Gobbled this up in one day, had to resist making D listen to me read the funniest bits out loud nonstop. {Mindy Kaling - Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)} I had to include the...
I am majorly regretting the purchase tracking already. Im generally not a big clothing shopper, so I figured this would be no big deal. Last year I basically bought a handful of tee shirts + three pa...
May is birthday month around here and we kicked off the first round this weekend. {90th birthday lunch} {bow tie!} {essies fifth avenue + coziest new sweater from D} {new (old) cake stand} {sunday br...
I had a bit of filler left from the arrangements so I made myself a simple one. {leftovers} I have no idea what these flowers are called. Theyre purple, if that helps. {leftovers} We have a packed we...
I wanted little tags for our mothers day flower arrangements because each one was created with a particular mother in mind. Of course, I didnt think about this until 15 minutes before we had to leave...
{arranging} {seascape strawberries} {aftermath} {flowers, waiting} {girls dinner} {mothers day} {of course} {the rattler} {impromptu} :: weekend notes :: We hit up the farmers market early to get the...
Found these funny looking mandarins while mushroom shopping* at our favorite Marukai. Turns out theyre a southern California delicacy called Temecula Sweets. {temecula sweets} They are crazy knobbly ...
I have some sort of mental block against making rice. I wont try to explain it because it defies logic. But lets just say that after one particularly trying incident where I re-made jasmine rice THRE...
{saturday kitchen} {silver} {caffe luxxe} {cheese!} We cooked a bit on Saturday and then had a leisurely meal with friends. Warm weather and good margaritas. Basically perfect. We walked and walked o...
Dustin made a cilantro-lime-tequila sorbet last week and it was so insanely good that he made a non-alcoholic handheld version just a few days later. {cilantro-lime popsicle} These are refreshing, re...
{afternoon} {ginger-date cookie} {popsicles} It was quiet this weekend. And warm. I love that. I didnt feel like lugging my camera around, so I didnt. Toying with the idea of Instagram and I tested i...
Ive been aiming to get more vegetables in which is fairly easy for the most part, because I love them dearly. But breakfast was sort of the final frontier for me - it tends to be grain heavy or just ...
{iphone} Im still processing this big change. Ive (rather smugly) had the cheapest possible cell phone with a pre-paid plan for years now and it finally broke me this weekend, when I had lots of text...
This weekend didnt turn out how I had planned and ended up being fairly stressful. But there were little moments here and there that were really lovely. {sunday eggs} {waffles + strawberries} {...
:: A tie bar for D. It was a no-particular-reason splurge, but I couldnt resist once I realized that hed had the browser page open for three weeks. {nikolai rose tie bar} It is gorgeous. Sadly, the w...
Weve had bookshelves in our dining room since we moved in but our computers quickly took up residence and the mess has been getting to us. When D suggested that we attempt this project, I happily agr...
{storm} {hotel keys} {heath (the original)} Im still recovering from the weekend. Driving out of LA we were a little uncertain we were going to make it through the grapevine. The rain was so heavy it...
{painting} Anyone who was asking for the template for the watercolor drink tags from the shower - theyre up today over at Emilys along with an easy tutorial. Head over there if you were loo...
{notes} We were married in September and we sped right into the holidays without much time for reflection. And then January hit. We were driving home from a wedding at midnight and I started to feel ...
I bought outdoor fabric last year (oh god, maybe two years ago?) to make coverings for our balcony. I love having our large balcony, but you can see onto it from the alley behind our apartment and we...
{easter donuts} {circe!} {watching} {circe stare down} {shower} {warm afternoon} {sunday evening} Notes :: We celebrated Easter on Saturday and had donuts. That probably doesnt sound like a very big ...
Purchases are below - be prepared. They really are mind numbingly boring, but Im trying to stick to this. {palest pink ranunculus} Im not totally clear on where I draw the line here, so Im giving you...
One of the odd parts of reading from a Kindle is the surprise aspect. When I go to the library, I choose my books based on a number of factors - cover aesthetics, font choices, book thickness, blurbs...
I first saw these fringed confetti lanterns over at Oh Happy Day and immediately marked them. The originals are actually meant to be filled with confetti, which I intended to do but then I wimped out...
We drove over 300 miles this weekend. Back and forth from the desert, through fog and rain, then on the 405, in bright sunshine, all over Orange County. {back roads} I know I should mind it, being a ...
Paper + watercolor + envelopes for invitations Gold fringe (self explanatory) + paper lanterns + crepe paper (already had hot glue) + cocktail napkins Baby jungle cats (8) Bridal festivities are defi...
I rarely make mixed drinks with the exception of the rattler (in the absence of an actual bartender, I tend to stick to good beer, cheap wine and straight whiskey), so I had to do a bit of searching ...
Emily and I have been friends since college, and shes one of the most amazingly generous people I know - the sort of friend who shows up at your house with takeout and champagne on a Wednesday, just ...
Lots of prep for Emilys shower (the final product deserves its own post - coming tomorrow) + a busy Sunday hanging out with friends who are moving out of the country. Yay for them, sad for us. {fring...
{from the garden} The very first white dahlias from my moms garden. We had thought about planting dahlias to use for our wedding and then quickly lost steam (so much advanced planning!). But my mom s...
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