February 11, 2010
baby giraffe & her momma.  5 days old. {via kari-shma,  Telegraph}

baby giraffe & her momma.  5 days old.

{via kari-shma,  Telegraph}

February 9, 2010

abbracciami

it’s one of my favorite Italian words.  it’s just so fun to say.  abbracciami.  abbracciami.  hey, you, abbracciami.  its colloquial translation is “hug me.”  but the verb abbracciare comes from the word braccio (meaning “arm”), so literally, it means “wrap your arms around me.”  doesn’t that just describe the feeling so perfectly?

February 8, 2010
photo credit: unknown  {via justbesplendid}

photo credit: unknown 

{via justbesplendid}

My friend Edwin is a wonderful photographer, and he just started a tumblr!

Check out these beautiful seaside shots.

February 7, 2010

I liked it then.  I like it now.

oooppps.

so I haven’t been the best at keeping my promise.  for all this talk about love, someone over here might have an itty-bitty issue with commitment.  but that’s for another post.  will you forgive me?

February 5, 2010
{photo by Anastacia Chernyavsky}

{photo by Anastacia Chernyavsky}

everything you need to know about love you knew when you were 5.

You’ve probably all heard those sweet little quotes by kids waxing poetic on love.  They tend to circulate this time of year.  Part of me things they are hopelessly sappy, and part of me thinks they absolutely (and adorably) ring true.  Either way, here’s a reminder that everything there is to know about love, you learned before the age of 10.

“Love is what makes you smile when you are tired.”  - Boy, age 5

“When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down, and little stars come out of your eyes.”  Girl, age 7

“Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they know each other really well.”  -Girl, age 8

“You can love anybody, but when you really love someone, that means that you love that person just the way they are.”  -Girl, age 10

and my favorite:

“When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different.  You just know that your name is safe in their mouth.” -Boy, age 6

February 3, 2010
“ Love does not consist of gazing at each other, but in looking outward together in the same direction.
Antoine de St-Exupery
February 2, 2010
how adorable is this heart headband by ban.do?  playful & fun & it looks like a huge candy heart. check out their other beautiful pieces here.

how adorable is this heart headband by ban.do?  playful & fun & it looks like a huge candy heart.

check out their other beautiful pieces here.

month of love.

as if I weren’t already completely obsessed with love, I decided to write one little post about love every day for the entire month of February.  yes, it’s a Hallmark holiday, yes, I shouldn’t need an excuse to tell all the people I love how much I love them, yes, yes, yes.  I get it.  And still, I love the idea, the feeling, the many manifestations of love.

so I hope you’re up for this little celebration of love.  family love.  dreamy, romantic love.  love in art & poetry.  old love. new love.  first love.  love lost.  love regained.  future love.  forever love.

and of course, my personal favorite: smooching shots.

{p.s.  if you have any photos or stories to share, just send them my way.  I’d love to hear from you!}

February 1, 2010

Michael Buble - Just Haven’t Met You Yet

call me crazy/cheesy, but I just love this song!  it’s so happy & bouncy.

January 24, 2010
this song is breathtakingly beautiful.

Justin Timberlake & Matt Morris sing Hallelujah at the Hope for Haiti Now telethon.  I’ve always loved this song, and hearing it as a duet makes it all the more beautiful.

{And from JT, who knew?!}

January 23, 2010

just saw South Pacific.

and now I can’t stop singing Some Enchanted Evening. it’s driving my sister crazy, but I don’t care!!!

file under: musical theater nerd.

January 20, 2010
ditto! georgiegirlnyc: This is why I don’t have a favorite season.  They are all beautiful. julie911: posted by galaxiesofdesire | via moonanet It’s fascinating how much the colors and mood in this place change from season to season.

ditto!

georgiegirlnyc:

This is why I don’t have a favorite season.  They are all beautiful.

julie911:

posted by galaxiesofdesire | via moonanet

It’s fascinating how much the colors and mood in this place change from season to season.