sneak peek: new sheriff in town.

just a little sneak-peek-a-roo at a very fun baby shower i'll be sharing later this week ... i know you can't wait! ;)

i'll leave you drooling over this {fab} cake and return as soon as possible.

14 days of love. fanciful fonts.

i hope you've had a very happy valentine's day. i am preparing for a night out with the mister, so i will leave you with my new obsession: compendium by alejandro paul. love. love. love it.
i wish i could take credit for the gorgeous layouts above, but you can find them on myfonts.com

14 days of love: coats.

i adore coats. i could have closets filled with coats in all different colors, lengths, and cuts. i'm especially enjoying coats that have a bit of a ruffle detailing to them, like two of the pictures below.

victoria's secret

victoria's secret

anthropologie

i've looked all season long for a mid-length pea coat/trench in a baby blue but have been unsuccessful in my search. if you spot one, let me know! maybe i can even catch a great end-of-season sale.

free printable: weekly meal plan.

earlier this week, i shared the free planner jenny collier was giving away. she was participating in a bowl full of lemon's weekly challenge of creating a home management binder. i thought you might like another planner for your own binder, so i created this weekly meal plan.

2011 is the first year i've really taken the time to sit and plan out a week of meals and a shopping list. while i haven't been 100% consistent, i have really enjoyed the weeks when i've had the plan laid out and a shopping list ready to go.

i would love to see how your binders turn out. please send me pictures, and i'll be happy to feature them. and don't forget to link up to a bowl full of lemons.

14 days of love: wrapping paper.

i love wrapping paper. i just think a gift wrapped box looks so special, with crisp lines and beautiful ribbons and tags adorning it. one of our vendors has new wraps that i.am.loving. wouldn't your day immediately brighten if you found a package wrapped in one of these beautiful prints on your desk or at your front door?

all images belong to waste not paper

14 days of love: cookbooks.

in addition to the subscriptions i received this year for the food network magazine, southern living, and food & wine, i've also been busy perusing cookbooks. i love a good cookbook. i can read them almost as if they were novels. they have to have excellent photography, though. my absolute favorite cookbooks are those that show a picture for every recipe they feature.

what cookbooks do you go back to time and time again? any favorites?

14 days of love: blurb.

blurb is a platform that allows you to import your blog and publish it as a hardcopy book. i very first started writing my personal blog because i saw a friend of mine publish her blog into a book every year.

i started blogging, but then i never got around to publishing the books -- the whole reason i first started my blog. this year i decided to get serious about it, and i officially completed my very first blurb publication.

i still have to order it, but i'm so excited to see my book. i plan to go back and do the same thing for 2008 and 2009, and then of course every year moving forward.

free: a planner printable.

today jenny collier photography shared a fabulous page she created for her own planning binder. after failing to find the perfect page, she created one that was just-right. the page helps track projects including recipes, crafts, and other miscellaneous projects you have in the works {or hope to get to someday}. be sure to check it out and get your own copy!

14 days of love: scarves.

my mom gave me a lovely grey scarf for christmas and now i rarely go anywhere without it. it goes with just about any outfit i put on, and it's kept me surprisingly warm during all our snow storms.

not a day less will do.

did you get a chance to see ruffled's blog yesterday? they were featuring the sweet wedding of two teachers. there was a rustic vibe to their event as well {in keeping with the other inspiration i've posted lately}. there were some beautiful pictures by ryan ray {including the one below} and i mean be-au-ti-ful!


the reason i picked this particular picture is because the phrase just really stuck out to me -- our forevers go together. it sounds like something i would say, but i don't remember ever having heard it.

be sure to check out truly beautiful portraits from the day!