mateo's 1st birthday

Photo Card

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world map art

    { here }

horse

{ mia linnman here. }

lbd mondays

{ rachel roy piet dress here }

coldplay concert

coldplay

in the bowl

under damp, gray skies

await me tonight.

lbd mondays

every monday i reach for the same thing in my closet...
a black dress. it's a no-brainer.
who has time to put an outfit together on monday mornings?

this is my every-monday-post for lbd's. coz a girl can never have too many.

{ dvf zarita here }

like dad, like son

fox print

{ here }

imagination

“If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales.”

- Albert Einstein



brooklyn bridge 1914

Painters are suspended from wires on the Brooklyn Bridge in New York on Oct. 7, 1914. Over 870,000 photos have been scanned and made available online.



 { found here }

guide to shopping

ever since i had a baby, i've lost interest in buying clothes for myself and more for mateo.

untiiil, i caved in and bought an investment blouse from banana republic this past weekend.

i call it an investment because it cost me $21. i rarely spend more than $10 on tops.

it was a classic piece and definitely passed the test below.

so, yay on having kids. less spending on cheap ones and more investing in good ones on sale.

do you follow rules for shopping?

{ from here }

posture

i need to work on my posture.

years of bad posture is catching up with me because my back pain has been ridiculous.

:(

also need to do more of this.

week 15

our bulilit

Pure Life

i am *so* happy.

he/she makes everything worth it.

Celebrating your rescue

I've thrown myself headlong into your arms—

I'm celebrating your rescue.

I'm singing at the top of my lungs,

I'm so full of answered prayers.

{ psalm 13:5-6 msg }

queasy

i know i'm pregnant but this morning, i REALLY felt it.

absolutely NOTHING tastes good.

(except maybe froyo)

born to run and play

i'm making it my sole purpose in life to

enjoy God

and be enjoyed by Him.

spring dress

yum.

{ pic here }

telling dad

told him the news last night.

now i can be happy that all the people that make me happy are happy.

blossom

just had lunch with a good friend today. we gave our live's updates, shared our dreams and where reality stands for us right now. her vision was to start a laundromat and incorporate crafts, mommy & me activities, and other things during the deadtime between washing clothes and folding. a perfect mix of np + p. she said it was just a dream at this point, but i saw it as completely doable.

inspired me to:

• do more activites with the community. (ie: why the hell am i not volunteering right now?)
• think of a goal and develop a roadmap in getting there.
• watch more plays, musicals, live shows, concerts.
• take more photos & upload (now, there's a goal)