Today I had my hair done. I've finally found someone who gets my hair and I love it! And to make it that much better, she always straightens it! Which is a complete treat. I love having curly hair, but being a little different every now and then is fun. And Dustin digs it too. So every 6-8 weeks I rave to my friends about having my hair straightened, but never have any proof. Well, here I am: Straight haired Sandi.
And my picture comes to you today from the spontaneously new painted kitchen I'm enjoying. I love the color-an entire color story in my next collection was brought to life around the greedy intentions of using it in my kitchen. It's a Martha Stewart color, Weathered Copper I think. Here it is on a fun little tool I could spend hours on..BTW-if you're ever trying to match a paint color to my fabric, that probably the first place to check. I use them a lot when pitching the colors for my fabrics.
I've been thinking a lot about spontaneity lately. My sweet BFF from high school, Jessica, is coming to town this weekend! I am driving down to Salt Lake tomorrow to pick her up and we are going to have a girls night on the town and spend the night over. I can't tell you how excited I am to see her and have a no-sleep, giggly night together. The amounts of nights we slept over could never be counted. I remember her telling me one night that her parents had received a Christmas card from someone they went to school with and that meant that we were going to be in touch forever. So far so good. Jessica was always much more level headed than me, I always jumped right to the punch (and seem to still do that.)
After I posted my new piano (which BTW-whoa friends. You guys seriously don't want me to paint that piano! We'll see, but no promises. ;) Jessica called me in and excited uproar to tell me that she has almost the exact same one! The HOURS we spent playing the piano together..we would just know what the other person was going to do next and play and play.. good good times. Anyhow, she gave me a deep history of the instrument and apparently Howard Manuelo pianos like ours date back somewhere to the 1700's. They are built with the insides of a grand piano which explains the gorgeous sound that erupts when I play it. Not because of me, I had a few tear filled days when I sat down with it to begin, but it's coming back. If you don't use your talents you lose them, so don't let that happen!
As some of you mentioned, yes, my piano is a player piano but the parts have been removed. I don't know that I'll be putting them back in as I prefer to play it myself, but we'll see. I'm currently refreshing up on the many songs I learned in my youth. Maple Leaf Rag, Solfiagetto, Canon in D and Rogers and Hammerstein Cinderella are at the top of the list right now. If you click on the Maple Leaf Rag, it will take you to a video on You Tube of a crazy fast piano player who performed in Disneyland. I can't play the song anywhere near that fast or think I would want to, but it sure is interesting to watch.
Speaking of Disneyland and spontaneity, we've been planning to go back this fall. I like to book our vacations through Costco travel, they have great deals. So this morning I hopped on to see if their October-ish deals were up yet which they weren't, but they had killer deals for travel before April 30th. So I sat there for second, cocked my head to the side and called Dustin to see if he could get the time off. He said he could, so I booked the trip. Just like that. Spontaneously.. I've always wanted to plan a vacation quick like that, but last minute travel deals are never great. If you're in the mood for a last minute vacation, check 'em out!
And to top off the spontaneous post (wait for it, I'll make the connection), I am finally going to post the winners to the giveaway I had ages ago. See it ties in so well with the spontaneous thing because you guys expected it so long ago-eh? See? See? oh well.. here you go.
If one of these is your comment, send me an email and I'll get your goodies out to you!
Such a tough decision...all are so lovely!
Here's my vote:
Henna Garden red, Dahlia-aqua, and Medallion-Bloom Pink
Well, I love all of them too, but my favorites are:
Retro Dot
Vintage Dot
Medallion
Good luck at choosing the winning combinations! It's always hard to edit out such beautiful fabrics! :)
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your hair looks, no, YOU look/are beautiful!!! loved our talk a couple weeks back, and loved the piano post...Been wanting to get one, maybe in Belgium.
straight hair, beautiful curls, either way you're a beautiful woman.
xoxo,
Tanya
Posted by: Tanya Whelan | March 26, 2009 at 06:43 PM
You look great. And your hair ain't too shabby either.
Posted by: Dana | March 26, 2009 at 06:56 PM
Your hair is beautiful and its just like mine, but sometimes I just don't like my curly hair cause it gets to hot. I just spray my hair with Infusion-23 leave in treatment and comb fast and pin or pull it up and its straight but I have to be fast..LOL. I also get scared to go anywhere cause they just don't get my hair :(
Posted by: Maria | March 26, 2009 at 07:24 PM
Your hair looks awesome. I have big curly hair too and love it but occassionally love to have it all smooth and defrizzed. I am making my daughters "claire" dresses for easter with farmers market.. Just finished my first of 4 this morning. I LOVE your prints they are so happy
Now I can only think about disneyland ;-)
Posted by: Sarah | March 26, 2009 at 07:41 PM
Your hair looks beautiful. I'm glad you found someone who understands your hair. Even though hair grows it is still a scary experience for me and I have straight hair. I love your curly hair. I'm sure it's a lot of work but it is BEAUTIFUL!!! Have a great time with your BFF - girl time is always fun. I didnt' realize you were close to SLC. I love SLC.
Posted by: Lisa | March 26, 2009 at 07:43 PM
Cute hair, cute photos!! So nice to be hearing from you again Sandi! :)
Posted by: Audrey | March 26, 2009 at 07:50 PM
Don't forget little ol' me, your little professional pianist friend who wouldn't blink before painting that beauty candy apple red in a heartbeat. I think it could possibly sound just a *smidge* even more gorgeous simply because of the color! ;)
Posted by: Valerie | March 26, 2009 at 08:49 PM
Woo hoo! What a knockout! :) I love the wall colour, too. Yummy! Have a great girls weekend. :)
Posted by: Sarah | March 26, 2009 at 10:30 PM
OH, I love red hair...
I really really wished I had red hair.
I actually married a redheaded man (which are really hard to find in Portugal)in hope that my kids would be redheaded to, but no, she had to be brunet like her mamma :)
Have a great weekend Sandi!!!
Posted by: Carla Marques | March 27, 2009 at 05:49 AM
OK. I waive when I pass through Pocatello. Now you can spontaneously moon West Valley City tonight while you're painting the town. Wish I knew where you were going so I could stalk you! LOL
Have a great time with your friend!
Posted by: Kim | March 27, 2009 at 06:57 AM
You look beautiful!
Posted by: Stephanie Ryan | March 27, 2009 at 07:07 AM
Love the hair, but really love the curls!!!! So as a fellow painter or furniture...DO IT!!!! It will make you love it even more. You can always strip it if you hate it. I HATE it when people tell me not to paint my furniture...painting it makes me happy. It makes me LOVE it instead of just like it or even worse not even notice. Look girl go for it!!!! You look really cute in your picture by the way!! :)
Posted by: Trisha | March 27, 2009 at 09:04 AM
I must agree with everyone. Your hair looks awesome and so do you! Oh the memories that just came bubbling to the surface...good times is right:) See you in a few hours!
Posted by: Jessica | March 27, 2009 at 09:41 AM
Sandi, you look GREAT! What I wouldn't give for that perfect, peaches-and-cream, skin!
p.s. for what it's worth, I say PAINT THE PIANO!! :) My dear grandmother (whom I miss DEARLY!) had a player piano painted the most lovely shade of petal pink. I loved it, and miss it to this day.
Posted by: Kim | March 27, 2009 at 11:45 AM
Beautiful. The hair and you.
Congrats to the winners!
Posted by: Jenny | March 27, 2009 at 11:49 AM
It's completely different and so fun to see! love it! change is good..... :)
Posted by: Megan | March 28, 2009 at 05:45 PM
Oh my gosh! So we finally get to see a picture of you... proof that your hair does straighten! It looks fab! And of course, you do too my dear. I'm oooh-ing & ahhh-ing as promised. You rock, miss you so much.
Posted by: Erin | March 28, 2009 at 09:03 PM
Not sure which is cuter -- your hair, your necklace, or that blouse -- but I do know that your skin is perfect and I'm jealous!
Posted by: Junie | March 28, 2009 at 10:46 PM
Oh Sandi - you look gorgeous! So much so that you inspired me to make an appointment to have my hair done and now I look gorgeous too! Thanks Sista!
Marie (perth western australia!)
Posted by: Marie | March 29, 2009 at 07:42 AM
Sandi, you look simply amazing! And so happy, too!
Posted by: Fiona | March 29, 2009 at 08:29 AM
Your hair looks great, and I wanted to let you know that I love your patterns!
Congrats to the giveaway winners!
Posted by: Wendy | March 29, 2009 at 08:49 AM
Sandi, love the hair!! I still think you should paint the piano :)) I know people think you shouldn't paint antiques, but....I have this lovely table my mother in law gave me, and my husband and boys are aghast I want to paint it! But...it was MY birthday present, and I'm having it painted :))
Posted by: Sweet Baby Jamie | March 29, 2009 at 10:22 AM
You look fab and the haircut and color are wonderful!
Posted by: Annie Pazoo | March 29, 2009 at 06:06 PM
Sandi, you look beautiful - and not just your hair. You've done so well, you are an inspiration!
Kim xx
Posted by: Kim McBirnie | March 30, 2009 at 12:36 PM
love that hair Sandi!!!
Posted by: Jennifer | March 30, 2009 at 12:55 PM