For the love of shoes...

Both of these shoes are to die for.. I am in love! I love the awesome "bling" detail on the sandal. The mix of glamour and rustic charm just gives me goose bumps. These adorable boots look so comfy. They look like you could just throw them on and run the kids to school, but at the same time look super chic... love... love... love.. J Crew does it again!!!

Bedroom love...

Via Point Click Home

Via Michael Graydon Photography

Are these not both beautiful spaces? I would love to cozy up in either of them. I love neutrals. I like how the first room uses a little color but still has a very neutral pallet. While the second room stays more black and white, but with fantastic rustic touches.. love the foot board and antlers.

My weekend...

A friend of mine and I travel to Gothenburg, Sweden for a P!nk concert, and some much needed retail therapy. It was such a fun time! The concert was amazing. P!nk has so much energy, and it made the show fantastic. There was tons of shopping in Gothenburg. The largest mall in the Nordic is there as well as many streets of smaller boutiques. Our hotel was lovely and very centrally located. We never had to take a cab, everything we wanted was within walking distance. The moose is their mascot and my favorite animal so I had to pick up several souvenirs that were "moose" inspired.... fun times. :)

Can I rock these?

via denimblog.com

I have been seeing these skinny cargo pants around and I am starting to like them. It makes me wonder if I could rock these? Hmmmmmm The J Brand Houlihan seems to be the most popular with the celebs.. but with a price tag of about $250, I'll probably shop around.. ;)

Yes please...

So I was pa rousing West Elm and have I found some lovely things.... I thought I would share.

I would like one of these in my bathroom for holding extra "necessities".

Maybe this light fixture in my entry way...

I would cuddle on my couch with this throw. I am a throw fanatic btw!

Amazing curtains for my living room...

And a few of these side tables in the living room as well... ahhhhhhhhh

End of the week Etsy...

I absolutely love Etsy. I find so many cute things on there and the fact that they are handmade makes it even better. I found this adorable teether on there in the shape of Wisconsin, my home state. So many people I know are pregnant right now and these would be adorable gifts. They have several different types to choose from. They are made by Little Sapling Toys. Their toys are organic and they plant a tree for every toy sold. Love it!

Crafty...

So today a friend and I stopped in our small craft store here. I was picking up some items to use for my daughter's birthday party next month. While there I picked up a pack of several different fabric swatches. I remembered seeing on Caitlin Wilson Design that she had made some onesies for her daughter that were super cute. So I decided to try something similar. This is what I came up with. Keep in mind a. I don't sew! b. This was a first attempt, but I thought I would share and put the link for Caitlin's site with the REALLY cute onesies! :)

My little model kept wanting to take the pictures herself. :) The 3rd photo has horrible background, but was too cute not to put up...

Excited!

One week from today I will be visiting Gothenburg, Sweden. I'm very excited! One of my besties DeAnne and I will be there for three days. The plan is to eat Swedish meatballs... get Swedish massages... and oh yeah we get to see PINK live and in concert. It's going to be so awesome. It has been crazy hot here and it's supposed to be around 66 degrees there... how perfect.

I would really like to find a cardigan like this to wear while on my trip. Hopefully I will be lucky enough to find one in Sweden. That would be a great souvenir!

Baby birthday shopping...

My sweet, awesome, amazing little daughter will be turning one next month. I can not believe she is almost a year old. Since we live overseas you must shop early as you can never count on when something will arrive. I love amazon! It has saved my life since we moved. Here are some of the adorable things I have found so far.....

These blocks... I love the colors!

Good night moon in french..... how cute is that?

And this little guy. I had a very hard time choosing which one, but he is super cute!

This cute mr was found at IKEA... she got this gift early.. ;)

Pre-fall fall...

I am a fall fanatic! I absolutely love fall! Every year about this time I begin to become "over" summer. I am not one who loves the heat, and living here in Germany where they do not believe in air conditioning, makes my love for it even less. When it was time to go school shopping when I was a child I would always buy sweaters and cute boots and jeans... fall attire. But then the first day of school would come and it would still be in the 80's and I would still be determined to wear my sweaters... they were too cute not to. :) Anyway I decided to throw together a little pre-fall fall blog to remind myself of what to look forward too, and what to keep my out for when shopping.

This caramel topping looks too good for words. I would love a vanilla ice cream in a sugar cone with this poured on top...mmmmmmmm

I found this adorable coat for my daughter at gap.com. How cute she will look finally learning to walk and wearing this baby...

Mommy will be walking along side her rocking these... I still love Uggs. I don't live in the states right now so I don't know how the general population feels about them, but I like them. They are cozy and easy to throw on and chase your baby around in all day...

And on those chillier days my little muffin and I can hold hands while wearing these... Are these not the most adorable thing you have ever seen? Like heart attack adorable... I'm in love!

West Elm....

I am loving this duvet and shams from West Elm. I have been eyeing these for a while (though my husband will not be happy if I get yet another bed set). What a great price, and I adore the slate color. This starts me to think of fall, I love fall. It is my favorite season. I'm already in the "fall" mood.... fall blog to follow. :)

My fav...

This is my favorite lip conditioner ever! I don't really wear gloss or lipstick, but I love this stuff. It keeps my lips feeling so smooth, and it has such a great sweet flavor too... You can get it here...

Oh pretty...

Love this dining room...

via Samantha Pynn & Virginia Macdonald Photography

and this one...

unknown.. sorry

Traveling...

I have been traveling for the last week. We went RVing through Switzerland, Austria, and back up into Germany. It was Beautiful, but a lot of work. I have just stared blogging as sort of a creative outlet and just a way to look back and see what I was up to. While on my trip I was thinking how I need to get a tad bit more on top of it.... and maybe show my friends and family my blog.... hehe We will see. :)