so long....

so long austin spa

it has been a beautifully relaxing visit

on my little get away i was blessed with plenty of time to

REGROUP

and a lovely view too!

& KICK BACK

that is my sweet and lovely mom

relaxing in the pre-treatment room

a heavenly place of R&R

with my generous time of reflection

i decided i needed a new challenge to commit to for the month of march

it seems like since the new year there has been one celebration after another

which is awesome (i love a good soiree)

but it's left me over served and sugared out

so for the month of march it's

so long....

perfect pomegranate martini

(fro yo and dark chocolate so long to you too)

WHA WHA WHAAAA

but even though it might be difficult to resist these indulgences...

i'm up for the challenge

i can feel it

MARCH is going to be a very good month!

i've had a bit of time to re-group the past few days, i've got a big smile on my face

and lots positivity in my pocket!

{actually my lulu pants don't have pockets but that line was too

cute and cheesy not to throw in there- right?!}

whatever challenge

whether it's work, personal or physical

I FEEL STRONG

listening to adele's rolling in the deep helps too:)

DO TELL

what do you feel strongly about today?

anything you are saying so long to for march?

XO

AV

spa weekend!

yes that's right

it's time to

S P A

any guesses where i am spa-ing?

lake austin spa and resort

my mom and i will be celebrating our b-days together there

and we will come home just in time to catch the oscars

best part of our stay?

you can wear your robe everywhere

the last time we visited i was a little hesitant about dining in my robe

i mean- it's a little weird- right?

in your kitchen at home- no problem

but in front of strangers at a resort in the omelette line?

what happens if a little eggy falls into your robe-y?

of course i got over it and fully indulged in the goodness of knowing there was nothing between

me and my organic food besides the robe-y:)

what do you think?

to

ROBE

or

not

to

ROBE

that is the question

ridiculous

today i'm feeling ridiculous

ridiculously silly!

do you ever wake up and wonder

how am i going to get everything i need to get done today

TODAY?

so i'm rolling with it

AND

i've still got the giggles from last nights' hilarious episode of glee!

i even re-watched some of it over coffee

speaking of glee- i have a major girl crush on

Heather Morris

who plays Britney on glee

i'm a huge fan!

so tell me...

do you watch glee?

do you have a harmless crush on anyone??

do you feel ridiculous that it's only wednesday?

dreams....

last night i had the best dream

i dreamt i had a walk in closet bigger than my bedroom!

in my dream i was designing and scheming how i was going to decorate it

THEN I WOKE UP

I'D LIKE TO GO BACK TO SLEEP NOW

weekend wrap up

i know this isn't officially from the weekend

but i had to share my awesome v-day card find from target

like i mentioned before- taylor and i compete with our cards to one another

for the cheesy factor

with this GEM i obviously won

obviously!

our fur babies

broken social scene at house of blues

there were many band members

pre-show drinks in the foundation room

billy and jon

our sweet friends that hooked us up for the evening!

thanks again you two for making my b-day so fun:)

the weekend ended on a sweet note

this is the masterpiece created by my sister in law for dessert

sunday evening- so yummy!

thanks rayne

thanks to everyone who made my special day special!

it was too fun

taylor and i think we had a little too much fun this weekend

because we both woke up this morning with a bit of a cold

bummer dude

but i'm not going to let that slow me down

just more greens, lots of vitamins and water

this sunshine is making me feel better already

5 on friday!

thank goodness it's friday

top 5 reasons to be happy

besides it being friday

no 1

no 2

dreaming about summer vacations

no 3

this guy

no 4

this lovely delivery from dr delphinium

from my sweet parents

for my bday!

no 5

last but not least

BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE

show on saturday night(did i mention it's my birthday:?)

at house of blues!!!

excited beyond words

music makes me feel young and alive and what better way to celebrate 29;)

any big plans for the weekend?

meet corbin dallas

meet corbin

corbin dallas to be specific

he is the newest member of our clan!

on the way home

seeing his new home for the first time

meeting his new friend leelou

leelou dallas multipass

if you haven't seen 5th element rent it today:)

for the record leelou is not happy

just hanging out

my 2 guys

the next few days should be interesting

we are trying to assimilate our new lively creature corbin

with the ruling dame of the house- leelou

but leelou is not having it! everyone says it will take about a week

but i feel bad for leelou- she has always had this place to herself

last night there was a lot of hissing going on with leelou revolting against our newly adopted corbin

i looked at taylor and said

this is how i would feel if we got a new sister wife

the soundtrack of our lives

the grammys just happened

and i've got music on the brain people!

but i'm not talking about bieber or ke$ha

I'M TALKING ABOUT THE SOUNDTRACK OF OUR LIFES

so i'd like to ask the question-what is the soundtrack of your life?

what song is in your head when you wake up?

if you were watching a music video of your life- who would be playing?

taylor and i love to talk about music

him more as a participator and me a spektator

he is after all a very talented musician- his second album is about to be released!

TV on ITUNES HERE

the other night we were discussing what our soundtrack would be..

and if i had to pick one song it would be under pressure by queen and david bowie

i've loved this song for so many years

taylor designed hand drawn type of the intro lyrics as a gift for me!

i love it and it hangs right my my desk

so at any moment i may burst into song

that is a scary thought

taylors' song of his life is ramble on by led zeppelin

i would love to hear him sing this...perhaps at a cd release party coming up soon!

so music fans from all over

do tell

what is the soundtrack of your life?

weekend wrap up

so i'm a day late for my weekend wrap up but

i had a such a fun time exploring dallas

i wanted to share it with you guys

my morning started out with this guy

what's not to love?

with a smile as big as texas because

the 'honey bear' taco from good to go

the other 'rise and shine' featured breakfast tacos

afternoon tacos start at 11

cute sign

next on the list was coffee co in lakewood

a little hole in the wall that my ever so cool stylist told me i had to check it out

& she wasn't wrong- this place is great!

we have already made two of their roasts for our morning cup of jo!

get your hot peanuts!

they roast their own beans in-house and

throw them out after two days

lovely teas from all over-yum! i got the roobios

and last but not least- dolly python

my favorite place to explore

cute red vintage clutch

suitcase full of shoes

so it's obvious i love the hipstamatic app

i'm looking to take a vintage photography class

to recreate these beauties on my own

part of my 30 before 31 quest

my deadline is approaching because my b-day is this saturday!!!

although i have a few on the list that i haven't done yet i'm just

going to keep going till it's finished

happy valentines!

for my sweet hubs

{hubs- that word cracks me up}

thank you for making every day valentine's day!

you are so romantic

& always keep me laughing

i love you richard turtle

-xo-

your lady

let's be silly

SILLY

that's the only way i can describe

how i've been feeling the last couple of days

crazy silly

sleep deprived silly

and caffeine induced silly

but i'll be honest

even on my best days...

i'm pretty silly

this quote from artist ed ruscha pretty much sums it up for me

'PARADOX AND ABSURDITY HAVE ALWAYS BEEN

REALLY DELICIOUS TO ME'

one of the many reasons i think taylor

is the yin to my yang {and the bee's knees}

is because he is as kooky, quirky and silly as me

that is the way we approach life- with humor

i don't think i would want it any other way and

as spoon said/sang best 'that's the way we get by'

speaking of the SILLIES

i had so much fun quacking it up with my nephew luke yesterday

that i had to share this little snippet of him in all his glory

sorry my quacks are so loud- i was trying to encourage the wee babe

:)

luke!

so basically yesterday sucked

the weather, and a lot of other things that

i won't bum you out with the boring details happened

but then....

THIS HAPPENED

WHAT A CUTIE PIE

MISTER LUKE IS!

{pardon my curly semi mullet- it was bulled half back-

i was going for the party in the back look;0}

HE'S SUCH A BIG BOY!

look at those chompers

needless to say my evening ended with a sweet note

with kisses from this precious boy

my cutie nephew luke baker

and oh yeah mom- we had fun too celebrating your b-day

but we both now who the real star of the show was

i'm grateful the ice and snow has cleared up

and ready for some relaxing this weekend

what are you looking forward to most this weekend?

i'm excited for a little early birthday celebration dinner

with my family sunday night in bishop arts district

AND

taylor is singing at fellowship sunday morning!

WOO HOO!!

feelin' romantic

eternal sunshine of the spotless mind!

each pray'r accepted, and each wish resign'd

eloisa to abelard

by alexander pope

you are my bliss / mustache love / moonstone ring

dream / untitled / make out / love