Sweetheart

I was so lucky, I got to eat red velvet cake for this shoot!

I just read an article about a resent study showing that people who have a big sweet tooth also are much sweeter in general. That the ones who have a tendency to go for the sweet flavors instead of for example salty or sour ones are real life sweethearts - simply really sweet and nice people! So since I'm the biggest candy&cake lover there is, that must make me the ultimate sweetheart, right?! ;)

Heaven

A girl can always dream...

Pastels

Jeans cut offs - old ones from Guess that I colored
Knitted sweater - a steal from my mom's wardrobe, she made it year's ago!
Bag - Dolce&Gabbana
My favorite summer sandals

Eat dessert first

Fresh berries and vanilla ice cream. Such an easy and good summer dessert!

Saturday Birthday Party

Not the best picture quality, but "you'll get the picture" ;)

I've been to a backyard birthday party in the valley all day. How did you spend your Saturday?

New photos

Some images from that job I did some weeks ago. And yes, my new header is from this shoot too!

The rule

You know the rule, right? Never go to the store hungry! This is what I just came home with. A bigpack of jumbo marshmallows! Since when do I eat jumbo marshmallows?! Or any other marshmallows... But for some reason, seeing them there on the shelf I just had to have them.

Lovely Wednesday

That's us right there :) And some bird?....

At least the latte was really pretty.

Sale, sale!

Yum.

One of my favorite letters..

Apparently I'm not the only one awaiting the arrival!

We had a lovely day in the sun today, mini me and I. He started the day with a long nap so once he woke up again he was well rested and in a good mood and I took advantage of that. I really like going to the Grove with him. It's so stroller friendly with lots of things to look at, people watching, shops, so many interesting food places.. and that it's outdoors is just great. It's so much easier with a baby, or at least mine seems to prefer to be outdoors than in a regular mall or so.
On our way we went to a nearby park and met this cartoon artist who drew our portrait. And then stopped for a cup of coffee at the Farmer's Market. I've wanted to try this coffee shop for some time. I don't know if it's new or not but I recently discovered it among all the other ones. I thought it looked so fresh and European but I didn't quit live up to my expectations, at least not this time. The coffee was bitter and too strong even though I asked for just a single shot of espresso and I chose a double baked croassaint with hazelnuts and it was so very filling I had a hard time finishing it. "E" from Entourage was sitting at a nearby table having lunch by the way, for those of you who are into celebrity spottings.. ;)
After we checked out the sale over at Nordstrom and I fantasized about getting some of all the handbags...or maybe a Marc by Marc Jacobs wallet to go with my Marc by Marc Jacobs bag... (not on sale though). Instead I got a little cute pendant with the letter A and bought it with a Nordstrom gift card I found in my wallet and didn't know I had - yay!
We'll be back soon again, I'm sure. Probably long before "Dylan's candy shop" opens sometimes this fall. (Fun fact: Dylan is the daughter of Ralp Lauren). The area Third and Fairfax really keeps getting better and better. More bars/restaurants have opened up and a huge and super nice Trader Joe's (grocery store) just got here too. So "meet me at Third and Fairfax!";)

My first earthquake

As you see, it didn't scare me too much ;)

Living in LA means experiencing an earthquake every now and then. Hopefully just small ones!.. There has been a couple of them while I've been here but this is the first one I've actually felt. The last one I was in the car and didn't feel a thing. And I was quite bummed about it. Early this morning, around 3 am, I woke up from the windows shaking. My first thought was if my baby would be safe of course, then when it stopped just some seconds later, I soundly went back to sleep again. Until someone let me know he was hungry that is... Apparently it was a 3.8 magnitude earthquake, with its epicenter in Marina Del Ray.

Pretty Valentina

Another pretty bottle for my collection. "Valentina" from Valentino. Anyone who knows what it smells like?

My little Gaga

Ha, I just found this pic and had to steal it and share. Lady Gaga as My Little Pony.

Sunday funday

My agent and friend stopped by to meet the little one today. We had a great time, catching up and drinking mimosas and eating my Nutella swirled cupcakes I baked this morning. Why are weekends always so short though? Because they are fun? Wonderful is short, isn't that what they say? :)
Ps. Using an ice cream scoop to fill the forms with the batter was very practical. Not as messy as when using a regular spoon!

The most beautiful sunset tonight

A walk in our part of town

Mundane Monday?

Like I did yesterday, spice up your Monday with some champagne and cheese ;) Why save it for the weekend when it's probably on a Monday it's needed the most?

Officially grown up

I went to dinner at some friend's house yesterday. There we were, three couples and three kids. And a dog. I was sitting by the dinner table sipping on a glass of wine, my baby sleeping in his car seat next to me, the toddlers running around and the dog barking in the background, while we all were waiting for a cup of coffee after dinner. Coffee after dinner, just a thing like that! Because then it hit me, if it never had before: I'm a grown up! I've always seen myself as so young, maybe because I'm the youngest out of two sisters. I wasn't one of those kids feeling grown up right after high school. But something must have happened along the way, because here I am today. Group dates, husband and a kid, coffee after dinner and everything else that tells me I have grown up. I don't think I will ever loose the kid in me though, even if I now have one myself. See, I'm still someone's kid too.