five things.

five things that make me really happy right now:

1. tribal print

{why oh why can't i get enough of this? it sucks me in everywhere i go & i can't stop.  it's ridiculous & it's starting to drive me crazy}

 2. imperfect top knots 

{awesome tutorial here}

3. dry shampoo 

{my fav here}

4. coral lipstick 

{just bought this one in "just peachy"}

5. organic hipster baby leggings

{i may or may not have a horrible case of baby fever & my eggo isn't even preggo}

bottlerock.

as a celebration for surviving yet another year of finals, how could we resist bottlerock napa? 

we were fortunate enough to participate in the first year of a now annual music festival in napa valley. we stayed at the napa valley marriott resort and spa. a party bus shuttled us to and from the hotel to the festival each of the days. because words cannot describe how much fun we had, here is a photo-dump from my phone to document the trip!

day one:

 good morning with starbucks coffee from the hotel!

hotel flowers. 

{ok, kind of boring, but let me just re-iterate...we have not been outside since january because of med school for him and busy season/med school support team for me...and i'm easily impressed.}

 waiting for our fun bus to the festival.

 on our way!

 slightly excited.

 main stage by day.

 cloud watching.

kings of leon at night.

day two:

 aztec festival necklace for my day two outfit!

 hubster figuring out the lineup while listening to some country.

 shelter from the heat!! it was soooo hot in the sun!

 one of the wineries was doing free face painting.

of course he couldn't resist getting painted either. it was mother's day.

seriously, this was one of the most fun weekends. if you ever have the chance to go, DO IT!

Best Day Ever.

in an attempt to piece the shambles of my life together after busy season, i took today off. i enjoyed every second.

maybe this won't seem like the best day ever to most people, but for those of you who have ever been trapped in a windowless cube without seeing the light of day for three months, this is pretty much what i imagine heaven to be like.

8am:

wake up captive in bed with two kitties and a husband holding me hostage under their sleepy groggy morning weight. coziest morning ever. not a cloud in the sky. birds chirping. 

hah, straight out of a cheezy lifetime movie where things look a little tooooo happy. 

8:10am:

make husband breakfast. two eggs & potato pancakes. 

drink tea + green juice. get excited to not catch the bus. 

and to think, just a week ago i wanted to punch every person i saw in the face. amazing the difference a few days and a deadline makes.

9am:

dentist for my 6 month cleaning. chatted with my adorbs hygienist who is 22 weeks preggo. 

stared out the window. 

wore the ugliest sunglasses ever and loved every second of it. 

no cavities. yessss.

11am:

bank stop. chatted with another human {bank teller} and got 4 rolls of quarters so i can make my way through the 15 loads of laundry that wait for me at home.

11:15am:

visit my oakland nail shop. 

stare & drool in massage chair while my poor toes are brought back to life with opi lincoln park after dark. can't forget an eyebrow wax. 

omg i think i'm starting to feel human again.

12:30pm:

arrive at target. i can't even remember what i bought, but $258 later, i feel sort of like i accomplished something. i got some summer shirts for jack to wear under his scrubs, mascara, some cards, a jean jacket, shampoo, & some other random bath items. i was in serious need of a retail therapy sesh. 

mission accomplished.

1:40pm:

receive a phone call from the hubster that his afternoon classes are cancelled. he met me for lunch at panera. i had a tuna sammy. it was the most delish sammy ever. 

it represented freedom on a random wednesday afternoon. with people. and my person.

2:30pm:

drop off some old running shoes at the alameda goodwill.

2:40pm:

make a stop at rosenblum cellars to pick up our spring club shipment. our neighbor jackie was pouring, so naturally i had to stop to chat. i tasted two zinfandels and a syrah with her.

3:00pm:
take our car to the outdoor carwash on shoreline drive.
wait in the glorious sunshine for a half hour.
stare at the sky while the filth of busy season is vacuumed out of the floor mats and the tires are shined.

3:45pm:

arrive home to kitties and my hubby. watched two episodes of real housewives of oc. mostly i just like to stare at eyelashes, clothes, and hair while while i exist aimlessly on the couch. 

i couldn't bear to do laundry, so i just didn't.

5:45pm:

ninety minute massage in alameda. it hurt, but it was necessary. my shoulders were in my ears and my back literally crunched from all the knots. 

apparently i have knots in my neck the "size of marbles." awesome. 

must get back to yoga & pilates, stat.

7:45pm:

made a goat cheese pizza from trader joe's {because i couldn't bear to cook} and enjoyed my night at home with jack and the kitties on the couch. we watched django. it was fabulous.

11pm:

bedtime for all four of us.

Easter.

It is April 1st. I don't have any energy to write anything clever {busy season}. So you know we are alive, here are some pictures from our Easter weekend. We DID gladly muster up the energy on Sunday to celebrate Easter for all the right reasons in our Sunday best. 

 Very thankful for the Lord in our lives. Without Him, we wouldn't have even survived this week...let alone this life. What perfect timing to celebrate His Resurrection...it was exactly what I needed this weekend.