my christmas morning...

I'm a lucky girl.

I get the "it's christmas morning feeling" - every month...

when I open up the mailbox and there it is....

[August 2006 Cover, compliments of Real Simple]

my [other] one true love... Real Simple. I sit down and read it cover to cover... I love it. It's the most practical magazine in the world. Such great helpful advice, inspiring stories, amazing quotes and fun fashion!

One of my favorite things in this months magazine were these shoes --

I don't need them, but I do love them.