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Saturday, February 25, 2012

MNFW

I spent my Saturday watching my part time son (baby brother) & supporting the amazing local designers in the Twin Cities at the Parc Boutique's Trunk Show here in Minneapolis with my fashion guru Winnie. I won't go into deets about how amazeballs all these jewelry designers are, because the photos will speak for themselves (and these photos don't even give them 100% justice!). If you have any questions on how you can get a hand on any of these pieces, feel free to contact me!

Tomorrow I have a small project planned which will include teaming up with a freelance photographer & good friend of mine, Lee Vang. Stay tuned for updates on that :)

Xo.

Baby taking pics of his socks haha. Adorbs.

Debut of the cutest button on the planet, Aiden Gray :) <3

What I Wore:

My go to pleggings (Marshalls), UO wedges, leopard print tee & skeleton skarf (W-D.net), H&M boyf blazer, MKors watch, F21 accessories, Pac Sun sunnies, Steve Madden bag

Me & Parc owner Thao. Cutest expecting mother ever! Obsessed with her statement blazer.

This necklace is cute as a button! Literally <3

Monday, February 20, 2012

Gold Rush!

God has spoken to me lately in tones of Gold. I have gone a little bit crazy with my pre-NYC shopping. I admit I sometimes have too much time on my hands so I need to fill those hands with bags of beautiful clothing! Wait, I don't think that's where I meant to go with that metaphor. Anyway, here are some awesome finds I picked up recently. I've been trying to imbue in pieces that are more conventional for my closet so to prove myself successful in this effort, I've shown three different outfits I plan on wearing with these pieces. A-ha! I CAN be so ingenius sometimes :D

Again, a chunk of change is being set aside for the future purchase of a leprechaun sized photographer I can carry around with me at all times, but until then you will have to bear with me as I go all "Myspace Mirror Pic" on ya'll.

Xo.

I paired the outfit here with some grey wind pant trousers from NY&C (on sale for only $7) & some CR Snake Print Heeled sandals (Old).

Oh, and I like to constantly put my hands in my pocket in all my photos as if I'm in a J.Crew commercial or something. It's my M.O. when taking self-pics. Classy, right? No?

My signature bun I sport on the daily.
(Oh, and note that my house is clean? Shout out to myself for cleaning the whole house last night!)

Here I paired the gold button up with a pink maxi skirt from F21 ($13). I also incorporated the gold double wrap belt from Old Navy.

I am OBSESSED with sleeveless button ups right now. They're great to layer underneath sweaters with out having the heavy layering effect & great to wear as solo pieces as well :)

Feeling a little like Princess Kate right now. Mind you!

H&M Leather skirt $7, Nordstrom Rack lace tights $3, Urban Outfitter wedged booties $20

Obsessed with these booties STILL. I got 'em for my birthday & wear 'em with everything. Seen in my Housewife post too :)

I like to pair everything with leather skirts and/or shorts. And when I say everything, I mean EV-ER-Y-THING.

Thanks for reading! I have a huge haul coming up. Stay tuned :) Xo.

Sunday, February 19, 2012

Roomie Love, Baby Love, & Kevin Love

Belated Valentine's Day photos :)

I meant to post these a lot sooner following Valentine's Day but work has been consuming me. Anyhow, I hope everyone had a beloved Valentine's Day! Mine was extra special this year with amorous gifts from the roomie (aka housewife) & my boyfriend Tommy. The boy & I had dinner at Muffaletta, which is the absolute CUTEST date place ever. The service & food were superb! We continued our celebrations the following day with a Timberwolves game. Anyone who knows me, knows I'm in love with anything and everything that has to do with basketball. Tommy is a season ticket holder along with his friends so I was actually his back up date because someone couldn't go, but nonetheless - his date :)

I documented what I could of the weekend but I think I need to invest future income in a small minature, pocket size photographer that I can carry around with me to take beautiful pictures of me and my life. Until then, my blury, out-of-focus, unskilled photos will have to do.

Gifts from the roomie! Xo.

The boyfriend's card :) Flowers were sent to my work place.

I merely wanted to take a nonchalant photo of him with the "Happy Valentine's Day" sign in the back, but he ruined it with the conspicuous puppy eyes here.

He adores me, I swear ;) Go Wolves!

Xo.

Friday, February 10, 2012

For The Love Of Michael

It seems to be that in history, the name 'Michael' has always been tied to figures of long standing legacies and Michael Kors shall be no exception! In rewards of being an amazing girlfriend, my boyfriend gifted me this B-E-A-UTIFUL rhinestone watch as an early Valentine's gift! I won't elaborate on my short execution of the running man and my own rendition of Ben Stiller's salsa dance from 'Along Came Polly' (reference here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYlT3X_V1Pc) thereafter but I will, in short, say that I was hyper enthralled over my gift. Dare I say it be the most beautiful item I've laid eyes on!?!!!

I would have done an outfit post, but I didn't feel it was necessary for something this statement. Espcially since every article of clothing I wear here on out will be worn with this watch. Borderline obsessed is maybe even an understatement. I've already made arrangements for my boyfriend to sleep on the ground tonight so Michael can sleep soundly next to me. That's not persecution, right?

Monday, February 6, 2012

Wild Adventures

So much hype following the last post! How do I precede that?! Well, I ran out of housewives to do hot photo shoots with so I'm stuck degenerating to normal posts for the time being. But mark my words, I will be featuring many more beautiful women in beautiful clothes in the near future!

Onto the topic of this post. I stopped by my local Wal-greens for my usual weekly visit. I was ALMOST ready to check out with my normal make-up haul that I leave with every week, when the lady behind the counter told me to peep the new Wet-N-Wild megalast nail polish colors. I was fanatically enthralled to see the beautiful colors they had to offer and even more fanatical about the $1.99 price! I picked up 3 bright colors I thought were perfect for spring. Though I admit, I was a tad doubtful about the '5 day wear' they advertised, I bought them anyways overcome by the awesome price. I applied only one coat of the mint color (named 'I need a refresh-mint' ha! I always enjoy the fun puns they incorporate with the names) and needless to say , 5 days later there is minimal wear! I love it! I definitely plan on going back to stock up in other colors. In addition to my Wal-greens stop, I also made a few other purchases from TJ Maxx (my second home) & other misc. stores at the mall I have showcased below. Enjoy!

I Need A Refresh-Mint, Club Havana, I Heard It Through The Grape Vine, $1.99

I've been looking for a new travel make-up bag for a while. With my New York trip coming up next month, I couldn't have planned a better time to pick one up! This one was the perfect size & had a cute embroidered message on the front. And to top off it's perfection, it was only $7 at TJ Maxx!