I love Le Love.

le love never ceases to tug at my heartstrings.
j'adore.

xo-

Favorite children books...

{image via: Meg Fish.}

I am going to teach the wee little ones English while au pairing.  I have been trying to think of wonderful children's books to take along with me -- this is one of my all time favorites. 

What are your favorites?
xo-

a toast.

-via: Anglophile meets bibliophile-

xo-

"...but there’s always time for the paper."

{via: From Me To You.}

I am working on posts right now about breakups and finding au pair jobs abroad.  I hope to do more posts on various topics after finals are done (two weeks!) and I am settled in Germany.

Do you have any other topics you'd like me to post on? (My inner journalist loves discovering new information to share!)

xoxo-

p.s. Have you read online magazine The Violet, yet?  It's beautiful, insightful & leaves you feeling truly inspired. And you know what else? It was created by the lovely Camilla of the blog champagne bubbles!

"She loved herself in love..."

Go back, then...

{via: flickr.}

xo-

p.s. is that not the most magical photo you have ever seen? i am in awe of it's beauty! here is another picture that inspired me this week.

"one sequin at a time..."

"I'm just trying to change the world one sequin at a time." 

-lady gaga.

xo-

the classics: boom-boom-boom...

the classics make my heart go boom-boom-boom...

xo-

magazine love. mhmm...

{via: tumblr.}

i love magazines to the moon & back.  
& online magazines, too... mhmm... yes i do. & i'm pretty sure you do, too. 

...so in case ya haven't heard,

Rue Mag issue 3 & the premier issue of Matchbook Mag are both hot off the press!

happy reading & happy weekend!

xo- 

UPDATE: word on the street is there's another mag out to pour over... Adore Magazine, & it's their british edition- jolly good, indeed. ; )

Love in Autumn.

{via: flickr.}

Love in Autumn

by  sara teasdale

 I sought among the drifting leaves, 
The golden leaves that once were green,
To see if Love were hiding there
And peeping out between.

For thro' the silver showers of May
And thro' the summer's heavy heat,
In vain I sought his golden head
And light, fast-flying feet.

Perhaps when all the world is bare
And cruel winter holds the land,
The Love that finds no place to hide
Will run and catch my hand.

I shall not care to have him then,
I shall be bitter and a-cold --
It grows too late for frolicking
When all the world is old.

Then little hiding Love, come forth,
Come forth before the autumn goes,
And let us seek thro' ruined paths
The garden's last red rose.

xo-

simply be.

{via: tumblr.}

For just a while, calm your thoughts. In this moment, simply be.

There is much in your life, and there is much more to come.

Yet you have always been, and you always are, more than enough.

For a moment, let go of the way you appear and the things you’ve done. Feel the truth and power of who you are.

In silence, there is much you can know. Beyond thought, there is much you can understand.

Touch the person who always lives inside the person you are. Be immersed in the beauty and wonder of being.

Feel the strength that is always there. And know that whatever may come, all is well.

— Ralph Marston.

words of Love for your friday.

{via: better than fine.}

Let’s pray and sing and dance for a while. Let me sing a song about you while we dine. Let’s remember to forget and forget to remember. Let’s touch the sky and kiss the ground and weep while we laugh because you mean so much while the world can mean so little.

Let’s do these things, you and I, for time is short and short is the time.

And tomorrow, we can do it again. If you’d like.

-via the brilliant Iain Thomas of i wrote this for you.

here's to a very happy weekend-
with oh, so much Love.
xo-

what you need to know.

& be sure to check out this reminder featured on buttoned up!

xo-

p.s. you can become a fan of little reminders of love now on facebook! hooray!

week 30.

1. how sweet
are these flats!--
who wouldn't love a pair
in every color?!

2. this photo of
audrey hepburn
& her son sean
absolutely
melts my heart.

3. i love this doodle!
- & definitely
have a similar
wish list of
travel destinations!

4. this poodle
made me
laugh out loud.
i love poodles & their
crazy hair so much!

5. i just
finished reading
this sweet book
& i loved it!
it was such a great
story & i definitely
recommend it!









xo-

Lots of Love for Nie!

our beautiful nienie has had a wonderful 2 part story
written about her in this weeks Arizona Republic.
You can read it here.

It is such an amazing story, & it will inspire your heart beyond belief.

we love you, nienie!
xo-

p.s., here is a sweet youtube video, which is equally heart-wrenching.
she & mr. nielson are so in love, i love it!

letters to crushes.

{via: weheartit.}

i had to share this adorable favorite of mine.
it's the cute site: letters to crushes.
i think it is such a sweet idea, but i think
it would be even sweeter if the people told their crushes!

it inspires me. ; )

xo-

here are some of my very favorites:

....................................................

girl with the pretty face in my physics class,

Our eyes meet across the room every so often. Do you think the same things I do?

— butterfly-filled fool

....................................................

funny boy,

i caught you smiling. at the floor.

now i’m not going to try so hard to keep my smiles to myself.

maybe next time we can smile at each other.

— sneaker girl

....................................................

girl,

When I see you, even for a quick second, I smile. And sometimes that smile doesn’t go away when you’re gone. That’s got to mean something.

— boy
....................................................

Boy Geek,

I love you more than getting a long block in Tetris.

— Girl Geek

....................................................

Smart girl,

I want to learn to paint so I can paint for you.
I want to learn to sing so I can sing for you.
I want to learn to write songs so they can be about you.
I want to hold art in my hand and control it just so I can create visual metaphors for your beauty.

For now, I will just write to you. We stare at paintings together in museums to find their meanings, and I wish I knew the meaning of us.

Do you think we’ll ever be in a painting? Do you think I will have painted it? I hope that some day you know this is how I feel. Until then, my brain creates hypothetical songs and watercolors for you.

— Silly boy

....................................................

smart boy,

Remember unit two in chemistry? Positive and negative ions, and how they have to balance with each other in compounds and equations so that things make sense and don’t blow up.

You, positive. Me, negative.

It balances out.

— geeky girl

....................................................

her,

i like it when you ramble.

— him

....................................................

-all via: letters to crushes.

p.s. i have a great story about confessing my crush to a boy last year, it was actually pretty funny. as for now, i must write a paper that is due in 15 hours! :O

Friday Love.

{via: flickr.}

happy friday, loves!

a message for your beautiful weekend:

"Decide to fall in love with the world & it will swoop you up in its arms & smother you with kisses. You will get all your joy & excitement back a million times over. This is real, this is how it works. Even when you feel hard & cold & angry, you have more love to give away than you could ever believe possible. It is infinite like galaxies. Just give it away. Imagine cartoon hearts in hot pink & vivid red floating out of your chest & popping over the heads of everyone, showering them with hope & blessings & encouragement, & your life will begin to change. It will become this sparkling carousel of magic & wonder."

{via: tumblr.}

xo-

to all my {handsome} gentlemen readers:

{via: iheartlove.}

“Tell her how you admire her.
Always tell her you love her, at all times.
When shes upset, hold her tight.
Pick her over all the other girls you hang out with.
Play with her hair, pick her up,
tickle her, and wrestle with her.
Just talk to her. Tell her jokes.
Bring her flowers, just because.
Hold her hand & run, just hold her hand.
Throw pebbles at her window at night.
Let her fall asleep in your arms.
Sing to her no matter how awful you sound.
Get her mad at you, then kiss her.
Give her piggy back rides.
Push her on swings.
Tell her she looks beautiful.
When she’s sad, stay on the phone with her,
even if she’s not saying anything.
Look into her eyes and smile.
Kiss her on her forehead.
Slow dance with her even if theres no music.
Kiss her in the rain.”

-unknown.-

xo-

adoring audrey.

“Pick the day. Enjoy it — to the hilt. The day as it comes. People as they come. The past, I think, has helped me appreciate the present — and I don’t want to spoil any of it by fretting about the future.”

-audrey hepburn.

"Unsolicited Collegiate Advice."

{via: KU Archives.}

i love this list of

Unsolicited Collegiate Advice

Jordan Ferney of Oh Happy Day! compiled for her niece.
i completely agree with every single point.

1. Don't kiss lame boys even if they are a little cute. You'll regret it later.
2. Fall in love with someone new every single day. Crushes are new and exciting.
3. Don't sign up for credit cards or give personal information to anyone who wants it. It's not worth that free t-shirt or king sized Snickers bar they are offering.
4. If your friend dates a boy you hate, stay out of it.
5. Go to all the free lectures and activities they offer, even if you are busy and tired.
6. Throw lots of themed parties: Pink Party, Hair Party, Middle School Party.
7. Don't move home for the summer. You think it is a good idea because you miss it but after two weeks it will just be really depressing. Instead do an internship somewhere fun or get a job in an exotic locale.
8. Take art classes even if you aren't an art major. (This one might be me projecting my own regret.)
9. Don't get your hair done by the local hair school students. It will always end bad.
10. Make cookies every Sunday and take them to friends and cute boys. Do this especially when you get depressed or sad.
11. If you can't get in a class you want because it is full--don't take no for an answer.
12. Join clubs and maybe start one yourself.
13. If you get a job in college don't work too much. They are only paying you minimum wage. In five years you'll make quadruple that and your time in college is precious. Better to spend your time studying or working for free somewhere cool or doing an internship to further your career.
14. Go camping a lot and go on lots of road trips.
15. Find the girls that dress cool, make friends with them and ask them to help dress you. (speaking from experience here)
16. If it rains go dance in it.
17. Don't park illegally even for a minute. College campuses are crawling with meter maids who WILL GET YOU.
18. Get a Vespa.
19. Never schedule a class before 10am. Don't do that to yourself.
20. Watch lots of foreign films and go to lots of concerts even if you don't have the money. That is what college is for.

xo-