shooz

in the midst of all this cold weather, my faithful uggs are started to look a bit worn. i'm ready for a night out on the town, dressed to the nines with all my girls (we do have a particular hallmark holiday to drink away). here are some fantastical shooz.

caged toes.

gladiator shoes.

Cruella de Vil.

shoes for ME?

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images via: jak & jil, the cherry blossom girl

paris, je t'aime

it's no secret that i am in love with french culture.

from the food to the people to the countless cherry trees, sunflowers & red poppies, i don't enjoy our long-distance relationship.

spending a summer there when i was younger left me utterly fixated on all things parisian.

the fashion didn't hurt either.

so naturally when this commerical came on last night, i got a little nostalgic.

Paris, i love you.

images via: JAK & JIL, audrey hepburn complex, & apartment 34

pretty daze

yesterday was lovely. the sun was out & my vitamin D count was up. one month until i'm sitting dock-side & sipping a salted margarita. no umbrellas allowed.

image: audrey hepburn complex

"my diet starts tomorrow"

'tis the season of 21st birthdays, cake overload & downtown debauchery. yesterday was my great friend & roommate helen's big day so of course i honored it with barefoot contessa's decadent coconut cake made from scratch. 5 sticks of butter later, magic was born in an apartment oven. i bet it doesn't last the week.

cookbooks are such teases..
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icing=2 sticks of butter, 1 pound confectioner's sugar, 1 pound cream cheese

such a lovely addition to a monday night birthday.

ina garten, you are wonderful.

i love helen more than butter, sugar, cheese & bulldog puppies combined.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SMELLY!

tira-i will miss-u :(

my long-time, best friend roxanne celebrated her big 21st birthday in athens this weekend. rox is leaving me (and the rest of america i guess..) for 5 whole months on thursday to study abroad in australia. very sad for me, but very exciting for her.

the girl has lived a life of travel & adventure to say the least. as a toast to 21 years & her future explorations of coral reefs & kangeroos in the land down under, i whipped together a yummy & super simple tiramisu. not a bite left!

lady fingers dipped in espresso

layered on top of coffee-flavored mascarpone cheese & fresh whipped cream

sprinkled with cocoa. a little messy, but we didn't mind

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to my best, i love you.

my little sardine can

i'm a firm believer that a home should be warm & inviting. i like to think that our quaint little apartment is just that. it's raw brick walls & high wooden cieilings have loads of charm (it used to be an old cotton refinery) even if the entire place is roughly the size of a large garage. the flat roof lets the rain echo through the rooms & on sunny days there's no need for artificial lighting. i love it here :o)

here is a look inside of my little nook.

sushi tray turned jewlery collection.

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wall collage. pictures of friends. stills from africa.
the fashion sketches i found at my aunt's antique, treasure-shop in savannah.

lemonade

i've recently fallen in love with julia child. i know, cliche for a blogger to only really get to know her because of "julie & julia". but i personally thought the movie would have been worlds better if julie never even came into play. reading "my life in france", it's evident that julia child really lived a full life. she had so much enthusiasm for everything; cooking, travel, her husband, even perfect strangers at the paris farmer's market. julia's insatiable thirst for life is my newest inspiration not only in the kitchen, but in my own life.

in honor of julia, i want to wake up everyday & make the most of it. i want to squeeze every drop out of my daily lemon. i want to eat ice-cream (or frozen yogurt...) for breakfast, cook bananas foster just to play with fire, smile to strangers on the street & wear my new leather skirt on a friday night because i want to!

here's to a bright new week. happy monday :)

images: audrey hepburn complex & vogue australia