the layered tank.

hope everyone enjoyed their easter weekend. it was non-stop eating and drinking for me. i spent some QT with the minis at the beach, caught up with friends over drinks, and ate and ate with the family on easter. i finally picked up another piece of my home office - the desk. geez, it's been over a year since i bought the rug! it's progress. next up...the chair. 

i also managed to stop by Patty's Closet this weekend. they are stocked with fun spring pieces. this patterned black and white layered tank goes perfectly with denim. dress it up with a blazer or keep it casual with a utility jacket like i did here.

good wine with good friends.

dinner date with mini-he at genki sushi. he's a cheap date...only two plates + dessert for him. salmon for me.

acai bowls + shave ice.

refreshing big wave golden ale from kona brewing company after a day at the beach.

first time making broken glass jello (eggs). i only had one 6-egg mold, so the rest went into a pan, but props to anyone who makes this. it is hard work. mine isn't the prettiest, but it still tasted good!

super cute easter donuts from regal bakery.

(Patty's Closet top c/o; Pacsun denim; thrifted jacket; Rocksbox necklace)

three down.

march is gone, and in looking back at my resolutions...

seems march madness got the best of me. not much to report except for a few new things that i tried. i made a brussel sprout salad, tried eos lip balm (which i'm liking so far), posted my first video on the blog, and told you about BlogGo, a new mobile app that i recently discovered.

i also caught up on a few reviews for the bloomsbury bag, the marne heels, and pearlescent denims from JustFab, and shared with you a few goodies from SilverSpeck - the blue topaz ring, the wishbone necklace, and the hoop earrings.

april is mini-he's birthday month. every. day. he asks me if it's his birthday. it's going to be a long two weeks.

how was your march? any big plans for april?

and mini-he had a few new firsts of his own:

-he made the cutest egg. he drew us, and we actually look like people...where before we used to be a head with four protruding lines for the limbs. he (now) explains that we have necks and that our arms come out of our necks.

-he decided that he likes (red) bell peppers

-he started reading

(express sweater; guess denim)

try these:

egg or eos.

it's a bird.

it's a plane.

it's an egg.

it's an eos.

can you tell the difference? haha.

these eos lip balms were on mini-she's wish list, so i eventually bought her one for girl's day. when i saw this 5-pack at my local costco, i knew it would make the perfect "egg" for her easter basket.  i mean, a teen-aged girl would be thrilled to get an easter basket full of eos lip balms instead of jelly beans...don't you think?

happy easter.

do you celebrate easter? if so, how do you celebrate?

for mini-she.

for mini-he.

my butter london nudes finally arrived.

every once in a while i come across a nail polish color that i absolutely must have, and i go on a crazy mission to find said color (last time it was a concrete gray; here and here). i've been looking for a nude polish and didn't hesitate when i saw this collection from butter london. plus their 'buy 2 get 1 free' promo (at the time) sealed the deal. this is my first time using butter london polishes, and i'm interested to see how long they will last on my nails. so far i am loving tea & toast.

the color is just what i expected.

egg or eos?

(shandy, crumpet, tea & toast)

in case you want to try them:

(silverspeck ring c/o)

easter candy.

 the result of my recent revlon nail polish purchase combined with the other pastel polishes in my collection. these pretty colors remind me of easter, and smell like it, too. the revlon polish is scented and smells like candy when dry. it was weird (in a good way) at first...everytime my hands came near my face, i could smell it. i caught myself sniffing my fingernails while driving, and it reminded me of that seinfeld episode where jerry was scratching the side of his nose when the girl he was dating pulled up on the other side. he tried to explain that

it was just a scratch, not a pick.

if anyone pulls up alongside me, it's just a sniff...really!

essie turquoise and caicos (buy)(similar)

revlon #325 gum drop (buy)(similar)

essie poppy art pink (buy)(similar)