Ava Baby

My dear friend Jessica is having a sweet girl in April. Ava's nursery is so pretty and I am going to be painting this for her sweet space.

Also I will be out of town with the WHOLE kit and caboodle starting tomorrow---so I will not be blogging for a little under a week. Have a great one!

Music Monday: Downton Abbey

If you are like me, you have been swept away by the magic of Downton Abbey and are now in a sweet post Season 2 hangover. They say it will make its grand return in the fall, which makes me happy. In the meantime you can listen to the music and you can also buy Season 2 on DVD now.

A Boy Named Sam

My friend Lia and her family moved to the Carolinas this past spring. From Miami they took with them their sweet daughter and apparently the intentions of having another baby! Last week Lia saw one of my paintings on Pinterest and asked if I would do something similar for her Sam. At first I was confused....but then I realized what this meant. Quickly after I said "Of course!" she sent me a picture of the quilt that will be in Sam's room.
This is the initial sketch of Sam's nursery painting. It's very different from anything I've ever done for a boy---but just like the rest of his family, I have a feeling Sam is going to be a very fun and creative boy.
I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!!

Thursday Threads: That Chicago League Girl

Last night I was at the Junior League meeting and one of our transfers walked by, we'll call her CLG---as she did I said my fashion forward friend, I love what she has on! My friend said to me, "She's from Chicago"...and I said, "Yeah I know". So I have said it before, and I will say it again...I love to see what people wear and asking them where they got it, or sifting through my mental closet to piece a similar look with pieces I already own. Luckily...this is one case where I have all but one element of the look...and that one element were her shoes, which for the sake of this blog post I am changing to the ones I would have paired up...not that I didn't like hers...I really did, but I haven't been able to find them online.

This pink scarf is currently online at Nordstroms online for $18. CLG had one similar to this on minus the fringe.

Old Navy does it again with this find. CLG had on an emerald shirt similar to this one. This one is online and on sale at Old Navy.

These jeans are perfect from J.Crew. These white skinny jeans are $98. CLG had on cuffed ones that were more clam digger in length.

Finally the Minnetonka Moc. I love these...I've been obsessed with getting a pair since my week stay at Singleton in the Kitchen's house in DC a few summers ago. Last night CLG had on a similar pair, minus the beading in a cream color.

Wardrobe Wednesday: Butterfly in the Sky

Happy Wednesday! I hope you had a lovely Valentine's Day with people you love. I know I had a great burger and fries dinner just like I wanted :). Today is Wednesday though and here is my weekly sketch!
Today I am wearing....
1. Ray Ban glasses
2. CZ necklace and earrings
3. cSd oval locket
4. Turquoise cardigan, Norstroms
5. White and pastel butterfly print dress, Old Navy
6. Turquoise reva flat, Tory Burch

Ready to go from breakfast meeting all the way to after Junior League meeting event tonight!

XOXO

Happy Hugs and Kisses Day!

Happy Valentine's Day!

May your day be full of chocolate, hugs, kisses and cocktails!

XOXO

Music Monday: Whitney Houston

I remember it, not crystal clear...but I remember it. I was 7 years old when her first album was released and I instantly liked the sound of it all. The poppy tunes, the catchy lyrics, the big bows in the hair and ruffled skirts in the videos. I wanted to get up and dance with Whitney every chance I could!
My favorite was "How Will I Know" (which I use to sing about my 2nd grade crush...dramatic I know!) and "I Want to Dance with Somebody" (where in my mind I empathised with Whit because I TOO wanted to dance with somebody in the 2nd grade). As I got older Whitney still had it and I continued to be a fan of her music with songs like "I'm Your Baby Tonight" and "Heartbreak Hotel".
There is no denying that she was gifted, and her voice was that of record breaking status. Even when things started to get weird (thanks Bobby) she was still Whitney. SNL did a great job with Maya Rudolph as Whitney and she herself was a parody of herself on her reality show. So thank you Whitney. Thanks for being a part of my childhood memories, and my laughs as an adult. Your music will live on forever.