May flowers

May 5, 2012

My friend, Jill, and I spent the morning and early afternoon on an East Bay shopping trip. We tried on shoes at a Berkeley shop, swooned over odds and ends at The Gardener, ate delicious fried chicken sandwiches and strawberry shortcake at an ironing board in front of Bakesale Betty, and visited the West Elm for the flower pop-up shop. One of my favorite businesses in the universe, Studio Choo, was there, and I went a little bit fan-girl batty over them. (You might remember that they did our wedding flowers, which remain my favorite detail of our wedding day!) They were so sweet, and remembered my wedding requests and everything! I left with one gorgeous bunch in a West Elm pitcher, and they surprised me with an additional bouquet harkening back to my bridal bouquet. It was an overwhelmingly wonderful end to a great day!

I really hope you’re having a beautiful weekend, wherever you are!

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April

April 30, 2012

I cannot

cannot

believe that tomorrow marks the beginning of May. I realize that’s a mundane thing to say, but it’s just… unbelievable. April has always been one of my favorite months, and just like that, it’s gone. Luckily, I really love May, too.

I mentioned before that I’m really loving Holly’s idea of listing thing’s she’s already accomplished, and I want to start remembering these things. Here’s what I did this month:

1. Threw my first dinner party in years

 Buffet style

2. Went to my first Giants game of 2012

3. Discovered Downton Abbey, and fell madly in love

4. Made it through a choral residency

5. Ordered a full case of our wedding champagne, in preparation for next month’s anniversary (!!!!!!!)

6. Scheduled a doctor’s appointment that I’ve been avoiding for probably a decade. And a half.

7. Threw a surprise party for my boss, complete with “Happy Birthday” being played on our amazing church bells!

8. Had a laughably bad day

9. Flossed every day, except for one

10. Ate more fruits and vegetables than ever in my entire life, EGADS!

11. Drank far less coffee

12. Took my allergy pill every day

13. Didn’t eat a single pastry out of boredom and/or failure to plan

14. Took a whole lot of photos on Instagram

 

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Happy Friday!

April 27, 2012

I hope you have a really lovely weekend! I’m going to be working on a few house projects, and then producing a fun surprise for someone (more on that later)! What are you planning for the weekend?

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What I’m loving right now

April 25, 2012

Inspired by Kris, and indeed, started from my mini-list in her comments section. One of my cats has been super snuggly lately. It makes my day every time he snuggles up in my lap. I finally took something to get professionally framed! I feel like a grown-up, in the best possible way. I’m picking up [...]

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On making your own magic

April 24, 2012

I’ve been in a bit of a funk lately. I won’t go into the details, as I honestly don’t really know what’s going on, but a piece of the issue is that it seems I’ve misplaced my ability to notice the small magics surrounding me. That sounds very woo-woo, right? But it’s always been a [...]

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