hometown love....

the ever so lovely Danielle from dinosaur toes always does wishlist wednesday & this week I wanted to join in as well! My first in the series is all things maryland... who couldn't love the state that has it all..... 4 seasons, water, mountains, etc.... so here goes it....

I am in LOVE with this maryland pendant.... & the coolest thing is you can get the diamond placed where ever you want along the coast!

i'm a total crabbie girl... & love love loveeee this idea of these engraved Crab Mallets... perfect for a wedding... a birthday... or any celebration!!!

Growing up there was a little amusement park type place called the Enchanted Forest.... it had all these neat creatures & castle's & such all around... it closed down...but most of the pieces were bought by a farm.... i'd love to have this print of the castle to be able to reminisce of the times my grandparents took my sissy & i there...

Nothing is sweeter than some honey.... but i'm all for the natural products.... & this Maryland Wildflower Honey has me drooling....

gorgeous dahlin...

via

it's friday... and seriously i couldn't be much happier than that other than this weekend is going to be absolutely amazing weather wise. So here are some things i'm looking forward to in this 80 degree weather this weekend...

• date night w/ Ambie on the rooftop terrace
• cherry blossom tress blooming all over!
• 1 week until the O's Opening day... O'snap!
• wearing these chain dangle earrings from dinosaurtoes
• roxers having a spa day & smelling & looking so fresh & so clean clean (clipping her daggers too!)
• going to my fav summertime place in the city (Bay Cafe) .. if i can't get to the beach... then there is nothing better than my toes in their sand & jerk chicken.... 
•  a friend's bday celebration
•  easter w/ the fam.... can't wait to give these guys their baskets!!!

(bad phone photo)

Team Jacob.... but i'll take this...

Just saw on Lovely Little Things that Stephenie Meyer is releasing a new book based on the vampire newborn Bree Tanner from Eclipse (the short second life of bree tanner) which was my absolute favorite book in the series...  I CAN NOT wait.... and i just might have to pre-order my copy from B&N myself...

Synopsis- "Fans of The Twilight Saga will be enthralled by this riveting story of Bree Tanner, a character first introduced in Eclipse, and the darker side of the newborn vampire world she inhabits. In another irresistible combination of danger, mystery, and romance, Stephenie Meyer tells the devastating story of Bree and the newborn army as they prepare to close in on Bella Swan and the Cullens, following their encounter to its unforgettable conclusion." - B&N

rainy days make lazy days...

 j'adore...

taking impromptu personal days
the smell of rain
the anticipation of the warm weather (this weekend YAY)
gourmet dinner nights w/ FAB friends & lovers
B getting a haircut & looking quite hot
watching new moon over & over again
getting crabs (not the bad kind) for the first time of the season
scratching things off my to do list (even if it does take some time....)
            planning our New Orleans trip for the summer!!!  

this gorg necklace that i can't wait for....     

            

*image from google

happy friday...

its a little dreary & rainy here today.... but its friday & i've been waiting all week for today!! i'm sneaking out of work early to have a lunch date w/ two besties... and who wouldn't want to dance in the rain like this lil one!?!?!

Have a fabulous weekend... I know i will :)

*image found on google images*

puppy love...

this is what i woke up to this morning... my darling puppers Roxy... all curled up in a ball.... tough life this one has....i just want to eat her up i love her so....

life is not a race....

 i have a rather fabulous friend whom i went to college with & really don't keep in contact with very much anymore. Not that anything happened or we don't want to....but unfortunately life happens & sometimes i'm not very good at keeping in touch. Although i'm very thankful for her & her friendship...because i know.... that no matter how many days or months or years go by....that she will always be someone i call a friend....and a very dear one at that. She has seen me through some tough times & some happy times.... she is brillant & creative & most importantly one of the most beautiful people i have ever met both on the inside & out.

She wrote this on a blog on myspace forever & a day ago & little does she know its something that i read & re-read over & over again whenever i need a lil pick me up...

"Don't undermine your worth

By comparing yourself with others.

It is because we are different

That makes each of us special.

Don't set goals by what other people

deem important,

Only you know what is best for you.

Don't take for granted the things

Closest to your heart,

Cling to them as you would your life,

For without them life is meaningless.

Don't let your life slip through your fingers

By living in the past or for the future.

By living your life one day at a time,

You live all the days of your life.

Don't give up when you still have

something to give.

Nothing is really over

Until the moment you stop trying.

Don't be afraid to admit that you are

less than perfect.

It is this fragile thread

That binds us to each other.

Don't be afraid to encounter risks.

It is by taking chances

That we learn how to be brave.

Don't shut love out of your life

By saying it's impossible to find.

The quickest way to receive love

is to give love,

The fastest way to lose love

Is to hold it too tightly,

And the best way to keep love

Is to give it wings.

Don't dismiss your dreams.

To be without dreams is to be without hope.

To be without hope is to be without purpose.

Don't run through life so fast

That you forget not only where you have been,

But also where you are going.
Life is not a race

But a journey to be savored
Each step of the way..."