abandoned beauty

Does anyone else have the same obsession with abandoned places as I do?  Well actually anything "decaying" pulls me right in.  I've always found it inspiring how beautiful something that has been forgotten can look. 

With the day off my friend Erin and I decided to take a trip to this abandoned mansion we stumbled upon.  We weren't even sure what we were going to get into once we got there.  "Can we get in?" "Did they close it up already?" We started exploring around the gardens which are open to the public.  Once we got up to the mansion the thrill of walking through the boarded up and closed off property took over.  We rushed around the house from room to room exploring all the nooks and crannies.  It makes you stop and think of what it must have looked like when the house was in its prime and being lived in with a family.  There were multiple kitchens, living rooms, and dining rooms.  Maid's courters with separate servant stair cases.  The entry had a grand staircase that lead up to room after room after room.  Our favorite room in the back had walls with pealing paint and beautiful French doors that lead to a sun room.  The sun room was equipped with a cage elevator and completely surrounded by windows that were slowly being overtaken with ivy. 

This location was seriously a dream.  We spent a few hours there with the whole house as our private playground.  Days spent like this with so much creativity and adventure remind me to always take time to do what makes you happy. 

Until the next adventure babes

xx

KP

Romper c/o Tobi | Kimono  Urban Outfitters

All photos by Erin Gort

grateful

Forgive me for getting a little mooshy in this post but sometimes a girls gotta get some feelings and thoughts off her chest, ya dig?

Welp, life has seemed a little unfair lately.  Within the last month I've experienced a lot of loss, a feeling that is quite new to me.  When life is getting rough it makes you stop and think about everything around you.  I've never been a deep or very sentimental kind of person but boy have my eyes really opened up.  The things that once used to bother me seem so trivial in the scheme of things.  This has made me more motivated to be a kinder person and to wake up each day grateful for my health and happiness.  I have an amazing group of friends who have sent me so much love and I'm so thankful for everyone who has reached out to me.   I know this last month is just a little speed bumb in my life and the sadness I feel wont last forever.  If I've learned anything from these recent experiences it's to appreciate all the good you have in your life and to tell the people you love how much they mean to you.  Life really is so damn short and I plan on making the rest of mine remarkable.

lots and lots of love

KP

P.S. I can't wait to dish out the story of this awesome abandoned mansion Erin and I discovered. Stay tuned babes!!

Dresses c/o Tobi: Dress 1, Dress 2,  | Shoes | Arm Cuff

All photos by Erin Gort

overloaded

Erin and I were approached by an old friend and are going to be working on a fun project with her in the upcoming months.  Above are some play shots we took while scouting locations and getting our creative juices flowing.  We seem to have the same ideas for the most part which makes it so easy to work together.  Its great to work with someone you feel so comfortable around which makes the days spent working flow flawlessly.  

Let me just take a second to talk about this skirt now.  I bought it maybe 3 years ago now from FP and it's one of my prized possessions. I look forward every year to bringing this bad boy out once the weather is in my favor.  It has rips and tears and the bottom looks as if i ombre'd it to brown; but i love it all the same.  I think the more ragged it gets the more attached i grow. 

Between work, friends and family my schedule has been crazy.  Finding time to do the creative things I love was the whole reason I started this blog, and it seems to be the hardest one to keep up with. This weekend i fully plan on setting aside some time to get crafty in between all the crazy hustle and bustle that we all have going on. 

xx

KP

white on white on spring

This weekend was like a snapshot out of a fairytale.  Philly is warming up and so are everyone's little Grinch hearts as we all thaw out from that brutal winter depression.  I've been saying almost every winter for the last two years "this will be the last winter i spend in Philly."  Then spring rolls on through and i fall in love with this city all over again.  We'll see if i can make it through yet another harsh snow storm or not, but in the meantime I'll be soaking in that almost summer sun.  

This might be my favorite time of year by far.  Besides the fact that spring means my BIRTHDAY IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER, I've also always loved the way the seasons change.  I find it beautiful the way one season decays into the beauty of the next.  Right now is that beautiful time of year when your driving up and down Kelly Drive with all the trees blossoming, and traffic all of a sudden isn't so bad.  It only lasts for a few weeks before the leaves grow in but that seems to make me appreciate it more.  It always reminds me of growing up, when our cherry weeping willow would bloom in the front yard and my mom would make us all get our family picture in front of it.  It was always a scramble to make sure we got one before all the petals fell away.  But I mean no one wants to disappoint their mamma dukes. Am I right?

Cheers to spring finally being in full swing, and to gorgeous white dresses that make being girly so much fun.

xx KP 



photos courtesy of Erin Gort