{Quote of the Week.}

 week {neunundsiebzig}; 

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There’s always going to be bad stuff out there. But here’s the amazing thing - light trumps darkness, every time. You stick a candle into the dark, but you can’t stick the dark into the light.-jodi picoult

giggles for this antsy monday.

silly noah at my brother's rehearsal dinner. 6.12.10

xo-

The tape of Love.

lyrics.

happy weekend!

xo-

two poodles & an iphone.

a week ago my mom proudly presented me her new iphone.  it is awesome.  i snapped the photos above of my two poodles: left: lucy & right: patrick.  (and yes, that on the right is, indeed, a poodle. though she looks much more like a hamster in a bandanna.) 

my mom has yet to learn how to change the volume of the ringtone or even log contacts, but don't worry world, she has already programed solitaire and bejeweled into it.  1zillion apps & she sticks to two games. 

oh, mom- she's a silly one. but oh, how i love her.

xo-

{Quote of the Week.}

week {achtundsiebzig};

a day for fathers.

[my dad & nephew noah- june 18. 2010.]

happy father's day 

to my awesome pops

& all of the other great dad's

in the world!

I love you, dad! 

xo-

blogs like makeovers, too!

 

lately i've been swamped with wedding showers/bachelorette parties/weddings & birthday parties like nobody's business!  while it is a blast to be apart of, i have been super busy running errands for all sorts of fun treats!

unfortunately my sweet blog has been neglected from its new design makeover i have been planning for a few months.  ah!  so i shall slowly make changes here & there-- please forgive the mess which might occur!

thank you so very much, my loves!

 &

have a very happy weekend!

xo-

my big brother got married!

all of my nieces & nephews were adorable flower girls & ring bearers!

& the newlyweds were stunningly gorgeous!

we are so happy for our brother- & our new sister, of course!

after the beautiful ceremony we attended the amazing reception-best party ever!

the celebration continued well throughout the night...everyone had a blast.

by the end of the day some of us were tuckered out- sleepy, but oh so very happy.

congratulations christopher & rachel!

see more sweet photos here.

& a hilarious video of my cousins 
geoff & jon dancing at the reception here.

xo-

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week {siebenundsiebzig}; 

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week 41.

1.  i am seriously 
smitten with this adorable
ooshka babushka 
sewing pattern-  
what a sweet
gift idea!

2.  i love this photo 

 & the blue heels

the bride rocked

on her wedding day.

 what a great pop of color!

3. these 

mustache crayons

are hilarious.

i think adults

would dig them

as much as kids,

too!

4. this print

would be perfect
for a nightime

reminder.

i would very

much like one

for my bathroom!

5.  these pillows 
are guaranteed to

bring a little

sunshine to any

space!  

xo-

le bummer.

{via: tumblr.}

today i thought i had the most brilliant idea.

i even got somewhat excited 
about the creative endeavors 
i could have potentially embarked on... 

but of course, 

it had already been thunk. 

(& yes i know thunk is not a word, i just wish it were...)

here was my idea: 

a creative entity (blog, book, magazine, etc.) 

focused on celebrity beauty, make-up tips, 

or whatever was related.
& it could be called....

CelebPretty!

[but after much gloating to my family about such a triumphant concept, i decided to google my golden idea only to find that another mind somewhere in the interweb had already claimed such a clever treasure]

(ok, ok, i know it's not THAT clever but i was smitten with it. ha!) 

Nevertheless, 

Happy Wednesday! 

xo-

beauty is a verb.

i am kind of sorta really in love with these sweet printables i happened upon.  you can download them & send them to a beautiful person in your life...yes, let's all do that! 

click to download:

:image one:

:image two:

xo-

p.s. YOU are beautiful.  tis true!

{Quote of the Week.}

week {sechsundsiebzig};

Sometimes, she thought, courage was simply a matter of putting one foot in front of another and not stopping. -Anita Shreve.

week 40.

1.  How great is
this printable 
To Do List- 
did i mention it's
free?! what a great
treat!

2.  this photo
  absolutely stole 

my heart. 

how flippin' cute?!

3. paper cuts & sweet messages 
are certainly a recipe
for melting my heart.

4.  i love
this beautiful mobile.

it would be so

sweet in a little

girl's room.

5. this nursery 

for cute triplets

is absolutely 

beautiful. it 

looks so calm & 

dreamy.

my apologies & picnics galore.

i have been a really really terrible blogger lately.  ever since my ridiculously wonderful birthday, i have been bombarded with exciting summer adventures & many-a-wedding celebrations.  You see, in the past month i have attended 3 bridal showers. all were quite fun, but they have certainly kept me busy, busy.  Tonight i have a bachelorette party to attend that is going to be just as fun, but it will probably knock me on my lazy bum for the rest of the weekend... 

but i promise to get back on track with my regularly scheduled blogging starting NOW!

...

so, for my birthday i received this picnic basket from my sweet parents. 

it is super rad & i am in love with it! 

well, then my awesome friend Liz gifted me this awesome cookbook: 

it is perfect!!

to top it all off Liz also gave me some little plastic bottles of wine (it was my twenty-first after all) to bring along on my picnicking adventures! 

eeps! i can't wait!!

happy friday! 

here's to a splendid weekend 

& lots of picnics this summer! ; )

xoxo my loves.

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week {fünfundsiebzig};  

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