…as you may know, we are moving in a week. it is a very exciting and stressful time right now and i keep wondering what it will be like living in a new house that isn’t quite our home yet.  most of all, i find myself feeling sad looking at all the things that i will miss when we leave our current home.  for some strange reason i am having the most difficult time letting go of the flowers and landscaping that we put in our yard.  every plant or bush seems to have a significant meaning to me.  either they were a birthday gift from my husband or a mothers day present from my kids.  these things have my emotions attached to them and i feel like a piece of me will be left behind.   i wanted to share these pictures of the magnolia tree in the front of our home because this will be the one of the things I will miss the most.  this tree has been kind of a horticultural mystery to us.  we purchased it about 4 years ago when we decided to update the landscaping in the front of our home.  this tree bloomed beautifully the first year we planted it.  the following spring we anxiously awaited to witness the beautiful blooms again, but nothing happened….or the year after that….or the year after that… or last year!  we fed it, watered it and gave it everything it needed so we were stumped.  well, it decided to bloom this year finally after 3 years of very modest growth.  maybe it is saying goodbye to us.

… i still enjoy weekends even though i am usually working.  i think it’s because my husband isn’t working.  i just enjoy having him around… though he is normally so busy he barely gets to spend any time at home!  maybe just knowing that he isn’t obligated to go to work is very comforting to me.  what plans do you have for the weekend?  i will be working on my secret hush hush 2011 desk calendar… it’s coming together so nicely i can’t wait to share it with all of you!

{photo from brown cardigan}

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…these images from stuido choo’s occasion portfolio make me feel giddy! I am so ready for warm weather and fresh flowers.

… i need some new and interesting jewelry and i think these pieces from lauren haupt are perfect.

…some of you may know that we are selling our home.  our house is under contract right now with an impending closing date of april 23rd.  one of the stipulations in the contract is that our buyers want my window shades.  this kind of sucks, but on the bright side i get to choose some new blinds like these from woonotes.

…i just love this image.  there’s a whole set of enchanting photos like this that were taken at a deserted plantation house in bostwick, georgia.

b…what beautiful books.  it makes me want to be back in school….well almost!

…these are some of my must have’s from tori burch this spring.

…by american artist living in germany, stephanie levy.