i'm back....sort of.

i think i need a map that says: you are here....please proceed back to your normal life.
does it seem like life takes awhile to jump back into once you have been gone?? we have been on the go for the past 10 days- celebrating our wedding anniversary (warren was so sweet and surprised me w/ a romantic night away), going on vacation w/ the my husband's family for a week, having two b'day parties for a certain 2 yr old, surviving a double ear infection w/ tay, and now moving onto strep throat diagnosed this AM....
i kind of feel crazy...not to mention the entire contents of my house is sitting on the LR floor waiting to be unpacked...so i'm off to find 'the real world' again. be back soon.
ps. i missed y'all...

*image courtesy of sarah kaye

happy friday!

allison from my little happy place did a fun post asking some of my favorite blogger's to share a room in their house that expresses their individual style...click here to see how we keep it real!! thanks so much for including me allison!!
have a great friday...thank goodness the sun is finally out...back to the beach for moi!! see you next week :)

sometimes everyone needs a vacation...this week, it's officially ours. posts maybe limited b/c the beach is calling my name....

*image courtesy of this is glamorous

5 yrs ago....

my husband turned over this morning and said "what do you think you were doing at this time five yrs ago"....i peeked open my eyes and looked at the clock- it said 5:02...my immediate response was "sleeping" and i closed my eyes shut...he laughed and turned back over...

the truth is, i probably wasn't sleeping at all. i was probably lying in bed, staring at the ceiling w/ a huge grin on my face, thinking about how i was about to walk down the aisle and marry my best friend....

*images courtesy of le love

nature....

what is it about a bunch of stacked wood that adds so much to a room....it's so pretty w/ out even trying to be. i think this house has a simple elegance about it. i love the woods wallpaper....there is just enough pattern on that one wall to bring a slight edge to the space.

*images courtesy of australian home beautiful

take a picture, it will last longer...

i think one of my favorite parts of having this blog is the visual reminder of what i am inspired by...having all of these images saved, gives me a great resource to go to when i am helping a client. when you are building a house or hiring a designer, images are so vital in expressing your individual style. you can learn so much from looking at pictures: obviously i like open kitchens with a combination of light and dark elements, i lean towards no upper cabinetry and i like introducing industrial touches either in lighting or in a piece of furniture.

so if you are just trying to find out what you gravitate too or if you are considering hiring a designer, start storing pictures...this will serve as a great starting point to tweaking your own individual look!

*images courtesy of charleston home (first and second), house and garden, domino, design sponge, newlywed diaries/martha stewart, the city sage, house beautiful

revelations...

my husband is fabulous...he listens very carefully when i drop hints about what i might want for special occasions....now some people might not find that workout clothes and pilates videos are what they exactly strive for as gifts from their husbands- but let me just tell you what i have learned- the outfit is everything...i am here to say that you can 100% run better if your workout attire is good looking. and i can also tell you that drinking wine and doing pilates isn't such a great idea...you might think that it is only stretching and so an occasional sip b/w trees and leg lifts will be fine....ha, i obviously had no idea what i was getting myself into...

*image courtesy of flickr