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Showing posts with label Essie. Show all posts

Friday, October 12, 2012

falling leaves

Foliage is at it's peak this week around here. It is really beautiful outside. I'm looking forward to the weekend. My family is spending Saturday up at SUNY Albany for their homecoming football game. My cousin is a cheerleader up there so we're taking the opportunity to head up to party! We sure do like to party. I'm hoping to get in a couple bike rides to take in all of the colors.


Speaking of colors, that was our theme this week for Friday Fancies!


falling leaves


Friday, September 28, 2012

crushing hard

Oh, the beauty of double entendre. Even though I am madly in love with my spectacular boyfriend, I find myself crushing on a very handsome guy. It is nothing serious, he's just easy on the eyes. Crushes are fun! It's just a bit of silly oogling, I can't seem to help myself!

Onto this week's Friday Fancies. It too is all about crushes! I spent hours scouring Pinterest looking for an outfit crush and when I saw this one, I knew it was the one. I am completely in love with this look and I had so much fun making my own version of it!



Gorgeous, right? I love the sparkle with the blazer. It's sort of sophisticated yet totally girly at the same time. And, onto my version:

crushing hard



I love the shoes. The bag. The nails. I'm in love with it.

What is your take on crushes? Are they bad or just innocent fun?

Friday, September 7, 2012

stepping into fall

Honestly, I'm totally ready for this week to be over. I'm looking forward to the weekend and seeing what sort of craziness I can get myself caught up in. My friend Kristyn is hosting a birthday party for her boyfriend who is turning 30, complete with all day barbecue followed by a bar-hopping party bus to celebrate the night away! I'm pretty sure insanity will follow.

The start of September will always bring me back to what it is like to start school. I swear, if it wasn't so gosh darn expensive, I would be a professional student. I seriously love college and learning. I'm a great test taker and I adore the social interaction in a classroom. I'm such a nerd, I know.


But, that is why I was kind of super psyched about our Friday Fancies theme this week! Who doesn't love picking out new back to school clothes and accessories. I'm more than a little bit in love with this look! I think I need to go purchase a pair of tan wedge pumps, like tomorrow. But, since I don't really have too much of a need for those, I' might actually go purchase the nail polish and NARS stick below!

stepping into fall





I'm dying to see your back to school looks too. Leave love and I'll be sure to stop by!

Thursday, June 21, 2012

block party

Ok, hopefully this is my last Friday without a nephew! Jess is DUE on SUNDAY! Wahoo! I'm so excited. Now I'm well aware that really means nothing, but hey - he should come now! I said so. Jeez I'm tired of waiting.
I have very fun plans for this weekend and I'm totally excited for it. Saturday we are celebrating my cousin's 21st birthday and my bestest friend is stopping by my house on her way from Florida to Maine to see her parents. I haven't seen her since February and she's pregnant, due in September. I can't wait to rub her belly! And giver her lots of love!!

While everyone else is color blocking today for Friday Fancies, I'm being a rebel and picking a gorgeous summer Friday night on the waterfront outfit. Perfectly casual yet put together. I love it. Hope you have a fabulous weekend, no matter what your plans!
block party


Tie shirt
€35 - welikefashion.com

Flat sandals
$40 - myspringshoes.com

By Malene Birger plastic bangle
£45 - bymalenebirger.com

Heart ring
£3 - riverisland.com

Cat eye sunglasses
$280 - modaoperandi.com

AT.P. CO Bermuda short
£47 - farfetch.com

Essie nail polish
$8 - macys.com

Friday, May 18, 2012

chambray for summer

We have one heck of a weekend coming up! We've had 2 days of beautiful weather and the weekend is only going to get better. And to top it off my weekend is fun of good times. This evening Mike and I are taking the dogs to a new dog park that opened about 5 minutes from the house. I'm pretty excited about it because the next closest dog park (the one we go to almost every weekend) is about a half hour drive away. It'll be nice to get there in just a few minutes. Then tomorrow I'm participating in another cupcake festival. I'm entering in two categories, best tasting and best hudson valley themed cupcake. I'm not sure what I'm naming my hudson valley cupcake yet, but I think it's going to be all local ingredients and be apple/caramel flavored. We'll see how they come out when I make a test batch this morning. Sunday we're heading to Connecticut to visit Kristyn's bakery. Talk about yum!


Now on with some fashion for me to drool over! This week's Friday's Fancies is all about chambray. I'm not one to normally wear it, but I have seen some gorgeous looks on pinterest where they mix chambray with simple lace to dress it up. I love the combo so that was my inspiration for this week's look.

chambray for summer


Dorothy Perkins lace shirt
$21 - dorothyperkins.com

Old navy shorts
$25 - oldnavy.gap.com

Pierre Dumas ankle wrap sandals
$30 - piperlime.gap.com

Miso mesh jewelry
£10 - republic.co.uk

Carved earrings
jewelry.1stdibs.com

Ettika gold tone jewelry
$36 - endless.com

Miu miu sunglasses
$310 - miumiu.com

Essie nailpolish
$8 - macys.com