lately..

so many late nights. i feel like i'm in college again.

this weekend was too good. full of food and drink and so many good conversations. like, the kind of conversations that leave you a richer person. i've had them in abundance over the past four days.

- cinco de mayo with margaritas and flamenco.

- sitting around in the sunny backyard all day with my two favorite boys.

- little brother's 21st birthday bbq and the various festivities that go along with becoming of age, like dive bars and jute boxes and pool.

- paul is dead conspiracies.

- recovery day with the mister on the couch. making pizza and watching 2 entire discs of friends.

- "rolling in the deep" on repeat in my head.

- slumber party with tobin.

- celebrating my wonderful mama.

it was one of the more refreshing weekends i've had in awhile, and because i'm feeling refreshed, i'm going to go ahead and leave you with a little nugget that will hopefully leave you feeling refreshed as well. this song/gillian welch get me every time. enjoy.

happy tuesday everyone.

weekend.

st. patty's day fun.

laying low in front of the t.v. friday morning.

shopping.

some real good tobin time.

lots of justin bieber (don't hate.)

yard house and the queen mary jazz bar to celebrate three of my favorite people, including this girl. and finally getting to spend some time with this girl.

so much good food.

even more coffee.

crazy thunderstorms.

anniversary celebrating (kind of.)

early morning hospital waiting (everyone is okay though.)

grad-school researching.

test-driving.

finding chad's wedding ring that's been lost since thanksgiving.

a little bradley cooper, yum (but we kind of hated limitless.)

bubble bath.

broken phone.

finally getting a good night's sleep.

and not taking pictures of any of it. i'm so lame sometimes.

however, this little lady is coming home to la soon, and that is something to celebrate.

another week(end) via instagram.

1. getting a little serenade from the husband.

2. my favorite treat.

3. on an afternoon walk.

4. at the lab on a date with ames.

5. gestures with some of my favorite people.

6. finally finished "the girl who played with fire." on to the next book.

7. hours of sorting cabbage at the la food bank.

8. at home yoga time.

9. i can't believe i get to live here.

this weekend.

it's thursday, which is my friday.

since last thursday i've gotten to spend a considerable amount of time with a good handful of my girlfriends. that was so needed. (thank you allie, amy, marina, marissa, elyse and leah.)

the sun is shining again and it's reminiscent of summer and feels oh so good.

and i'm diggin' my outfit today, which feels shallow to say but hey! it's adding to my good mood.

this weekend will include (but is not limited to):

• wine and grey's anatomy with the crew.
• getting my nails done with my baby sister.
• attending an "all-american" themed bbq for her, since she leaves for a semester in florence on monday.
• husband leading worship at my church. (i still swoon when i hear him sing.)
• laying in the sun and reading "the girl who played with fire."
• a breakfast burrito picnic at the park with my love.
• cleaning. finally. (this is not a chore, i love to clean.)

dear weekend, thank you for coming so quickly and being filled with so much potential loveliness. ready or not, here i come.

p.s. last weekend i rode bikes with allie. it was the first time i'd gotten on a bike since a very traumatic mountain biking experience a few years ago (husband would say i'm being dramatic) so needless to say i was petrified. turns out, riding bikes might be the best thing in the world. i've been obsessed with building my own with urban outfitters. click here to spend hours making every color combo of cute bikes imaginable. so fun. now i've definitely got something to save my pennies for... (that, and a coachella ticket... mmm..)