wrap.

wrap birthday presents in vintage maps--with a bunch of flowers instead of a bow.

- the snail and the cyclops.

sunday hopes.

-caitidid designs.

karaoke.

Sing karaoke solo. In a fun, busy place. To a big crowd full of people I know.

- Terry Johnston.

breakfast.

take time to enjoy a healthy, scrumptious breakfast.  opposed to my usual diet coke & granola bar on the car ride to class...

-flickr.

little outfits.

dress my babes in charming little outfits.

-seesawdesigns.

paint.

have a wall of paint strokes--and name each color myself... (because really, who can choose just one?)

-via luella.

rupert.

raise a st.bernard & name him rupert. (his brother will be hubert.)

-ohmidog.

sunday hopes.

-via saved by grace.

make-up.

learn how to do my eye make-up ala twiggy.

-flickr.

hammock.

spend sunday afternoons curled up on a hammock, reading from my favorite novels.

-john kemick via house beautiful.

wellies.

switch into my green wellies after my wedding.

-Love My Dress.

records.

keep a towering collection of all my favorite vinyl records--including the classics and the contemporaries. 

- lauren skillen.

glasses.

have a wonderfully eclectic collection of glasses to choose from every morning.

-tumblr.

bali.

have an oh-so-lovely exotic picnic on the shores of bali.

-via vintage rose garden.

sunday hopes.

-sarah gardner.

bun.

perfect this simple yet classic braids-in-a-bun style.

-via note to self.

confident.

Embrace being confident.

-ffffound.

party.

attend a chic, glamorous, Gatsby-esque summertime party.

-smitten photography.

sleep sound.

i will sleep the soundest i have ever slept, because my Love will finally be right beside me. safe & sound.

-playdates.

update: desk nook.

After a couple weeks of reorganizing and rearranging, I finally created that desk nook I'd been daydreaming about: one with lots of books, lots of white, and lots of light--check, check, and check.

cake.

have a chic and fabulous, oh-so-glamorous cake frosted with golden buttercream for my birthday.

-thisisglamorous.

macaron.

try a macaron.  (gasps! i know, i know- i can't believe i haven't had one yet, either!)

-via: theurel & thomas.

sunday hopes.

-thappiness.

kate spade.

make like a kate spade model and rock bright & white. 

-kate spade.

red lips.

find a red lipstick i can wear all day, every day. (without wiping off after ten seconds!)  (any suggestions?)

-niotillfem.

houseboat.

stay on a houseboat--where my bedroom window will look right over the water.

-zephyrance lou.

chic mom.

(try to) be a chic mom.

- the fashion file.

retro bikini.

go on a fabulous european holiday and rock a retro bikini.

- via thirlby