Its beginning to feel a lot like spring time

I can feel it and I am excited. Its becoming spring time! Everything is so green (which is odd to say, especially living in the desert. ) The lemon tree in the background is blooming and has lemons on it, you can hear birds chirping, and most of all it's time to have fresh flowers in the home. I picked up several bundles of daffodils at Trader Joe's this weekend for $1.29 for a bundle of ten. Nothing makes me happier than seeing fresh flowers throughout my home.

Here are some home pictures with fresh flowers that make me envious.

{photos via la belle vie}

Oscar Beauties

I love award shows for one reason...the red carpet. The red carpets are like the superbowls of fashion. I am sure I am not alone here when it comes to "judging" what the stars are wearing and how they are styled. Some definitely wow me for how beautiful they look on their special evening and some well simply make me wonder "what were they thinking!"

Here are some of my favorite looks from the evening

Mariksa Hargitay is simply stunning from the hair, to the makeup, and oh how I LOVE her dress.

I love the cut and color of Samantha Harris's dress.

Love Anna Kendrick's hair and how feminine her gown was

Did any of you watch the Oscars? If so, whose look did you adore?

PSS: Zac Efron?!

A Beautiful Thought

Yay, its Friday! This week has been a much better week in terms of not being stressed out. I also want to thank all of you for the amazing inspiration that has been blogged about over the past few weeks. I have found so many great blogs (sorry too many to list) that somedays I feel I can not keep up with all the reading that awaits me. I am definitely not complaining as I love learning about new things and most of all finding inspiration in all areas of my life.

With that said have a wonderful weekend!

{via the love shop}

What I'm Loving this Week

I heart these flower bead necklaces by silver dog. I wanted to share my top three favorites as I love all three color combinations (the color combinations are endless) and I also like the fact that these can be worn with a casual or dressy outfit!

For more cute items make sure to check out the silver dog on etsy and also take a peek at the silver dog's blog when you get a chance!

What do you think? Pretty right?!

Staircases

I love staircases and someday I hope to live in a home that has a staircase. In fact, its a must for my next home. When I see staircases it makes me think of the staircase we had in the home I grew up in. Granted the staircase was not fancy by any means but I certainly had a mind of my own as I played so many imaginary games on those stairs. Then in college, we had a huge staircase known as the "pink stairs" in my sorority home. So many memories took place on those pink stairs which I will always remember.

This first photo appeals to me as its simple, classic and I love the white and black contrast. In fact my dream staircase would be a white a black staircase like this one.

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I love the openness and detail this staircase presents. I can only imagine how beautiful the rest of this home must be.

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Loving the detail of this white railing along with how the windows accent this staircase.

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Unique Beauty Treats

I came across this fun beauty line this past weekend. Its called Love and Toast and its created by Margot Elena. Miss Margot Elena is also the fabulous creator behind Toykomilk and my favorite lollia product which I can not get enough of!

The hand lotions come in six yummy scents Gin Blossom, Honey Coconut, Mandarin Tea, Paper Flower, Pomme Poivre, and Sugar Grapefruit.

Lip gloss flavors are Cherry Lemonade, Gin and Lime, Lemon Mint, Prickly Pear, Star Anise, Vanilla Chai, and Sugar Grapefruit.

Yum, I want them all!

{photos via myself}

Girls weekend recap

My girls weekend was fabulous and just what I needed! It was full of wine, self pampering, shopping, eating, and laughter!

{who doesn't adore a beverage from a hot pink can?}

{taking in a nice evening}

{spending a rainy day at a favorite wine bar which used to be a post office}

The only bad part of the weekend was that it went by way too fast. No matter how busy we get with our own lives I love how every year, no matter the distance I can count on having a girls weekend with my dear friend Lisa.