Scenes from a wedding shower....

My dear friend McNally had her wedding shower this weekend.  Me and the other bridesmaids worked together to throw her a fabulous shindig (the girl made out like a bandit when it came to gifts!)  Here's a little peak at the day...

How was your weekend?  Hope you had a fun and relaxing time! 

Camp Ballet: Vintage Tutus

In case you haven't requested an invite to Pinterest (love how they try to make it seem super exclusive) here's my attempt to pursuade you to check it out.  Not only is it a great site to organize your photos and photos you love, but it also lends itself to providing fabulous photos that you were unlikely to find on your own.  

My current favorite pins are these vintage ballerina snaps~

Are you on Pinterest?  I'd love to see your pins if you are! 

Welcome to June!

Hi Lovelies!

Can you believe it's June?  We are half-way through the year and I thought it may be a good time to look at my 29 things to do before 29 list, just to see how I'm doing....

Not too bad huh?  The one's that are crossed out are obviously completed and the ones in green type are things that I have been told or have realized are not options.  So now it looks like I need to get on to some wedding scrapbooking, some book reading and some fort making!

Just a reminder, the giveaways from my blog party are still open!  Leave your comments, tweet and blog about them to win!  

Boardwalk Life

It's been super hot, dry weather over here in Los Angeles and basically it feels like summer.  I always get excited at the thought of spending the summer on a beach-side boardwalk or pier.  Drinking coca-cola in the sun, wearing cut-offs and flip flops, riding the rides, kissing under the pier in the evening all to the soundtrack of Springsteen's Born to Run.  Ok, so that may be just a total idealization and will probably never happen.  But even so here's some inspiration for my boardwalk summer....

Had to throw a shot of Mr. Springsteen in there!  Hope you have a lovely Thursday!

Cherry Blossom Love

I am always so jealous when I see all the gorgeous pics of cherry blossom trees on other people's blogs.  They just look so enchantingly beautiful and we just don't get them here in Los Angeles.  The closest thing we have to a cherry blossom tree are the lovely jacaranda trees...they bloom a gorgeous bright violet flower that is simply stunning.  Once they bloom, I'll be sure to post some pictures, but until then, here are some cherry blosson snaps I took in Portland.  Just being able to take some cherry blossom pictures of my own made the whole trip worth while!  

Hiding Out

Oh it's rainy and cold!  Another rain storm just hit LA and I am just so thankful to be home.  I've lit the lights and turned on the heat and am held up in our apartment feeling so cozy and safe.  It's times like this when I love the rain! 

Yes, I am wearing a crown in this picture...that's because at our house I'm the queen!  (Well, sort of....)  Have a snuggly evening! 

Spring in Action

Last night I got some of my energy back.  I had a plan and I pretty much stuck to it.  I got started on some very much needed spring sprucing.  I took down any remaining Valentine's Day and winter decor and replaced it with flowers and bunnies and happy Spring things.

Removed things like this...by eating mostly!

Replaced with things like this

And this

and that

In case you couldn't tell, I am looking forward to the spring season.  It's such a nice time to start fresh.  And with the weather warming up and the days lasting longer, what's not to love?  Additionally, so much of my wardrobe is Spring/Summer clothes and I am just itching to spend my days in sundresses and sandals!  

Starting fresh and invigorating my daily life with a bit more sunshine and some new looks for both me and the apartment are a few of my goals for the season.  I already started to make some changes to the furniture layout in our bedroom, but I am still thinking of ways to make it even better-- Ways to use the space more efficiently.  It's tricky when you live in such a small space; you have to be really creative in what you do with it and what you put in it.  But it's a challenge I'm ready to take on, so here I go! 

Photo Crush

 

 Last week, the boy sent me a link to a blog celebrating 1950's photographer Vivian Maier and I was simply a smitten kitten at the sight of her stunning and often thought-provoking work.  Photos like these make me want to study photography.  

Have a great weekend! 

Sleepy Goose

 

photo from Gilding Lilies

from love me sugar

I did not get enough sleep last night.  Maybe that's why, this morning, these images looked especially lovely.  I just want to curl up in the back of that car, turn off the vintage alarm clock (my real one didn't go off this morning) and slip my satin eye-mask on and just dream...[yawn].