Lately:

Took a trip to Marfa/Balmorhea for the long holiday weekend. Had a really magical time with Hope, as usual.

This week went by so quickly; we're driving to Houston in the morning to clean up our new house and drop off our first load of boxes. My head and my pinterest are filling to the brim with decorating inspiration!

Fridays:

I know that everyone loves Fridays, but really -- they're awesome. My office closes at noon on Friday, so I usually meet Bradley out for lunch or throw together something fresh for myself at home (below), and then spend the rest of the afternoon volunteering or running errands and doing chores that I don't want to ruin my weekend with. And sometimes I just curl up on the couch or sit in my little lawn chair in our little yard and read. That's what's on my agenda for today.

Proud Mary:

Just got a pair of these sandals in from Proud Mary today! They're so simple and sweet and perfect for summer. It's an added bonus that 10% of the proceeds go to a charity.

Also on my wish-list: one of these pretty pattered bags, and a stack of those pillows to decorate our new house, come August.

9-eyes:

I feel like "Best Shots from Google's Camera" posts are everywhere these days, but 9-eyes definitely has the best curation I've seen. And I can't help but enjoy this invasion of private moments (see my previous Google Maps post here).

My weekend:

Add sweatpants, a book, girly movies, and open-faced avocado + english muffin sandwiches, and this is what my weekend looks like so far.

[image from here] 

Short Hair:

Always feeling the urge to cut my hair ever-shorter, especially after seeing this style... not to mention those clothes!

From Jesse Kamm, via Jeana Sohn.

Festival of Colors:

Probably old news, but these photographs are really brightening up my afternoon. From the Big Picture.

Olle Olsson-Hagalund:

Got sucked in by Bukowskis last night and came across some simple, vibrant paintings by Olle Olsson-Hagalund.

Jetsetter:

They always know exactly where I want to be.

Stars:

These pretty photographs from Toast remind me of a summer trip I took with my parents as a child  -- a sort of National Parks of the West tour in our camper. At one stop (maybe Bryce Canyon?), we pulled into our site in the late afternoon and my sisters and I played around on the boulders, looking for snakes, until dusk. I recall the colors and the stars looking just like this.