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Birthday Wishlist

My birthday is Friday and with a cross-country move in the last week under my belt, I haven't put too much thought into presents. I don't actually expect to get any of the below because I have pretty much asked for furniture and other home accessories for our new apartment but if I wereeee to get something I would love anything off of the below list. I would like anything and everything below at anytime for that matter! Dream on, Clare. Dream on...

 

Bike

 

 

Gift Guide 2013 - For the World Traveler

We all have that friend/sibling/colleague that is SUPER tough to shop for. He or she may have been everywhere and seen everything and seems to have all sorts of interesting things. Below are some unique gifts for the world traveler/collector in your life.

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A Touch of Pink

Because it's my birthday and who doesn't love pink on their birthday??

Bday Diva

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Adorable skirt by Carven (available on shopbop and Netaporter)

cute little camel print from Furbish Studio

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Dyinggg to try this via

Adorable little girls' room via

Pink PS1... Love!

Nicole Richie looks chic in hot pink

Cute x-benches via

Tea time for a queen! via

Solé Bikes on Gilt

Can you stand it?! How adorable are these Solé bikes?? That mint one with a basket on front is my dreammmm bike. Or the white and red. Orrrr the white and navy. How do you even decide?

Buy them on sale here

More cute colors on their website here (not on sale though)

Lake House

I grew up going to Douglas, Michigan and I literally dream about the lake there. I love the slower pace of life, cool night breeze, beach bonfires, sunsets, quaint town, old Schwinn bikes (I could go on and on....). 

In 2002 my mom bought an old french restaurant up in the Berkshires on a tiny little lake called Queechy Lake (in Canaan, NY not Queechy, VT). We thought she was nuts. With it's heavy drapery, creaky floors, industrial grease stained kitchen, not to mention none of us had ever been up there besides her, the house seemed like a disaster.  Fast forward a year and she had completely gutted the place, while still keeping the original charm (and the full-sized bar!) and we had all fallen in love with the Berkshires and cozy fires and fall foliage and canoeing and ice fishing (you get the picture). We thought she was crazy (again) when she sold that house to buy another fixer-upper on the other side of the lake ("the good side," she claimed). My parents tore down the place leaving only the original foundation and began building their dream lake house right around the beginning of the recession. It took a little longer than expected but it is one of my favorite places to be. It has a different vibe than lake Michigan, probably because the lake is a fraction of the size and in an East coast town but I love it in a different way. 

I've had some of my fondest memories growing up from lakes from Lake Michigan to Queechy Lake to Lake George, where I went to Adirondack Camp, to Saranac Lake, where we did an awesome family vacation. I love the idea of getting away from it all and getting into full relax mode with the sounds of the water. And what is better than the actual lake house? I die over Thom Fillica's lake house and a ton of others on pinterest.

This weekend I'm leaving to go see Riley up in British Columbia (an 11 hour travel day - wahoo!) and can't wait to get up to one of the lakes there! I'm taking a week off from work and who knows if I'll even come back! Just kidding...Where is your happy place? Do you like the waves crashing of the ocean or the vibey scene of a happening town? I personally think there's nothing better than backgammon on the screened in porch with the sun going down over the lake.

*Images from trans-america.com, tmsarchitects.com, summerfielddesign.wordpress.com, betterthanfine.tumblr.com, debraprinzing.com, dustjacketattic.blogspot.com, remodelista.com, ohsimplelife.tumblr.com, homebunch.com, houzz.com, housebeautiful.com, bourbonandpearls.tumblr.com, adoreyourplace.com, fieldstonehilldesign.com, peppermintbliss.com