happy friday.

found this adorable little sign while we were in boston last weekend. words to live by.

happy one.

this past sunday we celebrated our 1st wedding anniversary. i cannot believe it has been one year since our snowy wedding, time just flies so fast! we celebrated with a trip to boston, thanks to a wedding gift from our bridesmaids. it was such a great getaway and an amazing city. photos to come!

ruby jane.

happy monday. thought i would share this was a lovely little video of miss ruby jane on this sunny morning!

on repeat.

breathe again. sara bareilles

fix you.

So you think you can dance - Fix you - Robert & Allison from Laura U on Vimeo.

from so you think you can dance. choreographed by travis wall. performed by robert roldan and all-star allison holker.

oh you fancy huh?

i am loving these letterpressed cards from bluepoolroad's shop in the felt & wire shop by mohawk fine papers. i could spend hours looking through all the amazing products! so many great holiday gift ideas!

cat vs. printer.

currently obsessed with...

blinding by florence and the machine. just cannot stop listening to this song.

thirdeeeee.

i am officially 30! celebrated a few weekends ago with a wonderful surprise party thrown by my husband with help from my family and friends. it was a fabulous night filled with family, friends confetti and lots of cupcakes! (yay philly cupcake!)

nicest things.

it seems i keep posting music on fridays, so i think i might try to keep doing that. loving this right now. nicest thing by kate nash. beautiful. happy friday.

camping!

a few weeks ago we went camping with some friends to the delaware river family campground. this was my first camping experience since my brownie days, so i was a little nervous to be sleeping outdoors in a tent! besides having to move our campground because of the torrential rainfall earlier in that week, it was a blast! the weather was beautiful (a little chilly at night!) we had a ton of delicious food...especially the smores! we had a great time!

so amazing.

performed by the great chinese circus, this is swan lake like i have never seen!

love this.

bulletproof weeks by matt nathanson. beautiful.

happytape!

this is all tape!

super fun right!? happytape is colored japanese masking tape. made from japanese washi paper. totally fabulous for decorating packages, gift wrapping, scrapbooking, card making, fancy labels + artsy collages. i am about to order a few rolls for myself, especially the make-a-frame rolls!

go phils!

game one was amazing. can't wait for game two!

cake anyone?

believe it or not, these funky little things are cake servers! sold at urban butik, for $19.95. i think i might have to try one out. here is how it works (genius, right?):

so inspiring.

i just came across this video of australian x factor contestant karl dimachki. he was diagnosed with tongue cancer about a year and a half ago. doctors had to remove half his tongue and also had cancer spots shaved from his voice box and lymph nodes removed. after six months of chemo and radiation he was told he would never sing again...watch the video.

this was an news article posted on today tonight, an australian online news site.

Simply walking onto the stage to perform was a victory for The X Factorcontestant and cancer survivor Karl Dimachki.

Diagnosed with tongue cancer little more than 16 months ago, Karl had half his tongue taken out, cancer spots shaved from his voice box and a number of lymph nodes removed. He was told he would never sing again.

He underwent six months of intense chemo and radiation therapy and at the time it was believed it would take four years for Karl just to talk properly again.

He defied his prognosis and was able to speak immediately after surgery - it reduced his doctors to tears.

The same doctors were in shock again last night as they watched Karl take toThe X Factor stage. This time it was judge Natalie Imbruglia who was crying as she stood in appreciation.

Karl says his faith played a huge role in his survival.

"During my operation i had a very unique dream," Dimachki said. "Michael the arch angel had his hand on my shoulder to let me know I'm going to be fine [sic]."

He also described the pain he endured during his treatment.

"It's like pouring a whole bottle of acid into your insides and radiation is an equivalent to being in a microwave - so cooking the insides of you [sic]."

Karl had wanted to be a singer from the age of five and would rehearse in front of his family for hours. Last night he was able to fulfill a dream and give the audience a self-styled lesson in life.

"I'm just here to prove a point if you have a dream go on and do it 'cause God will always put a hero inside you," he told the audience.

Karl is through to the next round - a boot camp in Sydney with one of the judges where he'll take on their advice before performing again. We wish him all the best.

happy weekend.

philly cupcake.

yay for cupcakes from philly cupcake!! i have been dying to get to this place to try them out and they did not let me down!! it is the cutest little dessert boutique, with an amazing crystal chandelier, ornate, victorian, pink china cabinets to showcase their sweet treats. and yes, they are as delish as they look. pictured above from left to right (clock-wise): jewish apple streusel cake cupcake, chocolate chip with black and white frosting, cinnamon swirl coffee cupcake, the coma (the all chocolate one, that was mine). so.good.

sunny saturday, even on etsy.

just came across this happy pink print by sixthandmain on the esty homepage just now. it makes me happy. i hope it makes you happy too.