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summer gardens

What's better than growing tomatoes in a summer garden? Not much in my opinion. (Unless you count actually eating them.)

I don't have much of a green thumb. I've never tried gardening but I'm pretty sure it wouldn't be my cup of tea. (I don't like getting my hands dirty which I think is a key element.) However, a few weeks ago when my brother and niece were visiting New Jersey, we walked over to my sister-in-law's rented garden plot and watered her veggies on a beautiful summer evening. It was pretty great, and made me want a garden all for my own. Too bad I don't even have space for an outdoor seat. Maybe one day. For now, I'll add it to the bucket list.

Or, jaunt to New Jersey to water my family's garden again.

what to wear on the 4th

If you're anything like me, you've been asking yourself this question for a while: "What should I wear this year on the 4th of July?"

i get excited about any holiday, but especially those with a well-known color theme involved. I'm always thinking about how I can color coordinate myself with the upcoming festivity without feeling overly cheesy. Although sometimes—most times?—there's definitely a lot of overlap, it's fun to be a little predictable and cheesy sometimes, amiright?

Here's what I picked out for the 4th of July this year—on my imaginary wish list:

white ruffle tee / blue & white striped shorts / essie clambake / essie marshmallow / essie butler please / red sunnies / red & white scarf / blue tie dye dress / red saltwater sandals / america the beautiful tee / denim shorts / red & blue kate spade keds

brooklyn, brooklyn take me in

Many moons ago I met a girl during the meet-and-greet time at church and actually became friends with her. I know, it's unheard of. And it's something that had never happened to me before—or since, for that matter. But the one time it happened, I met a rare jewel of a friend.

It was the summer of 2007 and I was an intern, trying to find my way in a big city where I knew no one. Suddenly, within a period of two weeks, there were 5 of us interns attached at the hip for 12 weeks. All of us ended up back in New York, except one.

Thankfully Amy makes it to visit as often as she can. And she keeps us entertained through stories and photos of her grand life in North Carolina. It just so happens (lucky for us) that she made a pit-stop in Brooklyn on Sunday night on her way to Berlin. So we gathered at LeeAnne's house and enjoyed our beloved and way-too-far-away AmyJ with the best memories and stories a group of girls could possibly ask for. Until next time...

summer colors

Summer is nothing if it's not all about the brightest and cheeriest nail polishes. That's what I say anyway, which is just one reason that I change mine up almost weekly (if not, er, daily). Through extensive trial and error research—and some collaboration with friends—I've found the perfect way to give myself an at-home manicure and pedicure with the fastest drying top coat you'll ever find. I did all the grunt work on this, just take my word for it.

So what's the color du jour? Be my guest.

nails: Essie Bikini So Teeny
toes: Essie Come Here (on sale for $0.13 right now!?)

The best top coat known to man? Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Nail Coat. 

Enjoy your new beautiful, cheery nails!

sunbeams

The weather has fiiiiinally gotten nice here. Did I mention it was a long winter?

But finally there are no snowstorms in our forecast and I, for one, am rejoicing over it. It's been sunny with blue skies and high temps and I'm spending as much time out of doors as I possibly can.

The proof is in the pudding, and I don't even care that my face is almost blurred out in this picture—as long as the sunbeams were responsible for it.

Isn't funny how quickly we forget the bad things in life? At this moment, I can't even remember ever being cold.