A Gorg Day For Royalty!

This will be short and sweet. Can we just discuss this for AN second. I know you are all most likely inundated with Royalty at this moment - but I just can't let this opportunity for such beauty and grace to pass. I mean - Kate - amAHHHHZIng!! Talk about I DIE! Completely flawless! And rumor has it - she even did her own makeup! And that kiss on the balcony - chills - I actually giggled at how cutely awkward it was and then the second one was even cuter! Everyone just looked so perfect. The boys looked all dapper - hello Prince Harry!  The Queen in that yellow suit and the little ones - perfection.  And Pippa - Pippa!!! Almost upstaged her sister! That McQueen was TO DIE FOR! Completely flawless - the whole affair! I just can't stop staring at these images. So I thought I'd share with you a few of my faves. Wish my invite hadn't gotten lost in the mail!!

I just had to add 2 of my fav attendees!!



That little ones face on the left - priceless!



Haters Gonna Hate

Happy Friday everyone! I hope you have some fabulous weekend plans ahead of you. I know I do! I can't wait to see the nuptials of one Miss Kit and see a few of my nearest and dearest - Hillary, Sydney & Ruby!  And I'll be sporting a new dress for the occasion - with some gold accents!

I'm psyched! And we're staying at a beautiful resort - so hopefully we'll get to soak up some sun before everything starts on Saturday night!

I came across this pic yesterday on one of my fave blogs Loafers Sans Socks. I thought today would be a perfect day to share this with you. It made me almost wet my pants and I CAN NOT STOP LAUGHING at it.

Let's discuss. I mean at first the only thing I saw was just this guy on a scooter thing. Then I looked further. Ok first of all - it's a treadmill - that is on wheels - that moves. UH-MAZING! Then I noticed that he is wearing like pimp style headphones - circa 1987, but then they came back in style in the past few years as "retro". Then I realized that he's about 85 and wearing a black Adidas warm up suit. And he's like flying down the sidewalk like no big deal in the middle of a city. And now for the best part…the caption! "Haters Gonna Hate". Like I can't. This is just too much for me. That is just hilar - like times ten. And you know what - it's so true. Because people are gonna hate on him for being awesome. And he doesn't look like he cares one bit! He's all -

I need a lil more of that "spunk" in my life. Basically the only thing left to say about this is - NAILED IT!

On that note - enjoy your weekends - enjoy the weather - enjoy everything! Just be happy it's Friday!!

Royal Wedding Fever!

Confession - I have a slight case of Royal Wedding Fever! I don't really think it's necessary to hype it up in the media the way they've been doing it - but I have to admit - I'm a lil excited for tomorrow!

Despite the fact that I always thought Prince William and I would get married - and so did my mom & sister - he chose Kate over me. Which - I mean logistically - does make sense - I guess. But still in my heart of hearts - I think I would be a perfect match and a perfect Princess, too!

All that aside - I really like Kate. As much as I "know" her - that is. She just seems very down to Earth and likeable. I enjoy that she's out there with the "people" and she didn’t come from Royalty of sorts - I mean I know she came from wealth - but her dad isn't a King or anything! I also really enjoy her style. Very classic and charming. She's always on-point with her ensembles. She's classically trendy. That's just a new term I made up - but I do think it describes her to a T. The other thing I can't get past when I look at Kate is how uncanny her resemblance is to LC. I'm sorry - but I think she looks exactly like a brunette Lauren Conrad. Which is a compliment - because I do think LC is very naturally beautiful.

Not only am I excited to see Prince William & Kate and of course her dress - who will be the designer?! - but I'm also excited to see Prince Harry. Now he's always a bit of a "wild card" and I'm really looking forward to seeing his reactions/actions tomorrow. From what I hear he really enjoys Kate and is excited for the big day.

It appears that this is the case and him and Prince William really do seem to genuinely love each other - something their mother, Princess Diana, really instilled in them. Apparently they all like each other so much - that they are going to all live together after the wedding! Love it!

I do think one of the most important parts is going to be the guest list! Rumor has it my boy Jay-Z is going to be performing with non other than his amazing wife Beyonce! I also believe the hottest man in the world, David Beckham and co will be there. And Elton John will also be in attendance. This is going to be quite the star studded event! In addition to all the celebs - I think it's awesome how many "commoners" will be there, too. They even invited the owner of their favorite pub - that's pretty amazing!

I also really enjoy all the paraphernalia that is accompanying this wedding. I heard on the news this morning that one hour - ONE HOUR - after they display the Royal Kiss - there will be mugs made and available for sale. Insane! Here are a few of my favorite Royal Wedding items - seriously who buys this stuff?!

All eyes will be watching this happy couple tomorrow morning and I will be among them! I can't promise any 4 am wake ups - but I'll be sure to catch the "re-plays" when I get up. I can't even imagine the stress, nervousness, excitement they are feeling right now. I mean millions of people will be watching - no pressure! Will you tune in??

"You Put De Lime In De Coconut..."

Seriously I just I'm in love with my new "beauty product". And it's not even found in the beauty aisle! I have very dry skin and there are parts on my legs that are even a little "scaly" - TMI?! I've tried everything under the sun - even prescription lotions - but nothing seems to work. Now I've only used this product this morning - but I'm already obsessed. Drum roll please….it's Coconut Oil!!

When I talked to my acupuncturist about my dry skin - I didn't even get all my words out before she yelled "Coconut Oil"! She absolutely swears by it for any and all "skin related" ailments. So I figured what the heck - I'll try anything once! She gave me the name of a brand and told me to get the kind in the cooking oil section. You can also get it in the "beauty aisle" - but the cooking oil one is more pure and does a better job.

Off I went to Whole Foods in search of my heavenly oil. That's another thing - you can only really find it at random grocery stores - Whole Foods def has it - Trader Joe's does not - nor did my regular grocery stores. It comes in a jar and it's a solid in its "pure form". So it looks like a big white blob. You have to "warm it up" to get it into an oil consistency. I just brought it into the shower with me and let the water run on it - I put it right by my drain. By the time I was done in the shower it was more liquidy. Then just lather it on! Use it sparingly - you don’t need a ton - it goes a long way. The smell is a little strong at first, but totally dies down.

The only down side is that since it is oil - you are a little slippery! Like I can't cross my legs right now. Oh and be careful after you touch your legs/body to not run your fingers through your hair - Grease Lightening!

I'll keep you posted on how it works - but already I feel like it does the trick. My skin feels incredibly soft! And the best part is - it's all natural and completely organic. So you're not putting any chemicals, etc. on your body. I highly recommend you all give it a go! You'll have baby soft skin in no time!

The Day I Resorted To Violence

Now let me just preface this story and say that I am not a violent person and I don’t condone violence in any way shape or form. I'm actually the girl that can't even watch hockey because it makes me sick to my stomach when they fight. During movies - I close my eyes at the hint of any violent scenes. I absolutely hate it and it makes me sick. Ok - so now for the situation that I found myself in and why it was ok this time.

I was back in college and it was during finals week. Everyone had random schedules so certain people could go out some nights and not others. The boy I was crushing on at the time, Mutt (of the great trial debacle), had invited me over to his frat house - so obviously I jumped at that opportunity. I quickly hurried over for a night of flirting and fun - totally trying to forget that I had an 8 am final - yah I wasn't one of the ones that didn't have an exam in the morning! Whoops - not one of my "smarter" choices. But the heart makes you do crazy things! Basically it was me, Amy, CCK, and this girl Coo Coo (I call her that because she was legit crazy) and a bunch of our guy friends. We were in the basement of their frat house just hanging out - playing a lil Beirut - nothing crazy at all. There were maybe like 10 of us down there just chillaxing - always looking for an opportunity to use that word. We were supposed to be home early - I wasn't really drinking - obvi because of my exam. Let me reiterate - a LOW KEY NIGHT.

I'm just minding my own business trying to make Mutt fall in love with me, and I look over to find this random kid going through my bag. Now let me back up - I had just gotten a new Kate Spade for my birthday and this bag was like my child. It was my first real "designer" bag and I acted like I was carrying a Hermes bag - it was that important to me. I had put it on the couch with everyone else's bags - we were all there - we were all friends - really didn't think much of it. Plus we were all in the same room - so I could watch it. Actually I even put it under my coat - just in case something spilled! So you can imagine my surprise/confusion to find this kid - Bart - going through my things. So I run over and I'm all nice at first - I actually said, "I'm sorry that's my bag - you must be confused". He keeps rifling - and now my wallet is out. This was basically our exchange:

Me: Can I help you with something?
Bart: No words - keeps taking things out
Me: If you need money that badly please ask - don't go through my things!
Bart: Again - no words - now has my credit cards and my cash in his hands
Me: Give me my stuff - get outta there - that's mine - what are you crazy?!
Him: Throws the bag in my face and says "Whatever Bitch!"

Ok - so now I'm angry - you have just pushed me wayyyy too far. No more Mr. Nice Guy - you are in for it now! So he stood up from the couch and I wound up - punched him square across the face.

Bart's face was the wall

With that everyone comes running - Amy takes this opportunity to throw a beer in his face.

All my guy friends pounce on him and tackle him to the ground. All the while yelling at him for "disrespecting me". Coo Coo is going crazy - she loves a good fight and was chomping at the bit to get a hit in - no such luck - CCK's then boyfriend (now husband) grabbed her up and pried her away from the action - she was such drama. The guys after some time of roughing him up - then bring him over and make him apologize to me. They basically had him by the back of the shirt and were surrounding him. One of my more awkward movements in life.

After that -I was just standing there gathering up my things in shock and disbelief over what just happened. I just wanted to go home. Mutt offered to walk me home and on our way out he was like wait I just have to do one quick thing. Next thing I know we're in Bart's room (at the frat house - yes he was their "brother") and Mutt is just completely trashing the room. I asked what was going on and why he was doing this - to which he replied "he goes through your stuff and disrespects you - I go through his stuff and disrespect him". Ok - fair enough.

My final the next morning was not one of best performances - but under the circumstances - I did just fine. I think I was still in shock that all of that went down. I had never as much as laid a hand on anyone and all of a sudden I busted out this fabulous right hook - it was amazing. And my hand even hurt a lil bit the next day!

Where is Bart today you ask? Oh Bart is in jail doing 25 to life. He thought it would be a good idea to further his career and up the ante a bit. He began robbing banks. He should have learned his lesson that night - I'm sure he's getting a lot worse than some girl punching him in the face. Karma's a bitch!

"Well I Love That Dirty Water..."

Boston was just fabulous this weekend! I had a great time catching up with the fam - at least part of the fam! The weather - not so much - except Sunday morning.

Friday night we went to Antico Forno - soooo delish. I had linguine with clams and white wine sauce - seriously amazeballs! I really loved the atmosphere here too. Perfection! Then it was a relaxing evening.

Saturday we had brunch at Zoe's Kitchen - one of my faves that I actually forgot about. It's soooo good. I highly recommend you all give it a try! The breakfast is just outstanding. The day was horrendous. Soooo incredibly gross. We headed over to the Tufts Women's Lax game - a valiant effort was made by all. The reffing in this game was just as awful as the weather. Disgusting. They lost by one goal - and it was just so sad. The refs really had more than a few awful calls during this game. I even yelled a few things - a few not so nice things that is! After we thawed out and dried off, we headed to dinner at Border Café. Love. Saturday night was movie night and we watched The Switch with Jennifer Aniston & Jason Bateman.

Now this got awful reviews - but I for one enjoyed it. It was a little weird/slow in parts - but I thought it was a very cute rom-com. And the little boy in it is absolutely adorable. I thought the reviews did not do it justice!

Sunday was like an Easter miracle! I woke up and actually saw the sun! Albeit for just a few hours - but it was a few hours of sun!! We had brunch at Cafe Luna - again - so delish. I feel like I just ate my way through Boston this weekend! I prob gained like 15 pounds! I had the lobster eggs benedict and it did not disappoint. Totally unreal! After brunch we took advantage of the weather and walked around the city for a few hours - it was so nice and warm and sunny!! Then I flew home and by the time I got back - it was raining again!

So here I am - back in NYC - not excited about it. I feel like the weekends go by way too quickly and I always want just one more day! I really think its quite rude that the weekends are only 2 days. I think it should be at least 3 days - I mean it's only fair! Getting back to reality after a great weekend is just so difficult! I think it's going to be a long week. But I'm looking forward to next weekend - Kit is getting married!!!!  I'm practicing my dance moves so I don't wind up like this...not making any promises!

Shipping Up To Boston

So tomorrow at what seems to be an ungodly hour - I'll be en-route to Boston for the Easter weekend! I'm so excited! Both my sisters are up there and my parents will be meeting us, too. I can't even wait.

I really love Boston. I think it's a great city and I enjoy how laid back and low key everything and everyone is. Every time I go, whether it's to see family or college friends, I have a fabulous time. The restaurants are great. The bars are soo fun. The shopping is fabulous. It's a fantastic city. The only thing I don’t love about Boston is the roads/driving. I feel like I'm always lost and God help me if I ever had to drive around up there. If I ever moved up there, I feel like I'd have to hire a personal driver. And I mean I am just rolling in the dough - so that shouldn't be a problem at all.

A few of my favorite Boston spots - I know I have more, but this is just a sampling. They are as follows:

Harvard Square - I absolutely LOVE Harvard Square.

I think Harvard itself is just stunning and beautiful. If I was smart enough - I would have gone there in a heartbeat! The shopping and restaurants surrounding are also fab. A few of my faves are UpStairs on the Square, Border Café, and Burdick's Chocolate. So delish! As for shops - I adore Mint Julep.

Newbury Street - I mean there really isn't much to say other than FABULOUS. I heart Newbury Street.

It's so quaint and charming and the shops are all fantastic. Even if you're not looking to buy, window shopping is just as fun!

Jacob Wirth - do yourself a favor and go here on a Friday night. You will not be disappointed. Not only are the food/drinks good - but they have a piano player that comes in on Friday night and they do a sing along. It's amazing. Everyone gets really into it and it's sooo fun!


So off I go tomorrow - I'll let you know how my trip goes!! Happy Easter everyone!!

A Few of My Favorite Things - Food Edition

Today was the first time I "dared to bare" and the joke is on me! And by "dare to bare" I mean I didn't wear tights, stockings, pantyhose, etc. Seriously - the weather man told me it was going to be 71 degrees today. I stepped outside in bare legs and I mean people looked at me like I was crazy. It's freezing out there! But then I had to commit. And now I'm sad. Where is spring?!?! I'm willing it to come so badly, but it just isn't listening! So on days like these, I channel my inner Fräulein Maria and remember a few of my new favorite things! These are some of my "newer" faves and are all food items - obviously.

Fage Greek Yogurt -

OMG I'm in love. I didn't think I'd really care for it and full disclosure - I didn't the first few times. Now it's grown on me and I eat it every morning for breakfast. I like the 0% kind. I also add fresh fruit - usually strawberries or blueberries. Honey is also delish in it! The best part is - it's so good for you. It's low carb/fat/calories - all those fun things. I'm also partial to this brand - I've tried a few others - but this is my fave.

Starbucks Shaken Green Tea & Lemonade - Seriously - it's like the most refreshing drink on the planet.

I absolutely love it. I get mine unsweetened - the little bit of lemonade in there is enough for me. It's very fresh. You can also get it with other flavors of tea - sometimes I get the black tea. Either way you go - it's amazing.

Blue Diamond Sea Salt Almonds -

I have low blood sugar, so I always keep some sort of "snack" in my desk drawer. I try to keep it healthy and high in protein - so nuts usually are my best bet. I just came across these the other week and I'm obsessed! They are so good and really hit the "snack spot". The great part too is that there is a "counter" on the side - so you know your portions. Otherwise, I'd seriously just eat the whole thing in one sitting. They are just that good!

Indiana Popcorn - OK this one I didn't see coming. I absolutely LOVE popcorn - it's a staple at every movie outing. But short of getting it at the movies and maybe the occasional bag of microwave stuff - I never eat it. I HATE bagged popcorn you buy at the grocery store. I don’t know why - but I just really don't like it - it tastes fake and gross to me and reminds me of a Sunday School snack. I don’t know what possessed me to pick up a bag of this stuff - actually I do - it was endorsed by The Apprentice and it caught my eye - I'm a marketers dream, I tell ya! Anyways - it was a blessing in disguise. I first bought the Movie Theatre kind and Isabella happened to be visiting that weekend - I opened the bag and it was like heaven in my mouth.

Literally I looked up at her and I was like - OMG you have to try this! She took a handful and there was no turning back - the bag was gone by the end of the night! The next time I bought it I tried the Sea Salt kind. I took this bag to Charlotte's 30th bday so we could snack on the bus to the wineries.

Again - people doubted - took one bite - housed the bag. This stuff is THAT good. The only bad part is I can only find it in certain grocery stores - but if you can find it - buy in bulk - it's UNREAL!



Food just makes me that happy - unfortunately it doesn’t make my butt and waist line happy! But - I guess that's what my gym membership is for! And on days like this when it's dreary and gross out - food just really does the trick!!

Clowning Around = My Worst Nightmare

Lately everywhere I turn there is a commercial, poster, TV appearance for Water for Elephants.

Even Ruby emailed me when this came out and just said "how do you feel about this?!". Where as most of you are prob thinking - "yah, so?!", I'll explain. Every time I hear the word "circus" my blood pressure sky rockets about 100%, I start sweating, it's a mess. I hate circuses. I hate them. I know that may be "ridiculous" or "weird" - but I can't help it.


As far as the book goes - I got tricked into reading it. Everyone around me kept telling me to read it and how good it was - knowing full well my phobias for circuses. I didn't think anything of it and thought I'd join the masses in loving this book.

I was pretty into it already when I realized where it was going - there was no turning back. I had to just buckle down and plow through it. I made it - and I will admit - it was a very good book. Very long - and I didn't get totally into it until the last 3/4's of it - but it was very good. So I do recommend if you haven't done so - go out and read it.

And as for circuses - I hate the whole thing. It doesn't help that there was a VERY bad incident in my home town when I was a child with a "traveling circus". Lets just say there was a fatality involving a "circus cat" and a child. I was not there - however my parents and siblings were - and I know their dislike for circuses has definitely influenced my feelings, too. I hate the costumes, the animals (because I feel bad for them), I hate the people, and more than anything in the whole circus situation I HATE THE CLOWNS.

I hate clowns more than anything. They freak me out. I don’t find them one inch funny or humorous.

I find them terrifying and sadistic. I have never been a fan - but honestly as I've gotten older - my hatred has grown even more. I never had an awful experience or anything like that - but I just hate them. And it's all of them - the ones that have the colored hair and the ones that are more "modestly" dressed.

I think the closest to a bad moment with a clown actually happened in Disney World. We were in Epcot - in Japan and there was a "street performer" that was dressed up in "clown-esque" attire. He pulled me out of the crowd and made this blown putty fish shaped thing. Basically that was his "talent". Taking a ball of putty - blowing it up and making it into different shapes. So anyways, he picked me to give it to and then kept gesturing for me to put it in the water (that little pond they have in Epcot and that all the countries are around). So I was like 5 and I ran over and then he kept telling me to go further - basically like jump over the rail into the water - the whole crowd was laughing. Thank God my parents ran over and grabbed me and told me to stop where I was - don’t' go further. I mean I was just doing what I was told! They quickly swooped me up and off we all went. They were not pleased! I didn't really enjoy clowns, etc before then - but this sealed the deal!

I'm also upset because Reese Witherspoon is like my favorite - I have such a girl crush - totally love her - and she's staring in it!

Don't care so much about Robert Pattinson - I just never really got into him. Anyways - I'm torn about seeing the movie - there's just something so different about it being in your head vs. on the big screen! I may have to sit this one out.

So bottom line - I hate circuses - and most importantly clowns. I'm a 30 year old that is petrified of a man dressed in a stupid costume with their face painted. There I said it - and yes it sounds ridiculous - but no I don't care. I stand by my convictions. Deal with it. And if you ever want to scare the Be-Jesus out of me - just pop out of a box dressed as a clown.

Spring Cleaning!

It's that time of year again! Time to clear out all those wool sweaters and hang up the cute sundresses and skirts! I could not have been more excited to get it all done yesterday! When I opened my closet this morning, I got so happy. I love seeing all the bright colors and fun prints! Basically I'm a huge dork, but I just love getting organized and ready for the next season. I'm also finally getting completely settled in my apartment - probably just in time for them to raise my rent and I'll have to move out! But it feels good. There were so many things that when I moved in I just put "somewhere" to get it out of the way. Now I can finally go through it all and clear things out I don't need and just get situated!

In addition to the amazingly productive day I had yesterday, I also was able to relax last night. My allergies have been completely out of control and all the cleaning did not help, so I couldn't wait to just lay on the couch and take in some good quality Sunday night TV. Let me tell you - I was not disappointed. I stumbled upon a few new "gems" that I think you should all watch at least once. Personally - I'm already hooked - but you can judge for yourselves. Randomly enough - they were all on VH1 - which I never watch, but welcomed the new programming.

Mob Wives -

I mean the name pretty much says it all. It's just in a word - amazing. Words can't really describe what goes down. Seriously though - can't wait for next week.

Audrina - now I obvi was an avid Hills watcher - but never a huge fan of Audrina. And quite honestly - I didn't completely love the show. I feel like she's kinda boring - but her family is out of control!

And I hate this picture because it's "unbalanced"

Her father seems like the most "normal" and doesn't say too much. He's more of the "voice of reason". Her one sister is a lunatic - has a husband and a child - possibly more than one, but didn't bring them to "family dinner" - which I found odd. Her brother seems like your typical 20 something party boy with tattoos. And her youngest sister is only a teenager and seems pretty tame. BUT her MOTHER - OMG - I can't.

I feel like she's just a raging alcoholic and is constantly slurring her words and yelling. She's insane. It's worth watching the show just for her.

Saddle Ranch - ok so all I can say to the is WHAT?! I mean it's ridiculous. It's all about this restaurant and the people that work there.

It's kinda like a Coyote Ugly - esque bar/restaurant. Basically there are 2 locations and one of them needs a lil kick in the butt. I guess the workers at the one location are getting too complacent, so they bring in the "highest and best" workers from the other location to stir things up a bit. Cray cray! And this place seems like a whack-attack place to work in the first place. They have all these "rules" for their employees and they call them the "10 Commandments". One of them consists of "no hugs" - only "high fives". What establishment even needs to write that down?! Two of the girls are already in some major war - consisting of beer throwing and pouring grenadine in someone else's ice bin. It's pretty insane.

I personally wouldn't mess with either of these girls!

Sunday nights are usually filled with boring TV - except E! - obviously that's when my beloved Kardashians and Holly take center stage. But since they don't start until 10 pm - I think these other shows may help fill the void in an otherwise boring TV night!

Time to Make the Donuts

Seriously people - I couldn't be any more tired this morning. Full disclosure - this isn't going to be one of my better posts! I go through these fabulous phases of not sleeping. It's really awesome and the best part is - I'm in one now! Basically I go to sleep all normal, then I have a nightmare of some sort, wake up around 3 or 4 AM and then I can't go back to sleep. So I'm on day 5 of this fun little cycle and this morning I just can't deal. I feel like I could fall asleep at any minute.

It's really just awful. I try to even turn the TV on after I lay there for like an hour and hope that that will "lull" me to sleep. But let me tell you - there isn't anything really good on at 4 am! Not even fun reruns of shows. The other night I put on Laverne & Shirley - I mean I do enjoy that throwback - just not at that hour of the morning. The laugh track alone was killing me!  But the flip side is that if I don't have something to distract me - I just lay there and my mind races!  Then I'm almost brought to tears because I'm just sooo tired, but I can't sleep.  It's awful.

Basically my alarm went off this morning - really there was no need because I was already up - but all I could think in my head was "Time to make the donuts". Then I shuffled off to the shower.