For you.

The Now. The Always.

My new favorite boutique in San Diego sweetly named Dolcetti for the owners' love of gelato.  The clothes would all be perfect for an Italian gelato date or a tea party. The fact that I scored an adorable top for only 16 bucks doesn't hurt either.  The dolcetti dolls say 'We believe in occasions for dresses instead of dresses for occasions.'  I'm pretty much in love.

Take a look around: Dolcetti Boutique.

Inspired Colors.

Coral & Blue

  

Color Pop

 

Color Inspiration for decorating our new apartment in La Jolla, California
{via pinterest, we heart it, 21 arrondissement}

Pups.

{In love @ La Jolla, California}

Point Loma.

{a chocolate bread bear valentine from daddy to his 'three J's' (me, Janeyl, and mom)}

{new handmade Thai freshwater pearl necklace made in Ireland}

{the best valentine is a best friend}

For Valentine's Day, Janeyl & I  decided to celebrate for 3 days instead of one. We sent my parents on a surprise romantic picnic, went to Point Loma, and finally watched Twilight Breaking Dawn.  I'd rather spend Valentines day with my best friend than any boy.  It was perfect!

Red Hot.

Happy Valentine's Day!

More pics to come...

Pink Lady.

Ever since moving back to the US, I have missed the Pink Lady apples most.  I never enjoyed eating apples because I always thought the skin was too dry tasting... until I found Pink Ladies  I kept trying to find an apple that I could eat but none could compare. Then, I found them yesterday at Sprouts, a health food store, and I am so excited! Yes, I am excited over an apple.  You would be too, if you gave them a try!  Unless of course, your lucky enough to live in Australia where they are grown.  

Pink Lady apples must meet strict specifications in terms of sugar content, firmness, colour and environmentally friendly production methods. 

They are principally grown in Italy and extensively in Australia (my two favorite countries). The Pink Lady apple is becoming particularly popular in the United Kingdom (my next destination in Europe).

The Pink Lady apple  has a distinctive pink hue mixed with a green "background," and taste is tart. The Cripps Pink variety requires a long, 200 day growth period and a hot climate, making them un-growable in more temperate latitudes.

Aaaand... Pink Lady apples do not like the cold weather, which make them just like me :) 

Yup, I just posted about apples.

LUV Madonna.

There's no better day than the Super Bowl.  Madonna was the best part.  Her and that sweet sitting down touch down :) 

A New Life.

{my new home on Shelter Island :) not too shabby, hey?}

{working out is my new favorite hobby, I love going for bike-rides around the island}

{i love that we're not directly in the city but we can still get there in 10 minutes}

p.s. That's Mexico behind San Diego!

{Hula hooping by Mission Beach}

{A cool Bob Hope memorial perfectly timed after watching the movie Boy, Did I Get A Wrong Number}

{"Unconditional Surrender," a 25-foot, 6000 pound stature by world renowned artist J. Seward Johnson commemorating a famous World War II photo.  Unconditional Surrender is a 3 dimensional interpretation of a photo taken of a Sailor kissing a nurse in Times Square, New York City on August 14, 1945 following the announcement of V-J Day.}

All Doll'd Up.

{via Bleach London + Asos}

Shelter Island

The past few days have felt like a daze, so unreal sending one of my twinzies off to Australia and moving out of my house and entire life in Colorado.   My other twinzie Janeylee & I made it to Cali yesterday.  We have the most amazing view out on our deck and we are loving the life on Shelter Island.  Yet, I am still having a hard  time enjoying and living in the moment.  All I keep thinking of is the past and the future.  It always takes a few days to get used to a huge change in your life, like moving to a new state or country.  For now, though, I am living every day with my new book "Enjoying where you are on the way to where you are going" by Joyce Meyer (one of my favorite authors).  Sometimes you have to stop trying to figure everything out yourself and just believe to finally enjoy and have peace in the moment.  

I want to be a now person.

{amazing view from our deck}