Engagement Rings

Darryl and I have been casually shopping for engagement rings and took a trip to a smaller store (Single Stone in San Marino) that specializes in vintage style custom designs (which I LOVE!)

Everything was beautiful, but what surprised me were the yellow gold engagement rings!  I rarely see yellow gold engagement rings, and when I do they are hideous.  However, these were NOT!  Darryl didn't like them because he thought they looked too "costume-y" (boo).

Sigh...

My favorite yellow gold rings weren't on their website but here are some rings that we saw:

And my favorite platinum ring.....

A 2 carat platinum ring with a knife edge band.  LOVED the knife edge... too bad 2 carats is too big!

Future home.

As usual, I begin posting during high stress times/times that I should be studying...

If you haven't already noticed, I love aqua blue/green, accents of pink, and white and black when it comes to home design--hah.

Some inspiration for my future dream home:

 

Adorable laundry room setup.  

Too bad washing machines tend to leak or create a mess at some point in their lifespan!

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I do love my cold weather clothing....

...But bye-bye cold weather clothes!  It appears that Spring may finally be here!

Looking forward to getting a tan and wearing shorts, skirts, and dresses!

So pretty.

Wide-leg jeans!

Gap's ho-hum wide leg trouser jeans.

A lot of bloggers I read have been raving about the new Gap wide-leg jeans, but I found them to be pretty damn boring.  Yes, they are cheaper than designer wide-leg jeans, but when the fit ONLY looks good on a woman who is 5'10" and the fit does NOT look good when hemmed, that's a problem.  Also, they don't even look great on the model above!

My solution: Madewell's Widelegger jean!  They fit amazingly, and the denim they use is super lightweight (unlike the heavy, heavy denim used by Gap) so it's comfy. I am probably only going to wear them with wedges (whoops, doesn't really fit with my "wide-legs for the short women" idea), but damn, they are flattering.  I am only 5'5" (5'9" with wedges), but the Widelegger looks as it does on the model on me.  I am NOT skinny.