24

Dear Lisa,

I really hope you're here in the US when Harry Potter comes out!

Check out the awesome pictures and the new trailer! 

I can't wait!

http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/movie-talk-harry-potter-deathly-hallows-full-trailer.html

Sincerely,

L

23

Dear Lisa,

I explained my funk to you yesterday. 

And it hasn't made looking for stuff that fun. 

Until today when I found this and KNEW you'd like it.

Sincerely,

L

Pictures from Net-a-Porter but I found it through Unruly Things

22

Dear Lisa,

When you're back and we cut out early from gym together

to go home and do Jillian Michaels and have ad dance party again,

lets do some of these sweet moves.

http://video.yahoo.com/watch/6658080/17294300

If a 3 year old can do it. So can we.

Sincerely,

L

21

Dear Lisa,

I know you like bows, so look how cute this is.

Forget about the sparkles and jewels, go for something simple yet striking.

Sincerely,

L

from Three Horses Etsy Shop

20

Dear Lisa,

I'm going to be braggy for just a minute. 

Look how pretty my sister is.

Her photographer posted just a few pictures on her blog. 

I can't wait to see the rest. 

And then maybe I'll tell you how pretty I look in them too. 

Ha! I'm so vain.

Sincerely,

L

Picture by Camilla Combs. Check out the rest.

18

Dear Lisa,

I'm still having trouble sleeping

but last night was the first time in a few days that 

I didn't wake up thinking about The Hunger Games.

Then today in my email I got something for stretches to help you sleep better.

Hopefully they help because I'm going to be busting out my mat and trying some of them 

(that baby one looks funny...)

I'll give you the results tomorrow when I'm nice and well rested 

and not dreaming of Peeta anymore.

Sincerely,

L

Picture from www.fitnessmagazine.com

17

Dear Lisa,

Forget about the colored stones 

and find me a ring like this! 

Whoowee that's pretty!

I'd appreciate it.

Sincerely,

L

Ring photo from Jose Villa via Style Me Pretty

16

Dear Lisa,

I'm obsessed with my new bundt cake pan.

Last week it helped make the chocolate banana swirl delicious-ness.

So today while I was thinking I wanted to make another bundt cake.

I googled, "favorite cake" and this one came up.

It's not a bundt cake but it will be when I make it shortly. 

And I cannot wait.

Wish you were here to try it.

Sincerely,

L

Cake picture and recipe found at Lottie + Doof.

15

Dear Lisa,

How would you like some Madewell Jeggings? 

Sound delicious don't they? 

Check them out.

 And they're on sale...

If you bought them now they would be waiting on your bed when you're back from India/Philippines.

Sincerely,

L

Pictures from madewell.com

14

Dear Lisa,

Isn't this picture just so aesthetically pleasing? 

It looks like a frame of dried flowers. 

I need a chair like that so I can do it too.

 

Sincerely,

L

Picture borrowed from Style Me Pretty and an absolutely beautiful wedding.

13

Dear Lisa,

I had a proposal to be someone's girlfriend today.

I had to decline.

Unfortunately for him.

Fortunately for me.

It happened while waiting for the bus.

Have you guessed who the secret admirer is?

Check out the short version of the story on my Purely Lauren blog.

Hope you're doing fantastic today.

Sincerely,

L

12

Dear Lisa,

Remember when I told you I wanted to redecorate my room a little bit?

Well, I am currently scouring the blogs hoping to find something that will inspire me. 

I like some things that were on this one.

I wish you were here to go shopping for stuff with me. 

Instead I feel like keeping you partially in the dark 

so that when you get home you give me a great reaction to the new room.

Sincerely,

L

Picture borrowed from Jylare's adorable blog.

11

Dear Lisa,

I hope you had a good weekend. 

I made you an author to the blog so you can share your pictures of the Taj Mahal.

I thought I'd send a few pictures from a wedding I saw online today. 

I know the bride. 

I went to England with her years ago, almost five and a half years ago.

Wow, time flies.

But, her photographer is one you like.

Jonas Peterson? Remember him? The photographer from Australia?

Pretty huh?

I knew you'd like it.

Hope your day is going great.

Sincerely,

L

Pictures from Ruffled via Jonas Peterson. 

PS. You'll probably want to look at the rest of the wedding too. It's GORGEOUS.

10

Dear Lisa,

I'm now in double digits. 

And thanks for the help this morning. 

Even though you're all the way on the other side of the world your advice and words of comfort are invaluable.

I liked this picture. 

Well, I liked the saying.

I hope your "Delhi Belly" is feeling better.

Sincerely,

Lauren

Picture borrowed from a beautiful wedding on Style Me Pretty.

9

Dear Lisa,
I think I found something new to keep me occupied when bored at work.

Webmagazines. 

I have seen some wedding-ish ones in the past but they always take too long to load.

Not this new one! 

Lonnymag, I think we're are going to be friends.

Check out the layout. You flip the pages forward by clicking the right, or the left to go back.

To go to a certain article you just click on the link. I went to Sneak Peek.

Then, when you're in the article, you can click on any item and it will take you to where you can buy it. 

YES! Just what I need, another place to online shop...

And look how adorable these plates are. I really like green things.

Anyway, you should check it out too.

Sincerely,

Lauren

8

Dear Lisa,

I am loving this new blog I found. 

It's called Katie Armour: The Neo Traditionalist.

And I wish I could be as cool as her.

And I think you'd like her too. Especially her design ideas.

Sincerely,

Lauren

7

Dear Lisa,

Can we take a really awesome trip next summer? Maybe hitting Italy? 

THIS blog made me wish I was in Italy. 

And even though I've already been there, I want to go again.

Maybe it's because I just read A Room With A View. 

Or maybe it's because my cousin is there on Study Abroad.

Either way, I think we should go. 

And maybe hit up Greece, Slovenia, Croatia, and oooh! maybe even Turkey too! 

You know, a nice Med Sea Cruise or something.

Italy

Greece

Slovenia

Croatia

Turkey

Sound good to you too?

Awesome.

Sincerely,

Lauren

6

Dear Lisa,

I wish you were here to help me eat the overly ripe bananas I have sitting in the fruit stand.

And I know you're going to wish you were here too because I'm making this tonight: 

Marbled Banana Bundt Cake

I'm going to sprinkle it with powdered sugar. 

I'm also buying myself a bundt pan tonight after I go to the gym.

I'll let you know how tasty it is.

Sincerely,

Lauren

Picture from Baking Bites.

5

 

Dear Lisa,

Aren't you glad  you drive a Subaru?

I think this commercial is so cute.

Sincerely,

Lauren

4

Dear Lisa,

Today I decided I would look up some stuff to decorate my room. I would really like to have it put together the way I'd like it. What I did instead was buy some things off the sale site at Anthropologie. I'm not going to post what I did buy, but I will post some things I would like to buy.

I would love to buy them all.

Sincerely,

Lauren

Pictures from Anthropologie.com

3

Dear Lisa,

I know how much you love chickpeas. I think you'd like this salad.

Chickpea Salad with Fresh Herbs, Tomatoes and Carrots

http://www.justcookalready.com/2010/09/chickpea-salad-with-fresh-herbs.html

Sincerely,

Lauren

2

Dear Lisa,
Since when did Zara start coming out with stuff I like again?
Look at these great skirts!

And I'm definitely going to have to go get that belt...
 Maybe you could find me one in India...

Sincerely,
Lauren

Pictures from Zara.com

1

Probably the dorkiest blog I've ever made. 

But I find myself wanting to send things to my roommate/work buddy Lisa but stop myself since she is out of the country having fantastic experiences in India and probably won't have time to look at the things I find online that she might like. 

 And I, well, I am still sitting at my desk wishing I had gotten up earlier so I could have made myself a better tasting lunch.

Dear Lisa, 

I feel like if you could, you would wear an outfit like this, socks and all.

Sincerely,

Lauren

Pictures via Facebook from Kelly Brooke Bryan's page