Dream Kitchen

Happy happy Friday!  Hurray!  I'm so friggin glad today is finally Friday especially since I thought yesterday was Friday.  Silly me.  I would also like to mention that I just recently started to become active on Pinterest so follow me and we can be friends!  I'm a little late on the bandwagon for this but I have caught on now.  I think this link will take you to my profile. 

I am seriously daydreaming today... about all sorts of things like laying out by the pool with a watermelon margarita, pondering about Elena and Damon's developing relationship on the last Vampire Diaries episode (that show is my most guilty pleasure.... I don't care if my coworker's high school kid watches it too because I still love a good vampire story line), and my dream kitchen.

 

Photo Credit:  Elle Decor

I would die if I had a kitchen like this.  I love vintage crystal chandeliers and white cabinetry...... pretty yet functional.  

 

Photo Credit:  I believe this is Sarah Richardson's work

And lots of lots of windows for natural lighting....natural wood accents, a little bit of open shelving, white subway tiles, and vases with pretty, feminine pink flowers.  Yes, I would die.

Photo Credit:  Elle Decor 

I really love my.....

I've only done one post on this series so far and just as a reminder, it is a post about the things I have recently discovered and absolutely love.  I found a couple more items so I hope you like! 

The first item I would like to mention is so super cool and Mat picked it out for me!  My husband shops for me whenever we have the opportunity to shop together.  It is strange and cool at the same time.  He has a great sense of style and always picks out the coolest things that I wouldn't have picked out for myself.  It's always good to have a second opinion too.  It is the Michael Kors Roman Numeral Watch and I am loving the rose gold.  I can mix gold and silver metal tones with this watch too.  It is the perfect every day watch and is practical because it will not break the bank when you buy it.  The band has a nice matte and shiny finish on the links that makes the style look really clean plus the roman numerals look pretty sweet compared to numbered digits on the older versions of this watch. 

              

The second thing I would like to mention is the Trader Joe's dark chocolate caramel bar with black sea salt.  Have you guys tried this?  It has the perfect balance of flavors.  And yes, I love love love sea salt or fleur de sel on my chocolate or caramel and I'm actually sorry if you don't.  You are totally missing out. 

Okay so my third thing that I absolutely love are my boyfriend jeans.  Jennifer Aniston looks so effortlessly cool wearing them so I knew I wanted them too.  Haha.  I sported them all summer and will continue to sport them all year round because I can in LA.  I own 3 pairs and I have found each of them in between $8 to $11 at the Gap Outlet.  I can't find a link to buy them online at the Gap Outlet but I wouldn't be surprised if you still found them in the store because I just bought my 3rd pair this past Saturday.   Go to the sale section and go through the sale jeans.  You might be lucky and find a pair in your size.  I did 3 times.  I am totally past the days of spending a gazillion dollars on jeans.  $30 and under is my own personal rule. 

     

Photo Credit:  Shopbop and  Popsugar

On a side note, I woke up this morning thinking it was Friday.  OH so sad!  I'm mixing up my days and I'm looking forward to the weekend so much that I'm totally confused.

I really love my.....

I wanted to start other types of entries.  Ones that are not completely revolved around food and I thought of "I really love my....." concept.  Whenever I find something really cool, I like sharing my info to fellow friends because I'm nice like that!  I hope that my good friends will return the favor.  Just kidding!  But you know what I mean =)  All the following items that I am listing ironically I heard about through word of mouth myself and I guess that's how it goes.  When something is really good, people like to tell other people so here they are!

The first item is my Hansel from Basel Zig Zag Bag.  I originally saw this bag from sfbaygirl.  It caught my attention because I loved the print on the bag.  Plus at $32, this was an easy decision.  I have been carrying this to the farmers market, church, and out to dinners and I love it!  It is a good quality made bag and  I especially love it because it is light and sometimes it's tiresome on my arm to carry around a heavy leather bag around.

Next thing I really love is my Urban Decay Naked Palette.  My friend's friend told me about this palette and it is da bomb.  It has all the colors you ever really need at $48 and the eye shadows go on your skin really well!  Usually Nars is my fav and I try to stick to it.  I hate getting eye shadows and the powder doesn't have a strong pigment of color but these Urban Decay shadows go on nice and evenly.  You have to buy this when Sephora has it in stock because it is out of stock all the time!  I already bought this for a gf as a gift and she loved it too!

Last but not least are my Sanuks.  I heard about these shoes from a girlfriend who saw them on Amanda Seyfriend.  I think she saw her in person.  We totally copied her.  Haha!  But anyway, these shoes are beyond comfortable!  Perfect for traveling which I will be doing a lot of in a few weeks.  Also, I think these shoes are way cuter on my feet than Tom's and they come in all different colors.  Grey just happens to be my favorite color so I got them in grey. 














I loved them so much I bought matching ones for Mat too.  Lol!  It seems really dorky and cheesy to be walking around Europe together at the same time with them on but hey.... these shoes are uber cool.

Closet Envy

Sometimes I wish I were a celebrity just for the super chic wardrobes.  These are some pieces that I am eyeing and have been eyeing for a while.  I love it when dresses look good in the front and catches your eye in the back.  I also LOVE neutral tones. 

Dresses:  1. Haute Hippie  2. Temperley London  3.  Parker