You Outta See The Pictures

Good morning, sweets! Hope your week is off to a great start.

Mine certainly has been. Got to meet up with my favorite girl Shari last night while she's in town on a short visit. And also, tonight I'm off to watch The Artist with friends.

For the past few years J & I have had a pact/challenge with our friends to see all of the Oscar nominees for Best Picture. And, if there's any extra time, we try to catch all of the other nominations. {Wishful thinking as that has never been a reality...}

I really had my work cut out for me this year because I hadn't seen many at the time the nominations were announced. I'm starting to make a dent though. Here's how the playing field stands.

Best Picture Movies Seen
Midnight in Paris
The Help
Moneyball
{Also saw The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo & Bridesmaids which have nominess up for Actress in a Leading Role and Actress in a Supporting Role.}

Best Picture Movies Yet to See
The Artist {after tonight this will be a check!}
The Descendants
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Hugo
The Tree of Life
Warhorse

So as you can see, I have quite the challenge in front of me. 6 movies in less than 3 weeks. And I'd like to squeeze in My Week With Marilyn and The Iron Lady as well. Wish me luck!

How about you all? Which nominated movies have you seen this year? Are you going to try to catch them all before the Oscars?

xoxo

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Feelin Fine

Good morning, lovelies! How was your weekend? Hope you all had a fabulous one!

Mine was great. Went out to the vineyards on Saturday and did some wine tasting with family and friends for my cousin's birthday. Then watched the sunset over the water before heading on out to sushi for dinner. And a special bonus was the weather was so gorgeous all weekend. It felt like spring was in the air. All in all it was a perfect weekend.

Now here we are on a Monday morning. Not really wanting to face the reality that it's back to work time but I'm going to keep the memories of the weekend with me as long as I can. :)

Enjoy the day, sweets!

xoxo

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Winery Weekend

Happy Friday, lovelies! I've been so looking forward to this weekend and I'm happy that it's finally here.

This weekend we're headed on out to the wineries on the North Fork of Long Island to celebrate my cousin's birthday. I love visits out there, especially this time of year when it's not very crowded at all.

I'll also get to do a take 2 of last weekend's plans which got squashed because of a snowstorm. Going to squeeze in some quality sibling time and also head on out to our favorite sushi restaurant. This place is so good that I actually leave the city for it!

What do you all have planned? Hope you have a fabulous one, whatever you do!

xoxo

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Play Day

Good morning, sweets! So happy Friday's almost here! I can almost taste it! Can you?

Wishing I could have a slack off day today. I just want to sit around doing whatever my little heart desires. Luckily the weekend's just about here!

Enjoy the day, loves! Hope you get to squeeze in some fun time today :)

xoxo

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Longing for Lightness

Happy Wednesday, lovelies! Hope you're having a great week!

Something about these stark white interiors that make me swoon. My current dwellings as well as my office are both decorated with darker woods and quite a bit of "stuff". I'm so in need of a major change and longing for a lighter look and feel.

Problem is J isn't on the exact same page as me so I have my work cut out for me. Maybe promising to love J forever will do the trick. I guess it's worth a shot :) Wish me luck!

Have a lovely day, dolls!

xoxo

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Lovely Lingerie

Good morning, sweets! Hope you're having a lovely start this morning.

Wanna know one place that makes me happier than pretty much anything? Can you guess what it is from the photos above? Well yes, you're right, I'm talking about a lovely little lingerie boutique. The smaller and more boudoir in styling the better. Talk about making a girl swoon!

Now don't get me wrong. Victoria's Secret is great and all and I buy quite a bit of my underthings there but I just love the ooh la la likes of Journelle, La Petite Coquette, Kiki de Montparnasse & Laina Jane here in NYC. I swear I'm like a kid in a candy store whenever I visit. I can spend hours upon hours entranced by all of the prettiness. The colors, the textures, ribbons, lace, bows, corsets. I'll take them all!

It's been quite some time since I've been to one. Between all of the holiday shopping and the new year, lighter me {ie - try to acquire less "stuff"} mantra, I've hardly stepped foot in a store in a month. But I feel the urge and I think I'm going to have to give in and indulge. Goes along with the romantic mood I've been in for a while now. And for some reason I always like to buy lingerie this time of year. Maybe because I'm over buying winter clothes and not quite ready to purchase spring. And a little somethin' somethin' can satisfy this girl's shopping urges quite nicely. Time to get my shop on!

Enjoy the day, loves!

xoxo

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Monday Morning

Happy Monday, lovelies! And welcome to the start of a brand new week! Hope you all enjoyed the weekend.

Mine was wonderful but much different than originally planned. The forecast was calling for snow on Saturday so we cancelled our plans to go to Long Island and ended up staying in the city instead. But I did manage to get my sushi in and some treats as well so all in all it was a great weekend :)

Now it's time to start the week. I'm going to take it a little slow this morning and ease myself into it so I can keep the weekend glow around for a bit longer.

Enjoy the day, sweets!

xoxo

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Wonderful Weekend

Happy Friday, loves! And welcome to the weekend! It's been a busy week so I'm thrilled that it's finally here.

I'm planning on treating myself a bit this weekend. Heading on out to Long Island for the weekend. Sushi with the siblings Saturday, a hotel stay, and some shopping on Sunday. And I might even let myself have some dessert at some point. I've been so super healthy and disciplined which is working really well but it's what the soul is calling for these days :)

Wishing you all a fabulous weekend filled with all things pretty and sweet! Enjoy and I'll see you on Monday!

xoxo

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The Softer Side of Winter

Happy Thursday, loves! Hope you're all having a lovely start to the day.

I wanted to share with you one of my latest color combo obsessions, ivory and a kiss of aqua. Everything is so dark this time of year that I found myself gravitating towards winter white and lighter pastels which are all gorgeous and good but how do you pull that off this time of year? Winter white yes, but lavender? It's a bit hard. But I think I've finally found the perfect way to achieve the lighter mood I'm going for with this gorgeous combo. What do you guys think?

Have a wonderful day and see you all Friday!

xoxo

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A Bow-tiful Life

Bonjour, loves! How are you all today?

I'm in quite the romantic mood as of late. Now that we're in the thick of winter my mind starts to wander off to pretty things and what's next to look forward to. Where does that leave me? Bows, bows and more bows! They're so pretty and everything looks better with a bow on top, right?

Maybe it's because I'm starting to think of Valentine's Day. Pretty packages all tied together in bows. Coquettish lingerie. Chloé fragrance, anyone? I'm getting excited just thinking about it. Hope J pulls out all of the stops this year :)

Hope you all have a lovely day!

xoxo

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Toasty Twosome

Good morning, lovelies! Hope you're having a great week so far.

It's been brutally cold here in NY the past few days. So cold that I don't even like to leave my bed, nevermind the apartment! But since I really have no choice in the matter, I've been relying on my toasty staples to keep me warm while braving the elements, layers upon layers of knitwear and a hot cup of coffee in hand.

How are you all staying toasty these days?

xoxo

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