Basically since I discovered the world of blogging and began following designers that I admired I've followed Promise Tangeman. She is basically my hero.. she gorgeous, incredibly talented, super hot and has a style that is fantastic and a heart of gold.  She also happens to be incredibly nice and I really enjoy her inspirational and motivating posts. Not to mention she is kind of my hair hero. =) So when I saw that her adorable puppy I naturally couldn't wait to feature her on my Pet + People feature. (Check out my last pet + person post here .)

ABOUT PARKER: Parker is a Goldendoodle. He was a Christmas present in 2011 from talented hubby Brian Wurzell and he got to come home to his forever home in February of 2012. From his antics on instagram (he has his own hashtag #thedogparker  by the way) he enjoys visiting the office and hanging with clients, snuggling with your head while  on the computer, lounging on the couch and helping with home renovations.

ABOUT PROMISE: "With a passion for marketing and a killer creative process, Promise Tangeman Creative develops unique visual identities, websites, and other graphic elements to empower small businesses to succeed with confidence. And not only succeed, but come out on top having a jaw dropping brand that attracts their ideal client and leaves a lasting impression that people talk about, tweet about, Facebook about and blog about."

Her work is incredible! You can check out Promise's work at www.promisetangeman.com

Hope you enjoyed the cuteness!
Kat

All photos via Promise Tangeman Blog

 Just for the sake of cuteness, here's an update on Lola. She is currently snuggled at my feet while I take a break from work to post this.
She's already grown like crazy.
I'm happy that she and the cats are now best friends. ( Mostly they just lay there and let her terrorize them)
She knows how to sit, stay, and rollover almost.
I'm waiting for her ears to stand up. (Anyone know about this? I googled it and they should be starting to stand up by now.)
She sleeps in her own bed, hasn't whined one single time like most puppies I've had or been around.
She is CRAZY and has so much personality. She gets mad when she can't jump up down from the couch and throws little growling fits. It's hysterical.
Yes, like every Boston Terrier I've been around she farts CONSTANTLY haha.
Anyways, we love her to pieces already.
I guess I should get back to work now. =)

Kat

So if you follow me on pinterest, you've probably gotten an eyeful of pretty boots this past week haha. While I'm sure that's a bit of an over statement, I literally will probably be wearing boots almost every single day come fall til spring. I just love them. There's something about a great pair of boots that not only makes this shorty look taller but also gives you some extra "UMMPH!".

You can wear boots so many different ways! My personal favorite way to wear boots is with tights and a cute casual dress or extra long button up shirt with a belt. (Speaking of tights check out this great post about wearing tights from Lauren) I was super stoked when I woke to it pouring rain this morning simply for the fact that I could break my boots out. =) Who cares that my hair got soaked and that my dog refuses to go outside and pee in the rain. haha.

Happy weekend everyone it's time to get to movie/video game night with the kiddo =) He picked out the Mario Brothers movie, Harry Potter and Narnia movies so it's going to be a long night haha.

Kat

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I had a VERY rare Saturday off and of course what we did was go to the flea market. =) I picked up a great folding table and chair set for my front porch for $15!! How great is that floral print?! I snagged this great ring and a few great items for the shop. I came across this lady selling nothing but vintage and retro home decor for dirt cheap. She had a ton of old Christmas decorations that I can't wait to go back and get. I wish I had taken more pictures but we were pretty pressed for time so... =(

There's a man there who sells different kinds of rocks, minerals and gemstones and my son is completely obsessed with getting a different rock from there every time we go. I love all this little interests. He's so my kid.

We ended the afternoon with eating at the little taqueria there. They sell some crazy good tacos, tortas and my mom always gets the manudo. yum.

Well that was out little happy piece of the weekend. Do anything fun?

Kat

It's been 10 days since my last post... last week was not the greatest week and I spent a great deal of it pouting like a 4 year old. haha. The house we were in love with ended up being sold RIGHT BEFORE we jumped on it. I literally pouted for a few days. I realized quickly it wasn't meant to be though and had to remind myself that it could only mean that something better was waiting for us.

School has also been a complete downer. This semester I'm having to knock out a few classes that are required for me to graduate in the Spring so they are completely boring and very basic classes that I am going have to pull my teeth to commit. But with all that negativity aside, here are some things making me happy.



*The New Girl is coming back on next week!! Is anyone else as excited about that as me??
*Reading inspiring books. It's starting to feel like Fall which means I plan to read, read and read some more. =) What's on your reading list? Most of mine are work/design related. Fall does crack out my Anne Rice collection though.
  *Circles Design conference is next week and I'm so excited to be going with my best friend! Watch their video.
*Planning all the goodies I will be baking soon.
*Gold nail polish
*My crazy little pup Lola
*Watching Conrad grow and learn. It's so incredible how quickly he has changed. He even has his first loose tooth.
*I'm off work this Saturday, which means I will be spending the afternoon at the flea market for the first time in FOREVER. =)

Happy Thursday everyone.

Kat

Welcome to a new feature of the blog! It's been a topic brewing in my brain for quite some time now to feature artists, designers, musicians and people whom I admire and their equally rad pets. =) Because let's face it, I love talented people and who doesn't love cute animals? So I'm kicking off this post with probably the most awesome dude that I have come in contact with in my design adventures. I blogged about him way in the day on my previous blog, the super talented and unbelievably nice "mr fancy pants" Will Bryant. I came across his work a few years back when he was working out of Austin, Tx and have been an admirer ever since. So here we go!




About Loretta: "My wife and I adopted Loretta from the Oregon Humane Society a few months after moving to Portland. She has an incredibly sweet disposition (to certain people, like most felines tend to do) and enjoys sitting with her belly in the grass.