happy monday, dear readers.  i hope you all had a fantastic weekend!  mine was actually pretty great, as weekends go, so i thought i’d try something new:  sharing a bit about how i actually spend my time.  you’ll have to let me know if it bores you to tears.  the hubs took friday off as a surprise, so there was plenty of much-needed lounging and loafing.  plus:

– major heat wave this weekend, which you’ll have heard me whining about if you follow me on twitter.  i am not a fan.  the only advantage is that heat = barbecue season!  so, good eats all weekend, courtesy of my hubs (aka, the grillmaster).  including, notably, an excellent version of bobby flay’s pork tenderloin.  yum!

– wandered around a local art festival, packed with too much tie dye, and some very pretty jewelry.  finally saw this artist‘s work in person (i wrote about her for daily candy once upon a time).  

– ordered a bevy of flip flops, now that i’m convinced summer may actually appear.  more on that later.

– saw the new star trek, and talked through the entire thing (apologies if you’re the person who was sitting in front of me).  afterward, went for late-night cherry pie…yum!

– hubs treated me to a tour around my favorite jewelry store of all time, where i found a new bauble to covet.  shocking, i know – but wasabi designer jill pearson just never fails to give me the happy feelings.  cannot find it anywhere online, but imagine a longer version of this, sans the ruby beads.  so summery!

– a last-minute trek out to suburbia to catch up on my fashion mag reading.  i’ve decided i don’t need to clog my mailbox with each and every one any more…so i just snuggle up to a mint tea at the bookstore and take copious notes.  discovered a new magazine, perfect for you crafty design types.

 – decided i need more loose, flowy dresses, and a light, oversized clutch if i’m going to avoid going completely insane this summer.  shopping shall ensue, have no doubt.

what about you?  how was your weekend?

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