over the weekend

I shared another lovely weekend with wonderful friends and family. Since I'm not really good with words, here some great photos instead. 

Enjoy!

I started the weekend off with my beautiful girlfriends at the Austin Fashion Week kick-off party: Beauty Goes Red benefiting the American Heart Association. 

Did you know that heart disease is the #1 killer of women in America!

So that night led to way too many shots, which led me to a not so fun hangover on Saturday morning. But luckily I have the best hubs in the whole wide world and one rad new bff guy friend (he and hubs are bff so it's ok). But they don't like to see me in self-induced pain so they made a Torchy's taco run and came back with my favorite Girl Scout Cookies for 'dessert'! They're the bestest!

Saturday night we went to our, get this one, GREAT Niece's 4th princess birthday party! Yes I am a Great Aunt...thanks Ash! ;-) 

She loved our Tinkerbell and Fairy Friends costume we got for her. 

I just love these tender moments between proud Momma and her happy sweet baby girl. 

Then SUNday SUNDAY SUNDAYYY! Super Bowl Sunday! We had a little get together at our Casita. 

I made these Pinterest inspired football rice crispie treats. 

John enjoying his new furgirlfriend, Chloe. Isn't she adorbale! 

We had fun and games after the Madonna half time show!

AND my favorite part of the night our post Super Bowl, PreGame-ing for Keystone!

Remeber kids, safety 1st!

Another super weekend for the books blog,

Marilyn Monroe's Unpublished Photos

I'm so excited to see 'My Week With Marilyn'! I have been hearing nothing but great things. Plus that time period is one of my favorites. The Hubs has another football tournement this weekend; sounds like I need to plan a lovely girls date! 

Anyway, how fab are these photos of Marilyn Monroe? She was only 24 years old at the time of this particular shoot. 

The images were randomly discovered by an editor at LIFE Magazine. They had been stored away and forgotten in a New Jersey warehouse, until now.

Photographer, Ed Clark talks about his shoot with her:

"She was unknown then, so I was able to spend a lot of time shooting her. We'd go out to Griffith Park [Los Angeles] and she'd read poetry. I sent several rolls to LIFE in New York, but they wired back, 'Who the hell is Marilyn Monroe?'"

Have any of you seen 'My Week With Marilyn' and do you give it two-thumbs-up or down?

the pothole gardener

Here is a sweet 'little' something to make you smile on this chilly Monday afternoon. 

Guerilla street artisit, The Pothole Gardener. 

He plants flowers and shrubs in potholes with little props, making it into a sort of magical, miniature scene. I've always been fascinated by guerrilla street artists and this one has a very special eye to for detail. 

Here are a few of my favorites:

He also made this video showing the Londoner's initial reactions to his mini whimiscal creations. 

I would love to stumble upon something like this! 

keep smiling, 

channeling your inner snow bunny!

Friends I might be a little mega crazy excited because the hubs and some friends of ours are going skiing, boarding, ice skating, tubing etc in just a few weeks!! 

And because I am so excited I feel it completely necessary to lay out some outfit options, Apres Ski style... for when we aren't Gnar Gnaring Pow Pow all over the slopes!! Bro. haha jk on the bro part.

I'm really trying to use similar items to what I already own. But I have linked some cute options in case you are about to embark on an awesome trip filled with  fun snow activities too! 

First things first friends, always check the weather forecast. Even if you're from Austin where pretty much any temperature below 60 degrees is cold! hehe 

NINE DEGREES people...N-I-N-E!!! You have got to be kidding me...

Time to get crafty and shop my own closet! 

These outfit seems appropriate for dinner and drinks.

 by lefoof featuring zipper boots

This next option may look a little random but I have worn it before (not these exact items) and it is mega comfy and mega warm! This may be my outfit for the flight there and I'll put the beanie in my bag for quick access to cover up my freezing noggin' when we arrive in CO.

 by lefoof featuring flat boots

When I first saw this outfit on Pinterst I was SO excited because it just looks so cozy and happy. Maybe it's her, but either way I LOVE it. Sadly we really haven't had a winter to where I could sport snow boots and leg warmers. But NINE degree weather certainly seems appropriate!

 by lefoof featuring

And because I know you care here's my boarding attire. Yes I laid it out on the floor...what. I said I was excited. ;-) I added two new items this season, compliments of my sweet hubby (happy VDay! babe); these awesome neon yellowish green goggles and this totally necessary neon yellowish green neck gaiter.

 


hot toddy anyone?