Skiing

I am going to learn to ski this weekend! I am so excited to try something new and play in the snow. I hope I don't hurt myself...wish me luck!!

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Long Time, No Blog

I took a little (ok, a month long!) break from blogging over the holidays. It was a great holiday season and the first time Spencer and I spent holiday family event together! I have to say, waking up at his parents' house on Christmas morning instead of my own parents' house was a little strange, but his family is so loving and welcoming that it was a very lovely Christmas indeed. Christmas night was then spent with my family and it all turned out wonderfully. 

For New Years weekend, we took a trip down to our college town of San Diego to spend time with friends and see the city we have been missing SO much since we moved north last December. We had a delicious champagne dinner at Firehouse in Pacific Beach and then partied until midnight with all our friends. It was so much fun; I wish we could have spent more time visiting! 

I am getting back into the groove of every day life. The wedding (May 21, 2011) seems a LOT closer on this side of the New Year so I am busy planning all the details for our special day. I'm sure we will be doing a lot of DIY crafts for the reception since my mom is one of the most craftiest ladies I've ever met! I'll be sure to post some of that on here in the months to come.

Much love, Maggie

Air Plants

A plant that doesn't need dirt??? What??!?

Yes. Magical little things called air plants don't need dirt! So amazing.

picture from this post on Butter and Brass

Dream New Years Eve Party Dress

Oh my goodness. This dress is PERFECT!! Wit & Whimsy, seeing this dress posted on your blog just made me happy to find such an awesome dress and sooo sad when I saw the price tag. I am in love....why, oh why must it be $300?? I must find the catch to this covet...

Calendar Journal

In today's crazy world, I often think about how it would be great if I could journal about my life on a day to day basis to record my feelings and current perspective on events. It would be cool to look back and know exactly how I felt on days that would end up being monumental in history or in my life. Like the day I took my last final at San Diego State or the day President Obama won the election. 

Of course, life is crazy, and I can never find the time to actually sit down and document it. That is why I love this idea I saw on Design*Sponge. Basically, you write down one thing that happened every day. It's so simple and could mean so much in years to come. As they point out in their post (which includes a very cute DIY you should check out!), the first year might not be so gratifying but I think it will only get better and better from there. I am going to start one very soon!

Take A Chance

Another reason to love Kate Spade! This necklace is adorable and inspirational. I wish I could live inside the Kate Spade website. Everything is just so fun and bright and happy. I love it!

 

Ruffle Backpack

So so so cute!!! If I had a little girl, I would buy this for her.

From J. Crew