week.

sunday. skylar and i surprised dad with homemade lasagna and the tv on the golf channel when he got home from work. it's the little things.

monday. i managed to put on a pair of black pants that hadn't fit me in over a year. i did my celebration dance (you know the one) and then looked out the window to see neighbors walking their dog and staring right at me. awesome/mortifying moment.

tuesday. kristen stewart cheats on robert pattinson. all down time at work is now spend reading about this situation and reporting to my girlfriends any updates which I am sure they are THRILLED to be receiving every five minutes.

wednesday.  heartwarming conversations with two of our best friends asking them to by skylar's godparents. beautiful moments.

thursday.  my nana showed up at my house with my fifteen year old cousin. they both had just gotten their ears double pierced and nana had purchased herself a hello kitty sweater. gotta keep em young, y'all.

friday. it's 7am and i am alone in the house for what feels like the first time ever. tonight husband is cooking his really yummy chicken dish and our plan...to snuggle up on the couch and watch the opening ceremonies of the olympics. have a great weekend!

i think it's okay if on tuesdays...

all you do is stare at your office wall and be completely unproductive.

sidenote: tuesday is also known as "textual tuesday" by my friend rebes.

(which i am fully embracing and i suggest you do as well)

..and yes, that is a bottle of hand sanitizer. complete germaphobe.

oh hey thanks girls....

{you can find my besties here}

thanks for sending me this pic of the view from your suite in your fabulous hotel in ft lauderdale, while you lounge poolside and soak in the sun while having hours of girl talk and more martinis than i can dream about. 

i'll just keep sitting here on my couch, eating a jar of cookie butter, changing diapers, having a keeping up with the kardashians marathon and wishing i could do it all.

things i never did until you came along...

{skylar, two months}

cared about traditions

needed a night light to sleep

knew what a binky was

{still am a little unclear}

ate so many meals standing up  

realized how awesome sound machines are

thought so much about my boobs

thought so much about doing a situp

{really need to get on that}

cried out of concern

sanitized um, everything

and for the record...i love every crazy moment of it.



the hit list:

a few goodies i am really loving this july!

(clockwise from top left)

YSL arty ring...obsessed with turquoise, obsessed with this ring.

NARS lipsticks in niagara and heat wave 

i am in love with goldie hawn, this book is one of my favorites.

tory burch fish necklace. because...why not, you know?

vanilla coconut milk. dee. lish.

nike free's...i will run to you.

georgia peaches

laura mercier tinted moisturizer with spf 20. love.

'you are my greatest adventure' print

here comes the bride...

this past weekend we traveled to hilton head to help throw one of my best friends, caitlin a bridal shower. it was a beautiful day and so much fun to celebrate such a wonderful couple. 

here are a couple of little snapshots...

lace wrapped mason jars, stripey straws (my favorite at any party)

the bride to be's dog lola. total cutie. she was in charge of the favors which were 

succulents wrapped with moss in egg crates.

of course there was a game involved 

burlap and mercury glass accents

the bride to be and her mom...aren't they beauties!

xx

my island favorites

{yum}

we are heading to my hometown this week, hilton head island. believe me, i know i am extremely lucky to call this place home...i love how people are like, people actually live there?! so cute. but i think what people don't realize is that the food in hilton head is seriously good. in fact, as soon as mikie and i plan a trip down we make our mental list of must have food items. And seeing as i am continuously asked for good restaurant suggestions by friends and co-workers going there on vacay, i figured i might as well compile a little list of our favorites. 

santa fe cafe southwestern cuisine. i seriously go here every time i come home for one thing only...the chimichangas. and the margaritas of course. they have an outside terrace and an adorable little man playing spanish songs on the guitar. perfect spot to meet friends.

stu's surf side this is husband's pick. he always hits this place up for their calibogue sandwich, it's the number 18....and a new stu's koozie (we seriously have like 50 of them).

hinoki sushi!! in fact, my favorite sushi anywhere. i have scoured atlanta for anything comparable and truly...there is nothing as good. pretty much every local is in love with the tuna carpaccio from this place. i heart hinoki.

frankie bones i used to work here so of course it's on my list of favorites - i crave this food more than any other. i could shed a tear over the meatballs. it has a swanky little rat pack theme and is kid friendly. make sure someone at your table gets the coffee spiced ribeye. trust.

hilton head ice cream only listed because i am addicted to their oreo ice cream. they were closed when i was visiting while pregnant and i thought life was over.

black marlin and sunrise cafe my two favorite breakfast spots. they are located right next to each other and honestly it is a debate every sunday i am home because on one hand, sunrise has my favorite breakfast burrito of life and on the other hand, black marlin has the best three dollar bloody mary's. i know, toughest decision of life. did i mention water views....

amigo's yep, mexican. i used to go here every friday after school and get the chicken quesadilla. i have moved on to a bbq chicken salad obsession. there are two locations so its pretty much a can't miss every time i am home, and often times a to go order for the ride back to atl.

other favorites include truffles, new york city pizza, sage room and old fort pub.

great, now i'm hungry.

with love from sunday

sometimes i have moments like these. when my hair has been stuck in a towel for two hours, when the tv is on the golf channel and i can't reach the remote, when i am a combination of starving and sleep deprived. but...its sunday afternoon and the two loves of my life are here. one snoring away to my right and the other cozied up on my chest.
and i am the happiest i have ever been.

we're havin' a heat wave....

{image via etsy}

even though i have no idea what day it is...i do know one thing for sure...summer is officially here. and although things are a little different this time around, i plan to fully embrace my favorite time of year. below...my summer hit list. all the things i would like to do this summer, that is...as soon as i stop looking like i just got off a flight from antartica.

pinot grigio and mussels at jct kitchen*

take skylar to see the ocean

camp or glamp

ride my bike

make popsicles

breakfast and coffee at the park

oreo ice cream at hilton head ice cream

outdoor concert

wear lots of bright nail polish

float in the lake

*i love how the first thing on my list is alcohol related, typical

dads.

my friend kelly told me years ago, before babies were even on the radar, that the sound and sight of your husband with your child is pure magic and that you will fall in love all over again. over the years that really stuck with me and let me tell you ladies, it really is true. there really is nothing better in this world that seeing how much mikie loves our child, and even better, is hearing him   have conversations with her in his baby voice. it is...pure magic.

happy first father's day husband. xx