Tea Party Luncheon.

It was my dear friend Caroline's birthday last month.

(yes, we're a month late...who doesn't like to drag their birthday out for the whole month? Right?)

To celebrate, we had a tea party.

Naturally.

I live for tea parties, hopefully Caroline does too?

It was complete with mini frittatas, vintage tea cups, and bite-sized crostinis.

Oh and of course we had a double layered funfetti cake for the birthday girl.

(only Erin could make a funfetti cake look that pretty)

because if you couldn't tell already, we all have sophisticated adult tastes.

{insert sarcasm here}

Happy Birthday Caroline, we love you!

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What I Wore: Date Night + a new haircut

I'm still wanting to grow my hair out, but I needed a change.

my hair was starting to look slightly mullet-ish which is just not acceptable.

I didn't know exactly what I wanted but luckily I went into Twix and he fixed me right up.

I love the new look!

P.S. if you're living in Provo and looking for a good stylist, I go to Twix at Shep Studio. I've been thrilled every time I've been in. He's been cutting my hair since I chopped it all off about a year ago!

There's nothing like a new hair cut.

outfit details:

yellow coat: Victoria's Secret

cowl: Anthropologie

necklace: Banana Republic outlet

chambray button up: J. Crew

orange wool sweater: Target

skinnies: G-Star Denim (via Cake Boutique in Park City)

flats: Jeffrey Campbell

Bag: Lucky Brand

Scenes from the Weekend

Despite the fact that my cold came back with a vengeance on Sunday morning (think sinus infection...ugh)

we actually managed to have quite a nice weekend!

My sister-in-law Brittney came into town, which called for Mexican food and hours of talking.

i love family.

we also went out to breakfast on Saturday--I don't know why, but going out to breakfast always seems so magical.

I got my haircut and hosted a tea party. yummy.

AND we saw The Lorax for date night.

Now I feel crummy, but the husband is doing a good job taking care of me. He even made me pancakes and soup! 

This is a big deal.

I hope your weekend was as great as ours!

(sickness not included)

the marcum menu this week.

this sicky hasn't been feeling like eating much as of late, 

light meals and a lot of herbal tea has been the ticket.

Here are a few of the meals you would've seen on our table this week:

spinach and sesame seed quinoa.

roasted grapes and brussel sprouts.

tea and toast.

(you can look for some of theses recipes on the food blog within the coming week)

I hope you all have a smashing weekend! 

Happy Friday.

The last 2 weeks via instagram.

between my family being in town last week, and a terrible cold this week...I haven't had my camera on me nearly as much as usual. Ergo, instagram updates on the blog. Enjoy!

1. little sister grown up 2. matching sisters 3. heaven on a plate 4. brother and dad 5. hubby and I 6. birthday girl 7. peter pan collar 8. flowers from my love 8. Watson 9. afternoon snack 10. homemade pizza 11. berry salad 12. sunday breakfast 13. sick evening 14. tea and toast for breakfast

Happiness is...

fresh flowers from my love.

vintage glassware.

bread, cheese, and fruit.

amen.

Happy Wednesday.

Obnoxious Puppy Parent.

Yes, it's true.

I've become that girl that gushes about her puppy all the time.

I'm not ashamed.

Can you blame me? look at that face!

I had a moment this weekend

a mild "mommy" freak out, if you will.

Watson is getting SO BIG.

What happened to my little puppy? It's like all of a sudden I turned around and he's a full grown dog!

Ok that's a little dramatic, but still.

I even took some pictures to compare his size from when we first brought him home.

that didn't help.

So in true, obnoxious puppy-mom form

I'm going to list out the things Watson does at 3 months old.

He loves: 

going outside, 

nibbling Steve's hair, 

playing with squeaky toys, 

running figure eights around the coffee table,

sleeping with his back legs sticking straight out behind him,

and eating scraps Mom accidentally drops while she's cooking.

His nicknames are: 

Watty

Little Stink

Weasel 

Little Buddy

Puppy Boy

we love you little man.