1. This was my favorite piece that we received in this month here at SYS. It would have made a great addition to my daughter's room after painting it a light purple. (It didn't make it that far though). Too cute!
2. The best meal I had all month was at a bed and breakfast, it was absolutely delicious. Eggs benedict over an english muffin with hollandaise sauce and tomato with a pesto, pine nuts and cheese. The presentation of course was lovely.
3. I stumbled across this quote and thought it was too cool not to share. Enough said!
4. For May my color was mint green. It's everywhere and it is too adorable, and can go anywhere just flawlessly. Clothing, paint color, flowers, appliances, jewelry! Such a refreshing color.
P.S. I LOVE the site where you can get these fun "swatches" Design Seeds. I can spend way too much time there! Great for inspiration if you need a color scheme.
5. My husband shared this YouTube video by SoulPancake with me, it has a great message and is nice and motivating. Check it out:
6. The best new recipe I tried last month was a Cajun chicken pasta. I can do hot food, but not TOO hot and this was perfect. Get the recipe here
7. I really enjoy Memorial Day, not for the sales but for all the sacrifices our country has made. I go visit my friends that gave their lives fighting for our freedom. A freedom I will never take for granted. My brother comes in to town since we share one of those friends and then head out to eat breakfast. It's become a nice tradition and even though my husband and daughter never got a chance to meet these heroes it's an appreciation we can most definitely all share.
8. I love this room, clean and crisp. The frames on the artwork is incredible, they add texture and reflect light. The coffee table has a great mixture of rustic and contemporary. The pillows add some pattern and the rug fades away into the background yet bringing just a little more texture to the space. The wall mounted lamps with a rotating arm is the perfect solution to a small space and will add ambient light or task light for reading. The stream lined sofa is nice and transitional for the space, only the color makes a statement... minty green.
9. Spoiler alert! I'm about to reveal my age, but never again will I mention it! Haha. My husband threw me a wonderful surprise birthday party with a little help I'm sure. (Thanks everyone)! It most defiantly makes the top ten for May. It was at a winery nearby and I was SURPRISED. (And trendy Diana wearing mint green).
10. As I was on the hunt for a pair of shoes worthy to make the top ten, I wanted to go with a wedge since nothing says summer like a comfortable pair of wedges. Ready for on the go, summer BBQs and relaxing poolside, here a few I'd be happy to have in my closet.
1. My favorite sofa we received in Style Your Space this month was this grey-blue undertone contemporary armless sofa. Well, we actually had 2 of them and I loved it so much that one might have ended up mine. After all, I am getting ready to move, and what's a home without furniture? My future roomie and I haven't found a place yet, but it's a smaller-scale sofa, so I figure we'll make it fit somewhere!
2. Well, since we're on the topic of armless furniture, there was a chair that we had in this month that I was pretty obsessed with (and this one did NOT go home with me, I swear!). The brocade fabric, neutral color, and shape give it an elegant feel, so it would work in a fancy-pantsy room or you could go for the shabby-chic look.
5. We get a ton of unique and different stuff in the store, and considering 5 of my top ten were items from the store, that's proof I was a big fan of a bunch, but this is the last one for May. The vibrant teal and shape on these large tin vases were to die for...I really wanted one but they didn't quite fit in to my future home theme, so I figured they should go to a better home and just enjoyed looking at them every day until that time came.
Mom and Dad with Aunt Nancy at McGurks.
Marie, Aunt Nancy, and Miranda with Diana from Resale Royalty.
Dinner at Bar Louie, all three of us wore our WCE finds from earlier that day.
Brother/Sister snapshot.
Miranda and I hung out in Laumeier's treetent for a little bit and then there were the eyeball pictures:
8. Mother's Day. We are big fans of Mexican food in this family, so typically most of our birthdays/holidays revolve around Mexican restaurants. Mother's Day was no excuse. We went to a family favorite, Chava's in Soulard. I'm a big fan of their jenas and pomegranate margaritas.
9. Like stated, I LOVE Mexican food, and obviously Cinco de Mayo always falls in May, so it was a very Mexican filled weekend. Diablitos Cantina had been on my list of places to check out for a while, so my dear friend, Marti, and I had a date night. 
The atmosphere was adorable, the margaritas were tasty, and our favorite part: THE SALSA BAR! Unlimited chips and salsa with at least 6 salsas prepared fresh daily...A salsa party was in demand.
On Top of The World is one of my faves:
Photo credits: rachelevents.com, Trip Advisor, Tobi Fairley Interior Design via Houzz, Adriaan Louw Photography, Fresh Hues Blog, Kelsidagger.com
