cake and champagne

go perfect together just like susan and ryan. my good friend, susan, is getting married next saturday and a bunch of us went over to her apartment wednesday evening for one last night of pre wedding girl talk and bubbly. nights like these are so precious to me. i hope we always have these get togethers to catch up, eat some good food and toast to friends.

gettin' our marni on

my friend, emma, and i ran over to the marni for h&m craziness to see what we could find and came back pretty successful. we got there around 7am and waited in line until the store opened at 8. we loved how super organized h&m has gotten with their collaborations. the system gave everyone a chance to buy something from the collection... as long as they were there early enough! i walked away with the black and brown striped leggings, short sleeved men's cashmere sweater and the black sequin collar and decided to wear them all at once today:) ha! anyway, whether we found anything or not the giddiness of the experience was a lot of fun!

back to brooklyn

i haven't been to brooklyn in a while and i missed it so much. the flea markets, cafes, vintage shopping, and people watching are so captivating.
our main goal today was to hit the brooklyn flea market in williamsburg.we walked away with a few things... a vintage navajo blanket in muted colors, an old bottle opener, a vintage bag, and some snacks from some of the many yummy food vendors.





i think the strangest thing was walking away with a bag that i already had except a lot more worn. the vendor thought i was crazy when i asked to trade, but i finally got my perfectly worn in, brown leather coach bag and i love it!


after the flea market we met my friend, leigh, for a late lunch at rabbit hole cafe and some more shopping at some other local vintage spots.




we had such a great time. i need to visit a lot more.

let the sugar skulls dance

this past weekend my friend threw a joint birthday party for me and two other scorpios. it was a day of the dead themed birthday party filled with sugar skulls, home made margaritas, catered tacos, mexican chocolate cupcakes, great music, and a pinata!! the night was perfect and beautiful.











thank you to my sweet friend, doub!

last weekend in pictures...

saturday was a day of laying out with the dogs and grilling at my mom's. dugan had a little ear surgery, so he was not a happy pup last weekend:(


sunday began with brunch at kraftwork


and furniture shopping for the apartment. this 1960's vanity is so amazing and would be a dream to have all to myself.

then we headed to the piazza for a block party. this is my only pic from the party, but it was a lot of fun.

finally, sunflowers made it to our step monday morning. they made it a little more cheery!

hope you all had a great weekend! i will try to post more:)

garden soiree

these are photos from my friend, chau's, garden birthday party. the best part... it was held in the middle of northern liberties. the sweet cocktails, yummy food, good music, great people and fresh scent of lavendar made for a perfect night.

home warming

my friend, susan, just moved into a new home. i visited tonight and as always... fell in love with her space. take a peek and tell me what you think.

summer nuptials

this past weekend was spent celebrating the love of two friends who have known each other since middle school. their wedding was the perfect summer affair. so much will be remembered, but here are some of my favorites...