August Around The Web

August was a bit more relaxed as Summer starts to wind down. At the beginning of the month I settled back into my work from home routine after coming home from Utah, we spent time with our nephews and celebrated Mike’s birthday, Dale and I worked on planning our Europe trip with Sophie and Alex, we spent as much time as possible at the pool, I went to an outdoor Fusion pop-up class, the Smith family visited the Auschwitz exhibit at Union Station, Holiday Mart planning got busier as the show approached, Dale and I attended a couple’s shower for Laura and Ashton, and we spent a weekend hanging out with our high school friends Syd and Sal!

  • Around the web this month this propagation wall tutorial caught my eye because our fiddle is nearing the ceiling! Not sure if I will be brave enough to propagate, but saving just in case!

  • Another fun DIY I discovered was this checkered bowl!

  • Always on the lookout for pasta recipes!

  • I keep coming back to this belt bag…

  • Someday I would love to stay at the Ludlow in NYC!

  • Matte balloons seem to be trending at the moment.

  • The most exciting news of the month is that I signed up for Nuuly! I can’t wait for my first box to arrive in early September!

Soak up the end of summer!


Laura’s Last Rodeo!

My best friend Laura is getting hitched and we headed to Park City, Utah for her bachelorette weekend! We arrived on Thursday and wandered around Main Street before Pizza back at our Airbnb. Friday we hiked Bloods Lake Trail, enjoyed an amazing lunch at Wasatch Brewery and then went out on the town. Our last full day was spent horseback riding at Red Pine Adventures before dressing up for Laura’s Last Rodeo! Park City was beautiful and I would love to go back to ski!

Letters Are Lovely | Laura's Last Rodeo!
Letters Are Lovely | Laura's Last Rodeo!
Letters Are Lovely | Laura's Last Rodeo!
Letters Are Lovely | Laura's Last Rodeo!
Letters Are Lovely | Laura's Last Rodeo!
Letters Are Lovely | Laura's Last Rodeo!
Letters Are Lovely | Laura's Last Rodeo!
Letters Are Lovely | Laura's Last Rodeo!
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Letters Are Lovely | Laura's Last Rodeo!
Letters Are Lovely | Laura's Last Rodeo!
Letters Are Lovely | Laura's Last Rodeo!

July Around The Web

July has gone by so FAST. This month my Junior League Dinner Club resumed after a long hiatus, we celebrated the Fourth of July with Dale’s family in town from Chicago, I got to see some work friends at happy hour, Dale and I headed to LA and Vegas for bachelor/bachelorette parties, I got to see Grace preform in Mamma Mia, we went to the zoo with my nephews, made it to the pool a few times, Alyson and I hosted a bridal shower for Laura and we ended the month in Park City for her bachelorette. WOW. I’m also still working from home (for the foreseeable future) and found Brittany’s office makeover especially inspiring!

Hello, august!


Westlake Village Inn & Spa

Last weekend I haded to LA to celebrate my friend Caitlin’s bachelorette weekend! She is marrying Dale’s best friend from college, Matt, in September. We checked in to the Westlake Village Inn & Spa on Friday and headed straight to the pool. That night we had pizza and then headed to bed. The next day we had breakfast at Stonehaus, headed to the spa, and then spent some more time at the pool. It was such a beautiful place to stay in Westlake Village!

Letters Are Lovely | Westlake Village Inn & Spa
Letters Are Lovely | Westlake Village Inn & Spa
Letters Are Lovely | Westlake Village Inn & Spa
Letters Are Lovely | Westlake Village Inn & Spa
Letters Are Lovely | Westlake Village Inn & Spa
Letters Are Lovely | Westlake Village Inn & Spa
Letters Are Lovely | Westlake Village Inn & Spa
Letters Are Lovely | Westlake Village Inn & Spa
Letters Are Lovely | Westlake Village Inn & Spa
Letters Are Lovely | Westlake Village Inn & Spa

June Around The Web

June has truly been a whirlwind. We kicked off the month in Florida to finally celebrate Adam & Alex’s marriage, Dale graduated from his residency, we got together with my college friends, saw both our dads on Father’s Day weekend, and most importantly we got Sophie & Alex married! (Their wedding date of June 26th was also Grace’s 17th birthday!) It has been more meaningful than ever to be able to gather and celebrate and I can’t wait to see all the wedding photos from her photographer!

  • Around the web was a bit light this month with all the festivities. BUT these lemon taper holders perfectly fit with Sophie’s wedding theme and caught my eye.

  • I don’t know that we will have time to get to Joshua Tree when we head to CA in September but it’s on the list for someday!

  • Obsessed with dresses lately and love this one

  • An interesting read about the future of the American house

  • Love this cute DIY and I think my nephews would, too!

  • The “it” houseplants for 2021. You can never have too many!

  • I’m already dreaming and scheming for a big Europe trip in summer 2022. On the list: England, Greece & Croatia!

Happily Ever After It Is