Grateful Wednesday

one.

nesting

this weekend I found myself wanting to nest. it's so fun to add new pictures or throw pillows and hopefully curtains (soon).

 

two.

brunch with my husband

and these two little guys that accompanied our brunch unexpectedly. They were so sweet - too bad our little munchkins don't know how to behave in public - but they sure are sweet.

three.

Fresh Flowers

This weekend we made some little arrangements for my mother-in-laws birthday dinner. oh how i love fresh flowers. central market is like heaven for me - in more ways than one - but most definitely in the floral section.

four.

pretty things in downtown

on one of my walking paths in downtown they have been doing construction and well its not really that pretty in the interim (beside the fact that it reminds me of downtown NYC which kinda makes me happy) BUT today on my walk I saw this:

BEAUTIFUL! Someone painted the plywood and made what was not so pretty - PRETTY!!

five.

this prayer

Everytime I read it I feel like it speaks to me in a different way than the time before. I also feel like I appreciate it more everytime I pray it.

Well, kids, Happy Wednesday!! :)

and hope you're feeling as grateful today as I am!!!

Grateful Wednesday

one.

possibilities

oh the possibilities in our futures are endless and there is something so refreshing and breathtaking about that...all the wonderful possibilities ahead of us... 

two.

friends

I believe this was on my last weeks list but we had a party, cough (& confession) a themed party - yes, we might still act like we are in college but sometimes we also act like we are 80 so ha. Needless to say we had a wonderful time with friends Saturday evening. so there my number two is friends :)

three.

small steps

every step forward is positive. I must see the small steps instead of getting overwhelmed by the leap that I want to make. Small steps make us thankful, at least makes me more thankful.

four.

my favorite quote...this week

"be kind to yourself and realize that in tragedy you can find beauty"

I love that - be kind to yourself - I need to say that more frequently.

five.

sangria and summer

since it was practically the last weekend of the summer I got to enjoy some sangria

(ooo yummy yummy sangria from fireside pies - my favorite)

...Ooo how I wish I was sipping on this right about now...

Happy Wednesday!



Grateful Wednesday

Alright, I know I am super duper tardy on this one so I am just going to have to post as is. :) It has been a busy busy week - but on Wednesday I started my grateful list, I just didn't complete with all my unnecessary commentary. so here goes nothin...

one.

work

I know it's strange but just go with it - not everyday do you hear someone say they are grateful for their job! note this, flag it, write it down - something because I am sure when i'm complaining about it you can point this out and be like "ha" "grateful for your job" "ha" "ha" "ha"!

 

 

 

two.

friends

this weekend we are having a semi party (you know like the one I wanted to have at the beginning of the summer in this post and this one too?!) and I am excited just to hang out with our friends. every weekend has been filled with everyone else's friends (I know I sound like a selfish whiny 5 year old but oh well - I can complain every once in a while, right?) so I am excited to just have a good time with OUR friends.

 

three.

 happy days

ya know, those days that are just happy...yeah I am having one of those!

yay happy little elephant...slight recent obsession with elephants :)

image via pinterest

four.

our little old house I assume this goes with my lower grateful item - but I love our little house, especially with all of these blogs that show you a million and one ways to decorate, design and fix it up! 

five.

when I read a blog and it hits home 

people out there are going through the same stuff that we are going through and its comforting and beautiful to see how different people handle things. Honestly I feel like it makes me a bit more sane. My three favorite posts this week include the following:

1. All of Erin's, from Elements of Style, posts re her new house purchase. I love it - sometimes I feel like the same exact words have come out of my mouth (of course a lot less witty"er" than hers but you know what I'm sayin!)

2. on a light hearted note Cupcakes and Cashmere's post about her closet makes me want to clean mine SO bad and organize and make it my own and so on and so forth blah blah - but no seriously I've always wanted to personalize my closet - and like wallpaper the inside - HOW COOL WOULD THAT BE? (so COOL I know!). I secretly love wallpaper but know that's the only place that it will be allowed to go. :)

3. finally a cup of jo's posts - so many of them hit home. Here are a few that I find so honest, inspiring, interesting and fun (my favorites are the comments on this post).

 

Alright, well, Happy Friday! Have a fabulous LONG weekend!



some randoms...

...on my wish list...

 

How about DESIGN LOVE FEST blog post about typography? There is something to be said for amazing handwriting, beautiful prints, and calligraphy...I'm just sayin...so beautiful...

maybe one day I too shall take a class - it seems so useful!

(I am pretty sure I have posted this before...but I just love calligraphy)

and what about these prints from Crate & Barrel?

my husband and I attempt to go on a minivacay for our anniversary, I like to think it's kinda "our" thing. How cool would it be to have a print from our different trips?

we would need this one of course...

and then this for last year...

and *hopefully* this one this year ;)

I am also obsessed with Sheridan French's new collection (sneak peek!) -

everything is absolutely to. DIE. for.

Here are a few of my favorites.

 

(love love love these..that skirt is bbeeaautiful and the hot pink up against the leopard - holy smokes!)

(and I will take very single one of these outfits please and thank you!)

images via The Southern Eclectic

in the meantime I am attempting to budget, price and plan for a trip to san fran/napa in november and I ran across this handy little site:

Fathom

and

Daily Candy also has a little vacay guide for Napa! :)

(cough cough dear husband of mine...)

Alright, well happy tuesday!

and happy feast of St. Augustine!

“Thou hast made us for thyself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it finds its rest in thee.”

- St. Augustine of Hippo -  

Weekend Recap

This weekend was the last of the saga of out of town weekends - yay!

and we ended the saga with a successful bang - YAY!

here are just a few:

friday night

the bachelorette!

anna's stage excursion

and I thought these were a success - everyone loved them AND used them!

and it was super cheap to do for 12 girls.

- first (and most important) tip - dollar store

- cute to-go boxes at only 79cents a pop...hello cheap!

- finishing details with a little welcome note

 



alright, so we begin another week. that means we have 6 whole days.
What are you going to do this week to make it a good one?

Happy Monday!

a few things that I am a bit heartsie over....

 

one.

love love love this house: meeps: take a look asap:

two.

and um how about these beauties, sign me up now:

You can find these vintage vogue cover inspired cases here

three.

I come here frequently to daydream about the villa we will stay in the next time we visit St. Barts (which is not even on the books, or even up for discussion for that matter) :) So I truly mean daydream!

(this was the view from our villa almost two years ago!)

                                                                        

four.
must check out this artist. she's amazing. 
it is just so
peaceful
and beautiful
and truthful.
(lovin me some "ful"  adjectives today huh?)
mmmm maybe one day!

and to leave on a happy note:

via pinterest

via pinterest

and with that

off to the bachelorette party shindig I go!

HAPPY FRIDAY!! :)

                                                                       



Grateful Wednesday!

  

Yes, yes I know I missed last Wednesday which means I should do 10 gratefuls but did you happen to see the Birthday post - pretty sure that was a list of 27 gratefuls. Anywho, let's cut to the chase:

1. running

Last night was the first time I have run in a while, and if you know me then you know that I have been waiting for it to get cool enough so I can RUN AGAIN! It was wonderful and I am SO SO grateful for it! 

  

2. a sneak peak of Fall

The amazing cool weather and a little fog on the drive in this morning...mmm I can't wait for fall

(the clothing, the decor, the crisp mornings oh my)!!

  

3. my cousins (just 2 of the 19 today)

This weekend the last of the 80's ladies was married off. The 80's ladies consists of Katy (born in January), Me (born in February), and Allison (born in March). Ever since we were little we have been lined up in that order and taken pictures at various gatherings

(just incase you need proof I will only bother with a recent photos) 

 

(I probably failed to mention that we dress up in match pjs every Christmas - that's probably a key point to make sure we don't look legitimately cray cray) 

I am grateful to have two beautiful, amazing, women in my life. I am a lucky lucky girl!

4. the road we travel

as I mentioned yesterday (which I really wrote on Monday but failed to post it) I am working on focusing on the road we travel not the destination. I kind of feel like this is becoming the theme of my blogging

- the road, the bumps, the straight aways in which we fly down, the curves, the wrong turns -

that's what this life is all about.

I am pretty sure I could label each of these - 

something that has gone so quickly (like working and being married and buying a house),

and the bumps and curves and wrong turns (the past spring could qualify for all of those),

oh the road - the road might not seem beautiful sometimes

but when we stop and look around the scenery isn't so bad. :)

Here are some pretty roads for your viewing, brainstorming and daydreaming...

pretty road one via pinterest 

pretty road two via pinterest

pretty road three via pinterest

5. hopes and dreams

I know this sounds weird but I am grateful for the hopes and dreams I have.

Besides all of the beautiful people in my life, they are something to live for.

They define each of us.

They humble us.

They free us.

And one day, hopefully, we will become those hopes and dreams. 

Happy Wednesday, peeps!