Gaga For Herve

Herve Leger, that is. After seeing so many celebrities look flawless in his dresses, they are on my lust list! Sadly, they are entirely out of my price range at $2000 a dress, but how fabulous are they? These gorgeous numbers suck you in all the right places. I swear they have permanent spanx built in. All I have to say, is yes please! Any of you own one of these gorgeous dresses?
Here are a few I wouldn't mind calling my own.






This last one is definitely my favorite! And its on sale for only $1130, must be my lucky day (Just kidding, had to add that for my husbands sake because he would think I would seriously buy it- total joke Matt, no dress has been ordered).
All dresses can be found at SHOPBOP
**Check out Melanie's Blog, Scout a Mom's Guide to Stylish Living. She is giving away a $100 giftcard to Shopbop!**

Wallpaper or Stencil?

I don't know what it is about the New Year but it makes me want to redecorate. Out with the old and in with the new right? We have made some great progress in our Master Bedroom, so now my new obsession is re-doing the guest bathroom.
OUR GUEST BATHROOM:
Currently it is painted Benjamin Moore's Brookside Moss.


I tried to match the paint to tiles in the shower. However, with a shower curtain up you don't even see the tiles so I think I could really do any colors I wanted. We don't have the budget to completely gut the bathroom, so it needs to be minor changes. I am thinking wallpaper. I have always wanted to wallpaper a room and thought the bathroom would be a great place to start. Has anyone wallpapered before? Is it hard to line up the paper and get it straight?
Here are some wallpaper inspiration images I saved of some lust worthy bathrooms!









My other thought was to stencil the whole bathroom. Megan at Honey Were Home did a great giveaway with some beautiful stencils from Cutting Edge Stencils. Here are a few of my favorite patterns from their website, that are gorgeous and would look great in my bathroom, or any room for that matter!





Just not sure which will be the easiest route, wallpaper or stencil? Because decorating with a soon to be one year needs to be quick and easy!
So, help me out. Any thoughts on this would be greatly appreciated if you have decorated with either!

Something Must be in the Water

I feel like a whole slew of Celebrities (really skinny ones at that) keep getting pregnant. It still kind of baffles me how people that skinny get preggers because I am pretty sure they don't get their periods, at least not regularly. Newest to the group is Mrs Victoria Beckham, aka POSH. She is expecting her 4th baby this summer! With 3 precious boys, I am sure she is probably hoping for a girl. Like Rachel Zoe, I can't wait to see Victoria's maternity style. She is always so put together, I am sure we will never see her in sweats. I used to not be huge fan of hers, but then I watched her reality TV (the one where it featured them moving to the U.S.) and it kind of made me like her more. Don't get me wrong she is way too skinny and could smile more, but she was pretty funny in the show. Congrats to the stylish couple.

I couldn't do this post without some eye candy of David. Even if you are not a fan of his, you can't argue with that body.

Wine + Strange Artwork

On Saturday afternoon I left the Hubs with Sterling and went to meet my two favorite ladies, Jill and Alissa, for some wine and girl time. It has been a long time since I have been out baby free for a few hours, and let me tell you it was wonderful! We started off at the bar at HUSK, a new restaurant here in Charleston. I have yet to eat at the restaurant but the bar was pretty cool.

Their drink list was insane, including a martini called the Walterboro that contained boiled peanut pork-jus. Hmmm... I'm not so sure about that. We ended up sticking with old trusty red wine. We were too scared to try out any of the crazy cocktails.

After HUSK, we headed to a new wine bar I have been dying to try called BIN 152.

It did not disappoint. Their wine selection was amazing. We went with a Spanish Tempranillo and it was delish.

They offer a fabulous cheese list too that was several pages long. I didn't even know where to even begin since I like any and every cheese ever made. We had the owner pick out our cheeses to compliment our wine. This is our massive platter that we almost entirely dominated. The platters consist of two cheeses, a meat and bread. Absolutely delightful with the wine.

Enjoying our wine



Now for the strange artwork. We looked above our table and noticed this weird child with an adults body wrapped in plastic.

This was quite disturbing to me. I felt kind of uncomfortable the whole time like she was watching me. I mean her face is totally creepy, right? I discreetly snapped a picture, I had to show Matt this artwork. The other artwork throughout BIN 152 was equally as weird, or maybe I just don't know good artwork? Strange artwork or not I would most certainly return for some wine and cheese.

Get in My Belly

The Smitten Kitchen strikes again with yet another fabulous recipe. You may remember my first SK recipe attempt, Sweet Potatoes with Goat Cheese and Celery. It was a huge success and I kid you not when I say I made it every week for a month. This recipe does not disappoint either. It is healthy (good for all you New Year's dieters), delicious, and the perfect combo of flavors. I present to you Warm Butternut Squash and Chickpea Salad.





WARM BUTTERNUT SQUASH AND CHICKPEA SALAD
For salad:
1 medium butternut squash (about 2 to 2 1/2 pounds), peeled, seeded, and cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces
1 medium garlic clove, minced or pressed
1/2 teaspoons ground allspice (I skip this)
2 tablespoons olive oil
Salt
One 15-ounce can chickpeas, drained and rinsed (1 1/2 cups)
1/4 of a medium red onion, finely chopped
1/4 cup coarsely chopped fresh cilantro or parsley

For tahini dressing:
1 medium garlic clove, finely minced with a pinch of salt
1/4 cup lemon juice
3 tablespoons well-stirred tahini
2 tablespoons water
2 tablespoons olive oil, plus more to taste

Preheat the oven to 425°F.

In a large bowl, combine the butternut squash, garlic, allspice, olive oil, and a few pinches of salt. Toss the squash pieces until evenly coated. Roast them on a baking sheet for 25 minutes, or until soft. Remove from the oven and cool.

Meanwhile, make the tahini dressing: In a small bowl, whisk together the garlic and lemon juice. Add the tahini, and whisk to blend. Add the water and olive oil, whisk well, and taste for seasoning. The sauce should have plenty of nutty tahini flavor, but also a little kick of lemon. You will probably need to add more water to thin it out.

To assemble the salad, combine the squash, chickpeas, onion, and cilantro or parsley in a mixing bowl. Either add the tahini dressing to taste, and toss carefully, or you could serve the salad with the dressing on the side. Serve immediately.

You can Print the Recipe HERE and see Smitten Kitchen's gorgeous pictures.

Sweet Dreams are Made of These

I just peeked in on my little man and found this.


My heart is melting. I love that his foot is poking out through the crib. I love that he always sleeps with his arms behind his head like this. I also love how pensive he is when he sleeps. I want to crawl in his crib and cuddle with him. Considering the amount of wine I have had and my weight, probably not a good idea. Sweet Dreams to you all!

Perfection

Happy Friday my dears! I had to share this ad with you, it caught my eye in a major way. It is perfection. I want to be at this tropical locale, wearing that fabulous bathing suit and most importantly carrying that gorgeous bag! Oh, and I wouldn't complain if my legs looked like too, void of cellulite. Louis Vuitton can do no wrong in my eyes! My goal this summer is to look as stylish as this girl at the beach.

I hope ya'll have a fabulous weekend! We have no major plans after 4 back to back weekends of traveling, parties, and holiday stuff. I am however meeting a few girlfriends Saturday afternoon to try out a new wine bar downtown. I can't wait for some delicious wine, girl talk, and a few baby free hours!