the kingdom of Traiylor

So about once a month I go through something.

Yes, that....and

getting really down in the dumps about not having my home look like I want it to.  

I had grand visions when we first got the trailer.  I was going to make it look like a little cottage on the inside.  It was going to be the cutest trailer you have ever seen.  People would read my blog and see the transformation and their jaw would drop and they would say, "oh my gawd, that is the cutest trailer evah..like EV-VER".

My problem is that I am great at coming up with ideas and seeing a clear vision---not so good at carrying that vision out.  I think it has something to do with my sign. 

I have the paint.  It is sitting in a closet.

I have picture frames....in a bag in the spare room.

I have shelves....somewhere.

Curtains---I need more curtains.

But other than that...I just need to DO IT.  It seems overwhelming but if I say I am going to do it on this here internet machine, then I feel like it will make me do it.  

and then I can post before and after pictures and everyone can go "oooooooohhhhhhhh" and "awwwwwwwww" over my trailer makeover.

right?  right.  Thanks.  I needed your help.

ps.  the play went GREAT!  I am so happy I was a part of it. 

pps.  I am playing here tonight.  come and see meeeeeeeee!

March, Secret Forts, and a Pimped Out Dish

Oh March.  I'm so excited you are here because that means that we are closer to spring and it's my birthday month!  It's also my Mom & Olivia's Birthday month.  woo hoo!

Hopefully March will bring us more spring teasing days like it was this past Sunday.  I have been so busy lately and haven't spent much time on the farm or with my love, the pups, or baby cat.  I think I smiled the entire day.  

I am so content in my little home, on this little hill in the world.  We are so blessed to have nature at our doorstep. 

 

We took a family walk down into the woods to our future "Forest Garden".  Andrew has been studying permaculture for months and months, reading everything he can get his hands onto.  I am so excited for what things will look like come Spring.  Lilly(above) is a big fan of the Forest Garden--and walks in general.  

Hunter and Charlie are quite the pair. Their favorite things to do together?  Wrestle and fight over sticks. 

 

 Olivia always joins us for family walks to the Forest Garden.  We start down the path and the pups run in front of us and then we call for Olivia.  I will have to video tape her walking down the path one day.  I seriously think she has an identity crisis.  She completely thinks of herself as one of the dogs. 

This is one of my favorite things.  It is our secret fort.  Right next to the Forest Garden I spied a pile of fallen trees and branches and my inner child was set free.  A FORT!  Not only that...a SECRET FORT.  We spent an afternoon clearing around it and adding sticks to the top to create a tiny shelter.  I will have to get better pictures of it but it is going to be my favorite hide out on the farm, I can already tell!

I also spied with my little green eye the most trailer-rific thing on Sunday.  I don't know how I didn't notice it before (shows you how crazy life has been lately) but we have a new addition to our rooftop.  We wanted cable---we got cable, and a new pimped out DISH!  Andrew felt so bad when he was explaining WHY it had to be placed above our beautiful door.  I guess it was the only place that would pick up reception.  Oh, just add it to the story of our trailer love.  xoxo

Rachel Portman

(picture from "Rural Virginia", a book that my friend Amy thrift-ed for me because she is amazing and thinks of me when she thrifts)

On one of my favorite blogs, NieNie Dialogues, Stephanie mentioned listening to the Rachel Portman station on Pandora.

I'm always looking for an "outlet" to calm my mind down. Sometimes it goes into overdrive. Okay...well, a lot of times it goes into overdrive. This station is my new *favorite* getaway. I highly suggest listening to it, especially at night when you need to wind down.

Tonight, I'm staying in a hotel in Leesburg, VA for work and I won't be back home until Friday.

I miss my cat. I miss Andrew. I even miss the farm dogs and the 1,000,000 stink bugs that have invaded my trailer. I think it's time to turn on Pandora, dream about being home, and drift off to sleep.

xoxo

it's like, the best camp site ever.

We are in love with our home. It is so private and quiet and calming. Andrew built us a fire outside of our doorsteps a few days ago. It smelled and felt like fall in Virginia. I could just bottle that smell up.

Yes. We wear crocs. I never thought I would venture into crock land...but they come in handy on a farm. So there.

We had such a long weekend filled with music, horse shows, furniture shopping adventures gone bad and more.

hope you had a great one too! (minus the awful furniture shopping adventure)

xoxo

pictureless post

I'm sitting on the floor of my HOME, listening to music, WITH THE LIGHTS ON!

And I have running water.

It's been a long 9 months.

I kinda feel like I gave birth to this home. (poor choice of descrition but let's just go with it...) It was 9 months of pain but I knew in the end, baby trailer would be worth it.

much more to say...but
sleep needs to come.

This is a love story: A girl and her trailer.

"Baby. Get on the four wheeler. They've got the trailer hooked up."

I was getting ready to go out for the day when I heard the news.

It was news that I, like, really really needed to hear...(crazy train's a comin')

Andrew made me stay away from our place the entire morning while they were rollin' her in. I couldn't stand it anymore! I was so happy to jump onto that four wheeler, dress and all.
We don't have steps yet, so I climbed aboard to my love trailer.



Here's a picture of me, super excited in the guest bedroom with Beatle-esque hair.

And last but not least, here is me posing in my garden tub for the Miss Trailer 2010 pageant.


It's been a ridiculously long wait and we still have a bit of waiting to do on this little thing called electricty....but I don't care! It's here. It's happening. All is well.

And if I do win, or even place in the Miss Trailer Pageant 2010, I would like to thank my family and friends for dealing with my crazy arse during this process. I promise to stop calling you and making you think the world is crumbling down when...really....I just needed my trailer here.

Oh. And I will fight for world peace.

love.

(more pictures and trailer-naming contest coming soon)

mission Find a Trailer-- COMPLETE

(not actual trailer..pictures to come!)

you know that feeling when everything oddly falls into place?

i love it.

i love it i love it i love it.