i refer to my cats as chickens so the chalkboard made me smile... (yes, via sfgirl...)

colors that are inspiring me lately

ALL via sfgirlbybay, a fabulous blog full of new things, constantly. this blog lifted my spirits big-time tonight.

......it was for me......

quirky

these collage inspired photographs that i spotted on Bloesem make me so happy.

wants!

i saw this skirt at american eagle (don't judge-i was with a friend who was shopping) and i wanted to buy it. now it's featured on oh joy....maybe it's a sign...i was actually surprised by the cute things i saw at a.e. that day...cheap too....ok stop judging i don't love the shine but i love the color and shape of the clutch. and love love the skirt...via i am a greedy girl i want all this decor........via auburn & ivory

italia!!

thanks, ileen for the post on your blog and i'm STEALING this pic! i just wish you were in it!! this was a fun night with the roomies that met about once or twice at pasadena city college and then lived for THREE months in FLORENCE, italy!! back in '03(!) whoa, we're gettin old....(if i could eat mushroom turnovers, cindy's mozzarella salad, and caramel wafers dipped into coffee bean icecream every day, i'd be one happy bambina)

home

we are home-hunting. we are purging our items. we love where we are now. yet we are also anxious for a fresh start. there are so, so so many homes in LA to be noticed. the search continues... p.s. by 'home' i mean smaller apartment. not house.

dang, hello stylin' weddings....

all spotted on 100 Layer Cake

apple of my eye

card via You Are My Fave, building via Lost, a cute message-don't remember where i saw it, and crochet dishtowels via Creative Swoon

always and forever.....

a sweet way to wrap a gift, something hubby and i always say to each other, a cute vday gift for your girlfriends, doily gift-wrapping, and a cute idea for a journal........all via Poppytalk

won't you be mine?

party-hat kiss, a sweet idea for a vday gift (esp if those are homemade...) and a romantic city view.....all via This Is Not My Work

i want this dress(!)

janeane marie, via Auburn & Ivory

vacation, all i ever wanted

i like what i see on Faces in the Clouds, obv...

could you die??

i believe this pup belongs to the gal who writes the blog Faces in the Clouds. Today outside my window the clouds are light grey. The rain is drying up. The wind is blowing. I love it. (eggs, muffin, coffee, husband, pajamas, cats, music)