Peacock on my roof

Nothing like having your amazingly well home cooked dinner being interrupted by an irritating and unnerving bird call. Correction, I think it was a mating call.

Husband and I could not figure out what the strange noise was coming from outside our courtyard, until he hopped up and went outside to investigate. And there, standing on top of our old Spanish tile roof was the tomcat of peacocks in all his feathered glory, honking and squawking for a woman friend. Sweet.

We attempted to capture Mr. Peacock with our blackberry camera. We aren't the greatest photographers obviously, but there really is nothing like seeing a large bird on top of your roof hoping to find a "lover bird."

And then he flew off awkwardly over the palm trees. Interesting. Back to dinner then.

If you have 20/20 vision you might be able to see the peacock
standing in between our two sky lights
*time to invest in a better camera for all these shenanigans*

In my shopping cart

It might seem as though I talk about shopping all the time. Well, I like shopping.

I'm not ashamed of my weakness. Often I find the best therapy is "putting things in my shopping cart" online. I might not ever remember to buy these items of obsession, but simply adding them to my online cart makes me feel as though I've bought something fun for my closet or bathroom. Strange, I know. But don't rain on my parade.

Items of fabulousness currently stowed away in my online shopping carts are:

J Crew's black Pointelle Short.
A little on the pricey side, but I'm currently dying for them. 

Anthropologie's Slubby Tulip Dress
to die for with a hint of peekaboo silk lining the bottom slit

Anastasia clear brow gel from Sephora
I got a sample once and love this stuff. Time to upgrade to the full size product :)
It's like superglue for your brows

Donna Karan Cashmere Mist deodorant from Sephora
My sister swears by it....and my sister is the AUTHORITY on products.

sundays at the pool

Nothing beats an end to a lazy weekend than spending your remaining final hours in the sun, by the pool, with your husband, a good book and a bottle of Kalik beer. The weather was fantastic, the wind helped keep us cool. The noise of the palms puts you into an instant mediative state.

A lovely, pale yellow silk swim coverup keeps me feeling chic, even though the pool is mainly empty. And a rattan fedora amazingly does a good job of keeping the sun off my face.

Why can't weekends be three days? Or four?

Coconut Pearl swim coverup by Liza + Tara Resortwear
*can be purchased here at Anthropologie.com
Straw fedora by Banana Republic