dear friend, when will you come again?

today bella loves...

1. celebrating my birthday with my fabulous friends last night. eating out at a lovely japanese restaurant, then going back to my house to gossip, eat yummy cupcakes, sing along to old school britney spears, and stay up until an obscence hour this morning.

2. going to the chocolate expo at the mall with my mother. we ladies need our chocolate!

3. watching old movies with my mother after stuffing ourselves silly at said chocolate expo.

music to my ears

today bella loves...

1. my new little children's lullabies cd 'dream a little'. it has the sweetest songs that remind of my childhood and help me sleep like a baby.2. big black bow with a precious rhinestone heart. i've been pining for this hair bow for weeks but am too busy and scatterbrained to actually order it.

3. doing absolutely nothing productive all day and basking in my laziness.

happy birthday to me...

today bella loves...my birthday! happy birthday to me, happy birthday to me, happy birthday to bella, happy birthday to me. things i love today on my birthday:

1. being hauled off to birthday lunch at katz's deli by my darling friends.

2. having a lovely dinner with my parents, brothers, and grandparents.

3. my birthday carrot cake from carousel cakes. mmm mmm mmm. their cakes are certainly worth the drive and the calories...


4. some of my favorite chocolates from my brother jake (he knows me so well).

5. anticipating really celebrating my birthday with my darling friends this weekend.

waiting for sunshine to come

today bella loves...

1. staying home from school. however i do not love the reason for my abscence from the wonderful world of education- i woke up this morning feeling more ill than should be legal. i spent the whole day napping, chugging ginger ale, and reading my battered copy of harriet the spy. i really do adore that book. every time i read it, i feel the urge to gather up all my old notebooks and jot down my observations on the world.

2. breads from rockland bakery. i always feel like a little girl in a candy shop whenever i go in there, and it's well worth the drive. today i spent a small fortune on bagels, loaves, and rolls in every flavor under the sun. oh sweet carbohydrates how i love you so. now if only i could actually eat them...

what a wonderful world...

today bella loves...
1. playing dress up. i was quite bored this morning so i decided to do an impromtu photo shoot in the great outdoors. of course that meant i had to get dolled up in some of my favorite clothes. i fluttered around my wardrobe for a while, snuck a few things from my mother's closet, and was delighted with my fairytale results.
(photos courtesy of jacob sheldon)

2. finding old treasures. after looking through my closet for my dress up session i was intrigued by the adorable little items i had accumalated and misplaced over the years. i found: a blue chinese ring box, a silver 'tres chic' compact, two gold sailor buttons, a clear jeweled case, a big gold bow, some darling hairclips, and a yellow hair bow.

3. surprise parties. today was my dear friend alyssa's birthday. a few friends and i set up a surprise birthday party at her favorite restaurant. we toasted, gossiped, and ate precious mini cupcakes from magnolia. a wonderful evening.

all that glitters is gold

today bella loves...

...snow in march. today, with the beginning of spring in sight, it snowed. which i was jumping for joy about. alas it melted after a few hours, leaving me sad and still cold. but i am really longing for springtime at the moment- colors and sundresses and flowers oh my! at least i got to wear my beloved j.crew wellies again.

bella loves...

blogging. i have to admit, i was never one for blogging. while others were pouring their hearts out to a computer about their various problems, i was the kid skipping through the daisies, fairytale book in hand. i never really grew out of my fairytales. that's why i'm here- to share my whimsical and slightly odd endeavors with whomever may stumble across this. enter at your own risk...and down the rabbit hole we go.