Ireland, I miss you.

I really do..

I visited Ireland in 2008 and really really want to go back. I love the beauty, the people, the accent, the Irish coffee.. Ha..

Seriously though, I think I'm going to see about making another trip there next year.

Here are some pictures from the '08 trip... 

At the Jameson Distillery

I love all the green!!

Bunratty Castle in Shannon

At Blarney Castle

Pretty!

My mom and me somewhere in the Ring of Kerry

In the words of our guide "ABC.. Another Bloody Castle"

Bagpipes!

Me kissing the Blarney Stone

The Cliffs of Moher

Once Upon A Time

Has anyone else heard of this new TV series coming out this fall?

 I, for one, am incredibly excited about it. Here is the description via their facebook page:

Emma Swan (Jennifer Morrison) knows how to take care of herself. She's a 28-year-old bail bonds collector who's been on her own ever since she was abandoned as a baby. But when the son she gave up years ago finds her, everything will change. Henry (Jared Gilmore) is 10 years old now and in desperate need of Emma's help. Henry believes that Emma actually comes from an alternate world ... and is Prince Charming (Josh Dallas) and Snow White's (Ginnifer Goodwin) missing daughter. According to his book of fairytales, they sent her away to protect her from the Evil Queen's (Lana Parilla) curse, which trapped the fairytale world forever, frozen in time. Of course Emma doesn't believe a word, but when she brings Henry back to Storybrooke, she finds herself drawn to this unusual boy and his strange New England town. Concerned for Henry, she decides to stay for a while, but she soon suspects that Storybrooke is more than it seems. It's a place where magic has been forgotten, but is still powerfully close ... where fairytale characters are alive, even though they don't remember who they once were – including the Evil Queen who is now Henry's foster mother. The epic battle for the future of all worlds is beginning, but for good to win, Emma will have to accept her destiny and fight like hell.

Brace yourself for a modern fable with thrilling twists and hints of darkness. Brimming with wonder, and filled with the magic of our most beloved fairytales, Once Upon A Time is a fitting follow up to Lost from two master storytellers.

As a girl who loves all things fantastical and princess-y, I will DEFINITELY be tuning in to this new series. It's written by two of the writers who wrote LOST, so it's sure to be a show to keep us on our toes. Here's the trailer:



Will you be watching?

Houston!

For the weekend of the 4th, I decided to visit one of my very best friends, Alicia, in Houston. She will be moving to Taiwan on July 18. Here are a few pictures of our last time together (until I go visit her next March, hopefully!!).

 She's so cute!

Outfit details:

Dress: Anthropologie

Shoes: Gianni Bini

 Notice this is me standing crookedly... Not the camera being held crookedly...

I love her!!!!

I also saw the future home of BHLDN. You couldn't see anything but, just seeing the boarded up windows that said "BHLDN" was still very exciting. I now know where exactly I'll be going to look for a wedding dress..whenever the heck that happens ;).
It was right next to this place:

And just for kickies, here are some peonies (one of my favorite flowers) from a shower I threw a couple of weeks ago:

Happy weekend!