my 3 fave princesses

so many v. exciting things to share about my weekend but since i'm still recovering i'll just let you in on something that made me swoon this am.  

princess cake, notorious for her long lovely locks, finally wore her hair up!

annnnd. . . .

nailed it.  

obvs.

horsey totes approves.

stunning.

we had more than our fair share of bobby pins, hair gel and spray in this neck of the woods on saturday.  i just have to share a quick shot of c & p's slightly less elaborate "dos" for their recital.

and this is before the tiaras . . .

to say mommy was a bit emo is an understatement.

holla . . .

saturday, i'm gonna whistle . . .

this rainy weather makes me want to stay home and hunker down. . . and not emerge until saturday.

which is when c & p have their first dance recital.  I. DIE.  like i seriously might.  it's to the goodship lollipop and i truly can't handle it.  assuming we all survive the show, horsey and i have a fun date planned afterward - the edward sharpe & the magnetic zeros concert.

who doesn't love the song {and concept} 'home is wherever i'm with you'?

{they have other good ones, too.  obvs}

it's actually become a bit overdone but whatevs i still worship.  if it's not enough to have it stuck in your head from every other commercial, etc. - do an etsy search for posters so you can see it written on your wall.  here a couple of my faves.

this one is framed and hanging above our bed.

love this one, too.

this one is adorbs, too.

is it wrong that i secretly wish i was going to see jorge & alexa sing?

this is one of the only cures for the post-wedding/rainy day blues.  

 goosebumps . . .obvs.

"someday, i'm gonna whistle"
i. die.

off the cuff

seeing as i'm still not recovered from the wedding, i feel like i can't do it justice with a post quite yet.  stay tuned for next week's wedding wednesday: naples edition.

and i actually need to get my act together on the mum's day gift front.  stumbled upon these beauties from wimberly inc on pinterest.  offered in so many fab color/motif combos and priced at forty-four dollars - they are the perf pressie for all the mamas in your life.  I suggest you accompany them with a sweet note . . . the puntastic possibilities are endless.

dear mom,

i'll never forget everything you've done for me.

i'm so lucky to have you for a mom.

thank you for being my anchor.

i lucked out when i got you for a mom.

you'll always bee my number 1.

sorry for all the times i was crabby.

and my personal fave. . . 

whoooooo's the best mom evah?

where the drunk things are

after hearing about the sad passing of maurice sendak this morning, my intention was to post just as soon as i found a pic from college that would help explain what the classic children's book 'where the wild things are' means to me.  

why on earth i thought i could sift through 35 years of pics to find one particular shot from 18 years ago is beyond me. 

 so now that i've spent the afternoon taking a very interesting trip down memory lane and coming up empty-handed with the photograph. . . you'll have to take my word for it.

grew up loving the brilliant 'where the wild things are' and had a big poster hanging - like this . . .
in our off-campus dwelling.  

then in a ridiculously self-indulgent manner, hanging next to it, a huge blow up photo of my two roommates and myself hanging upside down from the rafters in our apartment {obvs}

it occurs to me now that we were big a-holes/tools/idiots having this on display for all to see. . . but i guess that's what being in college is all about.

RIP maurice sendak

{and while we are at it, RIP all pictures from college}

the aftermath

lots o laughs this past weekend during our epic florida extravaganza.  you'll have to wait until wedding wednesday for the deets . .  trust me on this one, they are totes worth waiting for.

today i'll be reliant on c & p to bring the laughs. . . not quite the same dynamic as hanging at the ritz for 4 days with your besties and one gazillion cocktails.

but i'm pretty sure they know they have to bring their A game to the park . . . or mommy. might.  die. 

c, p, grab your ponchos {tg it's PPW!}  let's do this.

hold my calls

alarm is set for 4 hours from now, when my journey begins south.

not. bringing. my. laptop.

{or any of my other babies for that matter.}

laters, babes.

{totes fitty reference.  obvs will be bringing book 2 with me}