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Let's face it some days your inbox can be more foe than friend...   That has been my last couple of days, one icky email after another (with a few exceptions).  Well this morning when this little beauty landed in my in box I felt someone had thought of me and sent me this special getaway even if just for a few moments..  The really cool part is that you can actually go to this beautiful place and stay as long as you might like to.  This is a beautiful Villa from Haven in Paris and although it is out of my budget for travel this year it would be the perfect setting to make some beautiful memories with family and friends.

One gorgeous space after another to would invite you to relax and dream of a wonderful life in the French countryside.  Take a few minutes to go there... if even only in your dreams.. see isn't that better?  I feel better already!  (okay now back to work)

I love all of the intricate details of Paris, I love that she stays there being beautiful just waiting for us to visit once again.  I have missed her this year!  We are planning a trip for Spring and I cannot wait to see how little she has changed!  

I hope you have a dreamy weekend!  

We will be here working hard to be able to visit next Spring!

An absolute dream inside and out...  I love the patina of the interior and exterior of the door.  The green makes it all come to life!

A big thank you to Leaf Magazine for publishing one of my photographs of the roses at Versailles in their most recent issue! I am very honored!

We would then wander the palace and gardens at Versailles, where he would of course take me on a row boat on the water while I relaxed and we could chat (uninterrupted- this is a luxury).

 

A nice visit to Merci would be a great idea too.. maybe a little light reading while we have a pick me up in the cafe.

 

A little more shopping.

A before dinner snack with a great view of the rooftops of Paris.

I am so missing Paris right now..  I love to visit in the spring!  I have had many emails as of late asking to share my favorite places in Paris and France so I thought that I would put together a post this coming week with all of the things that make Paris my favorite city.  

I would love to have you share your favorites too!  I am sure those who are traveling this coming year would like a glimpse into what makes the city so special to so many people. 

Wishing you a dream filled Saturday!

These are the sweet treats that my hubby brought me back from his trip just a few short weeks ago.

Love Laduree....

My husband is in Paris today with out me... very sad I know..  I have sent him to my favorite places to eat, sleep and shop in hopes that he will have a nice time and bring me home something extra sweet.  I am super jealous and wish I was there with him!

What are your plans for the weekend?  Jetting off to a beautiful foreign city?  Any plans for St. Patrick's day?

My Sweet new friend Jeni has opened up the possibility of visiting Paris to me in the Spring.  Time full of shopping and adventuring around the city that I love so much!  I am so excited by the possibilities!

 

A few weeks back I was feeling a little out of sorts.. a little lost at the beginning of the year, it always seems like a time when you should be overly motivated, ready to run out of the gates and get some things really taken care of, make changes and plan for the year ahead.  Well, I was in a total funk and kinda bummed out.  On a Sunday morning I had a chance to take a little time to myself and was wandering around in the land of the blogs, I came across Lost in Arles a blog written by Heather,  I spent well over an hour reading her posts and looking through her beautiful photos.   I finally felt like myself, I felt inspired and awake for the first time in what seemed like a month (the holidays really took a lot out of me this year).  I am ready to go, ready to be inspired, ready to travel and ready to take on the challenges of the year ahead.   Maybe I will visit France in the Fall this year, I know I will be working on stream lining my time and energy into projects that I really want and need to do, and maybe just maybe I will be taking a few more leaps of faith this year.

I wanted to thank Heather and thank all of the bloggers that take their time posting so many fantastic images and inspiration!

I have been dreaming of going back to France for a few weeks now.  I wish I was able to go for the Maison & Objet show, my dream really.  Maybe for the Fall show...  but I have been looking through my pictures and realized that there is a lot that I did not share with you.  These are just a few pictures that I took inside the Louvre, I was a little giddy in there (my shoes were killing my feet and I think I may have lost it for a little while).  I took photos of things that made me smile as you can see!  

Wishing you a wonderful weekend filled with things that make you smile!

Don't miss our Tastemaker Tag Sale tomorrow on One Kings Lane!