ladybug.

how cute is this ladybug dress? I KNOW RIGHT?

{via the house that lars built.}

big pimpin' up in nyc.

i'm in new york this week to install a penthouse project in soho, a project i dubbed 'electric grandma' long ago, due to a heady mix of color and pattern, layered on top of vintage. it is le amazing. furniture and shrink wrap have started to fly but stay tuned.

happy mother's day.

everything I am or ever hope to be, i owe to my angel mother. - abraham lincoln

let's face it: you have to be a pretty big angel to raise six children. i love you mom!

our wedding on style me pretty TEXAS.

heavens to betsy. in case you were wondering who is having a significantly amazing week, IT'S ME: kdubs babyface wilson-luebe. i've just returned from the honeymoon of the century and now our wedding is being featured on style me pretty's new matrimony offshoot: texas weddings. or style me texas, or something like that. just kidding. it's style me pretty texas and you can check it out if you love all things lonestar state. or if you love mason jars or cowboy boots. there are sure to be lots and lots of both up in there. anyway, i have written enough about our wedding, but if you want to see the SMP: Texas version, click on this link.

kyle bunting april idea book.

Y'ALL. some day i will own a goose that lays golden eggs, and step one of goose-egg harvesting will be to parlay those nuggets into kyle bunting rugs. we have one in a client's home and stealing it has crossed my mind a lot. just kidding (not really). aside from previously sharing my KB obsession, i've been really into quilts lately (which i meant to blog about it and didn't-raise your hand if you're surprised)-not mammaw type quilts, which i do love, but the really contemporary quilts that have been popping up lately? you know those ones? with the fabrics and the threads? (NOTE TO SELF: MAYBE WRITE THAT QUILT POST AFTER ALL). anyway, kyle bunting kind of reminds me of that, except his magnum opus is pieced together with dyed cowhides. can i get a yee-haw up in hrrrr? you guys should really sign up for the kyle bunting monthly emails. the featured rugs are always pretty fierce, like this guy, named mr. crowley, plus you can learn about new, cutting-edge hide products, like hide wallpaper. LE MOO, on your walls.

we're back.

we flew back from france yesterday, and boy are our arms tired. and our legs and feets and eyeballs and brains. also, i'm pretty sure my entire system of gastrointestinal organs could use a break. i have never eaten so much in my entire life and i think there is a new layer on my body that is neither fat nor muscle, but sponge-y carbohydrate. were you able to access it, it would peel away in flaky layers like a croissant. assoonaspossible, i will post some photos, but for now, enjoy this scene from beautiful avignon.

au revoir.

honeymoon in le france, y'all! catch you on le flip side... which will be cinco de mayo, incidently. we heart and celebrate all things international around aquí.

{image via this is glamorous.}

still not done talking about it: france edition.

sorry dudes. i'm pretty jazzed about pending travels to france... especially after some serious pinterest searching, so please bear with me a bit longer. you might say that i have france in my pants? waka waka, and i'm totally not going to quit saying that, so get used to it. LE PUNS! LE RHYMES! merci. anywaaaaay, we are flying into paris, staying there through easter, and then heading south for Le Adventures As Planned By Sugarbear, or as he will be known from here on out, PORTER LE SUCRE. i have elected to be mainly surprised by the itinerary, as vacation-planning is a forte of porter le sucre's, and not mine, but these travels may or may not include some serious biz in provence, avignon, marseille, cassis, antibes, cannes, arles and so on. see what i did there? i looked at a map, that's what. i have about zero idea of what's going on in france, which is about to change soon. i do know that we will be in the hills. i know we are hitting up the coastline. i know that we are going to the paris flea market and i am crossing my fingers that we have set aside some time to watch The Royal Wedding: Return Of The King.* i will have better details soon. in the meantime, check out these great pics i scored on the interwebs. à bientôt, homies.

ps-if you have requested that i bring you a memento, and you DO NOT want earrings that are baguettes wearing berets and a moustache, please let me know STAT, because that's totally what you're getting if i can find them.

*i also considered The Royal Wedding: The Empire Strikes Back as a sequel-y title. surely there are some better ones out there? submissions welcome.

top ten.

i feel pretty good about this.

put your ipod/itunes on shuffle and note the first 10 songs that come up.

1. miles davis - s'il vous plait (the birth of cool)
2. bright eyes - hot knives (cassadaga)
3. gomez - these three sins (split the difference)
4. ben folds - all u can eat (supersunnyspeedgraphic, the lp)
5. justice - kokane (cross)
6. grateful dead - playing in the band (what a long strange trip it's been)
7. girl talk - oh no (all day) *sidebar: this is strange because just last night, b-rad and i were trying to figure out what the first song on this is... which is ozzy. war pigs. duh.
8. the telepathic butterflies - california bent (the telepathic butterflies)
9. the beach boys - shut down (sounds of summer)
10. foreigner - i want to know what love is (from a power ballad compilation album)

speaking of baguettes,

WE LEAVE FOR THE HONEYMOON OF THE CENTURY IN THREE DAYS. we will be in france for nearly deux weeks and i am just now realizing that our vacation is almost (finally) here. le whew. i needed a le break, for realz. hopefully, the rudeness and carbohydrates of the french will put things into perspective and upon return, help me deal with all the assbags who have been rubbing me the wrong way lately. plus i get fourteen days of hanging out with sugarsbears.

{horses on set. fontainebleau, france. by CLéMENCE POéSY via the lula magazine scrapbook.}