the original hipsters

hello lovely friends!! first of all, i want to thank you so much for your kind words & patients...it has been rough but may is already looking up so how about some positivity?! roxy got her sutures out this morning and other things seem to be aligning well in our lives...

ok, so have you seen this tumbler "dads are the original hipsters"? it is HILARIOUS, so true and awesome. if you need a little something to help you smile, head on over and sift through the pages.  be sure to read the commentary, as that is the most important part.

hope you all are having a lovely week thus far! oh and it's may 4th....so may the fourth be with you :)

winning!

no, this post isn't about charlie sheen...

recently i entered a contest with mama's a rolling stone and won a $100 gift certificate to one of my favorite online stores, nasty gal. i was beyond stoked, but took my time in spending so i could get just the right things :) and finally, here are my choices:

super cute high waisted blue shorts

way awesome knuckle ring (i don't have anything like this so i was definitely reaching out of my little style box for this one!)

and this way fun yellow bag...if that doesn't scream i'm ready for sunshine, i don't know what does!!

so, many, many thanks to the ladies at mama's a rolling stone and nasty gal...i love love loooooove my winnings :)

many, many thanks

this morning, joanna posted these super hilarious thank you cards and i had to share with you! they're from leah dieterich's blog thx thx thx.

Leah Dieterich's mother always told her to write thank you notes. So she does. To everything.

how cute is that?! i think mine today would say, "dear margarita, thank you for cheering up my grumpy husband. you were able to take his mind off of school for a few hours and he actually had some fun! much love, stephanie"

what would your note say?

an award? pour moi?!

i was so pleasantly surprised to find out that bri chose me for the sunshine blogger award! if you have not met bri, please go on over to her blog and read her lovely, sweet and inspiring posts.

so now i am honored to pick 12 fabulous bloggers who inspire me everyday! thanks so much friends for reading my little blog. i hope you all find it uplifting and somewhat interesting. and here's to you - my little sunshine bloggers...

1. alice's adventures 
2. my farmhouse kitchen
3. owl & peacock
4. may all seasons be sweet to thee
5. sogni e sorrisi
6. e tells tales
7. my favorite things
8. live.work.design
9. hither and thither
10. heart charlie
11. lenorenevermore
12. mo pie, please

As part of the award, here's what's happening:


Put the logo on your blog or within your post.
Pass the award to 12 well-deserving bloggers.
Link the nominees within your post.
Let them know they received it by commenting on their blog.
Share the love and link to the person from whom you received the award.

happiness!

my list of ten happy things made it onto the rockstar diaries today!

go here and check it out :)

thanks naomi!

soak it up

 

it's a cold and rainy day here; it was very hard to pry myself out of bed.  but hey, it's friday right??  seems like a perfect night to relax at home and snuggle with roxy...maybe finally work on those buttons i thought i would do last weekend. hopefully tomorrow will bring some sunshine for the endless errands i have to run, and then an evening catching up with a lovely friend (complete with delicious wine and food, of course!).

in the mean time

these aprons are beyond cute and make me wish i did more baking!

these are the perfect chairs, so fun and beautiful

valentine's day is coming up, do you need any adorable cards? (one with a bicycle!)

loving the decade-driven styles from urban and anthro

can't get enough of the beach house album (thanks to alice's awesome musical taste)

what a fun typography tattoo  

elizabeth made some gorgeous dresses, then told us how to do it!

*photo from our snow day (i wish it were snowing today)

oh, and does anyone watch project runway? is it me, or did that team challenge bring out the absolute WORST in everyone?! i mean the designs were fine, but they (all) were really not nice working together. that said, i'm glad that ping was cut, but i really thought emilio & anna's designs were tops. 

enjoy your weekend, soak it up!!

xoxo