little letters.

dear kayaks in the photo above,
thank you for being a high point of my three-day weekend. (mine was the red one.)

dear sun,

ouch. 

dear sex and the city 2,
you were total fluff. but you were entertaining, and the perfect dessert after a sushi dinner with girlfriends.

dear universe,
i miss lola. i would like to adopt a dog. i know that this is probably not a good idea right now, but  i still wish you would send the perfect pup my way.

dear urban outfitters,
i really love all the awesome patterns you're carrying right now.

dear "committing to...,"
i'm taking a little break from you today, but i'll talk about what i accomplished this week on friday. ok?

dear let the great world spin,
i'm coming to get you. i hope you're as good as everyone says you are.

dear june,
hi.

dear readers,
happy tuesday. don't forget to enter the giveaway, ok?

xoxo!

what are you doing this (memorial day) weekend?

happy friday, loves--are you so glad it's the weekend? and, if you're in the u.s., are you so glad it's a three-day weekend? for me, memorial day always marks the unofficial start of summer, and i plan on taking advantage of it by sleeping in, spending time with friends, and hitting the beach. 

(oh, and today is also my dad's birthday. happy birthday, dad! here's a picture of the two of us when i was a baby--i have this one framed in my apartment.)

i'll see you back here bright and early on tuesday morning; until then, have a fantastic weekend! what are you up to?

p.s. don't forget to enter the csnstores.com gift card giveaway! all you have to do is leave a comment on this post. please spread the word!

xoxo

{ giveaway! } + happy thursday!

happy thursday, guys! today's post is a little different from the norm--but before i get to why that is, i just need  to tell you that, as i type this, i am sitting on a very, very uncomfortable loveseat. a new sofa has been in the works for me for awhile, but time, money, and general laziness have prevented me from actually getting one. for awhile, i thought ikea might be the answer, but now i'm not so sure.

that's when i discovered csn stores and its glorious selection of sectional sofas on csnsofas.com. holy seating, options, batman: there are so many that i want for my apartment (two of my most favorites pictured above). when i finally get around to buying that sofa, i think i know where i'm headed.

but--and here's the good part--i have good news for those of you who are less lazy and more decisive than i am: the generous team at csnstores.com is giving me a free $60 giftcard--good on any of their 200-plus websites--to give to you! yay! 

here's how to enter:

 leave a comment on this post with your name and email address, telling me what you'd like to use
the giftcard for. (i'm partial to allmodern.com and cookware.com, personally.)

comments will be closed at 9 p.m. on wednesday, june 2, and i'll be using random number generator to select the winner that night. i'll announce him or her first thing in the morning on thursday, june 3! 

good luck, everyone! please don't hesitate to email me if you have any questions. i'm so excited about my first giveaway! 

xoxo