clicks of note: i'm feelin' 32...

get your week off to a colorful start...

How are you all doing this week? Today just so happens to be my 32nd birthday and the first official day of summer break. This weekend we visited a favorite brewery and food truck, visited Roanoke's new Mellow Mushroom, and went to see a Beatles tribute band perform in the park. Today I'll be celebrating my birthday with my Bible study, and tomorrow we're going line dancing! This summer, it's time to stop being jealous of other people's lives on Instagram and really get out there and live my own.

SWOON.

Landon Jacob Photography via Southern Weddings

• From SW, a colorful and fun Magnolia Plantation wedding.
• Found Rentals' perfect midcentury modern wedding shoot.
• This Tuscany wedding from Ruffled is what dreams are made of.
• A sweet San Francisco e-sesh for a dancer and musician.

SMILE.

• The Love Actually short sequel has arrived in the U.S.!
• A blueberry peach chia bowl (How Sweet Eats) looks yummy.
• "Astrology Is Fake, But Brad Pitt Got Owned By A Gemini."
• Little girls are better at designing superheroes than... anyone.

FLASHBACK.

• 2016: olive chinos styled two ways.
• 2015: My 80's birthday inspiration board.
• 2014: the #1 hit songs from my birthday every year, spring blog loves, and spring in IG.
• 2013: May entertainment faves.
• 2011: memorial day party inspiration, my "venue twins," and our invitations.

sunday simplicity.

Ashleigh Jayne Weddings via Southern Weddings

"The bad news is time flies. The 

good news is you’re the pilot.”

— Michael Altshuler

pinspiration: summer's around the corner

With Wednesday being the last day of school for students, Friday being the last for teachers, and Memorial Day, the unofficial beginning of summer, kicking off next week, I'm channeling some serious summer vibes this week on my Pinterest boards. Also this week - the made-for-television remake of Dirty Dancing. Are you planning to watch? The original, filmed in Virginia at Mountain Lake, is one of my all-time favorite movies and I don't think it can ever be topped! Whatever your plans for this week, make it a bright and colorful one.

Here's what I'm listening to this week while packing up my classroom and thinking ahead to summer fun, rest, and relaxation:

this week's clicks.

get your week off to a colorful start...
SWOON.

Erin Wilson Photography via Southern Weddings

• A blue and peach Southern Wedding with an ice cream bar.
• An eclectic Houston rental tour from Apartment Therapy.
• An elegant French-inspired wedding from Style Me Pretty.
• In love with this retro bridal shower shoot in Palm Springs.

SMILE.

• Alamo Drafthouse's female-only Wonder Woman screenings.
• Verily's secrets for looking put-together - I've used them all!
• Long-weekend wardrobe inspiration in patriotic stripes.
• The Hollywood Reporter goes behind the scenes at SNL.

FLASHBACK.

• 2013: favorite pieces from Target and Instagrammers to follow.
• 2012: confetti-inspired wedding inspiration.  
• 2011: ideas for signature cocktails.

pinspiration: spicing it up...

This time of year is always busy and exciting. This weekend, for example, I'll be chaperoning a dance, seeing my favorite band in concert, and attending a wedding all in one 48-hour period! As much as I love the wild ride, I can't help but dream of an escape... Morocco, perhaps? The California coast? Just kidding... I'll happily take just a few hours of uninterrupted time with some white wine and friends on our patio.

My current playlist:

this week's clicks.

get your week off to a colorful start...
SWOON.

The Everygirl

• Maybe the most millenial apartment ever? From the Everygirl.
• Snippet and Ink rounds up nontraditional wedding dresses.
• From SMP, a stylist's soft and breezy at-home wedding.

SMILE.

• Desktops: Cross Cards, Mollie Makes, Soggy Musings, Red Stamp.
• Non looks based compliments to give the little girls in your life.
• One of my fave Roanoke events, Local Colors, is this weekend!

FLASHBACK.

• 2015: My third Stitch Fix, Memorial Day inspiration, and spring in Instagram.
• 2014: summer memories, nautical fashion, and strawberry wedding inspiration.
• 2013: patriotic home decor ideas for Memorial Day and beyond.
• 2012: bridal portrait inspiration, mint fashion picks and wedding inspiration.  
• 2011: flower girl inspiration.

clicks of note: nobody loves in a straight line...

get your week off to a colorful start...
LISTEN.

SWOON.

Julie Paisley Photography via Style Me Pretty

• A colorful, modern rental home tour from Apartment Therapy.
• Copper and + purple = perfect color combo (Jenna Henderson).
• Lia Griffith's modern, fresh DIY brass geometric centerpieces.
• Love the bright colors in this NOLA bistro wedding from SMP.

SMILE.

• May Desktops: Short Stop Designs, Smashing, Eden's Garden. 
• I'll be out of town, BUT it's Rke's first Harry Potter Festival!
• Floral recipe cards would be a nice spring bridal shower gift.
• Thinking of trying this social media diet from Camille Styles.

FLASHBACK.

• 2015: TV flashbacks, lemon yellow picks and rustic wedding inspiration, and a typical day in my teaching life (will definitely need to do this again in my new job as a coach!)
• 2014: I shared my past and made predictions about my future.

clicks of note.

get your week off to a colorful start...
LISTEN.

• I don't usually post sad songs here, but this one was too lovely to resist.

SWOON.

Melanie Duerkopp

• Beautiful City Hall wedding photos from Melanie Duerkopp.
• An industrial and organic styled vow renewal from Ruffled.
• This rustic Colorado wedding from Snippet + Ink is a dream.
• From SMP, a lovely berry and blue Florida wedding.

SMILE.

• Desktops: Flipsnack, Sarah Hearts, Garlic My Soul, West Elm.
• Fellow 80's children: how amazing is this Rubik's cube cake?
• After seeing Melissa's outdoor space, I need more copper.
• I need all of these cute socks from Target (the swimmers!)

FLASHBACK.

• 2015: Star Wars Day - May the Fourth Be With You!
• 2014: May faves, pink wardrobe picks, and dogwood wedding ideas.
• 2013: fiesta and lemon inspired wedding ideas, Sunday Social, and blessings.
• 2012: meeting Ben Savage, favorite neon finds and party ideas. 
• 2011: DIY flower girl basket and why my mom walked me down the aisle.