best. necklace. evah.

i almost wanted to keep this one to myself.  it's pretty much my fave thing evah.  the shell yeah! necklace is not only puntastic and adorbs - it's totes useful!  it's a freaking bottle opener.  genius.

{the biggest secret of all is that it's lilly.  lills really gains some street cred with this one}

those of you who know me know one of my fave expressions is 'hells yeah' {as a joke.  obvs} and that i love to drink.  

so do i die over these?  

shells yeah, i do!

one of my heroes, dana small, carries these at her amaze shoppe, matilda's, in stuart, florida. {see previous matilda's post here} i checked in with dana and these are available for purchase via phone orders. {48 dollah plus shipping}

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holla!

banister bliss

when we first walked through our current home, the first thing i noticed that desperately needed to be fixed was the crap banister.  

here we are, 4 years later, and we are finally addressing the issue.

decided to paint it a high gloss black with white spindles.

iamge via my home ideas

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there's a solid chance the oil based paint fumes will cause me to act more brain dead than i already do, so forgive me if posts are sporadic this week and stay tuned for some before & afters.

my new baby {the runner!} gets installed next week.

AND i finally cleaned LHH.

frenchie friday: stuck on you

so i posted a pic of looloo covered in stickers yesterday on FB and it got more 'likes' than the announcement of the birth of my children, so i figured i'd share on the blog.

i didn't share this pic, however.  these are the pee stains i found on my beloved chaise lounge.  i think it's loo's quiet rebellion against being consistently 'decorated' by c & p.  womp womp.

but how can i stay mad at this bitch?  

hey looloo, i'm stuck on you, sister!

hungry hungry hippo

i want this.

put it on the birthday list.

wedding wednesday: what's black & white & fab all over?

met with the loverly miss L this morning at her TDF wedding locale.

became very inspired and excited and can't wait to see this event come to fruition.

here is a teeny tiny sneak peek at our inspiration. . . .

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so by now you should know the answer to my riddle:  

what's black & white & fab all over?

L & J's wedding!

birthday for "the bob"

i have a friend, fairly new, but i know her well enough to know she is a very good egg that deserves a fabulous birthday.  

yesterday, i noticed she "liked" this quote on FB.  and knowing her, i know in my heart of hearts, she believes in this sentiment.

love.

BTW, eminem is the man.  8 mile is seriously one of my fave flicks.  Mekhi Phifer?! HOLLA.

he is totes invited to the bob and my gemini birthday bash.

also adding him to my 'wouldn't kick 'im outta bed for eating a cracker' board.
{you're welcome}

and, oh yes, that is correct, you heard it here first.  my birthday is fast approaching. . . 

and i might just put in a gift idea every day leading up until the 17th. . . randomly choosing from my 'yes, please' pinterest board.

actually, let's start with this fun monogram necklace from bauble bar since it needed to be ordered 3 weeks ago to arrive in time for the big day.  doh!

don't panic, i'll be accepting gifts until august 1st.

i digress, happiest of birthdays to the bob.  geminis rule! 

 {obvs.}

frenchie friday: party hat

it's time to put our party hats on . . .

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even tho the weather doesn't look like it's going to cooperate tomorrow, we will still wear our {figurative} party hats and celebrate the ash!

i hope the hat matches my sassy pants.

holla!

cannot wait.

have a glorious weekend!