baloonatic

i don't know if you know this about me, but i'm kind of super into balloons. i'd even go so far as to say that balloons are one of my top five fave inanimate, unnatural, non-food items. they're awesome.

balloons are fun, balloons make me smile and balloons are appropriate at basically every sort of event.

birthday parties? absolutely.

new years eve? of course.

weddings? why the hell not!?!

any given saturday? bring. it. on.

it's true.

once upon a time, balloons were only for babies and, but now balloons are for everyone! and that's mostly due to Geronimo!

founded in Seattle in 2010, Geronimo!'s amazing spherical masterpieces, coupled with signature fancy ribbons, have become a huge trend, but i'm sure i'm not the only one who believes this trend is nowhere even close to going out of style. this is one for the books, people.

i'm so obsessed with these balloons. so this post is basically just an excuse to be happy.

i mean, can you even imagine what it would feel like to be given one of these babies? and check out the valentine's day edition below! i. would. just. die.

make an entrance!

i believe, for fairly obvious reasons, that location is the most important, foundational necessity for any good event. however, if you want to add a little spice to your party, it seems that all you need is some plastic and helium.

(sparkling here)

(sparkling here)

with a few balloons, and a touch of whimsy, you can take your entrance from drab to dramatic!

balloons

have you guessed yet?!? well, the weekend has long been over, so i guess it's about time i tell y'all where the heck i was at 6 am on friday...

i was at the 37th annual walla walla balloon stampede!! it's the biggest hot air balloon rally in washington state and it is just plain awesome. i helped a balloon take off this year, but for some reason my pictures are not uploading correctly, so i've posted pictures from last year instead. take a look...

(air being blown into the balloon by a fan)


(and some hot air post-liftoff)

(triangular balloon-made by hand)

(my absolute fave.)

(a peek through the trees)

(the best part is when they all liftoff and are in the air flying around together--there they go!)

(total magic.)

**all photos my own