Happy {Dancin' Shoes} Weekend

I must say being on vacation is rather grand. I'm so loving lazy days, warm temps and catching up with family and friends. But we'll really be kicking into high gear this weekend as we head to NYC! I've got a ton of resautaurants to choose from (thanks to your wonderful suggestions), more friends, new and old to meet and greet, and then there's the main event: getting all gussied up to celebrate...


images via everything fabulous and cherry blossom girl

...the launch of Rue Magazine! I've been pouring over every page since it's debut yesterday and could not be more impressed. I'm so excited I get to congratulate the Rue ladies in person!


images via Rue Magazine

You can expect a full report of all the fun next week!

Till Monday luvies.

*Mrs. E

Happy {Ready to Rue!} Weekend

Well luvies, another week has come and gone. And even with only four days, I found this one to be a doozy. Did you? But maybe it's because I'm in the middle of packing up for a whirlwind week back east! We'll be running all over the place and I can not wait for some quality time in the big city.




images via haute design & blueproof road

So apologies in advance if next week's posts are a little sporadic. Our days are going to be filled with nonstop family and friends, all topped off with one of the hottest parties of the year - the Rue Magazine launch party in NYC!



I'm so excited to support the brilliant team behind the new mag, finally meet so many blogger friends in person and end the wait for the first issue! Even if you aren't able to join us, you can download your very own Rue button right here. What, don't know about Rue yet? You can check out my sneak peak on Style Me Pretty here. I'm confident you'll love what you see. And I promise you'll get a full report from NYC.

And finally, before I go, I just have to say a huge thank you to everyone who left such sweet comments on my new Confessions of a Blogger feature. In the midst of the rat race, it just hit me that real life is worth appreciating too and I'm so thankful (relieved!) so many of you felt the same way. Check back for future confessions, when I'm feeling brave enough to reveal another one of my bad habits!

Happy weekend luvies. I'll be checking in on you during my travels next week.
*Mrs. E

A Great Space

Now that things are getting back to normal after the wedding, I had to find another project to keep my creative juices flowing so next up...home renovation! At this point, I have no idea what I'm getting myself into, but I'm loving step 1: bank inspiration.

Like this rad Brooklyn apartment's kitchen and dinning room.


via from me to you

I abosultely adore the mismatched Ikea chairs - brilliant way to add interest and play off of the (stunning) hard wood floors, and in totally economical fashion. And I spy lots of handy Ikea shelves in the kitchen too. Brilliant and on budget? Love it.

Definitely filing these ideas away for later! Be sure you check out the rest of the apartment here.