i know a lot of you have seen this. but i can’t stop dwelling on it. this collection is perfection.

via julia from style.com

i really enjoy this blog. thanks to it’s nice that for the link.

(here’s mine:)

dear US men’s soccer team,

please stop being so delectable. it’s out of control. And really distracting.

write soon,

kate

i’m a big fan of chalkboard paint. i even have a can of it ready to be applied to an old vintage frame (still trying to find the time to do that).

so naturally- i was gaga over these images from the anthropologie july catalog over a poppytalk. what a gorgeous way to add a little imagination to a room. take a look at the rest of the images over at poppytalk!

i made a valiant effort to write a post yesterday, but i just couldn’t get it right. hopefully today goes better. or maybe tomorrow. but i wanted to give you a little somethin’ somethin’ while i organize my thoughts- so here you go. a gold sparkly dress with loafers. it is off the wall and i love it.

did anyone else become really bored with traditional wedding images during a long engagement?

alright, i’m off.

image via jcrew weddings

i wish i could stay and chat with you all about your plans for the weekend, but i’m off to chicago for my bridal shower! instead i leave you with some links i’ve been enjoying this week. have a good one!

+ i love this amazing mid-century modern home via black eiffel

+ compare and contrast: brings a huge smile to my face (via eighthourday)

+ bonnie’s resort 2011 picks are impeccable

+ comic sans just wants to party.

+ two posts from bloggers who inspired me this week: i couldn’t agree more with cathie’s pin it forward for “what home means to me”. and ana at grown-up shoesreminded me to look at the bright side.

image via ignant

emersonmade!

yes, i know. lots of us do and you really didn’t need me to tell you once again. but i was just popping through my list of daily reads and i saw haydee at happenstance posted THIS and i just about died. emersonmade apparel is happening, people. it oozes girly-tomboy awesomeness and i’m in love.

* it should be noted that i really want to have chickens and ducklings when i have a yard. if you’re one of my close friends, you already know this. but seriously. these pics make chicken ownership look very glam (although i’m pretty sure it is anything but.)

a little glam for your wednesday… courtesy of fashion gone rouge

forgive me for the infrequent posting this week. after months of procrastinating, i’ve finally revisited the to-do list for our wedding. since most of the big decisions have been worked out, we’re having a wonderful time refining the little details. nick has a sharp new wardrobe, the invitations are coming along nicely, and we’re brainstorming some really delicious signature cocktails. yum!

if you have any suggestions for cocktails that would be good for an october wedding- lemme know! that raspberry mint cocktail is calling my name right now…

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…and so do your sweet comments. thanks for sending me all the positive vibes, peeps. and for letting me whine a little bit. you are such a lovely bunch of readers. hugs and smooches.

image via all these mountains. chelsea print available at nosideup

well friends, it is monday and i really wish i could just sleep through this whole day. on top of the usual monday funk, i am cleaning up the mess of having my purse stolen this weekend. i was dancing with my girlfriends at a bar and some jerk grabbed my clutch off the table. they stole my iphone and my debit card, but the bright side is that i got my clutch back. i am guessing they tossed it behind a booth after they decided it wasn’t worth much (false- jokes on you a*hole). it still puts me in a sour mood knowing there are people out there like that.

anyway. i’m allowing myself today to pout about it. i’ll be back to my cheery self tomorrow.
i hope your monday is going well!

k

image from dress design decor

at the risk of getting a tad bit heavy here in cheery blogland, i just had to share this.

gold stars for all of you out there pursuing your passions. no matter what the out come, it takes some balls just to give it a shot.

“Everybody has a drama, a struggle that they went through, and for me it was turning myself from somebody who wasn’t any good at this thing (storytelling) into somebody who’s really, really good at it. I was a great intuitive story editor from the start, but writing, interviewing, performing on the radio—I was just terrible at all of that. All through my 20s, my parents were like, “Why are you doing this?” I wasn’t making any money, and I was so bad at it. I was 19 when I started at NPR and I was 27 or 28 before I could competently put together a story that I had written. All that time, I just stubbornly pushed toward this thing because I thought it would work out in some form. I was right about that, but I was wrong about pretty much everything along the way.”

via out of print. read the whole article here.

image via design crush

yay! friday is finally here. i’m busy catching up on work that didn’t get done while i was away at a press check. nick comes home today (hooray!) and we have another wedding this weekend. anyone have anything fun planned?

if you’ve got some free time this weekend, wander over to destined to design, where i participated in jessica‘s For The Record feature on monday. And today, I am featured in the series I Love Your Style over at Everything Fabulous.

Thanks for having me ladies!

K

i’m going to be helping out with our community garden this weekend. while i’m putting my green thumb to good use, i figured it would be a great time to get our indoor herb garden started as well.

i came across this image on fffound today and thought it was a cute idea for some of your smaller, delicate herbs. i love finding a good use for old tea tins!