who wrote the book of love?

if youre asking me,
she did

LOVE
tis the reason for this blustery valentine season

and 'tis the fabulous feeling that consumes you me when gazing at this precious face

one of my favorite people EVER obviously knows and loves me a lot as she texted me today to tell me she was bringing her brand new D90 with her to pick up the boys from school so i could take it home and play with it.
THAT is love you guys.
i am in camera love.

but even a fabulous camera cannot make up for user choosing to look at laughing baby instead of through the lens, which apparently results in blurry, uncentered {but precious laughing} pictures

LOVE

it is so good

emorys little light pink jammies got me thinking about PINK.
did you know it is this years "color" according to pantone?

 everyone in the deisgn world is coming up with rooms celebrating this particular shade of pink.
can i go out on a limb and just say im not really a fan?
{you can now count me as shunned i suppose}

im a picky-pink-person.
while i can appreciate some pops of bright pink here or there...generally rooms all "done up" in this particular "honeysuckle" shade make me cringe a little.
i wouldnt last five minutes in a room like that without developing a splitting headache and/or starting to throw things.
{i promise im not really violent...}

the color pink i love to wear and SEE is more on the pale-with-touches-of-gray-pink side of the spectrum.
here are some spaces that i believe properly and tastefully use this fabulous color, in honor of the month of LOVE

LOVE LOVE LOVE..old worn wood floors, warm gray trim, linen settee, perfect pink walls, somewhat-strange-but-hey-it-works-because-its-personal collection of art...i want to walk through that doorway and see what else is in store. via martha stewart

this is on the verge of too much pink for me, but i still think its gorgeous and very well done - via countryliving

i love so much about this room and have no idea where i found it: the layers of color, texture, the velvet ottoman with nail head trim, the antiques, the silhouette sketches around the fireplace, the chandelier just hanging so unexpectedly over the rolled arm sofa, and of course the barely-pink walls.  it looks so lived in, but so effortless.  fabulous

perhaps a little peach, but nice. via housebeautiful

if i ever had the chance to actually sit and take a bath {HA}, i think i would like to do it here, in this pink bathroom by angelique bernatschke - with the fireplace roaring, a big ole glass of perfectly chilled red wine, and some eva cassidy playing surround sound.

precious cottage-y feel kitchen with mismatched pink cushions/rags on the chairs, via house to home

so romantic i could probably make myself faint on the sofa vivien-leigh-esque

the striped rug helps ground this airy feminine room with its trendy-yet-classic printed canopy. pink oxfords=fabulous

gorgeous grayed-pink headboard by tracery interiors. love this little girls room - emory doesnt know it yet but this is SO her.

dont you just feel all warm and cosy now?

go give some one a hug and spread the love!

have a fantastic weekend

"...Love is all you need..."

the Beatles