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| saturday afternoon |
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| burgundies and gold |
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| amazed by lace |
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| what you think is what you get |
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| a parallel universe within our inner minds and outer realities. how would you think and hence live then? xoxo, crystael |
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| with my favourite heart shaped teaspoon yay! |
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| and now I've got these yummy babies back home with me! |
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| cute cake-in-jars :) |
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| dreamy chocolate souffle at robertson quay on a friday's night <3 |
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| little cookie on a walk <3 |
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| And a cute little cafe nestled in the everton estate :) |
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cute little love birds on a beautiful day of a lovely wedding <3
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| Awoken by chirping birds on a Sunday morning at home <3 |
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| lunching in the outdoors in quaint cafes, with the cool breeze and fuzzy sunlight |
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| supporting my loved one in his honourable career |
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| golf in the wonderful beautiful nature |
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| picnics, baking and preparing delish pretty bites |
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| shopping for beautiful pieces Girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes Snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes Silver white winters that melt into springs These are a few of my favorite things |
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| photographing with the luscious bushes of our backyard |
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| embracing the checkered shirts of american a&f culture |
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| spending leisurely time in the day with matching shoes |
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| trying much raved american food Cream colored ponies and crisp apple streudels Doorbells and sleigh bells and schnitzel with noodles Wild geese that fly with the moon on their wings These are a few of my favorite things |
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| photographing pretty colors and food |
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| frolicking on the white sands of Florida |
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| Watching seagulls fly |
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| enjoying my own company and creating beautiful things, reading endlessly. |
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| cooking and each meal more delicious for my loved one :) |
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| stitching every stitch for my husband :) |
 baking and celebrating with my most A C E person in the world :) |
When the dog bites When the bee stings When I'm feeling sad I simply remember my favorite things And then I don't feel so bad thank you for all the favourite things I got to do in the states. blessed is me. till the next time we meet! xoxo crystael |
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| Watching the spanish guards of the olden days fire their canons. |
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| Women were already capable, creating strong businesses and building great properties then! |
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| Up the stairs of the famous lighthouse of St Augustine! |
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| Paradise :) |
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| And of course, we had to hit the beach whenever we could again! Because its the S U N S H I N E state!!! :D |
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| The hardworking captain reading even on the beach! |
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| The cute streets of the old town :) |
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| The beautiful peacock at the Fountain of Youth who kept opening his majestic feathers for us! |
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| And my favourite- the beautiful chandeliers and ceilings painted by Louis Tiffany himself at the then Flagler Hotel! <3<3<3 T'was great, St Augustine! Till the next time! xoxo, crystael |
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| Took the chance to make cards for all my amigas :) Blessed to have lots of wonderful gal pals who are always supportive, although some are far far away and scattered all over the world! |
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| ivy league colours :) |
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| prepared a snuggly casserole to warm the heart :) |
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| The Commissary |
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| Where good things come in brown packages :) |
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| And the big tree in our yard(with a bird's nest in it) that I so love! |
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| And cheers to a paisley weekend! Gettin ready for another road trip! "Always have faith." xoxo, Crystael |
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| And of course, Justin had to stop by his favourite american krispy kremes for his sugar fix. |
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| he's totally savouring every bite! |
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| I got the apple cinnamon, but it was really too sweet for my liking. |
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| but i looovee their coffee! was good enough to drink it au naturel and black sans sugar/milk. |
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| Pretty chocolate coated apples :) |
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| Then to Destin commons for more shopping whee! |
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| And went to Justin's much raved Olive gardens. Couldn't finish their huge portions! |
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| He really misses his american food! |
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| Then we drove past some Floridian beaches and of course had to pop by to enjoy the glorious weather in the Sunshine state for a while! |
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| Gosh I LOOVEEEEE the clear blue skies! |
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| And my NYC blood orange nails with purples & blues for arm swag! These polishes are a DREAM to glide on! LOVE! |
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| And of course my leopardy shawl as a make do beach mat! heh. |
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| The Sunshine State :) |
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| Dinner was to Joe's crab shack! |
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| Where we won a free $20 voucher! Really lucky! :D |
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| Fresh Seafood. |
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| And the next day we headed to the Beach again! Why of course, we are in the Sunshine State!!! :D Beautiful beautiful blue waters and white sands. |
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| Super cool advertising in the skies! |
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| And what better to end the road trip with a super yummy dreamy mango icecream cocktail by the beach! Destin is quite an awesome place if you have 2 days and a night to spare especially in the summer! Till the next time! xoxo, crystael |
