the spring list

it is officially SPRING! 

this is the moment I have been waiting for, and for a long time.

so today's post is dedicated to all that I am, and have been, excited for:

 boxes of baby plants ready to be potted and watered.

bags of whoppers easter eggs

 my birthday! (april!)

that hint of excitement once the days get longer.

 wearing light scarves over a long sleeved cotton tee.

sitting to eat al fresco for the first time in months!

shedding the coat for the first time, even if it is a little premature...

fresh buds on the trees!

the smell of hyacinths...intoxicating.

magnolia blooms.

seeing the trees that line the streets turning green.

morning coffee dates

 pastels!

reese's eggs.

making summer plans.

visiting the tree in the park with S. :)

bulbs!

painting outside on a first warm day.

lunch dates in the city.

flea markets.

 walking outside with coffee in hand.

noticing it gets dark a little bit later... :)

brunch + shopping afternoons.

what are you excited for? what makes spring spring for you?
ciao! xo

scenes from my weekend

kitty-corner sunnies, anthropologie

sunnies anthro | tote old navy old, but see this year's totes | flats dr. scholl's (sale!) 

journal moleskine  | cross body bag coach (old-see selections)

a few of my prettier snapshots from the weekend...

Slept late, woke up and fiiiinally cleaned my car after such an awful winter of ice and snow and road salt. It was so nice to wax off that final layer and see my lovely car shining! Then I packed a bag and  drove off to meet my best friend for a relaxing day of shopping and pretty much lounging around over music and magazines. perfect. I bought a new pair of sunnies from anthro,  yaaay! it made me a lot happier than it should have. And also I left with my wish-list tripled in size...everything in there, I want! The rest of the weekend included finding small but little happy bursts of flowers from the lawn, my leaning tower of hyacinth (honestly the most crooked bloom EVER - you can't tell from this strategic photo), walks with Scout, and bumming it to watch the flyers' game with S. Also: a new obsession of mine that will probably turn into lunch each day this week: black rice! 

spring is closer and closer!

ps. do you like the teeny tiny layout changes on the blog? can you even notice? hehe.

ciao, xo!

insta-lately

{  yearning for italian breakfasts; dreaming of spring;

a bunch of tulips for my table; a sunny but freezing cabin weekend  }

{  new vans! and a road trip; a really old selfie which makes me want to wear skirts...;

a latte from this cafe; bunches of lilies brightening up the living room;

a last glimpse at the snow; standing in the middle of long beach boulevard  }

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for the record - last week I smelled spring.

everyone has this moment. when they walk outside on that

chilly yet almost-spring-sunny day...

and you can smell the thaw. the combination of

birds chirping, the angle of the rays of sun...

builds up to that audio-visual hint of spring.

add that smell - i can't describe it - and the fever starts.

if you follow my instagram (@tmango77)

 you can probably tell that I am way too excited

for the warmer weather. :) no shame!

happy monday + have a great week! (hope it's warm)

ciao, xo

ps. oh! and happy st. patrick's day! 

happy birthday, scoutie!

Scout turned one last week and we completely missed it! so sorry, Scoutie! 
She doesn't mind - she is the sweetest.

to the pup who is scared of the ceiling fan,

loveeeees walks in the park,

has a stumpy tail, chases ice cubes,

and has a silent bark (seriously)

we think you're the best aussie around and hope you have had an amazing year being our Scoutie.

love you!