Antebellum Houses.

I love houses with charcater, especially if that character has some kind of Southern influence. When I head  South I will definitely be visiting these houses from the film The Notebook, which are all located in South Carolina. I'm in love with Old Southern Charm ♥ -  Actually, I'm just in love with the South in general.

The Nursing Home where Noah reads to Allie

AKA  Black  River Plantation

Georgetown County,  South Carolina

" Allie's " House with the Blue  Shutters

AKA Martin’s Point Plantation

Wadmalaw Island,  South Carolina

Allie's  Summer Home

AKA Boone Hall Plantation,

Right outside of Charleston

I'm a sucker for a "mile-long tree-lined driveway," they make me melt a little inside.

Houses from The Notebook

Ladies at Coachella.

Ke$HA, Katy Perry, Kate Bosworth, & Vanessa Hudgens all looking adorable @ Coachella.

The Royal Wedding.

Being
1. the TOTAL Girly Girl that I am
2. as obsessed with wedding dressings and weddings in general as I am
3. a girl who would LOVE to be a wedding planner
I, of course, am intrigued with the Royal Wedding. I am REALLY disappointed that I wasn't able to catch Prince Charles and Diana's wedding tonight on TLC tonight because I was young when it happened and have never seen it, and I wanted to be able to compare it to Kate and William's to it, and I wanted to just be able to experience the extravagance in general. Unfortunately, I missed the full ceremony, but I did see clips from it afterwards and COULD NOT miss Diana's beautiful diamond tiara. (I unfortunately could not find any pictures that look like how I saw it on TV, or else I would've posted one :[)

 One of the most famous pictures from the wedding.

LOOK at that TRAIN!

They also showed footage from Diana's funeral, in order to show its stark contrast to her wedding. Diana was an inspiring person, and a great humanitarian, and Queen Elizabeth the 2nd had these words to say about her:

Since last Sunday's dreadful news we have seen, throughout Britain and around the world, an overwhelming expression of sadness at Diana's death.


We have all been trying in our different ways to cope. It is not easy to express a sense of loss, since the initial shock is often succeeded by a mixture of other feelings: disbelief, incomprehension, anger -- and concern for those who remain.

We have all felt those emotions in these last few days. So what I say to you now, as your queen and as a grandmother, I say from my heart.

First, I want to pay tribute to Diana myself. She was an exceptional and gifted human being. In good times and bad, she never lost her capacity to smile and laugh, nor to inspire others with her warmth and kindness.

I admired and respected her -- for her energy and commitment to others, and especially for her devotion to her two boys.

This week at Balmoral, we have all been trying to help William and Harry come to terms with the devastating loss that they and the rest of us have suffered.

No one who knew Diana will ever forget her. Millions of others who never met her, but felt they knew her, will remember her.

I for one believe that there are lessons to be drawn from her life and from the extraordinary and moving reaction to her death.

I share in your determination to cherish her memory.

This is also an opportunity for me, on behalf of my family, and especially Prince Charles and William and Harry, to thank all of you who have brought flowers, sent messages, and paid your respects in so many ways to a remarkable person.

These acts of kindness have been a huge source of help and comfort.

Our thoughts are also with Diana's family and the families of those who died with her. I know that they too have drawn strength from what has happened since last weekend, as they seek to heal their sorrow and then to face the future without a loved one.

I hope that tomorrow we can all, wherever we are, join in expressing our grief at Diana's loss, and gratitude for her all-too-short life.

It is a chance to show to the whole world the British nation united in grief and respect.

I can only hope that someone will be able to say such things about me at my funeral.

Christoper String.

I dream of being a photographer, and I can only HOPE to one day be able to produce images like these :

These are my favorites, but check out his site for more of his gorgeous work. He's truly amazing.

http://www.chrisstring.com/

Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you might miss it ♥

Watch it full screen. I have no words.

Titanic Trailer.

Though I've seen the movie itself many times, I've never seen the Titanic trailer before because I was very young when the movie came out.



I'm in love,   SUCH a great trailer.

L O V E

Frolicking on the Green.

Horse Races have always enchated me, especially after I attended Point to Point a few years back. Being the animal lover that I am, I of course love the horses, but the real thing that seems to enrapture me about these events is more the essence of them - the gathering of high society, the simplisitc joy of a (hopefully) sunny day on the green, the  lightheartedness and rarity of such a carefree social event , and the fashion, oh, the f a s h i o n ! Dresses are a staple in my wardrobe, so I of course love oogling over all of the lovely (sun)dresses, but the things that really capture my eye and keep my attention are the hats. I cannot WAIT to (hopefully) attend the Carolina Cup when I am (hopefully) living in the South next year so that I have an excuse to buy/make a gorgeous hat! ♥

Hugh Hefner & The Girls Next Door attend the Kentucky Derby.

Though I have NO idea who in their RIGHT mind would want to date Hugh Hefner, and I think their behavior on national TV is absolutely despicable (both different topics), I did admire two of "The Girl Next Door's" (AKA Bridget Marquardt and Holly Madison's) hats when they attended the Kentucky Derby. Bridget's is pretty, but I admire Holly's hat quite alot more, as she went a la Coco Chanel and made it herself, & because I l o v e "My Little Pony" (I'll always be a child at ♥).

With that said, I also like classic elegance.

These shots of Audrey Hepburn from My Fair Lady display a very dramatic hat, and though I do love drama, I think a hat of this magnitude is a bit too dramatic to wear in public for my personal taste/confidence level.

Audrey Hepburn A la Breakfast at Tiffany's? Now this definitely seems better ..........but this is too plain for my taste.

And then there's Rose's hat in the Titanic. Though this hat IS pretty, and, as previously stated, I AM a bow freak, I still think I want something different (and something not as dramatic).

Random thoughts.

I found a Tumblr that I LOVE, check it out!
I'll always love you
I also found a photo blog that I LOVE, check IT out!
Lilyblue.

I'm an old soul. My heart belongs somewhere in the 20's - 50's. No wonder I fell in love with the fashion I saw in two great movies set in this time period:

Breakfast at Tiffany's

Beautiful! It reminds me of the top of the Betsey Johnson perfume bottle!

The pink cocktail dress - I couldn't find one good picture of it head on so I posted several from different angles.

And, of course, the infamous Little Black Dress ♥

I'll add more to this later.

This salad looks DELISH!

I would LOVE to have a personal chef so that they could make me healthy, delicious stuff like this :

Not that it's particularly hard to make.......but a girl can dream ♥
Recipe Here : Grilled Salad with Strawberry Balsamic Reduction