Take it to the Maxi

I love this.

 

image from cupcakes and cashmere

I think I'll be trying on some maxi skirts in the near future.

Rock Star

Yesterday a gaggle of us ladies got together to celebrate my friend's last night of 'singleness' aka the bachelorette party. We did all of the typical games and activities. The best part, my roommate lent me her leather jacket for the evening. It was the perfect mix of tough and pretty. Now I'm on a new search...


for a pop of orange in crossbody form

a badass bomber

some Chanel knock-off round shades

Love. Love. Love. I hope it comes back in stock soon.

A caged back tee

This cute little customized notepad for allll my to do lists

March Madness

With a bridal shower and bachelorette party weekend quickly approaching, I sense there may be an array of flirty, fun, fruity concoctions in my near future. Keeping with that theme, I've got my eye out for libations Spring '11 style.

First up, the beautiful pear mimosa. Quite a clever change up.

Co Co Sala's cocojito is to die for. And by die, I mean consume as many as possible during happy hour.

image from twentysomething test dummies

A freshly made Captain Handsome. Ok... I only just like the name. "I'll take a Captain Handsome straight up and make it fast." It's got a ring to it right?

 I love me some cuke cocktails. So refreshing. I choose to believe it's good for me.

How delish does this little number look?

Finally, you gotta drink out of something right?

images from anthropoligie, pottery barn,

I don't believe in boring glasses.

Miss Me?

It's been a busy and beautiful past few days. Happy hour on the waterfront, 1st birthday for my cousin, AMAZING concert last night. Do yourself a favor and check out Devotchka.

And all along the way I've been falling in love with...

 A Chevron cosmetic bag. I've been hunting for a new one for ages and remember how I heart chevrons.

 A pop of color never hurt anyone.

 An Aztec bag just sounds cool (and would fit allll my beach stuff). Ahem, Target can you make a cheaper version? I know my friend living it up in Aussie land needs this one.

I swore I would never wear an anorak jacket, but then I saw a girl wearing one on the street and looking so chic yesterday. I had to rethink my position.

If you don't know, I'm a girl that loves blazers. Unabashedly.

Envious Green

Happy St Pattys! I celebrated mine at a lovely little Mexican restaurant, Mexi-Cali Blues. Partly because there was no line, and partly because I love chips and salsa. That 's my dirty little secret that's not really a secret :)

So for some Irish and Mexican loving...

She's a beaut.

Rosemary Peach Sparkler. I can get behind this.

A little Guinness Pudding.

I don't have glasses, but I like to try new things.

Real Raspberries. It's love.

Love these Gaga-ish Karen Walker shades and little lace dress from Emily.

Perfect for Sangria, Summer, and Friends.

Hope you all had a great one. And kissed someone Irish. Even if you didn't wear green.

Addicted

Last night I had an unstoppable desire to bust out some St Patty's Day Fun-fetti cookies. If you have never had these before, stop everything you are doing, run to the store, pick up Pillsbury fun-fetti cake mix and follow this recipe. You will love me and hate me.
These things are crack.
No lie.

By the way, have you seen that Target's Greatest Hits are back. Top selling items from their guest designer lines for the past 5 years. Designer digs for less? Happiness is....

white peasant dresses ( a perfect cover up for this favorite I showed you)

a sexy Rodarte number

Some friendly polka dots

a 'feeling groovy' frock

On my mind

Daylight Savings + Warmer Weather = the ridiculously easy route to happiness today

With the slightly warmer temps , all I want to do is stroll the DC streets in spring worthy outfits.

First up, some sweet and chic kicks for strolling.

 

Next up a striped sweater (can't you tell I'm a huge stripes fan)

 

With the 70s making a clear comeback this spring and summer, I think platforms are just what the doctor ordered.

 

After a weekend road trip, word on the street is emerald green polish is a must.

And yes, linen gets wrinkled, but it's oh so pretty. 

Hope you enjoy them all too.

FUN-fetti

With so many friends getting engaged I've got a lot of gifts to purchase. One thing that I love about gift giving is the fun wrappings to dress them in. The prettier the better. Sometimes it's the outside that counts.

confetti party

 

Yarn loving

put a bow on it

 Some flower power

 velvet ribbon cuteness

 woodwork

  

images via Oh Happy Day!  Hip Hip Hooray real simple martha stewart

Lovely Day

One of those fabulous days that you can't help but smile about.
It started off not frigidly windy for the first morning in a while.
In the sunshine I swung my way into Annie Creamcheese to bask in all the glorious vintage for a minute.
Then in the Mardi Gras spirit I met a friend for hurricane's and po-boys at a Georgetown bar, Bayou.

My first po-boy, and I loved it.

Then on the walk home through Georgetown I caught sight of the perfect spring dress.  Hope it goes on sale soon.

And then ended the evening with a heavenly lemon cupcake from the new Sprinkles Bakery. Perfection. If I had theme music today it would be this little french ditty.

Something Fishy

I've been seeing this hair style all over the place. From John Galliano to my coworker Bevin. I've decided not only do I like it, I will even experiment with it on my own lovely locks. No telling how this will work out.

Fergie fishtail via BJ A LA Mode

Rhianna fishtail via

 

How to fishtail via PopSugarTVBella

And in keeping with the fishtail theme how cute is this DIY fishtail-esque bracelet. I want it.

Images via because im addicted

Another cute hairstyle? These 3 adorable buns I saw on A Cup of Jo. Another one I must try.