Friday Links: Think Positively

This week. THIS WEEK. Good grief. It's been a rough one for so many reasons. Monday's bombing hit hard for me. A huge majority of my family lives in the Boston area. My mother and step-dad, my sister, many cousins, uncles and aunts. I had several friends who were both running the marathon and at the marathon. And let's not even go into the Senate's decision on gun control. So.

I really want to bring some positivity up in here.

Let's start with a beautiful piece my cousin wrote about running with her fear. Yes, the same writer cousin who has an awesome blog you should be reading. It's a gorgeous piece about fear, running, and good old beantown. If you don't read any other links, please read this one.

I also really like this piece from The Atlantic about how to move forward after these terrifying acts.

Let's also not forget that it's springtime, people! The time for growth, renewal, and flowers! If you happen to live in the Shenandoah Valley area, check out Kinfolk's upcoming flower potluck. Love it. Wish I lived a bit closer...

I am also recently obsessed with an awesome new blog called Advanced Style. It chronicles amazing older women and their beauty and fashion. LOVE. This post I thought was especially wonderful, this week of all weeks. Wise words from a stylish wise woman on the power of positive thinking.

And finally. Can we all please give it up for this most amazing future bride? I think it's the most kick-ass description of a dream wedding I've ever read - not to mention the most succinct and rad description of why non-white wedding dresses are the sh!t. (oh, and for you old folks out there like me, MCR is "My Chemical Romance" - amaze).

Happy Friday folks. Stay positive and let's keep on keepin' on.

Friday Links

I hosted my entire family in our new home this Thanksgiving. That, plus my adorable nephew passing along his cold means I've been out of the loop this week recovering from it all!

I did manage to get out this week to a fabulous get-together happy hour hosted by Capitol Romance - a blog you MUST check out if you're getting married in the DC area (or just love wedding related awesomeness). Met some fantastic vendors and had a blast (despite my sniffles)!

This is a great post on arranging centerpieces with vegetables from the always awesome Design Sponge. As you'll see in next week's post on my own Thanksgiving, I love rustic, simple table decor and this gave me a bunch of fun ideas for next year!

The Washingtonian has a great article in this month's issue in which a wedding photographer visits some of his old clients and sees how their marriages are doing. It's a beautifully written look at how relationships change over time - highly recommend.

And finally, for those of you who don't know Kinfolk (you must check them out) - they did a brief feature on one of my favorite stores from my old 'hood in Brooklyn, here. Made me a bit homesick, though I luckily have the fabulous Cheestique around the corner that definitely fills the void.

Happy weekend to you all!