LA Loves Lemonade

My nephew sold lemonade this summer to benefit Alex's Lemonade Stand, hoping to find a cure for childhood cancers. We went to the LA loves Lemonade event today at Sony Studios to further support the cause. My visual favorite was this cake. My tummy's favorite, fresh oysters and uni from The Hungry Cat.

Home Sweet Home

Apple White Tooth Fairy Pillow 

Donna Wilson House Throw

Pixie Spit Cloth Napkin

Groovy

These are shots from a backyard 70s party I went to over the weekend. The decor was playful, festive and so groovy. I may never use a hippie theme, but will likely borrow their centerpiece ideas for a future party.

Food for Thought

Cherry Candles

Sonoma Tea Towel

Jonathan Adler Banana Hook 

Apple pin cushion

Slippers

These are my ugly house slippers I want to remember and forget.

Last April, my water broke on my house slippers. I guess it's pretty gross, but I haven't washed them yet. I'm torn on what I should do. My husband says to throw them away. But being covered in my amniotic fluid is what makes them so special. They mark the arrival of my son. On the other hand, they also made me slip on the stairs as I was holding Jack. That is a day I'm trying hard to forget.
These are the replacements that I've been eyeing. They are all perfect for the upcoming cold weather.

UGG Moccasins

MediocreMay Slippers

Baltic Frog Slippers

Baltic Frog Slippers

MediocreMay Slippers

Taco Tuesdays

From TheBerry.com

I was tempted to buy a taco bowl maker from an infomercial that I saw - 4 for $10! But my sister-in-law found this online at The Berry. Looks pretty similar with just a flipped muffin pan. Happy Taco Tuesday.

Counting Sheep

Madewell Sheep Sweater

Toodles Noodles Wrapping paper

Not too shabby Cheza Picture Frame

Paper Mache sheep by La Factoria Plastica

Sheep sleep mask from Papa Design

Blik "Storm" Decal

Music Man

Video from Wimp.com

This man has music in his soul...such joy and uninhibited free expression. The video sure made me chuckle. Mr. drummer motivated me to take a salsa class last weekend...it used to be what made me most happy. Sadly, after having not danced in years, I was just dizzy most of the time. Maybe Jackson is what salsa used to be for me.

Anybody home?

Defense Doormat

I have an alarm system, but this might help. Sorry, neighbors.

Girl crushes

Tina Fey via Vanity Fair

Style Icon Mira Duma

Miranda Kerr via Kora Organics

Blake Lively in Marie Claire UK via Just Jared

The women I'm crushing on:
-Tina Fey is just so cute without knowing she's cute. She's hilarious and smart and self-deprecating. I remember one interview where she said she wanted to be the slutty girl in school, but there were no takers. By default, she had to be the funny one.
-I just discovered Mira Duma after seeing a picture of her at NYFW. She has such a great sense of style and motivates me to step it up. Fashion truly looks like art on her.
-I started crushing on Miranda ever since she was pregnant. She looked adorable with her little bump and now I see her toting Flynn around everywhere like a good mom. She's always glowing.
-Blake Lively told Allure magazine "It's the choice that you have to wake up every day and say, 'There's no reason today can't be the best day of my life'." What a great motto. And she's just so pretty to look at.  She makes me feel like Lennie from Of Mice and Men; I want to stroke her hair.

Food for Thought

I saw something similar in the newest Sur La Table catalog and was inspired. Used marinated beets, marinated heirloom tomatoes and burratta cheese sprinkled with salt and olive oil. It's a delightful summer salad.

Curiosity

Target is full of good ideas. It's one of my favorite stores (a close second behind Costco). Now they've collaborated with retailer The Curiosity Shoppe in San Francisco for a unique, retro collection. These are the items in my shopping cart: 

Milk Bottle

Plaid Dinner Plate

Salad Plate

Apron

Straws and swizzle sticks

And if you're curious about the retailer behind these goods: The Curiosity Shoppe

Summer Nights

Tree Camping near Elk, California

I saw this image floating around facebook. How did it take me 29 years to find out something like this existed! What a romantic camping trip! I'd love to do this with my husband or all three of us when Jack gets older.

Ghetto Fabulous

Kira Live and Cry in L.A. Onesie

Pamela Fugate Tote

Ghetto clothes for my baby (R.I.P. Tupac) and a ghetto fabulous tote for my books. My sister and I were teens in the 90s and embrace old school rap. This will be a perfect gift for her trips to the library. She LOVES big books.

Good Tiers, Bad Tears

Bad Tears:

Good Tiers:

Handmade cake stand by Vessels and Wares

ModCloth Lace Tiered Skirt

Shimmy Shimmy

French glitter manicure posted by Lauren Conrad

Glitter teaspoons from Leif

Glitter elephants from Wish Daisy

Anya Hindmarch clutch

My sister's mother-in-law - owner of a fashion line - is the ultimate hipster. She was sporting a glitter french manicure the other day and I thought that maybe I'll look cool like her if I tried one. It will definitely be my next manicure.
I think glitter turns anything ordinary into fabulous. The last picture is of the life-size Three Little Pigs I made for my sister's baby shower. They became a little fabulous with a dose of glitter on their clothes.

Strawberry Piña Colada

I've calculated that my annual popsicle consumption costs me around $120. And maybe more this year because I just discovered these Strawberry Piña Colada treats from Whole Foods' 365 Everyday Value - they taste like Lava Flow cocktails in Hawaii.
Happy Labor Day! We took Jackson up to a cooler Goleta, CA to visit one of our favorite places, Bacara. We showed him the spot daddy proposed to mommy two years ago.