Happy

10 things that made me happy this week:

1. Anthropologie sales
2. Afternoon naps
3. Crepes with nutella
4. The way red lipstick makes me feel confident
5. Finishing crossword puzzles
6. Long chats over the phone with a dear friend
7. Tulips and daffodils that are just beginning to bloom
8. Rearranging the furniture in my room
9. Dying Easter eggs with boyfriend
10. Carla Bruni's beautiful music

Have a Beautiful Easter weekend!

(photo via Abby Sharp via snippet & ink)

Favorite things Friday...

This week, these have been a few of my favorite things...

• Nivea chapstick
• The sound of rain against your window as you fall asleep
• Long, cultured conversations with complete strangers
• New crushes
• Watching the U.S. Open (tennis) all day, all week
• Stepping on the scale to find out you've lost 5 pounds without even trying
• Finishing a painting
• The smell of D&G Light Blue perfume
• Frozen yogurt runs with roommates
  

Have a beautiful weekend!

(painting by Joan DaGradi)

These are a few of my favorite things...

This week, these have been a few of my favorite things...

• Homemade chocolate chip cookies, fresh and warm from the oven
• The smell of new leather
• Laughing so hard with friends that you all cry
• Black and white photos of Paris
• Fresh guacamole
• That clean feeling after the dentist (and no cavities!)
• On-site painting
• Tickling little sister (well, not so little at 17) like we are both children again
• Unexpected hand-written letters
• Returning to a favorite clothing store only to find out that the item you've had your eye on for weeks is now on sale
  

Have a beautiful weekend!

(photos are mine)