Amen!

Seriously. Can we please just get through the craziness of Thanksgiving before bombarding everyone with lights, music, and decor?? Its too much, too soon. I'm not ready, am I alone on this? It just feels like each year, its earlier and earlier. Thank you Nordstrom, for kinda being snobby and laying it out there. One of the millions of reasons why you are one of my favorite department stores!!

{Food Faves}

I am a food freak, and as much as I enjoy gourmet food, I love some pre packaged bad-for you items as well. Here are some things that I have stumbled across the past few years and are now a staple in my pantry or fridge. Totally aware of the lameness of this post, but I love a good foodie post!{found this mayo with cracked pepper the other day, a little hesitant, but its amazing}
{ I have made countless batches of homemade mac n cheese, and this is perfection plus- no hassle}

{OMG, the best peanut butter on Earth, I want to stock up in case my grocery store stops selling it}

{I always have this in the fridge and a back up in the pantry, I can't stand it by itself, but I add it to cranberry, or any other juice and its delicious}

{The best snack ever, I get mine at Sam's in bulk}

{no words, but is excellent with the above peanut butter}

{I am a salt fiend, I had this salt in NYC at the Oyster Bar and I found it later at Dean & Delucca, smuggled it home on the plane, it was that good, yes I'm talking about salt}

{yummy Popchips, I am partial to the original flavor, they really are good, and I hate any sort of baked chip}

Fall Favorites

Fall is finally here. The leaves are changing, falling, and the weather is getting cooler. I love it. I cannot believe that it is already mid October. This is my favorite time of year, plus my bday is right around the corner! Here are some fall inspired fashions, food, and anything else that just reminds me that fall has arrived.{OPI, You Don't Know Jaques, I have always been a Linkin Park after Dark fan, but this is more grey, perfect for fall outfits}
{Wolford, black wool tights, pricey but will keep you so warm}

{Steve Madden Intyce boots, these are the perfect height, and I love the wedge heel}

{Love, Chloe, this perfume is just heavy enough for colder weather, powdery and spicy}

{Ever since I binged out on figs in California, I have been obsessed, I think I found my Thanksgiving dessert idea!}

{My Anthropologie monogrammed mug...}

{filled with my new obsession, Chai Latte coffee creamer..yummy!}

{Loving this candle, smells like fall, somehow?}

{So ready to bake some bread in my bread machine, it just doesn't seem appropriate to bust out that huge appliance until this time of year}

Bicycle.

Off to go pick up this old fashioned inspired bike that I've had my eye on for awhile. Thanks, Dad! Now that the weather isn't ridiculously hot, I can take rides on the local bike trails in the evenings. Plus, its super cute, now I just need a basket!

{Grapefruit Inspiration}

I am not the biggest fan of the grapefruit, unless its covered in sugar or mixed in a drink. But I am loving this coralish color that is everywhere. I don't want to call it coral, its more grapefruit. Not quite pink, not quite red. Here are some grapefruit like inspirations for the summer.

{Anthropologies' Revulets bedding, gorgeous!}


{I just got this Tarte 12 hr amazon clay blush in tipsy, I love bright blushes and this one last through the humidity}



{Yummy grapefruit cocktail, recipe}

{Essie, tarte deco, I have this color on now, its a lot brighter IRL}

Seriously?!

Its the 4th of July, my plans for the day: go to pool, grill out for dinner, and watching the fireworks show. Whats actually happening: I'm on my 3rd blog post, laying in bed with an 80 lb lab snoring in my ear ( I love that though, she's so sweet). It has been pouring since I woke up and I'm getting bored. There is only so much Food Network that I can watch. Thank God for the Cooking channel so I can switch it up a bit. I guess this gives me a chance to catch up on some stuff that should've been done days ago. I usually have to do lists on post its but since I'm being lazy I am going to make a list of stuff that has to get done on this post, that way I am super accountable for it.

1.Laundry/organize my closet ( I let it get out of control during the week, like, I don't hang up anything)

2. My homework, I have a 3 page paper due for my B Law class, this has to be done- so I don't stress during the week about it

3. Get stuff together for the baby shower that I'm helping with next week, cake plates, serving platters. I'm attempting cake pops, Lord help me.

4.Run to Target for a few things, like tortilla chips, I have all that salsa left!!

5. Clean, like deep clean my house. I haven't done this in awhile.

6. Finish Dexter Season 2, this show is incredibly addicting, I know I am way behind on this, but I am catching up. Michael C. Hall is so cute, I forgive him for including his middle inital in his name.

7.Pray that the rain clears so I can go have some fun.

{B&A: New Chairs + my favorite flower}

I have had these chairs for almost a year now. I got them at a random flea market while I was out of town for $50. When I first had them, they were maple and the cushions reminded me of an old pew fabric. I sprayed them a beigey color and now with their new cushions, they are perfect. {I am obsessed with this trellis pattern!}


{Before: I realize I forgot to take a picture of the cushions before, but they were BAD.} {After: I am in love with my new chairs. Reupholstering is so expensive but so worth it}

{This is my favorite time of the year, the hydrangeas are out, love going to my Mimi's and getting a ton of these limelight hydrangeas}

{Lust List}

When I see things that I want/need (99.9%want), I like to make a list and blogging helps me do that. Here are a few things that I am lusting over lately. Kind of random, but I can't get them out of my head.
{Steve Madden wedges, saw these on sale @ Nordstrom in Dallas, why did I not buy them?}{This smells amazing, I have no business buying another perfume, but I might make an exception for this one plus the bottle is cute.}



{OPI Sparrow me the Drama from the Pirates color line.}

{Dying over this new bluish color from Le Creuset. One day I will own several pieces}

{I am totally getting this old school Huffy bicycle, I found it at Walmart for under $100!, I want a basket too! Too much?}

{Speaking of bicycles, loving this JCrew tee, you can't tell but the spokes have sequins}

perfect day.

this

plus one of these

equals something like this.

I feel so awful, I had a gift and plans to attend a housewarming party today, but I couldn't pry myself away from the pool. It was a gorgeous, hot day and I have been dying to do nothing but lay out and read a bunch of gossip magazines. That was followed by chips, salsa and a yummy margarita. Tough day, right? I'm wiped out.

{Be my Valentine}

Well, I don't have a Valentine exactly this year, but, I saw this quote and loved it! I think Valentine's Day is a little dramatic and forced but it is a sweet day to think about those you love. How awful is it that it fell on a Monday this year? Anyway, just another day to me this year, maybe next year I will be the one with the nauseating bouquet of flowers at my desk?!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Obession: Ben & Jerry's

Its offical: I'm single. I am sitting in my living room eating B&J ice cream out of the carton. I am obsessed with their ice cream and when I saw that they made frozen yogurt, I had to try it. Its pretty good. Normally, my favorite is Cherry Garcia or Berry Berry Voluntary. I watched a whole Biography on Ben & Jerry the other night (once again single & nerdy). Such a cool company. They started back in the late 70s in a small shop and now they are a huge successful company loved by millions. The charity work that they do is so cool and they have been "all natural" since the get go. {Yum!}




{go to Benandjerrys.com to sign up for their newsletter and become a Chunk Spelunker, get coups for free ice cream}

the.best.wine.ever.

I know everyone has their own taste in wine. I definitely like a sweeter wine and prefer white to red. I am so secretly jealous of those snobby wine connoisseurs, like on Sideways. I want to take a trip to the West coast and hit up as many vineyards as I can, but until that day, I will have to settle for my cheap, delicious moscato. Seriously, this wine is like $6 for a regular bottle and around $14 for a huge one(go with the huge one). A friend introduced me to it a couple of years ago and I have been stuck on it ever since. It is my go to wine, no doubt.{Moscato is very sweet it has a lot of peach and apricot flavor, so good!}
{couldn't resist, love her}

{love the barefoot label too}

Pursuit of Happiness

{via}

"I'm on the pursuit of happiness, and I know everything that shines ain't always going to be gold. I'll be fine once I get it. I'll be good."

-Kid Cudi

Cinco de Mayo!

Happy Cinco de Mayo!! I am not celebrating with the usual margarita or mojito. Not that those aren't great. I have a new obsession: Mexican Coke. No, seriously, it is Coke imported from Mexico.I don't know what it is about them, I think they are made with real sugar cane, but, they are so much better than a regular old American Coke. {Hecho in Mexico}

I usually pick them up @ Sam's Club in bulk, they are a little pricey, but, I make them last.

Have you ever had one?

{Cotton Candy Inspiration}

Can it get any better than cotton candy at a baseball game? I love, love it! My sister and I had to have some at last nights' game. I feel like such a kid when I eat it, but it is so good. It got me inspired, here are some beautiful,cotton candy like pics...{these look like a peony and rose hybrid, is that possible?}
{flickr}

{cotton candy sky}{flickr}
{this perfume always reminds me of cotton candy, Pink Sugar by Aquolina}
{J Crew}{OPI, coney island cotton candy}


{J crew ruffle tank}