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i stumbled across this valentino bag this afternoon. i think it is stunning and it can be yours for a cool $2395. birthday next year?!?!?! ha.

june 24.

I just received this ecard from my good friend dessa. it made me smile. thanks dess! you can check out her guest post on with grace and style and visit her blog ramblings of a wanderer.

guest post.

today i guest posted on with grace and style. i talked about some great summer reads. be sure to take a look!

reese in dc.

reese witherspoon is filming in dc right now. this is a picture, courtesy of people.com, of reese on the mall. maybe i'll see her :)

purple rain.

i was in texas in february, vising my nana. she has been living in an apartment for two years but just sold her house in the fall. a few things remained in storage - including boxes of old record albums that belonged to my mom and her siblings. i decided to go through them and brought a few back with me, including 'purple rain' by prince, framing and hanging them on my wall. i was just on urban outfitters.com looking at new apartment stuff and guess what they're selling - purple rain!

work music

if you're like me - you are sick of pandora at work. well, i've got something to share. you may have heard of it but i just found out a few weeks ago. it is called grooveshark. grooveshark has more functions than pandora. you can choose what music you want and create playlists. search by album, artist, song. it also allows you to upload music. check it out.

bradley nowell

i woke up this morning with sublime's 'don't push' lyrics in my head. below are my two favorite parts. happy monday.

Stolen from an africa land
Chased out with a knife
With a face like Bob Marley and a mouth like a motor bike
Oh well the bars are always open and the time is always right
And if God's good word goes unspoken the music goes all night
And it goes...

Laughter, it's free any time just call me
439-0116 when your down with Sublime you get
funky fresh lyrics, you get nothin

tag tag tag

has always been a fun game, no matter the context.

my friends mg and caroline, bloggers of with grace and style and temptation & bliss, tagged me in a blog game that i'm am ever so happy to continue!

the game: list six unimportant things that make you happy and then tag blogger friends to do the same.

here goes (in no particular order) :

1. driving - specifically, on a sunny day with the windows down, the sun roof open, and music blaring.

2. my mom's house - its warm and inviting and it will instantly calm me. it is the best place to relax.

3. new hair cut - if you know me at all, you know i have been hair obsessed for most of my life. i'm growing my hair for locks of love right now and the lack of cutting has made me realize how much i truly love a new hair cut. the swing, the bounce - it's wonderful.

4. friends (the television show) - almost everyday when i get home from work i turn on friends at 6:30 while i'm making dinner. i'm usually strung out and tired by the time i get home and friends just lifts my spirits. no matter hwo many times i see any given episode, it always makes me laugh. just makes me feel - happy.

5. 210A 85th Street Fraternity

6. sparkling wine - i have been on a sparkling wine kick for 6 months or so. i drink it any chance i get. pre-dinner cocktail? not for me thanks, i'll have the bubbly. just ask kyle and nicole, they'll tell you. any chance i get. (sorry i snagged this one, mg)

and finally, tags:

sorry about your luck - jess
cigarettes and chocolate milk - kpg
tales from the slip - richard warren

if you want a good laugh

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*especially if you're an arlington resident (past or present)

NYC = Bests

and by bests i mean friends! i love to visit new york because i get to see my BEST friend mg (here we are pictured above at a theme party in college - don't kill me for putting it up). i'm staying with her for the weekend and i can't wait to get there! 10 o'clock cannot come soon enough.

i'm also going to see my dear friend mackie tonight!!! here's mack enjoying life on her way to our senior inaugural. i hope we all get some new and improved pictures this weekend. we're overdue!

license to wed.

this weekend i am heading to NYC for the bachelorette party of this lovely young lady pictured below (fiance in tow). danielle was (is) my big sister in dg and she is a great, great person. i'm so happy for her and josh and cannot WAIT until the wedding in july. this is going to be a warm up - and quite a warm up it will be! i'm borrowing kyle's camera for the weekend so pictures will definitely follow!

i need some inspiration

at work.

my cube at the office is oh so boring. any (cheap) ideas for spicing it up and providing motivation are welcome! please please, my sanity needs it.

weekend.

well ladies and gentlemen- it's time for another weekend.

i'll be heading to a bridal shower for my dear friend amy whittle in stafford. it will be nice to see her - it has been a few months. then i'm going back to cafe milano with my parents and some old family friends.

hopefully the weather man is correct and this gross rain will move away from us. i could use some sunshine!

happy friday!

new breakfast idea.

i met a new friend this weekend at the beach, katie. katie had all kinds of interesting tidbits about life - most of which i don't feel comfortable sharing - but one in particular stuck out. she told be about a new breakfast burrito she's been making that keeps her full (apparently raisin suppress appetite).

well this morning, i gave it a shot.
- whole wheat tortilla
- peanut butter
- banana
- raisins

let me say it is quite tasty and has kept me full all morning! this may be sad, but generally i'm starved by 10am and have to suffer through a few hours until it is an appropriate lunch hour. i highly recommend giving it a shot.

lusting.

love at first sight

the purse blog

i stumbled across the purse blog today. it is a fashion blog devoted solely to bags! what girls doesn't love bags and this website brings all kinds of dreamy satchels your way - every color, shape, texture and best of all price range. i'll be keeping tabs on this one.

june.

well ladies and gentlemen - its june 1st, which means it is officially my birthday month! june is going to be an extra busy month this year. i have two very good friends getting married this summer and they're wedding festivities get underway this month. i am so happy for them both and can't wait to celebrate with them! and then to celebrate me june 24 ... let the festivities begin.

louis vuitton's new campaign

i saw on women's wear daily today that louis vuitton's latest ad campaign 'core values' includes buzz aldrin - astronaut with neal armstrong - and marks the 40th anniversary of 'one small step for man'. check out the article on WWD. also in the annie lebowitz photos are astronauts jim lovell and sally ride. i'm glad they used a female astronaut - i think 'core values' is a great message. kudos.