A Wink and A Smile

diy

Wed, 15 May 2013 09:15:34 -0400

How fun are these fringed numbers? This tutorial is for a birthday party, but it would be so cute to do a wedding date for the reception! It’s always great when you can customize the colors and size too.

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I can’t stop listening to “I Love It” by Icona...

Mon, 13 May 2013 18:56:00 -0400

I can’t stop listening to “I Love It” by Icona Pop. It feels badass and sassy and I feel like I should be stomping down a catwalk. ;) and :)

Happy Mother’s Day to the best mommy I could ask for....

Sun, 12 May 2013 11:02:57 -0400

Happy Mother’s Day to the best mommy I could ask for. Thanks for teaching me how to have parties without going crazy, how to swim and love the beach, patience and empathy, the value of my education, and how to clean (but also know when there are more important things). I love you, Mom!

Filled out my @MatchbookMag profile! Do you have one...

Fri, 10 May 2013 21:29:11 -0400

Filled out my @MatchbookMag profile! Do you have one too?

http://www.matchbookmag.com/profile/awinkasmile

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Beautiful greens and blues with white. ;) and :)

Wed, 08 May 2013 12:34:53 -0400

Beautiful greens and blues with white. ;) and :)

isleofviewblog: (via {a glamorous little side project}:...

Sun, 05 May 2013 09:18:28 -0400

isleofviewblog:

(via {a glamorous little side project}: hollywood cerise.)

Where is this and how so I get there?! ;) and :)

Adorable packaging ;) and :)

Wed, 01 May 2013 20:15:08 -0400

Adorable packaging ;) and :)

Photo

Wed, 01 May 2013 20:14:55 -0400

May Goals and March/April Recap

Wed, 01 May 2013 09:51:23 -0400

So I fell hard off the goals wagon. April kind of turned on it’s head and I lost sight of my focuses. March (and I guess April) was supposed to be a time to catch up on the goals I hadn’t completed from January and February. (I can’t believe it’s May…I feel like 2013 just started full of hope and promise. It seemed like everyone was particularly optimistic for 2013 and I wish it would last a little longer! I digress…) Since we last checked in, I did complete several financial goals, stained the wood shelf in the kitchen so that it’s wipe-able, bought frames for the living room, and instead of painting the bookshelf in the living room, I decided to leave it unpainted for now.

May hopefully brings actual spring to Boston and I want to focus on friends and family. Fittingly, May includes a long weekend at home in Charleston for my grandpa’s 80th birthday! I also have a few goals on my list:

1. Take my mom out to brunch for Mother’s Day (a very merry un-Mother’s Day!)

2. Spend time with my daddy, brother and grandparents too of course!

3. Make dinner for friends at least 3 times.

4. Snail mail cards to at least 5 friends/family.

5. Get together with a friend I haven’t seen in at least 6 months.

6. Organize a girls night (in or out).

I hope everyone else is having beautiful sunny weather too!

With a wink and a smile,

Ellie

Yum! Can’t wait to be home in 1 week…SC peaches really are the...

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 21:23:29 -0400

Yum! Can’t wait to be home in 1 week…SC peaches really are the best ;) and :)

Happy Weekend!! Anyone else planning on being outside and doing...

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:05:46 -0400

Happy Weekend!!

Anyone else planning on being outside and doing lots of spring cleaning?

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Wed, 24 Apr 2013 18:03:10 -0400

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Thoughts and Prayers

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 10:50:07 -0400

My thoughts and prayers go out to everyone who was affected by the attacks in Copley at the Boston Marathon yesterday. I am forever grateful that all my people are safe and sound and grateful to everyone who checked that I was safe. Marathon Monday is one of the very best times to be in Boston and no one can take that away from this city.

I am not the best with words, so I leave with the beautifully written words of someone else.

Ellie

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Mon, 15 Apr 2013 21:58:48 -0400

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Sun, 14 Apr 2013 11:02:12 -0400

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{via Pinterest}

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 15:45:39 -0400

{via Pinterest}

Cook

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 10:03:19 -0400

I really love to cook. On weeknights, cooking something fancy is often out of the question. One of my go to quick dinners became bacon and peas with pasta and parmesan on top. I loved this because not is it SO GOOD but parm and bacon keep well in the fridge and I always have frozen peas and dried pasta at home.

And then I found this recipe and it blew my mind. I still don’t always take the time to make this the fancy way, but when I do, it is to die for.

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Wed

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 09:00:33 -0400

{via Pinterest}

How much fun and different would it be to do LOVE candles as a cake topper?!

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Ellie

Wear

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 09:23:00 -0400

I’ve been obsessed with this color combination from the second I saw it. I love that it’s bold and springy all at once! My interpretation is Essie Geranium on my fingers and Essie Butler Please on my toes. What colors are you wearing?

With a wink and a smile,

Ellie

I often need some help with this decision… ;) and :)

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 16:07:39 -0400

I often need some help with this decision… ;) and :)