bits and bobs and my 150th post

Guess what. This is my 150th post. I'm happy about that. :)

Anyway, today is the start of Nick's birth week since his birthday is exactly one week from today. We started the day out right by going to the gym together and then I made him french toast with applesauce on top. We're going to keep on celebrating tonight by going to see The Dark Knight Rises. Movie posters like this one for The Dark Knight have me even more pumped. Seriously, one of the best designed movie posters I've ever seen.

Have a great weekend! The following are a few favorites from around the interweb lately.

I've recently discovered a passion that I have for prop and photo styling and Jen articulates here what I admire about picture like these and the stylists behind them.
I love Amanda's column on her blog. She's featured some of my favorite artists/bloggers.
My new sandals have made me want more new sandals, like this orange pair and these platform coral and grey ones
If I could paint like Katie our whole house would be bright and floral.

This painting by Samantha French makes me think of cloudy days and beaches at the same time, which is sort of the weather we have going on out here today. And it also makes me want to paint. So, I'll rise to the challenge from my inner artist. If you're looking for inspiration checkout my art board on Pinterest.

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heat wave

When we first got to Cambridge I thought the weather was pretty great. Cooler at night and pretty mild during the day.

That all changed yesterday when the heat hit, and I'm not going to admit how few items of clothing I've been wearing in our house. Our need for a blender had become dire. I've been pinning summertime recipes all morning. All I want to do right now is drink smoothies and eat popsicles all day long. And stare at beautiful images like this one by Ekaterina Koroleva. Look for the one called "Pool" on her site.

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Food, glorious food

I made this yesterday and have been snacking on it since. I used a different recipe from allrecipes.com but it was still delish.

I found the picture on pinterest but I first tried the salsa/mix at my sister-in-law, Stephanie's, reception and had been daydreaming about it ever since.

I have really enjoyed using pinterest. For anyone who may not know what pinterest is: It is "a virtual pinboard. Pinterest allows you to organize and share all the beautiful things you find on the web. You can browse pinboards created by other people to discover new things and get inspiration from people who share your interests. People use pinboards to plan their weddings, decorate their homes, and share their favorite recipes."

It is my most favorite recent discovery. I wish wish wish I had this when I was planing my wedding. Have you ever found something online that you thought was cool and when you went to find it again you couldn't? I have done that so many times that my bookmarks are now full of sites that I might possibly one day want to revisit. Now I can just pin it. Thanks Layla ;)

Do you have pinterest? If not, why not?