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Have a super weekend!

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Chin up– the weekend is upon us! It sounds like everyone has had a whopper of a week! I had a short 2-day week after being sick at the beginning, but I am still thrilled to have just a few days of freedom! Saturday  I am paying my sweet friend, Christina a visit before she welcomes little Miss Maebry Jean into the world sometime (hopefully) next week. you can visit her darling blog here. I will also be celebrating my grandmother’s 86th birthday with family and lots o’ red wine! Sunday I can’t wait to stop by another dear friend, Jaclyn’s new house! On top of all that I am going to attempt to make some delicious strawberry butter (recipe found here). Throw in some laundry, pinterest lovin’, and roomie time and there you have a busy, fun-filled weekend!

What are you all up to this weekend?

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pin it!

Do y’all use Pinterest? I joined yesterday and have been pinning ever since…

 

join the party here

If you would like an invite to start pinning away to your hearts desire (that is if you have been living under a rock for the past 6+ months as I apparently have been..) let me know, and I will send an invite your way!

It’s a really great way to keep all of your inspiration boards under one roof… LOVE.LOVE.LOVE.

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things to look forward to in 2012!

I know I still have a while to wait (6 1/2 months to be exact), but there are some very exciting things happening at the beginning of next year. Here’s a sneak peek!

At 26 years old I will be moving into my very own apartment. I have had a room mate for the past 12 years, TWELVE YEARS (including boarding school and college). That is a long time to share a space with someone in my opinion. I have loved all of my roomies, and we have definitely shared some amazing memories, but I am ecstatic to finally be able to decorate, design, and organize my  space and truly make it my own. Here’s a little taste of what my living room is shaping up to look like…

birthday art received from my parents– Cocoa & Hearts

fabulous Luxury Monograms pillow.. obviously in my own monogram…

I have been lusting after these poufs for quite some time now. You can only imagine my excitement when I found this bad boy in the Calypso St Barth’s for Target collection… glad I never made the major splurge on the real deal!

AND my favorite find, which looked like THIS before:

now looks a little something like THIS:

uptown country home (my FAVORITE shop to go treasure hunting in)

There you have it, my friends. As you can see this is totally a work in progress, but I think you get the idea.

One more thing I am over the moon excited about adding to my new apartment come January?!…..

….and my life would be complete. The countdown begins!

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Monograms are a Girl’s Best Friend

If you know me well then you know that I believe that a monogram enhances the quality of ANYTHING. While I have no problem taking an ordinary tote, towel, shower curtain, robe, dog collar, sham, or even handkerchief to my local alterations shop where the monogram goddess hides, I was beyond thrilled to stumble across a budding company called Luxury Monograms. (Please do not tell said monogram goddess).

A one-stop-shop for fun yet sophisticated pillows, bags, napkins and placemats?! SIGN. ME. UP.

In fact I made my first purchase tonight! (Sorry, kiddos. ‘Twas a gift, and I can’t reveal which piece of perfection I selected!)

It all started when Melanie, founder of Luxury Monograms, turned her frustration with the “lack of posh personalized pieces” into an e-commerce business. “A carefully curated collection was paired with pops of personality to create a cohesive combination. Elegant elements were acknowledged, but it was the fresh and fun finds that were selected.” In other words, buh-bye grandma’s monogrammed linens– HELLO lust worthy statement pieces for your home!

Head over to Luxury Monograms and take a peek! Something tells me that this is just the beginning of something fresh and wonderful in the world of monograms! Be sure to leave me a comment and let me know which fabulous piece you’ve chosen to make your own!

Within five minutes of sending off an email with a shipping question I had a response and arrival time assurance… now THAT’S incredible customer service– Thanks, Melanie!  In addition to Luxury Monograms Melanie has a killer blog where she has offered a $150 gift card to Luxury Monograms for one lucky person who blogs about the site. I could go nuts with that, couldn’t you?

Goodnight, all. Promise to be a better blog mom in the future. I have been truly neglectful, I know!

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Happy Valentine’s Day!

Love,

Courtney…

 

 

…and Julia & Paul, of course.

 

p.s. if you haven’t checked out www.bhldn.com yet… DO IT… it’s off the hook!

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TGIF

Have a super weekend!

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This little bean reminds me so much of my sister when she was little.. LOVE IT!

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love nests

I would be happy to spend my Valentine’s Day in any of these cozy looking love nests…

 

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and the ultimate love nest…dun dun dun dunnn…

 

 

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Keep in mind that only my fantasy Valentine’s Day would be spent in one of these love nests. My real Valentine’s Day consists of throwing a pancake party for 19 five-year-olds.

 

p.s. Don’t forget to check out Anthropologie’s bridal collection that drops on Monday! (www.bhldn.com)

 

 

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