Happy President’s Weekend everyone!  I hope you’ve had a good one!  Ours has been one for the books. :)  We have a tradition of taking our girls skiing in Utah over this long weekend every year and this year we were planning on taking Kole for his first time.  We bought him ski clothes and had him all signed up for ski school and he was excited to go.. until he found out his cousins were going to be at my mom’s house and begged to stay with them instead.  So we dropped him off and away we went with just our girls excited for a long weekend of skiing.  These pics are from last year.  Last year we had perfect weather!  Sunny but cold with lots of snow.

We even tried tubing for the first time and had a blast.  This year?  Not quite the same story!  We got there our first morning and suited up in our ski clothes, got all of our ski gear and finally hit the slopes.  We rode up the first lift and it was COLD and WINDY.  Like not fun cold and windy.  We skied down the hill and when we went to get on the lift again they closed it!  The weather was too bad.  Then they closed another.. then another.  They closed almost every lift because of the wind.  We took a shuttle over to the one lift that they had open, took one look at how snowy and windy it was and how the chairs were rocking back and forth and decided to call it a day.  We only skied down ONE hill!  I didn’t even get a picture.  We were so bummed.  And so cold.  We went back to the lodge and after checking out the weather for the next day (even worse) we turned in our ski gear and decided our trip was going to take a new course!  A warmer one hopefully. ;)

We were determined to have a fun trip regardless so we made a new plan!  First swimming and the hot tub back at our hotel because we were seriously FREEZING.  The warm pool and hot tub helped, but then it was time to walk back to our room and the pool was in a different building.  We were all standing by the lobby door soaking wet in our towels strategizing how best to do this.  I was telling the girls “K… when I say RUN take off as fast as you can but don’t slip!..”  There was a group of guys checking in to the lodge watching us and they were cracking up.  We told them we were from southern California and weren’t used to this frigid snowy weather and they said we looked too good to not get a picture.  Ha!

They followed us outside and snapped this with my phone and then we all had a good laugh between chattering teeth before we followed my plan and RAN (without slipping) to our cozy room.  A funny memory from the trip we are still laughing about. :)

We turned on the fire and all showered and then called room service and pulled out some DVD’s we had brought and made beds on the floor and had a huge dinner/movie party.  It was such a fun night with our girls.  The next morning we woke up to a blizzard and we loved watching the snow fall from our cozy room by the fire.  Snow is so much fun when you’re watching it from the inside, right?  :)  Finally we packed up and drove off the mountain.

We stopped on the way to my mom’s to visit my husband’s grandma (love her!) and then it was back to my mom’s for the rest of the weekend.  We had a fun couple of days there and are now back home in San Diego.  It was a great weekend.  Not the weekend we originally planned, but a fun trip nonetheless.  I’m still bummed we didn’t get to ski, but we definitely got our snow fix and it’s a trip we will always remember.

Alright!  Time to talk fashion and favorites!  But first two things: First I have to thank you all for your sweet words about my recent “10 ways to keep your marriage strong” post.  I loved hearing from so many of you!  So thanks for that. :)  And second: my blog is sort of mid makeover at the moment!  I’m working with a friend to get it all wrapped up, but it’s not quite finished so ignore anything that looks off and don’t try to check things out in the header quite yet (home sources, etc.) because it’s not done!  But hopefully will be soon. :)

Ok.. clothes!  And home decor!  There are some cute things coming in and cute things on sale I’m loving right now.

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This turtleneck I mentioned my sister gave me for Christmas is darling.  So soft and such a good fit.  I also love that it’s lightweight so I can wear it in the Spring before it gets hot.  I’m wearing it with Kenny above and here with my little buddy at his class Valentine party. :)  It’s still available in solid colors and is on sale for a great price so I just bought another one in the grey.

Speaking of my little Valentine.. still leaving him notes in his lunch until he gets old enough to be embarrassed by them. ;)

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You all know my obsession with finding the perfect tee’s.  Well I found another one. :)  This is the “Whisper” cotton v-neck and it’s perfect.  Long and lightweight and I love the length of the sleeves.  V-neck is always a must for me.  I picked up a few different colors.  It’s still a bit cold to wear them without a jacket, but they will be perfect for spring!

It runs a little big so you can size down for a more fitted tee.  Nothing fancy, but I’m always happy in my favorite jeans, my favorite necklace and a favorite tee. :)

This long sleeved tee by Free People is another recent fun find.  It’s casual and comfy and I really like the blue!

It’s double layered but the layers are sewn together at the top.

I look silly here!  But wanted to show you a side view of it in the black so you can see how cute the double layers are.  I ordered it in black and blue to see which one I like best.  I like them both!  Of course I do. :)  But I have a lot of black already so I think I’ll be responsible and just keep the blue.  Probably.  Maybe.  Or I could keep them both.  Just an option..  ;)

Ok.. do you all remember one of my all time favorite tops from this Fall?  This Hanna Split Neck Top has been a serious staple for me.  It’s the shirt I just want to reach for every day and I wear it all the time.  This picture doesn’t do it justice!  It’s so cute with the hem down the middle and the layered look at the bottom.. and I love the way it fits!  Really cute tucked in a little in the front.

I was at Nordstrom a couple of weeks ago and saw that they have my favorite shirt in short sleeves for Spring!  Oh my word.. I can’t tell you how excited I was!  I seriously want one in every color!  Isn’t the white tee cute!?  The white is a bit see through (I find that most white tees are) so you will want to wear a tank or a thin white tee under it.  I don’t buy many white tops for that very reason (I don’t like all the layers!) but this shirt was worth one more layer to me. ;)  I love it with my Koral peep toe booties (which were just marked down btw!).

Peep toe booties also look cute with capris or rolled up jeans btw so they will be fun to wear into Spring too!

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Of course I bought it in the black too.  #noshame

You can’t see the detail on the top in this pic, but trust me.. it’s cute.  This really is a top I know I’ll wear again and again.  I also ordered my tanner bar necklace in silver a few months ago because I wear the gold so much.  It looks so good with this black top!

This is another darling top that I want and am trying to resist.  And because of my obsession with stripes and all things white and black I also want this throw, this pillow, this pillow and these vases.

And this purse!  Too cute right!?  On the wish list!  My favorites in black and white:

I’ve also been in LOVE with this purse for quite a while now and have dropped more than one subtle hint to my sweet husband about it.  I have a birthday coming up (a big one!) so I’m hoping he reads this.  (LOVE THIS PURSE BABE.. is that subtle enough for you?) ;)

{rug/chair/lamp/pillow/wooden oval tray}

My shelves are still so bare and now that we are home from our trip I’m excited to start decorating for Spring.  I picked up this fun coral pillow for some inspiration!

I think it will eventually make it to my mudroom, but the options are endless because coral is my favorite color to accent with for Spring/Summer and it’s all through my house.

This is another cute pillow I have my eye on.  I have it in red (you can see it in my Christmas decor below) and now PB has it in navy.  Home.  My favorite. :)

PB is having a big sale this weekend (like most sores are!) and you’re all going to think I’m crazy, but look what I picked up on major sale.  It’s a Santa countdown!  Because who doesn’t love Christmas in February!?  I know.  Most people not so much.  But me?  I can go there.  Especially for a darling magnetic countdown that is such a good deal.  (It’s big you guys!  And just Vintage beautiful.. I can’t wait to use it next December!  Totally bought this one for me the kids.)

{Coral and Ivory Ileana towel/Coral and Aqua towel/Coral Chevron Towel}

More Spring coral inspiration!  World Market has darling towels right now and they are such a good price!  I buy most of my towels from World Market because I love their fun patterns and designs.

The rugs and towels in my girls’ bathroom are also on sale this weekend if you’re in the mood to brighten your bathroom for Spring!

So is the rug in my powder bathroom.  I also have this rug in Kole’s bathroom and this is reminding me I need to take pics of his bathroom to show you!  Add it to the list. :)

{Sidney two-tone rectangle basket with handles/Sidney two-tone totes}

These baskets are another favorite I have been meaning to share with you all and keep forgetting.  I wanted these the second I saw them because we all know how much I need more baskets, right?  #likeaholeinthehead  As soon as they went on sale I couldn’t resist!  I keep moving them around and can’t decide if I want to keep them together or split them up.  I love the slouchy, casual look of them.  They look good everywhere!  You’ll be seeing them pop up in my house soon. :)

Ok last favorite and I’m too excited about this not to share it even though it makes me sound like a dork.  I’ve never liked fancy restaurants and one of my favorite places to eat is California Pizza Kitchen.  It drives my husband nuts because he always asks where I want to go on date nights (hoping I’ll say somewhere new and different) and I always say CPK.  They have a salad I’m in love with.. the Waldorf Chicken Salad to be exact.  It’s my all time favorite!  I also love their Avocado Egg Rolls even though I don’t love avocado and I pick the avocado out of them.  Something else that drives my husband nuts.. ha!  I’ll be pulling out avocado and he’s like “what?  too much avocado in your avocado egg rolls?”  while he shakes his head..  :)  Anyway.. I’m getting off track!  Sometimes I make salads for lunch so last time we were at CPK I asked our waitress if they by chance sell the salad dressing that goes on my favorite Waldorf salad (totally thinking that was a dumb question) and what do you know.. they do!  For only $4.00!  So I bought some and used it all week on my lunch salads and they tasted so good!  That was a happy discovery.  :)   If you happen to have a CPK near you try the Waldorf Chicken Salad!  And don’t go thinking that I’m all healthy eating salads for lunch because I usually follow them up with this..

Another favorite of mine and the reason I can’t lose the 5 pounds I want to lose.  {sigh}  Oh well!  If eating chocolate chips and peanut butter (and my favorite CPK salad dressing) is wrong..

then I don’t want to be right.

:)