{ Dahlias from the market that brighten up my work station }

I can’t believe how quickly this week flew by. Next week, is my last week of summer school (yes…., already). Yesterday, I picked up a special visitor from the airport, and he was definitely a trooper. After we enjoyed lunch in Ocean Beach at the Pizza Port, we hit numerous boutiques followed by a quick trip to Lens Crafters for a meeting about an upcoming collaboration. Next week is going to be crazy busy, between writing three, 7 page papers, moving, and especially taking time to enjoy the last of the relaxed beach scene before I head back home to Danville for the rest of the summer. This Saturday, I will gladly, spend my time hopping from booth to booth at the Chili Festival; I couldn’t be more excited to taste the best chili in town and maybe mix in a few mini donuts in between chili tasting stations. Here are a few things that made me smile this week, before I picked up Sean at the airport.

Initial dish from West Elm that holds my rings, keys, and other small things while working on the computer/p>

{ Fashionable way to keep a hair tie on hand at all times }

Looks like I am going to have to make something with these babies this weekend since I bought one too many cartons