Apology Love

I would like to humbly and sincerely apologize to readers of Sarah Loves Hearts for my recent unexplained absence.  Not to make excuses but I have been a busy bee.  Since we last spoke I co-hosted a birthday party in Chicago for my bestie Morgan, went to a lovely engagement party for Lisa that same weekend, traveled to Napa for Lisa's amazing bachelorette party and visited darling Sam in hipsterville, aka Portland, Oregon.  This week I taught a workshop Monday and Tuesday, Saturday morning I'm running a 10k and Saturday afternoon I fly to Florida for two weeks.  I fly back into Chicago on the 21st and am cohosting a bridal shower there on Saturday.  Sunday I'll return to GB.  Soooo, long story short I have had a lot on my plate and have put my blog on the back burner.  I plan to return to blogging upon my return at the end of June.  In the meantime, have lots of fun and I'll see you soon!  

Sticker Love

I have referenced my love for stickers numerous times but it bears repeating.  I love stickers!  I am like a five-year-old girl when it comes to stickers.  I want them all!  I'm sure that like most small children I enjoyed stickers but I didn't get really into them until middle school.  I do however recall that as a little girl my mom bought me the Aristocats sticker book.  Do you remember those?  They sold them at the grocery store and they were usually related to a movie.  Then the stickers with scenes from the movie were sold in packs and you tried to eventually get all of the scenes.  Anyways, I was so into the Aristocats (which is an amazing and under-appreciated Disney film and you should go see it immediately if you haven't) that I bought (or more accurately my mother bought for me as I had no income at that time) pack after pack of stickers.  Even then I was missing a few but my dear mother sent away for the missing ones so my book could be complete.  I think they messed up though and I am still missing one.  I have the book so I will have to check.  

This is what the book is like.  It is really cool!  Do they still make these? 

Commencement Love

Happy Monday friends.  I hope everyone's week is off to a great start.  I had a very busy weekend but it was nice.  Friday was my dear friend Jeremy's last day working here so his boss hosted a going away party. It was very nice.  Fortunately for me Jeremy won't be leaving the area until August so we'll have plenty of time to have lots of fun this summer.  Still it is sad to no longer have him as a colleague.  After his party I ran some errands and then babysat Cher's little people.  We had a great time!  

Twins reading

Closet Love- Part Two

Yesterday dear readers were given a glimpse into that most sacred of spaces, my closet.  Today the tour continues.  As I explained yesterday, I have two connected closets off my room.  The second closet holds skirts, dresses, shoes, and handbags primarily.  It was hit hardest (in a good way) by my recent organizational purges.  As you walk through the first closet into the second, to the right is a single clothes rack.  On the far side skirts are hung on four-tier skirt hangers, in rainbow order of course.  Next to them are dresses and on the near side, strapless dresses hung on skirt hangers.  

Dresses and skirts, nice and neat

Closet Love- Part One

I've mentioned several times my recent closet organization project and have promised pictures.  Well, the moment you've waited for is finally here.  There is so much to say I've decided to make this a two-parter!  First, some background information: I am very very fortunate to have a double closet.  Off my bedroom is a large walk-in closet.  When you enter the closet you face another door leading to a second, larger, walk-in.  Trust me, I need all this space.  Several years ago my mother painted both closets a lovely bubble gum-pink with glossy navy blue trim.  They are truly beautiful.  Today we are only going to look at the first closet.  This closet holds my shirts, tank tops, sweaters, sweatshirts, jackets and many accessories.  When I reorganized recently I went through every single item, trying on many of them and deciding which to keep and which to get rid of.  I also reorganized some of the storage so that it was neater and more effective.  Here is the finished result:  

To the left, to the left, all the shirts on the rack to the left

Railroad Love

One of the activities I devote my time to is serving on the Board of Directors of the National Railroad Museum.  The Museum is really cool because like the Smithsonian or the National Gallery, it is literally the United State's official Railroad Museum and it's located right here in GB.  I have been on the board for two years now and generally I really enjoy it.  My background in fundraising informs my viewpoint and I think I bring a unique perspective.  I am also the only girl and the only person under forty.  It's not exactly a diverse group.  

Scratch Off Love

I have mentioned many times my typical Saturday routine of developing a menu and grocery list then going to Woodman's but I believe I have neglected to ever describe what we do at the end of our shopping trip.