Love this quote…so true. Have a lovely weekend.
“you know you’re in love when you can’t fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams”
Tag: love
Mamas
Mom & me back in the day
Mother’s day is nearing and we all love our mamas. I thought about my relationship with my mom the other day when she was upset with me about something (doesn’t actually happen often now that we don’t live together) and realized for the millionth time how special it is. Like most girls, my mother was my main female role-model as well as who I aspired to be as a child… and like many girls (unfortunately) my parents were divorced. So that was definitely the catalyst for my mom to become my predominant parent. We’ve always been close, but it’s so interesting how that relationship changes as the child -me- becomes an adult. Since I’m completely supporting myself and have been for almost three years, she’s taken on the role of mentor/friend, but that doesn’t stop her from resorting to mom-mode every once and a while.
My 10th birthday
My mom has had such an interesting life and the most exciting part about it is that she’s entering a really exciting phase now. She’s got great things happening in her work, she looks amazing and she’s even dating again – for the first time in about seven years. When I think about it, there’s no other woman in my life that I know as well or that I’ve truly been through everything with, she almost provides a blueprint for me to use in my life. Here were the right decisions, here were the wrong ones. They’re there in my memory for me to personally to decipher and almost to judge – what to learn from or do differently as well as what to use as “gospel” for my own life. My mother is the only woman I feel I can truly know what she’s gone through. But, as I write this and think about my mom’s life, it almost reinforces how much I have yet to learn about her.
She’s the most amazing woman I know, so I feel pretty lucky to have her. Plus, I’m counting on her genes to look as good as she does at almost 57!!!
Mom & me - Recently
Love you mom!
Take me here and put me to bed
My new baby puppy is sick and I’m sick with worry over her. It’s been one of those days and I just want to crawl in bed and lay there forever.
Images via {this is glamorous}
If you see this. Please think happy thoughts for my baby Birdie, who is only 10 weeks into life and has already captured my heart.
Becoming a mother again
Hello Gorgeous! 
My bf and I have gotten a puppy together. We’ve wanted to take the dive for quite some time but have never actually come close. I have a bi-polar dachshund and he wanted a great dane, so we were having a hard time compromising. Then it all happened so fast! We met her sister (my bestie – Lo’s sister had adopted her). Robert got an email the next day and we went to visit her, the next day (yesterday) we brought her home!
She’s adorable, I know. Her name is Miss Roberta Roux Bridewell, Bertie for short. She’s just a delicious dessert dog! So precocious and affectionate. I’ve never had a puppy! Wiggles was 2+ years old when I adopted him. I just want to do everything right so she turns into the type of dog you can take anywhere and that everyone wants to be around! I’m so nervous! I bought Puppies for dummies yesterday! I also don’t want my already sour wiener feel left out.
Robert seems confident that we’ll figure everyone out. But, I don’t want to miss that small window where they’re so impressionable and learn with ease (not to nip, not to pee in the house, not to jump, not to beg, tricks). Who knows what will happen? All I know right now is I am in love with this beautiful creature and even more charmed by my beau when I see how sweet he is with her…
Did you melt?
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Happy Weekend!
I hope the next two days and nights are filled fun for you! Here’s what I’m hoping for me.
A little lovin’
Some rest 
Spring Flowers 
Dinner with friends (al fresco- natch) including a champagne toast 
I’d like for boyfriend and I to talk wiggles on a long walk. (This is them – below) Aren’t they adorable? I am lucky!
In this park. Perhaps he’ll bring along delicious drinks for us to share?
I’ll swing and he’ll push. Then he may or may not have a picnic put together for us EXACTLY like the one below.
Sunday will bring peonies and coffee and lazing.
Wishing you the same and much more. xx
Dream House: New Orleans
One of the things I love most about New Orleans are the houses. All the homes, big or small, have their own unique flavor. I would pick up and move back in a heart beat for any of these beauties.
Favorite:
These are actually for sale! Someone buy me a house in NOLA…
Only $3.5MM, check Nola.com for more details
Valentines
I’ve always loved V-day because it’s my 1/2 birthday! This year I’m excited to be celebrating with my adorable beau but I am very sad to be missing my first Mardi Gras in a couple of years.
I do want to share some of my favorite love/sexy/make-out songs for the occasion.
- Anything by Ray LaMontagne (spec Shelter, You are the best thing)
- Feist – Secret heart, Leisure Suite
- Bon Iver – Skinny Love
- The Beatles – Julia, I will
- Talking Heads – This must be the place
- Citizen Cope – Holding on
- Radiohead – All I need
- Kings of Leon – Sex on Fire
- Sara Bareilles – In your eyes (cover)
- Lykke Li – Little Bit
- Des’ree – I’m kissing you (Romeo&Juliet)
- Sia – Breathe Me
- Hall & Oates – You make my dreams
- The Beach boys – Don’t worry baby
Enjoy!
Gushing…read on at your own risk
I feel like the luckiest girl in the world. I totally feel like Nellie from South Pacific singing “I’m in love with a wonderful guy”. My boyfriend is quite handsome, the kind of handsome that makes you feel dreamy and intrigued rather than intimidated. He’s not quite aware of the perfect slant of his nose or the charm of his smile. He doesn’t really know how dashing he looks in a crisp suit or that he gets better looking every day. Of course, it only adds to his appeal.
Besides being delicious to look upon, he has an unfailingly sweet heart. He’s easy-going, helpful, generous, respectful, funny…and especially adorable and snugly when sleepy. The thing I like most about him is his open mind. He’ll try almost anything and instead of feeling like a mentor, I feel like I’m discovering new food or places or music with him. Since we started dating, he’s been opposed to dancing with me, having claimed that tall people aren’t meant to move quite that way. I’ve recently gotten the pleasure of encountering these “moves” for myself and I have to say he was wrong. Maybe it’s just that I find him so precious anyway, but I thought he was a delightful dancer. He mostly just shimmies and smiles, but that’s all it really takes right?
He does the dishes and makes the bed. He cooks and reads aloud to me from Harry Potter. He picks me up and takes me on dates. He holds my hand and kisses me in public (when appropriate). He’s kind to my mom and affable with my friends, he’s even tolerant of my bipolar wiener dog. He likes to go out or stay in. Even his fascination with all things SPORTS is endearing because he always includes me and genuinely (in my opinion) wants me around.
I don’t know how anyone could disagree that I’m pretty fortunate to have a person like this in my life. I hope I make him as happy as he makes me…I haven’t gotten any complaints…yet.
The Window Shopper 