turquoise

i've always loved turquoise-hued jewelry

think less native american and more contemporary polished

it literally goes with every color under the sun

don't believe me? try it

purple, red, blue, yellow, orange & pink all look great with a pop of cool turquoise

think of it as the blue jeans or LBD of jewelry

here are a few things to

trust me when i say, 'enter this giveaway'

you know those people...

the ones who win the cake walk at the school spring fair

who buy one raffle ticket and it gets drawn from the hat for the grand prize

never met a scratch-off lotto ticket they never cashed in on

get picked to compete on a radio-DJ show and win a lifetime pass to Six Flags

those people have something in their DNA that predisposes them to luck

i do not

so this is where you come in

today (not tomorrow, not the next day) visit The Southern Eclectic 

and enter her fab giveaway 

warning: be prepared to become enamored with the lady herself

she is a million kinds of awesome

you'll not only give yourself a chance to score something beeee-autiful from her collection

but boost my chances to win as well

i'm dreaming of wearing one of her creations on a honeymoon date with C in Playa Mujeres

i know we're all friends here, so pretty please with cherries on top

do me this teensy favor? 

xoxo

 

friday daydreaming

it's friday& the boss is out

this can only mean one thing

clicking through my favorite sites and

lots of images saved to my desktop

it's friday and this is what's making me happy...

arty-print dress from ASOS

Chris Benz resort

Dalton Ghetti graphite carvings

Oh my goodness, Mr. Ben would look so dignified in this!

via Silly Buddies on Etsy

    Joshua Tree National Park

    via Blurry Lens on Etsy  

Tory Burch's 'Top Ten' of summer

“She was filled with a strange wild unfamiliar happiness, and knew that this was love. Twice in her life she had mistaken something else for it. It’s like seeing somebody in the street who you think is a friend, you whistle and wave and run after him, but it is not only not the friend, but not even very like him. A few minutes later the real friend appears in view, and then you can’t imagine how you ever mistook that other person for him.”

Nancy Mitford, The Pursuit of Love

have a wonderful weekend!

xoxo



it's monday, yall

and PTL things are mellow

after a whirlwind weekend of a wedding, a luau-themed shower given in our honor, going out with friends, and madre in town

i am one worn-out lady

if only work had sanctioned naptime

too late to go back to kindergarten?

since things have been quiet, i headed over to bippity boppity boo and fairy tales are true

(unintentional rhyming, i swear)

and indulged in a little image-hunting

enjoy and happy monday!

xoxo



on days like today...

let's take a stroll

so my wedding photographer is more than just that

she's a very sweet friend who takes pictures

that look like they belong in a fairy tale book

and transforms snapshots into stories

and loves cheese (the food and the adjective) as much as i do

anytime she posts a collection of photos on her blog, i get excited to see what she's captured

this time, it was a stroll around my neighborhood during her visit in march

take and look and you'll understand what i was saying about her

click here for more magic

(images via jessicalorren.com)

and just because i'm feeling extra sweet and sappy today

a little quote courtesy of The Southern Eclectic

who is celebrating a third wedding anniversary

congrats!

(i can't wait for my third, seventeenth, thirtieth and all the other in-between anniversaries)

in case you're wondering

yes, i would pick that moment that C and i met

on the sidewalk outside of the 'red eye'

don't judge

i know a couple who met at the goldmine

xoxo

home

memorial day weekend meant a visit to the texas hill country to see my family. we were lucky to have some great friends make the trip with us.

we spent time by the pool at my grandparent's (now my aunt & uncle's house)

ate, talked, and laughed LOTS

hung out at the sunday house in the frio canyon 

hiked, swam, cooked, and laughed some more

such a wonderful time and a MUCH needed escape!

speaking of home...Mr. C and i found our first married-life place! it is a cute little yellow 2-story with a palm tree and a back patio all to ourselves. i'm moving in july 1st, stayed tuned for pics.

xoxo