stationery giveaway!

Personalized stationary is a must have item. It's perfect for a quick "thank you" note, "thinking of you" card, or f...

San Diego.

a few pictures from our recent trip to san diego.  pretty flowers. my first close up of the pacific ocean. so many sun bathing seals {they l...

have a happy weekend.

a [not so] new concept for friday posting... instead of writing an entire post I'm going to start to dedicate my friday post to things f...

drink pink.

When it comes to cocktails, I'll be the first to admit that I usually stick to wine. Of course at a sporting event I'll have the occ...

Primary Picks

I know that there's been lots of talk of neon, and pastels have been all the rage, but I couldn't help but do a quick roundup of Tor...

GIVEAWAY!

I have a new obsession.  It's  we love citrus  - a shop with so many goodies that I want them ALL.  Seriously, everything.  It all start...

I need you.

Yes, you. Hello, Mr. Darby .  I love the way you sparkle.  I love your glittery exterior.  I love the pure comfort  that I'm confident y...

as promised...

 Happy Monday Friends! I hope everyone had a lovely weekend.  Mine was quite nice. Our Friday night dinner plans were cancelled due to a bit...

an important question (kind of).

I was thinking the other day about Girl Scout cookies and how much I'd really love to eat some (and by some, I mean several boxes). I di...

crushing on caps

These fun flats are a trend I'm absolutely smitten with. The distinct toe (whether it's another shade, a bit of metallic, or a pop o...

Blushing.

I am absolutely loving this soft pink color. It is the perfect compliment to darker shades like black, navy, and slate - and it is so wonder...

get your greens.

It's such a wonderful feeling when your body craves a  healthy food. Of course my cravings for sweet and salty snacks are more prominen...

Bikram vs. Barre

Some regular readers of this blog may know that my usual form of exercise is running. I actually really enjoy running (many people are compl...

a tiny appetizer.

Often times, less is more.  When you have a get together where ten girls bring ten appetizers, this is one of those times.  You want to tast...

exciting!

So ...  you know when you have something really fun to look forward to... so you spend a lot of time thinking about it... and how awesome it...

make this.

the only point of today's post is to try to persuade everyone who reads it to make this salad because its really good and really easy  s...

I fell in love..

with that Marc by Marc Jacobs snakeskin polka dot bag  below .  Since it wasn't in the current budget I did what any girl would do... I ...

Lighter Cooking

I'm really bad at dieting, but with a wedding in a bit over four months, it's something I need to work on.  I don't want to go c...

Nice and Bright.

After seeing  this  post on Six Twelve Place,   this  post on Look Linger Love, and this  post on Atlantic Pacific  I was completely inspire...