girl crush (on garance)

garance dore is probably the cutest french woman in the world. i'm pretty sure this is common knowledge to, well, everyone. you know this and i know this.

as if anyone needed more convincing however, garance has created a video series (or vlog, if you will) of her life as she covers fashion week in new york and paris:

(Pardon My French, Episode 1 also sparkling here)

so no, no one needed more convincing. garance dore is a total doll. it's a fact. but there is something about seeing this fabulous woman in her fabulous every day life that really seals the deal on the matter, isn't there?

what if...?

what if you could live IN an ikea?? or rather, a home made up entirely of things found in an ikea store?

but what if that home was only 52 square meters... and in the middle of a Paris metro station??

well that's exactly what 5 Parisians did for 6 full days last month! check out the assembly of the apartment and the roommates living together (not to mention being on public display 24/7!) below:

do you think you could live in this sort of situation, even for 6 days? i think it would be super exciting at first, and then become fairly claustrophobic and uncomfortable.

but honestly, if offered this unique opportunity, who could turn it down!? so neat.

kids, on marriage

these rules for marriage made me laugh. kids are so great.

(marriage facts advice sparkling here)

italian elopement

today i'm in love with this italian elopement. trey and lauren got married on the highest point of capri island and had the brilliant cana family there to capture it all. it is so romantic and beautiful and lovely! and it totally makes me want to elope.



(sparkling here)

business as usual.

hello! i'm back from my trip home to the bay area. it was such a great weekend, but ultimately bittersweet in that having such a fantastic time makes leaving again that much harder. fortunately, i am not too far away from home and will only be up in washington for another month before making the (at least semi-) permanent move back.

because my camera was sort of out of commission, i was only able to take pictures on my super high-quality blackberry camera, so while i won't be able to post any photos from the trip, i'll just let you know that i:

• sat through the worst baseball game ever. (3 runs walked-in, giants? really??) but still had a really great time.
• had some seriously quality bonding time with my mom. she's the best.
• got to see my wonderful boyfriend and have a relaxing night out with him.
• met my family's new (and first) dog, rowley, the cutest, sweetest papillon-long haired chihuahua mix ever. i am obsessed.

so yeah, pretty awesome. much like this shot:

(sparkling here via here)

be back tomorrow for Wedding Wednesday!!

i want to get back...

... to my city by the bay!

thanks to inspiration from journey, some help from my mom and a time-sensitive flight voucher, i am headed home to the bay area today! i am SO SO excited to be back in that beautiful place for the weekend and have been sending my mom, boyfriend and friends endless emails about all of our my plans, which will include some combination of the following:

• a giants game
• a trip to the beach
• this movie
• a trip to see this exhibit at the MoMA
• and some of my favorite east bay food haunts (authentic burritos, deep-dish pizza, and fro-yo among them)

(fantastic etsy print sparkling here (such an awesome shop!!) via here)

see you next weekend! have a great one!

words of wisdom

(mary oliver sparkling here via here)

(max gibson's gospel sparkling here)

can i get an amen?

this week has been insane at work, so much so that i feel like i've barely had time to breathe. but that's not all bad. i like to be busy. and these words of wisdom have certainly helped the week fly by.