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I'd never heard of Ruche until this morning.

And now I'm totally hooked.

Check out the Look Book.

It has a feel like The Notebook

Favorite "looks"

all images from Ruche.

also, isn't that bike so cute?

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Just thought you needed to know. 

via Serious Eats

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Probably need this soon.

Fruit Salsa with Cinnamon Chips

image from Taste of Home via Pintrest

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Canoe + wedding 

I love it.

picture by Geneoh Photography via Ruffled

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Pictures from the National Geographic Society photography contest 2010.

Check out some others at Gipsy Palace.

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I've seen this clip a couple times,

and this little girl is horrifically spoiled.

But it's so hilarious at the same time.

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We eat a lot of quesadillas in our house.

This one looks delicious.

Chicken, Corn and Black Bean Quesadilla

Add the guacamole and I'm sure it's perfect. 

Yum!

via Amber's Delectable Delights

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This is so cute!

via Whitney

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Cutest pillows!

from E Tells Tales via Pintrest

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Since my GOLDEN* birthday is this year

I need GOLDEN shoes.

And probably some gold on a dress too.

So here are some lovely GOLDEN shoes, 

from my favorite shoe brand Seychelles:

* for those who aren't aware, 

according to wikipedia,

a golden birthday is:

"A person's Golden or Grand Birthday, 

also referred to as their 

'Lucky Birthday',

'Champagne Birthday' or 

'Star Birthday', 

occurs when they turn the age of their birth day 

(e.g., when someone born on the 25th of the month turns 25)"

all pictures from Seychelles.

also, be prepared for more gold. 

My birthday is about six weeks away...

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Unfortunately most of this is true:

via imgfave

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I'm pretty sure these need to be baked.

Strawberry Nutella Muffins

Yum!

picture from Two Peas and Their Pod

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I need strawberries.

Lots of strawberries.

And cream.

And then I will make this cake:

And I will be strawberried out.

And probably a little food coma'd out.

But probably very satisfied.

Red Velvet Strawberry Shortcake

from I am Baker via Pioneer Woman

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Ok, this might be the most 

sinful

looking

french toast

ever.

Strawberry Stuffed French Toast

picture from The Girl Who Ate Everything via Pioneer Woman

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Pioneer Woman called these 

Knock You Naked Brownies.

And they look soooo good.

picture from Pioneer Woman

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Oh my goodness these look divine:

Crème Brûlée French Toast

Of course, its from Smitten Kitchen.

I'm totally smitten.

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I'm really cranky today.

But this made me feel a little better.

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Reason #45,000,239

I need an iPhone.

Look at these adorable covers!

from Pencil Shavings Paper Etsy Shop

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Royal Wedding stuff is still popping up on the internet.

And I LOVED this description about the dress.

detail of the exquisite wedding gown, put together by hand by sarah burton of alexander mcqueen, it is a perfect intermingling of tradition and modernity, with a bodice of ivory satin made of hand-cut english lace and french chantilly lace, over ivory and white satin gazar {a sheer, lightweight silk organza with a glaze-like sheen and moderate stiffness}; individual flowers were hand cut from lace and hand-engineered onto the ivory silk tulle to create the design, which features rose, thistle, daffodil, and shamrocks, the national flowers of england, ireland, scotland, and wales; 58 gazar & organza covered buttons ran up the back

 

 via {this is glamorous}

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Every summer I get excited for fresh produce.
And then I search for this Peak-Season Map at Epicurious.com

And its interactive. 

I love interactive things.

I must secretly be seven.

Check out the map HERE.

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Pretty sure I'd love this 

Mexican Chicken and Rice Bake.

It just looks like perfect comfort food.

picture and recipe at Sugar Crafter

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I found this cute blog,

Come On Ilene!

And she's been making 

homemade versions of store bought treats.

And the all look SO good!

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Yum! I think I want to try the Samoas and ThinMints the most!

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"Pretty isn't in a dress, a lipstick, or a perfect body.  Pretty radiates from a confident, feminine, comfortable soul.  Dress your soul in these qualities first, and you will look beautiful no matter how simply you are dressed."

-Stephanie Nielson

via Cardigan Empire

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Pretty version of a pretty song.

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I'm not a huge fan of pasta.
I don't think, "You know what I want? PASTA!"
But I'm totally thinking that with the description given to this pasta dish.

Pasta al Pomordoro

picture from Framed Cooks
recipe from Bon Appetit

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I'm making Peanut Butter Cookies

for an open house for our new church building.

(PBC's were the assigned cookie)

so now I'm looking for fun and interesting versions.

Option 1:

Fluffernutter Cookies

I really like marshmallow for some reason.

Option 2:

Browned Butter Peanut Butter Cookies

The browned butter makes them different, but they don't look different.

Option 3:

Reeses Peanut Butter Cup Cookies

Option 4:
Loaded Peanut Butter Cookies

Just a few of the option.

all pictures from the respective blogs that contain the recipe

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Fun decorating idea for vintage buttons:

images borrowed from Little Green Notebook

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I like this quote: 

"whatever comes," 

she said, "cannot alter one thing. 

If I am a princess in rags and tatters, 

i can be a princess inside. I

t would be easy to be a princess 

if I were dressed in cloth of gold, 

but it is a great deal more of a triumph 

to be one all the time when no one knows it."

A Little Princess

Frances Hodgson Burnett

via The Wild and Wily Ways of a Brunette Bombshell