yesses and nos

Mayyyy

yes:

wisteria

overhearing “I couldn’t do it but it was fun to try” at yoga sculpt

when philly smells like Paris (wet stone, cigarette, fresh blooms)

symbols of love (manmade)

loafer girlies

phone calls

to-do lists

symbols of love (naturemade)

fishwife ginger soy. absolutely delectable

our fairytale walks

curlycrimp from a wet-haired sleep

Counter butter. I’m a convert

swings

evidence of a night of togetherness

DÔEN everything everywhere all at once

sweatpants + flip flops

stranger smiles

flowers WITH SHOOTING STARS IN EM

“now or never”

“Hi how are you um can I order mulch?”

church bells

accidental sapphire constellations

baby cheddar goldfish

tulle

honesty

used bookstores

Being called an earth angel

Summerchime

Unreal dark choc coconut bars

nudes (in art)

designing my dream wedding band yayyyyyy!

extremely sore muscles 🤝 epsom salt bath

construction men listening to I’m Too Sexy while 6 feet deep in a pavement hole

accidentally finding the perfect gardening pants

frozen guava limeade (spiked !)

terracotta & barnacle stone

finding a baby / daddy / mommy ladder family

Firework by Katy Perry always somehow hitting

a brie, apple & fig jam baguette

Freyrs eyewear

goodles

alignment

flowering dogwood

little Lucy Brown

this bottle

aunts!!!

La Tombée

radishes. (with French butter & flaky salt)

Rodin’s The Thinker

Agent nateur in ma coffee

a shrimpies hankering

living heavy weights

Cowrie shells

my favorite print of all time

kate bush

a long teak bench

mushrooms as a snack

watching this play out while sipping my morning coffee

all the May birthdays

daylong smiles

letting go of perfectionism in art

Mini croissants

being cared for

birds that just walk around

Shrek references, anytime anywhere

chimichurri

a quiet, rainy city when everyone is holiday shoreing for the weekend

my funbrella

jake’s chicken salad

an 8 veggie dinner

these dill pretzels

library lounging

Saturday alley street hockey

strawberries and kiwis cut into roses

chicken on a stick

pup facetimes

holding babies

my absolute dream of a bridal shower

smile lines

mimosa bar

backyard dirt-filled weekends

my new boxer pants

Ancient Greek Sandals

westman atelier lip gloss

baby pink makeup

this sight are you kidding? I may get it tattooed. tramp stamp? ha!

sun on face

a steamer

Liis Floating

these colors

clear quartz

fox glove

Xtra Milk

Zara Home’s summer collection photography

Strawberry graham twist soft serve

DIY raisins (I got a dehydrator)

Philadelphia’s slice of Europe

STRAWBERRY SEASON

halfday sweet tea

theeessseeee

wind chimes

a DIY lash lift

Hugo spritz

whoever’s idea it was to add those little push dots

allium flowers

Jake finding Snapples in the OG GLASS BOTTLES. why did they switch to plastic?? a sin.

the most adorable potting soil that exists. I want to live in that gardenland

man oil

belts!

hand-writing

the world on their doorstep

anything jelly (except bags tbh)

flea fairs

poppies

my mom’s gifts (and dad’s)

these cargo shorts

labradorite

jewelry of ALL kinds

this sight (that’s a jar of black licorice coins)

puppy teefies

worm smell

Osea everything

Sparkling white grape (cookie) juice

“haunt me. take any form”

lil florals

straw bucket hats

the reminder that nothing is forever

bitches with pearl necklaces

having a cake appointment

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nos:

forgetting about a cake appointment

The rate at which I windex our glass coffee table

banana bread crumbled on top of a latte. too much

my inability to do a pull-up

People who hum to music in coffee shops

LOUD PEOPLE IN COFFEE SHOPS

“And honestly?”

a color being lonely. I have enough to be sad about in this world

Moes

lush Orange scrub (too liquidy - I need it to hurt a little)

Getting grossed out by your oatmeal 2 spoons in

the great wedding invitation mad dash

generational shame

The Princess Bride

no more kids in the rothwell family :(

bruises

misspellings

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xoxox HI TO JUNE!

Abby