Need and Want Now

Having gone to school in Pittsburgh for 4 years and Syracuse for 3, I am not afraid of getting wet in the rain or snow. I gave up on counting how many umbrellas I lost within the first couple of months of living in Pittsburgh.  With all this said, I do want, no NEED is more like it, a rain jacket pretty badly especially since I don't carry an umbrella.  Yesterday was NOT pretty as we dealt with a typical summer torrential downpour.  I also WANT a couple of other things like below, for the summer.  

a. bandou top from Gap
b. bikini bottom from Gap
c. Kangarro Baggu for J.Crew
d.    Fiji by Essie - just got my pedicure done in this color and   LOVE IT. 
e. Boys Rain Jacket (size L) from Gap - this sizing was recommended for small women in one of the many reviews. 

What are your latest need & want items?

Polo Anyone?

Good Monday, friends~ 
I hope you had a wonderful weekend. 
Saturday, I started the day with a nice long run, before or around 7:00 a.m. to avoid the unforgiving sun.  
Later in the day, I treated myself to a set of fresh flowers ($8 at Wholefoods - not bad!)  

Sunday turned out to be an awesome day.  We were invited to a charity polo match organized by Chester County Hospital.  It was a last minute invitation from a good friend of ours and we had no reason not to go.  We had so much fun being out in the sun, talking to strangers, drinking our BYO wine, and watching the game, although I had/have no idea how the game works.  There was also a good amount of people watching, on my end, as there were ladies who had on some awesome fancy hats!  (what is it about horses and fancy hats?)

I was also happy to make some new memories.  I mean, it's not like every other weekend we attend a polo match!  Btw, I went to extremes with my floral outfit.  At the time I put on the outfit, I thought I was Olsen twins boho-chic, but looking back, I look like a crazy flower bag lady!!  Whatever.  It was a great day and I'm glad to be documenting some of those moments here and sharing them with you.  

How much do you love a set of fresh flowers?!

 Hubs looking dapper in his madras shorts! 

 The view... these tents provided us with just enough shade. 

So cool to see these players up so close.

Yay! Finally a picture of us together. 

This needs to happen more often!

And me in my flower bag lady outfit!

TGIF - Whatcha Up To?

TGIF!! While the day is starting on a gloomy note (raining outside), I don't care, it's still the weekend and I'm happy as a clam! 
  
Saturday, I'm meeting up with an acquaintance, whom I hope to get to know better. This get together has been in the works for like over 2 months.  Maybe it's just me, but it takes weeks and at times months to "get together" with some one.  Luckily for me, my closest friends are really good at making the initial efforts to stay in touch with me.  I LOVE THEM, you know who you are. 

Anyways,here are some amusing, interesting, and happy thoughts and images on my mind~

Lovely photos, right? Well, check out the artists behind these images to find something REALLY interesting about them. (Btw, a shout out to Ames for finding these images!) 

So, most of you know by now, that I'm a pescatarian. That means I eat lots of veggies, grains, and at times, some seafood. One of the grains I eat the most is quinoa. I think quinoa tastes and digests better as well. I made a dish similar to the one below a couple of weeks ago and to my surprise, my meat loving friend as well as my husband found the dish very tasty.  Yay, me!

recipe via here

The recipe calls for "liquid smoke".  Whaaa-at? It makes no sense.  Well, it exists!  See here.  

Remember here when I talked about my love of Matchbook Magazine? Well,I officially have a girl crush on Katie Armour, one of the co-founders of the magazine.  Her own personal blog, The Neotraditionalist is full of beautiful images, finds,helpful shopping guides, etc.  And seriously, Katie's pixie cut is to die for. As well as her utterly feminine and exquisite home. (BTW, I had the same cut in college and am no longer brave enough to go back to it!)  

Lastly, I came across this pretty pair below via the Matchbook Magazine.  Can someone tell my husband to read today's post?  (My birthday's still 3 months away, but you know, he can always prepare early!) 

Happy weekending~~~

Cute Pullovers

Loving these cute pullovers... and oh by the way, totally affordable too.  

1.Merci 2.Mon Cherie 3.Cherries 4.Frenchie

One more day 'til TGIF~~

Curtain Call

Adding pom pom fringe on curtains has been a trend for some time but I'm now finally seeing how it can be used in a room other than your kiddos.  Yup, grown up rooms or spaces with pom pom fringed curtains. Take a look at this Insta from Erica Cook of Moth Design. Inspired by Erica's photo, I went searching for more on Pinterest.  

this pin (I'm really drawn to the black and white contrast - adds a more grown up look)

this pin

this pin

this pin

So what do you think?  A go or a no go on these pom poms? (I wonder how long these will stay trendy...the chevron trend seems to be finally on this fading out phase...)

Happy Wednesday - we are half way there!

This Or That...

This is my first "This or That" post! It kinda happened as I was pinning away things with similar color tones and style.  

TOPS: This/Joie Eleanor Silk Top.... That/Joie Suela Silk Top

FLATS: This/Sol Sana Erika Flat Sandal....That/Boutique 9 Yendo Studded Loafer

DRESSES:  This/Zara Bird Print Dress....That/Pim & Larking Gatsby Dropwaist Dress
BAGS:  This/Tory Burch Viva Backpack....That/One by Meli Melo Thela Bag

If I could, there would be no this or that for me.  I'd get both!! 

Life via Insta

Hope you had a wonderful weekend.  It was scorching hot here in the suburbs of Philly.  I went for a long run on Saturday morning and was reminded of how unforgiving the sun can be even if it's only 7:30 a.m. The run did give me a burst of energy and Saturday became a GSD (get sh*t done) kinda day where I got rid of more stuff and cleaned the house.  IT FELT SO GOOD.  Here are my instas from the weekend. 

Btw, I LOVE cherries and am so happy to see them in the market. See my two past posts on cherries here and here.  

Hope you have a great, sunny, and energetic week ahead~