food glorious food

My other love, besides fashion and shopping, EATING! I love food. Delicious delicious food. Last night I had the opportuity to go to 112 Eatery for a friend's birthday last night. It is one of my favorite places to eat, but oh so difficult to get a table and they only take reservations for parties of 6 or more. While the food is always delicious, it is the dessert that had me swooning last night. We ordered just about one of everything. While everything was amazing, the crowd favorite was Nancy Silverton's Awesome Butterscotch Budino. I had no idea what a budino even was, but as my friend Tarcy put it, "it is a jar full of deliciousness." I did a little Googling this morning and found the recipe here. It is heavenly and we decided that Nancy Silverton is really a saint. The little bit of sea salt sprinkled on top is really the icing on the cake and makes this whole dessert come together in a symphony of deliciousness.

tuesday temptation

The warmer weather has made this challenge exceptionally difficult. I desperately want some cute spring dresses. DESPERATELY. I have a feeling I may breakdown soon, especially as the weather continues to get warmer and the sun gets shinier. Here are some of my favorite dresses for spring ... of course there are stripes involved.

Little Sparkler Dress - Lulus

$34.00 (here)

Tier Drop Dress - Lulus

$56.00 (here)

Licorice Dress - Modcloth

$64.99 (currently out of stock)

Fun piece of trivia? Looks v. similar to the dress Kara wore on the season finale of the Real Housewives of Orange County.

Strolling Strapless Dress - Forever 21

$24.80 (here)

I want to wear this with a cardigan or a cute jacket.

Plaid Patchwork Dress - Old Navy

$29.50 (here)

This would be adorable with a cardi and some cute flip flops. It is sort of J Crew-esque without the price tag.

wild puppy

Carl Rove has been feeling a little stir crazy lately. Last night he chewed on the leg of one of the TV trays. This is really only the second time in the three months we've had him that he has chewed on something in appropriate, so really how mad can you be? He's still a baby and learning and he hasn't been getting enough attention between work, job hunting, travel, interviewing, moving, freaking out, unpacking, packing, etc. So today he's at Pampered Pooch living the high life. Hopefully, that will help him get some energy out.

Here's what I'm wearing:

Shoes: Elie Tahari. Loving that I can wear peeptoes and not freeze my piggies.

Pants: Victoria Secret. I love these pants. So comfy.

Tank: Old Navy

Jacket: BCBG. I also love this jacket. I wear it kind of ALOT.

Necklace: JC Penney, I think?

times they are a changing

I think when I started this blog, I mentioned that I was going to make 2010 my bitch and find a permanent job. And guess what? I DID IT! I'm excited, nervous, terrified, thrilled ... the whole gamut of emotions. The new position requires a relocation and I will be moving without Husband for the first few months. We haven't been apart for more than two weeks in the three plus years that we've been together, so it will be interesting. I'm hoping that he will be able to follow me ASAP. So I'm leaving my not yet unpacked loft and trading it for my cousin's basement ... and another move in the near future. Crazy!

Here's what I'm wearing today. It's not fabulous, but at least it isn't Uggs and a sweatshirt.

Boots: Nine West. I think boot season is almost over ... keeping fingers crossed.

Dress: Target. This was a pretty good purchase. It's versatile.

Cardi: Gap. Not really orange. More of a red/poppy color.

Necklace: Forever 21. It's the knock off of an Anthropologie necklace.

I was watching High Society on CW. The show with Tinsley Mortimer where she swear up and down he will never wear flats and then I see her walking around in sneakers. Just an observation ...

ass whoopin'

I'm getting my ass kicked by this cold. I'm dressed all in black because I had no energy to figure out what to wear. So I will spare you the funeral attire and give you my favorite shoe pics for spring. All very affordable, of course!

Mary Jane Wedge from Payless

On sale for $24.99 - here

Gladiator Sandals from Target

$22. 99 - here

Peeptoe Flats from Target

$19.99 - here

Peeptoe Cutout Wedge Sandal from CharlotteRusse

$34.99 - here

I haven't been shopping in a looong time so I bet there are some other super cute shoes out there, but I'm abstaining. Abstinence is the best form of prevention. You heard it here.

happy st. patrick's day!

I'm not Irish. Nor am I wearing green. I don't even really observe St. Patrick's Day. Except last year when my entire firm went to the bar at 11:00, I kind of felt obligated to go. It was there that I talked to a partner about whether or not I should be looking for another job since the office had SLOWED down signifcantly. She said I didn't have to worry about it. CLEARLY, she was misinformed.

But perhaps my luck is changing. We have some big changes on the horizon. Hopefully, I can talk about them soon. It is an exciting and terrifying time and I will be happy when things are settled, although I'm pretty sure that won't be for several months. So I'm just plugging away. Unfortunately, I haven't been sleeping very well. Here's what I managed to pull together this a.m. though, at 3:00 a.m. Don't ask.

Boots: Steve Madden Intyce
Denim: Forever 21. These were $10. Did I already tell you that. I LOVE THEM! So comfy.
Top: Gap. It is a lovely poppy color, but it looks super orange in the bathroom picture.
Faux Fur Vest: Old Navy

rain rain go away

It's not ACTUALLY raining, but it's grey and sunless so it might as well be. Yesterday was absolutely gorgeous out. I was on my way to take Carl Rove to puppy playgroup when I decided that we should walk around Lake of the Isles instead. Carl is not so great at walking on a leash, but he had fun splashing in puddles, sniffing dog booties, and I even got him to try out the lake! He just kept walking until he splashed in the lake, at which point he backed up FAST!

And now I'm back at work and poor Carl is at home entertaining himself. Here's what I'm wearing.

Pants: Old Navy

Cardigan: Limited

Tee: Banana Republic

Necklace: Forever 21

Shoes: Chinese Laundry

Here's the full length shot. You still can't see the shoes.