lissie featuring ellie goulding

'everywhere i go'

if i was musically gifted

wish i was but i'm so not AND i'm okay with that:)

this is how i dream of sounding

simply beautiful

i'd like to share this image and link with you

a young jason bateman (far left) and a young bikram

GOOD STUFF

click here for bateman on bikram

funny stuff

have a great weekend everyone!

i'm leaving for chicago today

where the creative juices

will be flowing at HOW

any must see's or do's?

i would love any recommendations of fun stuff to check out in chicago

while i'm there

sidenote: my mom gets really worried

when i leave where i'm going for the weekend on the blog

she thinks strange men will read my blog and follow me there

i told her - my supposed 'stalker' would have to work really hard

to get a flight and come find me in chicago

her response 'you never know'

i love you mom!

loving....

bettula etsy shop

unique green home decor and jewelry

bianca's chic short hair

i'm loving short no fuss curly hair for the summer

especially in this heat

spotted on into the gloss

standing pretty

this italian beautys' summer outfit

and how easily she is sporting it

kirstens' easy breezy summer digs

lulu addict blogspot

a forum for all lulu fans to post pics of

the latest gear and wear

and discuss their favorites

skindeep

you think your skincare routine is organic?

believe your makeup to be all natural and non-toxic?

think again

this site is amazing

you type in your makeup or skincare product of choice and it rates it

you are shooting for a 0-3 range

what are you

L O V I N G

today?

catch up

hi guys!

i promised i have not fallen off the blog wagon

sometimes life takes over- know what i mean?

but i'm back and i'm playing a little catch up

here are some pics from the weekend

loved hanging out with this cutie

on friday at my moms' for a bit

taylor and i had a yoga date friday night

yes that means we take yoga together

it doesn't happen very often

but i enjoy it so much when we can squeeze it

into our busy schedule

afterwards we met my parents at la duni and mister luke

what a handsome dinner date

i wouldn't want to spend my friday night any other way!

went to 10am yoga on sat-

i normally do the 8 but just sleeping in until 9 felt like heaven

met taylor for a late breakfast/lunch at good 2 go taco!!!

we are big fans of their coffee (and of course tacos)

pictured is his expresso flight(they nicknamed it 2x2-cute?!) on the left

and my iced coffee on the right

saturday afternoon we spent hours in the yard

planting our herb garden

setting up our brazilian hammock

{a gift from a really cool brazilian- taylor's brother in law- raph}

it was nice to get my hands dirty plantin' away

the best part was admiring their perfect little rows of

green after they were all planted

whew

the texas heat zapped me for sure

enjoyed relaxing with these 2 lovers!

on sunday after church

we celebrated fathers' day with taylors' family

by enjoying a lovely brunch

it was delish

especially my sister-in-laws' homemade pastries

with nutella and fruit

seriously rayne

when does your bakery open?

their will be a line out the door when it does!

sunday evening we went with my parents to fearings'

to celebrate my dad on his day

LOVE YOU DAD

check out the lovely flowers in the lobby

their version of banana pudding

honestly-not a bad way to end the weekend

this week i am getting ready for my trip to chicago on friday

for the HOW design conference

i'm super excited to be attending for the second year in a row

the conference is such a inspiration and motivational tool

for anyone hoping too make a living using their creativity

in the best way possible

HOW 2010 was what inspired me to take the step from being a 'freelancer'

to starting my own design company

so who knows what kind of inspiration i'll find this year?!!

honestly i can't wait!

old school

i apologize in advance to my few

but extremely important and respected male readers

please don't think any less of me

happy friday ladies

(&gentlemen- if i haven't already lost you:)

from old school nsync and yours truly

sorry but i just had to

you know you need some dirty pop on friday

i'm feeling kinda silly*crazy#tired&wacky today- but i'm excited it's friday

and i wanna dance

don't think i didn't bust some moves to these retro tunes

it took me way back

what has inspired me to listen

to boy band hits from early 2000?

i blame it on the full moon last night

enjoy a little justin this friday

after all he is the ultimate triple threat

xo-av

loving....

i love this artists' visual account

& participation of the sketchbook 2011 project

inspires me to be more creative

every single day

check out this bon appetit beauty

this summery light dish is officially on my list!

that just means i really like it :)

an easy lovely dish that takes less than 20 minutes

what a dream this room is!

i would love to lounge by this window with a book and some tea

can i be transported now please?

pretty in pink

when i first saw this painting titled DHELIA

i swear it made my type a personality take a back seat

there is something about the lack of order

that calms me

and last but not least my favorite tumblr

THAT KIND OF WOMAN

has re-vamped her page

loved it before, love it now

tuesday tunes

my tuesday tracks in full rotation

HOORAY FOR EARTH

PLAY>TRUE LOVES

BASSNECTAR

PLAY>TIMESTRETCH

ALEXANDER

PLAY>TRUTH

FREELANCE WHALES

PLAY>GENERATOR(FIRST FLOOR)

TIMBER TIMBRE

PLAY>BAD RITUAL

GIL SCOTT- HERON

PLAY>NEW YORK IS KILLING ME

of course

i had to throw in one non-indie fav:)

ELLIE GOULDING

PLAY>LIGHTS(BASSNECTAR REMIX)

what tracks are

Y O U

listening to this tuesday?

xo-av

happy monday!

because it's monday

i thought i would share some one-up ing

laughs with you

at two different social outings this weekend

we were recalling the hilarity of

penelope (kristen wiigs' character) on SNL

click HERE for the greatness

SO MINT

confession

confession time

i've been cheating on bikram

although i've practiced bikram yoga for over 5 years

i've been unfaithful the past 2 weeks

i know

the scandal

to be completely honest

i am loving my yoga class at exhale spa

i've been attending the music yoga flow class

i think i feel in love yesterday

somewhere between warrior to hits from bieber

while in downdog to old school destinys' child

just when i thought it couldn't get any better.....it did

the absolute highlight of class

during a challenging CHATURANGA hold

was when TEACH ME HOW TO DOUGIE started playing

I ALMOST LOST IT-YOGA and THE JAM?!

what more could you ask for?

it gave me the strength to yoga on

FO SHO

teach me how to dougie

NAMASTE

this and that tuesday

happy tuesday everyone

today i don't have anything extremely profound to share

when do i?

ha- kidding...

so i thought i would do a bit of this and that

here goes

how magical is this ensemble?

love the hair

love the necklace

LOVE the top

what do you think about this chop?

i love it and i'm going for it next week

i wanted to go shorter but i know i have to play it safe

and do 'stages' of shorter for me

alexa chung pulls this off quite well!

i'm crushing on this lovely handmade bracelet

by GOLDhearted

great bookcase

AWESOME message

has anyone seen tree of life yet?

i think it looks like a beautiful film

i'm excited to see it-i've heard interesting reviews

can't wait to have a post movie chat with the hubby

on our date night

another film that looks pretty amazing- super 8

taylor is dying to see it and it comes out this weekend

might have to make it a sunday funday evening cinema see

have a lovely day!

summer lovin'

'summer lovin'- had me a blast'

any grease fans out there?

i can't tell you how many times i've sung that song

wishing i was sadie from grease

HA!

found

summer is here!

can you believe it?

in dallas it is very easy to get

discouraged by the triple digit temperatures

making you want to stay inside hugging your ac or icebox

but i'm determined not to get beat by the sun

here are a couple of local happenings i'm excited to attend

movies under the moon

barefoot at the belmont

cool thursdays at the arboretum

sunset movie series at central 214 restaurant

ok locals

who wants to join me?

know of any other summer festivities

that are a must see or do in dallas?

xo

av

happy friday

found

happy happy friday

my cup of coffee couldn't be deeper this morning

it's been a busy busy week but i'm ready to unwind at the ranch

a limey beverage, my book and lots of relaxing pool time

is calling my name

to be honest

life at the vieger casa

work, friends&family, church

basically LIFE

and our everyday schedule has swiftly gotten

BUSY

what happened to lazy summers?

don't get me wrong though- life is very good

but lately the quiet moments have been few and far between

this pic is a healthy reminder

that everyday, every moment,

IS A GIFT

i should relish and celebrate the craziness

and take a moment

to breathe in the small pockets of calm and quiet

whenever i can

i have to remind myself

god never gives us more than we can handle

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!

-xoxo-

av