a bit of earth.

care to hear about this super cool idea i have?

well...i'm planning on setting up a small set of shelves on my wall.

what for?

glass jars.

but not just empty glass jars...jars filled with dirt from every country/state i travel to!

on our roadtrip i went a little crazy buying small, glass bottles at different antique stores.

and when i say "a little crazy"...well...i got about 20.

but they're so cool!

all different shapes and sizes.

unfortunately...i got so carried away with buying the jars, i didn't even remember to fill them up with dirt from the states we went through on vacation.

i know. i know.

i guess that just means i'll have to visit the states again.

(fine by me!)

but coolest idea EVER, right?!

(thanks maddy for the inspiration!)

also...a sign that says "a bit of earth" that hangs over the shelves is a must.

xo,

rebecca jane

p.s. have you ever heard the song "a bit of earth" from secret garden: the musical...? not only is it one of my favorite musicals, but a really beautiful song. listen to the broadway recording HERE or a clip from when they performed secret garden at casa manana last summer while i was an intern (which i think is 10 times better than the broadway recording) HERE.

that place that didn't exist.

towards the end of the roadtrip i think we were all getting a bit tired of being in the car.

just a bit.

okay...QUITE a bit.

but there was plenty to do in the car!

my number one favorite activity?

travel journaling:

i filled out my travel journal very nicely.

each page includes little details and pictures from each day's adventures.

this roadtrip was my first attempt at travel journaling...and i'm SO glad i did it.

i always save little momentos from travels, but never know what to do with them.

ticket stubs.

hotel card keys.

pictures.

maps.

and they all fit very nicely in my travel journal.

one day, we had a very interesting time trying to find a hotel.

and by interesting...i mean freaky.

according to our gps, we were searching for a hotel that didn't exist, in a town that...didn't exist.

we spent about an hour winding through neighborhoods and the countryside searching.

it was a bit creepy.

and definitely had the feeling of a doctor who episode.

i was on the lookout for aliens and a police box the whole evening.

but the most exciting thing that happened, after finding the hotel, was a trip to a chinese restaurant...and chinese food in oklahoma is always VERY interesting.

we spent the last few days (on our way home) at antique stores.

and, let me tell you, i found some TREASURES!

and...a yellow teapot.

SQUEEP!!

xo,

rebecca jane

colonial williamsburg.

our ultimate roadtrip destination was "colonial williamsburg."

a place i've heard of all my life.

and i actually got to go.

squee!

someday...i'm going to work at this place.

seriously.

giving tours. working in a shop giving demonstrations. performing.

it is my dream.

i mean...how cool is it to be able to "live" in the 1700's all day?!

to dress up and teach the public about history...in a totally awesome and fun way!

to work in a location that actually *was* around in the 1700's.

where history is so totally alive.

so. cool.

basically. colonial williamsburg is like mixing my two favorite things:

history & performing.

you guys...someday i will work at this place.

in the meantime...you should all make a point to visit colonial williamsburg, meet patrick henry, tour famous buildings, go on ghost tours, see ladies making wigs, and get a glimpse of what the 1700's might have been like.

xo,

rebecca jane

fort sumter.

next up in the "roadtrip" series: fort sumter.

the place where the civil war began.

we rode a ferry (in some very windy weather) to the fort.

a FERRY!

so. cool.

we toured fort sumter and got a very in depth history lesson.

like i've mentioned before...i've got mad love for charleston (and the surrounding areas).

historic cities are my absolute favorite kind of city.

is it possible to have a crush on a city?

because i think i do.

xo,

rebecca jane

charleston.

here is part 3 of the summer road-trip series.

charleston, south carolina.

oh my goodness.

charleston was probably my very favorite part of the trip...and we hardly even did anything there.

driving through the neighborhoods and seeing the historic houses literally had me ogling.

i secretly want to live in charleston now.

at one point we were driving right by the ocean, and there was a lovely park between the coast and some really old houses.

and everything was absolutely perfect.

there was a wedding going on in a gazebo.

a girl laying out and reading under a tree.

a couple riding their vintage looking bicycles together.

it felt SO like a movie.

we also got a chance to eat at a seafood restaurant RIGHT by the ocean.

hello fresh seafood!

you don't get much of that in texas.

all in all...an AMAZING and LOVELY stop in charleston.

i foresee a longer visit there very soon.

xo,

rebecca jane

margaret mitchell house.

continuing my "roadtrip series" this is stop #2: 

the margaret mitchell house.

margaret mitchell is the author of "gone with the wind."

of which the movie is a roberts family classic. 

i've watched it countless times my entire life.

it's a good one.

we got to tour the apartment (called "the dump" by margaret mitchell and her friends) where she wrote "gone with the wind."

so cool!

and such a cute and quaint apartment.

also in the museum was a painting of scarlett o'hara that hung in the actual movie!

 aaaand THE DOORS OF TARA!!

one of my favorite parts of the tour, however...was the SCOTTISH COUPLE that were on the tour with us!!

scottish.

the best accent in the history of accents.

i died.

especially after the man said "i truly am a romantic at heart."

just imagine the scottish accent (it was nothing like this one).

life. officially. made.

more soon!

rebecca jane