muse · ZUMBA!

it's totally free (link)...through august 20th.

 

and me? i never say no to free!

 

and really, what is more perfect than dancing with a whole bunch of 'friends' in the middle of the seattle center on a gorgeous, blue-sky, sunny day?

 

not much!

 

 

 

 

my friend Liz caught this photo of me dancing while looking like mustard and ketchup. (perhaps a different color combo next week? :-P ) 

me and liz...sweaty and happy! 

and nothing better than grabbing a sweaty drink with a friend after a workout. 

what? you want to take our picture? well we're gross but...oh it's free you say? alright, CHEESE!

 

 

i love this city.

(hey you. come join us next week, k?)

muse · art wall

two of my favorite portlandians (portlanders? portlandonians? p-towners?) came up to visit the other week. 

and we found this wall.

so we took some pictures.

♥

yes. yes. yes. yes.

~

we also found this mirror.

exploring + graffiti art + adult sorry (more on that later!) + burgers + ice cream + baseball

=

a killer weekend.

the kick-off to summer (kinda...)

across the country, this 3-day weekend marks the kick-off to the summer season...ahem...summer BBQ season!

 

and sure, it's the kick-off to bbqs here in seattle too...as long as you don't mind bbq'ing in the rain...until about mid-july.

 

but this weekend they're predicting highs of 65. and i'll take it.

it's not quite our record mid-80s month of may highs from a few weeks ago but it's warm-ish.

score!

 

here are a few photos i snapped of my lil ol' town during our warm stretch. (from a ferry.)

 

 

we've got mountains over there... 

...and the city over there.

 

 

 

 

 "oooh, get THAT shot." he said.

 

hair! wind! cooperate!

 

 

oh seattle. she's a beaut, ain't she?

 

happy bbq'ing!

xox, jpotmont

muse · coffee creations

i love instagram as much as the next girl.

ig: jpotmont (#followme #illfollowyou!)

 

but i'll never get the food pictures.

my instagram buds hashtag the crap outta their photos.

(i mean #foodporn, really?? that's a thing?)

 

and i'll have one of two reactions:

"ugh..now i'm hungry!" <-- this is typical.

or

"ew. why would you eat that?" <-- seriously. EWW to some of you.

 

lucky for me, i don't drink much coffee. because the seattle-area baristas are killing it with their coffee art! and were i to be a coffee drinker, i would likely instagram coffee shots every day. instagram shots...not espresso shots. (courtesy snicker please.)

the only food pics i've posted on instagram are me with a 5 lb. bag of mini-marshmallows (totally forgivable right?!) and a variety of pretty little drinks I snapped before consuming. (maybe less forgivable.)

that is until we met Cupcake Royale's very own SAMI!

and SAMI caught me a unicorn.

 espresso shot is pulled. (that's what they say in the barista biz, right?)

 steamed milk is poured.
 

 poky stick is in hand...

btw, your sleeve is killer, sami!

 ta-da!! 

oh and she does dinosaurs too.

hot damn!!

go see her at the ballard shop - she says she'll take special requests!

muse · i live here

it couldn't have been more than 35°F.

i'm not saying that's so unbelievably cold. it just might not be the preferred weather for walking along the pier.

that is, of course, unless the pier you live near looks like this one.

i absolutely love seattle.

when we tell you we have mountains in our backyard.

we mean it. 

don't let the rain deter you.

or do. 

that's alright.

more for me.

muse · update on a past muse

remember these two?

they just got engaged!

and had an engagement shin dig at this clever bar in seattle.

i love parties. and i love LOVE.

so a party to celebrate love?

WIN. WIN.

in addition to the old-timey drinks highlighted on their walls, they offered a 'spicy serrano peach cocktail' which had my name written all over it. 

mmmmm.

side note: all i want for my next birthday is these balloons.

congrats you two!

muse · 3 shout outs

allow me to indulge myself a bit. (again.)

 

first.

 happy birthday to my husband! the greatest, sweetest, sexiest, funniest, most stylish guy i know.

 

yes, yes, he's appeared on my blogareedoo 2.5 times so far: here, here and 1/2 here.

 

but.

he's awesome and inspires me with his outfits on a daily basis.

perhaps i should start a blog dedicated to him? (ew, ew, i know. sooo cheesy. blech.)

 

anyway. today is his birthday: wish him happy day!

 

also, to give you something pretty to look at: below are works featuring TRISTAN from two of the most creative ladies i know. 

 

they blow me away.

 

please feel free to stalk them!

 

 

i worked with TINA VAUGHN to create this gift for our anniversary. she's an incredible watercolor painter and graphic designer and one of my bestest friends. (lucky me!)

 

the inset picture was shot by THE ANDRIA LINDQUIST: a seattle-based photographer with the most amazing body of work. (be ready to get lost in her blog for hours at a time.)

 

 

happy monday all! 

 

friday find · glitter!

they call it the 'GLITTER SALE'! heard of it?

it's only the biggest sale Seattle's Goodwill has each year for the past 29 years!

i heard it's a great sale for low priced, gently-used, designer clothes, shoes and bags.

hmmm.

i've also heard that black friday is a great time to buy big-ticket electronics for a great deal.

that may be true.

but i'm the girl that gets up hours before the sun each day-after-thanksgiving and heads to target for everyday items...like hairbands. [true story: black friday 2009- ran into a friend at target, 5am. he was balancing a giant flat screen tv in his arms and i was waiting to pay for my 20-pack of hair elastics: hey, they disappear so quickly!]

this year i decided to check out the super popular glitter sale.  got there at 715am (doors opened at 9am) and i was the 355th person in line. (turns out fellow style blogger, tina, got in line at 445am and was #54. these people are SERIOUS.)

while i did snag a cute marc jacobs summer-y dress (watch for a future Friday Find featuring this score), i have two AWESOME favorites that i must share immediately!

#1

dear lara, why would you get rid of a shirt signed by a Jackson 5?!?!?

#2

sure, it's as big as my wrist...

ah, glitter sale - i get it now!

seeking inspiration · becoming king

the other day, i went to a titanic party. (yes, titanic. great theme and even better party!)

while there, i met JD.

and today - TODAY - he's doing something big.

a bit south of seattle, in tacoma, he's opening a menswear mercantile: he's curated a collection of phenomenal pieces, from designer to vintage and, starting today at 10am, the store opens for you.

inspiration found!

feather and oar.

worth checking out today...and tomorrow...and next week.

meet you there.

meet JD. 

next stop: king of menswear.