Weeklies 5/29-6/3

{my new favorite clutch (thanks, Preethi!)}

The past few weeks have been so much fun they've flown by. I worked two 3-day work weeks in a row,   saw a bunch of my favorite people, and wore double polka dots in the middle of the week. It definitely feels like the start of summer.

{water served in apothecary bottles at Big Bottom Market}

{double dots}

{Sunday morning in the redwoods}

{the cutest strawberry macaron}

{an ice cream shop that uses liquid nitrogen to make its ice cream!}

Weekend Plans: Guerneville Bachelorette Party

Do you have any fun plans this weekend? I'm headed up to the Russian River with some friends for a bachelorette party. We're renting a house in Guerneville—I've never been but it looks so charming!—which has a hot tub and a big kitchen for cooking, chatting, and drinking wine. We're also planning to hit up the nearby Korbel Champagne Cellars which is supposed to have a beautiful garden. It's going to be lots of fun. Have a good weekend, friends!

p.s. Sorry for the sporadic posting this week. My whole schedule's been a bit off lately, but I promise I'll be back on track next week.

(images via TripAdvisor, Russian River Getaways, Sunset, and Shopping Blog)

Do or don't: Tortoise accessories

The other week I saw two ladies wearing the cutest tortoise watches. I finally asked the second one where she got hers and found out it's by Michael Kors (of course—his men's-inspired watches are so beautiful!) Tortoise is a classic, don't you think? They make these Ray-Ban sunglasses look timeless. I just ordered a pair for summer because I'm convinced they look good on everyone, guys and girls alike.

Balloons in bed

I like jumping out of bed in the morning to start my day, so breakfast in bed has never appealed to me much. But balloons in bed. Now, that's my kind of surprise. I've always wanted to give someone a whole bunch of balloons and figured surprising Sophie with a rainbow assortment while she was still asleep would be really fun. I think they were as much fun for me to give as they were for her to wake up to because they're so cheery! When you lay back in bed, it feels like you're in a balloon forest. 

Later we moved them into the hallway so we could move around easier while getting ready in the room. Aren't they pretty?

Weeklies 5/20-5/28

This Memorial Day weekend was one of the longest I've ever had (a full 5 days!) and was filled with lots of adventures. For Sophie's birthday, I got her a leopard print red velvet cake which was super moist and delicious and totally matched the leopard print heels she wore that night :)

{Strawberry margarita jello shots: sweet and refreshing and a fun party trick} 

{romantic ivy on the brick buildings at SJSU}

{corn on the grill at an exceptionally windy Berkeley BBQ}

{leaving the house at 5:15 to watch the sunrise in Santa Cruz: painful, but worth it}

{polenta and poached eggs at Kelly's post 6 a.m. walk}