yowza.

via (cup of jo)

need to make these. all of them.

shoes: stress.

my dress fitting is a week from saturday

i need my shoes

i have something feminine and pretty which i recently found that i just LOVE to wear under my dress (a little treat for the mr.)

but my feet need some sort of adornment. ASAP

i cannot get my dress hemmed (properly) without the shoes i'm wearing!!!

therefore, dear ladies, i'm asking for your help

please leave links or names of shoes or good places to look for shoes

i don't want to spend a lot and i don't want them to be SUPER wedding-y (coined term)

i'm also open to flats

please HELP!!!

italian.

i am italian

my friend is italian (a dirty italian)

here are the cake treats i made him over the weekend for his bday:

sorry if i'm boring you with cake creations.

right now i'm on a one track mind to graduate (2 weeks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

however when i get home i will certainly start sharing more wedding projects!!!

mondays.

i got nothin

except that i DIEDDDD over this today

and this

therefore please enjoy this picture of some treats that i made over christmas:

(my boys-fiance in the middle)

did i ever share with you guys that i LOVE to bake....more specifically i love to decorate baked goodies. i'm hoping i can do it as a career eventually.

i think i'll start cataloging some decorative delights as i go on this crazy wedding journey

just to mix it up a bit.

over the weekend i crafted a leaning tower of pisa cake for my good friend's birthday (obviously a guido brother of mine). i'll have to share it with you all soon....it got many stares as i walked the few blocks it took to get from the parking garage to the restaurant in pasadena

i guess it was pretty sweet...more tomorrow

peonies.

currently drooling over these florals:

via (ruffled)

there is a big old pepper tree right in the center of the courtyard where we are getting married

these would look just delightful hanging from them!!!

yesyesyes

gahh...why are peonies so gorgeous?

swim.

went on a run this morning with this little gem:

she was stoked. i was not. well, sort of.

i've got dress fittings on the brain, coming up in just 2 1/2 weeks

but i've also been reminded that i will be living in SD this summer

getting ready for the wedding with my mama

and got to thinking: "oh ya, i've got to get into a bathing suit soon."

i took for granted all the summers i had there growing up and want to take

advantage of the fact that i will be living 10 minutes from the beach!!!

considering i will be moving to central oregon soon.

anyway...blah blah blah. all that thinking got me to searching for some cute

bikinis and i found these lovelies:

all from here

are you going to be heading to the beach a lot this summer?

any fun trips planned?

events you are excited about?

1st on the agenda: run a bunch with the pup

2nd: buy one of these beauties...i'm thinking maybe the first one (too cute)

home.

what i would give to live here

have you guys ever been over to the selby?

so much home inspiration.

i can't wait to put a house together with mr. hersh