Glitter Thursday (a fews days late)- Spring Things

There are 59 Days, 10 hours, and 42 minutes left until spring. How do I know this? Well, when one unsuspectingly prances outside of her apartment in a cute little coat, dress, and black tights and is cruelly back-handed by 16-degree weather, one instantly googles "spring countdown" when she gets to work that day and adds this link to her bookmarks list. Thus, it's time to start day dreaming of few spring favs... some glittery, some just awesome...

1. Spring Produce-

Is there anything better about the changing of seasons than the food that comes along with it? Answer: no, Amy, there is absolutely nothing better in the world with the exception of puppies. Me: You are correct, sir.
Spring foods are always a welcome, fresh, leafy and lighter batch of flavors.Around April-ish you can usually find me making salads like this, followed by 4 to 5 helpings of this covered in extra whipped cream (or don't even bother).

2.Shiny Toms-

In the winter my go-to footwear is Uggs and when it's warm I switch to these suckers. Both types of footwear are insanely comfortable but the Toms are way cuter and don't possess random people on the streets of Allston to tell me "say no to elephant feet" when I wear them... haters be hatin'

3. New Essie colors- unable to stop myself from physically drooling over the spring 2012 line of sherbert-y Essie colors for spring. that cute little peachy orange will be mine.


... and speaking of officializing "sherbert-y" as an adjective...

4. Jcrew calls this color "festival green"... screw waiting til spring.

Glitter Thursday- post holidays outlook

Firstly, as promised, an awkward pic of the sparkly skirt I rocked at my friends uber-fabulous Christmas party... Apparently, I'm trying out for the Rockettes in this pic. Also, featured: my adorable little sister, Brooke...

Now for today's Glitter Thursday feature:

http://theglitterguide.com

Siiiiiigh, these girls just get me. The Glitter Guide is a "glitz and glamour" newsletter focusing on lifestyle, trends, and more. Find some great "2012"  inspiration on everything from organization to food to fashion to fitness.

Enjoy!

Glitter Thursday- I like free things

I'm attending a Christmas party on Saturday night and have been fretting about what to wear for an embarrassingly long time.My sister has had the same issue and ended up with a sparkly, peach colored mini before finding a pretty dress that trumped it.

Lucky for me, I happen to be the same size as my sis so, naturally, I swooped in on the skirt:



I think I shall pair her with sky high black heels, black tights, a slouchy sweater and my new black and white polka-dot clutch from Anthropologie. Pics to come!

What would Clark Griswold do?

I'm a self-professed Christmas lover. I get a secret thrill when i see decorations go up in department stores in October, I plan my cookie trays months in advance, and (with a little difficulty) I do a full-out dance routine in my car when 'All I Want for Christmas is You' comes on the radio. SO, why is it that I've been so grumpy this year? I'm not exactly sure why... except that being an official adult takes it's toll some days, which isn't a very good reason.

I did, however, figure out how to make this disgruntled-ness disappear. On Sunday, My family was basically re-enacting the scene from 'National Lampoons Christmas Vacation' where we were driving home, tree strapped to car, and along comes an angry driver who promptly begins tailgating us and illiciting many an angry swear-word from my father. It dawned upon me then, that I must watch NLCV in it's entirety should I have any hope of awakening my inner Christmas spirit. Alas, it did just the trick. If you're having this same dilemma: do I choose to be happy or angsty for no apparent reason this holiday? watch NLCV and use the Griswold's as a reminder that you are not alone...

Without further ado...

Glitter Thursday- Tis the season....

I put up with winter-y weather for exactly 1 month every year... that is the month of December. It's the time of year when the snow stays pretty and white, everyone looks sprightly in their winter coats, and there is an abundance of sparkle. Yes, for a glitter lover like myself, this time of year is just glorious. Since, the holiday party invites are starting to roll-in, I figured I'd share a few of my blinged-out holiday-party must-haves...

1. The quintessential sparkly eye- grab yourself some 'wet and wild' sparkles from the drugstore and pair with this nude lip-color and consider yourself smokin'

2. I just love how understated this blinging manicure is. holiday ready and office appropriate- win.

3. A girl can dream... This Anthropologie 'Polished Platinum' dress, for a mere $388, speaks for her pretty-little-self.

4. Top your look off right with this metallic lace head wrap from ban.do

5. Aaand finally, don't forget to be the perfect party guest... wrap a couple of these glimmery ornaments around a bottle of wine for a gaw-geous hostess gift


Incidentally, I would be elated if any of these items ended up underneath my tree... just sayin'

Glitter Thursday- An Ode to the Bracelet I Did Not Buy

Last night I was fortunate enough to receive an invite to an event at the J-crew Copley Place store. Tom- the head of womens design for the company was in attendance, along with tons of jcrew fanatics, dressed to the nines. All-in-all, it was an unbelievably fab event.

I am, however, in a deep state of depression this AM as I did not walk out the door with the worlds prettiest, sparkliest bracelet. I tried this stunna' on:



...and had to be physically dragged out of the store before I could slap any plastic down to buy it (thanks Kelly). Hmmmm me thinks it could be time to apply for a part time job at that joint for the discount.....

The Charles River and Toscanini's

My, how tardy to the party this post is..... Super busy just trying to make my way up the ol' corporate ladder during the day then consuming exactly 0.5 glasses of pinot before passing out on my couch every night- Yes, it's true, being 24 and living in a big city is just as fabulous as it sounds...

Believe it or not, I did leave my apartment in Brighton recently. I didn't just stop there though, I traveled all the way across the river to Central Sq. in Cambridge. It's kind of unspoken between the post-grads in Boston that crossing the Charles River is a lot to ask of a person. I can guarantee that if you ask someone of my age and financial status to come "hang" across the river, you'll be met with the exact following response:
1. A long sigh
2.You'll be asked for an explanation of what is so great that it requires sitting in Harvard traffic
3. WILL there be parking? If not, don't waste my time. And, no, I'm not taking the green line to park st, then just hopping on the red (or vice-versa for my Cambridge/Somerville peeps), i'd rather spend that hour napping
4. Most likely, I'll end the convo by trying one last time to have the friend in question just come to me... but I'm also a pinch selfish at times. Sue me.

I digress, anyways, I went to Cambridge to help a friend complete his "I am the1%" Halloween costume by scouring through the Garment District. After we found his garb, I decided I wanted to look for costume ideas at the salvation army down the street (PS never went out for Halloween due to a random rib injury- made a drinking game out of Hocus Pocus instead- we'd sip our wine any time the witches acted confused by modern times). Never made it to the salvation army because we stumbled upon Toscanini's instead.

Toscanini's is a little shop specializing in gourmet coffee, quirky ice cream flavors and bistro-type eats. My P.I.C and I sampled peppermint mochas made with hot fudge; they were insane- you literally had to use a spoon to scoop out leftover fudge when you had gotten through your drink. Then... we sampled their ice cream.

I truly believe that, every once in a blue moon, some mysterious greater power is all, "I'm over watching Amy curse in her car as she sits in traffic and blasts angsty Tay Swift. Whilst funny, it's also pitiful. Maybs, I'll help her cash in those karma points she earned when she waved for an extra paper towel to emerge for the lady behind her in the paper towel line this morning..." The ice cream at Toscanini's, my friends, was definitely a reward for some good karma. I sampled the 'brown butter pumpkin sage' flavor while my friend tried the 'goat cheese brownie'. Both were close-your-eyes-and-make-an-awkward-stomach-rubbing-motion-in-public incredible and completely worth the voyage across the bridge.

What pumpkin ice cream & peppermint mocha heaven  looks like

more pumpkin ice cream heaven...

brownie goat cheese titillating-ness

random pic from our trip to Toscanini's. How does one not  file  away such strangeness in their iphone as a fun convo-starter at parties?