this morning i found $3 on my desk which meant i was destine to go to starbucks and get coffee....when i got into my car i heard this song for the first time and thought how sweet is that....i decided that it was going to be a good day....hope y'all have a great start to the week.

good morning!  i hope y'all are having a wonderful week.  things here are starting to rev up...we will be closing on our house next month so i'm trying to make lots of last minute decisions....can't wait to have  more space then our 2 bedroom apt and a yard.  i also won't miss having to tell my kids to stop running and jumping b/c the people underneath will hear us!

getting to see mumford & sons was magical.  they're everything and more to see preform live.  and my eyes might have had a tear or two in them (call me a nerd, i'm ok w/ it).  if i could, i would be at that new orleans show in a skinny second.  if you ever get the chance to see them, do it.  you won't regret it.

two things that totally touched me in the last day....one you need a tissue box for (it's worth it) and one will make you laugh and put a huge smile on your face.  both, prove that love is real and oh so sweet.....

have y'all seen drinking buddies?  it's a pretty cute flick.  i love olivia wilde and her style in this movie (she might be my new girl crush).  she makes drinking draft beer look like a cool sport....

*images courtesy of vogue lust, savvy home, mary nelson sinclair, the material list

football starts tonight....are y'all die hard football people?  i'm not going to lie, it does nothing for me.  i have no problem however partaking in a good tailgating experience :)  that being said, my husband is a football person and he has given his love for the game directly to my daughter....who sports orange very proudly.  i hope y'all have a wonderful holiday weekend!!

*images courtesy of city sage, parks and cube, coco pearl, katie d-i-d

OMG i've been away for way too long.....i have no excuse other then being a mother and getting back into the swing of things now that school is in.  i hope to be here often now.  i've missed my morning date w/ my coffee cup, desk, and computer.  hope y'all have a great start to the week....

five weeks ago, i decided that i needed to start running again.  i was having a hard time balancing things: the summer with the kids home, building a house, my work load and working from home (which is currently a 2 bedroom apt).  so i decided to hit the pavement.  the first day, i ran 3 miles and have continued ever since.  but saturday, warren decided we were going to run 6 miles.....i thought i was going to die.  but i made it.  there is nothing better then the feeling you get when you reach your front door after a run....knowing that you set out to do something and you completed it.  the one thing that gets me through my run is my playlist...here are some of my fav's in case you need some motivation:

Here's to Never Growing Up Avril Lavigne
Die Young Ke$ha
Same Love Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
All of the Lights Kayne
Feel this Moment Pittbull

any i should add??!!  hope y'all are doing wonderful!!

i just got back from a week long beach vacay with my hubbie's fam.  while some people would roll their eyes to a week w/ the in-laws, i am one of the fortunate few who loves hers.  i love watching my children play with their cousins, sitting at the beach relaxing (just kidding, you cannot relax at the beach when you have young children), eating great meals, and rocking on the screen porch with a glass of wine in hand.  it's always so sad when it ends.....

*images courtesy of brabourne farms, that kind of woman, birch and bird, my french country home, tempodadelicadeza

the other day i went to dinner w/ some girlfriends and we were talking about design and how hard it is to make decisions.  it's so true....everyday, i think "ok i'm going with this for the house, no more analyzing" and then i'll hop on pinterest and bam, there's something else that completely changes my mind.  do y'all have this problem?!!  i can't commit to save my life.

*images courtesy of mode de vie, weekly day carnival, house and home, home inc

magical

this past weekend, i was around a person who said the word "magical" a lot.  it's not a word that you hear a lot in conversation.  but i like it.  in fact, i kind of feel like summer is magical.  at least for me.

*images courtesy of teil duncan (obsessed w/ her work), michael graydon, josep mancada