What's on my mind....

I've been in such a strange mood lately and I just can't find a word to describe it. I keep getting fixated on the things... silly things really but for some reason they all keep coming back. So I think I'll give you a rundown of "What's in Sydney's brain when she sits around a hotel room for a week"

1) Mary Blair. I feel like she is really always on my mind. She was a colourist for Disney for a while. Mary did concept art for Peter Pan, Alice in Wonderland and Cinderella. She was also instrumental in the design of "It's a Small World" in Disneyland. Her use of colour has always inspired me and I think I could just look at her illustrations for hours. Here's a collection of my favourites...

 



(always gotta show some love to the gingers out there)

 

Hopefully now you can get a taste as to why I love her. Always my artist of choice. I love how playful they are. Pure perfection.

 

2) I keep picturing my home. Now, you must now, I don't actually have a home yet. Since being married my husband and I have slept in 11 different locations and my address is somewhere in Deer Park, Texas right now. So when I say "my home" I mean the ideal when we finally move to Cedar City. It's strange having all of this hope and all of these ideas with no where to actually make them a reality. I picture my small kitchen with white cupboards, my 1950's table surrounded by 4 orange mid century modern chairs. My favourite is our bedroom. A homemade quilt on the bed, an odd eclectic mix of pillows and a vanity. I wish you could see the vision in my head. It's quaint. The garden out back is perfectly weeded and there's freshly squeezed lemonade in the refrigerator. It's a place where you walk in and feel love. I feel like all homes should be that way.

 

3) Judy Garland. Similar to Mary Blair, I feel like she is always in my mind. There is something about her that is just plain adorable. I've been watching "Meet Me in St. Louis" and "Me & My Gal" on repeat. I feel like she is one of the most underrated talents in cinema. When you hear her sing you can feel it, down to your core.. which is something rare. I like to think we would have been friends, if we'd ever met. I'm in the middle of "A Star is Born" right now. I encourage you to check it out. My absolute favourite of her is called "The Pirate". Judy Garland + Gene Kelly + Pirates= the opposite of a wasted evening.

 

4) Disneyland. I want to be there. Probably everyday. I want to live in New Orleans Square. I would live on Dole Whip and gumbo in those sour dough bread bowls. Parker probably wouldn't stand for it... but a girl can dream.

 

That has been my thoughts the past few days... in a nut shell. There's one more topic I've been thinking about a lot but I want to save that for a different day. My cute husband just got home so I'm going to say good night!

 

xoxo

Sydney L Alleman



Man, Oh Man!

So I know I said I'd be back sooner but things got a wee bit crazy! We've been in Garland, TX for a questionable number of weeks now and come every Wednesday we get told that we are FINALLY moving to Baton Rouge... and every week that turns out to be a slight stretch of the truth. We've been told (almost promised) that we will be leaving this Sunday for either Louisiana or Mississippi. I'm definitely ready to get out of here... nothing against you Texas but I'm in desperate need of some good jambalaya and jazz.
When we got here, we were told that there is no Wi-Fi in the apartments. I wasn't to bugged by it... and I'm sure I won't be until my dad gets the phone bill in 2 days and sees all the data overage charges... oops! I'm currently down at the local Starbucks, taking advantage of the internet while I can.
It's been a pretty productive day. Wanna know why? I've officially opened my EtsyShop! Woot Woot! You all should totally check it out! http://www.etsy.com/shop/SomewhereInSaltair
My books look pretty good on the interweb, don't they?
The other Vivint wives and I entered a raffle a couple of weeks ago that the other offices are doing. There's this team called Elevate that planned all of these activities to keep us excited and doing something. It's been pretty fun. The first raffle was a photo introduction contest. I came up with the idea for the photo shoot and put our photo together... this is the final product:

I thought it turned out pretty fabulously. It was interesting to see how the other groups that weren't with us interpreted the idea. It made everyone's individual personalities come through. They drew the raffle last night and we ended up being the second name drawn! Our prize is a breakfast/lunch or dinner out with the other wives, paid for by Vivint. I'm glad they are taking care of us.

 I had one of the wives count how many places they've been... we counted 7 in the past month and a half! Isn't that nuts? Here is a close up of my group:

There aren't many of us but I'm pretty grateful of that. I'm not sure what I would do with a bunch of ladies around... probably panic. It's been a pretty wonderful couple of weeks. I saw my first firefly and got my first sunburn of the year. I don't see my husband a lot but when I do we are pretty darn happy. I've been trying to come up with projects to fill my summer with. Looks like I'm going to have to hop onto pinterest to find something.

Much Love from Garland!

-Sydney L