i wish...

yesterday was the first day of spring.

and i wish i could say we here in kansas city get to join in on the good-weather-flowers-are-blooming festivities, but we. are. not.

the high of 39 degrees yesterday, was the average for the end of january.

not the average for the middle of march. today it's only supposed to be 34.

and for the next 4 days..... snow.

so while i'm dreaming of these things:

my reality is still this:

(i would totally love myself a giant blue fur coat. that might make it better!)

i hope your spring has gotten off to a better start than ours.

sorry for the light posts this week.

same old stuff ;)

JILL

buried. 2013.

so i have been gone for a long time.

i didn't expect to be gone for so long.

and i don't even want to get into why on this little blog of mine.

just know that my little family has been dealt something that i don't wish on anyone. it was and still is sad, but there is light at the end of this tunnel. i am looking forward, not backwards. and honestly, i'm just sick of being sad.

so here i am. moving forward. onwards and upwards!!!!

anyway.....

i have also been buried in snow since last thursday!

with the first of 2 storms, we got 13" on snow at my house on thursday.

some of you up north are like, "so? that's what we get every 3 days... wimp."

but here in kansas city, that just doesn't happen.

our big snow storms are maybe 6". and then it melts and we move on.

this time we got 13" and it was a novelty.

kinda fun, kinda annoying.

kinda fun: snow day.

kinda annoying: spring? spring? bueller? bueller?

obviously i took an obnoxious amount of photos bc it was crazy to see for the first time.

up to my dog's belly. and she couldn't get enough.

whines to go outside all day, every day since.

we don't have a snow blower bc it really isn't that necessary here.

until this week and we'd pay a billion dollars for one.

then on sunday, we had a warm day so stuff was looking up and it was melting.

and after church i made my husband pull over so i could climb this mountain.

i'm telling you, i have never seen anything like such, in my whole life.

it was a monster!!

(dork)

then the news started talking about another storm that was brewing.

and i held my breathe and prayed for the best.

and then on monday night/tuesday morning, we got another 8-10" on top of all the other left over junk from last thursday.

we live across the street from a golf course, and it truly is beautiful.

especially at first.

but it's still snowing.

right now.

and it's very quickly losing its appeal.

i'm over this, too.

like above, that there on the left, is a bush.

on the right, that is just grass. that is now as tall as my car.

this was my view on the way to work today.

i want my sunshine and spring weather back.

i hope you're enjoying far better weather than i :)

JILL

(i'm resuming normal posting from here on out. honest.)

vacay.

sometimes life's hard.

when life gets hard, i wanna vacation!

for today, i think buttery yellow nails could

do the trick!

butter "cheeky chops"

oh monday, monday....

JILL

i'm over it.

it's right about now that i get sick of wearing the same winter wardrobe.
every. day.

winter is just not my season to begin with. i could have spring start the day after new year's and be 100% absolutely perfect with it.

after our blizzard of all blizzards yesterday, i mentally declared war on my winter wardrobe.

i will add color. i will add accessories. i will add some sparkle. just to get me through til spring finally arrives! who's with me?!

via the alternative bride

house of lavande jewels

elva fields necklace


furbish studio


furbish studio


lonny

shelter

full house

peacock feather events

j.crew

pink preppy lilly lover

vogue


adding some colorful sparkle may trick me into liking some of my winter clothes again ;)

JILL

the sun'll come out, tomorrow.... right?

i think it's time. time for the sun. time for a fruity cocktail. sunscreen. salty air. the ocean. time for a vacation!!!!!

i'd even just take some sunshine so we can finally get rid of the snow that has long over-stayed its welcome. it's been sitting around for a week now.

spring? can you hear me? it's me, jill. please hurry.

anyone else feeling the winter bluuues?

JILL

vieques...the perfect cure for the winter blues

i know. how can you think about the winter blues with this gorgeous, invigorating, brisk, autumn weather? i agree, but you will be thanking me when february comes and you are wearing the same boots, hat, coat, scarf and ear muffs you have been wearing for three months.

i just recently learned about the fabulous island of vieques from a friend. and i am quite intrigued.

with more than a dozen pristine beaches where white sands unfurl into forever. the dazzling caribbean sea that laps under softly swaying palm trees.

pretty fishing villages lightly abuzz with the rhythm of an afternoon salsa. vieques island is puerto rico's best-kept secret where unspoiled shorelines and laid-back living have come to get away from it all.

and the newly opened w retreat and spa vieques is ready to host you.

so put this in your back pocket. and remind me how great it is when you get back in march...

to plan your trip visit this vieques site for everything you need to know to lay low and live the island life...for a few days.

you may never come back.

i might just join you...

xoxo

elle.

island details and photos via w vieques