Meet My Crew Monday: Meet Ivy

Also a veteran swimmer, but one who prefers to remain stealthy. Always adorably dressed in a ruffled bikini and swim skirt, she is quite comfortable in the pool setting. Because of her unusually small stature, she is able to run and jump off the diving board and plunge into the water, with a nearly undetectable splash. She also likes to casually make animals and knots out of the pool noodles floating in the pool. Recently, she was in the mood for a pencil jump off the diving board. A dive she hadn't done since sophomore year of college. A perfect 10! She surfaced with a perfect match and out of the pool she leisurely goes.

Big Girl Furniture

Mobile, AL native and college friend, Turner, has just bought a fantastic piece of furniture. Its a buffet/armoire/hutch kind of a piece. She's looking for different ways to fill the shelves of the piece. So I thought I would round up a few possibilities...

First, this BLOG is too cute. It's C-Flo's favorite. She has a whole entry devoted to "The Evolution of a Hutch".  It's adorable. And please note the precious black and white gingham and damask patterns on the back of the hutch. Great idea!

Pottery Barn always does this look well. Colorful dishes are adorable. Love the Robins Egg Blue and Celadon Green.

This is a 4 Door Bakery Cabinet from Bobo Intriguing Objects.  Thought it was a cute way to do monochromatic groupings of items.

A few more fillers:  baskets, mason jars filled with things, books, anything in multiples (lanterns, vintage clocks, piggy banks...), framed artwork, needlepoint or pictures....

Whoops! I missed Meet My Crew Monday!

My family spent this past weekend  in Big Spring, Texas . With all the laughing, eating and napping,  Monday seemed to get away from me! Oh yea. We didn't have internet either. 

So how about Meet My Crew Tuesday: Meet Jana

  With her sprightly curly hair and turquoise paisley bikini, Jana was always well liked at the pool. Early in Jana's ventures to the pool, she found herself quite smitten with the Head Pool Boy. He was the quiet strong type that new just how to corral the piercingly loud whistle out of her hand.  Once a frequent attendee of the Mile High Dive Club, Jana has now found her place under a giant umbrella with a Kiss-On-The-Lips in her hand.The Pool Monitor is also happy to report that after settling down with the Pool Boy, the pair built there very own pool right outside of town and have won the Kick-Board Challenge 6 months in a row!

Anyone else loving this movie trailer as much as I do?

Favorite Songs: Us by Regina Spektor and You Make My Dreams by Hall & Oates.

The Sweet Smell of Summer

I've been on the hunt for a summer scent. After getting free samples from Sephora (Not just the tube samples, but the actual atomizer sample) of these two fragrances, I decided on Flora by  Gucci.  Having a fragrance with my last name in it is too kitschy to pass up! And because I might ask C-Flo really nicely if she'll get me the Clean Summer while I'm home next week!

Sidenote: Ivy, you would LOVE Clean Summer.