Weekend musings and What I WOULD wear to work...

Dear Weekend Past,

Thank you for the following...

1. A Friday afternoon CLT special arrival!
2. Sunset "cruises," surprise fireworks, and mich. ultra
3. Champagne flavored (REUNION) pajama parties
4. 1 sink, 3 girls hell bent on getting ready for bed first, and rollin' on the floor belly laughs
5. A little J.Crew panache à la Pastiche
6. Cupcakes, strawberry lemonade, and a happy bride-to-be!
7. Breezy Sunday evening walkabouts and soulful street performers

Dear Monday,

Although I have nowhere to go, save errands galore and the gym, welcome!! If I had it my way, I would greet you all dressed up just like this...

From J.Crew's Summer 2010 Collection Lookbook

Either way, I'm glad you're here. Here's to starting off the week right, loves!
Cheers,
Roxy

My Friday Night: SISTER FRIENDS

RSK

Editor's note, "Friends Indeed," from Marie Claire's March 2010 issue: "When I finished school, I thought I'd made all the friends I'd need for life. Who else could know me better than the people I'd grown up with? And how could I befriend the people I was kind of in competition with at work? How little I knew. Working on intense projects together is a great bonding experience (just ask J.Garner and J.Biel, who grew close on the set of Valentine's Day), and the people I laughed and moaned with over impossibly demanding bosses or lunatic deadlines are now some of my closest friends- Here's looking at you, Jane and Dominique."

While I was reading this Editor's note, I couldn't help but to immediately think of my co-workers turned BFF's, S and K. It wasn't too long after I started in their buying office that people would see the 2 out of 3 of us and ask, "Where's the other?"

At work there were style outs, advertising turn-ins, "competitive shopping" outings, endless open-to-buy-meetings, and lunch when we were lucky.

Away from work there were beach trips, happy hours, road trips, boat days, dinner dates, and too many good times to count! Last summer we had all just gotten to the beach after working a long work week, and jokingly pondered (cocktails in hand, of course) just how much time we really spent together. As we tallied and realized the actual number, we burst into laughter at the ridiculousness of it all- 100 hours by the end of the weekend!

We all agreed it was pretty crazy especially for not being roomies and time split between significant others, but even crazier that we all got along so well. After all, how many people do you meet in your life with which you can spend that much time? By choice? And not want to murder?!

ANYWAYS, before this gets too long, the point of this post is to express my excitement over seeing these two tonight. Life has changed, we have all since moved on from our side by side desks, and seeing each other means more than waking up and driving to work- planes are ness!

For the first time in months we are all in the same town so I'm beginning my weekend with a girls night in, RSK style!! PJ attire, cocktails, belly laughs, and all the things we've missed in each others lives the past 4 months!

I hope your Friday plans are just as wonderful as mine!
Cheers loves to a happy weekend!

Chanel? Is that you?

Nope! It's Sally!


I don't know about you loves, but at the moment, I cannot justify turning over 30 dolla bills for a bottle of nail polish...even if it is Chanel! The old me probably would have shelled it out with a quickness, but the new me is much smarter otherwise known as... on a budget!

In light of the situation, I was absolutely delighted when I found Sally Hansen's Commander in Chic, (so it's not Chanel, but it's close enough for me!) for only $7 at my local drugstore!

I also bought Yellow Kitty and Lavender Cloud. I'm not sure how I feel about the former, but I kind of felt like I had white out on my nails when I tested out the latter, and I wasn't really going for the bored at the office look.

Do you have fun beauty finds to share? Please do tell...the budget would appreciate it ;)
xoxo!

Pass the bubbly...

Greek keys on napkins and cups? I'll take it!
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Stocked bar cart- check.

Stocked wine cellar- check.

Bar accessories: trays, ice buckets, decanters, shakers- check, check, and check.

Yes, I love to party. I love to plan a party.

In fact, my besties and I will make up a fake holiday if we need to. Cinco de Mayo too far away?

How about Siete de Marzo?

If you couldn't tell, it doesn't take much for me to reach for the bubbly...

...and I think I just found my next excuse!

Partyware by Jonathan Adler!!!


Fabulous party tumblers! Which one will you have? Spiked or Virgin?

Sweet or Sour?

JA's fantastically fun line of partyware offers tumblers, napkins, paper plates, and even paper lanterns for decor!

So the only question is loves...my house or yours?
I promise I'll share the champagne ;)
Cheers!
Roxy

Up in the air...

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So tonight I curled up on our new outdoor furniture (thanks mom and dad)
peered over the balcony and patiently awaited the planes.

It was a cool, perfect 70 degrees and the construction from the high rise going up beside our building was silent. Although few, the "city lights" twinkled, and in the distance I saw the first set of blinking lights.

If I'm honest, I do this often. I sit an imagine, rather adamantly decide, as to where each plane came. It always goes like this...
Plane 1. NYC
Plane 2. NYC
Plane 3. NYC
Plane 4. NYC

Yes, I know it for sure! They have all come from the city, the place where I have left a piece of myself, unfinished business, and perhaps a piece of my heart.

I'm ready! I'm ready to be on the inside looking out...flying past that very balcony where I sat...waiting.

Suburbs or Small spaces?

So I come from a small town where being traditional often means settling down in your early twenties,

buying a house (I will spare you the panic that ensued when I first heard the uttering of the word "mortgage") that idealistically sits on a huge manicured lawn,

for which of course the kids can play...

...the kids that you should have as soon as possible if you want to avoid "Are you eating for two?"

Umm, 1) No thanks (I'm having heart palpi's) and 2) What's wrong with being hungry?

Now, I'm not ruling out the above completely, well at least for about 15 more years, but let's just say I've never been the white picket fence type of girl. I much prefer being in the center of a city bursting with diversity and life, and I will quickly trade my car, a lawn, a 3 bedroom house, and anyone's idea of what I should want at this age for a miniature piece of paradise in the city!

Besides, who needs space when it's possible to pack all your essentials into a crazy, cute, and mini (urban!) kitchen like this?

The mirrored backsplash gives the illusion of more space and the custom made family crest built into the hardwoods has huge personality despite the square footage!

The designer, Stephanie Stokes, made sure there was a perfect place for everything from silver to spices!

What do you think loves? Is it the burbs or small spaces for you?

Food Adventures: Peach and Strawberry Crumble

The fresh filling!

Ready to go into the oven for 45 minutes!

and voila, bon appetit!

Imagine a long work day...

...full of only salads and coffee.

Wouldn't you crave some comfort food too?

My sis and I did!! SO with a quickness we hopped in the car and dashed to the grocery store for all the makings of Giada's Peach and Strawberry Crumble!

Think peaches, strawberries, oats, almonds, brown sugar, and cinnamon...

It was quick (quicker than a traditional cobbler and just as yummy), easy, and oh so scrumptious...especially with a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream ;)

What did your last craving yield? Was it as yummy as my crumble?