frenchie friday: shades

such gorge weather on tap this weekend . . .

even frenchies need their shades.

all the m'head gals are headed to ack winefest.  have fun ladies!  do me proud.

we are going to my alma mater for CBC's sis's graduation.  congrats, JAK!

wherever you are headed this weekend - have fun and be safe . . . 

not so grown-up about movie stars

not gonna lie.

i'm pretty excited about these characters strolling the streets of marblehead.

filming starts next week.  blogging might be sporadic while i wander about town attempting to get 'discovered'.  surely they need a couple frenchie mugs in this flick.

george & looloo are ready for their close-up!  

obvs.

click here for next week's filming schedule.

oh, and hopefully salma hayek is ready to give me my body back.

{bitch totes stole my body}

the name game

i heart baby names.  i've been obsessed with them as long as I can remember and now it's pretty much the only reason i would ever have a 3rd child.  {which i know isn't reason enough!} but i still love chatting about names.  and the day the "list" from social security is announced is a bit like Christmas morning for me.  merry Christmas to me!

here are the top 10 for 2011.  what do you think?  

{check out the top 1000 here}

names are sooooo subjective and i try very hard never to judge.  {this is after i've put my foot in my mouth far too many times, mind you.  obvs}
  so unless someone does something outlandish -ahem, jermajesty- i try to keep my lips sealed.

i personally like my girls' names being out of the top ten.  charlotte has crept up another twenty spots to # 27 but phoebe is still only # 310. ideally i'd like both names to fall somewhere in between but whatevs.  still totes love both names.  once you name your wee ones, that is their name and you will love it even more because it's well. . . them.

if you are preggers or know someone that is or are just a name-worshiper like moi- 

the baby name wizard is the best.  name.  book.  evah.  my former and bestest boss lady {HC!} told me about it and now it's a go-to gift for expectant mamas.

buy it here 

or head to the website.

enjoy!

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?