for happy hour somewhere. Because I feel like I have to get things done. Trying to make everything perfect and make everyone happy. Well guess what? There’s a life out there to live! And there is nothing wrong with laying out in the back yard for an hour. Or going window shopping at fancy stores you can’t afford. Sometimes we need to forget about work and just live! Right? Right!

We’ve been barbequing a lot lately. We’ve realized it tastes so much better than from the oven, and it’s less dishes. Win/Win! That picture above is my view when I bbq. How fun is that? Who wouldn’t want to bbq right next to pretty and yummy smelling roses? It’s the prettiest part of my yard. Too bad it’s a side yard. The roses just love it there.

This summer I plan to bbq more. And to have people over for bbq’s! Go to the beach (I’d say more, but I never go, so just going once would be an improvement). Just not to be working 24/7, but remembering to get out there and have some fun. Here’s to having a fun-filled summer!

Thought you guys might like to see some pictures from our trip to New York that aren’t phone pictures. Fun? That’s what I thought!

Who doesn’t like a good tulip shot? This is in our old neighborhood.

So is this! Our favorite place to go for coffee and breakfast pastry items. YUM! I miss you already, Cranberry’s. If anyone wants to send me next year’s Cranberry’s calender, I would love you forever!! (hint not subtle enough?)

Those were all from the Chelsea Market I told you about in the last post. How amazing does that look? Don’t you want to go and hang out? If we were foodies we totally would’ve eaten there. We hadn’t had pizza yet though, so we saved our stomach for that. I want to go back and stay there all day. For breakfast, lunch and dinner.

How bad do I wish I designed that sign? Pretty bad.

Now we’re back in Brooklyn. Matt took shots of the Brooklyn Bridge. So did I, but his were my favorite. This one is so going on my wall! I’m going to need to get it in canvas. Did you know I’m addicted to canvas? I am. I don’t even need it wrapped. I like down and dirty canvas, edges fraying, attached to the wall with upholstery tacks. It makes me so happy!

Think I have enough patterns and colors going on? yowza!

And last but not least…another picture that will probably be on my wall. (I’m running out of wall space. fyi.) I took a couple pictures of this bike thinking I’m all awesome, then Matt said “here, let me use your camera” then he shot this amazing picture. Mine sucked. That’s why I’m not showing you mine.

If you take anything away from this post, it should be that Matt is a much better photographer than I am! And you should always trust him. Always. Even if he tells you to jump off a building and tells you it’ll be fine, trust him. You’ll be fine.

This past Saturday we had the privilege of photographing Caleb & Lauren’s wedding. This was the wedding of the year for sure! The reception was at the ever lovely US Grant Hotel in downtown San Diego. Everything was beautiful. Just look at the bride. She’s gorgeous, the groom as handsome as can be. They were both so inspiring to shoot, as well as the entire bridal party and even the family! We had such a great time spending the day with them.

We just put up a little sneak peak of wedding pictures on our facebook page, check them out! www.facebook.com/mattmunciephotography. (Don’t forget to like the page because you want to support us and stuff. Right? Right!)

Do you want to see the amazing video that Modern 8 Films threw together for them to show at the reception? You know you do. It won’t disappoint. Click here for link and instructions to view.

Congratulations Caleb & Lauren, we love you guys!!