The Steelers just won this hard-fought battle. Despite predictions to the contrary, the game was quite exciting ... a 100 yd (that's right, the entire length of the field) play, a safety, several lead changes in the 4th quarter. Although I'm not a huge professional football fan, I was pulling for Mike Tomlin (who, by the way, is a ringer for Omar Epps) and his team. Go Steelers!
For a more professional take on the game, see
here,
here, or
here. For fun highlights (and yes, some of these are completely random), see below.
1. Faith Hill's rendition of "America the Beautiful" was fantastic. And her new, shorter 'do is quite flattering.
2. Jennifer Hudson's national anthem was absolutely breathtaking. This was her first public appearance since the tragic murders of her mother, brother and nephew. She was obviously emotional, and she delivered a beautiful performance. It was really nice to her see again.
3. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger and the entire crew of US Airways Flight 1549 were honored just before kick-off. They seemed so calm. I guess that's exactly why they were able to save so many lives on January 15. As someone who has a healthy fear of flying, I find great comfort in their heroism.
4. Long, flowing, totally glamorous locks that extended far beyond the bottom of the standard-issue NFL helmet were very "in" among players this season.
5. I now understand why Steelers fans refer to their quarterback as "Big Ben." Ben Roethlisberger is big. And powerful. And a two-time Super Bowl championship-winning quarterback. At 26.
5. Kurt Warner has seven children! And he's a great guy. His post-game interview with NBC was a class act.
6. I'm pretty sure that Dan Rooney, the owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers, thanked President Obama (among others) for the team's win. Awesome.
7. Santonio Holmes has one of the best first names I've ever heard. Santonio. How can you not love that?
8. Tony Dungy joined the NBC team as a commentator for the Super Bowl. He seems like the nicest man. Every time he spoke, I smiled.
9. The much-anticipated commercials were okay, but none came close to my always-and-forever favorite, which, of course, featured the
Budweiser frogs. For reasons that remain unknown, those frogs still crack me up. And I don't even like frogs. They scare me.
Image via The Huffington Post. Photograph by Joyce N. Boghosian.
Image via People Magazine
So I promised that today's "Ode to Domino" would not be another blue kitchen. And it's not! It's a refreshingly modern blue and pink living room. What a fun, airy space.
I promise that tomorrow's "Ode to Domino" will not involve another blue kitchen. But I couldn't resist posting this. These tiles are just delightful.
I wish I had the nerve to paint the cabinets in my rental. I don't, of course, but if I did, they would look like this.
By now, there's no sense in denying (because I certainly haven't been hiding) my love for blue interiors. Here's another favorite. I love everthing about this casual dining area: the blue wall, the wall hanging, the mismatched chairs, the pillows...
Sewing class went very well yesterday. This is due, in no small part, to the fact that we did absolutely no sewing in Sunday's class. Instead, we traced and cut the pattern for our pajama bottoms. Compared to my performance in the past two classes, I was an excellent student. In addition to tracing with the best of them, I even adjusted the pattern to accommodate my inseam (34") and to un-taper the legs. 
How amazing is that blue dishwasher? In a perfect world, it would be mine.
These blue dining chairs are so cute and whimsical! (And on a related note, sorting through my collection of Domino images has taught me that a certain shade of blue (that "retro '50s" blue meets "Tiffany" blue meets "Fiestaware" peacock blue meets "Bliss packaging" blue) holds a very special place in my interior design-loving heart. )
I love, love, love these blue lamps and the coordinating blue tables at the foot of the bed.
The contrast between the dark wall and the stark white chair here is quite fetching.
I really like this rich shade of blue. And I *love* that pillow on the couch.
I realize that there is a large, extremely life-like animal print rug on the floor of this room. But I'm more interested in the yellow lamp that (amazingly) manages not to be completely overpowered by that rug.
I'm not brave enough to use colors that are this bold in my living room, but how great is this palette? This room makes me crave "high tea."
This image inspired my living room decor. I even painted my white walls the same shade of "greige" (Ralph Lauren's "Abbey Forde") featured here.
Michelle Obama, lawyer, mother, wife and First Lady extraordinaire, graces the cover of the March issue of Vogue. View Andre Leon Talley's interview with her, as well as a slideshow of her Vogue photo shoot, here.
Yes, this means that I decided to go with the zebra chair. It looked really great in the store, and it looks even better next to my secretary desk!
How adorable is this pillow? It looks lovely perched on my new zebra chair.
The Steelers just won this hard-fought battle. Despite predictions to the contrary, the game was quite exciting ... a 100 yd (that's right, the entire length of the field) play, a safety, several lead changes in the 4th quarter. Although I'm not a huge professional football fan, I was pulling for Mike Tomlin (who, by the way, is a ringer for Omar Epps) and his team. Go Steelers!
