restful.

*weekend resting + breakfast and bed*

the best thing about some weekends are that you have absolutely nothing to do. or in our case, we did have plenty of things to do + places to go, but we passed on a couple of parties, ignored the looming pile of laundry and dishes, and stayed inside almost all day. the days were gray and drizzly + everyone was feeling a little worn out and sick, so it was a well-needed and restful catch-up day.

the best thing about having kids on a restful weekend, besides making it always interesting + fun, is that they surprise you. lana lou made breakfast in bed: toast with the center cut out in the middle and a soft cooked egg in the hole. then she served the leftover toast circles with nutella + served it with hot chocolate! she knows me well! :)

throw in a movie: romeo + juliet (the new one) + snuggling, and it all added up to the perfect weekend...

did you have a good weekend as well?

m.i.a.

*macaron- a.k.a. little cheeseburger*

i've been up to a lot the past week! i've been trying to master the macaron, boxing up unnecessaries in the house for donations, coauthoring on a friend's beauty blog, applying for a passport {hooray + finally!}, and drawing up designs + patterns for clothing because i'm going to start sewing again. i'm also pondering the possibility of going back to art school or creating a side bakery business. and in the midst of all this craziness, i'm enjoying every little bit of this bonus summer we're having in the midwest! the fall colors aren't too bad either...

have a most lovely weekend!

sidenote: i went anxiously on tuesday to get my pixie cut and discovered i was 2 inches short of a donation. december will be the new target date!

hello, new love.

*chuao firecracker dark chocolate*

i bought this on a whim yesterday, and oh my...very yummy and kind of fun to eat! i see eating lots of this over the weekend, packing for my nyc trip and having a relatively quiet night (the kids + their daddy are visiting family). i'll either be watching "an education" + eating some thai food or possibly going to an outdoor concert if i can drag someone to go with me. maybe i'll just wing it and go solo and see who i run into or meet. i'm still on the fence whether i'm brave enough to fly solo...

what are your plans for the weekend?

whatever they are, may it be fun and relaxing!

simple things.

*watching the clouds go by*

this weekend included lots of relaxing and cloud watching (big, fluffy, puffy, summery clouds), fitting in some time playing monopoly in which fordy CLEANED house (understatement) and playing some guitar with my dad which i loved and don't get to do very often. it was fabulous albeit short!

hope your weekend was just as groovy!