Monday, June 6, 2011

Monday Eye Candy

What better way to start the week than with some gorgeous eye candy!


Kelly Wearstler's Agate fabric.
How fabulous is this??



Lindsay Adams Adelman Blow Light Fixture

The Theodore Sofa from Jayson Home.
Perfection. Now if only I had an extra $4,000 I would buy it.

Living Room Makeover by Allison Royer of BDG Style
My girl Julia first alerted me to this gorgeous room make-over on her blog and it is truly amazeballs. I can't stop thinking about it!




Lastly I leave you with Eric Dane.
I just finished watching all my DVRED Grey's Anatomy's from this season and man is he gorgeous!



Photos via: Matters of Style, Elle Decor, Jayson Home, BDG Style

**I treid to post links for all these beauties but my blogger is acting up again and will not let me post links:(**

Friday, June 3, 2011

Friday Musings

So, last Friday I told you all I was guest posting over at a Dose of Pretty about my favorite Accessories. Well blogger went haywire and Sara wasn't able to run my post so it will be running today. Please go check out her lovely blog and my post HERE!

I am super excited because while I was at TJMaxx yesterday searching for silver shoes to wear in my brother's wedding, I found these Joe's Jean Shorts for $39.99. A real steal considering they retail for $140 and I have been searching for some cute white shorts. (Note to Matt who I know is reading this, I used a gift card).

I had no luck in the shoe department but thank goodness for piperline, I found these silver beauties to wear for the rehearsal dinner and wedding.

I decided on Dress # 1 for the party tomorrow night. It was by far everyone's favorite. I will post some pictures next week from the party.





Tonight my hubby and I are making tacos our favorite meal and I can't wait. We honestly eat tacos at least once a week. I am obsessed with Mexican food! We do it original style- ground beef, hard shells, cheese, jalapenos, salsa and lots of sour cream.



I am pretty sure we will be enjoying some skinny ritas with our tacos. Which by, the way my friend Erin brought me a bottle of Bethenny's skinnygirl margaritas last weekend to try. It was good, better than I expected actually. Was it good enough for her to be bought out for $120 million? No, not that good. They had kind of a funny taste and I much prefer my own fresh mixture. However, in a bind if I was headed to the beach or on the boat and needed an easy drink to-go I would buy this again.



I hope you all have a wonderful weekend! xoxo

Thursday, June 2, 2011

Nate Love


It is no secret that I have a huge crush on Nate Berkus. I need him in my life. I really wish he lived nearby and we could be besties (do I sound like a stalker yet?). Besides being insanely gorgeous, I think he is one seriously talented designer. Here are a few of his spaces I saved for inspiration. Not only is he eye candy but his rooms are too!











Oh, and he dates Brian Atwood, the fabulous shoe designer. Do couples get any more gorgeous than this?



Here is a sneak peak inside their Milan Home. The zebra rug and shoes make me swoon!



I think I really need both these men in my life! Nate to help me decorate and Brian to design me beautiful shoes!

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Oreo Truffle Balls


As promised here is the recipe for the Oreo Truffle Balls I made over the weekend. These were insanely good and so easy to make! I think they would be adorable to serve at a shower or birthday party. Although beware this is what happens when a hungry baby gets his hands on the Oreo balls.


My oreo balls don't look quite as pretty as the above picture but I can assure you they tasted amaze.



OREO TRUFFLE BALLS


1 pkg. (8 oz.) Cream Cheese, softened
1 pkg. (16.6 oz.) OREO Cookies, finely crushed (about 4-1/4 cups), divided
2 pkg. (8 squares each) BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate, melted (i used mini chocolate chips)

MIX cream cheese and 3 cups cookie crumbs until well blended. (I crushed the oreos in my food processor and then blended in the cream cheese)

SHAPE into 48 (1-inch) balls. Refrigerate about 30 minutes.
Dip in melted chocolate; place on waxed paper-covered baking sheet. Sprinkle with remaining cookie crumbs.

REFRIGERATE 1 hour or until firm.


**The original recipe I used called for 2 tablespoons of Crisco melted in with the chocolate chips. I did this in a double broiler. All the recipes I found online didn't call for Crisco, so make as you like. You could also use white chocolate instead if you prefer.**

Print Recipe HERE

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Obsessions

I hope everyone enjoyed the long Memorial Day Weekend! We had a lovely time our friends! This is what I can't stop thinking about this week:)



SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE
I love this show and I am so happy to have some quality TV to watch now that all my shows have ended for the summer.



Besides the talented dancers my favorite part is seeing what the gorgeous Cat Deeley is wearing. Her outfits are always incredible!




LA MER EYE CREAM
I got a sample of this at Neiman Marcus and I am smitten. I love it as much as I love the La Mer face cream. I am thinking about splurging and buying it. It really moisturizes and smells heavenly. The make-up guy told me I would see results in 10 days and I really feel like my eyes look better.




OREO TRUFFLE BALLS
I made these this weekend and they were ridiculously good. We ate them all in one day! I am still dreaming about them. I will share the recipe tomorrow!




BEACH TIME WITH MY BOYS
We finally made it to the beach this weekend and it was wonderful. Sometimes we forget how lucky we are to live 10 minutes from the beach. We had an amazing afternoon on Monday!







HANNA ANDERSSON ZIP-UP PJ'S
These pajamas are my favorite for my little man! They retail for $25.99, totally expensive for pajamas, but Costco has them for $11.99. The patterns are adorable and all you moms know how easy and great zip-up pjs are!




Have a fabulous Tuesday! Although it totally feels like Monday to me!
Btw is anyone else having trouble leaving comments on some blogs? It won't let me sign in to leave comments, so frustrating!!
xoxo

Monday, May 30, 2011

Dress Help!

My little brother is getting married June 11th. Hard to believe it is only two weeks away! To kick off his wedding week my parent's friends are having a party. It will be Cocktails and Caribbean cuisine poolside. I have narrowed down my outfit choice for the kick-off party to two dresses. I am leaning towards the white dress (option #1) but I really like both of them. So, I am curious what ya'll think? Be totally honest and tell me which dress you like better! I included pictures with the fit models too so you could get a better full view of the dresses.

Also would you wear flats or heels? I am envisioning them with my cork Donald J Pilner heels.

OPTION ONE







OPTION TWO





Both dresses are Tibi:)

Saturday, May 28, 2011

Flawless

Check out how gorgeous Carrie Underwood was on the red carpet before the American Idol season finale. She looks amazing. Her outfit is perfection. I would love to have that dress hanging in my closet! The dress is a Lorena Sarbu shift and her shoes are Sergio Rossi Cachet peep-toe slingbacks. I am in love!