Revel in Ruby

Kate Spade's color of the month for September is ruby. I am quite smitten with those Franca ballet flats in red satin and the Supercalifragilipstick cosmetics case. It's quite the coincidence that Kate Spade's color of the month should be red in my birthday month! I spent the last few years of avoiding everything red and recently I've found myself incorporating it back into our home decor and my wardrobe. 

Do you like red? Is it too bold or flashy? Would you wear red satin ballet flats?

{photos from kate spade}

Love Notes

This week J is in the mountains with his class. They're hiking, taking a torch-lit night walk, having a talent show and movie night and staying in a Swiss chalet with fantastic views. How wonderful!

I was very inspired by this post so before he left, I tucked sweet handwritten love notes into his pack. Everywhere! I tucked them into rolled socks, the inside of his stocking cap, inside shoes and books and, of course, into pockets. Last night when we talked on the phone, he told me how delighted he was to find them throughout the week. Hurrah! 

He gets home tomorrow evening and I can't wait. To celebrate his homecoming, we're having cheeseburgers, fries and salad. Yum! Does your spouse travel a lot for work? How do you cope with the time spent apart?