Madewell love.

 L: Madewell "Floaty Floral" dress, $158.   R: Madewell jumper - SOLD OUT online, obvs.

So many celebrities are wearing Madewell these days!  Jessica Alba has been my favorite so far.  She keeps everything so simple yet looks so chic.  I think it helps that she's also super gorgeous...!  Can I please look like that after having a baby?

My favorite is definitely the jumper.  I saw it at the Glendale store, if anyone wants to spend lots of money on a jumper!  I'll stick with my Target jumpers :)

Old wish list I found...

Funnily enough, I've completed quite a few of these items!!  Additions in blue.

December, 2008:

	1. A meal at Craft in LA.  I love Top Chef, I love Tom Colicchio, and I love food... so why wouldn't I love Craft?  Maybe the price would cause me to not love it.... but this meal would be a gift of course : )  Nope, besides, I hear it's overrated. 2. A 7 1/4 Qt. Round Dutch Oven from Le Creuset (in white, lime, or blue since RED is a dreadful color that will never be allowed in my future home.)  Or any kind of stoneware from them.  I now have around 3 Le Creuset items which I LOVE!  One in blue, one in white, and one in lime :) 3. A short weekend trip to wine country (including a free meal at The French Laundry!)  (I would also wish for higher alcohol tolerance!)  Woot.  I'm going to wine country this September with one of my favorite grad school buddies.  Ad Hoc is our restaurant of choice, though :) 4. A double-stacked oven so I can make like 6 dozen cookies all at once.  Plus, my brother gave me my Christmas present early -- a KitchenAid Professional 600 Stand Mixer!!  He's so ridiculous, but a double stack would be perfect to go along with the mixer.  Nope. 5. A 16GB iPod Touch.  I don't really need one since I love my Nano, but it would be so fun to play with!  I guess an iPhone would make more sense then...... : )  Yup, 32GB iPod Touch, biatch. 6. A PS3.  AND GOD OF WAR 3!!!!!  I love that series... but they are taking way too long to come out with the 3rd installment.  God of War 3 was SUCH a disappointment, but check and check. 7. Mario Kart for Wii.  Yup, with steering wheel controllers! 8. A gorgeous wallet that can hold all of my cards, money, gift cards, and random junk.  I've been searching for the perfect wallet but I can't find it (or it's way too expensive.)  I got the perfect budget friendly wallet from Anthropologie.  LOVE it! 9. A good pair of 3" black pumps that do not make my feet hurt!  I have yet to find any like that... Found a great 4" platform pump from Cole Haan.  Have yet to wear them, though... 10. A 4 bed/4 bath house, and a Cavalier King Charles (or Welsh Corgi) puppy : ) Um, this will not happen for at LEAST 10 years.		"

Inspiration

I'm not engaged or getting married yet, but I can't help but browse for cute wedding ideas!

I may periodically post such things when they strike me as something I would do.  It's fun to think about such things...

I'm such a cheeseball, but HOW PERFECT!!  I'm not sure how this couple used the mugs, but I'm thinking that it was probably at the guestbook table.

If my wedding does not incorporate Tiffany blue and pink I will be slightly sad, but at least I won't be cliche, hehe.  But come ON, such a great wedding cake color, right?

This WILL be my bouquet.  Gorg.

June Gloom

Lately the weather has been kind of weird.  Morning gloom, afternoon heat, freezing nights (a perk and a burden of getting out of class at 9:30 pm!)  But I do love gray skies, and I'm especially loving gray skirts!

I've also been on a big neon kick, and I love this J.Crew tee I just got in neon pink.  Sadly it's not available online, but I've been wearing the crap out of this AMAZING neon lime shirt from Nordstrom that is now $9.90!!!  Buy it, you won't regret it.  Super soft, comfy, and versatile!

I'm glad that my love of neon goes with my love of gray, so here are a few gray skirts I've been eye-ing.  Madewell, please put the Mariposa skirt on sale?  Pretty please?

 Adorable "Rah-rah-rumba" skirt from Anthropologie for $78.

My beloved "Mariposa" skirt from Madewell for $88.

 On a more budget friendly note, this mixed media dress by ELLE from Kohl's fits SO well ($37.99).  Sadly I still do not believe in spending more than $30 on something from Kohl's so I refuse to buy it until I get a coupon!

 

 On a sexier note, this body-con mini skirt from Express is budget friendly ($59.50, compared to Pleasure Doing Business and Herve Leger) and great for a night out with the girls!

Lost without my GPS!

Okay, so I don't own a GPS, and I also have a very good sense of direction, but I am wearing that nail color by O.P.I.

I bought this a LONG time ago, probably around a year ago.  It's kind of a mix between a cherry red and coral in real life.  I've been looking for a hot fuchsia pink that I like, or even a pale coral, but I haven't found the right color.  I love me a great burgandy, but it's summer, so I figured I'd lighten up a bit :)

Here's a great Essie color from their new collection that I'm interested in.  I've had terrible luck with Essie polish, though.  After one full application, the nail brush gets clumpy, and the polish goes on very gloppy.  O.P.I. has never done that to me!

Essie - "Pink Parka" - click to purchase!