emptying my obsessions

i have a folder saved on my desktop where i save all of my design/decorating inspiration. lots and lots and lots of pictures.

and it is about high time to dump some favorites onto my little ol' blog here.

enjoy the eye candy.

{design sponge}

{robyn karp}

{anthropologie}

{anthropologie}

{design sponge}

{domino}

{design sponge}

{domino}

do you now understand my obsession? i mean...i'll take all of these rooms please.
just gorgeous.

addition

i would like to introduce to you a new special guy in my life. he came into it pretty unexpectedly. i had no idea he would be coming into my life so soon. but it just seemed perfect.

his name is kentson (i graduated from kentucky. A just graduated from clemson). Kentucky + Clemson = Kentson.

A and I are in love. He is such a fun little guy.

so far so good. i will definitely be sharing my puppy adventures with bloggy friends soon!

tuesday's ten: ten books to read this summer

tuesday's ten comes every now and then. usually when i can think of 10 things i can group together for you. and today, it's 10 books to read this summer. they range from simple, girly beach reads to books that will encourage and {hopefully} challenge my faith to grow.

in no particular order...

are there any must-read books on your list for the summertime? i LOVE getting book recommendations from friends so please share!

mama love

happy mothers day mama. i love you to pieces and miss you like crazy.

can't wait to see you in like a week or so. even if it is for only a few days. our visit will still be perfect.

i am excited to celebrate this day with you.

love,
shan

southern city

i love my saturdays.
and i love this new city of mine.

today we went down to the farmers market. then walked around downtown. ended up here with this pretty little view.

it was perfect.

happy saturday friends.

one man's junk is another man's treasure

photo from {here}

last weekend, A and I went on a little trip to visit his family. i also got to participate in a neighborhood yardsale. his grandparents (step grandparents) neighborhood hosted a yardsale. so i took a bunch of junk that i didn't need anymore and sold it. or some of it. the rest of it was hauled off to goodwill. it feels good to get that stuff out of my apartment.

one thing you will learn about me. I am a purger. do y'all know that show "hoarders"? i am the exact opposite of them. i am a purger. 110%. i just love the feeling of no clutter.

it was fabulous getting rid of junk.

and did i mention that i love yardsales? love them! however, i didn't find anything that i wanted at this one. disappointing. i did score some teacup saucers and an old gold frame from A's grandparents. but i wanted some fun little serving dishes. or some furniture that i could eventually redo. you know...take other people's junk and make it my little treasures.

next time maybe.

a makeover if you will

a little blog makeover.

i created a little header. a picture of my new town, my besties and my favorite flowers (and also a picture taken by one of the besties). all meaningful to me.

what do you think?