93 words per minute

i enter my fair share of blogger contests. but i'm really keeping my fingers crossed for down and out chic's latest contest, which is a giveaway of this shabby apple dress. so friggin' cute. reminds me a bit of mad men's christina hendricks . . . what's not to L-O-V-E??

incidentally, i type 117 words per minute. what about you?

be still my colorful heart

a little surprise arrived in the mail last week. usually i am annoyed when i discover that my information has been sold to some catalog publisher, but when my first boden catalog arrived unsolicited, i was thrilled. i discovered that i love LOVE love their clothes - particularly because of the use of lots of vibrant colors. just take a look at a few of the things i plan on purchasing . . .

down the road

when the hubs and i decide to produce offspring, i want to decorate the bebe's room with olivier tallec prints. the colors, the creativity, the fluidity: amazing, right?

i don't exactly have a bikini-worthy body

but i still think i'm going to buy this suit from jcrew. yay or nay?

slate

i'm pretty sure i NEED this dress. daaaah-ling.

cheeeeeese

i ordered this today. can't wait for it to get here.

i want to live . . .

here. saw this house in bend over the weekend. amazing.

(photos from john l. scott)

rainy day happiness

have you seen a cuter umbrella? love this brelly by felix ray - AND its on sale on blue fly.

confessions of an occasional-shopaholic

i don't know what got into me this weekend, but i had the shopping itch. and i couldn't help but scratch it. i finally found myself a pair of frye's that i was able to afford, bought some cute summer outfits from the banana and jcrew outlets, and other little goodies that i am sure i can live without. ;) i'm sure i'll end up returning some of my loot, but in the meantime, i'm going to basque in the aroma of new threads.

lookie lookie

look what i bought today . . . and for only $4.99! can't wait! you can find them here.

frye boots

i absolutely looooove these bitchin' teal buckle boots by frye. although they are more than half off right now at piperlime, they are still $240, which is more than i can afford on my government salary. sigh.