dear spring: please come soon!

i know there is plenty more winter weather to come where i live...

but yesterday the weather was so sunny & beautiful!

it has been a wonderful little taste of spring...

& it's definitely got me excited for spring to get here soon!

i am ready...

:)

i am ready for more bright spring flowers, like these:

^ orange tulips ttv 8x8 photo print

for sale in my etsy shop

i am ready to get outside more & bike ride or play tennis...

& just feel the fresh air!

{i love this photo of audrey, so cute!}

spotted this on the rides a bike... blog

& i am ready for pretty spring clothes...

i love the colors & florals!

so, here is my casual spring look:

& here is my dress-y spring look:
(this would be perfect for easter...)

i made these fun collages on polyvore.com :)
go here to see the details of my casual look >>
go here to see the details of my dress-y look >>

5 favorites lately...

{1} fall colors.

this vintage thrifted plate that i spotted on smile & wave
i love the colors... so fall-ish. & the design is so inspiring!

{2} yarn!!
i am obsessed with yarn & knitting lately...
i love this "all-spice" yarn for sale here. so pretty!

i love the flecks of orange... i wish i had this to make a pretty fall scarf! :)

& i love this lace scarf, seen on purl bee.

it is so pretty. i want to make one just like it!

it seems like it would knit pretty fast too... maybe... :)

{3} secretariat
i saw this movie over the weekend. & it was SO good. it's a true story of a race horse, that nobody expected to be a winner, but won the triple crown in 1973. it is such a beautiful story of the horse & the people who loved him & it's also about overcoming the odds! we all love stories like that, right?!?!
it just made me feel good! :) plus, all of the 70s fashion & style was really fun!

{4} taylor!!

what can i say? i love her! :)

taylor swift's new cd came out earlier this week & of course, i downloaded it! i think she is a wonderful young talent! she seems so sweet & down to earth, & it's nice to see a young woman in the spotlight that has more self-respect than so many of them do! i really like the song, "innocent". it's really cute & most of her other songs are really good too! you can download the whole album here, for only $3.99!! (that may only be for a limited time, not sure...)

{5} veggie straws

i am loving these so much lately!!! they are similar to french fries, but they are more healthy for you!! YAY!! they are lightly salted, crispy, & have potato/tomato/spinach flavors. a prefect snack! :) also, i think they have cinnamon apple straws too... yumm... i will have to find some of those!