as far as I'm concerned, summer starts tomorrow

With my first festival of the summer (Memphis in May) coming up this Friday & having seen Florence and the Machine last night, it's feeling like summer has already arrived, and it's looking goooooooood.  

just.really.loved.this.

"Maybe if they all could be combined - art, rock and fashion. Those were always my favorite things."-Stephen Sprouse

out.of.doors

Finally, it's that magic time of year. I spend all my waking hours thinking, dreaming, planning, of being outside and I make it happen as often as possible. Walking the puppy outside, yoga outside, running outside, riding my bike to the store, strolling through the farmer's market, picnicking, drinking coffee on the front steps, those things are the centerpieces of all the plans I'd like to make for the coming months. Just dear God, please don't let it rain... : )

spring.cleaning

(try to ignore the xBox controllers...)

Last weekend I went a little (okay maybe a lot) crazy cleaning our house and making it feel fresh and new. On a serious budget. I already had all my cleaning supplies, so no big cost there, but I was determined to get some pictures & flowers on these walls & tables, and maybe a few new bright accents here and there. So off I went to Goodwill. I scoured the home section for baskets, throw pillows, and flower vases and pretty much made out like a bandit, and then went to Trader Joe's to buy the cheapest/best flowers they had - daffodils & daisies cost close to nothing this time of year! After divvying up my finds all over and ordering some digital pics printed polaroid-style, our place felt sort of "new" all over again. Here are some pics I took of the small changes.

insta.weekend

I had a super successful weekend that started with happy hour mojitos & tapas Friday and ended with way too much dancing (and maybe a few too many drinks) at Big Bang piano bar Saturday night. Then we headed to brunch Sunday morning at Rooster to squash our hangovers with crepes & Bloody Marys. It was such a perfect, no drama weekend and we definitely enjoyed our early summer weather as much as we could.

outfit: dress-tobi, shoes-sam edelman, necklace-by my friend monse, her etsy shop HERE.