Elizabeth McKay

I had never heard of Elizabeth McKay before this fall, but I am in LOVE with tons of her Spring stuff! Here are some cute things that need to make it into my spring/ summer wardrobe!

Hayden Short

Cute Skirt

Elizabeth Shirt

Embroidered Tunic

Sand Dress

Scotland Dress

Love, Love, LOVE!

I hope y'all had a great Tuesday!

ERK

I'm still here!

I have been SO bad about blogging recently. I don't know if I'm in a "blogging slump" or have just been to busy/ tired/ lazy to write anything, but I promise I will be back with a super exciting post this evening!

ERK

A very happy Birthday to a very special man!

Happy Birthday to my wonderful boyfriend! I'm sad I don't get to spend it with him, but i'm sure he will have a great day!

Some pics from over the years...

Our first psuedo date, which did not have a great ending! haha



A fraternity formal we went to!



And a sorority foormal... that dress is NOT so flattering, I look preggo for sure



And college graduation!

 Cheers to the bf having a great day!

ERK

Ready for Spring/ Summer right now!

I am sooo ready for warmer weather to get here and stay! I can't wait to pull out my boxes (notice the plural, it is sick how many summer clothes I have) and get reacquainted with a little lady named Lilly! I have been checking out some summer clothes and here are a few items I need ASAP:

VV Classic Twill Shorts. I literally live in these during the summer, and I think I am going to have to add the Lemon Drop and Flamingo ones to my wardrobe (and replace my white ones which bit the dust last summer) They have a longer inseam than some shorts, which I like because I am not trying to show all that off.

J Crew Gingham Sonoma Short. Sooo cute, do I even need to explain? Except they have a 3" inseam which might be too short on me, we shall see

J Crew 5" Chino in Shocking Pink. I love the bright neon color! and 5" inseam is more my length

Trina Turk Tropicana Bandeau Bikini (I'll also take her abs, k thanks!)

I even painted my nails a pretty pinkish red last night, its called Watermelon and I am lovin' it! Every time I looked at my hands today it made me smile just a bit! What do y'all think?

Well I hope y'all had a great Tuesday! I now have to turn all of my attention to Glee, Gwen is on!

Toodles!

ERK

Cooking up a Storm!

I have been really into cooking recently, especially new things, so this weekend I took the opportunity to make 2 things I have really been wanting to try: pizza and spinach pasta.

Saturday, after my mom and I went to every furniture store in Atlanta (only kidding, but that's what I felt like afterwards), I decided that I would make pizza for an appetizer for myself and my parents. Well, my dad decided we should just have that for dinner, so I went about making a full batch of the pizza dough. It was actually really easy, with the help of a KitchenAid mixer with a dough hook. I had to let it rise, and I red online that if you preheat the oven to 150 degrees and then let is cool down, it will be the perfect warm temperature the dough needs to rise. I was a little crunched for time since I started making it late, so I only let is rise for an hour. After kneading it into a ball, I began to stretch it out. I had to restart like 5 times, because the dough kept breaking (maybe because it didn't rise long enough?) But I finally put the toppings on my 2 pizzas and put them in the oven.... et voila:

Before:

This was right when I put it in, it had lost of veggies and proscuitto

Traditional pepperoini pizza right when it went in the oven.

After:

Both pizzas! They look pretty yummy!

Sunday night, I tackled my second item: spinach pasta! My parents gave me a pasta machine for Valentines day, and I have used it several times to make plain pasta, but I wanted to make the spinach on. It was pretty simple, I had to boil the fresh spinach for about a minute then drain and squeeze it dry. Then I put it in the blender and chopped it (however this part didn't work too well since I only used a cup of fresh spinach, which turned into nothing when I cooked it). I then added a little water to make it puree consistency, then  mixed it with the egg and then put all that in the Cuisinart with the flour. It turned out very well, but I did end up adding an extra egg and a little water because it was way too dry! I then rolled it out and cut it and served it in a white wine and butter sauce with onion, garlic and artichokes... yum! Unfortunately, no pictures of that one.

I am excited to try the pizza again, hopefully letting the dough have more time to rise and using a pizza stone (literally a big stone slab you put in your oven and let preheat, then cook the pizza on there) it will be better. 

I hope y'all had a great weekend and Monday!

ERK

A Very Special Birthday!

Today is my mom's birthday!! So, Happy birthday to the best mom in the world!!



I took this of my mom for a project for school last year (it isn't that great, but it was the only pic I could find right now)

 I hope y'all have a great day!

ERK

I have TOTALLY fallen off the bandwagon... and WILW

The fitness bandwagon, that it. I was being so good about working out regularly and eating healthy but that has all gone out the window as of recent. I sort of lost motivation when I found out the race I wanted to do was all full. I know I said I would find another one but it hasn't happened.

I feel SO much better when I work out, and have definitely noticed how tired I have been recently, but still no motivation. zip. Does anybody have any suggestions to get me back into working out regularly and eating better again? I need help now!!!

So, onto What I'm Lovin' Wednesday...

1. These beautiful plates that I first saw at Marshalls in Macon when my mom and I went down to visit my sister about a month ago. I was completely obsessed with the blue and white, but at that point we hadn't made any plans for me to move so I had no need. But, now that plans are in the works and they have them at my local TJ Maxx I think they are a must. I have a really pretty hand painted Mexican bowl that I got at Fiesta in San Antonio that would match these perfectly! And, I no longer really love the dinner wear I already have, these polka dot numbers from Pier 1 Imports.

2. A big Filofax. I have the personal size one that I carry in my purse all the time (even to the bar, I don't know why), but I really want a desk sized one. I think I would go with the same style as the one I already have, except in pink!

Filofax Finsbury personal organizer A5 in Pink

3. That warmer weather is going to be here before we know it! I can't wait till it's "pool season" and so my sweet little Cupie can go swimming because a) she loves it, and b) it is so freaking adorable watching her fetch a mini tennis ball in the water (she is a spaniel after all)

4. Friday is Free Fryday at Chick-Fil-A! If you are an Atlanta native, there are 2 companies that you have to stay loyal to: Coca-Cola and Chick-Fil-A. Since Heinz has introduced s new ketchup packet that you can either squeeze or dip in, my favorite restaurant/ fast-food chain (seriously, I go there all the time, even if it is just for a diet lemonade) will be giving away free medium fries from 2:00- 4:00 pm when you mention the ketchup. Pretty cool, huh? I am def thinking I am going to need a mid-afternoon snack on Fryday!

That's about all for today! I hope y'all had a great Wednesday!

ERK