much love monday.

i like to use monday as a way to reflect on the previous week, to start anew, and to send a little love into the world.
 

today i am grateful for:

a FULL week of celebratory activities: 1 phenomenal year with the bf, who i will now, going forward, refer to as con, short for conor (i decided "the bf" term is a little dumb, lol), 1 year of this blog (!), a chicago blogger meet-up that introduced me to new friends and new blogs, and connected me back with some older blogger friends as well (make new friends, but keep the old...amirite?), a royal wedding (keep calm, harry is still single!), and a tea party on saturday with some girlfriends to celebrate it!

pictures worth a thousand words:

 {tea party fun}
 

 { a little bit of at-home pampering}

 {a walk in the park}

{april showers bring may flowers}

this week's blog love:

• the life styled gave me beach envy with this collection of images.
• you're all watching parks & recreation on nbc thursday nights, right?  alaina of live creating yourself shows you why you should.  "pre-bird salad sandwich" ... just rolls right off the tongue, eh? 
• a glimpse of glamour gives us some design inspiration: turning a book into wallpaper - what a stunning idea.
• i'm crazy in love with the couture gowns posted by dress, design & decor this week.
• hello, swoony-worthy ballet pictures curated by ashley nicole catherine!
• i'm kind of obsessed with mason jars, so breakfast at toast's collection of wedding day mason jars?  love love love.  
• and to round out the week, two phenomenal posts on the royal wedding: dress, design & decor and the littlest things both curated some stunning images.

here's to another grateful and love-filled week.  

xo. di.

*images via my personal collection