the colors of springtime!

So to those I just made very hungry through my last post, I'm sorry :P but I most definitely would have RSVP'd all of you to share in that ridiculous meal :)

Anyhows, other than free delicious eats (and free anything, really), there's really nothing much that I love more than bold colors to give you an uplifting spirit to guide you towards an oh-happy-day. This week has provided so much sunshine & good weather that I followed its message & wore my comfiest, vibrant, red-orange ruffle tube dress with gold flippy floppies. I even fell into a joyous fit over my mom's new bouquet of flowers, & I don't even like flowers at all, but these little budding buddies perked me right up.

super cute floral arrangements courtesy of my muma



super cheesy poses courtesy of my super tooly self

If I had the income to buy you all flowers I of couuuurse would ;) For now all I can do is hope the weather stays consistently good for my own sake & for the rest of you!

Also, I'm off to see Hot Tub Time Machine tonight...hope it's good! John Cusack needs a solid film to put his fine ass (old ass now, but I don't care. you're still one of my favorites/always in my heart Johnny Cutesack!) back on the charts.

Serious Good Eats

So this past Easter weekend was super busy with fun in the sun activities that I am still catching up on posting the pictures! Anyhows, this set is probably my absolute favorite, because I was lucky enough to be one of the first 100 people to make a reservation for a FREE lunch at the oh so swanky, even more delicious than you could imagine, Turner Fisheries in Boston. I took my friend Amanda along as a belated bday present, and we were just expecting a free entre and maybe a dessert. WRONG. We got the works. As in, when we asked what exactly on the menu was free the waiter literally said to us "everything." The promotion was to get potential fans to try literally as many items on the menu as possible, hoping that in the end when we got our comment cards that we would honestly say that every dish was fabulous. Oh, it was. And I am definitely spreading the most positive word of mouth.

Here's just a few of the items we ordered during what turned out to be a 12 course meal:

starting off with oysters
(I've only had them doused in black bean sauce & Amanda had never even tried them before,
so we were a little scared but they we surprisingly tasty)

descriptive list of our oyster plate, fancy pantsy

the most jumbo of jumbo shrimp cocktail.
(Amanda told me to place my lemon wedge from my iced tea beside it to get the huge effect.
this baby tasted like steak, it was so meaty good!)

haha I am mid-sentence & in absolute wow over this dip

BEST. DIP. OF MY LIFE.
no lie, Amanda & I were raving about that dip for days later.

yes, we did order every dessert item on the menu :)
mini molten chocolate lava cake, creme brulee, rhubarb pie, & a mango sorbet sort-of cake w/caramelized pineapples

can I just point out that there is a bite taken out of each dish? haha.
I couldn't wait, I had to sneak a taste before I could manage to compose myself for a pic

Happiest tummies after that lunchtime extravaganza, and those aren't even all the pics! I'd be so excited for every new dish that came out that I would scarf it down before I had time to remember to take a pic. And really, all the pics I just posted don't even do the restaurant justice. It's location is perfect, we sat right next to the open window on a gorgeously sunny day, and spent literally 3 hours there total. We had to walk up and down Newbury Street to work off just that dip alone, haha. But in complete honesty, there was nothing off that menu that I wouldn't recommend. Extremely wonderful service as well. Thinking about coming back there for my graduation dinner. Thinking about ordering about 10 cases of that dip to take home! As a side note I've been stalking the restaurant's Facebook fan page/Twitter for more excuses to come back.

What's your favorite restaurant/restaurant dining story?

Easter recap

Below is a recap of my Easter feaster. Included are a sad and always tooly attempt to capture my pale pink Easter dress, flowers bloomin' in my front yard, my niece's chalk artwork, sushi din-din with 2 of my favorite hometown girls, bunny bling x2 (one is a ring pop, delicious & cute), and even more tooly close-ups of me celebrating big J's resurrection!

And there you have it. I was so happy it was another 70+ degrees out, but unfortunately most of my day was spent indoors working on group projects for school (gaaaag). Hope you all had a wonderful day!

Easter Feaster

Easter is this Sunday folks, and yes I'm Catholic and I love Jesus and all that good stuff, but color me typical little girl as I celebrate my love of bunnies and everything that is cute and cuddly (sorry big J, you always get looked over for both Christmas/your birthday and then your resurrection/Easter. that really sucks.)

Here are some of my most favorite Easter creations that I will somehow attempt to make my own version of (but of much, much, much lesser quality):

uhm, can you say cutest cupcakes ever? also yum factor delux

they reproduce quickly, that's bunny lovin' for ya

ring around the bunnies

photos thanks to the wonderful cupcake mastery of Bakerella!

And hey, maybe I'll attempt to make some sweet Jesus cookies to honor the true essence of this holiday. Errrrm, on second thought, maybe I'll stick with going to church that day. Whatever way you choose to celebrate, or even if you don't celebrate at all, have a cute and yummy day regardless :)

and they were all yellow

So, somewhere in these hectic past 2 weeks and my last post, I forgot to mention that I went out/went nail polish crazy and picked out about 8 new colors. No joke, it's like a rainbow threw up but neatly into 8 little bottles. So, after my last post I thought very long about what should be the first color I go with...and here we have it!

I love Ulta!
I always get their emails but had never been to their store until 2 of my oldest friends took me there
like a couple weeks ago. I fell in love! It's what I refer to as the "poor man's Sephora"
- mostly all the same stuff but with the cheaper/mainstream drug store cosmetics as well.
Plus they have a waaay better nail polish line, so I'm obviously sold right there.


peepin' them peepers

vogue-ing it

typical me...

rihanna's happy face yellow paws. bbgurl, i love you, but you so quirky sometimes...

Ok, so in all honesty I don't know how well I can rock the yellow. It's one of my favorite colors and an immediate uplifter, but I may have to leave it for my clothes and accessories and off my nails after this little trial. Anyways, I'll leave 'em on for a few days, but here is one of my top yellow accessory picks that can do no wrong in my eyes:

Betsey Johnson Bow Watch

Super cute! But personally I cannot own a watch without all the numbers lined in some way...seriously, does this watch say 10:08 or 11:06? errr.... This Marc by Marc Jacobs watch does it better for me, even though it's not yellow:

Marc by Marc Jacobs Bow Watch

So whether you're a fan of yellow or if it simply revolts you because it reminds you of pee, please disregard this post but know that I will have a ton more other colors to review that will hopefully tickle your fancy :)

Have a fabulous mid-week, loves! <3

spring fash!on #3

Pastel Nail Polish

So I’ve never bitten my nails before, but I do definitely have a gross habit of picking at my cuticles all the time. Always having my nails painted helps to stop this obscenity, plus these colors make me happy. I’m also a big fan of multi-colored nails, call it tacky but Nicole knows how I roll! (and she’s one awesome lady). So here are my top choices for this fall:

Maybelline's Limited Edition "Sweet Thing" collection

super affordable, but they def flew off the shelves -
luckily I got the mint green in time & I loves it
(via HoneyMag)


this Illamasqua Pastel Spring 2010 collection MUST be mine

lusting over every color
(swatches thanks to Swatchaholic)

and then the ever popular (if you dare, and I soooo do) nail art
gurl, those paws look tasty enough to eat...almost

ugh, I want this exact mani on my hands, stat!
(both via TheFrisky)

Now, I'm a fan of nail art in all forms and fashion - as I definitely love the metallic, neon, and standard dark colors (deep reds, burgundies, royal purples and blues, black, etc.) craze - but for the beginning of spring I just can't seem to get enough pastel. What color nails are your paws rockin' right now? Give me some inspiration :)

rings and bling take #2

so first of all i would like to say thank you all so much for your kind words about my situation last week. it was definitely a rollercoaster of emotions, but like ive said a million times over at least i have my health and the people who matter to me most - boyf, friends, family, and even the kindness of strangers to help me stay positive, strong, and lift my spirits in the most sh*tty of times.

as for my shopping therapy date, that had to be postponed thanks to another 12309823 responsibilities that showed their uly face to me last weekend, but if i can have my way it is rescheduled for this thursday/into the weekend :) for now, ill leave you with some fairly recent purchases i made not so long ago...

so i have this big thing for animal rings lately. my bunny ring now has some hooting company :)
tbh, not counting my bunny bling (which was the first and original startup to my addiction), i really only wear the white owl ring and dont wear the earrings at all, but they came in a set so of course i couldnt resist.

these next two are a couple additonal little creatures that i must have...soon.
mr. elephant, mr. panda, can you guys just climb onto my fingers so i can take you home already?! ok, that sounded weird...

alas, i am stuck at work on another boring but at least slightly relaxing but then again filled with massive pooploads of homework to accomplish...i digress. these photobooth snapshots say it all - arguably content.

:P

have a good tuesday, lady loves <3