Thursday, March 11, 2010

i HEART Thursdays - hands and hearts

Wow, can't believe its Thursday already. My honey comes home and it also marks the arrival of our visitors from Norway. Three weeks of fun with Carl's best friend from Norway, his wife and their beautiful twin daughters. Can't wait to experience our lovely little town through their eyes.

Todays i HEART Thursdays is all about hands. Hands are amazing things. They create, caress, calm, convey and do a pretty good job of making peek-a-boo possible. 

I'm loving the images below created from the simple use of hands. 


























(images above sourced from weheartit.com)



miss james over at bleubird is chronicling her baby bird's growth week by week. I just love her and this photo shoot of week 14 is gorgeous. 


And just in case that didn't make your hands happy enough, here's some "Happy Hands Club" to get you in the mood. 



And just to make this post extra long - check out the gals over at muchomuchobuenobueno for their awesome new giveaway. A Lola and George ring would definitely make any hand happy, not to mention the fabulous feather dangles and notebook from the bueno girls' own hands!!

Hope everyone is having a Happy Thursday!

XO,

Chelsea

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

wardrobe wednesday - head in the clouds

this shot pretty much sums things up pretty good. my feet may be grounded in the earth, but my head is in an ethereal cloud.




nothing that can't be solved with an evening of watching Coraline with the kiddos, making homemade pizza and then starting a new craft project.


speaking of feet - I'm crushing on just about every pair of shoes Anthro is currently peddling...ahh, a girl can dream right?

some flats even I could love 


 with pretty socks, these are the bees knees


the detailing is amazing


where do I begin??? love, love, love


 I have two pairs of almost these exact shoes from old navy from years ago. suddenly inspired to remake them to match any and all of my spring/summer outfits


my stripes addiction is no secret. please come home with me stripey booties!?


Not that I need more shoes. Our over the door shoe rack breaks daily from being overstressed...

What's your shoe addiction??
XO,

Chelsea

Monday, March 8, 2010

weekend wrap-up and happy monday!

Do you ever have those weekends where you wonder where they went? This one seemed to fly by way too fast. Perhaps it was the fact that I worked 6 days last week, perhaps it was just one of those great weekends where you wish they could last forever.

There's nothing like sharing your home with good friends to make everything feel worth while.

Thursday night arrived with Carl returning home. We had a great evening making dinner with a friend and getting a (sort-of) early start on the weekend!

Friday afternoon and our friend Brian came into town from Austin. Its so wonderful to get to share our home with a friend. Another friend joined us for a great dinner - I love tacos!!

Nothing makes me happier than spending a Saturday morning at the Farmer's Market.



After downing some espresso, we hopped on the bikes and headed downtown for some fresh produce.



Loving the end of winter fruits and veggies.

 

  



nothing like some anatomically correct vegetables...

 


squash butt

 


and oh wow!! fresh bread

 


yum yum

 


with some amazing heirlooms too please

 


and gorgeous flowers
nothing says spring like sweetpeas and cherry blossoms!!

 

  



After the shopping and the ride, the boys were tired

 


but no rest for me...

I was off to my favorite winery to sling some vino

 

  

seriously, its hard to call this work!
disclaimer: she didn't really drink from the Centellino
 

 
all in a hard day's work


Then back home to a house-full. More guests and happy kiddos


the indoor version of bowling for children


Sutter loves him some Alison


 Apparently he's been brushing up on his reading too...



All wrapped up with some Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs. All in all, a pretty amazing day.



Brian was mistaken if he thought he'd be getting any rest.

They were all ready for attack number 2 first thing Sunday morning...

 
although I'm not sure if he's attacker or attackee in this one?
off to the park



some swingin'



some baseball

 


some brushes with nature

 

 
i love that little girl
but it was time to go home

 


grab a snack

 


and learn about the Godfather

 
"I made him an offer..."
so sad to see Uncle Brian go -
 
but Sutter gave him a pretty good send-off. Can you guess which one's Sutter and which one's Brian by the capes flying in the wind?
The weekend has already come and gone. And now its Monday again. Next week/end means more guests!! March is going to be nuts.

But for today, I've got Happy Feet.


How was your weekend??
XO,

Chelsea
 

Friday, March 5, 2010

i HEART Thursdays - for the love of fashion

Ok, so I know its Friday and I'm a day late. Lack of home internet has been affecting my posting, but luckily that's all squared away now!


Wearing my heart dress yesterday (now Wednesday) got me craving some other heart-printed fashion. Here's the roundup of some crush- and crave-worthy heart printed duds (and accessories)!



an impending Caribbean cruise has me thinking about bikini season already. Yikes!!
 



not sure I could pull it off, but this sweetheart sailor suit from modcloth is adorable!!


could I be any more in love with this heart romper from Anthro????


I've been wanting these tights forever. I should just do it already. 



 the heart coat at modcloth is so sweet and simple. the heart adornment makes it!



And to top it off, some classic, lolita-esque red heart sunglasses

last but very not least, check out this amazing heart shoe collection belonging to Shoe Daydreams 
I need them all!!




What's getting your heart beating today??


XO,

Chelsea