Two Fridays ago basketball season started once again. Basketball has been a huge part of my life since I was just a few days old. I attended my first game when I was a week old (Lillie beat me though, she attended her first game when she was just five days old). My parents both played and my dad was a basketball coach. My siblings and I all played year round growing up – regular winter teams, plus AAU and summer leagues. When I headed off to college, although I knew I would miss it terribly, I thought my basketball days were coming to an end. Little did I know what I had ahead of me…haha! After transferring my sophomore year to UNC-Chapel Hill from an art school in Manhattan I ended up meeting Jon who was on the team there. We started dating a couple of years later while he was playing professionally over in Europe and then he started coaching and we got engaged and then married and now my life is back to revolving around basketball again! Any of you who followed my blog last winter when I first started blogging know that from November through March some of my posts will somewhat revolve around William and Mary basketball. Last year was a particularly exciting year as it was basically the best one in school history (we upset both Wake Forest and Maryland at their arenas and made it to the Championship Game of the CAA and then got invited to the NIT which was only the second time in school history that we had played in the post season. At one point in the middle of the year we were even ranked in the top 25 in one of the polls!) Now I am not sure if this year will be quite as exciting, but I am sure every now and again some basketball news will slip into my posts. So, for any of you that are not into sports or basketball I do apologize, but it is basically what we live and breathe around here so it is hard for it not to come up every once in a while. Don’t worry though, most of my posts will still be about Dear Lillie, decorating or other more “girly” things.
Anyway, here are a few photos I got off of the Tribe Athletics site from Midnight Madness because I was lazy and didn’t take any that night. All of the photos are from a really great sports photographer here in Williamsburg named Jim Agnew. As you can see Lillie seemed to think she was a part of the festivities! She had a blast but I don’t think it was probably smart on our part to have let her because I am afraid now she is most definitely NOT going to appreciate that she has to sit in her seat during the games and can’t be involved in all of the excitement.
Jon and Lillie wearing Quinn’s cowboy hat

I love this picture!

Thanks to Lillie’s excitement I got to sit in my seat for about 5 minutes and then got stuck standing the whole rest of time.

JohnMark gave Lillie a rose during his introduction. She already had a crush on him (he’s the one who saved her from the snake a month or so ago) but now she is in love and says “JohnMark” about ten times a day and then giggles.

All photos by Jim Agnew 

Okay, back to some Dear Lillie stuff. Here are three new designs on I am working on. The first one I definitely want to use but am torn on which text to use and which color way, although I do know I plan on printing it on the same gray thermal we use for our thermal vintage crown shirts

For this first one I used a paragraph from Little Women:

“My child, the troubles and temptations of your life are beginning, and may be many; but you can overcome and outlive them all if you learn to feel the strength and tenderness of your Heavenly Father as you do that of your earthly one. The more you love and trust Him, the nearer you will feel to Him, and the less you will depend on human power and wisdom. His love and care never tire or change, can never be taken from you, but may become the source of lifelong peace, happiness, and strength. Believe this heartily, and go to God with all your little cares, and hopes, and sins, and sorrows, as freely and confidingly as you come to your mother.”  — Louisa May Alcott (Little Women)

And for the second text option I used another Louisa May Alcott quote:

“For love is a flower that grows in any soil, works its sweet miracles undaunted by autumn frost or winter snow, blooming fair and fragrant all the year, and blessing those who give and those who receive.”

To say I LOVED Anne of Green Gables growing up would be an understatement! Here is a quote I have always found amusing from it:

“Isn’t it splendid to think of all the things there are to find out about? It just makes me feel glad to be alive — it’s such an interesting world. It wouldn’t be half so interesting if we know all about everything, would it? There’d be no scope for imagination then, would there? But am I talking too much? People are always telling me I do. Would you rather I didn’t talk? If you say so I’ll stop. I can stop when I make up my mind to it, although it’s difficult.” — L.M. Montgomery (Anne of Green Gables)

I am torn on whether Anne should be sitting on the trunks or standing. And I think I will be printing these on possibly a thermal and then definitely the same olive green tunics that we used for our vintage crown tunics although I am torn on whether I am going to print these now or wait until spring.

This quote was actually submitted by one of our blog readers named Felicia when we held our first ever contest back in June so if we use it you will get two free shirts, Felicia! I haven’t really had time to play around with this one too much yet, though and am not really happy with it as is.

Let me know what you think about which text to use for the first shirt and whether you like Anne alone or with her trunks better. I hope you all have a most lovely week!
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27 thoughts on “Midnight Madness and a Couple New Designs I Need Help Deciding On

  1. I like Anne alone as well…it doesn't really look like she is sitting on the trunks with the silhouette I think the top LMA should be done on a night dress for a little girl…I would LOVE to see that

  2. I like the second text for the first shirt and I like Anne alone without the trunks. LOVE Anne of Green Gables so much! And I am super excited that you might use the quote I submitted!!

  3. Haha, you were not lazy that night, you had to keep track of all of Lillie's energy! Cute photos though!

    I like Anne standing alone the best. And I love the last shirt, "she is too fond of books…."

    xo

  4. First off… I will be in line to purchase an Anne of Green Gables shirt… whichever one you choose!!! I am with you. To say I loved her growing up would be an understatement.:) My favorite quote from Miss Stacey… "Tomorrow is always fresh. No mistakes in it." so true!

    Now onto Miss Lillie. And basketball. Love them both.:) We are huge Spartan Fans here so I have to say it… Go State! I will also be cheering on William and Mary from here on out! (unless they are playing State. Then I promise to just sit quietly.:)))

    Have a wonderful week!
    Melanie

  5. I received my BEAUTIFUL gray ruffled scarf on Friday and I LOVE it! Exquisite! I love the "addled her Brain" design! Describes me to a "T"!
    Thanks again for the lovely scarf!

  6. For the first shirt, I like the second quote best (although I do like both of them!). For the second shirt, I think I prefer Anne standing as well. And I love the third shirt, so I hope you decide to print them!

    Lillie looks so star struck looking at JohnMark! How absolutely adorable! 🙂

  7. Lillie is too cute!! The rose pic is my favorite. She looks smitten with John Mark. 🙂
    As for the silhouettes, I like the last pic- you see the wording over the silhouette. My favorite one of all the above.

  8. Cute photos and I *LOVE* Anne with her trunks. It's very much more "Anne" as opposed to "some random girl". Especially since I first thought it might be Laura Ingalls (another FANTASTIC girl power book series….).

    *sigh* I love your whole collection….

  9. I love the first text for Louisa May Alcott and I adore Anne alone so you can see more of the words! You really should do Anne before Christmas! That would make a wonderful present for my Mother in Law!!! Hint HInt! Lillie is so sweet and just looks awestruck getting her rose. What fun!

  10. You have a beautiful blog! Thanks to Jen at Tatertots and Jello I found your blog! I can't wait to check all your adorable screen prints! I am now a follower and a big fan of your blog! I'm new to blogging, stop by and visit: loveoursimplelife.blogspot.com

    Thanks for sharing!

    Kelli
    xoxo
    loveoursimplelife.blogspot.com

  11. 1) found you thru TTJ! : )
    2) LOVE your shirts, esp. the lit quote ones, my sis would adore each one.
    3) first quote for LMA
    4) Anne alone, definately!
    5) Love the W&M pics, we lived in Newport News for a bit & we miss Wmsbg. & Ukrops!!

  12. Found you thru TTJ
    I love all of your shirts
    I love the first quote it is one of my favorite books!!
    Anne alone looks great
    All of your designs are beautiful..keep up the great work!

  13. Hello, I also found you through TT&J. LOVE Little Women…my very favorite book of all time so I love the quotes! I can't wait to look at your website. I am also a basketball fan..(Michigan State). We heart Tom Izzo here. We were fortunate that my husband's football tickets were RIGHT next to Tom Izzo this season. (surprisingly he sits with the whole team right in the bleachers).
    Your photos are beautiful and inspiring. Have a great day and stop and visit me at http://www.luckystarlane.com.
    Erin

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