..::Baking for Bridezillllla Part 2::..

Yesterday was the Bridal shower that I spent my weekend baking for and it was such a SUCCESSSSSSS! My sister did an AMAZING job decorating her house and coming up with fun appetizers for the guests to munch on while sipping mojitos and mimosas for the afternoon of Bridezilla activities. Above are the finished products from my Bridezilla Bake-a-thon with my lovely new KitchenAid mixer. Seriously that thing works wonders! The cookies were such a hit and the mini cupcakes were demolished. All in all a successful mission! Next on the baking horizon - BABY SHOWER BAKE-A-THON! Till then...the mixer is now residing in my new apartment waiting for my official move in day. I think I'm still on a SUGAR HIGH...

..::Baking for Bridezillllla Part 1::..

So I know I've been sick all week and kind of in a blah blah mood, but let me just say this: TODAY WAS THE BEST DAY EVER!

Phew glad I finally got to get that off my chest ;) But seriously being sick is the WORST and being sick during the most BEAUTIFUL week ever is even worse than that. Seriously how do you cuddle up in bed when its 80+ degrees outside? You don't - welcome to my misery this week. I was finally feeling up to par this morning so I headed to work thinking that I might be able to suffer through the day. To my surprise, even though my voice sounded like I had smoked cigis for 100 years, I was feeling pretty good once I got some coffee into my system. I threw myself into the PROM 2010 prop installation and before I knew it the day was almost over. Nothing like wearing a SPARKLY CROWN and playing with DISCO BALLS and streamers to get my motor running!! So here I am thinking I'm having a pretty fantastical day when all of a sudden I stumble upon an email I missed while under my DayQuil/NyQuil haze all week stating something about a BONUS. Surely this was a mistake, I thought to myself. IMAGINE my REACTION when I got home today and checked the mail....I pulled out my bi-weekly paystub and opened it to file away, when out dropped something else. A BONUS CHECK!!! I kid you NOT when I say that I was SHOCKED. I gave myself all of 30 seconds to come back from the shock of the UNEXPECTED check to notice that there was a BLOOMINGDALES flyer in the mail - a flyer for their 1 DAY HOME SALE. UMM HELLO?!? I'm in the midst of moving - BLOOMINGDALES HOME SALE is right up my alley and you know what I found in that flyer....the KitchenAid standing mixer that I've wanted, um probably since forever, is on sale from $399 to $179. I'll let you guess how quickly I was in the car.... Clearly from the pictures you can tell it wasn't long before I was the new proud owner of my very own KitchenAid Mixer. Just in the knick of time too - I'm attending a BRIDAL shower on Sunday for a wedding I'm a BRIDESMAID in and I volunteered to do the dessert table. Here are the before shots....just WAIT until you see the after decoration pictures....my fav part of any baking project, naturally.

..::Overpopulation::..

This is ME - EVERY DAY. So glad I'm not the only one.

PC: Little Garden

..::Where is your HEART::..

Home is where the HEART is.....so where is your HEART? Head over to Truche on Etsy and take home one of these adorable necklaces and proclaim your love for where you're from or maybe where you wish you were...the possibilities are endless. My heart will always belong to CA, but sometimes it wanders...

PC: Truche

..::Lil Bow Peep::..

Derek Lam RTW SS2010 = good old fashion FUN. Love these looks from his runway show. Something about them just screams YOUNG, FLIRTY, & FRESH. I'm always into classic silhouettes in bold patterns or amazing color combos, and who doesn't love a good SPARKLY dress here and there? These looks definitely have this sniffly nosed girl wishing she wasn't sick so she could go frolic in the AMAZING 80 degree sunshine outside. BOOOOOO! Hoping to finally be feeling better tmrw.

PC: Style.com

..::Key to my HEART::..

JEWELRY - the KEY to any woman's HEART, right?!?

Yeah that and chocolate. Speaking of KEYS I got my keys to my new apartment today - and I'm so obsessed! I can't wait to be living a mere 4 blocks from the beach. I might still be sick, but the thought of beach living can cheer anyone up!

PC: Elle Sweden

..::Having a Moment::..

Being sick is certainly no fun and with the whirlwind that my life has been these past few weeks its no wonder that my body finally said ENOUGH and broke down. Le sigh. The one upside to spending two days in bed is catching up on some much needed TV time. I finally saw the much talked about Blind Side, caught the opening day of Baseball, the season premiere of Tori and Dean and finally ending the night with a lil Christian Siriano: Having a Moment, a special on BRAVO. The 2 dresses above are two of my favs from his SS2010 collection....Can you believe this lil 24 year old has that much talent?! He really is a fashion genius and after interning with Vivienne Westwood and Alexander McQueen its no wonder!! Christian's SS2010 collection was simply to die for with the details and the elaborate fabrics - I just can't wait to see his empire grow and grow in the next few years. FIERCE!

PC: Christian Siriano.com & Bravo.com

..::Elegant Trash::..

All this moving preparation has me digging through my archives and I came across this photo from Vogue Italia of March 2008. I couldn't help but fall in love with it's trashy elegance all over again. The colors scream SPRING and remind me of the dress I'll be wearing on Easter Sunday as I sip champagne. Hope everyone has a lovely Easter Weekend! As for me, I'm off to see my parents and besties for some festive spring activities including but not limited to: coloring easter eggs, drinking mimosas, making brunch, hiding easter baskets & drinking mimosas. I LOVE any holiday that includes brunch, which subsequently means there will be mimosa consumption in my fam <3

PC: Vogue Italia March 2008

..::Foolish Ideas::..

APRIL ALREADY?!?!? The older I get the more I start to really believe the saying, "Time flies when you're having fun." Because really my life is fun 99% of the time and let me tell you - 2010 has be FLYING by! Its just crazy. There are just so many things happening that I don't know how to contain my excitement, which would explain the awful insomnia I've been having because I'm always too excited to fall asleep. Lately I've been up dreaming up how to decorate my new apartment and if I want to paint any of the walls - this picture has definitely been an inspiration. I think I'll paint my front door this exact shade of PINK. What do you think? Could be an April Fools joke and then again it might not ;) I'll never tell...