Balloons, dahlias, and the best s'more hack

Also in here: Sezane on eBay + two ice creams

Hello my darlings! How was your weekend? Feels like a month ago, but ours was very memorable: we ran the Angels 5K (did awesome), threw Eleanor’s 11th birthday party, and spent a chill Sunday celebrating Nate for a belated Father’s Day.

eleanor planned her entire party and wants to open a balloon arch business. if you’re local, call me :) // we finished our 5K thirty seconds apart! // mick wearing the cutest pehr top bringing me daisies at the park after sunday naps

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today’s bouquet

• Lucy and Eleanor’s first YouTube video :)

• Rocky Road-ify your next s’more with one simple swap.

• An interesting conversation with a man serving a life sentence.

• Seven cool-looking art documentaries.

• Cannot. stop. laughing.

• Facing my fear of tie dye to make some bandanas for the Fourth.

• Very exciting! Bread Head just opened a Manhattan Beach location! (Spotted this cute tote in line on Friday.) I got the Mozzarella with arugula instead of sprouts. Haven’t stopped thinking about it since.

• Everything — and I mean everything — I bring to the beach.

• For research purposes, I tested Trader Joe’s passion fruit sorbet last night. The verdict: Do not walk, run. It is sublime. Also, I’m dying to try Goose Tracks.

• I’ll be loving you forever!

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ad break 🌸

With two daughters and two sons, we talk a lot about how there are no “boy colors” and “girl colors,” among other useless gender stereotypes, so imagine my delight when Eleanor sat down to write her Father’s Day card to Nate on this beautiful dahlia print stationery from Rifle Paper Co. She was confident he would find it just as beautiful as she did — and she was right.

Beside the hand-drawn dahlias (of course), my favorite thing about this kit is the writing guide: a lined sheet fitted perfectly beneath the paper to help keep your lines straight while printing. Perfect for those of us with messy penmanship (me and Eleanor included!)

Rifle Paper Co. is a brand I’m loyal to and am happy to share with you. I appreciate your support of sponsored posts in Handpicked.

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in my basket

• Did you know there’s a ton of Sezane on eBay? I just snatched this.

• Earscaping for the Fourth of July with boots, blues, and sparkles.

• Had zero returns in my recent Old Navy order, hooray! This linen skirt totally works with my PPB (permanent postpartum belly), my favorite 100% cotton tee still slaps, and these lightweight pants are a dream (thanks Christy!).

• Any pregnant readers? This dress would be perfect for summer maternity photos. Related: my belly the day before Mick was born!

• Someone please buy this magnificent shell mirror.

• I’m thinking of adding a thin pillow topper to the low set of drawers at the foot of my bed, primarily so I can sit down while I embark on the task of lacing my Chucks.

• Yes, I’d like a vegetable coin purse, thanks!

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last thing

• Most popular link last week: blue birthday dress

• I hope something good happens to you today!