thirty-one little photos.

january 2012.

there you have it: a photo a day for the month of january.

{plus the list and an extra "childhood" picture.}

xoxo

{p.s. you can find me on instagram. user name: eleasejane}

nice to meet you.

meet my cute new friend.

meg from the happy hour.

check out her blog over here.

{she was sweet enough to also say a few kind words about me.}

you'll soon discover that she's a real beauty, very charming and simply lovely inside and out.

i hope you enjoy reading about her fun life with her hubby, her tips on "brightening your smile",

and her cute way with fashion. 

{i want to go shopping in her closet and eat all the yummy things she posts.}

i hope you find your way over to her lovely blog today. 

xoxo

love is in the air.

february is quickly approaching.

here are the things i simply adore or am in love with right now.

take a peak, please.

these earrings are to die for. classic, vintage and mint green.

lipstick. i can't seem to have enough shades these days.

it's my make up staple at the moment. 

this "stuff" is to die for. pistachio and salted carmel tie for first place.

our favorite indulgence given lovebird's allergy to milk.

this sweet gift idea. wouldn't you love to find these on your doorstep?

any day of the week. tulips are charming.

this skirt. simply gorgeous and elegant.

it reminds me of a ballerina. 

next diy project. planning on covering my mantel in the spring. 

i've got to start collecting my tin cans. 

favorite quote. lovebird and say this at least ten times a day. 

it's actually become a little game/inside joke of ours.

love it, and love him. 

what are your favorites? the things you adore? or are currently crushing over?

i'm dying to know. 

xoxo

weekend of pictures.

the weekend went a little like this:

1. first day of spring semester. 

{loving it already. i can tell it's going to be a good semester}

2. went to dinner with friends both thursday and friday night. 

{i was oh-so-jealous of leonard's milkshake.}

3. worked on 'decorations' for crew's farewell.

{i'm already getting teary eyed just thinking about him leaving in one month from today.}

4. we gave kramer a bath and cleaned his tank. 

{he is one happy pet now. still our favorite fish. going on 9 months now.}

5. let the fun begin. aka: homework. 

{lovebird's sunday's consist of nothing but doing homework, eating dinner, and kissing me in between.}

6. we got a "valentine's" package from midge. a handmade quilt was inside.

{isn't my mother simply the best? wow.}

7. our little package inspired me to pull out some decorations for v-day.

{need a fun, cute and cheap decoration? fill a vase with heart marshmallows!}

8. dancing in the sunshine after saturday's class.

{as much as i dread going to dance on saturday's, they always seem to be the most fun.}

happy weekend. xoxo.

wake up slow.

the day started out a little like this...

a yummy chocolate drink midge gave me for christmas.

topped with snowman marshmallows. 

{french vanilla-melt in your mouth-marshmellows}

i'm still in lovebird's pajama's embracing my last morning of freedom.

tomorrow is a school day.

it all starts over again.

am i ready?

yes and no.

yes- because i love exercising my brain and learning. nerd alert, i know.

no- because it's been nice to have time to myself.

{time to wake up slowly and sip on a warm drink.}

and because life seems so less crazy without a commute, classes, and study time.

so, today will be a day of enjoyment and relaxation.

life is beautiful. 

especially when waking up slow to enjoy time, the winter weather and the love of

your life snuggled up next to you in bed.

i guess it's apparent that i took yesterday's quote to heart. 

i'm feeling better already. 

relax a little.

happy wednesday.

or hump day, depending on how your day is going.

i posted a little quote to help the week go by quicker. 

this quote rings so true. 

do you ever find your self relaxing when you are extremely busy?

no. it's definitely rare. 

however, when you seem to have a break from the business of life,

all you do is relax and veg.

i'm going to try to remember to take time to relax even if it's for 20 minutes of the day.

school is about to begin, which always makes for a crazy schedule

on top of the {too} crazy one i already have. 

i have a feeling a little relaxation will train my body to enjoy being busy.

does that even make sense? 

i sure hope so. 

i guess it's apparent i'm having a hump day. 

carry on. 

xoxo

day numbered by 10.

it's one of those days....

1. that i wear a bright pink lipstick and hardly any other makeup.

2. can't stop eating. {and no, it's not pms; just food cravings.}

3. go to lunch with a best friend.

4. walk to a parked car and try to get in it, to soon realize it's not mine.

{can you say embarrassing? and yes, people were watching.}

5. wake up feeling like i hardly even slept.

6. i can literally feel the anxiety of school staring back up again.

that, and realizing i only have a couple more days of true freedom left.

7. i have a burning desire to get so many things done; yet manage not to do any of them.

8. where my hands and feet are icicles. 

{due to either bad circulation or this wintery weather}

9. could squeeze lovebird to death. 

you know, the days you feel like you just can't get enough of him?

10. have major plans to cook dinner. but dread going to the grocery store.

yup. that's my day in a nutshell.

take it for what it is.

there's a little good, a little bad and a little lazy.

happy tuesday.

xoxo

{photo: proof of the pink lipstick. lovebird loves my addiction to lip "stuff".}

{... yes, i am being sarcastic. he thinks i'm crazy.}