spring catalogues!

it is that time again... all the spring catalogues are filling up the mailbox. most people find them annoying & throw them right out. oh but not me, they are my favorite! i like to play the game where i think in my head "if i had a million dollars and could buy whatever i wanted, what things would i choose..." and here they are: 

 this embellished white dress from here + these pale pink wedges from here

 this polka dot & eyelet top from here + these pin striped beach pants via here

 this modern striped one piece from here + these stunning sandals from here

& this bumble bee golden tie necklace from here + this breezy white top from here

the magazines i went through included Sundance, Eddie Bauer, Boden, Garnet Hill, Anthropologie, Crate & Barrel, West Elm, & more... you can see the pattern developing just at a glance: a light, airy, & whimsical vibe ready for spring & warmer weather. each of the pieces above are the very definition of a splurge, but my birthday is in a few weeks & i am thinking of choosing just one of these for my husband to get me! 

kids these days...

                      << SO CUTE!!!

purple chevron striped onesie from serena & lily

umm, so where were these clothes when i was a kid?! don't get me wrong, i wore pretty stylish clothes because all of them were handed down to me from my gorgeous cousin... but i am in awe of the amazing pieces available for kids these days. it is like some of the best designers were just like "screw it, i wanna design for littles" and they did... because that's the only thing i can come with. there are so many darling onesies & little booties & moccasins galore! all the stripes & colors... half of them i wish were made into grown up clothes! it is inspiring me to want to have kids like right now! but let's not get ahead of ourselves. 

stripes & bunnies from here + purple floral jumper via the gap

grey soft moccasins from smallable + striped itty bitty sneakers from here

complimentary colored onesie from seed + the softest striped pj pants from here

a mountain top dress from here + black & white striped hoodie from j.crew

and this,

this is why i love Kohl's!

my mom and i love to shop at Kohl's. it is our favorite thing to do together because we have the best time trying to find those "gems" that lots of women overlook. i know you all are gagging over how much i talk about this store... like "ok LA, we get it, why don't you just marry it?"  ...but case in point:

see these mittens? i love these mittens. i pinned them to my "outerwear" board on Pinterest about 2 months ago. the colors, the little deer, they are so woodsy-fun, & the tassels add a punch of girly. and i had NO clue where they were from. never checked, never looked for them anywhere... and then last night, i was just bored & online shopping. i had already raided Anthropologie's current sale here where i scored this & this for super cheap... Macy's didn't have much, so i found myself on Kohl's.com looking through their sale of winter stuff. and BAM. these mittens popped up. seriously? at kohl's? i died. and obviously i am ordering them as we speak with my Kohl's card because you get like extra 30% off, plus free shipping. & you can't beat that! so here they are if you love them as much as me! they are by a company called MUK LUKS and they have a lot of funky different shoes, outerwear, & tights. so check it out!