Happy long weekend friends! I couldn't be more excited for all the Summer fun we have on the agenda this weekend. With Memorial Day (and Mr. Jackson's birthday) on Monday, we've got a few activities planned to welcome the start of the season. The Ferris wheel at the city fair is beckoning and there's a hot air balloon festival a few towns over... not to mention the space in the pool that's already got our names all over it. This week I tried to step away from the computer a little (but basically failed), so there are only a few links for you to catch up on before it's quittin' time:

Katie Ermilio's classic New York apartment from the Rue Magazine archives #bellesandwhistles by Garance Dore Alaina Kaczmarski's charming feminine home tour (again!) via The Everygirl the most hilarious Instagram account ever & rap shirts for white people (you're welcome!)

Cheers to the freakin' weekend friends! This week was sort of amazing... yesterday's Fashion Show Recap found it's way onto Anthro's Twitter and Facebook pages. Even though it's a small feat, I proceeded to happy dance around my apartment for the remainder of the evening. The wonderful thing about blogging is reaching out to your favorite brands and having them reach right back. In other news, I'm officially stoked for our Washington D.C. trip. I can't wait to see a few fabulous girls in person, wander around museums and spend some quality time with my fam. I hope your weekend is fun and relaxing... with a little time to read through my favorites from this week:

Garance Dore launched her paper line with a bang! check out the "open studio" and a few fabulous talks with the designer/blogger the print shop at Catalina CreativeJenna Lyons' super cool favorites via J.Crew the sweetest Spring shoot featuring Hanelli Mustaparta & inspiration from Kate Moss' Calvin Klein campaigns via Into The Gloss

Happy Friday lovelies! Honestly, today could not have come sooner and I'm so ready to start the weekend with a few extra hours lounging in bed tomorrow. Here's what I loved on the web this week: Garance Dore's tips for tricking people into thinking you're French gorgeous Spring street style via Who What Wear Hanelli spends one day in Brooklyn with Mango my girl Alecia shared a killer playlist over at Wit & Delight & never mispronounce a designer's name again!