old soul.

i was rasied on music of the 50s and 60s and i like therapeutic ked shoes more than heels {sorry carrie!} i love old record players and finding vintage treasures at flea markets. i think a day with the grandparents is just as fun as going out dancing. and i want a fake id for the sole purpose of senior citizen discount days at kroger. i remember watching carousel, west side story, oklahoma, and other classics from old school hollywood as a child with grandfather. {VHS! but of course!} you just don't get better than the actors from the golden age of hollywood. they were true movie stars and simply glamourous. and i'm just talking about the ladies. don't even get me started the dreamy men {ohhhh hey clark gable!}

the one the only JUDY GARLAND!

what a movie star.

beautiful, bold, undeniably talented.

some of my most favorite movies are hers. meet me in st. louis is definitely in my all time top five favorite movies.

clang, clang, clang went the trolley.
ding, ding, ding went the bell.
zing, zing, zing went my heartstrings.
from the moment i saw him i fell.

JOAN CRAWFORD.

one of the original flapper gals and unbeatably wonderful.

bette davis.

nominated for 20 academy awards.

{i think, i think.. she's got bette davis eyes}

ingrid bergman.

casablanca anyone!?

"with the whole world crumbling, we pick this time to fall in love."
"yeah, it's pretty bad timing. where were you, say, ten years ago?"

and last but certainly not least, the loverly audrey hepburn.

the funny face darling.

"I'm like cat here, a no-name slob. We belong to nobody, and nobody belongs to us. We don't even belong to each other."

tunes from the golden age.

of romance.

and glamour.

and when confessing your love on a trolley ride was perfectly fine.

have an old hollywood, glamorously fabulous day!

ALWAYS, sometimes, never.

i can't believe i discovered another isanely amazing giveaway! i'm a sucker for disposable cameras. and this lovely lady is giving away a Lomolito disposable camera that can actually be used AGAIN but with a blue effect! amongst other goodies that i'm crossing my fingers to win!

all you have to do is fill out this i always, sometimes never list... so with out further ado i give you my {giveaway winning ?!! hopefully} list.

i always will be a bad driver. {watch out cops. i shamelessly batt my eyelashes at you to avoid another ticket. it works 2% of the time}

i will always make a goofy face first picture taking round.

i always have dance parties. {listening to girl talk or broken social scene. give me a beat and i will move my feat!}

i sometimes eat ice cream with a spoon right from the carton.

i sometimes have all day marathons {arrested development, the office, friends, sex and the city} complete with a bowl of cereal.

i sometimes laugh so much that no sound comes out at all. {just a wheeze.}

i never eat like the food pyramid guide tells me.

i never get to places on time. {actually was voted most likey to be late to graduation in highschool. and i spoke at it so no, i wasn't late. for the first time in my life!}

i never am able to mange my money. {hello overdraft fees, unneeded $20 cheese, and shopping sprees}

chels griff coming at you.

urban dictionary defines a chelsea by A truly unique girl who loves movies and hanging out with friends. the most amazing people you will ever find are Chelseas. chicken flavored&lemon scented. deliciously good looking. and also the Part of New York City where all the queens hang out. Fabulous.

i have to say i prefer that definition {espeically about me being a part of new york!} to the meaning that i grew up thinking my name meant- port of ships. {yeah, not the greatest.}

i'm quite goofy. and i think happiness is uncontrollable fits of laughter with the bestest of friends, movie marathons with fresh baked muffins, fresh flowers, board games galore with your sisters, cobblestone roads in rothenburg, memories that come to you on a whim, singing in the shower, putting off cleaning to have a dance party, and counting a swim in the pool as your shower for the day.

i believe in desserts before dinner, instead of dinner, and for breakfast. i believe in smiles to strangers, reading a good book on a saturday night {i know, hopping saturday night!}, and following your dreams. i love to spend my rainy days baking while listening to edith piaf, and wearing my favorite antropologie apron. sunny days are best with a full cup of lemonade, a bike ride to the park and a summer dress.

holidays are top notch in my book. i'm a self-proclaimed holiday cheermister, and i'm okay with that. {it might be my favorite!} i'll always over decorate and celebrate every second. {"HAPPY NEW YEAR!" "chels, its august"} your birthday, my birthday {!!}, easter, valentines day, thanksgiving, halloween, CHRISTMAS! you name it, i love it!

{one of many holiday sweaters}

i am afraid of scary movies {total wimp. i think red eye is the scariest movie i've seen to date, my friends tricked me into seeing zombieland, said it was a comedy, and i ran out screaming within the first 2 minutes. my other scaredy cat friend came to and we went to watch invention of lying. which was amazing}, kidnappers {boo}, growing old alone, not going after dreams or following my instinct, of disappointing my father, and the black smoke monster on lost.

i dream of having my own bakery. i actually have a little book of sweet treats named after people i've met. {whether the impact was big or small} i want to use them to name all the goodies in my bakery. names like lance's lucious lemon bars, and rubi's sublime extremo cookie. {i have dreamt so many vivid dreams of being in chicago, baking all day, and having my funky yet quaint bakery, where i know all the customers by name.} i dream of falling in love and going to paris, going to the french coutryside, eating pizza in italy, and falling more in love every day.

i can't wait to see where my journey takes me.

en chante my friends, en chante.