local necklaces.

Recently, more then a handful of friends have been raving to me about Marisa Haskell's jewelry.  She's an Oakland based jewelry designer, and I gotta say that her necklaces are right up my alley (ummm along with everything else I've seen on her website).  I have got to make my way over to her shop asap!

{necklace 1}, {necklace 2}, {assorted}

happy monday.

Eeekkkk, is it Monday already?!?  Where did the weekend go, seriously!  Well we had a great one and I hope you did too.  We tried out a new restaurant that I think might become one of my faves, Bar Jules.  Simply amazing!  We spent Sunday afternoon sipping on coffee at The Mill and then walked down to Bi-Rite to try out their famous ice cream (can you believe we hadn't tried it yet? SO good).  Isn't it the best feeling to discover new amazing food and drink spots in your city?  I love it.  So, while I'm not ready for Monday to begin quite yet, I'll be dreaming of the treats we consumed over the weekend. (psssst...get my new long sweater here.  I'm obsessed with it.)

{dining outdoors at bar jules}, {my sweater}

summer begins.

YAY, it's officially summer!  It's sunny out today and all I feel like doing is taking a good book outside to soak it all in.  Any fun Friday plans for you?  G and I plan on spending the rest of the weekend just hanging.  We don't have any plans for Saturday, which I can hardly believe, but I am trying to embrace a bit of non-planning (well, at least try to embrace it as much as I can. I am a planner at heart).  Here's to a dreamy weekend.

{photo}

home pretties.

I'm currently coveting these two items for our home.  That amazing marble + wood cheese board (which would also make a great hostess gift) is high on my list.  I'm also loving this plant riser.  I have managed to keep most (but not all) of my succulents alive, so I have a little ways to go until I'm ready for a full on riser filled with plants.  But I'm slowly on my way.

{plant}, {cheese}

fashion inspiration.

Some weeks I just keep reaching for the same thing in my closet day after day (yep, I'm talking about you white maxi dress).  So yesterday I started scouring the web for some new fashion inspiration and these gems caught my eye.  Jean on jean, aka the canadian tuxedo...thoughts?  Well I wore a similar version of this last night and actually kind of liked it.  And an all black ensemble during the summer?  If you pair some chic black shorts with a loose top, I'm all about it.

{jeans}, {black}