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wouldn't it be fabulous to have...

personalized pencils?

i think i would feel so glamorous if someone asked if they could use a pen- and i pulled out a pencil with my name imprinted on it with a flourish.

i think mine would be tiffany blue with a gold or silver imprint... faaabuloussss...

for the long weekend...

it seems like summer is the time to read good books... more than any other time of year. was anyone else in a summer book club? we used to join one at the public library every year when i was a kid... you'd set a goal for a certain number of books to read and if you met your milestones you got free ice cream and carriage rides. awesome right?

well if you're looking for a good beach read (for 4th of july weekend perhaps?) here is a list of "1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die."

personally, i don't believe in having lists of things to do before i die... so i am not regretful when that day comes (because i never finish my lists!). STILL- looks like there might be some good suggestions on this list.

i am currently reading:

trying to refresh my memory before the movie comes out! (and secretly... i never read the end because someone told me a sad spoiler... and i didn't want to experience it.)

i have been horrible lately.

completely unable to control myself and yield willpower against the beast we all know as... 'the summer sale.'

luckily- or unluckily? my hubby totally supported my addictions this week...

check out my bargains!
**sorry for the poor photo quality!**

$5 "gift wrapped ring" from jcrew- looks like a present bow, right?

$19 felix rey tote from target... seems a little marc jacobs esque to me... and a good laptop tote?

$24 pink chucks from tj maxx! i have always wanted a pair of chucks!


so now that i've busted my budget... have you found any treasures in summer sales?

the best part of waking up

some days, waking up early and going to work just stinks. i just want to cuddle up with my blankets and pillows and hubby and stay in my bed all day.

coffee is the one saving grace. seriously, sometimes i'm getting ready in the morning thinking 'man, i can't wait to get to work and have some coffee.'

another thing that helps is a cheery coffee mug... and maybe a pretty trivet or tile to sit your mug on... i know it makes me smile to see my pretty coffee in the morning.

my mug was only $.50 at a thrift shop!

you can find lots of pretty options online at one of my most favorite places...anthropologie...

like these:

happy coffee!

the most perfect bike

if i only had $600 extra dollars...

saw this beauty on a walk through carrboro yesterday afternoon. the leather seat! the leather handles! the color! the creamy wheel wells! the vintagey amazingness!

olde town art fair

hand blown glass in all different fabulous colors... i love glass. these would look beautiful all lined up in groups atop an all white fireplace...
this next one is a graphite drawing- as in pencil- and was as tall as me. that's not saying much, but DANG i bet that took a long time.
these next paintings were fabulous. i saw someone buy one and was so super jealous. my favorite was the yak... but there was also a beautiful minty-blue cup that i didn't get a pic of...
these pretty orbs were handblown glass, and on a pole so you could put them in your garden. what a pretty modern take on a gazing ball!

so on my free day in chicago, i checked out this super cool art fair in old town.

"The Old Town Art Fair will celebrate its 60th anniversary on June 13th and 14th as the charming, tree-lined streets of the city's historic Old Town Triangle District will set the stage for 260 nationally acclaimed artists and an estimated 50,000 art lovers."