...my birthday!!  man another year coming up on age (and so quickly again).  for the next days and into next week i'll be dedicating the posts to "birthday" themed subjects like cake, parties, outfits, and gift wrapping and packaging. 

of course you know i had to compile a birthday list of what i'm dreaming (drooling is the truth) about. 

sources:  polaroid z340 instant camera, the supernatural by Philosophy, macarons, HOMAKO necklace, House of Harlow ring, tribal arrow sweatshirt, Marc Jacobs skirt, Madewell skimmers,
 "the photographer" tote, lenox helmet by bern, journal, heart veneer sunnies by Tumbleweeds


♥happy wednesday.

grab your hubby, boyfriend, gal pals, mom/dad, kiddos and go on a date! my husband and i try to always have date nights (not just on Valentine's Day) and dressing up is one of the fun parts.  here's what i would wear on this Valentine's weekend... enjoy the L O V E.

p.s. i think having an instant camera like the one above is great for candid moments!

Sources:  J.Crew heart throb skirt, Fuji Instax camera, Kate Spade Juliana Too flats,
J.W. Hulme Mini Legacy bag, YSL lipstick in 19 Fuschia Pink, and Modcloth top .


 ♥ happy friday.

i've so missed this space.  sorry for all the quiet around here lately, i've been helping oversee a renovation at my parents' home for the past week.  there was no internet or cable tv available so i wasn't able to visit and post....so, so sorry, friends!

but hopefully i can post a few lovelies this week before Thanksgiving hits (i can't even believe Thanksgiving is here!).

here are some pretty things that i'm thankful for (or rather wishing to have !)

Find here:  J. Crew look, journal, Madewell fox pendant, neon polka-dot pillow, Kate Spade bangle, Madewell shoe clip, TOMS cordones, and lomo camera.

hapi monday!

so i'm back from my hiatus of blogging....felt real strange not posting anything for awhile.
finals went well and yet another semester of graduate school is at my door knocking (started this week)
and i'm itching for this degree to already find its end.

last weekend was a variety of being spent celebrating my mom's pre-birthday at the Trump Tower Chicago Hotel downtown...and it was really relaxing...(pictures to post in future posts).  amongst the fun spent shopping, taking the sites in....it was also spent reflecting on life.  it's ironic how at church we just had an outreach called "life is short"----and during the weekend je's dad was admitted into the hospital for pneumonia----it might not seem much to some, but being Christian you see those that don't know God (no relationship) and see how short life is for them....without knowing and participating in God's love and goodness.  thankfully, je shared to his dad about God's love, and now comes the part of continual feeding of God's word.

May is upon us, along with many birthdays!  well...it was my mom's birthday may 3rd and... HAPPY BIRTHDAY JASMIN! and my tatay (my grandfather) is turning a wonderful 100 years old this sunday (saturday Philippines time). how i wish i could be there to hug him and wish him in person a blessed birthday.

also....it'll be one month till my birthday comes...hee hee..and i couldn't help myself but to make a birthday wish list (this will never get old) .  there's so much more, but these are at the top...

sources: (1, 2, 3, 4, and 5)

hapi thursday

to alleviate my stress from graduate school...i run to etsy.  here's my wish list:

1.  pretty prints from Pretty Little Thieves .

2.  Yellow Goat's shop has this cool photo ring..i want bad.









































3.  these herringbone cards from wit and whistle are darn cute.




































4.  after seeing this camera from The Fancy Lamb...i want to start a collection.