Happy Friday! This week was has been such a blessing and I'm so excited to finally be in California with family. The West Coast is such an amazing place to be and I always feel a sense of "home" whenever I touchdown at LAX. This weekend will definitely be filled with some mother-daughter-grandmother bonding, a ton of late night skype sessions with Daddy and hopefully a little autumnal reveling. I hope you're able to squeeze in a few Fall celebrations of your own!

Since I was too overwhelmed with my 30x30 project to share my favorites with you last week (Aren't you proud that I'm keeping up? I'm shocked pleasantly surprised that I've made it this far!), here's what I've been loving for the past two weeks:

Style Me Pretty Living's 'Best Dressed Blogger" feature on one of my favorite girls
10 money-saving decorating tips learned from The Everygirl's home tours 
 how to style a blush coat 3 ways for Fall on The Glitter Guide
a cozy loft tour on SMP Living
the sweetest "how to make limoncello" video by Could I Have That?
Emily Schuman's home on Into The Gloss
& Matchbook Magazine's October issue

images via pinterest & tumblr

sweater: j crew | pants: j crew | mirrored heels: target (similar) | necklace: southern charm apparel | bracelet: j crew | bag: louis vuitton | sunglasses: ray ban

The day after travel is always a rest day for me. I always need a little extra time to decompress after rushing from terminal to terminal and since I'm finally reunited with Lorelai I have a feeling today will be full of snuggles.

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Today I'm boarding a plane (for the first time sans little one since Lorelai was born) for Los Angeles and I'm beyond excited for six uninterrupted hours of peace and quiet! Truth be told, I love to fly. I like settling in with nowhere else to be for a while so that I can catch up on magazine reading, work and a little day dreaming.

I went through a unrivaled period of over-packing for airline travel (I'm talking a bag so heavy that my shoulders ached) and I barely reached for all of the little things I decided were necessities while still on the ground. I've finally found my carry-on sweet spot! My laptop is a must (partly because I don't want it to get broken in my checked luggage... remember the baby shampoo disaster of 2012?) for sneaking in some photo-editing and blog post drafting, same goes for my camera. A comfy scarf/throw is great for that chilly recycled air as are headphones to ward of chatty neighbors. Finally, the reading material. Domino magazine is finally back and I've been saving their latest issue for this very occassion.

Bon Voyage my lovelies!